| ACC | accommodation; acetyl coenzyme A carboxylase; acinic cell carcinoma; acute care center; adenoid cyst... |
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| AMC | academic medical center; acetylmethyl carbinol; Animal Medical Center; antibody-mediated cytotoxicit... |
| CMTC | cutis marmorata telangiectatica congenita |
| DC | daily census; data communication; data conversion; decrease; deep compartment; Dental Corps; deoxych... |
| DKC | dyskeratosis congenita |
| chondrodystrophia congenita punctata | Congenital shortening of the humerus and femur, with stippled epiphyses, high-arched palate, cataracts, erythroderma in the newborn, and scaling followed by follicular atrophoderma; there is also an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern . Synonym: chondrodystrophia congenita punctata. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| myatonia congenita | Atonic pseudoparalysis of congenital origin (neither familial nor hereditary), observed especially in infants and characterised by absences of muscular tone only in muscles innervated by the spinal nerves. Synonym: congenital atonic pseudoparalysis, myatonia congenita, Oppenheim's disease, Oppenheim's syndrome. An indefinite term for a number of congenital neuromuscular disorders that cause generalised myotonia in young children, and that have a benign course (static or regressive). (05 Mar 2000) |
| myotonia congenita | A congenital genetic disease characterised by tonic spasm and rigidity of certain muscles when an attempt is made to move them after a period of rest or when mechanically stimulated. The stiffness disappears as the muscles are moved. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hyperkeratosis congenita | most common form of ichthyosis characterised by prominent scaling especially on the exterior surfaces of the extremities. It is inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. (12 Dec 1998) |
| dyskeratosis congenita | An x-linked syndrome occurring predominantly in males, with onset in childhood and characterised by nail dystrophy, reticular cutaneous hyperpigmentation, mucosal leukokeratosis, and pancytopenia resembling that of fanconi. It is also known as zinsser-cole-engman syndrome. (12 Dec 1998) |
| ectopia pupillae congenita | Displacement of the pupil present at birth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fistula auris congenita | A congenital fistula resulting from a defect in the formation of the auricle of the ear. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fistula colli congenita | A congenital fistula of the neck leading to the pharynx, larynx, or trachea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acquired ichthyosis | A thickening and scaling of the skin associated with some malignant diseases (e.g., Hodgkin's disease, lymphosarcoma), leprosy, and severe nutritional deficiencies. (05 Mar 2000) |
| harlequin ichthyosis | Foetal form of ichthyosis distinct from lamellar ichthyosis in its patchy character and the poor prospect of the patient surviving the neonatal period. (05 Mar 2000) |
| X-linked ichthyosis | A form of ichthyosis, due to 3-beta-hydroxysteroidsulfate sulfatase deficiency, that appears at birth or in early infancy and affects males; characterised by scaling predominantly on the neck and trunk but not on the palms and soles; histologically, there is hyperkeratosis, a granular layer in the epidermis, and normal epidermal cell turnover. Synonym: steroid sulfatase deficiency. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nacreous ichthyosis | A variant of ichthyosis characterised by dry pearly scales. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ichthyosis | <dermatology> A group of cutaneous disorders characterised by increased or aberrant keratinisation, resulting in noninflammatory scaling of the skin. Many different metaphors have been used to describe the appearance and texture of the skin in the various types and stages of ichthyosis, for example alligator, collodion, crocodile, fish and porcupine skin. most ichthyoses are genetically determined, while some may be acquired and develop in association with various systemic diseases or be a prominent feature in certain genetic syndromes. The term is commonly used alone to refer to i. Vulgaris. (18 Nov 1997) |
| ichthyosis corneae | An ocular complication of a congenital abnormality of the skin with corneal keratinization, dryness, and scaling. (05 Mar 2000) |
| ichthyosis foetalis | Recessive condition in Holstein and Norwegian red poll cattle resembling harlequin foetus in humans. See: harlequin foetus (05 Mar 2000) |