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C Syndrome 
C1-INH 
C1NH 

CA
 
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) Surgery 
CABG (Coronary Artery Bypass Graft) Surgery for Coronary Artery Disease 
Cacchi-Ricci Disease 
CAD (Coronary Artery Disease) 
CAD (Coronary Artery Disease), Angioplasty for 
CAD (Coronary Artery Disease), Atherectomy for 
CAD (Coronary Artery Disease), Bypass Surgery for 
CAD in Women 
CAH 
Cal's Story: Learning to Exercise When You Have COPD 
Calcaneal Valgus 
Calcaneovalgus 
Calcium for Osteoporosis 
Calcium Gout, Familial 
Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthropathy, Familial 
Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate Deposition Disease 
Callosal Agenesis and Ocular Abnormalities 
Calluses and Corns 
Calories Used Calculator 
Campomelic Dwarfism 
Campomelic Dysplasia 
Campomelic Syndrome 
Campomelic Syndrome, Long-Limb TypeGo to top of pageTop
Camptodactyly-Cleft Palate-Clubfoot 
Camptodactyly-Limited Jaw Excursion 
Camptomelic Dwarfism 
Camptomelic Syndrome 
Camptomelic Syndrome, Long-Limb Type 
Campylobacteriosis 
Camurati-Engelmann Disease 
Canada-Cronkhite Disease 
Canavan Disease 
Canavan's Leukodystrophy 
Canavan-Van Bogaert-Bertrand Disease 
Cancell/Cantron/Protocel: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cancell/Cantron/Protocel: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cancer  [Learning Center] 
Cancer Genetics Risk Assessment and Counseling: Genetics - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cancer Genetics: Genetics - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cancer of the Tongue 
Cancer Pain 
Cancer Pain, Radiation Therapy for 
Cancer Prevention: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cancer Screening: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cancer: Controlling cancer pain 
Cancer: Controlling nausea and vomiting from chemotherapy 
Cancer: Home Treatment for Constipation 
Cancer: Home Treatment for DiarrheaGo to top of pageTop
Cancer: Home Treatment for Fatigue 
Cancer: Home Treatment for Sleep Problems 
Canefield Fever 
Canicola Fever 
Canker Sores 
Cantrell Pentalogy 
Cantrell Syndrome 
Cantrell-Haller-Ravich Syndrome 
CAPS 
Capsaicin 
Car Seats for Children 
Carate 
Carbamyl Phosphate Synthetase Deficiency 
Carbohydrate counting for children with diabetes 
Carbohydrate counting for gestational diabetes 
Carbohydrate counting when you don't use insulin for diabetes 
Carbohydrate counting when you use insulin 
Carbohydrate Intolerance of Glucose Galactose 
Carbohydrate-Induced Hyperlipemia 
Carbon dioxide laser surgery for abnormal cervical cell changes 
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning 
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Hyperbaric Oxygen for 
carcinoid apudoma 
carcinoid cancer 
carcinoid diseaseGo to top of pageTop
Carcinoid Syndrome 
Carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Carcinoid tumors, gastrointestinal: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Carcinoma of the Tongue 
Carcinoma of unknown primary: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Carcinoma of unknown primary: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Carcinoma, Epirmoid Intradermal 
Carcinoma, Renal Cell 
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell 
Cardiac Neurosis 
Cardiac Pacemaker for Heart Failure, Deciding about 
Cardiac Rehabilitation 
Cardio-facial-cutaneous syndrome 
Cardioauditory Syndrome 
Cardioauditory Syndrome of Jervell and Lange-Nielsen 
Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome 
Cardiomegalia Glycogenica Diffusa 
Cardiomyopathy Due to Desmin Defect 
Cardiomyopathy, Dilated 
Cardiomyopathy, Hypertrophic 
Cardiomyopathy, Restrictive 
Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (heart and lung symptoms): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cardiopulmonary Syndromes (heart and lung symptoms): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cardioskeletal Myopathy With Neutropenia and Abnormal Mitochondria 
Cardioskeletal Myopathy, Barth TypeGo to top of pageTop
Cardiospasm 
Cardioversion (Electrical) for Atrial Fibrillation 
Cardioversion (Electrical) for Fast Heart Rate 
Cardioversion for Atrial Fibrillation, Deciding About 
Care at the End of Life 
Care for an Indwelling Urinary Catheter 
Care of an Insect Sting 
Caregiver Tips 
Carnitine Deficiency Secondary to MCAD Deficiency 
Carnitine Deficiency Syndrome 
Carnitine Deficiency, Myopathic 
Carnitine Deficiency, Primary 
Carnitine Deficiency, Secondary 
Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1A Deficiency 
Carnosinase Deficiency 
Carnosinemia 
Caroli Disease 
Carotid endarterectomy for TIA and stroke 
Carotid Endarterectomy, Deciding About 
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Carpal tunnel syndrome prevention: Wrist care 
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Surgery, Deciding About 
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Endoscopic Surgery for 
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Open Surgery for 
Carpal tunnel syndrome: Should I have surgery?Go to top of pageTop
Carpenter Syndrome 
Carpenter-Waziri Syndrome 
Carrion's Disease 
Carsickness 
Cartilage (Bovine and Shark): Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cartilage (Bovine and Shark): Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cartilage-Hair Hypoplasia 
Cast and Splint Care Tips 
Castleman Tumor 
Castleman's Disease 
Cat Bite 
Cat Eye Syndrome 
Cat Scratch Disease 
Cat's Cry Syndrome 
Cat-Scratch Adenitis 
Cat-Scratch Fever 
Cat-Scratch-Oculoglandular Syndrome 
Cataract Dental Syndrome 
Cataract surgery 
Cataract Surgery, Deciding About 
Cataract, X-Linked, with Hutchinsonian Teeth 
Cataracts 
Cataracts: Should I have surgery? 
Catastrophic Antiphospholipid Syndrome 
CATCH22Go to top of pageTop
Catel Manzke Syndrome 
Catel-Manzke Type Palatodigital Syndrome 
Cateracts, Laser Posterior Capsulotomy for 
Catheter ablation for a fast heart rate 
Catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation 
Catheters for urinary incontinence in men 
Catpox 
Caudal Dysplasia 
Caudal Dysplasia Sequence 
Caudal Regression Syndrome 
Causalgia Syndrome (Major) 
CAVE (cerebro-acro-visceral early lethality) complex 
Cavernoma 
Cavernous Angioma 
Cavernous hemangioma 
Cavernous Malformation 
Cayler Cardiofacial Syndrome 
Cayler Syndrome 
Cazenave's Vitiligo 

