| MPR | mannose 6-phosphate receptor; marrow production rate; massive preretinal retraction; maximum pulse r... |
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| PR | by way of the rectum [Lat. per rectum]; far point [of accommodation] [Lat. punctum remotum]; palindr... |
| ARMD | Age-Related Macular Degeneration; 노인성 황반 형성 |
| CMD | Cerebro-Macular Degeneration |
| CME | cervical mediastinal exploration; continuing medical education; Council on Medical Education; crude ... |
| macular fasciculus | The collection of fibres in the optic nerve directly connected with the macula lutea. Synonym: fasciculus macularis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| macular leprosy | A form of tuberculoid leprosy in which the lesions are small, hairless, and dry, and are erythematous in light skin and hypopigmented or copper-coloured in dark skin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular oedema, cystoid | Macular degeneration characterised by oedema and cystic spaces which may lead to a macular depression or hole. (12 Dec 1998) |
| macular retinopathy | Any pathological condition of the macula lutea. Synonym: macular retinopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| macular syphilid | Usually the first eruption of syphilis, occurring 6 to 12 weeks after the initial lesion. Synonym: erythematous syphilid, macular syphilid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mediastinal fibrosis | <radiology> Histoplasmosis most common cause, can cause superior vena cava obstruction (12 Dec 1998) |
| replacement fibrosis | The formation of fibrous tissue that occupies sites where various other cells and tissues have become atrophied, or degenerated and necrotic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| retroperitoneal fibrosis | <radiology> Ureters tapered or obstructed, most severe at L4-5, ureters deviated medially, Treatment: symptomatic; steroids have ? long-term benefit Differential diagnosis: malignancy, lymphoma (especially Hodgkin's), metastasis from colon and breast, retroperitoneal sarcoma, drugs, methysergide (Sansert), haemorrhage, aortic aneurysm, trauma or surgery, inflammation, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, extravasated urine, radiation (12 Dec 1998) |
| pericentral fibrosis | Fibrosis occurring around the central veins in the hepatic lobules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| perimuscular fibrosis | Fibrosis in the outer media of arteries, usually the renal arteries of young women, where it causes segmental stenosis and hypertension; a variety of fibromuscular dysplasia. Synonym: subadventitial fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pipestem fibrosis | A characteristic pipe-shaped fibrosis formed around hepatic portal veins in some cases of long-continued heavy infection with Schistosoma mansoni; thought to be induced by the presence of large numbers of schistosome eggs in the hepatic tissues. Synonym: Symmers' clay pipestem fibrosis, Symmers' fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| congenital fibrosis of the extraocular muscles | An autosomal dominant disorder associated with blepharoptosis and absence of eye movements. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cystic fibrosis | <chest medicine> A generalised disorder of infants, children and young adults, in which there is widespread dysfunction of the exocrine glands, characterised by signs of chronic pulmonary disease (due to excess mucus production in the respiratory tract), pancreatic deficiency, abnormally high levels of electrolytes in the sweat and occasionally by biliary cirrhosis. There is an ineffective immunologic defense against bacteria in the lungs. Pathologically, the pancreas shows obstruction of the pancreatic ducts by amorphous eosinophilic concretions, with consequent deficiency of pancreatic enzymes, resulting in steatorrhoea and azotorrhoea and intestinal malabsorption. The degree of involvement of organs and glandular systems may vary greatly, with consequent variations in the clinical picture. Inheritance: autosomal recessive. (13 Nov 1997) |
| cystic fibrosis antigen | Now known to be MRP 8. See: calgranulins. (18 Nov 1997) |
| cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator | Gene believed to be defective in cystic fibrosis. Gene encodes a chloride channel, homologous to a family of proteins that actively transport small solutes in an ATP dependent manner (ABC transporters). The regulator protein is a protein which is embedded in the cell membrane and acts as a channel for certain ions to be transported into or out of the cell. The disease cystic fibrosis is caused by a defect in the gene for this protein. (09 Oct 1997) |