| 영문 | fever | 한글 | 열 |
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| 설명 | 체온조절 중추가 이상을 초래해 체온이 계속 상승하여 지속되고 있는 상태를 말한다. 원인은 다양하며 체온조절 중추에 장애(뇌질환), 조직 장애에 의한 것이 있다. 체온은 일반적으로 겨드랑이, 입안, 곧창자에서 재고, 시간은 10분을 필요로 한다. 통상 37℃이하(겨드랑이)로, 입안 온도는 이보다 0.1~0.2℃ 높으며, 곧창자온도는 0.2~0.5℃ 높다. |
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| 영문 | fever blister | 한글 | 열성수포 |
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| 설명 | 1형 단순 헤르페스 바이러스(herpes simplex virus)의 감염에 의해서 생기는 피부병으로 주로입술에 병변을 가지는 병을 말한다. 입술포진(herpes labialis)와 동의어로 쓰인다. 즉 단순포진중 입주위에 생기는 것을 지정하는 말이다. 단순헤르페스(herpes simplex)란 보통 작은 물집이 여러 개 모여 생기는 피부병을 말한다. 잘 발생하는 곳은 입술, 외음부 등이며 주로 피부와 점막의 이행부에 나타난다. 물집은 쌀알만한 크기의 작은 물집 또는 고름을 포함하는 물집으로 몇 개가 무리를 지어 나타나는데, 며칠 지나면 물집의 막이 터지고, 피부의 표면이 진무르고 헐어서 작은 상처를 형성하여 노출된다. 그리고 딱지가 앉아 굳어진 다음 7~10일 가량 지나면 저절로 낫는다. 단순성 포진은 발생 부위에 따라서 입술포진과 음부포진으로 구분된다. 입술포진은 피로하거나 골프장 또는 해수욕장 등지에서 햇볕에 심하게 노출된 후에 유발되는 경우가 많다. 음부포진은 성교에 의하여 전염되는 경우도 있으며, 중증일 대에는 격심한 아픔을 수반하며 주위의 림프절의 종대를 초래하기도 한다. 직업상 접촉 기회가 많은 의사나 간호사의 경우는 손가락 끝에 발생할 때도 있다. 유아의 경우에는 고열과 인두통 등의 심한 증세가 나타나기도 하여 때로는 목숨까지 잃는다. |
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| 영문 | relapsing fever | 한글 | 재귀열 |
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| 설명 | Borrelia 속의 스피로헤타 감염에 의해서 생긴다. 이 진드기에 의해 매개되고 아프리카, 아시아, 미국, 유럽 등, 세계 각지에서 볼 수 있다. 잠복기는 3~10일에 오한, 전율, 두통, 구역 등을 수반하는 발열로 발생한다. 발열은 종종 40℃ 이상에 달하고 4~5일에 자연히 해열된다. 약 1주일의 무열기 뒤, 다시 똑같은 증상을 되풀이한다. 이와 같은 발작을 서너 번 되풀이한다. 혈액으로부터의 Borrelia 검출로 진단이 확정된다. 통상 혈액도말 표본을 감자염색해서 검출한다. 치료에는 페니실린, 테트라사이클린, 클로람페니콜이 효과적이다. |
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| APS | adenosine phosphosulfate; American Pain Society; American Pediatric Society; American Physiological ... |
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| AAO | American Academy of Osteopathy; American Academy of Ophthalmology; American Academy of Optometry; Am... |
| ACA | abnormal coronary artery; acrodermatitis chronica atrophicans; acute cerebellar ataxia; adenocarcino... |
| AES | acetone-extracted serum; American Electroencephalographic Society; American Encephalographic Society... |
| AHC | academic health care; academic health center; acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis; acute hemorrhagic cy... |
| American Type Culture Collection | <cell culture> A key resource for cultured cells, located in Rockville, USA. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| pan american health organization | <organisation> WHO regional office for the americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research. (21 Jun 2000) |
| south american blastomycosis | A chronic fungal infection caused by Paracoccidioides brasiliensis, characterised by primary pulmonary lesions with dissemination to many visceral organs. Common findings include ulcerative granuloma lesions to the buccal mucosa (inner lining of the cheek) and nasal mucosa that extend to the surrounding skin. Generalised lymphangitis is also typical. More commonly seen in South America and the tropics. (27 Sep 1997) |
