| CIP | chronic idiopathic polyradiculoneuropathy; chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; Collection de l'In... |
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| CIPSO | chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction |
| IIP | idiopathic interstitial pneumonia; idiopathic intestinal pseudo-obstruction; increased intracranial ... |
| IO | incisal opening; inferior oblique; inferior olive; internal os; interorbital; intestinal obstruction... |
| IP | icterus praecox; imaging plate; immune precipitate; immunoblastic plasma; immunoperoxidase technique... |
| paralytic strabismus | Strabismus due to weakness of an ocular muscle or muscles. Synonym: incomitant strabismus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| endemic paralytic vertigo | A paroxysmal attack of severe vertigo, not accompanied by deafness or tinnitus, which affects young to middle-aged adults, often following a non-specific upper respiratory infection; due to unilateral vestibular dysfunction. Synonym: endemic paralytic vertigo, epidemic vertigo, Gerlier's disease, kubisagari, kubisagaru, paralyzing vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adynamic ileus | Obstruction of the bowel due to paralysis of the bowel wall, usually as a result of localised or generalised peritonitis or shock. Synonym: paralytic ileus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gallstone ileus | Obstruction of the small intestine produced by passage of a gallstone from the biliary tract (usually the gallbladder as a result of cholecystitis) into the intestinal tract (usually by means of a fistulous connection between the gallbladder and the small intestine); occurrence and site of obstruction depend upon size of the stone, but the usual location is at or near the ileocaecal junction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| verminous ileus | Obstruction due to masses of intestinal parasites. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mechanical ileus | Obstruction of the bowel due to some mechanical cause, e.g., volvulus, gallstone, adhesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meconium ileus | <radiology> Obstructed bowel due to impacted, tenacious meconium, no air-fluid levels (probably due to adherent bowel contents) Differential diagnosis: ileal atresia, Hirschsprung disease, anal atresia associated with cystic fibrosis (12 Dec 1998) |
| spastic ileus | Intestinal obstruction due to spastic contraction of a segment of the bowel. Synonym: spastic ileus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dynamic ileus | Intestinal obstruction due to spastic contraction of a segment of the bowel. Synonym: spastic ileus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ileus | <gastroenterology, surgery> An obstruction of the intestines. Origin: L., Gr. Eileos, from eilein = to roll up (18 Nov 1997) |
| ileus subparta | Obstruction of the large bowel by pressure of the pregnant uterus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| occlusive ileus | Complete mechanical blocking of the intestinal lumen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| terminal ileus | Obstruction of the lower part of the small bowel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| 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) |