| BIMA | bilateral internal mammary artery |
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| PAD | pain and distress; patient surface axis depth; percutaneous abscess drainage; percutaneous automated... |
| MEN | Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia ; AD Trait 1. MEN Type I(= Wermer Syndro... |
| ABC | absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; a... |
| BCLP | bilateral cleft of lip and palate |
| syndromes of paranasal sinuses | <radiology> Gardner: osteomas, Kartagener: chronic infection, basal cell-nevoid, neurofibromatosis, Down (trisomy 21): hypoplastic frontal, sphenoid, with or without ethmoid, progeria: absent frontal sinuses; dwarf, immature, cleidocranial dysostosis: all sinuses absent/small (12 Dec 1998) |
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| dry eye syndromes | Corneal and conjunctival dryness due to deficient tear production, predominantly in menopausal and post-menopausal women. Filamentary keratitis or erosion of the conjunctival and corneal epithelium may be caused by these disorders. Sensation of the presence of a foreign body in the eye and burning of the eyes may occur. (12 Dec 1998) |
| immunologic deficiency syndromes | Syndromes in which there is a deficiency or defect in the mechanisms of immunity, either cellular or humoral. (12 Dec 1998) |
| overgrowth syndromes | Conditions with multiple abnormalities including excessive growth. Early overgrowth syndromes that affecting children include the fragile x and beckwith-wiedemannn syndromes. Overactivity of the pituitary gland with overproductiuon of growth hormone causes overgrowth before adolescence and a distinctive pattern of overgrowth called acromegaly. (12 Dec 1998) |
| euthyroid sick syndromes | Abnormalities in thyroid hormone and thyroid-stimulating hormone levels, often simulating hypothyroidism, in euthyroid patients suffering some other illness, such as diabetes mellitus or liver cirrhosis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| artery of bernasconi and cassinari | <radiology> Tentorial artery, first branch of meningohypophyseal trunk (branch from juxtasellar ICA), can indicate pathology such as: meningioma, fistula, AVM (12 Dec 1998) |
| anastomotic branch of middle meningeal artery to lacrimal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of the middle meningeal artery arising in the cranial cavity which runs anteriorly through the superior orbital fissure to anastomose with the lacrimal artery. See: orbital branch of middle meningeal artery. Synonym: ramus anastomoticus arteriae meningeae mediae cum lacrimali. (05 Mar 2000) |
| abortion, multiple | Couples who have had 2 or more miscarriages (spontaneous abortions) have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| advanced multiple-beam equalization radiography | A variant of scanning equalization radiography using several X-ray beams. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyloidosis of multiple myeloma | Foci of amyloidosis in mesenchymal tissues of some persons with multiple myeloma; no direct relation between amyloid and Bence Jones protein is conclusively known. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancer, multiple myeloma | A bone marrow cancer involving a type of white blood cell called a plasma (or myeloma) cell. The tumour cells can form a single collection (a plasmacytoma) or many tumours (multiple myeloma). Plasma cells are part of the immune system and make antibodies. Because patients have an excess of identical plasma cells, they have too much of one type of antibody. As myeloma cells increase in number, they damage and weaken the bones, causing pain and often fractures. When bones are damaged, calcium is released into the blood leading to hypercalcaemia (excess calcium in the blood) and that causes loss of appetite, nausea, thirst, fatigue, muscle weakness, restlessness, and confusion. Myeloma cells prevent the bone marrow from forming normal plasma cells and other white blood cells important to the immune system so patients may not be able to fight infections. The cancer cells can also prevent the growth of new red blood cells, causing anaemia. Excess antibody proteins and calcium may prevent the kidneys from filtering and cleaning the blood properly Cancer, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: A lymphoma is a cancer that develops in the lymphatic system. The most common symptom of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas is a painless swelling in the lymph nodes in the neck, underarm, or groin. Non-Hodgkin's lymphomas are diagnosed with a biopsy of an enlarged lymph node. Follow-up examinations are important after lymphoma treatment. Most relapses occur in the first 2 years after therapy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| chromosomes in multiple miscarriages | Couples who have had more than one miscarriage (spontaneous abortion) have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| miscarriages, multiple, chromosomes in | Couples who have had more than one miscarriage have about a 5% chance that one member of the couple is carrying a chromsome translocation responsible for the miscarriages. (12 Dec 1998) |
| multiple | Manifold, occurring in or affecting various parts of the body at once. Origin: L. Multiplex (18 Nov 1997) |
| multiple alcohol | An alcohol containing more than one OH group. (05 Mar 2000) |