| MEN | Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia ; AD Trait 1. MEN Type I(= Wermer Syndro... |
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| MCS | malignant carcinoid syndrome; managed care system; massage of the carotid sinus; mesocaval shunt; me... |
| GBS | 1) Guillain-Barr Syndrome = PIP; Post-Infectious Polyneuropat... |
| IM | 1) Intra-Muscular(ly) (injection); 근육으로, 근육주사 2) Infectious Mononucleus(M... |
| PIE | 1) Post-Infectious Encephalomyelitis 2) Pulmonary Interstitial Emphysema;... |
| tetanus and gas gangrene antitoxins | A mixture of antibodies obtained from animals immunised against the toxins of Clostridium tetani, C. Perfringens, and C. Septicum. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| thrombotic gangrene | Gangrene due to occlusion of an artery by a thrombus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| embolic gangrene | Gangrene resulting from obstruction of an artery by an embolus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| emphysematous gangrene | <microbiology> A severe form of gangrene (tissue necrosis) caused by Clostridium infection. Also referred to as necrotising subcutaneous infection. Results in death of the subcutaneous tissues and muscle layers. See: necrotising fascitis. (27 Sep 1997) |
| trophic gangrene | Ulcer resulting from cutaneous sensory denervation. See: perforating ulcer of foot. Synonym: trophic gangrene. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fournier's gangrene | An acute gangrenous infection of the scrotum, penis, or perineum involving gram-positive organisms, enteric bacilli, and anaerobes, which occurs following local trauma, operative procedures, an underlying urinary tract disease, or a distant acute inflammatory process. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acute infectious nonbacterial gastroenteritis | An epidemic, highly communicable but rather mild disease of sudden onset, caused by the epidemic gastroenteritis virus (especially Norwalk agent), with an incubation period of 16 to 48 hours and a duration of 1 to 2 days, which affects all age groups; infection is associated with some fever, abdominal cramps, nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea, and headache, one or another of which may be predominant. Synonym: acute infectious nonbacterial gastroenteritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| arthritis, infectious | Arthritis caused by bacteria, rickettsiae, mycoplasmas, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Bacterial arthritis is frequently caused by staphylococcus aureus, streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae, and neisseria gonorrhoeae. Viral arthritis is less common than bacterial arthritis and may be a manifestation of such viral diseases as mumps, rubella, hepatitis, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| avian infectious encephalomyelitis | <veterinary> A disease of very young chicks caused by a picornavirus and characterised by tremor, ataxia, somnolence, and finally death. Synonym: epidemic tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| avian infectious laryngotracheitis virus | <virology> A herpesvirus causing avian infectious laryngotracheitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bone diseases, infectious | Bone diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| canine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia | An infection of dogs with the rickettsia Ehrlichia platys characterised by recurrent cyclic thrombocytopenia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaccination, infectious hepatitis | See Vaccination, hepatitis a. (12 Dec 1998) |
| pregnancy complications, infectious | Infections occurring during the course of pregnancy, or pregnancy during the course of an infectious disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| hepatitis, infectious | See Hepatitis A. (12 Dec 1998) |