CB
 
CBGD 
CBPS 

CC
 
CCA 
CCD 
CCD 
CCHSGo to top of pageTop
CCHS with Hirschsprung disease, included 
CCM Syndrome 
CCMS 
CCO 

CD
 
CDG1A 
CDGP 
CDGS Type Ia 
CDI 
CdLS 

CE
 
CED 
Celiac Disease 
Celiac disease: Eating a gluten-free diet 
Cellulitis 
Celsus' Vitiligo 
Central Core Disease 
Central Core Disease of Muscle 
Central Diabetes Insipidus 
Central Form, Neurofibromatosis 
Central Hypoventilation Syndrome, Congenital 
Central Motor Neuron Disease 
Central venous catheter 
Central Venous Catheters 
Centronuclear Myopathy 
CEP 
CephaloceleGo to top of pageTop
Ceramide Trihexosidase Deficiency 
Cerebellar Agenesis 
Cerebellar Aplasia 
Cerebellar Atrophy with Progressive Microcephaly, (CLAM) 
Cerebellar Degeneration, Subacute 
Cerebellar Hemiagenesis 
Cerebellar Hypoplasia 
Cerebellar Vermis Agenesis, Hypernea, Episodic-Eye Moves-Ataxia-Retardation 
Cerebellar Vermis Aplasia 
Cerebellarparenchymal Disorder IV 
Cerebello-Oculocutaneous Telangiectasia 
Cerebellomedullary Malformation Syndrome 
cerebellooculorenal syndrome 1; CORS1 
Cerebelloparenchymal Disorder IV Familial 
Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor 
Cerebral Arachnoiditis 
Cerebral Cholesterinosis 
Cerebral Gigantism 
Cerebral Malformations, Vascular 
Cerebral Palsy 
Cerebral Palsy, Orthopedic Surgery for 
Cerebriform Tongue 
Cerebro Oculo Facio Skeletal Syndrome 
Cerebrocostomandibular Syndrome 
Cerebrofaciogenital SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Cerebromedullospinal Disconnection 
Cerebromuscular Dystrophy, Fukuyama Type 
Cerebroocular Dysgenesis 
Cerebroocular Dysplasia-Muscular Dystrophy Syndrome 
Cerebrooculofacioskeletal Syndrome 
Cerebroretinal Arteriovenous Aneurysm 
Cerebroside Lipidosis Syndrome 
Cerebroside Sulfatase Deficiency 
Cerebrotendinous Xanthomatosus 
Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke) 
Cerebrovascular Accident, Carotid Endarterectomy for 
cerebrovascular ferrocalcinosis 
Ceroid-Lipofuscinosis, Adult form 
Cervical biopsy for abnormal cervical cell changes 
Cervical Cancer 
Cervical cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cervical cancer: Prevention - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cervical cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cervical cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cervical cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cervical cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cervical cerclage to prevent preterm delivery 
Cervical Disc Herniation 
Cervical Dystonia 
Cervical Effacement and DilatationGo to top of pageTop
Cervical Polyps 
Cervical Pregnancy 
Cervical spinal fusion 
Cervical Spinal Stenosis 
Cervical Teratoma 
Cervical Vertebral Fusion 
Cervico-Oculo-Acoustic Syndrome 
Cervicocephalic Injury (Whiplash) 
CES 
Cesarean Section 
CESD 

