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Chamomile
Chamomile
An herb often used in the form of a tea as a sedative.
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Chamber, anterior
The space in the eye that is behind the cornea and in front of the iris.
Chamber, posterior
The space in the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens. The iris is the colored ring of tissue that regulates the amount of light entering the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil. The lens is the transparent biconvex body in the eye that refracts light.
Chambersburg Health Service
The Chambersburg Health Service is a hospital in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
Chambersburg Hospital
Chambersburg Hospital is a hospital in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania (USA).
Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital
Champlain Valley Physician's Hospital is a hospital in Plattsburgh, New York (USA).
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CF
Cystic fibrosis, one of the most frequent and serious genetic diseases, CF affects the exocrine glands and is characterized by the production of abnormal secretions, leading to mucous build-up.
CFTR
Cystic fibrosis conductance regulator. Mutations in the gene for CFTR are responsible for cystic fibrosis. The CFTR gene is located on chromosome 7.
Chain-termination codon
A set of three adjacent bases in the DNA or their complementary bases in messenger RNA that specifies the end of a polypeptide chain.
Chamber, anterior
The space in the eye that is behind the cornea and in front of the iris.
Chamber, posterior
The space in the eye behind the iris and in front of the lens. The iris is the colored ring of tissue that regulates the amount of light entering the eye by adjusting the size of the pupil. The lens is the transparent biconvex body in the eye that refracts light.
Chamomile
Chandipura virus
A virus that causes fever, symptoms similar to those of flu, and acute encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
Change, single base
A change in which a single base in the DNA differs from the usual base at that position. These single base changes are also called SNPs or "snips."
Channelopathy
A disease involving dysfunction of an ion channel. Channelopathies are known that involve the ion channels for potassium, sodium, chloride and calcium. There are also channelopathies involving the acetylcholine receptor, the glycine receptor, and other receptors. Each channelopathy can play a role in a number of different diseases. For example, the calcium channelopathies include familial hemiplegic migraine, malignant hyperthermia (a rare but often fatal genetic condition during anesthesia), episodic ataxia type 2, spinocerebellar ataxia type 6, hypokalemic periodic paralysis type I, central core disease (a cause of the floppy baby syndrome), congenital night blindness and stationary night blindness.
Chaperone
Any protein that is required for the proper folding or assembly of another protein or protein complex without being a component of the final structure.
Chapped lips
Dry, cracked or sore lips, usually in cold, windy, dry weather and less often in warm weather. Sun exposure can contribute to chapping of the lips. Licking or biting the lips does not help the situation.
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