The definitions used in this glossary of terminology either have been provided by the authors of the articles, or have been extracted wholly or in part, or paraphrased from the following sources: The American Medical Association Encyclopedia of Medicine, Charles B. Clayman, MD, Medical Editor, Random House, New York, 1989; Biotechnology from A to Z, 2d Edition, William Bains, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2002; A Dictionary of Genetics, 6th Edition, Robert C. King and William D. Stansfield, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2002; Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary, 29th and 30th Editions, W. B. Saunders Company, Philadelphia, 2000, 2003; Genes VII, Benjamin Lewin, Oxford University Press, New York, New York, 2000; The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders, Volumes I and II, Stacey L. Blachford, Ed., Thomson Learning, New York, New York, 2002; The Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, Inc., Springfield, Massachusetts, 1997; Molecular Biology of the Cell, 3rd Edition, Bruce Alberts, et al., Garland Publishing, 1994; The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged Edition, 1966; Webster's Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, 1991.

DEFINITION:

C, C, Degree C, and °C

C - Symbol for canine (as in tooth), carbon (molecular carbon atoms are frequently designated C1, C2, C3, etc., or a-C, ß-C, etc., beginning from one end or other standard reference point), large calorie, cathode (or cathodal), cervical vertebrae (C1 through C7), clonus, closure, color sense, complement (numbered C1 through C9), compliance (subscripts denote the structure, e.g., C₁, lung compliance), contraction, coulomb, cylinder, cytidine or cytosine, and cylindrical lens.

C - Symbol for capacitance, clearance (subscripts denote the substance, e.g., C_I or C_in inulin clearance), and heat capacity.

Degree C - Symbol for degree Celsius.

°C - Symbol for Celsius.