| AES | acetone-extracted serum; American Electroencephalographic Society; American Encephalographic Society... |
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| AOS | American Ophthalmological Society; American Otological Society; anodal opening sound; anterior [o]es... |
| BET | benign epithelial tumor; bleeding esophageal varix; Brunauer-Emmet-Teller [method] |
| CREST | calcinosis, Raynaud phenomenon, esophageal involvement, sclerodactyly, and telangiectasia [syndrome]... |
| DES | dementia rating scale; dermal-epidermal separation; dialysis encephalopathy syndrome; diethylstilbes... |
| hernia, umbilical | The protrusion of part of the intestine at the umbilicus. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| hernia uteri inguinale | <syndrome> Familial disorder with presence of fallopian tube, uterus, and testis in a male. Deficient mullerian inhibitory substance secondary to Sertoli cell defect. Synonym: hernia uteri inguinale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hesselbach's hernia | Hernia with diverticula through the cribriform fascia, presenting a lobular outline. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sciatic hernia | Protrusion of intestine through the great sacrosciatic foramen. Synonym: gluteal hernia, ischiocele. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Hey's hernia | A femoral hernia with two sacs, the first being in the femoral canal, and the second passing through a defect in the superficial fascia and appearing immediately beneath the skin. Synonym: bilocular femoral hernia, Hey's hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hiatal hernia | <gastroenterology, surgery> A type of hernia that occurs when a portion of the stomach protrudes through the diaphragm (where the oesophagus normally passes through). Obesity and smoking are considered risk factors. Hiatal hernia is often associated with reflux oesophagitis. Symptoms include heartburn, difficulty swallowing, chest pain and belching. Treatment includes H2 antagonists, antacids and medications which strengthen the lower oesophageal sphincter. (27 Sep 1997) |
| scrotal hernia | Complete inguinal hernia, located in the scrotum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pudendal hernia | A hernia protruding through the pelvic diaphragm. Synonym: levator hernia, pudendal hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Holthouse's hernia | Inguinal hernia with extension of the loop of intestine along Poupart's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sliding hernia | A hernia in which an abdominal viscus forms part of the sac. Synonym: extrasaccular hernia, parasaccular hernia, slipped hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| sliding hiatal hernia | <radiology> Axial hernia, concentric hernia, 99% of hiatal hernias, portion of peritoneal sac forms part of wall of hernia, aetiology: rupture of phrenicoesophageal membrane due to repetitive stretching with swallowing, incidence: increases with age Findings: UGI, epiphrenic bulge, distance between B ring and hiatal margin greater than 2cm, tortuous oesophagus, gastroesophageal reflux, greater than 6 thick gastric folds within suprahiatal pouch, CT, dehiscence of diaphragmtic crura greater than 15 mm, pseudomass within/above distal oesophagus, fat (omemtum) surrounding distal oesophagus (12 Dec 1998) |
| sliding oesophageal hiatal hernia | Displacement of the cardioesophageal junction and the stomach through the oesophageal hiatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| slipped hernia | A hernia in which an abdominal viscus forms part of the sac. Synonym: extrasaccular hernia, parasaccular hernia, slipped hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spigelian hernia | Abdominal hernia through the semilunar line. Synonym: lateral ventral hernia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| strangulated hernia | An incarcerated hernia which results in lack of blood perfusion to the herniated tissue or viscera. (27 Sep 1997) |