| BCS | battered child syndrome; blood cell separator; British Cardiac Society; Budd-Chiari syndrome |
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| BIS | bone cement implantation syndrome; Brain Information Service; building illness syndrome |
| BTS | blood transfusion service; blue toe syndrome; bradycardia-tachycardia syndrome |
| BWS | battered woman (or wife) syndrome; Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome |
| CES | carboxylesterase; cauda equina syndrome; cat's eye syndrome; central excitatory state; chronic elect... |
| Vohwinkel syndrome | Diffuse keratoderma of the extremities, with the development during childhood of constricting fibrous bands around the middle phalanx of the fingers or toes which may lead to spontaneous amputation; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: keratoma hereditarium mutilans, Vohwinkel syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| residual ovary syndrome | <syndrome> The development of a pelvic mass, pelvic pain, and occasionally dyspareunia following hysterectomy without removal of both ovaries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| resistant ovary syndrome | <syndrome> An obsolete term for amenorrhoea associated with hypergonadotrophism and normal ovarian follicles. Synonym: resistant ovary syndrome. Origin: after the surname of the first reported patient (05 Mar 2000) |
| megacystic syndrome | <syndrome> A combination of a large smooth thin-walled bladder, vesicoureteral regurgitation, and dilated ureters. (05 Mar 2000) |
| megacystitis-megaureter syndrome | <syndrome> Radiologic findings of a large capacity, thin-walled bladder and massive vesicoureteral reflux, without obstruction or underlying neuropathy or dysfunctional voiding. (05 Mar 2000) |
| megacystitis-microcolon-intestinal hypoperistalsis syndrome | <syndrome> A rare condition characterised by abdominal distention, lax abdominal musculature, incomplete intestinal rotation, and deficient intestinal peristalsis. A large bladder and often vesicoureteral reflux are seen. Typically affects female neonates and usually fatal in first year of life. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pelizaeus-merzbacher syndrome | <radiology> Slowly progressive dysmyelinating disease, diffuse, symmetrical demyelination, cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, spinal cord, islands of partially demyelinated fibres, CT may be normal, two types: X-linked recessive (presents in infancy), autosomal dominant (preadulthood) (12 Dec 1998) |
| respiratory distress syndrome | <syndrome> A condition of the newborn marked by dyspnea with cyanosis, heralded by such prodromal signs as dilatation of the alae nasi, expiratory grunt, and retraction of the suprasternal notch or costal margins, mostly frequently occurring in premature infants, children of diabetic mothers, and infants delivered by cesarean section, and sometimes with no apparent predisposing cause. (12 Dec 1998) |
| respiratory distress syndrome, adult | A syndrome of life-threatening progressive pulmonary insufficiency in the absence of known pulmonary disease, usually following a systemic insult such as surgery or major trauma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn | A disease seen especially in premature neonates with respiratory distress; characterised postmortem by atelectasis and alveolar ducts lined by an eosinophilic membrane; also associated with reduced amounts of lung surfactant. Synonym: hyaline membrane syndrome, respiratory distress syndrome of the newborn. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Pellizzi's syndrome | macrogenitosomia praecox |
| von hippel-lindau syndrome | <radiology> Retinocerebellar angiomatosis, phakomatosis, autosomal dominant (variable penetrance), haemangioblastoma: most frequent cause of death, cerebellar (most common), also medullary and spinal, retinal angiomatosis (45%), renal cell carcinoma: 2nd most common cause of death, pheochromocytoma (17%), cortical renal cysts (75%), cysts in virtually any organ, renal/liver haemangioma/adenoma, pancreatic cystic neoplasms, isleT-cell tumours, paraganglioma (12 Dec 1998) |
| restless legs syndrome | <syndrome> A sense of indescribable uneasiness, twitching, or restlessness that occurs in the legs after going to bed, frequently leading to insomnia, which may be relieved temporarily by walking about; thought to be caused by inadequate circulation or as a side effect of antipsychotic medication. See: akathisia. Synonym: Ekbom syndrome, restless legs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| meige syndrome | <syndrome> A syndrome characterised by blepharospasm and involuntary facial movements, in the absence of neuroleptic drug therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| meigs syndrome | <radiology> Ovarian fibroma, ascites, hydrothorax (12 Dec 1998) |