28 Terms
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Diseases
nocturnal paroxysmal dystonia
Health care; Diseases
A parasomnia characterized by paroxysmal episodes of choreoathetotic, ballistic, dystonic movements, and semipurposeful activity. The episodes occur during non-rapid eye movement sleep and typically ...
legg-perthes disease
Health care; Diseases
A particular type of femur head necrosis occurring in children, mainly male, with a course of four years or so.
leukemic infiltration
Health care; Diseases
A pathologic change in leukemia in which leukemic cells permeate various organs at any stage of the disease. All types of leukemia show various degrees of infiltration, depending upon the type of ...
acidosis
Health care; Diseases
A pathologic condition resulting from accumulation of acid or depletion of the alkaline reserve (bicarbonate) content of the blood and body tissues, and characterized by an increase in hydrogen ion ...
pseudarthrosis
Health care; Diseases
A pathologic entity characterized by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal bony callus leading to existence of the ...
pathologic neovascularization
Health care; Diseases
A pathologic process consisting in proliferation of blood vessels in abnormal tissues or in abnormal positions.
