Glossary C

Glossary C

Carcinogens refer to cancer-causing substances .

Carcinoma is the cancer of the epithelial tissues. Moreover, Carcinomas refer to type of cancers that start in the surface layers of the body or epithelial cells. This form of cancer accounts for the bulk of cancer cases and is seen in the most common sites.

Cardiac accelerator nerves part of the sympathetic nervous system that stimulates the SA node to increase heart rate.

Cardiac arrhythmia refers to the irregularity in the heartbeat rhythm.

Cardiac hypothesis refers to a hypothesis which proposed that the heart was the seat of such emotions as love and anger.

Cardiac invalidism refers to a psychological state that can result after a myocardial infarction or Diagnosis of coronary heart disease, consisting of the perception that a patient"s

Cardiac muscles refer to the muscles of the heart

Cardiac output refers to the amount of blood pumped by the heart per unit of time; equal to product of heart rate and strok