Glossary

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Cauterization - A technique used to stop bleeding that involves applying a hot instrument, electrical current, or chemical substance directly to tissue.

Cesarean Section - A surgical procedure in which your OB/GYN makes an incision through your lower abdomen and then through your uterus in order to access and deliver your baby. An alternative to vaginal birth when indicated by an OB/GYN.

Chronic Pelvic Pain - Long-term or persistent (three months or longer) pain in the pelvis.

Colectomy - The removal of some or all of the colon.

Colitis - Inflammation of the colon (large intestine).

Colon - Also known as the large intestine. The colon extends from the cecum (near the appendix) to the rectum.

Crohn's Disease - An inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, often affecting the small intestine and colon.