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CM-AVM

Capillary Malformation-Arteriovenous Malformation Syndrome.  A rare disorder involving small blood vessels (capillaries), usually of the face and limbs.  These lesions are typically 1-2 cm in diameter and multiple.  There can also be high-flow AVMs in the skin, muscle, bone and brain in this condition. These AVMs can result in bleeding, heart failure and neurologic deficits.

CMAP

Compound motor (muscle) action potential. The composite electrical activity in a muscle that has been simultaneously stimulated by a group of motor neurons (nerve fibers) within a motor nerve.

CMG

Cystometrogram.  A diagnostic procedure used to evaluate bladder function.  It measures the pressure within the bladder as a function of the volume of fluid within the bladder.

CMV

Cytomeglovirus or human herpesvirus-5

CN

Cranial nerve(s)

CNS

The central nervous system. The brain and spinal cord. These structures receives and integrates information from the body via the peripheral nervous system and coordinates the activity of the elements of the body.

coarctation of the aorta

A narrowing of the proximal portion of the aorta resulting in elevated blood pressures in the upper parts of the body and lowering in the lower parts.

Cobb angle

First described by the orthopedist John R Cobb, the Cobb angle is the angle between a line drawn parallel to the end plate of the rostral most vertebral body in spinal curve and a line drawn parallel to the end plate of the caudal most vertebral body of a spinal curve. It was originally used to describe a curve seen on a coronal view of the spine on X-ray. More recently it has also been used to describe sagittal spinal curvature, especially those seen after trauma.

Collier’s sign

Unilateral or Bilateral retraction of the eyelids.due to a midbrain lesion

convergence spasm

Ocular convergence spasm – A rare condition where the eyes intermittently turn inward or converge towards each other.