| Conn's syndrome | <nephrology, syndrome> Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone by a tumour containing tissue like that in the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland. The excess aldosterone results in low potassium levels (hypokalaemia), underacidity of the body (alkalosis), muscle weakness, excess thirst (polydipsia), excess urination (polyuria), and high blood pressure (hypertension). Also called primary aldosteronism and hyperaldosteronism. Named after the American physician Jerome W. Conn. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Conn, Harold | <person> U.S. Microbiologist, 1886-1975. See: Hucker-Conn stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Conn, Jerome | <person> U.S. Physician, *1907. See: Conn's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| connate | Fused to another organ (or other organs) of the same kind. (09 Oct 1997) |
| connectin | <cell biology> Cell surface protein (70 kD) from mouse fibrosarcoma cells that binds laminin and actin. (18 Nov 1997) |
| connecting cartilage | The cartilage in a cartilaginous joint such as the symphysis pubis. Synonym: interosseous cartilage, uniting cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
| connecting peptide | <protein> An amino acid chain which connects the hormones insulin and proinsulin and is metabolically inactive. (09 Oct 1997) |
| connecting stalk | body stalk |
| connecting tubule | A narrow arching tubule of the kidney joining the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting tubule. (05 Mar 2000) |
| connectins | Collective term for the protein components of the cytoskeleton (connective tissue); originally described in muscle, but later observed in erythrocyte and other cell membranes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| connection | A union of elements or things; a connecting structure. Synonym: connexus, conexus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| connective | The part of an anther that connects the lobes. (09 Oct 1997) |
| connective tissue | <pathology> Rather general term for mesodermally derived tissue that may be more or less specialised. Cartilage and bone are specialised connective tissue, as is blood, but the term is probably better reserved for the less specialised tissue that is rich in extracellular matrix (collagen, proteoglycan etc.) and that surrounds other more highly ordered tissues and organs. (18 Nov 1997) |
| connective tissue activating peptide III | Cytokine, produced from platelet basic protein, that acts as a growth factor. (18 Nov 1997) |
| connective tissue cell | Any of the cell's of varied form occurring in connective tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hucker-Conn stain | <technique> A crystal violet-ammonium oxalate mixture used in Gram's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| syndrome, conn's | Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone from a tumour containing tissue like that in the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland. Excess aldosterone (pronounced al-do-ster-one) results in low potassium levels (hypokalaemia), underacidity of the body (alkalosis), muscle weakness, excess thirst (polydipsia), excess urination (polyuria), and high blood pressure (hypertension). Also called primary aldosteronism and hyperaldosteronism. Named after the american physician jerome w. Conn. (12 Dec 1998) |