| ESWL | Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Lithotripsy - Ix for Gall Stone ... |
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| BCP | basic calcium phosphate; birth control pill; blue cone pigment; Blue Cross Plan; bromcresol purple |
| PDSG | pigment dispersion syndrome glaucoma |
| PEDF | pigment epithelium-derived factor |
| PG | paregoric; parotid gland; pentagastrin; pepsinogen; peptidoglycan; Pharmacopoeia Germanica; phosphat... |
| pigment cells of iris | Cell's of the stromal layer of the iris; in dark eyes (but not in blue) they contain granules of pigment. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| pigment cells of retina | Cell's in the outermost layer of the retina that contain pigment granules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pigment cirrhosis | Cirrhosis of the liver associated with dark brown discoloration seen in haemochromatosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pigment epitheliopathy | An acute disease manifested by rapid loss of vision, and multifocal, cream-coloured placoid lesions of the retinal pigment epithelium; resolves with restoration of vision. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pigment epithelium | Epithelium composed of cells containing granules of pigment or melanin, as in the retinal or iris pigment layer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pigment epithelium of eye | Epithelium in the retina, ciliary body, and iris containing pigment granules. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pigment epithelium of optic retina | pigmented part of retina |
| pigment induration of the lung | A condition characterised by firmness of the lungs, and a brown colour associated with haemosiderin-pigmented macrophages in alveoli, consequent upon long-continued congestion due to heart disease. Synonym: pigment induration of the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| wear-and-tear pigment | Lipofuscin that accumulates in aging or atrophic cells as a residue of lysosomal digestion. (05 Mar 2000) |
| haematogenous pigment | A pigment derived from the haemoglobin of the red blood cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hepatogenous pigment | Bile pigment derived from the destruction of haemoglobin in the liver. (05 Mar 2000) |
| natural pigment | A naturally occurring coloured compound; absorbs light in the visible range of the electromagnetic spectrum. Compare: structural colour. Synonym: biochrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| incontinence of pigment | Loss of melanin from the epidermis, and accumulation in melanophages in the upper dermis; seen in several inflammatory diseases of the skin and in incontinentia pigmenti. (05 Mar 2000) |
| formalin pigment | <chemistry> A pigment formed when acid aqueous solutions of formaldehyde act on blood-rich tissues; characterised by rotation of the plane of polarised light, withstanding extraction in aqueous and lipid solvents, being bleached in acids and hydrogen peroxide; not formed when tissue is fixed with formaldehyde buffered to pH levels above 6. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcifying epithelial odontogenic tumour | A benign epithelial odontogenic neoplasm derived from the stratum intermedium of the enamel organ; a painless, slowly growing, mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion characterised histologically by cords of polyhedral epithelial cells, deposits of amyloid, and spherical calcifications. Synonym: Pindborg tumour. (05 Mar 2000) |