| disease, fong | The nail-patella syndrome. This condition is sometimes called Fong disease for the physician who in 1946 discovered it in a patient on whom he performed intravenous pyelography while investigating hypertension and albuminuria related to pregnancy. On X-ray Dr. Fong saw the 'iliac horns' (symmetrical bilateral central posterior iliac processes) which are now known to be a characteristic feature of nail-patella syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| disease, forestier's | A form of degenerative arthritis characteristically associated with flowing calcification along the sides of the vertebrae of the spine and commonly with inflammation (tendinitis) and calcification of the tendons at their attachments points to bone. Because areas of the spine and tendons can become inflamed, antiinflammatory medications (NSAIDs), such ibuprofen, can be helpful in both relieving pain and inflammation. Also called diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH). (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, gaucher's type 1 | A progressive genetic disease caused by a defect in an enzyme. The enzyme, called glucocerebrosidase, is needed to break down the chemical glucocerebroside. The enzyme defect in persons with Gaucher's disease (GD) leads to the accumulation of glucocerebroside in the spleen, liver, and lymph nodes. The most common early sign is enlargement of the spleen (located in the upper left abdomen). Other signs include low red blood cell counts (anaemia), a decrease in blood clotting cells (platelets), increased pigmentation of the skin, and a yellow fatty spot on the white of the eye (a pinguecula). Severe bone involvement can lead to pain and collapse of the bone of the hips, shoulders, and spine. The GD gene is on chromosome 1. The disease is a recessive trait. Both parents carry a GD gene and transmit it for their child with the disease. The parents' risk of a child with the disease is 1 in 4 with each pregnancy. This type of Gaucher's disease (noncerebral juvenile Gaucher's disease) is most common in Ashkenazi Jews (of European origin) and is the most common genetic disease among Jews in the United States. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, graft-versus-host | A reaction of donated bone marrow against a patient's own tissue. Also called GVHD. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, graves' | The most common cause of hyperthyroidism (too much thyroid hormone), Graves' disease is due to a generalised (diffuse) overactivity (toxic) of the whole enlarged thyroid gland (goiter); it is also commonly known as diffuse toxic goiter. There are three components to Graves' disease: hyperthyroidism, protrusion of the eyes (ophthalmopathy), and skin lesions (dermopathy). Ophthalmopathy can cause sensitivity to light and a feeling of sand in the eyes. With further protrusion of the eyes, double vision and vision loss may occur. The ophthalmopathy tends to worsen with smoking. Dermopathy of Graves' disease is a rare, painless, reddish lumpy skin rash that occurs on the front of the leg. Graves' disease can run in families. Factors that can trigger Graves' disease include stress, smoking, radiation to the neck, medications (such as interleukin-2 and interferon-alpha), and infectious organisms such as viruses. Graves' disease can be diagnosed by a typical thyroid scan (diffuse increase uptake), the characteristic triad of ophthalmopathy, dermopathy, and hyperthyroidism, or blood testing for TSI (Thyroid Stimulating Immunoglobulin) level which is abnormally high. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, gum | Inflammation of the soft tissue (gingiva) and abnormal loss of bone that surrounds the teeth and holds them in place. Gum disease is caused by toxins secreted by bacteria in plaque that accumulate over time along the gum line. This plaque is a mixture of food, saliva, and bacteria. Early symptoms of gum disease include gum bleeding without pain. Pain is a symptom of more advanced gum disease as the loss of bone around the teeth leads to the formation of gum pockets. Bacteria in these pockets cause gum infection, swelling, pain, and further bone destruction. Advanced gum disease can cause loss of otherwise healthy teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, haemolytic, of the newborn | Abnormal breakup of red blood cells in the foetus or newborn. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, Hirschsprung's | Absence of nerves (ganglia) in the bowel wall starting in the anus extending up a variable distance with enlargement of the bowel above that point. Hirschsprung's disease is the commonest cause of lower intestinal obstruction in the newborn and, later, one of the causes of chronic constipation. Also called congenital aganglionic megacolon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, his | Named for the Swiss physician Wilhelm His, Jr. (who also described the bundle of His in the heart), this is a louse-borne disease first recognised in the trenches of World War I (and so called trench fever), again a major problem in the military in World War II, seen endemically in Mexico, N. Africa, E, Europe, and elsewhere. The cause, Rochalimaea quintana, is an unusual rickettsia that multiplies in the gut of the body louse. Transmission to people can occur by rubbing infected louse feces into abraded (scuffed) skin or conjunctiva (whites of the eyes). Onset of symptoms is sudden, with high fever, headache, back and leg pain and a fleeting rash. Recovery takes a month or more. Relapses are common. Also called Wolhynia fever, shin bone fever, quintan fever, five-day fever, Meuse fever, His-Werner disease, Werner-His disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, his-werner | Named for the Swiss physician Wilhelm His, Jr. (who also described the bundle of His in the heart) and the German physician Heinrich Werner (who did not describe Werner's syndrome). See Disease, His. