| status | State or condition. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| status anginosus | Prolonged angina pectoris refractory to treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status arthriticus | An obsolete term for gouty diathesis or predisposition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status asthmaticus | A severe asthma attack where there is profound and intractable bronchospasm. (27 Sep 1997) |
| status choleraicus | The cold stage of shock and depression in cholera, due to fluid and electrolyte loss and resulting hypovolaemia; characterised by weak pulse, cold clammy skin, confusion, and depression. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status choreicus | A very severe form of chorea in which the persistence of the movements prevents sleep and the patient may die of exhaustion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status convulsivus | <disease, neurology> The paroxysmal transient disturbances of brain function that may be manifested as episodic impairment or loss of consciousness, abnormal motor phenomena, psychic or sensory disturbances or perturbation of the autonomic nervous system. Symptoms are due to paroxysmal disturbance of the electrical activity of the brain. On the basis of origin, epilepsy is idiopathic (cryptogenic, essential, genetic) or symptomatic (acquired, organic). On the basis of clinical and electroencephalographic phenomenon, four subdivisions are recognised: 1. Grand mal epilepsy (major epilepsy, haut mal epilepsy) subgroups: generalised, focal (localised), jacksonian (rolandic) 2. Petit mal epilepsy 3. Psychomotor epilepsy (temporal lobe epilepsy, psychic, psychic equivalent or variant) subgroups: psychomotor proper (tonic with adversive or torsion movements or masticatory phenomena), automatic (with amnesia) and sensory (hallucinations or dream states or d굁. Vu) 4. Autonomic epilepsy (diencephalic), with flushing, pallor, tachycardia, hypertension, perspiration or other visceral symptoms. Synonym: epilepsia. Origin: Gr. Epilepsia = seizure (14 May 1997) |
| status cribrosus | A condition marked by dilations of the perivascular spaces in the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status criticus | A very severe and persistent form of crisis in tabes dorsalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status dysmyelinisatus | <neurology, syndrome> A progressive hereditary disorder with marked reduction in the number of myelin sheaths of the globus pallidus and substantia nigra with accumulation of iron pigment. Manifestations include dysarthria, progressive mental deterioration, and corticospinal and extrapyramidal motor signs. CT findings: high-signal lesions in globus pallidus bilaterally. MRI findings: (T2-weighted spin-echo), hypointensity in globus pallidus (iron accumulation), small area of hyperintensity in internal segment (so-called eye of the tiger sign) corresponding to area of gliosis and vacuolation. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (20 Mar 2000) |
| status dysraphicus | A condition in which there is failure of fusion of midline structures; related to syringomyelia and perhaps to Marfan's syndrome or arachnodactyly. Synonym: arrhaphia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status epilepticus | A series of rapidly repeated seizures without regaining consciousness between them. (12 Dec 1998) |
| status hemicranicus | A condition in which attacks of migraine succeed each other with such short intervals as to be almost continuous. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status hypnoticus | Rarely used term for hypnosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status lacunaris | A condition, occurring in cerebral arteriosclerosis, in which there are numerous small areas of degeneration in the brain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| marital status | A demographic parameter indicating a person's status with respect to marriage, divorce, widowhood, singleness, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| mental status schedule | Standardised clinical interview used to assess current psychopathology by scaling patient responses to the questions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| wetland indicator status | <ecology> The exclusiveness with which a plant species occurs in wetland, the different indicator categories (i.e., facultative species, and obligate wetland species) are defined elsewhere in this glossary. (09 Oct 1997) |
| health status | The level of health of the individual, group, or population as subjectively assessed by the individual or by more objective measures. (12 Dec 1998) |
| health status index | Set of measurements designed to detect short-term fluctuations in health of members of a population; the measurements usually include physical function, emotional well-being, activities of daily living, feelings, etc. (05 Mar 2000) |
| health status indicators | The measurement of the health status for a given population using a variety of indices, including morbidity, mortality, and available health resources. (12 Dec 1998) |
| protein status | A term used to indicate the level of protein in a person's system. A severe lack of protein can result in protein-calorie malnutrition. (16 Dec 1997) |
| pr status | Progesterone Receptor Status of tumourous tissue. As with ER, this may have distinct implications with respect to potential hormonal therapies. (16 Dec 1997) |
| psychiatric status rating scales | Standardised procedures utilizing rating scales or interview schedules carried out by health personnel for evaluating the degree of mental illness. (12 Dec 1998) |
| nutritional status | State of the body in relation to the consumption and utilization of nutrients. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ind status | Status given an experimental drug after the FDA approves an application for testing it in people. (09 Oct 1997) |
| educational status | Educational attainment or level of education of individuals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| karnofsky performance status | A performance measure for rating the ability of a person to perform usual activities, evaluating a patient's progress after a therapeutic procedure, and determining a patient's suitability for therapy. It is used most commonly in the prognosis of cancer therapy, usually after chemotherapy and customarily administered before and after therapy. It was named for dr. David a. Karnofsky, an american specialist in cancer chemotherapy. (12 Dec 1998) |