CF
 
CF 
CF (Cystic Fibrosis) 
CFC syndrome 
CFND 
CFS 
CFS (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) 
CFTD 
CFTDM 

CG
 
CGD 
CGD 
CGF 

CH
 
Chagas Disease 
Chalasodermia, Generalized 
ChalaziaGo to top of pageTop
Chalazion 
Chalazodermia, Generalized 
Chamomile 
Chanarin Dorfman Disease 
Chandler's Syndrome 
Change in Heartbeat 
Charcot Marie Tooth Disease 
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (Variant) 
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Type 4E 
Charcot-Marie-Tooth-Roussy-Levy Disease 
CHARGE Association 
CHARGE Syndrome 
Chediak Higashi Syndrome 
Chediak-Steinbrinck-Higashi Syndrome 
Cheek Injuries 
Chelation Therapy 
Chemical peel 
Chemke Syndrome 
Chemonucleolysis for herniated disc 
Chemotherapy for Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Deciding About 
Cheney syndrome 
Cherry Red Spot and Myoclonus Syndrome 
Cheryl's Story: Dealing With Depression 
Chest percussion for cystic fibrosis to clear your child's lungs 
Chest ProblemsGo to top of pageTop
CHF 
CHH 
Chi Gong 
Chiari Frommel Syndrome 
Chiari I Syndrome 
Chiari's Disease 
Chiari-Budd Syndrome 
Chickenpox (Varicella) 
Chickenpox: Controlling the itch 
CHIK 
Chikungunya 
Child Abuse and Neglect 
Child Car Seats 
Child Care 
CHILD Naevus 
CHILD Nevus 
Child's Healthy Weight Calculator 
Childbirth 
Childhood allergies: Giving an epinephrine shot to a child 
Childhood asthma: Helping a child use a metered-dose inhaler and mask spacer 
Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor Treatment: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Childhood Central Nervous System Atypical Teratoid/Rhabdoid Tumor: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Childhood Central Nervous System Embryonal Tumors: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ]Go to top of pageTop
Childhood Craniopharyngioma Treatment: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Childhood Cyclic Vomiting 
Childhood Depression 
Childhood Depression, Deciding About Medication for Treatment 
Childhood dermatomyositis 
Childhood Diabetes Type 2 
Childhood diabetes, Carbohydrate counting for 
Childhood Diabetes, Diabetes Care at School 
Childhood diabetes, Giving insulin shots to a child with 
Childhood Muscular Dystrophy 
Childhood Obesity 
Children and Teens Supportive Care: Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Children's Health  [Learning Center] 
Children's Healthy Eating 
Children's Hygiene 
Children's Safety 
Chin Injuries 
Chinese Medicine 
Chiropractic 
Chlamydia 
CHN 
Choanal Atresia Repair 
Choanal Atresia, Posterior 
Choking Rescue Procedure (Heimlich Maneuver) 
CholecystitisGo to top of pageTop
Cholecystitis 
Cholera 
Cholestasis 
Cholestasis with Peripheral Pulmonary Stenosis 
Cholestasis, Neonatal 
Cholesterol (High), Therapeutic LIfestyle Changes (TLC) Diet for 
cholesterol ester hydrolase deficiency 
Cholesterol, High 
Cholesteryl Ester Storage Disease 
Cholinesterase II Deficiency 
Chondrocalcinosis, Familial Articular 
Chondrodysplasia Punctata, X-linked Dominant Type 
Chondrodystrophia Calcificans Congenita 
Chondrodystrophic Myotonia 
Chondrodystrophy, Epiphyseal 
Chondrodystrophy, Hyperplastic Form 
Chondroectodermal Dysplasia 
Chondrogenesis Imperfecta 
Chondroitin and Glucosamine 
Chondropathia Tuberosa 
Choosing a Health Care Agent 
Choosing a Vitamin and Mineral Supplement 
Choosing Child Care 
Chordoma 
Chorea MinorGo to top of pageTop
Chorea, Sydenham's 
Choreoacanthocytosis 
Chorionic Villus Sampling, Deciding About 
Chorioretinal Anomalies with ACC 
Chorireninal Coloboma-Joubert Syndrome 
Choroidal Sclerosis 
Choroideremia 
Choroiditis 
Choroiditis, Serpiginous 
Chotzen Syndrome 
Chr infantile neurologic cutaneous articular syndrome 
Christmas Tree Syndrome 
Chromium 
Chromosomal Triplication 
Chromosome 10, 10p- Partial 
Chromosome 10, Distal Trisomy 10q 
Chromosome 10, Monosomy 10p 
Chromosome 10, Partial Deletion (short arm) 
Chromosome 10, Partial Trisomy 10q24-qter 
Chromosome 10, Trisomy 10q2 
Chromosome 11, Partial Monosomy 11q 
Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q 
Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q13-qter 
Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q21-qter 
Chromosome 11, Partial Trisomy 11q23-qterGo to top of pageTop
Chromosome 11p deletion syndrome 
Chromosome 12, Isochromosome 12p syndrome 
Chromosome 13, Partial Monosomy 13q 
Chromosome 13, Trisomy 13 Complete 
Chromosome 14 Ring 
