| CHOLANGIOGRAMS | • cholangiograms n. Plural of cholangiogram. • CHOLANGIOGRAM n. a record produced by cholangiography, bile duct X-rays. |
| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| CHOLELITHIASES | • cholelithiases n. Plural of cholelithiasis. • CHOLELITHIASIS n. the production of gall stones. |
| CHOLELITHIASIS | • cholelithiasis n. (Medicine) gallstones. • CHOLELITHIASIS n. the production of gall stones. |
| CHOLESTYRAMINE | • cholestyramine n. (Pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of colestyramine. • CHOLESTYRAMINE n. a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients. |
| CHOLINESTERASE | • cholinesterase n. (Biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of choline-based esters (acetylcholine or butyrylcholine). • CHOLINESTERASE n. an enzyme which breaks down a choline ester into choline and an acid, esp. acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid. |
| CHONDRICHTHYAN | • chondrichthyan n. Any of the cartilaginous fish, especially those of the class Chondrichthyes. • CHONDRICHTHYAN n. a technical name for a cartilaginous fish. |
| CHONDROCRANIUM | • chondrocranium n. (Anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification. • CHONDROCRANIUM n. the cartilaginous parts of an embryonic cranium. |
| CHONDROGENESES | • chondrogeneses n. Plural of chondrogenesis. • CHONDROGENESIS n. the production of cartilage. |
| CHONDROGENESIS | • chondrogenesis n. (Biology) The formation and development of cartilage. • CHONDROGENESIS n. the production of cartilage. |
| CHONDROMATOSES | • CHONDROMATOSIS n. a condition in which benign tumours made up of cartilage cells form in the bones. |
| CHONDROMATOSIS | • chondromatosis n. (Pathology) The formation of multiple chondromas. • CHONDROMATOSIS n. a condition in which benign tumours made up of cartilage cells form in the bones. |
| CHONDROPHORINE | • CHONDROPHORINE n. a member of the Chondrophora, a suborder of hydrozoans similar to medusae but with a different internal structure. |
| CHONDROSAMINES | • chondrosamines n. Plural of chondrosamine. • CHONDROSAMINE n. an amino-sugar, the basis of chondroitin. |
| CHORDAMESODERM | • chordamesoderm n. (Anatomy) The axial mesoderm, which lies along the central axis under the neural tube and gives rise to the notochord. • CHORDAMESODERM n. the layer of specialized cells in the middle of a developing embryo which forms the notochord and structures of the central nervous system. |
| CHOREOGRAPHERS | • choreographers n. Plural of choreographer. • CHOREOGRAPHER n. one who choreographs, also CHOREGRAPHER. |
| CHOREOGRAPHIES | • choreographies n. Plural of choreography. • CHOREOGRAPHY n. the art of symbolically representing dancing, also CHOREGRAPHY. |
| CHOREOGRAPHING | • choreographing v. Present participle of choreograph. • CHOREOGRAPH v. to compose the choreography of, also CHOREGRAPH. |
| CHOROGRAPHICAL | • chorographical adj. Pertaining to chorography. • CHOROGRAPHICAL adj. relating to chorography, the description and mapping of particular regions or districts, also CHOROGRAPHIC. |