| corrosive | <chemistry> Refers to any substance that oxidizes metal or flesh, in a chemical labeling context, it specificially refers to a highly reactive substance that causes obvious damage to living tissue. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| corrosive of tissue | This describes any substance (such as a strong acid or base) which destroys tissues on direct contact. (09 Oct 1997) |
| corrosive sublimate | <chemical> Mercury chloride (hgcl2). A highly toxic compound that volatises slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees c. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, disinfectants. Chemical name: Mercury chloride (HgCl2) (12 Dec 1998) |
| corrosive ulcer | <medicine> See Canker. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, lit, a feeding. See Name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alkaline reflux gastritis | An inflammation of the gastric mucosa believed to be caused by irritating factors in bile. Synonym: alkaline reflux gastritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atrophic gastritis | Chronic gastritis with atrophy of the mucous membrane and destruction of the peptic glands, sometimes associated with pernicious anaemia or gastric carcinoma; also applied to gastric atrophy without inflammatory changes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile gastritis | An inflammation of the gastric mucosa believed to be caused by irritating factors in bile. Synonym: alkaline reflux gastritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis | <pathology> Inflammation of the stomach. (18 Nov 1997) |
| gastritis, atrophic | Chronic gastritis with mucosal atrophy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gastritis cystica polyposa | Large sessile mucosal polyps arising in the stomach proximal to an old gastroenterostomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis fibroplastica | An obsolete term for gastritis with fibrosis and sclerosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gastritis, hypertrophic | Gastritis with hypertrophy of gastric mucosa folds. Symptoms include vomiting, diarrhoea, weight loss, excessive mucus secretion, and hypoproteinaemia. (12 Dec 1998) |
| catarrhal gastritis | Gastritis with excessive secretion of mucus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| phlegmonous gastritis | <radiology> Aetiology: septicaemia, local abscess, postoperative stomach, complication of gastric ulcer/cancer, organism: streptococcus, symptoms: severe fulminant illness, may vomit pus, location: usually limited to stomach not extending beyond the pylorus, submucosa most severely affected gastric layer, XR: barium dissection into submucosa and serosa (12 Dec 1998) |
| polypous gastritis | A form of chronic gastritis, in which there is irregular atrophy of the mucous membrane with cystic glands giving rise to a knobby or polypous appearance of the surface. (05 Mar 2000) |