| California encephalitis | Encephalitis of abrupt onset, with severe frontal headache and low-grade to moderate fever, caused by members of the genus Bunyavirus (Bunyaviridae family); infections also occur in rodents, lagomorphs, and domestic animals. Synonym: California encephalitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| california group viruses | A group of viruses in the bunyavirus genus of the bunyaviridae family. They are found in temperate and arctic regions and each is closely associated with a single species of vector mosquito. The vertebrate hosts are usually small mammals but several virus species infect humans. (12 Dec 1998) |
| California psychological inventory test | A personality inventory, used with normal persons, in which emphasis is upon social interaction variables. (05 Mar 2000) |
| California virus | A serologic group of the genus Bunyavirus, comprising over 14 strains including La Crosse and Tahyna virus, and the type strain, California virus, which causes encephalitis, chiefly in the age group 4 to 14 years. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalitis, california | Mosquito-borne infection with california group of the bunyavirus genus. most california encephalitis is caused by the la crosse virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bovine mastitis | A disease complex which occurs in acute, gangrenous, chronic, and subclinical forms of inflammation of the bovine udder, and is due to a variety of infectious agents; animal care, hygiene, and management are important factors in this dairy cow disease of great economic importance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gargantuan mastitis | An obsolete term for chronic inflammation of the breast with great enlargement of the gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parenchymatous mastitis | Inflammation of the secreting tissue of the breast. Synonym: glandular mastitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mastitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the mammary gland or breast. (18 Nov 1997) |
| mastitis neonatorum | Mastitis in the secreting breast tissue of the newborn, usually staphylococcal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| glandular mastitis | Inflammation of the secreting tissue of the breast. Synonym: glandular mastitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retromammary mastitis | Inflammation of the tissues lying deep to the mammary gland. Synonym: retromammary mastitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| granulomatous mastitis | A rare granulomatous inflammation of lobular breast tissue, with multinucleated giant cells; sarcoidosis is excluded by the frequent presence of neutrophils and absence of involvement of other tissues. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic cystic mastitis | Older term corresponding to fibrocystic condition of the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous mastitis | Old term for abscess or cellulitis of the breast. (05 Mar 2000) |