Change: The time it takes for fixer to dissolve undeveloped silver halide, characterised by disappearance of milky diffusion on film after it is placed in fixer solution.cleido(kli'do) Prefix indicating relation to the clavicle.clinical toleranceMoist desquamation in radiation therapy.clitoris(klit´or-is, kli´tor-is) A small,   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 6886)

Change: Inflammation of the delicate membrane that lines the eyelids and covers the exposed surface of sclera (white part) of the eye.connective tissueOne of the four basic tissue types within the body. Tissue that binds tissue and organs together. conoidGreek = resembling a cone, cone shape. consolidation(kon-sol''i-da'shun)   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 6527)

Change: CABG CABGacronym standing for coronary artery bypass graft caecum(se´kum) latin = blind; the pouch like portion of the large intestine to which the ileum of the small intestine is attached. calyx(ka´liks) a cup-shaped portion of the renal pelvis that encircles a renal papilla. calcaneuslatin calx   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 6399)

Change: The process of side spurs created by irradiation and attaching to a neighboring macromolecule or to another segment of the same molecule.crossoverThe process occurring during meiosis when chromatids exchange chromosomal material.cruciate ligamentsThe "cross shaped" ligaments situated in the knee   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 6310)

Change: The difference between the step with an average optical density closest to 2.2 and the step with an average optical density closest to, but not less than 0.5 .contrast medium see (contrast agent) - An agent that enhances differences in anatomic structures.contrast resolutionThe ability to   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 6135)

Change: A form of acute radiation syndrome caused by radiation doses of 50 Gy (5000 rad) or more of ionising radiation that results in the failure of the central nervous system, followed by death within a few hours to several days.central processing unit (CPU)The processing hardware in computers.central   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 5555)

Change: The major artery for the head and neck that divides into the internal and external carotid arteries. On the right it begins at the bifurcation of the brachiocephalic trunk, and on the left it is a direct branch from the aorta.communicating veinsVeins found int he   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 5149)

Change: (kor'o-noid) Shaped like the beak of a crow a process on the anterior surface of the upper extremeity of the ulna, also the process on anterior surface of manddibular of ramus.corpora quadrigemina(kor´por-ua(kor´por-a kwad´´ri-jem´i-na) four superior lobes of the midbrain concerned with visual and auditory functionsfunctions. corpus   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 4571)

Change: (Kron'ik) Continuing for a long time eg a chronic disease is one that is characterised by a protracted course, opposite of acute.chyme(k-eye-m) greek = juice. the mass of partially digested food that passes from the pylorus of the stomach into the duodenum of the small intestine. cicatrical(sik'a-trish'al)   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3899)

Change: chyli:greek = juice; the mass of partially digested food that passes from the pylorus of the stomach into the duodenum of the small intestine. cilia(sil´e-ua) latin cilia = eyelashes; microscopic hair like processes that move in a wavelike manner on the exposed surfaces of certain epithelial cells. ciliary body   View changes from previous version. (Word count: 3133)