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A receptor cell in the skin which is thought to be sensitive to touch. A sensory end-organ in which the bare tips of 1-4 sensory axons spiral inside a sphere of ordered epithelial cells. The corpuscle is covered with a capsule that is continuous with the sheaths of the innervating axons. Meissner’s corpuscles are found…

A condition in which liquid collects in the chest and abdominal cavities. It is associated with pelvic tumours. A rare, benign tumor of the ovary that occurs in combination with excess abdominal fluid and pleural effusion, or excess fluid in the pleural cavity. The occurrence of the solid tumor and its related symptom of a…

A condition in which the meibomian glands become swollen. Inflammation of an oil-secreting gland in the eyelid. The meibomian gland is located between the eyelid’s inner lining and the curved plate of connective tissue that forms its basic structure. Inflammation of the meibomian glands, which are oil-producing glands located in the eyelids, arises due to overly…

The swelling of a sebaceous gland in the eyelid. A meibomian cyst results from the blockage of a meibomian gland. These glands, similar to skin’s sebaceous glands, are located on the inner side of the eyelids and have openings at the eyelid edges. When inflamed and enlarged, they resemble styes. However, while a stye appears…

A condition in which a part of the ureter becomes very wide, above the site of a blockage. Gross dilation of the ureter. This occurs above the site of a longstanding obstruction in the ureter, which blocks the free flow of urine from the kidney. A common cause of megaureter is reflux of urine from…

Someone who has megalomania.  

An unusually large red blood cell, found in pernicious anaemia.  

The condition of having an unusually large head.  

An unusually large blood cell found in the bone marrow of people who have some types of anaemia caused by Vitamin B12 deficiency. Large immature red blood cell. Large, abnormal red blood cell that contains a nucleus; often found in pernicious anemia. An abnormal form of any of the cells that are precursors of red…

A unit of measurement of energy equal to one million joules.