| anterior surface of lower limb | The anterior surface of the inferior limb. Synonym: facies anterior membri inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bones of lower limb | These include the inferior limb girdle (hip bone) and the skeleton of the free inferior limb (femur, tibia, fibula, patella, tarsus, metatarsus, and bones of the toes). Synonym: ossa membri inferioris, bones of inferior limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regions of lower limb | The topographic divisions of the lower limb: gluteal, thigh (or femoral), knee, leg (or crural), ankle, and foot. Synonym: regiones membri inferioris, regions of inferior limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posterior surface of lower limb | The posterior surface of the inferior limb. Synonym: facies posterior membri inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| joints of free lower limb | The joints uniting the bones of the free inferior limb to one another and to the pelvic girdle; they are the hip joint, knee joint, tibiofibular joints, and the joints of the ankle and foot. Synonym: articulationes membri inferioris liberi, joints of free inferior limb, juncturae membri inferioris liberi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| flexor retinaculum of lower limb | A wide band passing from the medial malleolus to the medial and upper border of the calcaneus and to the plantar surface as far as the navicular bone; it holds in place the tendons of the tibialis posterior, flexor digitorum longus, and flexor hallucis longus. Synonym: retinaculum musculorum flexorum, laciniate ligament, ligamentum laciniatum, retinaculum of flexor muscles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lateral surface of lower limb | The lateral surface of the inferior limb. Synonym: facies lateralis membri inferioris. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lower limb | The hip, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot. Synonym: membrum inferius, inferior limb, lower extremity, pelvic limb. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute lower GI haemorrhage | <gastroenterology> Typical presentation: Sudden onset of brisk rectal bleeding without blood in gastric aspirate Diagnostic considerations: diverticulosis, angiodysplasia, ischemic colitis, inflammatory bowel disease (rarely), polyps are usually present, carcinoma causing a chronic bleed, haemorrhoids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| paratuberculous lymphadenitis | Old term for chronic inflammation of certain lymph nodes, not specifically tuberculous (i.e., tubercle bacilli are not demonstrable), but associated with proved tuberculous inflammation in another part or organ of the body. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseous lymphadenitis | A specific disease of sheep caused by Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis and characterised by slowly progressing caseation necrosis of the lymph nodes, particularly those of the thorax. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regional granulomatous lymphadenitis | <disease> A self-limiting bacterial infection of the regional lymph nodes (lymphadenitis) caused by afipia felis, a gram-negative bacterium recently identified as bartonella henselae. It usually arises one or more weeks following a feline scratch, with raised inflammatory nodules at the site of the scratch being the primary symptom. It results in tender and enlarged lymph glands above the site of injury. A chronic benign adenopathy, especially in children and young adults, commonly associated with a recent cat scratch or bite and caused by bacteria including Bartonella henselae and Alipia felis; the lymphadenopathy usually resolves spontaneously within a period of several months, but complications involving central nervous system, liver, spleen, lung, and skin have been seen. Synonym: benign inoculation lymphoreticulosis, benign inoculation reticulosis, cat-scratch fever, regional granulomatous lymphadenitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| regional lymphadenitis | Inflammation of a group of lymph nodes receiving drainage from a site of infection. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cervical lymphadenitis | <pathology> Refers to inflammation of the lymph glands in the neck. Often occurs secondary to a viral or bacterial (Streptococcus) infection. Common symptoms include pain and tenderness to the swollen lymph glands in the neck. Cervical lymphadenitis may accompany tonsillitis, pharyngitis and dental infections. (27 Sep 1997) |
| mesenteric lymphadenitis | A condition clinically resembling acute appendicitis, in which there is inflammation of the mesenteric lymph nodes receiving lymph from the intestine. A septal form, which is frequently fatal, and a milder form, which is self-limited, are caused by yersinia (pasteurella) pseudotuberculosis. (12 Dec 1998) |