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Compartment syndrome is a painful condition that develops when swelling takes place within an enclosed area (compartment), in

A compression fracture occurs when an injury to a spinal bone (vertebra) causes it to fracture and collapse (compress). A weakened

A complete blood count (CBC) is a blood test that gives important information about the kinds and numbers of cells in the blood

The common bile duct is the tube that connects the liver and gallbladder to the small intestine. The liver produces bile that is

Compensation is a process in which the brain learns how to ignore false signals sent from the part of the inner ear that detects

Cold sores, sometimes called fever blisters, are groups of small blisters on the lip and around the mouth. The skin around the

Color blindness results from an absence of color-sensitive pigment in the cone cells of the retina, the nerve layer at the back of

A colostomy is a surgical procedure that is done when part of the large intestine (colon or rectum) has been removed and it may

Colonoscopy is the inspection of the entire large intestine (colon) using a long, flexible, lighted viewing scope (colonoscope)

Cluster headaches are recurring headaches that occur in groups or cycles. The headaches appear suddenly and cause severe