Category: I

The pressure of the subarachnoidal fluid, which fills the space between the skull and the brain. Force exerted by brain tissue, cerebrospinal fluid, and blood within the cranial vault. The pressure on the brain inside the skull. The pressure maintained by the brain tissue, intracellular and extracellular fluid, cerebrospinal fluid and blood. An increase in…

A blood clot inside a cerebral hemisphere.  

The layers of tissue which form the intestine.  

A blocking of the intestine. Blockage in the intestine that results m failure of the contents of the intestine to pass through to the lower bowel; it may be due to tumor, adhesions, hernia, narrowing from Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis, or other cause. Symptoms include pain, abdominal distension, constipation, and vomiting of fecal matter.…

An infection in the intestines.  

Tubular glands found in the mucous membrane of the small and large intestine, especially those between the bases of the villi in the small intestine. Simple tubular glands in the small intestine that open into the spaces between the villi. On the villi themselves the epithelium of these glands includes specialized cells: absorptive cells, goblet…

A surgical operation to join one part of the intestine to another, after a section has been removed. Surgical connection of two portions of the intestines.  

A space between two vertebrae. The large opening between the neural arch and the body of the vertebra that accommodates the spinal cord. The opening between adjacent articulated vertebrae for passage of nerves to and from the spinal cord. A natural gap situated between neighboring vertebrae (the bones of the spine), created by the spaces…

An opening in the brain between the lateral ventricle and the third ventricle, through which the cerebrospinal fluid passes.  

The area of medicine which uses X-rays, ultrasound and computer-assisted tomography to guide small instruments into the body for procedures such as biopsies, draining fluids or widening narrow vessels. The use of radiology to enable doctors to carry out diagnostic or treatment procedures under direct radiological vision. This X-ray procedure is used in minimally invasive…