| BPL | benign proliferative lesion; benzyl penicilloyl-polylysine; beta-propiolactone |
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| CPGN | chronic proliferative glomerulonephritis |
| DGPG | diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis |
| DPGN | diffuse proliferative glomerulonephritis |
| DPLN | diffuse proliferative lupus nephritis |
| proliferative bronchiolitis | Bronchiolitis with obliteration of bronchiolar lumen and alveoli by epithelial proliferation, which may follow influenza and giant-cell pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| proliferative dermatitis | An infectious exudative dermatitis of cattle, sheep, goats, horses, and other animals (occasionally man) caused by Dermatophilus congolensis; severe (sometimes fatal) dermatophilosis is seen in cattle in the Caribbean, invariable in association with Amblyomma variegatum infestations. Synonym: proliferative dermatitis, streptothrichosis, streptotrichiasis, streptotrichosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative fasciitis | A benign rapidly-growing subcutaneous nodule characterised by proliferation of fibroblasts and basophilic giant cells slightly resembling ganglion cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative gingivitis | Inflammatory changes in the gingiva characterised by proliferation of the gingival components. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative glomerulonephritis | Glomerulonephritis with hypercellularity of glomeruli due to proliferation of endothelial or mesangial cells, occurring in acute glomerulonephritis and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative inflammation | An inflammatory reaction in which the distinguishing feature is an actual increase in the number of tissue cells, especially the reticuloendothelial macrophages, in contrast to cells exuded from blood vessels; in addition, exudates of various types are likely to be observed in granulomas and other forms of proliferative inflammation, but the latter may occur without an exudate being formed (as in certain infections caused by virus). Synonym: hyperplastic inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative myositis | A rapidly growing benign infiltrating fibrous nodule in skeletal muscle, containing characteristic giant cells resembling ganglion cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| proliferative retinopathy | <ophthalmology, pathology> A disease of the small blood vessels of the retina of the eye. See: diabetic retinopathy. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (09 Oct 1997) |