[ C ]

• CRTP  Consciousness Research and Training Project
• CRTT  Certified Respiratory Therapy Technician
• CRU  cardiac rehabilitation unit; clinical research unit
• CRUISE  Can Routine Ultrasound Influence Stent Expansion? [study]
• CRUSADE  Coronary Reserve Utilization for Stent and Angiography: Doppler Endpoint [study]; Coronary Revascularization Ultrasound Angioplasty Device [trial]
• CRV  Channel catfish reovirus; central retinal vein; cherry rosette virus; Cowbone Ridge virus; Nile crocodile poxvirus
• CRVF  congestive right ventricular failure
• CRVO  central retinal vein occlusion
• Cry  crystal [protein]
• CRYG  gamma crystallin gene
• CRYM  mu-crystallin
• cryo  cryogenic; cryoglobulin; cryoprecipitate; cryosurgery; cryotherapy
• Cryoppt  cryoprecipitate
• CRYP  cryptospiridiosis
• crys, cryst  crystal, crystalline
• CS  calf serum; campomelic syndrome; canalicular system; Capgras syndrome; carcinoid syndrome; cardiogenic shock; caries-susceptible; carotid sheath; carotid sinus; cat scratch; celiac sprue; central service; central supply; cerebral scintigraphy; cerebrospinal; cervical spine; cervical stimulation; cesarean section; chest strap; chief of staff; cholesterol stone; cholesterol sulfate; chondroitin sulfate; chorionic somatomammotropin; chronic schizophrenia; cigarette smoke; cigarette smoker; circumsporozoite; citrate synthase; climacteric syndrome; clinical laboratory scientist; clinical stage; clinical status; clinic scheduling; Cockayne syndrome; complete stroke; compression syndrome; concentrated strength; conditioned stimulus; congenital syphilis; conjunctival secretion; connection service; conscious, consciousness; conscious sedation; conservative surgery; constant spring; contact sensitivity; continue same; contrast sensitivity; control serum; control subjects; convalescence, convalescent; coordinate system; coronary sclerosis; coronary sinus; corpus striatum; corticoid-sensitive; corticosteroid; cortico-subcortical; countershock; crush syndrome; current smoker; current strength; Cushing syndrome; cyclic somatostatin; cycloserine; cyclosporine
• C/S  cesarean section; cycles per second
• C&S  calvarium and scalp; conjunctiva and sclera; culture and sensitivity
• CS IV  clinical stage 4
• C4S  chondroitin-4-sulfate
• Cs  case; cell surface; cyclosporine; static compliance
• C_s  standard clearance; static compliance; static respiratory compliance
• cS  centistoke
• cs  catalytic subunit; chromosome; consciousness
• CSA  Cambridge Scientific Abstracts; Canadian Standards Association; canavaninosuccinic acid; carbonyl salicylamide; cell surface antigen; chemical shift anisotropy; chondroitin sulfate A; chorionic somatomammotropin A; classical simulated annealing; client server architecture; clinical skills assessment; colony-stimulating activity; colony survival array; compressed spectral array; computerized spectral analysis; Controlled Substances Act; cross section area; cyclosporin A
• CsA  cyclosporin A
• CSAA  Child Study Association of America
• CSAD  corporate services administration department
• CSAT  cell substratum attachment; center for substance abuse treatment
• CSAVP  cerebral subarachnoid venous pressure
• CSB  contaminated small bowel; craniosynostosis, Boston type
• csb  chromosome break
• CSBF  coronary sinus blood flow
• CSBS  contaminated small bowel syndrome
• CSC  blow on blow [Fr. coup sur coup]; chondroitin sulfate C; cigarette smoke condensate; collagen sponge contraceptive; corticostriatocerebellar; cryogenic storage container; cytokine-secreting cell
• CSCC  circuits, systems, communications, and computers; cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma
• CSCD  Center for Sickle Cell Disease
• CSCE  Committee on Scientific Conduct and Ethics [NIH]
• CSCHDS  Caerphilly and Speedwell Collaborative Heart Disease Studies
• CSCI  corticosterone side-chain isomerase
• CSCL  computer-supported collaborative learning
• CsCMV  cassava common mosaic virus