| South American trypanosomiasis | Trypanosomiasis caused by Trypanosoma (or Schizotrypanum) cruzi and transmitted by certain species of reduviid (triatomine) bugs. In its acute form, it is seen most frequently in young children, with swelling of the skin at the site of entry, most often the face, and regional lymph node enlargement; in its chronic form it can assume several aspects, commonly cardiomyopathy, but megacolon and megaesophagus also occur; natural reservoirs include dogs, armadillos, rodents, and other domestic, domiciliated, and wild mammals. Synonym: Chagas' disease, Chagas-Cruz disease, Cruz trypanosomiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| North American blastomycosis | A fungal infection caused by Blastomyces dermatitidis. This rare fungal infection may produce inflammatory lesion of the skin or lungs or present as a disseminated disease to the skin, lungs, bones, liver, spleen and central nervous system. Uncommon unless patient is immunocompromised (AIDS). (27 Sep 1997) |
| indians, central american | An ethnic group belonging to the mongoloid racial stock in central america. This does not include mexican indians. (12 Dec 1998) |
| indians, north american | An ethnic group belonging to the mongoloid racial stock in north america. (12 Dec 1998) |
| indians, south american | An ethnic group belonging to the mongoloid racial stock in south america. (12 Dec 1998) |
| oil of American wormseed | Volatile oil from the fresh above ground part of the flower, American wormseed, Chenopodium ambrosioides, or C. Anthelminticum. Used as an anthelmintic. Synonym: oil of American wormseed. (05 Mar 2000) |
| French-American-British classification | <haematology> The classification of acute myeloid leukaemia on the basis of bone marrow and peripheral blood features. M0: Acute myeloid leukaemia with minimal evidence of myeloid differentiation. M1: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia. M2: Acute myeloblastic leukaemia with differentiation. M3: Acute promyelocytic leukaemia. M4: Acute myelomonocytic leukaemia. M5: Acute monocytic leukaemia. M6: Acute erythroleukaemia. M7: Acute megakaryocytic leukaemia. Acronym: FAB (07 Apr 1998) |
| absorption fever | An elevation of temperature often occurring, without other untoward symptoms, shortly after childbirth, assumed to be due to absorption of uterine discharges through abrasions of the vaginal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acclimating fever | Elevated temperature with malaise that occurs upon working in a very hot environment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aden fever | <virology> A tropical disease caused by dengue virus (Arbovirus), that is transmitted by the bite of an infected mosquito of the genus Aedes). Four severity grades of the illness are seen: Grade I: fever and constitutional symptoms. Grade II: grade I plus spontaneous bleeding of skin, gums or gastrointestinal tract. Grade III: grade II plus agitation and circulatory failure. Grade IV: profound shock. Grade I infection is seen most frequently in world travelers, where it is usually self-limited and rarely fatal. The other grades are referred to as dengue haemorrhagic fever and are often fatal. Dengue haemorrhagic fever appears to be an infection by one of the other dengue viruses. Prior immunity to a different dengue virus type appears to be important in the development of the more serious haemorrhagic form. Vaccines are available. Protection from mosquitoes is an important preventive measure. (15 Jan 1998) |
| aestivoautumnal fever | <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. (27 Sep 1997) |
| African haemorrhagic fever | Haemorrhagic fever associated with the morphologically similar but antigenically distinct Marburg and Ebola viruses. See: viral haemorrhagic fever. (05 Mar 2000) |