| scrofulous | Relating to or suffering from scrofula. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| scrofulous keratitis | An inflammation of the corneal conjunctiva with the formation of small red nodules of lymphoid tissue (phlyctenulae) near the corneoscleral limbus. Synonym: scrofulous keratitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| scrofulous rhinitis | Tuberculous infection of the nasal mucous membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gouty diathesis | A state of susceptibility to attacks of gout or development of tophi, usually associated with hyperuricaemia or hyperexcretion of urate in urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contractural diathesis | A tendency to have contractures in hysteria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haemorrhagic diathesis | <haematology> Haemorrhagic diathesis is a condition where the patient is more prone to bleeding than normal. This can be the result of a genetic disease such as haemophilia, or the result of malnutrition such as the lack of vitamin C (resulting in scurvy) or of vitamin K. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cystic diathesis | A condition in which multiple cysts form in the liver, kidneys, and other organs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spasmophilic diathesis | A condition in which there is an abnormal excitability of the motor nerves, shown by a tendency to tetany, laryngeal spasm, or general convulsions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diathesis | A constitution or condition of the body which makes the tissues react in special ways to certain extrinsic stimuli and thus tends to make the person more than usually susceptible to certain diseases. Origin: Gr. Diathesis = arrangement, disposition (18 Nov 1997) |