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Chromatic adaptation refers to prolonged exposure to light in a specific part of the visible spectrum that adapts receptors that fire to these wave lengths by selectively leaching a specific visual pigment. The perceptual effect of adapting to long-wavelength light is a decrease in sensitivity to these wavelengths. Chromatic adaptation has been proposed as one of the mechanisms responsible for color constancy.

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Deutsch: Chromatische Farbe / Español: Color Cromático / Português: Cor Cromática / Français: Couleur Chromatique / Italiano: Colore Cromatico /

Chromatic color refers to color with hue, such as blue, yellow, red, or green.

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Chromophobic adenoma is a functioning type of tumor of the pituitary gland localized in the anterior aspects of the Pituitary gland that is usually associated with Hyperpituitarism or Hypopituitarism.

Chromosomal disorders refers to a disorder that is the consequence of either an abnormal number of chromosomes or some defect in the structure of the chromosome.

Chromosome refers to strand of DNA bearing the genes ; a threadlike structure in the nucleus of a cell that carries genetic information. It is one of the rodlike bodies in a cell nucleus that contains genetic material and that divides when the cell divides Moreover, Chromosome is a threadlike structure made up of genes. In humans, there are 46 chromosomes in the nucleus of each body cell.

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Chromosomes refer to the thin strands of DNA that contain genes.

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Chronemics refers to the study of the use of time in communication, to wit:
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Chronic means longterm; long period of time. Chronic is an important term in medicine that comes from the Greek "chronos" (time) and means lasting a long time. By the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics, a chronic condition is one lasting three (3) months or more.

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