CA, n.
a state in the western United States on the Pacific; the 3rd largest state; known for earthquakes
<noun.location>
<noun.location>
| CA |
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| Calif. |
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| California |
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| Golden State |
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member of this domain (region)
part holonym
Southwest, southwestern United States
United States, United States of America, America, the States, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
part meronym
Channel Islands National Park
Kings Canyon National Park
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Redwood National Park
Sequoia National Park
Yosemite National Park
Anaheim
Bakersfield
Barstow
Berkeley
Beverly Hills
Chula Vista
Eureka
Fresno
Long Beach
Los Angeles, City of the Angels, L.A.
Monterey
Oakland
Palo Alto
Pasadena
Redding
Riverside
Sacramento, capital of California
San Bernardino
San Diego
San Francisco
San Jose
San Mateo
San Pablo
Santa Ana
Santa Barbara
Santa Clara
Santa Cruz
Big Sur
Silicon Valley
Colorado Desert
Death Valley
Mojave, Mojave Desert, Mohave, Mohave Desert
Lake Tahoe
Donner Pass
Golden Gate
Klamath, Klamath River
Monterey Bay
Russian River
Sacramento River
Salton Sea
San Andreas Fault
San Fernando Valley
San Joaquin River
San Joaquin Valley
Shasta, Mount Shasta
Sierra Nevada, Sierra Nevada Mountains, High Sierra
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CABG, n.
open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
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| CABG |
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| coronary artery bypass graft |
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| coronary bypass |
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| coronary bypass surgery |
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CAD, n.
software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
<noun.communication>
<noun.communication>
| CAD |
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| computer-aided design |
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CAT, n.
a method of examining body organs by scanning them with X rays and using a computer to construct a series of cross-sectional scans along a single axis
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| CAT |
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| CT |
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| computed axial tomography |
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| computed tomography |
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| computerized axial tomography |
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| computerized tomography |
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CAT scan, n.
sample sentences
"he analyzed the brain scan""you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
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CAT scanner, n.
a tomograph that constructs a 3-D model of an object by combining parallel planes
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<noun.artifact>
| CAT scanner |
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| computerized axial tomography scanner |
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CBC, n.
counting the number of white and red blood cells and the number of platelets in 1 cubic millimeter of blood
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| CBC |
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| blood profile |
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| complete blood count |
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CBR, n.
(cosmology) the cooled remnant of the hot big bang that fills the entire universe and can be observed today with an average temperature of about 2.725 kelvin
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| CBR |
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| CMB |
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| CMBR |
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| cosmic background radiation |
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| cosmic microwave background |
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| cosmic microwave background radiation |
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CCRC, n.
an agency in the Department of Defense that is a national center for research on all aspects of injury control and casualty care
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<noun.group>
| CCRC |
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| Casualty Care Research Center |
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CD, n.
a digitally encoded recording on an optical disk that is smaller than a phonograph record; played back by a laser
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| CD |
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| compact disc |
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| compact disk |
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a debt instrument issued by a bank; usually pays interest
<noun.possession>
<noun.possession>
| CD |
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| certificate of deposit |
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CD burner, n.
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CD drive, n.
CD player, n.
a stand-alone piece of electronic equipment that either has its own display or attaches to a television set
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| CD player |
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CD-R, n.
a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| CD-R |
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| CD-WO |
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| compact disc recordable |
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| compact disc write-once |
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CD-ROM, n.
a compact disk that is used with a computer (rather than with an audio system); a large amount of digital information can be stored and accessed but it cannot be altered by the user
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| CD-ROM |
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| compact disc read-only memory |
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CD-ROM drive, n.
a drive that is connected to a computer and on which a CD-ROM can be `played'
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| CD-ROM drive |
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CD-WO, n.
a compact disc on which you can write only once and thereafter is read-only memory
<noun.artifact>
<noun.artifact>
| CD-R |
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| CD-WO |
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| compact disc recordable |
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| compact disc write-once |
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CD4, n.
a glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of helper T cells
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| CD4 |
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| cluster of differentiation 4 |
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CD4 T cell, n.
T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
<noun.body>
<noun.body>
| CD4 T cell |
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| CD4 cell |
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| helper T cell |
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| helper cell |
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CD4 cell, n.
T cell with CD4 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and secretes lymphokines that stimulate B cells and killer T cells; helper T cells are infected and killed by the AIDS virus
<noun.body>
<noun.body>
| CD4 T cell |
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| CD4 cell |
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| helper T cell |
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| helper cell |
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CD8, n.
a membrane glycoprotein that is found primarily on the surface of cytotoxic T cells
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| CD8 |
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| cluster of differentiation 8 |
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CD8 T cell, n.
T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
<noun.body>
<noun.body>
| CD8 T cell |
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| CD8 cell |
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| cytotoxic T cell |
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| killer T cell |
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| killer cell |
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CD8 cell, n.
T cell with CD8 receptor that recognizes antigens on the surface of a virus-infected cell and binds to the infected cell and kill it
<noun.body>
<noun.body>
| CD8 T cell |
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| CD8 cell |
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| cytotoxic T cell |
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| killer T cell |
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| killer cell |
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CDC, n.
a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services; located in Atlanta; investigates and diagnoses and tries to control or prevent diseases (especially new and unusual diseases)
<noun.group>
<noun.group>
| CDC |
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| Center for Disease Control and Prevention |
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CE, adv.
of the period coinciding with the Christian era; preferred by some writers who are not Christians
<adv.all>
<adv.all>
| C.E. |
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| CE |
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| Common Era |
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sample sentences
"in 200 CE"
CEO, n.
the corporate executive responsible for the operations of the firm; reports to a board of directors; may appoint other managers (including a president)
<noun.person>
<noun.person>
| CEO |
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| chief executive officer |
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| chief operating officer |
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CER, n.
an emotional response that has been acquired by conditioning
<noun.cognition>
<noun.cognition>
| CER |
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| conditioned emotion |
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| conditioned emotional response |
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CF, n.
the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known
<noun.state>
<noun.state>
| CF |
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| cystic fibrosis |
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| fibrocystic disease of the pancreas |
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| mucoviscidosis |
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| pancreatic fibrosis |
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CFC, n.
a fluorocarbon with chlorine; formerly used as a refrigerant and as a propellant in aerosol cans
<noun.substance>
<noun.substance>
| CFC |
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| chlorofluorocarbon |
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sample sentences
"the chlorine in CFCs causes depletion of atmospheric ozone"
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CFO, n.
the corporate executive having financial authority to make appropriations and authorize expenditures for a firm
<noun.person>
<noun.person>
| CFO |
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| chief financial officer |
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