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Symmetrical gangrene
Gangrene on opposite sides of the body in corresponding parts, usually the result of vasomotor disturbances. It is characteristic of Raynaud’s and Buerger’s diseases.
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Secondary gangrene
Gangrene developing subsequent to local inflammation.
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Primary gangrene
Gangrene developing in a part without previous inflammation.
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Inflammatory gangrene
Gangrene associated with acute infections and inflammation.
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Diabetic gangrene
Gangrene, especially of the lower extremities, occurring in some diabetics as a result of vascular insufficiency, neuropathy, and infection. A form of gangrene resulting from the thickening or blockage of blood vessels, which restricts blood flow and typically impacts the limbs.
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Ganglioplegic
Any drug that prevents transmission of nervous impulses through sympathetic or parasympathetic ganglia. Such drugs have limited therapeutic applicability because of undesired side effects. They are useful in treating hypertensive crises. Because they decrease blood pressure, they are used to limit bleeding during certain surgical procedures.
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Ganglioplegia
The failure of nervous stimuli to be transmitted by a ganglion.
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Ganglionostomy
Surgical incision of a simple ganglion. Ganglionectomy is generally more efficacious when feasible.
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Ganglionic blockade
Blocking of the transmission of stimuli in autonomic ganglia. Pharmacologically, this is done by using drugs that occupy receptor sites for acetylcholine and by stabilizing the postsynaptic membranes against the actions of acetylcholine liberated from presynaptic nerve endings. The usual effects of drugs that cause ganglionic blockade are vasodilatation of arterioles with increased peripheral blood…
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Ganglioneuroma
A neuroma containing ganglion cells. A ganglioneuroma is a neoplasm consisting of fully developed nerve cells, forming a tumor.
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