| EEM | ectodermal dysplasia, ectrodactyly, macular dystrophy [syndrome]; erythema exudativum multiforme |
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| FMC | family medicine center; flight medicine clinic; focal macular choroidopathy; foundation for medical ... |
| JMD | juvenile macular degeneration |
| ME | macular edema; malic enzyme; manic episode; maximum effort; median eminence; medical education; medi... |
| MERG | macular electroretinogram |
| cystoid macular oedema | Oedema of the posterior pole of the eye secondary to abnormal permeability of capillaries of the central sensory retina. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| primary idiopathic macular atrophy | Atrophoderma in which the skin becomes bag like and wrinkled. Synonym: atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis, atrophoderma maculatum, macular atrophy, primary idiopathic macular atrophy, primary macular atrophy of skin. Origin: G. Anetos, relaxed, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| primary macular atrophy of skin | Atrophoderma in which the skin becomes bag like and wrinkled. Synonym: atrophia maculosa varioliformis cutis, atrophoderma maculatum, macular atrophy, primary idiopathic macular atrophy, primary macular atrophy of skin. Origin: G. Anetos, relaxed, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| progressive massive fibrosis | <radiology> Progressive massive fibrosis, silicosis (properly conglomerate nodules, not progressive massive fibrosis), coal worker's pneumoconiosis, density (conglomerate mass) in upper lobe, retracts toward hilum, leaves emphysematous change (bullae) at lung periphery (12 Dec 1998) |
| pulmonary fibrosis | Chronic inflammation and progressive fibrosis of the pulmonary alveolar walls, with steadily progressive dyspnea, resulting finally in death from oxygen lack or right heart failure. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Sorsby's macular degeneration | Macular degeneration that occurs during the fifth decade of life, with sudden development of a central scotoma in one eye followed rapidly by a similar lesion in the opposite eye; autosomal dominant inheritance. Synonym: Sorsby's macular degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| subadventitial fibrosis | Fibrosis in the outer media of arteries, usually the renal arteries of young women, where it causes segmental stenosis and hypertension; a variety of fibromuscular dysplasia. Synonym: subadventitial fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nodular subepidermal fibrosis | A slowly growing benign skin nodule consisting of poorly demarcated cellular fibrous tissue enclosing collapsed capillaries with scattered haemosiderin-pigmented and lipid macrophages. They are common, usually about 1 cm in diameter and occur in the dermis. Simple excision is always curative. (12 Dec 1998) |
| superior macular arteriole | Origin, central artery of retina; distribution, upper part of macula. Synonym: arteriola macularis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior macular venule | A small tributary of the central vein of the retina that drains the upper part of the macula. Synonym: venula macularis superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Symmers' fibrosis | A characteristic pipe-shaped fibrosis formed around hepatic portal veins in some cases of long-continued heavy infection with Schistosoma mansoni; thought to be induced by the presence of large numbers of schistosome eggs in the hepatic tissues. Synonym: Symmers' clay pipestem fibrosis, Symmers' fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| diffuse interstitial fibrosis | Progressive fibrous changes and scarring within the lung tissue, eventually interfering with normal gas exchange. (27 Sep 1997) |
| diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis | This represents a group of pulmonary disorders (lower respiratory tract) that leads to a functional loss in the alveolar air sacs and a compromise in the diffusion of oxygen from air to blood. There is widespread inflammation and scar tissue (fibrosis) formation within the lung. The causes are varied and include: inorganic and organic dusts, gases, fumes, vapors, infections, radiation, medications, coal dust, silicosis and byssinosis. When the cause is not identifiable it is referred to as idiopathic diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis (27 Sep 1997) |
| disciform macular degeneration | Foveal or parafoveal subretinal neovascularization with retinal separation and haemorrhage leading finally to a circular mass of fibrous tissue with marked loss of visual acuity. Synonym: disciform macular degeneration. (05 Mar 2000) |
| idiopathic interstitial fibrosis | A progressive inflammatory condition starting with diffuse alveolar damage and resulting in fibrosis and honeycombing over a variable time period; also a common feature of collagen-vascular diseases. Synonym: fibrosing alveolitis, Hamman-Rich syndrome, idiopathic interstitial fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |