| IRMA | 1) Intra-Retinal Microvascular Abnormalities 2) Immuno-Radio-Metric Assay... |
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| AGR | aniridia, genitourinary abnormalities, and mental retardation; anticipatory goal response |
| AUA | American Urological Association; asymptomatic urinary abnormalities |
| IRMA | immunoradiometric assay; intraretinal microvascular abnormalities |
| KBG | syndrome of multiple abnormalities designated with the original patient's initials |
| nervous system abnormalities | Congenital structural abnormalities of the nervous system. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| stomatognathic system abnormalities | Congenital structural abnormalities of the mouth and jaws, including the dentition. (12 Dec 1998) |
| digestive system abnormalities | Congenital structural abnormalities of the digestive system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| tooth abnormalities | Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the teeth. (12 Dec 1998) |
| jaw abnormalities | Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the jaw. (12 Dec 1998) |
| eye abnormalities | Congenital absence of or defects in structures of the eye; may also be hereditary. (12 Dec 1998) |
| urogenital abnormalities | Congenital structural abnormalities of the urogenital system. (12 Dec 1998) |
| arterial capillary | A capillary opening from an arteriole or metarteriole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bile capillary | One of the intercellular channels, about 1 um or less in diameter, that occurs between liver cells forming the first portion of the bile system. Synonym: bile capillary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| blood capillary | A vessel whose wall consists of endothelium and its basement membrane; its diameter, when the capillary is open, is about 8 um; with the electron microscope, fenestrated capillary's and continuous capillary's are distinguished. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillary | <anatomy> Any one of the minute vessels that connect the arterioles and venules, forming a network in nearly all parts of the body. Their walls act as semipermeable membranes for the interchange of various substances, including fluids, between the blood and tissue fluid. Synonym: vas capillare. Origin: L. Capillaris = hair like (16 Dec 1997) |
| capillary action | The phenomenon of a liquid such as water spontaneously creeping up thin tubes and fibres, this is caused by adhesive and cohesive forces and surface tension. (09 Oct 1997) |
| capillary angioma | <dermatology> Red or purple-coloured vascular skin markings that develop shortly after birth. Most are usually painless and benign and sharply demarcated from surrounding skin, usually located on the head and neck, and grow rapidly. It is caused by proliferation of immature capillary vessels in active stroma, and is usually present at birth or occurs within the first two or three months of life. Some lesions (cavernous haemangioma) will disappear or become harder to see as the child approaches school age. Localised steroid injections have been used successfully to reduce the size of a birthmark but generally they undergo spontaneous regression and involution without scarring and normally require no treatment. (07 Mar 2000) |
| capillary arteriole | A minute artery that terminates in a capillary. (05 Mar 2000) |
| capillary attraction | The force that causes fluids to rise up very fine tubes or through the pores of a loose material. (05 Mar 2000) |