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colposcopy
Examination of the vagina and cervix with an instrument called a colposcope.
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Cancer/carcinoma
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candidiasis
A common fungal infection.
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carcinogen
A substance that causes cancer.
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cardiomegaly
An enlargement of the heart
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cea
A blood tumor marker. Used widely to follow up colorectal carcinoma and other type of cancers.
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cellulitis
The inflammation of soft tissue or skin (epithelial layer).
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central venous catheter
A special intravenous tubing that is surgically placed into a large vein near the heart and exits from the chest or abdomen. The catheter allows medications, fluids, or blood products to be given and blood samples to be taken.
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cervical nodes
Lymph nodes in the neck. There are five levels of these lymph nodes, level I is upper in the neck and level V is down in the super clavicular area.
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chemotherapy
The treatment of cancer with drugs. Adjuvant chemotherapy Chemotherapy given to kill any remaining cancer cells, usually after all detectable tumor is removed by surgery or radiation.
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