| general paresis | A part of late ( tertiary ) syphilis a decade or more after the initial infection, due to chronic inflammation of the covering and substance of the brain (meningoencephalitis) which results in progressive dementia and generalised paralysis. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| paresis | <neurology> Slight or incomplete paralysis. Origin: Gr. = relaxation (18 Nov 1997) |
| paresis, general | A part of late ( tertiary ) syphilis a decade or more after the initial infection, due to chronic inflammation of the covering and substance of the brain (meningoencephalitis) which results in progressive dementia and generalised paralysis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| parturient paresis | A disease of pregnant and lactating cows and ewes leading to generalised paresis and death. The disease, which is characterised by hypocalcaemia, occurs at or shortly after parturition in cows and within weeks before or after parturition in ewes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Bassen, Frank | <person> U.S. Physician, *1903. See: Bassen-Kornzweig syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mallory, Frank | <person> U.S. Pathologist, 1862-1941. See: Mallory bodies, picro-Mallory trichrome stain. See entries under stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Mann, Frank | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1887-1962. See: Mann-Bollman fistula, Mann-Williamson operation, Mann-Williamson ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gerbode, Frank | <person> See: Gerbode defect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Meleney, Frank | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1889-1963. See: Meleney's gangrene, Meleney's ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Robertshaw, Frank | <person> 20th century English anaesthesiologist. See: Robertshaw tube. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wilson, Frank Norman | <person> U.S. Cardiologist, 1890-1952. See: Wilson block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Cotton, Frank | <person> U.S. Chemist, *1930. See: Cotton effect. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hamilton, Frank Hastings | <person> U.S. Surgeon, 1813-1886. See: Hamilton's pseudophlegmon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Horsfall, Frank L Jr | <person> U.S. Physician, 1906-1971. See: Tamm-Horsfall mucoprotein, Tamm-Horsfall protein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Dickens, Frank | <person> British biochemist, *1899. See: Dickens shunt, Warburg-Lipmann-Dickens-Horecker shunt. (05 Mar 2000) |