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Conditions beginning with the letter C

CAD (Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Disease)
Cancer
Cancer of the Bladder (Bladder Cancer)
Cancer of the Brain (Brain Cancer, Brain Tumours)
Cancer of the Breast (Breast Cancer, Mammary Cancer)
Cancer of the Cervix (Cervical Cancer)
Cancer of the Colon (Colon Cancer, Colorectal Cancer)
Cancer of the Esophagus (Esophageal Cancer, Oesophageal Cancer)
Cancer of the Glottis (Cancer of the Larynx, Laryngeal Cancer, Vocal Cord Cancer, Throat Cancer)
Cancer of the Larynx (Laryngeal Cancer, Vocal Cord Cancer, Cancer of the Glottis, Throat Cancer)
Cancer of the Lung (Lung Cancer, Pulmonary Cancer)
Cancer of the Mouth (Oral Cancers, Mouth Cancers)
Cancer of the Pancreas (Pancreatic Cancer)
Cancer of the Prostate (Prostate Cancer, Prostate Problems)
Cancer of the Skin (Melanoma, Skin Cancer, Skin Tumour)
Cancer of the Uterus (Uterine Cancer, Endometrial Cancer)
Cancer Pain (Oncological Pain)
Candidiasis (Yeast Infections, Thrush)
Canker Sores (Mouth Ulcers, Aphthous Ulcers)
Carcinoid Syndrome
Carotid Artery Disease (Carotid Artery Stenosis, Blocked Carotid Artery)
Carotid Artery Stenosis (Carotid Artery Disease, Blocked Carotid Artery)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Wrist Problems, Median Nerve Dysfunction)
Cataracts
Cavities (Tooth Decay and Toothache, Dental Caries, Toothache)
Celiac Disease (Gluten Intolerance, Celiac Sprue)
Celiac Sprue (Celiac Disease, Gluten Intolerance)
Cellulitis (Erysipelas, Necrotizing Fasciitis)
Cerebral Palsy (CP, Little's Disease)
Cerebrovascular Accident (Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke)
Cervical Cancer (Cancer of the Cervix)
CF (Cystic Fibrosis)
Change of Life (Menopause, Climacteric)
Chest Infection (Pneumonia, Lung Infection, Respiratory Infection)
CHF (Congestive Heart Failure)
Chicken Pox (Chickenpox, Varicella)
Chickenpox (Varicella, Chicken Pox)
Childhood Vaccination (Polio, Vaccination, Diphtheria, Hemophilus influenzae)
Chlamydia
Cholera
Cholesterol (High Cholesterol, Hyperlipidemia)
Chronic Brain Syndrome (Dementia, Organic Brain Syndrome, Senile Dementia)
Chronic Bronchitis (Bronchitis)
Chronic Cystic Mastitis (Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Breast Disease - Benign, Lumpy Breasts, Mammary Dysplasia)
Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome)
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME), Chronic Fatigue Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS))
Chronic Hyperandrogenic Anovulation (CHA) (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Stein-Leventhal Syndrome, PCOS)
Chronic Kidney Disease (Chronic Renal Failure, Kidney Failure)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia, CLL)
Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, CLL)
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (COPD)
Chronic Pain (Pain, Long-term pain)
Chronic Plaque Psoriasis (Psoriasis, Pustular Psoriasis, Erythrodermic Psoriasis, Guttate Psoriasis)
Chronic Renal Failure (Kidney Failure, Chronic Kidney Disease)
Circulation Problems (Raynaud's Disease)
CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Classical CJD, Variant CJD)
Clap (Gonorrhea, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection)
Classical CJD (Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, CJD, Variant CJD)
Climacteric (Menopause, Change of Life)
CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Chronic Lymphoid Leukemia)
Clostridium Botulinum Toxin (Botulism, Botulin Toxin)
Clostridium tetani (Tetanus, Lock Jaw, Lockjaw)
Clot (Embolism, Pulmonary Embolism, PE)
Club Foot (Congenital Talipes Equinovarus, CTEV)
Cluster Headache (Headaches, Tension Headache, Sinus Headache, Migraine)
Cold (The Common Cold, Common Cold)
Cold Sores (Oral Herpes, Fever Blister)
Colic (Infantile Colic)
Colon Cancer (Colorectal Cancer, Cancer of the Colon)
Colorectal Cancer (Colon Cancer, Cancer of the Colon)
Colour Blindness (Monochromatism, Deuteranopia, Protanopia, Colour Vision Deficiency)
Colour Vision Deficiency (Colour Blindness, Monochromatism, Deuteranopia, Protanopia)
Combined Systems Disease (Pernicious Anemia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Addison's Anemia, Congenital Pernicious Anemia)
Common Cold (The Common Cold, Cold)
Concussion (Mild Traumatic Brain Injury)
Congenital Pernicious Anemia (Pernicious Anemia, Vitamin B12 Deficiency, Addison's Anemia, Combined Systems Disease)
Congenital Talipes Equinovarus (Club Foot, CTEV)
Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)
Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye)
Constipation (Hard Stools, Difficulty Passing Stool)
Consumption (Tuberculosis, TB)
Contact Dermatitis (Poison Ivy, Allergic Dermatitis)
Contraception (Birth Control, Family Planning)
COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD))
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery (Coronary Bypass Heart Surgery)
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD, Heart Disease)
Coronary Bypass Heart Surgery (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery)
cot death (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, SIDS, crib death)
Coxsackie Virus (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease, HFMD, Enterovirus)
CP (Cerebral Palsy, Little's Disease)
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD, Classical CJD, Variant CJD)
crib death (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, SIDS, cot death)
Crohn's Disease (IBD (Crohn's Disease), Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Crohn's Disease))
Croup
CTEV (Club Foot, Congenital Talipes Equinovarus)
Cutaneous Anthrax (Anthrax, Bacillus anthracis Infection, Inhalation Anthrax, Intestinal Anthrax)
Cuts and Scrapes (Wound Care, Abrasions)
Cyclothymia (Cyclothymic Disorder)
Cyclothymic Disorder (Cyclothymia)
Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Cystitis (Urinary Tract Infections, Bladder Infections, Urethritis, UTI)

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