| CAH | chronic active hepatitis; chronic aggressive hepatitis; combined atrial hypertrophy; congenital adre... |
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| CCC | care-cure coordination; cathodal closure contraction; chronic calculous cholecystitis; chronic catar... |
| CCH | C-cell hyperplasia; chronic chloride hemagglutination; chronic cholestatic hepatitis |
| CCS | Canadian Cardiovascular Society; casualty clearing station; cell cycle specific; cholecystosonograph... |
| CDD | certificate of disability for discharge; choledochoduodenostomy; chronic degenerative disease; chron... |
| interstitial fluid | The fluid in spaces between the tissue cells, constituting about 16% of the weight of the body; closely similar in composition to lymph. Synonym: tissue fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| interstitial gastritis | Inflammation of the stomach involving the submucosa and muscle coats. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial giant cell pneumonia | A rare complication of measles, with the postmortem finding of multinucleated giant cells lining alveoli. Synonym: Hecht's pneumonia, interstitial giant cell pneumonia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial gland | See: interstitial cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial growth | Growth from a number of different centres within an area; in contrast with appositional growth, it can occur only when the materials involved are nonrigid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial hernia | A hernia in which the protrusion is between any two of the layers of the abdominal wall. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial implantation | Implantation in which the blastocyst lies within the substance of the endometrium, as in humans and guinea pigs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial inflammation | Inflammation in which the inflammatory reaction occurs chiefly in the supportive fibrous connective tissue or stroma of an organ. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial keratitis | An inflammation of the corneal stroma, often with neovascularization. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial lamella | One of the lamellae of partially resorbed osteons occurring between newer, complete osteons. Synonym: ground lamella, intermediary system, intermediate lamella. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial lung disease | <chest medicine> A group of lung disorders which result in scarring and dysfunction of the alveolus (air sac) in the lung. This results in poor oxygen diffusion from the air into the bloodstream. Widespread inflammation in the lung leads to fibrosis (scarring). Causes include chronic exposure to organic and inorganic dusts, fumes, vapors, radiation, medications and certain lung infections. Examples include asbestosis, silicosis, coal worker's pneumoconiosis and diffuse interstitial fibrosis. Smoking increases the risk in all cases. (27 Sep 1997) |
| interstitial lung disease with increased volume | <radiology> Cystic fibrosis (CF), eosinophilic granuloma (EG), lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) (12 Dec 1998) |
| interstitial mastitis | Inflammation of the connective tissue of the mammary gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial myositis | Induration of a muscle through an interstitial growth of fibrous tissue. Synonym: Froriep's induration, interstitial myositis, myofascitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| interstitial nephritis | <nephrology> A relatively uncommon condition which is characterised by inflammation of the renal tubules, glomeruli and surrounding tissue. Interstitial nephritis is usually be temporary and often associated with the use of a particular medication. Chronic and progressive forms do exist. Drugs that have been associated with interstitial nephritis include penicillins, ampicillin, sulpha drugs, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, furosemide and thiazide diuretics. May result in mild kidney dysfunction or acute renal failure. Treatment may be with corticosteroids. Incidence: 1 in 25,000. (27 Sep 1997) |