Brain Tumour Dictionary
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Term Definition
calcificationCalcification is the process in which the mineral calcium builds up in soft tissue, causing it to harden.
 
CancerThe name given to a group of diseases that can occur in any organ of the body, and which all involve abnormal or uncontrolled growth of cells.
 
CarerThis is someone who, because of the nature of the relationship involved, has assumed responsibility for the care of a dependent individual on a regular basis or who provides a significant level of support to a service user. He or she does not necessarily live in the same household and is not always a relative.
 
CaudadToward the feet (or tail in embryology), as opposed to cranial.
 
CaudalPertaining to, situated in, or toward the tail or the hind part. Or below another structure.
 
Central Nervous SystemThe central nervous system (CNS) contains the majority of the nervous system and consists of the brain and the spinal cord.
 
cerebal atrophyDecrease in size or wasting away of the brain or of the cerebrum.
 
CerebellumThis part of the brain coordinates body movements.
 
cerebral atrophyCerebral atrophy is a common feature of many of the diseases that affect the brain. Atrophy of any tissue means loss of cells. In brain tissue, atrophy describes a loss of neurons and the connections between them. Atrophy can be generalized, which means that all of the brain has shrunk; or it can be focal, affecting only a limited area of the brain and resulting in a decrease of the functions that area of the brain controls.
 
Cerebral CortexCerebral cortex: The outer portion of the cerebrum, a key part of the brain, consisting of layers of nerve cells and the nerve pathways that connect them. The cerebral cortex is responsible for the processes of thought, perception and memory. Nerve cells in the cerebral cortex die in Alzheimer\'s disease and in a number of other brain disorders. The word \"cortex\" is Latin for the bark of a tree. The plural of cortex is cortices. The adjective is cortical
 
Cerebrospinal fluidThe fluid that flows around the brain and the spinal cord.
 
ChemosensitivityThe specific sensititvity of an individual to chemotherapy drugs.
 
ChemotherapyThe treatment of disease with chemicals, such as cytotoxic (cancer destroying) drugs. Used to eradicate cancerous cells.
 
choroid plexusInfoldings of blood vessels of the pia mater covered by a thin coat ependymal cells that form tufted projections into the 3rd, 4th and lateral ventricles of the brain. They secrete the cerebrospinal fluid.
 
CognitiveRelating to the mental processes of comprehension, judgement, memory and reasoning.
 
Contrast agentsA material comparatively opaque to X rays that is injected into a hollow organ to provide contrast with the surrounding tissue and make possible radiographic and fluoroscopic examination.
 
Corpus CallosumAn arched mass of white matter, found in the depths of the longitudinal fissure, composed of three layers of fibres.
 
CranialToward the head, as opposed to caudad.
 
CraniotomyAny operation on the cranium. Incision into the cranium.
 


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