| posttraumatic osteoporosis | Atrophy of bones, commonly of the carpal or tarsal bones, following a slight injury such as a sprain. See: causalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy. Synonym: acute reflex bone atrophy, posttraumatic osteoporosis, Sudeck's syndrome. Origin: L. English sweat (05 Mar 2000) |
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| osteoporosis | <pathology> A reduction in the amount of bone mass, leading to fractures after minimal trauma. Origin: Gr. Poros = passage (18 Nov 1997) |
| osteoporosis, postmenopausal | Metabolic disorder associated with fractures of the femoral neck, vertebrae, and distal forearm. It occurs commonly in women within 15-20 years after menopause, and is caused by factors associated with menopause including oestrogen deficiency. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allotrichia circumscripta | Synonym: woolly-hair nevus. Origin: allo-+ G. Thrix, hair, + L. Circumscriptio, a boundary (05 Mar 2000) |
| balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis | Benign circumscribed balanitis characterised microscopically by subepithelial plasma cell infiltration and clinically by small erythematous papular lesions. Synonym: balanitis circumscripta plasmacellularis, balanitis of Zoon, Zoon's erythroplasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcinosis circumscripta | Localised deposits of calcium salts in the skin and subcutaneous tissues, usually surrounded by a zone of granulomatous inflammation; clinically, the lesions resemble the tophi of gout. (05 Mar 2000) |
| canities circumscripta | An isolated bundle of white eyelash's among normally pigmented eyelash's. Synonym: canities circumscripta, ciliary poliosis, poliosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| melanosis circumscripta precancerosa | An obsolete term for lentigo maligna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| myositis ossificans circumscripta | Local deposit of bone in a muscle, usually following prolonged trauma; e.g., riders' bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| osteitis fibrosa circumscripta | Fibrous dysplasia of a single bone. Synonym: localised osteitis fibrosa, osteitis fibrosa circumscripta. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lipoatrophia circumscripta | Localised fat atrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basis cranii | The sloping floor of the cranial cavity. It comprises both the external base of skull (external view) and the internal base of skull (internal view). See: internal base of skull. Synonym: basis cranii, cranial base. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basis cranii externa | An alternate term for external base of skull. (05 Mar 2000) |
| basis cranii interna | <anatomy> The interior aspect of the skull base on which the brain rests; the floor of the cranial cavity. See: base of skull. Synonym: basis cranii interna. (05 Mar 2000) |
| periosteum cranii | <anatomy> The periosteum which covers the cranium externally; the region around the cranium. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |