| miller | 1. One who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill. 2. A milling machine. 3. <zoology> A moth or lepidopterous insect; so called because the wings appear as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. Called also moth miller. The eagle ray. The hen harrier. Miller's thumb. <zoology> A small fresh water fish of the genus Uranidea (formerly Cottus), as the European species (U. Gobio), and the American (U. Gracilis); called also bullhead. A small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed tit. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| Miller-Abbott tube | A tube with two lumens, one ending in a small collapsible balloon and the other in a metallic tip with numerous perforations; used for intestinal decompression. Synonym: Abbott's tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| miller fisher syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome characterised by total external ophthalmoplegia, cerebellar ataxia, and loss of tendon reflexes. Early symptoms include fever, headache, and pneumonia. They are followed by facial paralysis, diplopia, and paresthesia of the arms and trunk. It is sometimes viewed as a variant of guillain-barre syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| miller's asthma | Asthma caused by flour or grain allergens. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller's chemicoparasitic theory | That dental caries is caused by microorganisms of the mouth fermenting dietary carbohydrates and producing acids that demineralise the teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller, Thomas Grier | <person> U.S. Physician, *1886. See: Miller-Abbott tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Miller, Willoughby | <person> U.S. Dentist, 1853-1907. See: Miller's chemicoparasitic theory. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fisher, Miller | <person> U.S. Neurologist, *1910. See: Fisher's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aaa disease | Endemic anaemia of ancient Egypt, ascribed in the Papyrus Ebers to intestinal infestation with ancylostoma; now called ancylostomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ABO haemolytic disease of the newborn | Erythroblastosis foetalis due to maternal-foetal incompatibility with respect to an antigen of the ABO blood group; the foetus possesses A or B antigen which is lacking in the mother, and the mother produces immune antibody which causes haemolysis of foetal erythrocytes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accumulation disease | A disease characterised by abnormal accumulation of a metabolic product in certain cells and tissues; examples include the mucopolysaccharidoses, lipoidoses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Acosta's disease | A condition that results from prolonged exposure to high altitude. Symptoms include a continuous dry cough, shortness of breath, poor exercise tolerance, dizziness, headache, sleep difficulty, anorexia, confusion, fatigue and a rapid pulse. Treatment includes the immediate movement to a lower altitude. Prophylaxis has been accomplished successfully with the use of acetazolamide (Diamox). (27 Sep 1997) |
| acquired immunodeficiency disease | Acquired immunodeficiency disease: Disease caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute disease | Disease having a short and relatively severe course. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Adams-Stokes disease | <syndrome> Transient asystole or ventricular fibrillation in the presence of atrioventricular block. (12 Dec 1998) |