| ROIH | right oblique inguinal hernia |
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| ECG | Electro-Cardio-Graphy(-Gram); 심전도 = EKG 1. Conducting System Structu... |
| s.gl. | without correction without glasses |
| CAO | chronic airway obstruction; coronary artery obstruction |
| SAO | small airway obstruction; splanchnic artery occlusion; subvalvular aortic obstruction |
| bilateral pleurisy | Inflammation of the pleura on both sides of the thorax. Synonym: double pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| bilateral symmetry | <biology> Describes an organism which is divisible into equal mirror halves in one plane only. (09 Oct 1997) |
| bilateral synchrony | Electroencephalographic activity that is recorded over both hemispheres simultaneously; usually used in reference to spike and wave activity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hearing loss, bilateral | Partial hearing loss in both ears. (12 Dec 1998) |
| idiopathic bilateral vestibulopathy | Slowly progressive disorder affecting young to middle-aged adults, manifested as gait unsteadiness (especially when visual cues are absent) and oscillopsia, unaccompanied by vertigo and hearing loss. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adynamic ileus simulating bowel obstruction | <radiology> Chronic idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstrction, pelvic surgery, urinary retention, pancreatitis, acute intermittent porphyria, ceroidosis, neonatal adynamic ileus (12 Dec 1998) |
| airway obstruction | Any hindrance to the passage of air into and out of the lungs. (12 Dec 1998) |
| bile duct obstruction, extrahepatic | Impairment of bile flow through the hepatic, cystic, or common bile ducts or vater's ampulla. This is sometimes called surgical jaundice. (12 Dec 1998) |
| biliary obstruction | <gastroenterology, surgery> A blockage of the bile ducts can occur by a stone, tumour, pancreas (pancreatic tumour or swelling), bile duct inflammation, bile duct cysts, trauma, bile duct stricture or enlarged lymph nodes in the area. When bile duct obstruction occurs, bile accumulates in the liver and jaundice develops due to the accumulation of bilirubin in the bloodstream. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bladder outlet obstruction | Any condition that results in the failure of urine to pass from the bladder and out the urethra. One of the most common causes of this in males is benign prostate enlargement. (27 Sep 1997) |
| bowel obstruction | A blockage of the bowel lumen prohibiting the passage of material. Common symptoms include constipation, abdominal swelling and abdominal pain. Treatment includes intravenous fluids, rest, nasogastric suction and surgery in select cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
| gastric outlet obstruction | <paediatrics, surgery> A congenital disorder in which the pylorus is thickened causing obstruction of the gastric outlet (to the duodenum). More common in males, pyloric stenosis. Symptoms of projectile vomiting begin several weeks after birth. Incidence: approximately 1 in 4,000 live births. (27 Sep 1997) |
| gastrojejunal loop obstruction syndrome | <syndrome> A complication of gastrojejunostomy, caused by acute or chronic obstruction of the afferent loop due to hernia, intussusception, kinking, volvulus, etc. It is characterised by pain and vomiting of bile-stained fluid and includes acute afferent loop obstruction and bilious vomiting. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ventricular outflow obstruction | Occlusion of the ventricular outflow or inflow tract on either side of the heart. It may result from a congenital defect or predisposing heart disease, or as a complication of surgery or tumours of the heart or its vessels. (12 Dec 1998) |
| renal artery obstruction | Narrowing or occlusion of the renal arteries. It is due usually to atherosclerosis, fibromuscular dysplasia, thrombosis, embolism, or external pressure. It may result in renovascular hypertension. (12 Dec 1998) |