Category: P

A hormonal disorder in which a woman’s ovaries are enlarged and contain many small painless cysts, hair growth is excessive, acne develops and infertility may occur. A syndrome characterized by menstrual irregularities, hyperandrogenism, infertility, polycystic ovaries, and (sometimes) obesity, glucose intolerance, mild to moderate acne, hirsutism, and hyperpigmentation. Not all of the latter characteristics are…

A condition in which there are multiple cysts on each kidney which grow and multiply over time. Polycystic kidney diseases are genetic disorders characterized by the presence of multiple fluid-filled cysts in both kidneys. The number of cysts present can vary from few to many, depending on the individual. The cysts range in size and…

Referring to an organ which has developed more than one cyst, or to a disease caused by the development of cysts.  

A collagen disease in which the walls of the arteries in various parts of the body become inflamed, leading to asthma, high blood pressure and kidney failure. A disease of unknown cause in which there is patchy inflammation of the walls of the arteries. It is one of the collagen diseases. Common manifestations are arthritis,…

A condition in which a lot of arteries swell up at the same time.  

To make e.g. the air, a river or the sea dirty, especially with industrial waste. To ruin, contaminate, or spoil; to make something, such as water, food, or the environment, unfit for use or unsafe for living things.  

The thumb (technical).  

A figure which shows the amount of pollen in a sample of air.  

A rubber bag which is used to blow air into the middle ear to unblock: a Eustachian tube [Described 1863. After Adam Politzer (1835-1920), Professor of Otology in Vienna, Austria.] A soft rubber bag with a rubber tip for inflating the middle ear by increasing the pressure in the nasopharynx. A device designed to create…

A virus which causes poliomyelitis. Organism that causes poliomyelitis. One of a small group of RNA containing viruses causing poliomyelitis. They are included within the picornavirus group. The etiological agent of poliomyelitis, separable into three serotypes based on the specificity of the neutralizing antibody. The three serotypes are types I, II, and III. A virus…