| DEBS | dominant epidermolysis bullosa simplex |
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| EB | elective abortion; electron beam; elementary body; emotional behavior; endometrial biopsy; epidermol... |
| EBD | epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica |
| EBDD | epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica dominant |
| EBDR | epidermolysis bullosa dystrophica recessiva |
| dermal duct tumour | A benign small tumour derived from the intradermal part of eccrine sweat gland ducts occurring often on the head and neck. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| dermal-fat graft | A dermal graft with attached subcutaneous fat. Synonym: adipodermal graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal graft | A graft of dermis, made from skin by cutting away a thin split-thickness graft. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal irritation | This is a localised skin reaction resulting from either single or multiple exposure to a physical or chemical agent at the same site. It is characterised by redness and swelling and may be accompanied by local death of skin cells. (09 Oct 1997) |
| dermal leishmanoid | A chronic, progressive, granulomatous, nonulcerating hypopigmented nodular cutaneous outbreak that may appear 6 months to 5 years after spontaneous or drug cure of visceral leishmaniasis (kala azar); this condition was first described in India and is most characteristic of kala azar in that country. Synonym: dermal leishmanoid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal papillae | The superficial projections of the dermis (corium) that interdigitate with recesses in the overlying epidermis; they contain vascular loops and specialised nerve endings, and are arranged in ridgelike lines best developed in the hand and foot. Synonym: papillae dermis, papillae corii, papillae of corium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal sinus | A sinus lined with epidermis and skin appendages extending from the skin to some deeper-lying structure, most frequently the spinal cord. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal system | Dermoid system, the skin and its appendages, the nails and hair. (05 Mar 2000) |
| dermal tissue | <botany> Outer covering of plants, that includes the epidermis and periderm nonliving bark). See: dermis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| dermal tuberculosis | Pathologic lesions of the skin caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Synonym: dermal tuberculosis, tuberculosis cutis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tumbu dermal myiasis | Infection of man and animals with larvae of flies of the genus Cordylobia. Synonym: African furuncular myiasis, tumbu dermal myiasis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| focal dermal hypoplasia | A genetic skin disease characterised by hypoplasia of the dermis, herniations of fat, and hand anomalies. It is found exclusively in females and transmitted as an x-linked dominant trait. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acrocephalosyndactyly type 1 | <paediatrics> An inherited disease (autosomal dominant) or a spontaneously occurring disease characterised by a peaked head and unusual facial appearance, due to the premature closure of the cranial sutures. A skull X-ray can confirm the diagnosis and treatment is surgical. Inheritance: autosomal dominant. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Alzheimer type I astrocyte | Enlarged frequently multinucleated astrocytes, seen in progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Alzheimer type II astrocyte | Enlarged astrocytes with vesicular nuclei and one or more small basophilic nucleoli, seen in hepatocerebral disease and Wilson's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |