| benign mucosal pemphigoid | A chronic disease that produces adhesions and progressive cicatrization and shrinkage of the conjunctival, oral, and vaginal mucous membranes. Synonym: benign mucosal pemphigoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bovine virus diarrhoea-mucosal disease | Acute disease of cattle caused by the bovine viral diarrhoea virus (diarrhoea virus, bovine viral). Often mouth ulcerations are the only sign but fever, diarrhoea, drop in milk yield, and loss of appetite are also seen. Mortality is high in animals showing clinical signs, especially diarrhoea. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mucosal | <anatomy> Pertaining to a mucous membrane. (11 Nov 1997) |
| mucosal disease | A specific infectious disease of cattle, caused by a togavirus; characterised by ulceration of the mouth, pharynx, oesophagus, and sometimes the stomachs and intestines; may or may not be accompanied by severe diarrhoea. Synonym: mucosal disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosal disease virus | A virus of the genus Pestivirus, in the family Togaviridae, causing bovine virus diarrhoea; New York, Oregon, and Indiana strains of the virus are recognised. Synonym: mucosal disease virus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosal folds of gallbladder | The interlacing folds of the mucosa that produce a honeycomb appearance in the interior of the gallbladder. Synonym: plicae tunicae mucosae vesicae felleae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosal graft | A graft of mucous membrane, usually the full-thickness of the lining of the cheek or lower lip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosal relief radiography | Radiographic technique showing fine detail of gastrointestinal mucosa after coating it with a barium suspension and distending the organ with air or gas released from an ingested powder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucosal tunics | <pathology> A mucous membrane or tunica mucosa. (18 Nov 1997) |
| multiple mucosal neuroma syndrome | <syndrome> Multiple submucosal neuromas or neurofibromas of the tongue, lips, and eyelids in young persons; sometimes associated with tumours of the thyroid or adrenal medulla, or with subcutaneous neurofibromatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| immunity, mucosal | Nonsusceptibility to the pathogenic effects of foreign microorganisms or antigenic substances as a result of antibody secretions of the mucous membranes. Mucosal epithelia in the gastrointestinal, respiratory, and reproductive tracts produce a form of IgA (IgA, secretory) that serves to protect these ports of entry into the body. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oesophageal mucosal nodules | <radiology> Glycogenic acanthosis, oesophagitis (especially monilial), superficial spreading carcinoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| acid wave | A temporary increase in the acidity of the urine occurring during fasting. Synonym: acid wave. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alkaline wave | A period of urinary neutrality or even alkalinity after meals due to withdrawal of hydrogen ion for the purpose of secretion of the highly acid gastric juice. Synonym: alkaline wave. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alpha wave | Brain waves in the encephalogram which have a frequency of 8 to 13 per second. They are typical of the normal person awake and in a quiet resting state, and occur principally in the occipital region. (12 Dec 1998) |