| renal replacement therapy | Procedures which temporarily or permanently remedy insufficient cleansing of body fluids by the kidneys. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| macrodystrophic lipomatosis | <radiology> Focal gigantism, usually in the 2nd and 3rd digits in the hand, may see increased fat in the soft tissues, bone & soft-tissue overgrowth (12 Dec 1998) |
| mediastinal lipomatosis | Increased mediastinal fat caused by taking steroids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| multiple symmetric lipomatosis | Accumulation and progressive enlargement of collections of adipose tissue in the subcutaneous tissue of the head, neck, upper trunk, and upper portions of the upper extremities; seen primarily in adult males and of unknown cause. Synonym: Launois-Bensaude syndrome, Madelung's disease, symmetric adenolipomatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| encephalocraniocutaneous lipomatosis | A rare syndrome of multiple fibrolipomas or angiofibroma of the face, scalp, and neck present at birth, sometimes with symptomatic intracranial lipomas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lipomatosis | A condition characterised by abnormal localised, or tumour-like, accumulations of fat in the tissues. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lipomatosis, multiple symmetrical | Multiple circumscribed or encapsulated lipomas which may be distributed symmetrically or haphazardly or which may form a collar around the neck. (12 Dec 1998) |
| lipomatosis neurotica | <disease> A disease accompanied by painful localised fatty swellings and by various nerve lesions. It is usually seen in women and may cause death from pulmonary complications. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acetate replacement factor | <biochemistry> 1,2 dithiolane 3 valeric acid. Regarded as a coenzyme in the oxoglutarate dehydrogenase complex of the citric acid cycle. Involved generally in oxidative decarboxylations of _ keto acids. A growth factor for some organisms. (18 Nov 1997) |
| arthroplasty, replacement | Partial or total replacement of a joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arthroplasty, replacement, hip | Replacement of the hip joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arthroplasty, replacement, knee | Replacement of the knee joint. (12 Dec 1998) |
| replacement | 1. The act of replacing. 2. <chemistry> The removal of an edge or an angle by one or more planes. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| replacement bone | A bone that develops in a cartilage environment after the latter is partially or entirely destroyed by calcification and subsequent resorption. Synonym: cartilage bone, replacement bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| replacement fibrosis | The formation of fibrous tissue that occupies sites where various other cells and tissues have become atrophied, or degenerated and necrotic. (05 Mar 2000) |