cap

[kap]

1. a covering.

2. a maximum budgetary limit.

cervical cap a contraceptive device similar to the diaphragm but much smaller, consisting of a cup that fits directly over the cervix. It is only 60 per cent effective for women who have already given birth.

The cervical cap is inserted much like the diaphragm. The woman should check to be certain that it is placed over the cervix. From McKinney et al., 2000.

cradle cap an oily yellowish crust that sometimes appears on the scalp of an infant, caused by excessive secretion by the sebaceous glands in the scalp. Treatment of mild cases consists of daily shampoo with mild soap. It can be loosened with an application of mineral oil or baby oil prior to shampooing. Called also milk crust and crusta lactea.

CAP

(kap),

Abbreviation for catabolite (gene) activator protein; community-acquired pneumonia.

cap

(kap),

1. Any concave anatomic structure with the appearance or function of a close-fitting cover.

2. A protective covering for an incomplete tooth.

3. Colloquialism for restoration of the coronal part of a natural tooth by means of an artificial crown.

4. A stage of odontogenesis.

5. The nucleotide structure found at the 5'-terminus of many eukaryotic messenger RNAs, consisting of a 7-methylguanosine connected, through its 5'-hydroxyl group, by a triphosphate group to the 5'-hydroxyl group of the first nucleoside encoded by the DNA; usually symbolized as m⁷G^5'ppp^5'N, where N is nucleoside number 1 in the transcribed mRNA and is itself often methylated; the cap is added posttranscriptionally.

6. A cluster of aggregated proteins on the surface of a cell.

cap

Abbreviation for capsule.

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CAP

Abbreviation for:
calcium phosphate
calcium-to-phosphorus (ratio)
camptodactyly arthropathy pericarditis
Canadian Association of Pathologists
cancer of prostate
capillaries
capitation
capsaicin
capsule
captopril
caput
carbamyl phosphate
carcinoma of prostate
catabolite activator protein
cationic activator protein
cell attachment protein
Center Accreditation Project
child abuse potential
children of alcoholic parents
chloramphenicol
cholesteric analysis profile test
chronic alcoholic pancreatitis
chronic apical periodontitis
clathrin-associated protein
client assistance program
clinical articulation profile (speech)
College of American Pathologists
common assurance process (Medspeak-UK)
community access programme
community-acquired pneumonia
compliance aid for pharmaceuticals
compound action potential
computerised automated psychophysiological device
corrective action plan (Medspeak-UK)
cost alocation procedure
Council on Alcohol Policy
criteria air pollutant
cyclase-activating protein
cyclic AMP
cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, prednisone
cystine aminopeptidase
cystylaminopeptidase

CAP

1. College of American Pathologists. See CAP inspection, CAP survey.

2. Community-acquired pneumonia, see there.

3. Cyclophosphamide, Adriamycin, prednisone–an oncology regimen.

cap

Dentistry A popular term for a crown, see there Gynecology See Cervical cap Managed care A limit on reimbursement for a health care service imposed by an insurance company or governmental agency. See Capitation Obstetrics See Cradle cap.

CAP

Abbreviation for catabolite (gene) activator protein.

cap

(kap)

1. Any anatomic structure that resembles a cap or cover.

2. A protective covering for an incomplete tooth.

3. Colloquialism for restoration of the coronal part of a natural tooth by means of an artificial crown.

4. The nucleotide structure found at the 5' terminus of many eukaryotic messenger RNAs.

Medical Dictionary for the Health Professions and Nursing © Farlex 2012

cap

(kap)

1. A protective covering for an incomplete tooth.

2. Colloquialism for restoration of the coronal part of a natural tooth with an artificial crown.

Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012

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The Operation + HFD + Chronic Stress group exhibited significantly thinner fibrous caps than the Operation + HFD group ([73.974 [+ or -] 8.144] vs.

Mechanism of Chronic Stress-induced Reduced Atherosclerotic Medial Area and Increased Plaque Instability in Rabbit Models of Chronic Stress

Plaque rupture is characterized by intraluminal thrombus on a disrupted thin fibrous cap overlying a necrotic core with infiltration of macrophages whereas plaque erosion manifests as thrombus on an intact fibrous cap with less or deep-seated necrotic core.

Clozapine-Induced Myocarditis or Acute Coronary Syndrome? Optical Coherence Tomography to the Rescue

These examples highlight the need for a reliable imaging technique with suitable resolution to identify plaque at high resolution (for example, thickness of vulnerable fibrous cap <<65 [micro]m).

Automated volumetric intravascular plaque classification using optical coherence tomography

Ulcerated plaque and calcified plaque are stable, whereas the others are unstable.19 Unstable plaques are pathologically typified by large lipid cores and thin fibrous caps, but stable plaques are mainly manifested as concentric stenosis, smooth boundary and free of filling defect.

Correlation between genetic polymorphism of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in patients with coronary artery disease and cardiac remodeling

The cross-section includes 5 parts: the arterial wall, the fibrous cap, the lumen, the lipid pool, and the calcified inclusion.

How does calcification influence plaque vulnerability? Insights from fatigue analysis

MMP-14 positive macrophages/FCMs were found predominantly in the shoulder regions (SR) of atheromatous carotid plaques (Figures 2(a)-2(c)), whereas TIMP-3 positive macrophages/FCMs occurred predominantly within and around the fibrous cap (FC) of fibrous atheromatous plaques (Figures 2(d)-2(e)).

Relationship of MMP-14 and TIMP-3 expression with macrophage activation and human atherosclerotic plaque vulnerability

Thrombosis occurs as a consequence of a ruptured fibrous cap, and this catastrophic phenomenon is very frequent at the inflamed and thinned sites of the fibrous cap in advanced lesions.

Concept of atherosclerosis velocity: is it a better measure of cardiovascular risk?

A major feature of this process is lipid accumulation, and the atheromatous plaque can become covered with a fibrous cap over the focal necrotic area in the later stages of this process.

Periodontal diseases and cardiovascular diseases --the established link

Previous research has suggested that arterial FDG uptake like that observed is due to macrophage accumulation at the interface between the lipid core and the fibrous cap in atherosclerotic plaques (Circulation 2002;105:2708-11).

HIV heightens risk of arterial inflammation