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Campylobacter pylori
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Campylobacter pylori The original name for the bacterium that causes ulcers. The new name is Helicobacter pylori.
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Bacterium
The singular of bacteria.
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Campath
Campath is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): alemtuzumab.
Campral
Campral is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): acamprosate calcium.
Camptosar
Camptosar is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): irinotecan hydrochloride.
Campylobacter jejuni
A bacterium that typically infects the bowels. Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, Campylobacter jejuni is most often spread by contact with raw or undercooked poultry. A single drop of juice from a contaminated chicken is enough to make someone sick. Disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni is termed Campylobacteriosis.
Campylobacteriosis
Disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni, now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, most often spread by contact with raw or undercooked poultry. A single drop of juice from a contaminated chicken is enough to make someone sick with Campylobacteriosis.
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Cytotoxic T cell
Cell that kills target cells bearing appropriate antigen within the groove of an MHC class I molecule that is identical to that of the T cell.
Cytolytic T cell
Cell that kills target cells bearing appropriate antigen within the groove of an MHC class I molecule that is identical to that of the T cell.
Cabbage soup diet
A specific kind of diet based on cabbeg soup.
Calcium channel blocker
Or calcium blocker. A medication that lowers blood pressure.
Calculi
Stones or solid lumps such as gallstones.
Campylobacter pylori
Candidiasis
A mild infection caused by the Candida fungus, which lives naturally in the gastrointestinal tract. Infection occurs when a change in the body, such as surgery, causes the fungus to overgrow suddenly.
Capillaries
Tiny blood vessels between arteries and veins that distribute oxygen-rich blood to the body.
Carcinoma
Cancer that begins in the tissues that line or cover an organ.
Cardiac arrest
The stopping of heartbeat.
Cardiac catheterization
A diagnostic procedure in which a tiny, hollow tube (catheter) is inserted into an artery to go to the heart in order to image the heart and blood vessels.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Bacterium
The singular of bacteria.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Campath
Campath is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): alemtuzumab.
Campral
Campral is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): acamprosate calcium.
Camptosar
Camptosar is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): irinotecan hydrochloride.
Campylobacter jejuni
A bacterium that typically infects the bowels. Now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, Campylobacter jejuni is most often spread by contact with raw or undercooked poultry. A single drop of juice from a contaminated chicken is enough to make someone sick. Disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni is termed Campylobacteriosis.
Campylobacteriosis
Disease caused by Campylobacter jejuni, now the leading cause of bacterial food poisoning, most often spread by contact with raw or undercooked poultry. A single drop of juice from a contaminated chicken is enough to make someone sick with Campylobacteriosis.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Cytotoxic T cell
Cell that kills target cells bearing appropriate antigen within the groove of an MHC class I molecule that is identical to that of the T cell.
Cytolytic T cell
Cell that kills target cells bearing appropriate antigen within the groove of an MHC class I molecule that is identical to that of the T cell.
Cabbage soup diet
A specific kind of diet based on cabbeg soup.
Calcium channel blocker
Or calcium blocker. A medication that lowers blood pressure.
Calculi
Stones or solid lumps such as gallstones.
Campylobacter pylori
Candidiasis
A mild infection caused by the Candida fungus, which lives naturally in the gastrointestinal tract. Infection occurs when a change in the body, such as surgery, causes the fungus to overgrow suddenly.
Capillaries
Tiny blood vessels between arteries and veins that distribute oxygen-rich blood to the body.
Carcinoma
Cancer that begins in the tissues that line or cover an organ.
Cardiac arrest
The stopping of heartbeat.
Cardiac catheterization
A diagnostic procedure in which a tiny, hollow tube (catheter) is inserted into an artery to go to the heart in order to image the heart and blood vessels.
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