| ICBG | idiopathic calcification of basal ganglia |
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| SCBG | symmetric calcification of the basal cerebral ganglia |
| STC | serum theophylline concentration; soft tissue calcification; stroke treatment center; subtotal colec... |
| CRD | carbohydrate-recognition domain; chronic renal disease; chronic respiratory disease; child restraint... |
| CRT | cadaveric renal transplant; cardiac resuscitation team; cathode-ray tube; certified; Certified Recor... |
| spheroid calcification | <radiology> Round/oval subcutaneous calcifications, characteristic of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |
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| diffuse abdominal calcification | <radiology> Ovarian cystadenocarcinoma (psammomatous Calcium), pseudomyxoma peritonei, pseudomucinous cystadenoma of ovary, mucocele of appendix, undifferentiated abdominal malignancy, TB peritonitis, oil granulomata, meconium peritonitis (12 Dec 1998) |
| dystrophic calcification | Calcification occurring in degenerated or necrotic tissue, as in hyalinised scars, degenerated foci in leiomyomas, and caseous nodules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| intra-ocular calcification | <radiology> Retinoblastoma, foreign body, post-inflammatory atrophy of globe, chronic hypercalcaemia, tuberous sclerosis, cataract, Coats disease (congenital vascular anomaly of retina) (12 Dec 1998) |
| eggshell calcification | A thin layer of calcification around an intrathoracic lymph node, usually in silicosis, seen on a chest radiograph. (05 Mar 2000) |
| eggshell lymph node calcification | <radiology> Silicosis, sarcoid, treated Hodgkin's lymphoma (12 Dec 1998) |
| tooth calcification | The process whereby calcium salts are deposited in the dental enamel. The process is normal in the development of bones and teeth. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 4th ed, p43) (12 Dec 1998) |
| ureteral calcification | <radiology> Calculi, schistosomiasis, TB (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute renal failure | <nephrology> A sudden decline in renal function may be triggered by a number of acute disease processes. Examples include sepsis (infection), shock, trauma, kidney stones, kidney infection, drug toxicity (aspirin or lithium), poisons or toxins (drug abuse) or after injection with an iodinated contrast dye (adverse effect). Chronic renal failure represents a slow decline in kidney function over time. Chronic renal failure may be caused by a number of disorders which include long-standing hypertension, diabetes, congestive heart failure, lupus or sickle cell anaemia. Both forms of renal failure result in a life-threatening metabolic derangement. (27 Sep 1997) |
| aminoaciduria, renal | Impairment of renal tubular transport of amino acids. (12 Dec 1998) |
| back-pressure renal atrophy | <radiology> Caliectasis without obstruction, due to repeated episodes of obstruction, gradual loss of renal pyramids (12 Dec 1998) |
| base of renal pyramid | The outer broad part of a renal pyramid that lies next to the cortex. Synonym: basis pyramidis renis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| branchio-oto-renal syndrome | <syndrome> An autosomal dominant disorder manifested by various combinations of preauricular pits, branchial fistulae or cysts, lacrimal duct stenosis, hearing loss, structural defects of the outer, middle, or inner ear, and renal dysplasia. Associated defects include asthenic habitus, long narrow facies, constricted palate, deep overbite, and myopia. Hearing loss may be due to mondini type cochlear defect and stapes fixation. (12 Dec 1998) |
| capsular branches of renal artery | <anatomy, artery> Branches arising from the renal artery outside of the kidney that are distributed to the renal capsule. Synonym: rami capsulares arteriae renalis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| captopril renal scan | <radiology> In a kidney with a lesion in the afferent arteriole (e.g. Atherosclerotic plaque), reflex constriction of the efferent arteriole occurs through angiotensin system thus maintaining renal perfusion. ACE inhibition prevents constriction of efferent arteriole. Therefore, perfusion is decreased to a kidney with afferent lesions and the renal scan to looks WORSE. Bottom line: renal scans appear WORSE with captopril administration if there is a lesion in the afferent arteriole. See: renal artery stenosis (12 Dec 1998) |