| SDH | serine dehydratase; sorbitol dehydrogenase; spinal dorsal horn; subdural hematoma; succinate dehydro... |
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| COME | chronic otitis media with effusion |
| eff | effect; efferent; efficiency; effusion |
| MEE | measured energy expenditure; methylethyl ether; middle ear effusion; multilocus enzyme electrophores... |
| subdural space | Originally thought to be a narrow fluid-filled interval between the dural and arachnoid; now known to be an artificial space created by the separation of the arachnoid from the dura as the result of trauma or some ongoing pathologic process; in the healthy state, the arachnoid is attached to the dura and a naturally occurring subdural space is not present. Synonym: spatium subdurale, cavum subdurale, subdural cavity, subdural cleavage, subdural cleft. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| subpulmonic effusion | A collection of fluid in the pleural space principally hidden between the diaphragm and the caudal surface of the lung. (05 Mar 2000) |
| otitis media with effusion | Inflammation of the middle ear with a clear pale yellow-coloured transudate. (12 Dec 1998) |
| effusion | The escape of fluid into a part or tissue, as an exudation or a transudation. Origin: L. Effusio = a pouring out (18 Nov 1997) |
| empyema, subdural | An intracranial suppurative process between the dura and the arachnoid. The infection gains entrance to the subdural space from the frontal and ethmoid sinuses, the middle ear, and the mastoid cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| joint effusion | Increased fluid in synovial cavity of a joint. (05 Mar 2000) |
| large pleural effusion | <radiology> 3 T's, tumour, TB, trauma (12 Dec 1998) |