| LPF | leukocytosis-promoting factor; leukopenia factor; lipopolysaccharide factor; localized plaque format... |
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| PFC | pair-fed control [mice]; patient-focused care; pelvic flexion contracture; perfluorocarbon; pericard... |
| PFU | plaque-forming unit; pock-forming unit |
| PI | first meiotic prophase; isoelectric point; pacing impulse; package insert; pancreatic insufficiency;... |
| PN | papillary necrosis; parenteral nutrition; penicillin; perceived noise; percussion note; periarteriti... |
| dental plaque index | An index which scores the degree of dental plaque accumulation. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| fibrous plaque | Thickened area of arterial intima with accumulation of smooth muscle cells and fibrous tissue (collagen etc.) produced by the fat laden smooth muscle cells. Below the thickening may be free extracellular lipid and debris that, if much necrosis is also present, is referred to as an atheroma. (18 Nov 1997) |
| malum coxae senile | <orthopaedics> Deformity of the head of the femur caused by ischemic damage. Synonym: senile hip disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary senile dementia | <disease> A progressive, neurodegenerative disease characterised by loss of function and death of nerve cells in several areas of the brain leading to loss of cognitive function such as memory and language. The cause of nerve cell death is unknown but the cells are recognised by the appearance of unusual helical protein filaments in the nerve cells (neurofibrillary tangles) and by degeneration in cortical regions of brain, especially frontal and temporal lobes. Alzheimer's disease is the most common cause of dementia. (22 May 1997) |
| senile | Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness. "Senile maturity of judgment. <medicine> " Senile gangrene, a form of gangrene occuring particularly in old people, and caused usually by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries. Origin: L. Senilis, from senex, gen. Senis, old, an old man: cf. F. Senile. See Senior. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| senile amyloidosis | A common form of amyloidosis in very old people, usually mild and limited to the heart. See: amyloidosis of aging. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile arteriosclerosis | Arteriosclerosis similar to hypertensive arteriosclerosis, but as a result of advanced age rather than hypertension. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile atrophoderma | Atrophoderma senilis, the loss of collagen, with thinning and decreased elasticity of the skin associated with old age. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile atrophy | Wasting of tissues and organs with advancing age from decreased catabolic or anabolic processes, at times due to endocrine changes, decreased use, or ischemia. Synonym: geromarasmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile cataract | A cataract occurring spontaneously in the elderly; mainly a cuneiform cataract, nuclear cataract, or posterior subcapsular cataract, alone or in combination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile chorea | A disorder resembling Sydenham's chorea, not associated with cardiac disease or dementia, occurring in the aged. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile degeneration | The process of involution occurring in old age. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile delirium | Delirium associated with senile dementia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| senile dementia | <neurology> A form of dementia caused by destruction (atrophy) of the frontal lobes of the brain. This condition leads to the progressive deterioration of mental functioning. Incidence: 9 out of 10,000 people in the population. (27 Sep 1997) |
| senile dental caries | Caries occurring in old age, usually interproximally and in the cementum. (05 Mar 2000) |