| EPEC | enteropathogenic Escherichia coli |
|---|---|
| VTEC | verotoxin-producing Escherichia coli |
| APM | Acute Purulent Meningitis |
| CSM | 1) Carotid Sinus Massage 2) Cerebro-Spinal Meningitis; 뇌척수막염 |
| AAM | acute aseptic meningitis; American Academy of Microbiology; amino acid mixture; African American Mal... |
| cellulae coli | haustra of colon |
|---|---|
| melanosis coli | Melanosis of the large intestinal mucosa due to accumulation of pigment of uncertain composition within macrophages in the lamina propria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| coli granuloma | <veterinary> A granulomatous disease of the intestines and liver of chickens, due to coliform organisms. Synonym: coli granuloma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pneumatosis coli | A usually benign condition in which gas is seen radiographically in the wall of the colon; sometimes associated with obstructive lung disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| polyposis coli | Hereditary disorder (Mendelian dominant) characterised by the development of hundreds of adenomatous polyps in the large intestine, which show a tendency to progress to malignancy. The APC gene has also been implicated in a chromosome 5 gastric and pancreatic cancer. (18 Nov 1997) |
| haustra coli | <anatomy> The sacculations of the colon, caused by the teniae, or longitudinal bands, which are slightly shorter than the gut so that the latter is thrown into tucks or pouches. Synonym: haustra coli, haustrations of colon, sacculation of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum circulare tunicae muscularis coli | Circular layer of muscular coat of colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| stratum longitudinale tunicae muscularis coli | Longitudinal layer of the muscular tunic of the colon. (05 Mar 2000) |
| E. Coli | <bacteria> The archetypal bacterium for biochemists, used very extensively in experimental work. A rod shaped gram-negative bacillus (0.5 x 3-5 m) abundant in the large intestine (colon) of mammals. Abbreviation: E. Coli (18 Nov 1997) |
| E. Coli enteritis | <gastroenterology, pathology> A form of gastroenteritis that is through travel to developing countries. most often caused by a toxigenic E. Coli bacteria. Other causative agents include: Shigella, Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Rotavirus, Giardia and amoebas. Symptoms include diarrhoea, vomiting, abdominal pain and anorexia. (10 Nov 1998) |
| Entamoeba coli | Nonpathogenic species that occurs in the large intestine of man, other primates, dogs, and possibly pigs; often confused with Entamoeba histolytica, but distinguished by nuclear details and by the number of nuclei and the form of chromatoidals in the cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tunica mucosa coli | mucosa of colon |
| tunica muscularis coli | Muscular layer of the wall of the colon. Synonym: tunica muscularis coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| tunica serosa coli | Serous coat of the colon; the visceral peritoneum of the large intestine. Synonym: tunica serosa coli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| juvenile polyposis coli | <radiology> Benign polyposis, inheritance uncertain, inflammatory or retention polyps: round, smooth, soft, mucin-filled, non-neoplastic, onset less than 10 yrs, polyps can prolapse through anus, associated with diarrhoea, protein loss see: polyposis syndromes, Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (12 Dec 1998) |