Chromosome 14, Trisomy Mosaic 
Chromosome 15 Ring 
Chromosome 15, Distal Trisomy 15q 
Chromosome 15, Trisomy 15q2 
chromosome 17, interstitial deletion 17p 
Chromosome 18 Long Arm Deletion Syndrome 
Chromosome 18 Ring 
Chromosome 18, Monosomy 18p 
Chromosome 18, Monosomy 18Q 
Chromosome 18, Tetrasomy 18p 
Chromosome 18, Trisomy 18 Complete 
Chromosome 18q- Syndrome 
Chromosome 21 Ring 
Chromosome 22 Ring 
Chromosome 22, Inverted Duplication (22pter-22q11) 
Chromosome 22, Partial Tetrasomy (22pter-22q11) 
Chromosome 22, Partial Trisomy (22pter-22q11) 
Chromosome 22, Trisomy Mosaic 
Chromosome 22q11 Deletion Syndrome 
Chromosome 3, Deletion of Distal 3pGo to top of pageTop
Chromosome 3, Distal 3p Monosomy 
Chromosome 3, Distal 3q2 Duplication 
Chromosome 3, Distal 3q2 Trisomy 
Chromosome 3, Monosomy 3p 
Chromosome 3, Trisomy 3q2 
Chromosome 4 Long Arm Deletion 
Chromosome 4 Ring 
Chromosome 4, 4q Terminal Deletion Syndrome 
Chromosome 4, Monosomy 4q 
Chromosome 4, Monosomy Distal 4q 
Chromosome 4, Partial Deletion 4p 
Chromosome 4, Partial Monosomy 4p 
Chromosome 4, Partial Monosomy 4q 
Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy 4p 
Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy 4q (4q2 and 4q3, included) 
Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy 4q (4q21-qter to 4q32-qter, included) 
Chromosome 4, Partial Trisomy Distal 4q 
Chromosome 4, Trisomy 4p 
Chromosome 4q- Syndrome 
Chromosome 5, Monosomy 5p 
Chromosome 5, Trisomy 5p 
Chromosome 5, Trisomy 5p, Complete (5p11-ter), Included 
Chromosome 5, Trisomy 5p, Partial, Included 
Chromosome 5p-Syndrome 
Chromosome 6 RingGo to top of pageTop
Chromosome 6, Partial Trisomy 6q 
Chromosome 6, Trisomy 6q2 
Chromosome 7, 7p Deletion Syndrome, Partial 
Chromosome 7, Partial Deletion of Short Arm 
Chromosome 7, Partial Monosomy 7p 
Chromosome 8, 8p Deletion Syndrome, Partial 
Chromosome 8, Monosomy 8p 
Chromosome 8, Partial Deletion of Short Arm 
Chromosome 8, Partial Monosomy 8p 
Chromosome 9 Ring 
Chromosome 9, Complete Trisomy 9P 
Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p 
Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p22 
Chromosome 9, Partial Monosomy 9p22-pter 
Chromosome 9, Partial Trisomy 9P, Included 
Chromosome 9, Tetrasomy 9p 
Chromosome 9, Tetrasomy 9p Mosaicism 
Chromosome 9, Trisomy 9p (Multiple Variants) 
Chromosome 9, Trisomy 9pter-q11-13, Included 
Chromosome 9, Trisomy 9pter-q22-32, Included 
Chromosome 9, Trisomy Mosaic 
Chromosome Triploidy Syndrome 
Chromosome X, Monosomy X 
Chronic Adhesive Arachnoiditis 
Chronic AstheniaGo to top of pageTop
Chronic Atrophic Polychondritis 
Chronic Bronchitis 
Chronic bronchitis (COPD): Avoiding weight loss 
Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Avoiding your triggers  
Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Clearing your lungs 
Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Keeping your diet healthy 
Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Learning to breathe easier 
Chronic Bronchitis (COPD): Using exercise to feel better 
Chronic Congenital Idiopathic Hyperphosphatasemia 
Chronic Dysphagocytosis 
Chronic Encephalitis and Epilepsy 
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis 
Chronic fatigue syndrome: Using cognitive-behavioral therapy 
Chronic fatigue syndrome: Using graded exercise to get more energy 
Chronic Female Pelvic Pain 
Chronic Fibrous Pneumonia 
Chronic Granulomatous Disease 
Chronic Hepatitis B, Deciding About Antiviral Therapy 
Chronic Idiopathic Intestinal Pseudoobstruction 
Chronic Idiopathic Myelofibrosis (CIMF) 
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy 
Chronic Kidney Disease 
Chronic Kidney Disease, Hemodialysis for 
Chronic Kidney Disease, Peritoneal Dialysis forGo to top of pageTop
Chronic kidney disease: Changing your diet 
Chronic Localized (Focal) Encephalitis 
Chronic Lung Disease in Infants 
Chronic Male Pelvic Pain 
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Chronic Non-Specific Ulcerative Colitis 
Chronic Obliterative Cholangitis 
Chronic Pain 
Chronic pain, Spinal cord stimulation for 
Chronic Pelvic Pain Surgery 
Chronic Progressive Chorea 
Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia and Myopathy 
Chronic Progressive External Ophthalmoplegia with Ragged Red Fibers 
Chronic relapsing polyneuropathy 
Chronic thyroiditis 
Chronic Vomiting in Childhood 
CHS 
Chudley-Lowry Syndrome 
Churg Strauss Syndrome 
Churg-Strauss Vasculitis 
chylomicronemia, familial 

