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• cannon wave

a booming heart sound like a cannon shot



• cat cry syndrome

a chromosome abnormality which includes multiple anomalities plus a mewing cry; hypertelorism.



• CAT scan

an acronym for computerized axial tomography.



• cat scratch fever

CSF; systemic infection from exposure to cats, especially kittens; cause Bartonella henselea, formerly thought to be Rochalimaea henselae; you may hear it by either name.



• cat's ear

one that is folded over on itself.



• cat's eye calculi

a radiology term



• cat's eye pupil, cat's eye reflex

both terms may be heard in cases of retinoblastoma.



• cauliflower ear

aka boxer's ear



• chandelier sign

on vaginal exam



• cheese worker's lung disease

respiratory disease suffered by cheese workers.



• Christmas disease

Factor IX deformity



• cinema eye

aka Kleig eye; conjunctivitis, lacrimation and photophobia due to excess exposure to Kleig lights.



• claw toe

toes clawed due to shortened or spastic plantar fascia.



• clawhand

hand clawed from spasm of palmar fascia.



• cleft hand

aka main Fourch�e; the division between fingers extends into the metacarpus.



• clubbed finger

proliferation of soft tissue about the terminal phalanx/phalanges.



• clubhand

talipomanus



• cobbler's chest

a chest which sinks in at the lower end of sternum.



• coiled-spring sign

a concentric ring pattern of intestines, seen on x-ray.



• colon cutoff sign

an x-ray sign of perforated appendix or colonic spasm.



• commerative sign

any sign of previous disease.



• cornstalk disease (vet.)





• cow face

facies bovina; appearance of the face in craniofacial dystosia.



• crazy chick disease (vet)





• cri du chat (cat's cry)

see cat's cry



• cup-and-spill stomach

an x-ray finding; barium remains in the stomach for awhile before spilling into the duodenum.



• curley toe (vet.)