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cross-training Doing two or more aerobic activities, such as jogging, bicycling, and swimming, on a regular basis.

cross-sectional study A research study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study might be a study of a disease such as AIDS at one point in time, to learn its prevalence and distribution within the population. Also known as a synchronic study.

cross-section In anatomy, a transverse cut through a structure or tissue. The opposite is longitudinal section.

Crohn’s ileocolitis Crohn’s disease involving the ileum (the lowest portion of the small intestine) and the colon (the large intestine). See also Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s ileitis Inflammation of the ileum (the lowest part of the small intestine) due to Crohn’s disease. See also Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s enterocolitis Crohn’s disease involving both the small and large intestines. See also Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s enteritis Crohn’s disease involving only the small intestine. See also Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s disease A chronic inflammatory bowel disease that primarily involves the small and/or large intestine. Crohn’s disease can be a chronic, recurrent condition, or it can cause minimal symptoms. In mild forms, Crohn’s disease causes scattered, shallow, ulcers in the inner surface of the bowel. In more serious cases, deeper and larger ulcers can develop,…

Crohn’s colitis Crohn’s disease involving only the large intestine (colon). See also Crohn’s disease.

critical care The specialized care of patients whose conditions are life-threatening and who require comprehensive care and constant monitoring, usually in intensive care units. Also known as intensive care.

crippled A medically outmoded and politically incorrect term that implies a serious loss of normal function through damage or loss of an essential body part or element. The term has been replaced by handicapped.

crib death See SIDS.