CI
 
Cicatricial alopecia 
Cicatricial Pemphigoid 
CIDPGo to top of pageTop
Ciguatera Fish Poisoning 
Ciguatera Poisoning 
CIIP 
Ciliary Dysentery 
CINCA 
Circumcision 
Circumcision, Deciding About 
Circumcision: Should I keep my son's penis natural? 
Cirrhosis 
Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary 
Cirrhosis, Primary Biliary 
Cirrhosis: Eating a low-salt diet 
Cistinuria 
Citrullinemia 
Citrullinuria 

CJ
 
CJD 

CK
 
CK 

CL
 
Clarkson's syndrome 
Classic Galactosemia 
Classical Maple Syrup Urine Disease 
clavicular hypoplasia 
Claw Toe Surgery, Deciding About 
Claw Toe, Phalangeal Head Resection for 
Claw Toes 
CLEGo to top of pageTop
Cleaning and Bandaging a Wound 
Cleaning Your Young Son's Natural (Uncircumcised) Penis 
Cleft Lip 
Cleft Lip-Palate, Blepharophimosis, Lagophthalmos, and Hypertelorism 
Cleft Lip/Palate with Abnormal Thumbs and Microcephaly 
Cleft Palate 
Cleidocranial Dysostosis 
Cleidocranial Dysplasia 
Clinical trials 
Clival Chordoma 
CLN1 
CLN3 
Clostridium difficile Colitis 
Closure of the vagina (vaginal obliteration) 
Clotting factor replacement for hemophilia 
Clotting Factor Replacement Therapy for Hemophilia, Deciding About 
Clubfoot 
Clubfoot 
Cluster Headaches 

