ABBREVIATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING - C

CA Conductive adhesives
CABG Coronary artery by-pass grafting
CAD/CAM Computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing
CAD/D Computer-aided drafting and design
CADD Central axis depth dose
CAI Computer assisted instruction, Computer-aided instruction
CAM Computer-assisted management
CAMP Cyclic AMP
CAPD Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
CAPP Child amputee prosthetic project
CAT Computerized axial tomography
CATS Computer-assisted teaching system; Computerized aphasia treatment system
CAVH Continuous arteriovenous hemofiltration
CB Conjugated bilirubin; Coulomb barrier
CBC Complete blood count
CBF Cerebral blood flow
CBM Computer-based management
CBV Cerebral blood volume
CC Closing capacity
CCC Computer Curriculum Company
CCD Charge-coupled device
CCE Capacitance contact electrode
CCF Cross-correlation function
CCL Cardiac catheterization laboratory
CCM Critical care medical services
CCPD Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
CCTV Closed circuit television system
CCU Coronary care unit; Critical care unit
CD Current density
CDR Complimentary determining region
CDRH Center for Devices and Radiological Health
CEA Carcinoembryonic antigen
CF Conversion factor; Cystic fibrosis
CFC Continuous flow cytometer
CFR Code of Federal Regulations
CFU Colony forming units
CGA Compressed Gas Association
CGPM General Conference on Weights and Measures
CHO Carbohydrate
CHO Chinese hamster ovary
CI Combination index
CICU Cardiac intensive care unit
CIF Contrast improvement factor
CIN Cervical intraepithelial neoplasia
CK Creatine kinase
CLAV Clavicle
CLSA Computerized language sample analysis
CM Cardiomyopathy; Code modulation
CMAD Computer managed articulation diagnosis
CMI Computer-managed instruction
CMRR Common mode rejection ratio
CMV Conventional mechanical ventilation; Cytomegalovirus
CNS Central nervous system
CNV Contingent negative variation
CO Carbon monoxide; Cardiac output
COBAS Comprehensive Bio-Analysis System
COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COR Center of rotation
CP Cerebral palsy; Closing pressure; Creatine phosphate
CPB Cardiopulmonary bypass
CPET Cardiac pacemaker electrode tips
CPM Computerized probe measurements
CPP Cerebral perfusion pressure; Cryoprecipitated plasma
CPR Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cps Cycles per second
CPU Central Processing unit
CR Center of resistance; Conditioned response; Conductive rubber; Creatinine
CRBB Complete right bundle branch block
CRD Completely randomized design
CRL Crown rump length
CRT Cathode ray tube
CS Conditioned stimulus; Contrast scale;
Crown seat
CSA Compressed spectral array
CSF Cerebrospinal fluid
CSI Chemical shift imaging
CSM Chemically sensitive membrane
CT Computed tomography; Computerized tomography
CTI Cumulative toxicity response index
CV Closing volume
C.V. Coefficient of variation
CVA Cerebral vascular accident
CVP Central venous pressure
CVR Cardiovascular resistance
CW Continuous wave
CWE Coated wire electrodes
CWRU Case Western Reserve University