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CFIA:
Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Capillary:
a tiny blood vessel that connects the venous and arterial blood vessels. This is the primary site of seepage during anaphylaxis.
Cardiovascular:
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels.
Casein:
the principle protein of milk.
Celiac disease:
a condition characterized by hypersensitivity to gluten, a component of wheat.
Cell Mediated Immunity:
acquired immunity in which the role of small lymphocytes of thymic origin predominate.
Challenge:
when antigen is given intentionally to previously sensitized individuals in order to evoke and assess the allergic response.
Circulatory:
pertaining to the circulation of blood.
Clinical:
pertaining to or founded on actual observation and treatment of patients, rather than theory or basic science.
Complement:
a complex series of enzymatic proteins found in normal serum that combine with antigen-antibody complex and produce injury as part of anaphylactoid reactions.
Complex:
the combination of antigen and antibody.
Conjunctivitis:
inflammation of the conjunctiva (the delicate membrane that lines the eyelids).
Contact dermatitis:
an acute allergic inflammation of the skin caused by contact with various substances of a chemical, animal or vegetable nature to which hypersensitivity has been acquired. May also refer to a non-allergic reaction to a primary irritant.
Contrast medium:
a dye used to enhance radiological images; often injected intravascularly.
Corticosteroid:
any of the steroids produced by the adrenal cortex or their synthetic equivalents.
Cortisone:
a hormone produced by the adrenal gland, which may also be administered to help control inflammation.
Cross contamination:
the accidental deposition of a food ingredient in a product that does not normally contain it; this can happen through shared equipment or workers hands, etc.
Cross reactivity:
allergic sensitivity to triggers that share similar or related structures; e.g. peanuts and other legumes.
Cyanosis:
a bluish discoloration, usually referring to the skin and mucous membranes, due to an excessive amount of reduced hemoglobin in the blood (usually due to low oxygen levels which would follow difficulties with breathing or circulation).
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