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, hodgkin's | A type of lymphoma (cancer of the lymphatic system). The most common symptom is painless swelling of the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Hodgkin's disease is diagnosed when abnormal tissue is detected by a pathologist after a biopsy of an enlarged lymph node. Treatment usually includes radiation therapy or chemotherapy. Regular follow-up examinations are important after treatment. Patients treated for Hodgkin's disease have an increased risk of developing other types of cancer later in life, especially leukaemia. A disease of the lymph nodes named after the English physician Thomas Hodgkin (1798-1866) who discovered it. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, huntington's | An hereditary disorder with mental and physical deterioration leading to death. Although characterised as an adult-onset disease (as is usually the case), we have seen children with full-blown Huntington's disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, jakob's | Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a dementing disease of the brain. It is believed due to an unconventional, transmissible agent (a prion). Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements, unsteady gait, muscle spasms, chronic dementia, balance disorder, and loss of facial expression. CJD is classified as a spongiform encephalopathy. most cases occur randomly (sporadically), but inherited forms exist. There is neither treatment nor cure for CJD. Other names for CJD include Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome, Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease, and spastic pseuodoparalysis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, jakob-creutzfeldt | A transmissible degenerative brain disorder technically termed spongiform encephalopathy. Eating mad cow meat or squirrel brain can lead to Jakob-Creuzfeldt-like disease. Better known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD). A dementing disease of the brain, believed due to an unconventional, transmissible agent (a prion). Symptoms of CJD include forgetfulness, nervousness, jerky trembling hand movements, unsteady gait, muscle spasms, chronic dementia, balance disorder, and loss of facial expression. CJD is classified as a spongiform encephalopathy. most cases occur randomly (sporadically), but inherited forms exist. There is neither treatment nor cure for CJD. Other names for CJD include Creutzfeldt-Jakob syndrome, Jakob's disease, and spastic pseuodoparalysis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| disease, kawasaki's | A syndrome of unknown origin, mainly affecting young children, causing fever, reddening of the eyes (conjunctivitis), lips and mucous membranes of the mouth, ulcerative gum disease (gingivitis), swollen glands in the neck (cervical lymphadenopathy), and a rash that is raised and bright red (maculoerythematous) in a glove-and-sock fashion over the skin of the hands and feet which becomes hard, swollen (edematous), and peels off. Also called mucocutaneous lymph node syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
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Synonyms : Alcophobin, Allphar Brand of Disulfiram, Altana Pharma Brand of Disulfiram, Antabus, Antabuse, Anticol, Artu Brand of Disulfiram, Bis(diethylthiocarbamoyl) Disulfide, Bohm Brand of Disulfiram, Dicupral, Dumex Brand of Disulfiram, Esperal, Refusal, Teturam
Synonyms : Demeton, Di-Syston, Disyston, Thiodemeton, Di Syston
| dissociate |
disassociate: part; cease or break association with; "She disassociated herself from the organization when she found out the identity of the president" decouple: regard as unconnected; "you must dissociate these two events!"; "decouple our foreign policy from ideology" to undergo a reversible or temporary breakdown of a molecule into simpler molecules or atoms; "acids dissociate to give hydrogen ions"
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| dissociative |
tending to produce dissociation
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| dissociation |
the act of removing from association a state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently (chemistry) the temporary or reversible process in which a molecule or ion is broken down into smaller molecules or ions
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| distension |
distention: the act of expanding by pressure from within dilatation: the state of being stretched beyond normal dimensions
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| distributional |
of or relating to spatial distribution; "distributional requirements"
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| DIS | (computer science) computer hardware that holds and spins a magnetic or optical disk and reads and writes information on it |
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| DIS | a harrow with a series of disks set on edge at an angle |
| DIS | a person who announces and plays popular recorded music |
| DIS | (computer science) a portable pack of magnetic disks used in a disk storage device |
| DIS | (computer science) the space available on a magnetic disk |
| DIS | (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals |
| DIS | (used of certain religious orders) barefoot or wearing only sandals |
| DIS | a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody |
| DIS | getting rid something that is regarded as useless or undesirable |
| DIS | the act of throwing out a useless card or to failing to follow suit |
| DIS | anything that is cast aside or discarded |
| DIS | throw or cast away |