Dictionary

D & C Dilatation and curettage. See also abortion.

Cytoxan See cyclophosphamide.

cytotoxic T lymphocyte See T lymphocyte, cytotoxic.

cytosine A fundamental gene particle of the G-C (guanine-cytosine) pair of bases in DNA.

cytoplasm The substance of a cell that lies outside the nucleus.

cytometry, flow See flow cytometry.

cytomegalovirus A DNA-containing virus from the herpes virus family. Infection with human cytomegalovirus can also cause viral hepatitis and viral pneumonia. Also known as human herpes virus 5 (HHV-5). Abbreviated CMV. See also mononucleosis.

cytogenetics, clinical See clinical cytogenetics.

cytogenetics The study of chromosomes, which are the visible carriers of the hereditary material. Cytogenetics is a fusion science, joining cytology (the study of cells) with genetics (the study of inherited variation).

cystoscopy A procedure in which a lighted optical instrument called a cystoscope is inserted through the urethra to look at the bladder.

cystoscope A lighted optical instrument that is inserted through the urethra into the bladder. A cystoscope has two ports: an optical port that permits one to see inside the bladder and a port for insertion of various instruments designed for biopsy, treatment of small bladder tumors, removal of stones from the bladder, and removal of…

cystocele Bulging of the bladder into the vagina.