| peritendinitis serosa | 1. A knot or knotlike mass. 2. <anatomy> A general term for a group of nerve cell bodies located outside the central nervous system, occasionally applied to certain nuclear groups within the brain or spinal cord, for example basal ganglia. 3. <oncology, tumour> A benign cystic tumour occurring on a aponeurosis or tendon, as in the wrist or dorsum of the foot, it consists of a thin fibrous capsule enclosing a clear mucinous fluid. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| serosa | <anatomy, pathology> One of the delicate membranes of connective tissue which line the internal cavities of the body. Synonym: serosa. (28 May 1998) |
| serosa of colon | Serous coat of the colon; the visceral peritoneum of the large intestine. Synonym: tunica serosa coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of gallbladder | Serous coat of the gallbladder; the visceral peritoneum covering the portions of the gallbladder not in direct contact with the liver. Synonym: tunica serosa vesicae biliaris, tunica serosa vesicae felleae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of liver | Serous coat of the liver; peritoneal covering of the liver, enclosing almost all except for a triangular area on its posterior surface, (the "bare area of the liver") and a smaller area where the liver and gallbladder are in direct contact. Synonym: tunica serosa hepatis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of small intestine | Serous coat of the small intestine; the peritoneal covering of the external surface of the small intestine. Synonym: tunica serosa intestini tenuis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of stomach | Serous coat of the stomach; the visceral peritoneum covering the outer surface of the stomach. Synonym: tunica serosa gastrica, tunica serosa ventriculi. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of urinary bladder | Serous coat of the urinary bladder; the visceral peritoneum covering the roof and lateral walls of the urinary bladder. Synonym: tunica serosa vesicae urinariae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of uterine tube | Serous coat of the uterine tube; the visceral peritoneum forming the outer surface of the uterine tubes. Synonym: tunica serosa tubae uterinae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| serosa of uterus | Serous coat of uterus; the visceral peritoneum covering the fundus and posterior body of the uterus. Synonym: tunica serosa uteri. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia serosa | A thin and watery lochia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adenomatous polyposis coli | An autosomal dominant polyposis syndrome in which the colon contains few to thousands of adenomatous polyps, often occurring by age 15 to 25. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adhesins, escherichia coli | Thin, filamentous protein structures, including proteinaceous capsular antigens (fimbrial antigens), that mediate adhesion of e. Coli to surfaces and play a role in pathogenesis. They have a high affinity for various epithelial cells. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Amoeba coli | The old, incorrect name Entamoeba coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Balantidium coli | A very large parasitic ciliate species, usually 50 to 80 um in length, reaching up to 200 um in pigs, found in the caecum or large intestine, swimming actively in the lumen; usually harmless in man but may invade and ulcerate the intestinal wall, producing a colitis resembling amoebic dysentery. (05 Mar 2000) |