| MLS | mean lifespan; median life span; median longitudinal section; microphthalmia-linear skin defects [sy... |
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| SACD | subacute combined degeneration |
| SAT | saliva alcohol test; satellite; serum antitrypsin; single-agent chemotherapy; slide agglutination te... |
| SBE | breast self-examination; short below-elbow [cast]; shortness of breath on exertion; small bowel enem... |
| SCLE | subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus |
| exudative inflammation | Inflammation in which the conspicuous or distinguishing feature is an exudate, which may be chiefly serous, serofibrinous, fibrinous, or mucous (e.g., relatively few cells are present), or may be characterised by relatively large numbers of neutrophils, eosinophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, or plasma cells, frequently with one or two types being predominant; it occurs not only as a separate and distinct pathologic process, but also frequently as a part of certain granulomatous inflammation's. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fibrinopurulent inflammation | A purulent inflammation in which the exudate contains an unusually large amount of fibrin; also, a fibrinous or serofibrinous inflammation in which the accumulation of large numbers of polymorphonuclear leukocytes results in liquefactive necrosis of tissue and the formation of pus with a relatively large quantity of fibrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibrinous inflammation | An exudative inflammation in which there is a disproportionately large amount of fibrin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fibroid inflammation | A form of chronic inflammation or repeated episodes of acute inflammation in which the continued or recurrent proliferation of fibroblasts results in the formation of fibrous tissue that eventually contracts and leads to compression and atrophy of parenchymal tissue. Synonym: fibroid inflammation. (05 Mar 2000) |