| LAS | laboratory automation system; lateral amyotrophic sclerosis; laxative abuse syndrome; left anterior-... |
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| LGS | Langer-Giedion syndrome; Lennox-Gastaut syndrome; limb girdle syndrome |
| MPS | meconium plug syndrome; medial premotor system; Member of the Pharmaceutical Society; microbial prof... |
| NBS | N-bromosuccinimide; National Bureau of Standards; neuroblastoma supressor; nevoid basal cell carcino... |
| PES | Patient Escort Service; photoelectron spectroscopy; physicians' equity services; polyethylene sulfon... |
| capgras syndrome | <syndrome> A psychotic disorder characterised by the patient's conviction that certain important or familiar persons in his environment are not real but are "doubles" of themselves or imposters. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Capgras' syndrome | <syndrome> The delusional belief that a person (or persons) close to the schizophrenic patient has been substituted for by one or more impostors; may have an organic aetiology. Synonym: Capgras' phenomenon, illusion of doubles. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillary leak syndrome | <syndrome> Extravasation of plasma fluid and proteins into the extravascular space, resulting in sometimes fatal hypotension and reduced oxygen perfusion. Clinical capillary leak syndrome is observed in patients who demonstrate a state of generalised leaky capillaries following shock syndromes, low-flow states, ischemia-reperfusion injuries, toxaemias, or poisoning. It can lead to generalised oedema and multiple organ failure., reperfusion injuries and clinical capillary leak syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caplan's syndrome | <syndrome> Pneumoconiosis associated with rheumatoid arthritis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caplan syndrome | <radiology> Combination of: necrobiotic rheumatoid lung nodules, coal worker's pneumoconiosis Findings: round, peripheral nodules (0.5 - 5.0 cm), with or without cavitation, nodules associated with subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbohydrate-deficient glycoprotein syndrome | <syndrome> An inborn error of carbohydrate metabolism manifesting as a genetic multisystem disorder of autosomal recessive inheritance. A predominant feature is severe central and peripheral nervous system involvement resulting in psychomotor retardation, seizures, cerebellar ataxia, and other symptoms which include growth retardation, retinitis pigmentosa, hypothyroidism, and fatty liver. The notable biochemical feature is the deficiency of a large number of blood glycoproteins and decreased activities of various blood coagulation factors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbonic anhydrase II deficiency syndrome | <syndrome> An inherited deficiency of carbonic anhydrase II that results in osteopetrosis and metabolic acidosis. Synonym: osteopetrosis with renal tubular acidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carcinoid syndrome | <oncology, syndrome> A constellation of symptoms associated with a serotonin-secreting neoplasm known as carcinoid tumour. These tumours may grow anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract (and in the lungs) with approximately 90% in the appendix. The remainder occur in the ileum, stomach, colon or rectum. Symptoms include flushing, rapid pulse, facial swelling, swelling around the eyes, low blood pressure, abdominal pain, weight loss and diarrhoea. (19 Jan 1998) |
| cardiofacial syndrome | <syndrome> Transient or persistent unilateral partial lower facial paresis accompanying some congenital heart disease. A group of syndromes characterised by congenital cardiovascular, bone, soft tissue, and facial abnormalities. Examples include Rubinstein-Taybi syndrome, Noonan's syndrome and Williams' syndrome. Synonym: Williams' syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carney syndrome | <radiology> Association of: pheochromocytoma, paraganglioma (functioning), chondroma (mult. Chondromatous hamartomas?) (12 Dec 1998) |
| Caroli's syndrome | <syndrome> Congenital malformation of the bile ducts leading to formation of multifocal dilatations and cysts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Gaisbock's syndrome | Polycythemia associated with hypertension, but without splenomegaly. Synonym: Gaisbock's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| VACTERL syndrome | <syndrome> Abnormalities of vertebrae, anus, cardiovascular tree, trachea, oesophagus, renal system, and limb buds associated with administration of sex steroids during early pregnancy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pacemaker syndrome | <syndrome> The occurrence of symptoms relating to the loss of atrial-ventricular synchrony in ventricularly paced patients, or symptoms caused by inadequate timing of atrial and ventricular contractions in paced patients. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Macleod's syndrome | A state in which the roentgenographic density of one lung (or one lobe) is markedly less than the density of the other(s) because of the presence of air trapped during expiration. Synonym: Macleod's syndrome, Swyer-James syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |