| lues | <medicine> Disease, especially of a contagious kind. Lues venerea, syphilis; called also simply lues. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| lues venerea | <microbiology> A sexually transmitted disease caused by the spirochete, Treponema pallidum. May also be acquired prenatally (foetal infection). (27 Sep 1997) |
| anorexia nervosa | An eating disorder characterised a misperception of body image. Individuals with anorexia nervosa often believe they are overweight even when they are grossly underweight. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bulimia nervosa | An eating disorder which is characterised by self-induced vomiting after eating. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pars nervosa hypophyseos | It is composed of the infundibulum and the nervous lobe of hypophysis. See: hypophysis. Synonym: lobus posterior hypophyseos, neural part of hypophysis, pars nervosa hypophyseos, posterior lobe of hypophysis. Origin: neuro-+ hypophysis (05 Mar 2000) |
| pars nervosa retinae | pars nervosa retinae |
| rhinitis nervosa | <chest medicine> An inflammatory response in the nasal passages to an allergic stimulus. Often includes: nasal congestion, sneezing, runny or itchy nose. (27 Sep 1997) |
| corpuscula nervosa terminalia | Generic term denoting specialised encapsulated nerve endings such as the articular, bulboid, genital, lamellated, and tactile corpuscles, and the tactile meniscus. Synonym: corpuscula nervosa terminalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mycetism nervosa | Mushroom poisoning that involves the parasympathetic nervous system and causes gastrointestinal distress, after consumption of species such as Amanita, Inocybe, and Clitocybe. (05 Mar 2000) |
| purpura nervosa | <dermatology> This relatively rare disorder is characterised by skin purpura, joint pains, abdominal pain and renal disease (glomerulonephritis). Although Henoch-Schonlein purpura or anaphylactoid purpura, is thought to be a immune complex mediated disease, its exact cause is unknown. Its typical benign coarse can, however, include renal failure. (27 Sep 1997) |
| dysphagia nervosa | Oesophageal spasm causing dysphagia. Synonym: dysphagia nervosa, nervous dysphagia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| foramina nervosa | The perforations along the tympanic lip of the spiral lamina giving passage to the cochlear nerves. Synonym: habenulae perforata, zona perforata. (05 Mar 2000) |