| HAM | hearing aid microphone; helical axis in motion; human albumin microsphere; human alveolar macrophage... |
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| MCC | mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration; medial cell column; Medical Council of Canada; metacerebr... |
| MEDAC | multiple endocrine deficiency, Addison's disease, and candidiasis [syndrome] |
| SC | conditioned stimulus; sacrococcygeal; Sanitary Corps; scalenus [muscle]; scapula; Schwann cell; scia... |
| DIC | Disseminated(=Diffuse) Intravascular Coagulation syndrome; 파종성혈관내응고(播種性血管內凝固) 증후군 = ... |
| disseminated gonococcal infection | Infection from Neisseria gonorrhoea which is spread to distant parts of the body beyond the original portal of entry (usually the lower genital tract). Usually manifest by rash and arthritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| disseminated intravascular coagulation | <haematology> Complication of septic shock in which endotoxin (from gram-negative bacteria) induces systemic clotting of the blood, probably indirectly through the effect of endotoxin on neutrophils. It may also develop in other situations where neutrophils become systemically hyperactivated. Acronym: DIC (11 Jan 1998) |
| disseminated lupus erythematosus | <immunology, nephrology, rheumatology> A disease of humans, probably autoimmune with antinuclear and other antibodies in plasma. Immune complex deposition in the glomerular capillaries is a particular problem. Acronym: SLE (19 Jan 1998) |
| disseminated necrotizing leukoencephalopathy | <radiology> DNL: demyelination due to radiation and chemotherapy, decreased density in deep white matter, with or without peripheral, patchy enhancement, calcification: basal ganglia, grey/white junction (12 Dec 1998) |
| disseminated sclerosis | <neurology> Neurodegenerative disease characterised by the gradual accumulation of focal plaques of demyelination particularly in the periventricular areas of the brain. Peripheral nerves are not affected. Onset usually in 3rd or 4th decade with intermittent progression over an extended period. Cause still uncertain. (18 Nov 1997) |
| disseminated tuberculosis | <microbiology> Usually a chronic tuberculosis infection where spread of the original primary infection has occurred via the patients lymphatic system (or bloodstream). Disseminated disease occurs primarily in the immunocompromised individual (for example AIDS, cancer patient). The elderly are at increased risk for dissemination. In disseminated disease, organs and tissues that can be affected include pericardium, peritoneum, larynx, bronchus, bone, joints, lymph nodes, stomach, meninges, eyes, kidneys and skin. Treatment is with INH, rifampin, ethambutol and other antibiotics. (11 Jan 1998) |
| encephalomyelitis, acute disseminated | An acute or subacute encephalomyelitis or myelitis characterised by perivascular lymphocyte and mononuclear cell infiltration and demyelination. It occurs most commonly following an acute viral infection, especially measles, but may occur without a recognizable antecedent, and formerly occurred as a complication of rabies and smallpox vaccination. (12 Dec 1998) |