Letter C
CAPILLARY TELENGECTASIA
Is a type of vascular anomaly or “malformation” that consists of a tangle of blood vessels. They usually occur in the brain stem or “pons” and are usually of no consequence.
CAPSULE
A scar-like covering that forms around a breast implant. This is the result of a normal body reaction to the breast implant.
CARCINOMA
Cancer.
CARDIAC SILHOUETTE
White outline of the heart on a chest x-ray.
CARDIOMEDIASTINAL SILHOUETTE
A white area in the middle of the chest on a chest x-ray. It represents the heart and other mediastinal structures (i.e. large blood vessels, lymph nodes). The cardiac silhouette is a part of the cardiomedistinal silhouette. It is the bottom part of the cardiomediastinal silhouette.
CARDIOMEGALY
Enlarged heart.
CARDIOPHRENIC ANGLES
The lower inner corners of the lungs.
CARINA
Branching point of the trachea where it splits into the 2 mainstem bronchi.
CARPAL
Small bones making up our wrist.
CARTILAGE
Flexible material found in the joints and some other parts of the body like ears.
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