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Name: Description: Calculi To be affected by stones for example kidney stones. Cancer A painful scirrhous tumour, often terminating in a fatal ulcer. Carcinoma Cancerous ulcer. See also entry for cancer. Carditis Inflammation of the heart. Also known as Inflammation Cordis. Carebaria Heaviness of the head. See also entry for cephalalgia. Carious Decay of bones and teeth. Catalepsy A disorder characterised by seizures at intervals generally lasting a few minutes though sometimes can continue for some hours or days. Cataracta An opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye causing more or less impairment of sight, but never complete blindness. Catarrh Inflammation of mucous membrane in nose, throat and/or lungs. Catarrhus Senilis A disease causing chronic catarrh and bronchial inflammation particularly affecting the elderly. Cephalalgy Headache. The term is derived from the Greek word Cephal which means head. Cephalalgia can refer to a milder headache and Cephalalgia Hysterica is a pain which is fixed in the crown of the head. See also entry for Clavus Hysterica. Cephalitis Inflammation of the brain and an inflammatory condition of the central nervous system. See also entry for phrenitis. Chin Cough An epidemic, contagious, spasmodic disease. Also known as whooping cough, kink cough, hooping or convulsive cough and pertussis. Chlorosis A disorder thought to occur mainly in young women soon after puberty characterised by a greenish pallor of the skin, cessation or irregularity of menstruation, and weakness, often associated with loss of appetite. Also called the Green Sickness, White Fever and Virgin's Disease. Cholera In the 18th century it was a disease characterised by severe diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and leg spasms. Chorea Scelotyrbe See entry for chorea. Chorea A convulsive disorder usually found in children involving involuntary muscle spasms, particularly in the face and arms. Also known as Sydenham's Chorea, Saint Vitus Dance, Chorea Sancti Viti, Choreomania. Coeliac Of or belonging to the belly, or the cavity of the abdomen. Term applied to an intestinal disease or diseases which affect the ability to digest and cause diarrhoea. Colica Associated with both severe griping pains in the stomach and can also mean relating to the colon. Comata Nervous diseases which are defined by diminution or total loss of the powers of voluntary motion, attended with sleep, or a deprivation of the senses. Condyloma The medical term for genital warts. Consumption An illness causing abnormal weight loss or wasting away. Often associated with the term tuberculosis. Contusion Bruising; bruises. Cophosis Total or partial loss of hearing; dumbness or dullness of any of the senses. Croup An inflammatory disease of the larynx and trachea of children which caused a sharp ringing cough. Croup was the popular name in the south-east of Scotland and was introduced into medical use by Professor Francis Home of Edinburgh in 1765. See also entries for cough and cynanche. Crusta Lactea An eruptive disease of infants at the breast. Also known as milk-scab and milk-blotch. Cucurbitina A type of tape worm. Cutaneous A disease of the skin, from cutis meaning skin. Cynanche Any throat disease with inflammation, swelling and difficulty breathing and swallowing. Also known as tonsillitis, quinsy, quinsey, trachealis and croup.
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- Calculi
To be affected by stones for example kidney stones.
- Cancer
A painful scirrhous tumour, often terminating in a fatal ulcer.
- Carcinoma
Cancerous ulcer. See also entry for cancer.
- Carditis
Inflammation of the heart. Also known as Inflammation Cordis.
- Carebaria
Heaviness of the head. See also entry for cephalalgia.
- Carious
Decay of bones and teeth.
- Catalepsy
A disorder characterised by seizures at intervals generally lasting a few minutes though sometimes can continue for some hours or days.
- Cataracta
An opacity of the crystalline lens of the eye causing more or less impairment of sight, but never complete blindness.
- Catarrh
Inflammation of mucous membrane in nose, throat and/or lungs.
- Catarrhus Senilis
A disease causing chronic catarrh and bronchial inflammation particularly affecting the elderly.
- Cephalalgy
Headache. The term is derived from the Greek word Cephal which means head. Cephalalgia can refer to a milder headache and Cephalalgia Hysterica is a pain which is fixed in the crown of the head. See also entry for Clavus Hysterica.
- Cephalitis
Inflammation of the brain and an inflammatory condition of the central nervous system. See also entry for phrenitis.
- Chin Cough
An epidemic, contagious, spasmodic disease. Also known as whooping cough, kink cough, hooping or convulsive cough and pertussis.
- Chlorosis
A disorder thought to occur mainly in young women soon after puberty characterised by a greenish pallor of the skin, cessation or irregularity of menstruation, and weakness, often associated with loss of appetite. Also called the Green Sickness, White Fever and Virgin's Disease.
- Cholera
In the 18th century it was a disease characterised by severe diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal cramps and leg spasms.
- Chorea Scelotyrbe
See entry for chorea.
- Chorea
A convulsive disorder usually found in children involving involuntary muscle spasms, particularly in the face and arms. Also known as Sydenham's Chorea, Saint Vitus Dance, Chorea Sancti Viti, Choreomania.
- Coeliac
Of or belonging to the belly, or the cavity of the abdomen. Term applied to an intestinal disease or diseases which affect the ability to digest and cause diarrhoea.
- Colica
Associated with both severe griping pains in the stomach and can also mean relating to the colon.
- Comata
Nervous diseases which are defined by diminution or total loss of the powers of voluntary motion, attended with sleep, or a deprivation of the senses.
- Condyloma
The medical term for genital warts.
- Consumption
An illness causing abnormal weight loss or wasting away. Often associated with the term tuberculosis.
- Contusion
Bruising; bruises.
- Cophosis
Total or partial loss of hearing; dumbness or dullness of any of the senses.
- Croup
An inflammatory disease of the larynx and trachea of children which caused a sharp ringing cough. Croup was the popular name in the south-east of Scotland and was introduced into medical use by Professor Francis Home of Edinburgh in 1765. See also entries for cough and cynanche.
- Crusta Lactea
An eruptive disease of infants at the breast. Also known as milk-scab and milk-blotch.
- Cucurbitina
A type of tape worm.
- Cutaneous
A disease of the skin, from cutis meaning skin.
- Cynanche
Any throat disease with inflammation, swelling and difficulty breathing and swallowing. Also known as tonsillitis, quinsy, quinsey, trachealis and croup.
- Calculi
