Glossary of Terms

A research study using human subjects to evaluate the effect of interventions or exposures on biomedical or health-related outcomes....

The study of the components of the immune system and their function.

While acute pain is a normal sensation triggered in the nervous system to alert you to possible injury and...

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a disorder that causes extreme fatigue. This fatigue is not the kind of tired...

Chronic diseases are noncommunicable illnesses that are prolonged in duration, do not resolve spontaneously, and are rarely cured completely....

Chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CCLE) is a form of cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) that includes five different forms: discoid...

Of long duration; long-lasting. In health care, it refers to a disease or condition lasting longer than 3...

Chromosomes are thread-like structures located inside the nucleus of animal and plant cells. Each chromosome is made of protein...

Chondrocalcinosis is a condition characterized by deposits of calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate (CPPD) crystals in one or more joints that...

A mild injury caused by cold and marked by localized redness, burning, and swelling on exposed body parts, esp....

Chemokines are low-molecular-weight proteins that stimulate recruitment of leukocytes. They are secondary pro-inflammatory mediators that are induced by primary...

As required by Section 801 of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act, in general, a description of any...