| AFD | accelerated freeze drying; acrofacial dysostosis |
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| AFFN | acrofrontofacionasal [dysostosis] |
| CFND | craniofrontonasal dysostosis |
| CLCD | cleidocranial dysostosis |
| MFD | mandibulofacial dysostosis; midforceps delivery; milk-free diet; minimum fatal dose; multiple fracti... |
| craniofacial axis | A straight line passing through the mesethmoid, presphenoid, basisphenoid, and basioccipital bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| craniofacial dysjunction fracture | A complex fracture in which the facial bones are separated from the cranial bones. Synonym: Le Fort III craniofacial dysjunction, Le Fort III fracture, transverse facial fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial fixation | Stabilization of facial fractures to the cranial base by direct wiring or by external skeletal pin fixation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial notch | A defect in the osseous partition between the orbital and nasal cavities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial surgery | Simultaneous surgery on the cranium and facial bones. (05 Mar 2000) |
| craniofacial suspension wiring | A method of wiring using areas of bones not contiguous with the oral cavity for the support of fractured jaw segments (e.g., pyriform aperture, zygomatic arch, zygomatic process of the frontal bone). (05 Mar 2000) |
| Le Fort III craniofacial dysjunction | A complex fracture in which the facial bones are separated from the cranial bones. Synonym: Le Fort III craniofacial dysjunction, Le Fort III fracture, transverse facial fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy | An inherited form of hyperparathyroidism associated with ectopic calcification and ossification and skeletal defects, notably the small fourth metacarpals, but intelligence is normal. There are dominant, recessive and X-linked forms. See: pseudohypoparathyroidism. Synonym: Albright's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| angioedema, hereditary | A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born lacking an inhibitor protein (called C1 esterase inhibitor) that normally prevents activation of a cascade of proteins leading to the swelling of angioedema. Patients can develop recurrent attacks of swollen tissues, pain in the abdomen, and swelling of the voice box (larynx) which can compromise breathing. The diagnosis is suspected with a history of recurrent angioedema. It is confirmed by finding abnormally low levels of C1 esterase inhibitor in the blood. Treatment options include antihistamines and male steroids (androgens) that can also prevent the recurrent attacks. Also called hereditary angioneurotic oedema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| angioneurotic oedema, hereditary | A genetic form of angioedema. (Angioedema is also referred to as Quinke's disease.) Persons with it are born lacking an inhibitor protein (called C1 esterase inhibitor) that normally prevents activation of a cascade of proteins leading to the swelling of angioedema. Patients can develop recurrent attacks of swollen tissues, pain in the abdomen, and swelling of the voice box (larynx) which can compromise breathing. The diagnosis is suspected with a history of recurrent angioedema. It is confirmed by finding abnormally low levels of C1 esterase inhibitor in the blood. Treatment options include antihistamines and male steroids (androgens) that can also prevent the recurrent attacks. Also called hereditary angioedema. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine hereditary blindness | An autosomal dominant condition seen in dogs of the collie and several other breeds. (05 Mar 2000) |
| colourectal neoplasms, hereditary nonpolyposis | A syndrome characterised by autosomal dominant inheritance, a low mean age (41 years) for occurrence of colon cancer, and a marked increase in the proportion of tumours in the proximal colon. (12 Dec 1998) |
| corneal dystrophies, hereditary | Bilateral hereditary disorders of the cornea, usually autosomal dominant, which may be present at birth but more frequently develop during adolescence and progress slowly throughout life. Central macular dystrophy is transmitted as an autosomal recessive defect. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hereditary | <genetics> Transferred via genes from parent to child. (16 Dec 1997) |
| hereditary amyloidosis | <neurology> A disorder in which various peripheral nerves are infiltrated with amyloid and their functions disturbed, an abnormal prealbumin is also formed and is present in the blood; characteristically, it begins during mid-life and is found largely in persons of Portuguese descent. Other rare clinical types occur. Inheritance: autosomal dominant. Synonym: familial amyloidosis, hereditary amyloidosis. (05 Mar 2000) |