• CSCR  Central Society for Clinical Research
• CSCV  critical serum chemistry value
• CSCW  computer-supported collaborative work
• CSD  carotid sinus denervation; cat scratch disease; collimator-skin distance; combined system disease; computerized severity index; conditionally streptomycin dependent; conduction system disease; cortical spreading depression; craniospinal defect; critical stimulus duration
• CSDB  cat scratch disease bacillus
• CSDH  chronic subdural hematoma
• CSDMS  Canadian Society of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
• CSE  clinical-symptom/self-evaluation [questionnaire]; common standards for quantitative electrocardiography; cone-shaped epiphysis; conventional spin-echo; cross-sectional echocardiography
• C sect, C-section  cesarean section
• CSEP  clinical sepsis; conducted somatosensory evoked potential; cortical somatosensory evoked potential
• CSEPP  Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program
• CSER  cortical somatosensory evoked response
• CSERIAC  Crew System Ergonomics Information Analysis Center [Canada]
• CSES  Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease [COPD] Self-Efficacy Scale
• CSF  cancer family syndrome; cerebrospinal fluid; cold stability factor; colony-stimulating factor; coronary sinus flow; critical success factor
• CS-F  colony-stimulating factor
• CSFH  cerebrospinal fluid hypotension
• CSFII  Continuing Survey of Food Intakes by Individuals
• CSF-IR  colony-stimulating factor I receptor
• CSFP  cerebrospinal fluid pressure
• CSFQ  Changes in Sexual Functioning Questionnaire
• CSFR  colony-stimulating factor receptor
• CSFV  cerebrospinal fluid volume; classical swine fever virus
• CSF-WR  cerebrospinal fluid-Wassermann reaction
• CSG  cell surface glycoprotein; central sympathetic generator; cholecystography, cholecystogram; clinical study group; collaborative study group
• csg  chromosome gap
• CSGBI  Cardiac Society of Great Britain and Ireland
• CSGBM  collagenase soluble glomerular basement membrane
• CSGE  conformational sensitive gel electrophoresis
• CsGMV  cassava green mottle virus
• CSGTEI  Collaborative Study Group Trial on the Effect of Irbesartan
• CSH  carotid sinus hypersensitivity; chronic subdural hematoma; combat support hospital; cortical stromal hyperplasia
• CSHA  Canadian Study of Health and Aging
• CSHCN  children with special health care needs
• CSHE  California Society for Hospital Engineering
• CSHH  congenital self-healing histiocytosis
• CSHL  Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
• CSHN  children with special health needs
• CSHS  Canadian Smoking Health Survey
• CSI  calculus surface index; cancer serum index; cavernous sinus infiltration; cervical spine injury; chemical safety inspection; chemical shift imaging; chemical surety inspection; cholesterol saturation index; computerized severity of illness [index]; coronary sinus intervention; cranio-spinal irradiation
• CSICU  cardiac surgical intensive care unit
• CSIF  cytokine synthesis inhibitory factor
• CSII  continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion
• CSIIP  continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pump
• CSIN  Chemical Substances Information Network
• CSIRO  Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation [Australia]
• CSIS  clinical supplies and inventory system
• CsIV  Campoletis sonorensis ichnovirus
• CSL  cardiolipin synthetic lecithin; corticosteroid liposome
• CSLM  confocal scanning laser microscopy
• CSLP  cervical spine locking plate
• CSLT  Canadian Society of Laboratory Technology
• CSLU  chronic stasis leg ulcer
• CSM  cardiosynchronous myostimulator; care systems management; carotid sinus massage; cerebrospinal meningitis; circulation, sensation, motion; Committee on Safety of Medicines [UK]; confined space medicine; Consolidated Standards Manual; corn-soy milk
• CSMA  chronic spinal muscular atrophy
• CSMA/CD  carrier sense multiple access and collision detection
