31 Terms
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Diseases
Lewis lung carcinoma
Health care; Diseases
A carcinoma discovered by Dr. Margaret R. Lewis of the Wistar Institute in 1951. This tumor originated spontaneously as a carcinoma of the lung of a C57BL mouse. The tumor does not appear to be ...
bronchiolo-alveolar adenocarcinoma
Health care; Diseases
A carcinoma thought to be derived from epithelium of terminal bronchioles, in which the neoplastic tissue extends along the alveolar walls and grows in small masses within the alveoli. Involvement ...
parasystole
Health care; Diseases
A cardiac arrhythmia caused by the interaction of two foci independently initiating cardiac impulses at different rates. Generally one of the foci is the sinoatrial node (the normal pacemaker) and ...
osteochondroma
Health care; Diseases
A cartilage-capped benign tumor that often appears as a stalk on the surface of bone. It is probably a developmental malformation rather than a true neoplasm and is usually found in the metaphysis of ...
common cold
Health care; Diseases
A catarrhal disorder of the upper respiratory tract, which may be viral, a mixed infection, or an allergic reaction. It is marked by acute coryza, slight rise in temperature, chilly sensations, and ...
atypical interstitial pneumonia of cattle
Health care; Diseases
A cattle disease of uncertain cause, probably an allergic reaction.
Hutchinson's melanotic freckle
Health care; Diseases
A cellular subtype of malignant melanoma. It is a pigmented lesion composed of melanocytes occurring on sun-exposed skin, usually the face and neck. The melanocytes are commonly multinucleated with a ...
