| pseudo psychosis | A condition resembling psychosis; may be a factitious or malingering disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pseudo- | False (often used about a deceptive resemblance). Origin: G. Pseudes (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-achalasia | <radiology> Carcinoma of distal oesophagus / GE junction, M more than F, onset 40-60 years of age, beak above hiatus, gastric cardiac mass, recommend biopsy! Differential diagnosis: achalasia (females, younger) (12 Dec 1998) |
| pseudo-ainhum | Nonspontaneous amputation of a digit, caused by a variety of disorders such as neural leprosy, syringomyelia, and palmoplantar keratoderma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-alopecia areata | Alopecia in which mild inflammatory changes develop at the orifices of the affected hair follicles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-bulb | <botany> An aerial corm, or thickened stem, as of some epiphytic orchidaceous plants. Origin: Pseudo- + bulb. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-china | <botany> The false china root, a plant of the genus Smilax (S. Pseudo-china), found in America. Origin: Pseudo- + china. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-cone | <zoology> One of the soft gelatinous cones found in the compound eyes of certain insects, taking the place of the crystalline cones of others. Origin: Pseudo- + cone. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-Gaucher cell | A plasma cell, microscopically resembling a Gaucher cell, found in the bone marrow in some cases of multiple myeloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-Graefe sign | <clinical sign> A lid retraction phenomenon similar to Graefe's sign, but due to aberrant regeneration of fibres of the oculomotor nerve into the levator of the upper lid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-Graefe's phenomenon | Retraction of the upper eyelid on downward movement of the eyes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-heart | <zoology> Any contractile vessel of invertebrates which is not of the nature of a real heart, especially one of those pertaining to the excretory system. Origin: Pseudo- + heart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudo-hemianopia | A condition in which individual stimuli are seen correctly, but when the nasal visual field of one eye and the temporal visual field of the fellow eye are stimulated simultaneously, one field is blind. Synonym: visual extinction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudo-Hurler disease | infantile, generalised GM1 gangliosidosis |
| pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy | <biochemistry> Mucolipidosis with mild Hurler-like symptoms, restricted joint mobility, short stature, mild mental retardation, and dysplastic skeletal changes, especially of the hip. Aortic and mitral valve disease are often present. It is associated with a deficiency of UDP-N-acetyl glucosamine and lysosomal enzyme N-acetylglucosaminyl-1-phosphotransferase. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. Synonym: pseudo-Hurler polydystrophy, pseudopolydystrophy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aortic pseudo-coarctation | <radiology> Aortic kinking, rare congenital anomaly of aortic arch, long, redundant thoracic aorta, 3-sign, associated with aortic valve abnormalities (bicuspid valve, AI, AS), can develop aneurysms, no haemodynamic obstruction, no congenital heart disease Cf: coarctation (12 Dec 1998) |
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| azygos pseudo-lobe | <radiology> Not a true lobe, does not have separate broncus or vasculature, due to invagination of azygos vein into RUL, no clinical significance (12 Dec 1998) |
| colonic pseudo-obstruction | Functional obstruction of the colon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| intestinal pseudo-obstruction | <radiology> Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction, autosomal dominant, variable penetrance, insidious onset in child or young adult, intermittent episodes, dysphagia, vomiting, abdominal pain/distention, diarrhoea, constipationn, small bowel involvement most common, megaduodenum, ileus simulating obstruction (12 Dec 1998) |
| oesophageal intramural pseudo-diverticulosis | <radiology> Dilated submucosal glands and ducts, similar to Rokitansky-Aschoff sinuses of gall bladder, XR: multiple intramural tics, often on one view only, secondary to oesophagitis, relatively asymptomatic, with or without stricture, with or without candidiasis (12 Dec 1998) |
| ureteral pseudo-diverticulosis | <radiology> Proliferation of von Brunn's nests, often missed on IVP may lead to need retrograde urogram, pre-malignant may lead to TCC (12 Dec 1998) |