| parturient | Bringing forth, or about to bring forth, young; fruitful. Origin: L. Parturiens, p.pr. Of parturire to desire to bring forth, fr. Parere, partum, to bring forth. See Parent. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| parturient canal | Cavity of the uterus and vagina through which the foetus passes. Synonym: parturient canal. (05 Mar 2000) |
| parturient paralysis | A slight elevation of temperature following childbirth, said to be due to the establishment of the secretion of milk, but probably the same as absorption fever, an afebrile metabolic disease, occurring shortly after parturition in dairy cattle, characterised by hypocalcaemia and manifested by loss of consciousness and general paralysis. Synonym: parturient paralysis, parturient paresis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |
| abdominal apoplexy | <surgery> Mesenteric haemorrhage, thrombosis, or embolus involving the mesenteric or abdominal blood vessels. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adrenal apoplexy | Haemorrhage into the adrenal glands or thrombosis of the adrenal veins, followed by acute adrenal insufficiency, occurring in the Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apoplexy | <clinical sign, neurology> Haemorrhage into the brain. A stroke. It is usually associated with loss of consciousness and paralysis of various parts of the body. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bulbar apoplexy | Apoplexy due to vascular lesion in the brainstem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pituitary apoplexy | Sudden haemorrhage into or ischemic necrosis of a normal or adenomatous pituitary gland. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cutaneous apoplexy | Archaic term for a sudden rush of blood to the skin and subcutaneous tissue. (05 Mar 2000) |
| heat apoplexy | A severe and often fatal illness produced by exposure to excessively high temperatures, especially when accompanied by marked exertion. It can manifest by elevated body temperature, lack of sweating, hot dry skin, and neurologic symptoms; unconsciousness, paralysis, headache, vertigo, confusion. In severe cases very high fever, vascular collapse, and coma develop. Synonym: heat apoplexy, heat hyperpyrexia, malignant hyperpyrexia, thermic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spinal apoplexy | Stroke involving the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| splenic apoplexy | Peracute anthrax often seen in ruminants, in which death occurs very quickly after the appearance of the first signs of the disease; grossly enlarged spleen and capillary haemorrhages are often the only lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neonatal apoplexy | Intracranial haemorrhage in newborn children. (05 Mar 2000) |
| uteroplacental apoplexy | Extravasation of blood into the uterine musculature and beneath the uterine peritoneum in association with severe forms of abruptio placentae. Synonym: uteroplacental apoplexy. (05 Mar 2000) |