| grateful med | A microcomputer-based software package providing a user-friendly interface to the medlars system of the national library of medicine. (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) |
| 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) |
| Hucker-Conn stain | <technique> A crystal violet-ammonium oxalate mixture used in Gram's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |