| ASF | African swine fever; aniline-sulfur-formaldehyde [resin] |
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| ASP | abnormal spinal posture; acute symmetric polyarthritis; African swine pox; aged substrate plasma; al... |
| BENAR | blood eosinophilic non-allergic rhinitis |
| ECSO | enteric cytopathic swine orphan [virus] |
| EDS | edema disease of swine; egg drop syndrome; Ehlers-Danlos syndrome; Emery-Dreifus syndrome; energy-di... |
| chronic atrophic polychondritis | A degenerative disease of cartilage producing a bizarre form of arthritis, with collapse of the ears, the cartilaginous portion of the nose, and the tracheobronchial tree; death may occur from chronic infection or suffocation because of loss of stability in the tracheobronchial tree of autosomal origin. Synonym: chronic atrophic polychondritis, generalised chondromalacia, Meyenburg's disease, Meyenburg-Altherr-Uehlinger syndrome, relapsing perichondritis, systemic chondromalacia, von Meyenburg's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| chronic atrophic thyroiditis | Replacement of the thyroid gland by fibrous tissue, the commonest cause of myxoedema in older persons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| chronic atrophic vulvitis | An inflammation of atrophic vulvar skin, usually with severe pruritus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acute rhinitis | An acute catarrhal inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose, marked by sneezing, lacrimation, and a profuse secretion of watery mucus; usually associated with infection by one of the common cold viruses. Synonym: cold in the head, coryza. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allergic rhinitis | <immunology> An inflammatory response in the nasal passages to an allergic stimulus. Often includes: nasal congestion, sneesing, runny or itchy nose. (27 Sep 1997) |
| allergic rhinitis, perennial | Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) that occurs throughout the year. (12 Dec 1998) |
| allergic rhinitis, seasonal | Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) which occurs during a specific season. (12 Dec 1998) |
| gangrenous rhinitis | See: cancrum nasi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vasomotor rhinitis | Congestion of nasal mucosa without infection or allergy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caseous rhinitis | A form of chronic rhinitis in which the nasal cavities are more or less completely filled with an ill-smelling cheesy material. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rhinitis | <pathology> Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the nose. (18 Nov 1997) |
| rhinitis, allergic | The medical term for hayfever. (Hay fever is a misnomer since hay is not a usual cause of this problem and there is no fever. Many substances cause the allergic symptoms in hay fever. Allergic rhinitis is the correct term for this allergic reaction. Rhinitis means irritation of the nose and is a derivative of rhino, meaning nose.) symptoms include nasal congestion, a clear runny nose, sneezing, nose and eye itching, and tearing eyes. Post-nasal dripping of clear mucus frequently causes a cough. Loss of smell is common and loss of taste occurs occasionally. Nose bleeding may occur if the condition is severe. Eye itching, redness, and tearing frequently accompany the nasal symptoms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhinitis, allergic, perennial | Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) that occurs throughout the year. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhinitis, allergic, seasonal | Allergic rhinitis (hayfever) which occurs during a specific season. (12 Dec 1998) |
| rhinitis medicamentosa | Inflammation of the nasal mucosa secondary to excessive or improper topical medication. (05 Mar 2000) |