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• Word! Cystic Fibrosis

  Kids with cystic fibrosis have bodies that make thick, sticky mucus. This causes problems in their lungs and their digestive tracts.

• Word! Cyst

  A cyst is a sac filled with air, liquid, or pus that can happen in different parts of the body.

• Word! Coxsackievirus

  A coxsackievirus is one of a group of viruses or germs that live in the digestive tract and can make you sick.

• Word! Contusion

  A contusion is a bruise - a spot where blood leaks under the skin and turns the skin a different color.

• Word! Cleft Palate

  A cleft palate is a split in the roof of the mouth that some babies are born with.

• Word! Cleft Lip

  A cleft lip is a split in the upper lip that some babies are born with.

• Word! Cerebral Palsy

  Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects the brain and how it talks to the muscles.

• Word! Cellulitis

  Cellulitis is a skin infection caused by bacteria entering the skin through a cut or scrape.

• Word! Cells

  Cells are the smallest building block of all living things, and you have trillions of them in your body.

• Word! Canker Sore

  Canker sores are small, painful sores found in and around the mouth.

• Word! Certified Diabetes Educators (CDEs)

  Do you need someone to help you understand diabetes? Try a certified diabetes educator.

• Word! Carbohydrate Counting

  Many people with diabetes count their carbohydrates to keep track of how much they're eating.

• Word! Carbohydrate

  Like proteins and fats, carbohydrates are one of the three main components of food.

• Word! Cough

  A cough is a reflex that helps your body clear your throat and lungs.

• Word! Corticosteroids

  Controller medicine keeps the airways in the lungs open and clear so kids with asthma can breathe.

• Word! Long-Term Control Medicines

  Many people with asthma need to take medicine every day to control their asthma.

• Word! Chromosomes

  Your body is made up of billions of cells, which are too small to see without a strong microscope.

• Word! Cornea

  Itýýýs part of your eye, but youýýýve probably never noticed it before.

• Word! Contagious

  There's a good reason your parent tells you to cover your mouth when you sneeze or cough!

• Word! Contact Lenses

  Contact lenses are small, thin pieces of plastic that you put in your eyes to help you see better.

• Word! Constipation

  Sometimes your bowel movements - you know, the stuff inside your intestines we call poop - might be hard and dry.

• Word! Congestion

  Congestion happens when your nose gets stuffy and makes it hard to breathe.

• Word! Conjunctivitis

  Conjunctivitis (En español: Conjuntivitis) Say: kon-jung-tih-vy-tis Is your eye looking pink and not so pretty? Sounds like conjunctivitis, sometimes called pinkeye. This can happen when the conjunctiva, the covering of your eye and inside your eyelids, gets infected. Your eye may feel itchy and like you have a grain of sand caught in it. Your…

• Word! Cone

  Cones are tiny cells in the back of the eye that are sensitive to light and help you see.

• Word! Complete Blood Count (CBC)

  Blood is made up of different parts, such as red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets.

• Word! Cochlea

  The cochlea looks like a spiral-shaped snail shell deep in your ear.

• Word! Chronic

  This word refers to an illness that a person has for a long time or an illness that goes away and keeps coming back.

• Word! Cerumen

  This word means wax.

• Word! Chemotherapy

  Chemotherapy is the use of special medicines to treat cancer.

• Word! Cerebral Cortex

  Also known as gray matter, this term describes the brain's outer layer.

• Word! Cerebellum

  Yo-yoing, walking, playing soccer - you couldn't do any of it without this small but powerful part of the brain.

• Word! Cast

  If you ever break a bone, you'll probably need a cast to hold the pieces of bone steady while they're healing.

• Word! Cartilage

  Touch the tip of your nose or the top of your ear - that's cartilage.

• Word! Caries

  Better brush to keep those caries away!

• Word! Cardiologist

  This kind of doctor knows all about the heart and how it works.

• Word! Canine Teeth

  Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.

• Word! Cancer

  Cancer is a disease that happens when the body makes cells that are not normal.

• Word! CT Scan or CAT Scan

  Actually, CT scans have nothing to do with cats, except that when people talk about them, they usually say "CAT scan" instead of "CT scan."