CM
 
CMD 
CMDI 
CMM 
CMT 
CMT4E 
CMTCGo to top of pageTop
CMV 

CN
 
CN 

CO
 
COA Syndrome 
Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis (Black Lung Disease) 
Coats Syndrome 
Coats' Disease 
Coccidiodomycosis (Valley Fever) 
Cochin Jewish Disorder 
Cochlear Implants 
Cockayne Syndrome 
Cockayne Syndrome type II 
COD 
COD-MD Syndrome 
Coenzyme Q10 
Coenzyme Q10: Complementary and alternative medicine - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Coenzyme Q10: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Coffin Lowry Syndrome 
Coffin Siris Syndrome 
Coffin Syndrome 
COFS Syndrome 
Cogan Reese Syndrome 
Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (confusion and changes in behavior): Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cognitive Disorders and Delirium (confusion and changes in behavior): Supportive care - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for eating disorders 
Cognitive-behavioral therapy for pain managementGo to top of pageTop
Cognitive-behavioral therapy, Using for chronic fatigue syndrome 
Cohen Syndrome 
Cold Agglutinin Disease 
Cold Antibody Disease 
Cold Packs 
Cold Sores 
Cold Temperature Exposure 
Cold Temperature Exposure and Hypothermia 
Cold Weather, Tips for Staying Active 
Colds 
Colds, Age 11 and Younger 
Colds, Age 12 and Older 
Colectomy for Colorectal Cancer 
Colic 
Colitis 
Colitis Gravis 
Colitis, Clostridium Difficile 
Colitis, Collagenous 
Colitis, Ulcerative 
Collagen Injections for Wrinkles 
Collagen Type VI-Related Disorders 
Collapsed Lung (Pneumothorax) 
Collarbone, Broken 
Collodion Baby 
Colloid CarcinomaGo to top of pageTop
Coloboma, Heart, Atresia of the Choanae, Retardation of Growth and 
Colon Cancer Genetic Testing 
Colon cancer: Prevention - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Colon cancer: Screening - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Colon cancer: Treatment - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Colon cancer: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Colon cancer: Which screening test should I have? 
Colon Polyps 
Colon Problems 
Colonic obstruction 
Colonoscopy, Virtual 
Color Blindness 
Colorado Tick Fever 
Colorectal Cancer 
Colorectal Cancer Screening, What Test to Use? 
Colorectal Cancer, Bowel Resection for 
Colorectal Cancer, Colostomy for 
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic or Recurrent 
Colorectal cancer: Prevention - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Colorectal cancer: Screening - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Colostomy for colorectal cancer 
Columnar-Like Esophagus 
Columnar-Lined Esophagus 
COMA 
Combined Cone-Rod DegenerationGo to top of pageTop
Combined Immunodeficiency with Immunoglobulins 
Combined Mesoectodermal Dysplasia 
Comel-Netherton Syndrome 
Common Atrioventricular Canal (CAVC) Defect 
Common Variable Hypogammaglobulinemia 
Common Variable Immunodeficiency 
Communication in Cancer Care: Supportive care - Health Professional Information [NCI PDQ] 
Complement Component 1 Inhibitor Deficiciency 
Complement Component C1, Regulatory Component Deficiency 
Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Cancer Treatment: Complementary and alternative medicine - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] 
Complementary Medicine 
Complementary Medicine, Deciding About Using 
Complementary medicine: Should I use complementary medicine? 
Complete Trisomy 13 Syndrome 
Complete Trisomy 18 Syndrome 
Complex Carbohydrate Intolerance 
Complex IV Deficiency 
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome 
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel 
Compression Stockings to Prevent Venous Skin Ulcers, Using 
Compression wrap for a sprained ankle, Using a 
Concentric Sclerosis 
Concussion 
Condom Use 
Cone biopsy (conization) for abnormal cervical cell changesGo to top of pageTop
Cone Dystrophy 
Cone-Rod Degeneration 
Cone-Rod Degeneration, Progressive 
Cone-Rod Dystrophy 
Confusion, Memory Loss, and Altered Alertness 
Congenital Absence of the Abdominal Muscles 
Congenital Absence of the Rods and Cones 
Congenital Absence of the Thymus and Parathyroids 
Congenital Afibrinogenemia 
Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon 
Congenital Anemia and Triphalangeal Thumbs 
Congenital Cervical Synostosis 
Congenital Clasped Thumb with Mental Retardation 
Congenital Constriction Rings 
Congenital Defect of the Skull and Scalp 
Congenital Dilatation of Intrahepatic Bile Duct 
Congenital Disorders of Glycosylation Type Ia 
Congenital Dysmyelinating Neuropathy 
Congenital Dysphagocytosis 
Congenital Dysplastic Angiectasia 
Congenital Facial Diplegia Syndrome 
Congenital Familial Protracted Diarrhea 
Congenital Generalized Phlebectasia 
Congenital German Measles 
Congenital Heart DefectsGo to top of pageTop
Congenital Hemidysplasia with Ichthyosis Erythroderma and Limb Defects 
Congenital hereditary hematuria 
Congenital Hip Dysplasia 
Congenital Hydrocele 
Congenital Hydrocephalus 
Congenital Hypomyelinating Polyneuropathy 
Congenital Hypomyelination 
Congenital Hypomyelination (Onion Bulb), Polyneuropathy 
Congenital Hypomyelination Neuropathy 
Congenital Hypoplastic Anemia 
Congenital hypothalamic hamartoblastoma syndrome 
Congenital Lupus 
Congenital Lupus Erythematosus 
