| visceral l. |
a chronic infectious disease, highly fatal if untreated, caused by Leishmania donovani donovani, L. d. infantum, and L. d. chagasi, found in various tropical and subtropical regions of the world; parasites are found in the cells of the reticuloendothelial system throughout the body, especially in the liver, spleen, bone marrow, lymph nodes, and skin. It is commonly characterized by hepatosplenomegaly, irregular fever, chills, vomiting, emaciation, anemia, leukopenia, hypergammaglobulinemia, and an earth-gray color of the skin. It has traditionally been divided into three different forms according to geographical distribution, vector, and other factors. See American visceral l., infantile visceral l., and Indian visceral l. Called also kala-azar, tropical splenomegaly, and black, cachectic, cachexial, or Dumdum fever.
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| visceral l. migrans |
a condition caused by prolonged migration of larvae of nematodes in human tissues other than skin, characterized by persistent hypereosinophilia, hepatomegaly, and frequently by pneumonitis; commonly caused by Toxocara canis or T. cati, which do not complete their life cycle in man. See also ocular l. migrans.
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| visceral l. of glomerular capsule |
the layer of the glomerular capsule overlying the capillaries and composed of podocytes, separated from the parietal layer by the urinary space. Called also inner layer or wall of glomerular capsule and visceral wall of glomerular capsule.
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| visceral l. of pelvic fascia |
fascia pelvis visceralis.
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| visceral l. of pericardium |
lamina visceralis pericardii serosi.
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