| status lymphaticus | Old term for a syndrome of supposed enlargement of the thymus and lymph nodes in infants and young children, formerly believed to be associated with unexplained sudden death; it was also erroneously believed that pressure of the thymus on the trachea might cause death during anaesthesia. Prominence of these structures is now considered normal in young children, including those who have died suddenly without preceding illnesses that might lead to atrophy of lymphoid tissue. See: sudden infant death syndrome. Synonym: status lymphaticus, status thymicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| status marmoratus | A congenital condition due to maldevelopment of the corpus striatum associated with choreoathetosis, in which the striate nuclei have a marblelike appearance caused by altered myelination. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status nervosus | Rarely used term for an erethistic or typhoidal state. Synonym: status nervosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status novus | New status, representing a change in status. (09 Jan 1998) |
| status praesens | An obsolete term for the part of the history of a case describing the condition of the patient at the time when he comes under observation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status raptus | Rarely used term for ecstasy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status spongiosus | Multiple fluid-filled spaces of microscopic size in the cerebral white matter; seen in certain hypoxic, toxic, and metabolic diseases. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status sternuens | A state of continual sneezing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status thymicolymphaticus | Old term for a syndrome of supposed enlargement of the thymus and lymph nodes in infants and young children, formerly believed to be associated with unexplained sudden death; it was also erroneously believed that pressure of the thymus on the trachea might cause death during anaesthesia. Prominence of these structures is now considered normal in young children, including those who have died suddenly without preceding illnesses that might lead to atrophy of lymphoid tissue. See: sudden infant death syndrome. Synonym: status lymphaticus, status thymicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status thymicus | Old term for a syndrome of supposed enlargement of the thymus and lymph nodes in infants and young children, formerly believed to be associated with unexplained sudden death; it was also erroneously believed that pressure of the thymus on the trachea might cause death during anaesthesia. Prominence of these structures is now considered normal in young children, including those who have died suddenly without preceding illnesses that might lead to atrophy of lymphoid tissue. See: sudden infant death syndrome. Synonym: status lymphaticus, status thymicus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status typhosus | Rarely used term for an erethistic or typhoidal state. Synonym: status nervosus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| status vertiginosus | A condition in which attacks of vertigo occur in rapid succession. Synonym: chronic vertigo. (05 Mar 2000) |