congenital mesodermal dysmorphodystrophy 
Congenital Microvillus Atrophy 
Congenital Multiple Arthrogryposis 
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy 
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, Fukuyama Type 
Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus 
Congenital Neuropathy caused by Hypomyelination 
Congenital Nonspherocytic Hemolytic Anemia 
Congenital Oculofacial Paralysis 
Congenital Oculomotor Apraxia 
Congenital Pancytopenia 
Congenital PorphyriaGo to top of pageTop
Congenital Pulmonary Emphysema 
Congenital Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia 
Congenital Retinal Blindness 
Congenital Retinal Cyst 
Congenital Retinitis Pigmentosa 
Congenital Rod Disease 
Congenital Rubella Syndrome 
Congenital Scalp Defects with Distal Limb Reduction Anomalies 
Congenital Short Bowel Syndrome 
Congenital Sucrose Isomaltose Malabsorption 
Congenital Telangiectatic Erythema 
Congenital Tethered Cervical Spinal Cord Syndrome 
Congenital Torticollis 
Congenital tyrosinosis 
Congenital ulcer of the newborn 
Congenital Varicella Syndrome 
Congenital Vascular Veils in the Retina 
Congenital Ventricular Defects 
Congenital virilizing adrenal hyperplasia 
Congestive heart failure: Activity and exercise 
Congestive heart failure: Avoiding medicines that make symptoms worse 
Congestive heart failure: Avoiding triggers for sudden heart failure 
Congestive heart failure: Checking your weight 
Congestive Heart Failure: Eating Out on a Low Salt Diet 
Congestive heart failure: Living with a pacemaker or ICDGo to top of pageTop
Congestive heart failure: Taking medicines properly 
Congestive heart failure: Watching your fluids 
Conical Cornea 
Conjunctivitis (Pinkeye) 
Conjunctivitis, Ligneous 
Conjunctivo-Urethro-Synovial Syndrome 
Conn Syndrome 
Connective Tissue Disease 
Connective Tissue Disorder, Marden-Walker Type 
Conotruncal Anomaly Face Syndrome 
Conradi Disease 
Conradi Hunermann Syndrome 
Constipation and Cancer: Home Treatment 
Constipation, Age 11 and Younger 
Constipation, Age 12 and Older 
Constitutional Aplastic Anemia 
Constitutional Delay in Growth and Adolescence 
Constitutional Delay in Growth and Puberty 
Constitutional Liver Dysfunction 
Constitutional Short Stature 
Constriction Band Syndrome 
Contact Lens Care 
Contact lenses 
Continent ileostomy for ulcerative colitis 
Continuous Muscle Fiber Activity SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy for obstructive sleep apnea 
Contraception (Birth Control) 
Contractural Arachnodactyly, Congenital 
Contractures of Feet, Muscle Atrophy, and Oculomotor Apraxia 
Contusions 
Conversion Disorder 
COPD  [Learning Center] 
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) 
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Oxygen Treatment for 
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease), Pulmonary Rehabilitation for 
COPD: Avoiding weight loss 
COPD: Avoiding your triggers 
COPD: Clearing your lungs 
COPD: Keeping your diet healthy 
COPD: Learning to breathe easier 
COPD: Using a dry powder inhaler 
COPD: Using a metered-dose inhaler 
COPD: Using exercise to feel better 
Copper Transport Disease 
Cor Triatriatum 
Cor Triatriatum Sinistrum 
Coral Scrapes 
Core stability (back muscles) exercises 
Cori Disease 
Cornea DystrophyGo to top of pageTop
Corneal Clouding-Cutis Laxa-Mental Retardation 
Corneal Dystrophies 
Corneal ring implants for nearsightedness (myopia) 
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome 
Corns 
Coronal Dentin Dysplasia 
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery 
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG) Surgery, Deciding about 
Coronary artery bypass surgery for coronary artery disease 
Coronary Artery Calcium Scan to Check for Heart Disease, Deciding about 
Coronary Artery Disease 
Coronary Artery Disease in Women 
Coronary Artery Disease, Angioplasty for 
Coronary Artery Disease, Atherectomy for 
Coronary Artery Disease, Bypass Surgery for 
Coronary Artery Disease, Deciding About an Angiogram 
Coronary Calcium Scan to Check for Heart Disease, Deciding about 
Coronary Syndrome, Acute 
Corpus Callosum, Agenesis 
Corpus Callosum, Agenesis of and Chorioretinal Abnormality 
Cort's Story: Coping With Insomnia 
Cortical-Basal Ganglionic Degeneration 
Cortico-Basal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD) 
Corticobasal Degeneration 
Corticosterone Methloxidase Deficiency Type IGo to top of pageTop
Cosmetic Surgery and Procedures 
Cosmetic Surgery, Botox Injections for 
Cosmetic Surgery, Botulinum Toxin (Botox) Injections for 
Cosmetic Surgery, Dermabrasion 
Cosmetic Surgery, Electrolysis for Hair Removal 
Cosmetic Surgery, Face Lift 
Cosmetic Surgery, Filler Injections for Wrinkles 
Cosmetic Surgery, Laser Skin Resurfacing 
Cosmetic Surgery, Liposuction 
Cosmetic Surgery, Nose Job 
Cosmetic Surgery, Rhinoplasty (Nose Job) 
Cosmetic Surgery, Rhytidectomy (Face Lift) 
Cosmetic Surgery, Skin Resurfacing (Laser) 
Cost of Smoking Calculator 
Costello Syndrome 
Costochondral Junction Syndrome 
costovertebral segmentation anomalies 
Costovertebral segmentation defect with mesomelia (formerly) 
Coughs, Age 11 and Younger 
Coughs, Age 12 and Older 
Counseling for HIV infection 
Counseling for PTSD 
Cowpox 
COX Deficiency 

