| peripheral neuropathy |
Dysfunction of the peripheral nerves, which can be seen in patients with diabetes, alcoholism, uremia, nutritional deficiencies, or toxic exposure. Symptoms are numbness, tingling or burning sensations of distal limbs symmetrically. Electrodiagnostic testing can be helpful in distinguishing peripheral neuropathy from other nerve disorders.
Ãâó: www.mdia.com/medterm-emg.html
|
|---|---|
| peripheral vision |
the ability to see to the left and the right of direct vision.
Ãâó: www.eyesinternational.com/eyecare/contacts_termino...
|
| peripheral blood |
Blood circulating in the body as opposed to bone marrow. Peripheral blood usually is withdrawn from an arm vein or central catheter.
Ãâó: www.patientcenters.com/lymphoma/news/nhl7.html
|
| peripheral a. |
extraosseous a.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
|
| peripheral b. |
blood obtained from acral areas, or from the circulation remote from the heart, as from earlobe, fingertip, or heel pad (in a child), or from the antecubital vein; the blood in the systemic circulation.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
|