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Celsius, centigrade
Celsius: relating to the temperature scale in which water freezes at 0 degrees Celsius (0 °C) and boils at 100 °C at standard atmospheric pressur -
centigrade
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characteristic, parameter, variable
characteristic: a property of an item; subtly different from a parameter (see below) because parameters define function – for example, colour is a characteristi -
climate, weather
climate: the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general, or over a particular period weather: the temperature and conditions of cloudiness, dryness, -
climate change, climate variability, global warming, global change, greenhouse effect
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climate variability
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clinical study, clinical trial
clinical study: observational study design for making epidemiological observations of the effects of different clinical treatments or exposures on comparable co -
clinical trial
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cloning
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cohort study
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Commonwealth
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communicable, contagious, infectious, infective, noncommunicable, transmissible
communicable disease, transmissible disease, infectious disease: a disease (such as one caused by a bacterium, virus or prion) that can spread from person to pe -
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compare to, compare with
compare with: consider similarities or differences between 2 or more items They compared A with B. Compared with last year, the results were disappointing. -
compare with
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compose, comprise, constitute
comprise: to consist of or contain The genus comprises 8 species. compose, constitute: to make up Eight species constitute the genus. The genus is com -
complement, compliment
complement (general): to go well together, to make complete complement (biology): proteins in blood plasma that interact with antibodies to activate an immun -
compliment
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compostable
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comprise
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condition, disease, disorder, illness, syndrome
condition: a general term for diseases, lesions and disorders; often excludes mental health, where disorder is preferred (eg Diagnostic and statistical man -
concentration
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congenital, genetic, genetics
congenital: a symptom or condition that one is born with (eg a congenital heart condition).