CP
 
CPGo to top of pageTop
CPEO with Myopathy 
CPEO with Ragged-Red Fibers 
CPL 
CPR 
CPR at End of Life, Deciding About 
CPS Deficiency 
CPT 1A Deficiency 

CR
 
Crabs (Pubic Lice) 
Cradle Cap 
Cramps (menstrual), Dealing with 
Cramps, Menstrual 
Cranial Arteritis 
Cranial Meningoencephalocele 
Cranio-Oro-Digital Syndrome 
Craniocarpotarsal dystrophy (dysplasia) 
Craniocele 
Craniodigital Syndrome of Scott 
Craniodigital Syndrome-Mental Retardation, Scott Type 
Craniofacial Dysostosis 
Craniofacial Dysostosis-PD Arteriosus-Hypertrichosis-Hypoplasia of Labia 
Craniofacial Syndrome 
craniofacial-skeletal-dermatologic syndrome 
Craniofrontonasal Dysostosis 
Craniofrontonasal Dysplasia 
Craniofrontonasal SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Craniometaphyseal Dysplasia 
Cranioorodigital Syndrome 
Craniostenosis 
Craniostenosis, Crouzon Type 
Craniosynostosis 
Craniosynostosis with Radial Defects 
Craniosynostosis, Choanal Atresia, Radial Humeral Synostosis 
Craniosynostosis, Midfacial Hypoplasia, and Foot Abnormalities 
Craniosynostosis-Hypertrichosis-Facial and Other Anomalies 
Craniosynostosis-Radial Aplasia Syndrome 
Cranium Bifidum 
Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease 
Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) 
Cri du Chat Syndrome 
Crib Death 
Crib Safety 
Cribriform Carcinoma 
Crigler Najjar Syndrome 
Crohn's Disease 
Crohn's disease: Changing your diet 
Cronkhite-Canada Syndrome 
Cross Syndrome 
Cross-Eyes (Strabismus) 
Cross-McKusick-Breen Syndrome 
Crosti-Gianotti SyndromeGo to top of pageTop
Croup 
Croup: Managing a croup attack 
Crouzon Craniofacial Dysostosis 
Crouzon Syndrome 
Crow-Fukase Syndrome 
Crowns 
Crying, Age 3 and Younger 
Cryoglobulinemia, Essential Mixed 
Cryosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer 
Cryotherapy (cryosurgery) for genital warts 
Cryotherapy for abnormal cervical cell changes 
Cryotherapy for warts 
Cryptococcic Meningitis 
Cryptococcosis 
Cryptococcosis Lung 
Cryptococcosis Skin 
Cryptogenic Fibrosing Alveolitis 
Cryptorchidism 
Cryptorchidism-Dwarfism-Subnormal Mentality 

CS
 
CS 
CSD (Chronic Spasmodic Dysphonia) 
CSID 
Csillag's Disease (Sclerosus) 
Csillag's Disease, Planus Type 

CT
 
CTCLGo to top of pageTop
CTF 
CTX 

CU
 
Cupulolithiasis 
Curettage and electrosurgery for nonmelanoma skin cancer 
Curschmann-Batten-Steinert syndrome 
Curvature of the Spine (Scoliosis) 
Cushing's Syndrome 
Cutaneous Leukocytoclastic Angiitis 
Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma, Hereditary 
Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphomas 
Cutis Laxa 
Cutis Laxa-Growth Deficiency Syndrome 
Cutis Marmorata Telangiectatica Congenita 
Cuts 

CV
 
CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident; Stroke) 
CVI 
CVID 

CY
 
Cyclic Edema 
Cyclic Hematopoiesis 
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome 
Cyclist's Syndrome 
Cylindroma 
Cyprus Fever 
Cystectomy for bladder cancer 
Cystic Dilatation of Renal Collecting TubesGo to top of pageTop
Cystic Disease of the Renal Medulla 
Cystic Fibrosis 
Cystic Fibrosis 
Cystic Fibrosis Carrier Screening 
Cystic Fibrosis, Lung Transplant for 
Cystic fibrosis: Helping your child cough up mucus 
Cystic Hygroma 
Cystic Hygromas, Included 
Cystic Lymphangioma 
cystic mesenchymal hamartoma 
Cysticercosis 
Cystine Storage Disease 
Cystine-Lysine-Arginine-Ornithinuria 
Cystinosis 
Cystinuria 
Cystinuria with Dibasic Aminoaciduria 
Cystocele (Bladder Prolapse) Repair 
Cysts of the Renal Medulla, Congenital 
Cysts, Arachnoid 
Cysts, Functional Ovarian 
Cytochrome C Oxidase Deficiency 
Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease 
Cytomegalovirus 
Cytomegalovirus Infection 

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