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CUNEATE

in the form of a wedge.

CUSHING'S SYNDROME

founded by American surgeon Harvey W. Cushing, a set of indications corresponding to an ongoing overproduction of corticosteroid hormones, primarily

CYBERNETIC EPISTEMOLOGY

an analysis that confronts the philosophical problems of epistemology in regard to computation, frequently by implementing computational knowledge representation and

CYPROHEPTADINE

a drug which behaves as a histamine and serotonin antagonist and is employed for the remediation of allergy indicators, migraine

CAFETERIA FEEDING

n. in experimental psychology, refers to a technique applied in studying non-human species as to hunger and food preference. Under

CALIFORNIA PSYCHOLOGICAL INVENTORY (CPI)

n. An inventory of items designed to test the personality characterstics of adolescents and adults on four measurement classes. Consisting

CAMPRAL

n. trade name for acamprosate. It is one of the most recent medications approved for use in alcohol dependence as

CANNABIS-INDUCED PSYCHOTIC DISORDER

n. a rare but risky psychiatric disorder which is associated with constant cannabis intoxication and dependence. It is characterized by

CAPSAICIN

n. a crystalline compound derived from the capsicum plant of the nightshade family. Colorless yet spicy and pungent, it is

CARDIAC INDEX

n. a vasodynamic measure of cardiac output, meaning the volume or fraction of blood which the left ventricle of the

CARD-STACKING

n. in marketing and advertising, refers to the deliberate technique of overemphasizing a product's best features and suppressing other information

CARNAL

adj. denoting physical pleasure and sexual appetite. Anything that is related to the flesh or the body and, thus, is

CARVE-OUT

n. a program which exclude certain services, like coverage for health care services that relate to mental health and substance

CASSINA

n. A wild, evergreen shrub of the holly variety (Ilex vomitoria). Rich in caffeine and theobromine, it is of medicinal

CATAMNESIS

n. the medical history accumulated by a patient after being discharged from treatment. Therefore, this includes the follow-up history obtained

CATCHMENT AREA

in human geography, refer to the geographical area and the human population which attracts external attention. In healthcare, it may

CATEGORY MIDPOINT

in statistics, refers to a point halfway between the upper limit and the lower limit of a class or, in

CAUDATE NUCLEUS

n. an area of nuclei found in the basal ganglia of the brain. It is an elongated and curved mass

CAUSE

n. in Aristotelian thought and rational philosophy, refers to an entity (or event) which is necessary in order for another

CELL BODY

n. that part of the neuron (nerve cell) including the nucleus and its surrounding cytoplasm, but excluding the axon and