| benign neonatal convulsions | A familial, self-limited epilepsy, beginning at two or three days of age and resolving spontaneously by six months of age; autosomal dominant inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| convulsions | Seizures manifested by discontinuous involuntary skeletal muscular contractions, either brief contractions repeated at short intervals or longer ones interrupted by intervals of muscular relaxation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| convulsions, febrile | Seizures occurring in young children during febrile episodes due to a low convulsive threshold. The convulsions are usually a self-limiting disorder after the age of 5 years. (12 Dec 1998) |
| salaam convulsions | Brief (1 to 3 seconds) muscular spasm's in infants with West's syndrome, which often appear as nodding or salaam spasm's. Synonym: salaam convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| puerperal convulsions | Convulsions and coma associated with hypertension, oedema, or proteinuria occurring in a woman following delivery. Synonym: puerperal convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abortion, recurrent | See Abortion, habitual. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anterior tibial recurrent artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the anterior tibial artery which ascends to supply the front and sides of the knee joint, thus contributing to the articular network of the knee. Synonym: arteria recurrens tibialis anterior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| radial recurrent artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, radial; distribution, ascends around lateral side of elbow joint; anastomoses, radial collateral, interosseous recurrent. Synonym: arteria recurrens radialis, recurrent radial artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent | Returning after intermissions. Origin: L. Recurrens = returning (18 Nov 1997) |
| recurrent albuminuria | A functional albuminuria sometimes observed intermittently in cycles of 12 to 36 hours' duration, chiefly in younger persons; the degree of albuminuria is usually slight. Synonym: recurrent albuminuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent aphthous stomatitis | <dermatology> Roundish pearl-coloured specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc, terminating in white sloughs, better known as thrush and the specks are called aphthae. Synonym: thrush, candidiasis. Origin: Sing. Of Aphthae. L, fr. Gr. (mostly in pl, Hipp) an eruption, thrush, fr. To set on fire, inflame. (25 Jun 1999) |
| recurrent aphthous ulcers | <dermatology> Roundish pearl-coloured specks or flakes in the mouth, on the lips, etc, terminating in white sloughs, better known as thrush and the specks are called aphthae. Synonym: thrush, candidiasis. Origin: Sing. Of Aphthae. L, fr. Gr. (mostly in pl, Hipp) an eruption, thrush, fr. To set on fire, inflame. (25 Jun 1999) |
| recurrent appendicitis | Repeated episodes of right lower quadrant abdominal pain attributed to recurrence of inflammation of the appendix in an individual who did not have an appendectomy for prior episodes. Synonym: relapsing appendicitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent artery | <anatomy, artery> An artery which, upon or soon after originating, reflects or turns sharply to course in the general opposite direction to that of its parent artery. Synonym: medial striate artery. (05 Mar 2000) |
| recurrent artery of Heubner | <anatomy, artery> Arises at or just distal to the anterior communicating artery; distribution: anterior caudate and putamen and anterior limb of internal capsule. Synonym: arteria centralis longa, arteria recurrens, artery of Heubner, long central artery, recurrent artery of Heubner, recurrent artery. (05 Mar 2000) |