| 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) |
| marasmic thrombosis | Thrombosis due to feebleness of the circulation, as in marasmus. Synonym: marantic thrombosis, marasmic thrombosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| carotid artery thrombosis | Formation of a clot in a carotid artery often resulting from atherosclerosis. Patients are at high risk for developing stroke. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cavernous sinus thrombosis | <neurology> A blood clot within the cavernous sinus (a sinus cavity which is bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone). This condition produces a syndrome called cavernous sinus syndrome. (16 Mar 1998) |
| cerebral embolism and thrombosis | Embolism or thrombosis occurring in a cerebral vessel often leading to cerebral infarction. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebral thrombosis | Clotting of blood in a cerebral vessel. (05 Mar 2000) |
| placental thrombosis | Thrombosis of the veins of the uterus at the placental site. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compression thrombosis | Thrombosis due to arrest of the circulation in a vessel by compression, as from a tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| platelet thrombosis | Thrombosis due to an abnormal accumulation of platelets. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mural thrombosis | The formation of a thrombus in contact with the endocardial lining of a cardiac chamber, or a large blood vessel, if not occlusive. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coronary thrombosis | A blood clot in the lumen of a coronary artery. This is the mechanism by which a myocardial infarction results. A thrombus forms when microscopic cracks (from the effects of atherosclerosis) occur in the coronary vessel wall. These tiny cracks expose collagen, thus triggering platelets to adhere to the site and a blood clot to form. (27 Sep 1997) |
| creeping thrombosis | A gradually increasing thrombosis involving one section of a vein after another in continuity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| posttraumatic arterial thrombosis | Posttraumatic venous thrombosis, intravascular clotting due to injury to a vessel wall. (05 Mar 2000) |