• CSMAP  celiac-superior mesenteric artery portography
• C-SMART  Cardiomyoplasty-Skeletal Muscle Assist Randomized Trial
• CSMB  Center for the Study of Multiple Births
• CSMLS  Canadian Society of Medical Laboratory Science
• CSMMG  Chartered Society of Massage and Medical Gymnastics
• CSMP  chloramphenicol-sensitive microsomal protein
• CSMSS  Collaborative Social and Medical Services System
• CSMT  chorionic somatomammotropin
• CSN  cardiac sympathetic nerve; carotid sinus nerve; Chemical Safety Newsbase; cycloserine
• CSNA  congenital sensory neuropathy with anhidrosis [syndrome]
• CSNB  congenital stationary night blindness
• CS(NCA)  Clinical Laboratory Scientist Certified by the National Certification Agency for Medical Laboratory Personnel
• CSNDB  Cell Signaling Network Database
• CSNK  casein kinase
• CSNRT, cSNRT  corrected sinus node recovery time
• CSNS  carotid sinus nerve stimulation
• CSNU  cystinuria
• CSO  claims services only; common source outbreak; craniostenosis; craniosynostosis; ostium of coronary sinus
• CSOM  chronic suppurative otitis media
• CSOP  coronary sinus occlusion pressure
• CSP  carotid sinus pressure; cavum septi pellucidi; cell surface protein; central silent period; cerebrospinal protein; Chartered Society of Physiotherapy; chemistry screening panel; chondroitin sulfate protein; circumsporozoite protein; complications screening program; Cooperative Statistical Program; criminal sexual psychopath; cutaneous silent period; cyclosporin
• Csp, C-spine  cervical spine
• CSPAMM  complementary spatial modulation of magnetization [imaging]
• CSPG  chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan
• CSPI  Center for Science in the Public Interest
• CSPINE  corticosteroid use, seropositive RA, peripheral joint destruction, involvement of cervical nerves, nodules (rheumatoid), established disease [cervical spine disease risk factors]
• CspIV  Campoletis sp. ichnovirus
• CSPS  continual skin peeling syndrome
• CSpT  corticospinal tract
• CSQ  Coping Strategies Questionnaire
• CSR  Center for Scientific Review; central supply room; chart-stimulated recall [test]; Cheyne-Stokes respiration; continued stay review; corrected sedimentation rate; corrected survival rate; cortisol secretion rate; cumulative survival rate
• CSRA  cardio-surgical recovery area
• CSRM  case specific reference model
• CSRP  cysteine-rich protein
• CSRS  cardiac surgery reporting system
• CSRT  Canadian Society of Respiratory Technology; continuous-speech recognition technology
• CSS  Canadian Stroke Scale; Cancer Surveillance System; carotid sinus stimulation; carotid sinus syndrome; cavernous sinus syndrome; central sterile section; central sterile supply; chewing, sucking, swallowing; chronic subclinical scurvy; Churg-Strauss syndrome; client satisfaction scale; clinical support system; Copenhagen Stroke Study; cranial sector scan; critical care system
• C^ss  [plasma] concentration at steady state
• CSSA  Carotid Stent-Supported Angioplasty [trial]
• CSSAE  Communication Skills Self-Assessment Exam
• CSSCD  Cooperative Study of Sickle Cell Disease
• CSSD  central sterile supply department
• CSSRD  Cooperative Systematic Study of Rheumatic Diseases
• CSSU  central sterile supply unit
• CSSV  cacao swollen shoot virus
• CST  cardiac stress test; cardiovascular self-assessment tool; cavernous sinus thrombosis; certified surgical technologist; chemostatin; Christ-Siemens-Touraine [syndrome]; compliance, static; computer scatter tomography; contraction stress test; conversational speech task; convulsive shock therapy; corticospinal tract; cosyntropin stimulation test; cystatin
• cSt  centistoke
• C_st, C_stat  static compliance
• CSTB  Computer Science and Telecommunications Board [National Academy of Sciences]
• CSTD  chronic single tic disorder
• CSTE  Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists
• CstF  cleavage stimulation factor
• CSTI  Clearinghouse for Scientific and Technical Information
