| IDEM tumor | Intra-Dural Extra-Medullary tumor |
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| MEN | Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia ; AD Trait 1. MEN Type I(= Wermer Syndro... |
| GCT | general care and treatment; germ-cell tumor; giant cell thyroiditis; giant cell tumor |
| ICT | icteric, icterus; indirect Coombs test; inflammation of connective tissue; insulin coma therapy; int... |
| JGCT | juvenile granulosa cell tumor; juxtaglomerular cell tumor |
| epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma | <tumour> A salivary gland malignancy composed of an inner layer of ductal cells surrounded by a layer of clear myoepithelial cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| epithelial nest | A focus of central keratinization within concentric layers of abnormal squamous cells; seen in squamous cell carcinoma. Synonym: epithelial nest, epithelial pearl, squamous pearl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial pearl | A focus of central keratinization within concentric layers of abnormal squamous cells; seen in squamous cell carcinoma. Synonym: epithelial nest, epithelial pearl, squamous pearl. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial plug | A mass of epithelial cells temporarily occluding an embryonic opening; the term is most commonly used with reference to the external nares. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial reticular cell | One of the many-branched epithelial cell's that collectively form the supporting stroma for lymphocytes in the thymus; believed to produce thymosin and other factors that control thymic function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| epithelial tissue | See: epithelium. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juvenile epithelial corneal dystrophy | Epithelial dystrophy characterised by progressive cysts and opacities of the corneal epithelium, with onset in infancy. Inheritance: autosomal dominant with incomplete penetrance. Synonym: Meesman dystrophy. (22 Sep 2002) |
| focal epithelial hyperplasia | Hyperplasia of the mucous membrane of the lips, tongue, and less commonly, the buccal mucosa, floor of the mouth, and palate, presenting soft, painless, round to oval sessile papules about 1 to 4 mm in diameter. The condition usually occurs in children and young adults and has familial predilection, lasting for several months, sometimes years, before running its course. A viral aetiology is suspected, the isolated organism being usually the human papilloma virus. (12 Dec 1998) |
| follicular epithelial cell | <physiology> A cell lining a follicle such as that of the thyroid gland. (05 Mar 2000) |
| laminated epithelial plug | An accretion of epithelia in the external auditory canal. Synonym: laminated epithelial plug. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Fuchs' epithelial dystrophy | Epithelial oedema secondary to endothelial dystrophy of the cornea. (05 Mar 2000) |