chemotaxis. The attraction or repulsion exhibited by certain chemicals to living cells.
chimatlon. Mild, chilblain; severe, frost-bite.
chiropodial orthopedics. That branch of podiatry which has to do with the treatment of chronic diseases and deformities of the foot and of the foot joints.
chiropodist. Literally, one who treats the feet and hands. Actually, one who specializes in the treatment of foot lesions not requiring major surgical operative procedures.
chloral. An oily liquid formed by the action of chlorine gas on alcohol.
chlorosis. A form of anemia occurring chiefly in young girls.
chondritis. Inflammation of cartilage.
chondroma. A tumor of cartilage tissue.
chronic. Of long standing.
chyle. The milky fluid found in the mesenteric lymph-vessels as the result of fatty digestion.