• CSTM  cervical prevertebral soft tissue measurement
• c-STM  cervical specimen transport medium
• CSTP  Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy
• Cst,rs  static compliance of respiratory system
• CSTT  cold-stimulation time test
• CSU  casualty staging unit; catheter specimen of urine; central statistical unit; clinical specialty unit
• CSUF  continuous slow ultrafiltration
• CSV  chick syncytial virus; chlorotic spot virus; chlorotic streak virus; cocksfoot streak virus
• CsVC  cassava virus C
• CSVd  Chrysanthemum stunt viroid
• CsVMV  cassava vein mosaic virus
• CSVT  central splanchnic venous thrombosis
• CsVX  cassava virus X
• CSW  Certified Social Worker; commercial sex worker; current sleep walker
• CSWG  Clinical Systems Working Group
• CSWSS  continuous spike-waves of slow sleep
• CT  calcitonin; calf testis; carboxyl terminal; cardiac tamponade; cardiothoracic [ratio]; carnitine transporter; carotid tracing; carpal tunnel; cell therapy; cerebral thrombosis; cerebral tumor; cervical traction; cervicothoracic; chemotaxis; chemotherapy; chest tube; chicken tumor; Chlamydia trachomatis; chlorothiazide; cholera toxin; cholesterol, total; chordae tendineae; chronic thyroiditis; chymotrypsin; circulation time; classic technique; clinical trial; closed thoracotomy; clotting time; coagulation time; coated tablet; cobra toxin; cognitive therapy; coil test; collecting tubule; colon, transverse; combined tumor; compressed tablet; computed tomography; connective tissue; continue treatment; continuous-flow tube; contraceptive technique; contraction time; controlled temperature; Coombs test; corneal transplant; coronary thrombosis; corrected transposition; corrective therapy; cortical thickness; corticospinal tract; cough threshold; crest time; crista terminalis; cystine-tellurite; cytotechnologist; cytotoxic therapy; unit of attenuation [number]
• C/T  compression/traction [ratio]
• C&T  color and temperature
• C_T  total compliance
• C_T-1824  T-1824 (Evans blue) clearance
• CTI  cardiac troponin I
• Ct  carboxyl terminal; concentration
• ct  carat; chromatid; count
• CTA  Canadian Tuberculosis Association; center for total access; chemotactic activity; chromotropic acid; Committee on Thrombolytic Agents; computed tomographic angiography; computed tomography of the abdomen; congenital trigeminal anesthesia; cyanotrimethyl-androsterone; cystine trypticase agar; cytoplasmic tubular aggregate; cytotoxic assay
• CTAB  cetyltrimethyl-ammonium bromide
• CTAC  Cancer Treatment Advisory Committee
• CTAF  Canadian Trial of Atrial Fibrillation; conotruncal anomaly face [syndrome]
• CTAFS  conotruncal anomaly face syndrome
• cTAL  cortical thick ascending limb
• CTAP  computed tomography in arterial portography; connective tissue activating peptide
• CTAT  computerized transaxial tomography
• CTB  ceased to breathe; cholera toxin B
• ctb  chromated break
• CTC  chlortetracycline; Clinical Trial Certificate; Common Toxicity Criteria [database]; computed tomographic colography; computer-aided tomographic cisternography; consent to continue; cultured T cells
• CTCL  cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
• ctCO₂  carbon dioxide concentration
• CTD  carboxy-terminal domain; chest tube drainage; carpal tunnel decompression; congenital thymic dysplasia; connective tissue disease; cumulative trauma disorder
• CT&DB  cough, turn, and deep breathe
• CTDI  computed tomography dose index
• ctDNA  chloroplast deoxyribonucleic acid
• CTE  calf thymus extract; cultured thymic epithelium
• CTEM  conventional transmission electron microscopy
• CTEP  Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program
• CTEV  Camptochironomus tentans entomopoxvirus
• CTeV  carrot temperate virus
• CTF  cancer therapy facility; certificate; Colorado tick fever; contrast transfer function; cytotoxic factor
• ctf  certificate
• CTFE  chlorotrifluoroethylene

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