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Curable
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CurableAmenable to a cure, capable of being cured, to being healed and made well. Most skin cancers, fortunately, are curable.
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Cure
1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to confirm. 2. A time without recurrence of a disease so that the risk of recurrence is small, as in the 5-year cure rate for malignant melanoma. 3. Particularly in the past, a course of treatment.
Skin
Skin is an organ of the integumentary system; which is composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. Skin is used for insulation, vitamin D production, sensation, and excretion (through sweat).
Curable
Amenable to a cure, capable of being cured, to being healed and made well. Most skin cancers, fortunately, are curable.
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Curare
A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia. Curare competes with acetylcholine, a chemical that carries information between nerve and muscle cells, and blocks transmission of the information.
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Cul-de-sac
An anatomic cul-de-sac is a blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end.
Culdoscope
The viewing tube (endoscope) introduced through the end of the vagina into the cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac is also called the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. This procedure is termed culdoscopy.
Culdoscopy
The introduction of a viewing tube (called an endoscope or culdoscope) through the end of the vagina into the cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac is also called the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus.
Cup, optic
The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina.
Cupping
1. A cup-shaped depression, as in the head of the optic nerve in the eye. 2. Treatment in which a cup is attached to the skin surface, usually on the back and the air within the cup is evacuated to suck the skin in and increase local blood flow. The practice has numerous variations including burning alcohol or another substance within the cup to create the vacuum and increase the heat.
Curable
Curare
A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia. Curare competes with acetylcholine, a chemical that carries information between nerve and muscle cells, and blocks transmission of the information.
Curcumin
A mixture of compounds derived from the curry spice turmeric. Curcumin is sold in the US as a herbal supplement. It has been alleged to have antioxidant, antiviral, antiinflammatory, anticancer, and cholesterol-lowering effects. Curcumin experimentally can correct the defect in cystic fibrosis.
Cure
1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to confirm. 2. A time without recurrence of a disease so that the risk of recurrence is small, as in the 5-year cure rate for malignant melanoma. 3. Particularly in the past, a course of treatment.
Curie (Ci)
A unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of disintegrations per second is 3.7 X 10 to the 10th). Named for Marie and Pierre Curie who did pioneering research in radioactivity, distinguished alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, discovered polonium and radium, and isolated pure radium.
Currarino syndrome
A condition characterized by the combination of: Partial absence of the sacrum (the lowest portion of spine), Anorectal (anal and rectal) abnormalities, and An abnormal mass in front of the sacrum (due to a meningocoele or teratoma).
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Cure
1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to confirm. 2. A time without recurrence of a disease so that the risk of recurrence is small, as in the 5-year cure rate for malignant melanoma. 3. Particularly in the past, a course of treatment.
Skin
Skin is an organ of the integumentary system; which is composed of a layer of tissues that protect underlying muscles and organs. Skin is used for insulation, vitamin D production, sensation, and excretion (through sweat).
Curable
Amenable to a cure, capable of being cured, to being healed and made well. Most skin cancers, fortunately, are curable.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Curare
A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia. Curare competes with acetylcholine, a chemical that carries information between nerve and muscle cells, and blocks transmission of the information.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Cul-de-sac
An anatomic cul-de-sac is a blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end.
Culdoscope
The viewing tube (endoscope) introduced through the end of the vagina into the cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac is also called the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus. This procedure is termed culdoscopy.
Culdoscopy
The introduction of a viewing tube (called an endoscope or culdoscope) through the end of the vagina into the cul-de-sac. The cul-de-sac is also called the rectouterine pouch (the pouch of Douglas), an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus.
Cup, optic
The white, cup-like area in the center of the optic disc. The optic disk is the circular area at the back of the inside of the eye where the optic nerve connects to the retina.
Cupping
1. A cup-shaped depression, as in the head of the optic nerve in the eye. 2. Treatment in which a cup is attached to the skin surface, usually on the back and the air within the cup is evacuated to suck the skin in and increase local blood flow. The practice has numerous variations including burning alcohol or another substance within the cup to create the vacuum and increase the heat.
Curable
Curare
A muscle relaxant used in anesthesia. Curare competes with acetylcholine, a chemical that carries information between nerve and muscle cells, and blocks transmission of the information.
Curcumin
A mixture of compounds derived from the curry spice turmeric. Curcumin is sold in the US as a herbal supplement. It has been alleged to have antioxidant, antiviral, antiinflammatory, anticancer, and cholesterol-lowering effects. Curcumin experimentally can correct the defect in cystic fibrosis.
Cure
1. To heal, to make well, to restore to good health. Cures are easy to claim and, all too often, difficult to confirm. 2. A time without recurrence of a disease so that the risk of recurrence is small, as in the 5-year cure rate for malignant melanoma. 3. Particularly in the past, a course of treatment.
Curie (Ci)
A unit of radioactivity. (Specifically, the quantity of any radioactive nuclide in which the number of disintegrations per second is 3.7 X 10 to the 10th). Named for Marie and Pierre Curie who did pioneering research in radioactivity, distinguished alpha, beta, and gamma radiation, discovered polonium and radium, and isolated pure radium.
Currarino syndrome
A condition characterized by the combination of: Partial absence of the sacrum (the lowest portion of spine), Anorectal (anal and rectal) abnormalities, and An abnormal mass in front of the sacrum (due to a meningocoele or teratoma).
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