Glossary C

Conduction refers to the transfer of heat from warmer to cooler objects that are in contact with each other. This term may also be used in association with the conveyance of neural impulses.

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Conduction aphasia is an Aphasia characterized by the inability to repeat what one has heard.

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Conduction disturbances refer to a slowing or blockage of the wave of depolarization in the heart, examples are: first-degree AV block, or bundle branch block.

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- Conductive deafness (middle-ear deafness) : Conductive deafness (middle-ear deafness) refers to hearing loss that occurs if the bones of the middle ear fail to transmit sound waves properly to the cochlea

Conductive hearing loss is defined as poor transfer of sounds from the eardrum to the inner ear. It also refers to hearing loss that occurs when the vibrations of a sound stimulus are not conducted normally from the outer ear into the cochlea.

Conductivity is defined as the capacity for conduction.

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Condyle refers to large, rounded projection that usually articulates with another bone, such as the medial or lateral condyle of the femur.

Condyloid joint is a type of joint in which the bones permit movement in two (2) planes without rotation, as in the wrist between the radius and the proximal row of the carpal bones or the second, third, fourth, and fifth metacarpophalangeal joints.