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CACHEXIA
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CARNITINE
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CENTRAL-VEIN NUTRITION
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM/CNS
CENTRAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION
CENTRAL VEIN
CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER (CVC)
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CHOLESTASIS
CHOLESTEROL
CHRONIC RENAL FAILURE
CHYLOMICRONS
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COA
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COLECTOMY
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COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)
COMPOUNDING MACHINE
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CREATININE
CREATININE CLEARANCE
CRITRIC ACID CYCLE
CROHN´S DISEASE
CVH
CYSTIC FIBROSIS
CYTOSTATIC DRUG
CYTOSTATIC INFUSION THERAPY
CHYLOMICRONS PRINT

Minute fat droplets that transport long-chain fats absorbed from the intestine into the bloodstream via the thoracic duct to the subclavian vein. The diameter of the chylomicron is 80 - 1000 nm.