| hemorrhagic | <haematology> Relating to bleeding and haemorrhage. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| gluten enteropathy | <gastroenterology> An inherited disease where the intestinal lining is inflamed in response to the ingestion of a protein known as gluten. Gluten is present in many grains including rye, oats, barley and triticale. Symptoms in infants include diarrhoea, slow growth, bloody stools, weight loss, vomiting and clay-coloured stools. Symptoms in adults include abdominal distention, abdominal pain, fatigue, weight loss, bone pain and bone tenderness. Treatment involves the life-long avoidance of gluten. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (27 Sep 1997) |
| protein-losing enteropathy | Condition in which plasma protein is lost to excess into the intestine. This can be due to diverse causes including gluten enteropathy, extensive ulceration of the intestine, intestinal lymphatic blockage, and infiltration of leukaemic cells into the intestinal wall. (12 Dec 1998) |
| HIV enteropathy | Chronic, well-established diarrhoea (greater than one month in duration) without an identified infectious cause after thorough evaluation, in an HIV-positive individual. It is thought to be due to direct or indirect effects of HIV on the enteric mucosa. HIV enteropathy is a diagnosis of exclusion and can be made only after other forms of diarrhoeal illness have been ruled out. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enteropathy | <medicine> Disease of the intestines. Origin: Gr. Intestine + suffering. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| enteropathy, gluten | A condition in which the absorption of food nutrients through the small intestine is impaired because of an immune (allergic) reaction to gluten, a protein found in wheat or related grains and many other foods. Frequent diarrhoea and weight loss can be symptoms. A skin condition called dermatitis herpetiformis can be associated with gluten enteropathy. The most accurate test is a biopsy of the involved small bowel. Treatment is avoidance of gluten in the diet. Medications are used, if need be. (12 Dec 1998) |
| enteropathy, protein-losing | Condition in which plasma protein is lost to excess into the intestine. This can be due to diverse causes including gluten enteropathy, extensive ulceration of the intestine, intestinal lymphatic blockage, and infiltration of leukaemic cells into the intestinal wall. (12 Dec 1998) |
| vitreoretinopathy, proliferative | Vitreoretinal membrane shrinkage or contraction secondary to the proliferation of primarily retinal pigment epithelial cells and glial cells, particularly fibrous astrocytes, followed by membrane formation. The formation of fibrillar collagen and cellular proliferation appear to be the basis for the contractile properties of the epiretinal and vitreous membranes. (12 Dec 1998) |
| mesangial proliferative glomerulonephritis | <nephrology, pathology> Inflammation of the kidney glomerulus (blood filtering portion of the kidney) due to the abnormal deposition of IgM antibody in the mesangium layer of the glomerular capillary. A form of glomerulonephritis that appears to be caused by an abnormal immune response. This disorder generally manifests as nephrotic syndrome. Symptoms include swelling, dark urine, weight gain, hypertension, anorexia and bloody urine. Acronym: MPGN (05 Jan 1998) |
| proliferative | Proliferous Increasing the numbers of similar forms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative arthritis | Rarely used term for rheumatoid arthritis, based on the characteristic proliferation of the synovial membrane seen in joints affected by the disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative bronchiolitis | Bronchiolitis with obliteration of bronchiolar lumen and alveoli by epithelial proliferation, which may follow influenza and giant-cell pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative choroiditis | The dense scar tissue produced by severe choroiditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative dermatitis | An infectious exudative dermatitis of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals (occasionally man) caused by Dermatophilus congolensis; severe (sometimes fatal) dermatophilosis is seen in cattle in the Caribbean, invariable in association with Amblyomma variegatum infestations. Synonym: proliferative dermatitis, streptothrichosis, streptotrichiasis, streptotrichosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative fasciitis | A benign rapidly-growing subcutaneous nodule characterised by proliferation of fibroblasts and basophilic giant cells slightly resembling ganglion cells. (05 Mar 2000) |