Bma Illustrated Medical Dictionary
liquid paraffinA lubricant laxative drugobtained from petroleum. It can cause anal irritation, and prolonged use may impair the ...
There are 2 different procedures: extra- corporeal shock-wave lithotripsy (ESWL), performed to break up small stones, and percut ...
stomach, pancreas, or large intestine). There are 2 main types of primary tumour: a hepatoma, which develops in the liver cells, ...
fever and night sweats. In the second stage, adult worms occupy the bile ducts. Their presence may lead to cholangitis and bile ...
loiasisA form of the tropical parasitic disease filariasis, which is caused by an infestation by the worm LOA LOA. The worms tra ...
other substances. Lumbar puncture is usually carried out to collect a sample of cerebrospinal fluid in order to diag- nose and i ...
cystic fibrosis. The lungs can also be affected by allergic disorders. The most important of these is asthma. Another such disor ...
oestrogen hormonesand androgen hor- mones. Synthetic LH-RH, also known as synthetic gonadorelin, is used to treat delayed pubert ...
the bloodstream through the walls of the capillaries (see circulatory system), but the remainder is transported to the heart thr ...
as Milroy’s disease. In addition, the dis- order may occur for no known cause. Lymphoedema may develop in the arm following a ra ...
macro-A prefix meaning large, as in macrophage (a large cell in the immune system) or macroglossia. macrobioticsA dietary system ...
treating the disorder. In severe cases, intravenous infusion of nutrients is needed (see feeding, artificial). maladjustmentFail ...
Treatment is with a splint or with tem- porary insertion of wire through the bones to hold the finger straight. The injury heals ...
breast tumours too small to be found during a physical examination (see breast self-examination). mammoplastyA cosmetic operatio ...
marble bone diseaseSee osteopetrosis. march fractureA break in one of the metatarsal bones(the long bones in the foot) that is c ...
is continued for 6 weeks. Drug treat- ment with tamoxifen or chemotherapy may also be given. masticationThe process of chewing f ...
Maternal deaths may occur as a direct result of complications of pregnancy, or indirectly due to a medical condition worsened by ...
intussusceptionor volvulusof the small intestine. Diagnosis of Meckel’s divertic- ulum may be made by using technetium radionucl ...
the adrenal medulla is the central region of an adrenal gland. The term “medulla” is also sometimes used to refer to the medulla ...
or one suspected of being skin cancer, can be removed surgically. melanoma, malignantThe most seri- ous of the 3 types of skin c ...
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