| pseudoglucosazone | A substance sometimes present in normal urine which gives a reaction in the phenylhydrazine test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pseudogout | <rheumatology> Chondrocalcinosis, chronic recurrent arthritis clinically similar to gout. (27 Sep 1997) |
| pseudograph | A false writing; a spurious document; a forgery. See: Pseudography. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudography | False writing; forgery. Origin: Gr.; false + to write. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudogynaecomastia | Enlargement of the male breast by an excess of adipose tissue without any increase in breast tissue. Origin: pseudo-+ G. Gyne, woman, + mastos, breast (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudohalter | Origin: NL. See Pseudo-, and Halteres. <zoology> One of the rudimentary front wings of certain insects (Stylops). They resemble the halteres, or rudimentary hind wings, of Diptera. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| pseudohematuria | A red pigmentation of urine caused by certain foods or drugs, and thus not actually haematuria. Synonym: false haematuria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudohemoptysis | Spitting of blood that does not come from the lungs or bronchial tubes. Origin: pseudo-+ G. Haima, blood, + ptysis, a spitting (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudohermaphrodite | An individual exhibiting pseudohermaphroditism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudohermaphroditism | A condition in which the gonads are of one sex but one or more contradictions exist in the morphologic criteria of sex. Female pseudohermaphroditism is a form in which the affected individual is a genetic and gonadal female with partial masculinization. Male pseudohermaphroditism is a form in which the affected individual is a genetic and gonadal male with incomplete masculinization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pseudohernia | Inflammation of the scrotal tissues or of an inguinal gland, simulating a strangulated hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudoheterotopia | A seeming displacement of certain tissues observed postmortem; actually an artifact, rather than a true heterotopia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudohydrocephaly | Condition characterised by an enlargement of the head without concomitant enlargement of the ventricular system. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudohydronephrosis | Presence of a cyst near the kidney, simulating hydronephrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pseudohyperkalaemia | A spurious elevation of the serum concentration of potassium occurring when potassium is released in vitro from cells in a blood sample collected for a potassium measurement. This may be a consequence of disease (i.e., myeloproliferative disorders with marked leukocytosis or thrombocytosis) or as a result of improper collection technique with in vitro haemolysis. Origin: pseudo + G. Hyper, above + L. Kalium, potassium, G. Haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |