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(pathology) Pertaining to or characteristic of acromegaly.
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(pathology) A form of gigantism in which the face and the extremities are both enlarged.
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(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
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(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
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A kind of benign tumour of the salivary glands.
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(pathology) The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck
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(medicine) A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium (endometriosis).
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(obsolete, pathology) inflammation of a lymph gland
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(pathology) Any disease associated with aggrecan
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(medicine) A small vascular malformation of the gut, a common cause of otherwise unexplained gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia
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(medicine) A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.
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(pathology) Synonym of glomangioma
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(pathology) Synonym of glomangioma
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(pathology, obsolete) A kind of cyst on the scalp.
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(pathology) The congenital absence of a thyroid gland or suppression of its function
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(pathology) A retinal dystrophy associated with a bestrophin mutation
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(pathology) Any disease associated with a mutation in the genes that control the production of calmodulin
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(pathology) Any disease that affects the heart, brain and spinal cord
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(pathology) Any disease associated with mutated forms of caveolin
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(pathology) Any disease that has a cellular origin
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(pathology) hardening of the substance of the cerebrum
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(pathology) lipidosis involving cerebrosides
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(medicine) Any inherited disease caused by a mutation in the genes that code for ion channel subunits or the proteins that regulate them.
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(pathology) Any disease associated with a faulty chaperone (protein).
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(pathology) A hemangioma of the placenta associated with diabetes
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(pathology) An abnormal increase in the number of blood vessels in the placenta
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(pathology) A form of elephantiasis
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(pathology) Any disease associated with a malfunction of cohesin complexes
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(pathology) Synonym of collagenosis
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(pathology) Any disease or disorder that affects the collagen of connective tissue
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(pathology) Any of a group of diseases that affect connective tissue (rather than collagen)
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(pathology) Any of a range of disorders caused by cryopyrin
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Any of a group of diseases marked by abnormal accumulation of desmin.
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(pathology) A genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of functional dysferlin protein, leading to muscle damage
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(pathology) abnormal functioning of the thyroid gland, referring to either hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism (thyroid hormone deficiency or excess).
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(pathology) Any disease associated with dystroglycan.
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(medicine, pathology) Any of a group of inherited connective tissue disorders caused by a defect in the synthesis of collagen, and resulting in abnormally elastic skin, joints, muscles, etc.
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(pathology) A disease of the skin associated with genetically damaged elastin
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(pathology) calcinosis of elastic tissue
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(pathology) brain haemorrhage
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(pathology) Any disease associated with disruption of the nuclear envelope.
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(pathology) Synonym of tuberous sclerosis
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(pathology) Any disease associated with the improper functioning of an exosome
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(pathology) fibrous atelectasis
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(medicine) A rare heart disorder, usually in young children, characterized by a thickening of the endocardium.
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(medicine) A non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory disease of the blood vessels that causes abnormal growth within the wall of an artery.
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(pathology) Giving rise to fibrosclerosis
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(pathology) Accompanied by fibrosis
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(pathology) A form of myofibrillar myopathy associated with filamins
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Initialism of fibromuscular dysplasia. [(medicine) A non-atherosclerotic, non-inflammatory disease of the blood vessels that causes abnormal growth within the wall of an artery.]
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(pathology) Any disease associated with protein misfolding
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(pathology) The presence of many ganglioneuromas
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A disease affecting the ganglia.
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(pathology) Any disease that affects the ganglia
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(medicine) A disorder caused by the accumulation of gangliosides.
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(medicine, pathology) formation of pores in the spinal cord due to hemorrhage
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(medicine) Any condition where a gland grows in an abnormal location or, more rarely, where the gland is abnormally formed.
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(pathology) The degeneration of cellular tissue to form a mass of glassy, homogenous material
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(medicine) Abnormally low numbers of gyri in the cerebral cortex.
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(medicine) Any of several inherited diseases in which alterations in the control of ion conductance through the central pore of ion channels impair cell functions.
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(pathology) Any disease of a neuromuscular junction (between a motor nerve and a muscle)
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(pathology) Any genetic disorder caused by a mutation in any gene that encodes a protein of the nuclear lamina.
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Alternative form of leukencephalopathy
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A form of non-bacterial endocarditis seen in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and the most common cardiac presentation of that disorder.
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(pathology) Any of a number of autoimmune diseases, the most common of which is systemic lupus erythematosus.
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(pathology) An increase in the size of the gyri combined with a decrease in the number of sulci
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A genetic disorder of the connective tissue that causes defects in the heart valves and aorta.
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(medicine, of a condition) Apparently similar to Marfan syndrome, but not necessarily associated with the elastin gene.
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(pathology) The pathological enlargement of an organ etc
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(medicine) The triad of ascites, pleural effusion, and benign ovarian tumor (fibroma).
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(pathology) Any of a series of core structures found in muscle tissue myopathy
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(pathology) Any of several unrelated diseases caused by incorrect functioning of mitochondria
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(medicine) The softening of the spinal cord.
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A degenerative change (often reversible) that occurs to myocytes upon myocardial strain.
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(pathology) fibrosis of muscle tissue
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necrosis of muscle tissue
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(pathology) disease of muscle tissue
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(pathology) sclerosis of muscle tissue, especially myositis coupled with hyperplasia of the interstitial connective tissue
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The abnormal deposition of fat in muscle tissue
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(pathology) Any disease associated with the protein myotilin
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(pathology) Invading muscle tissue
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(medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by the presence of multiple neurofibromas under the skin.
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(pathology) Any disease that affects the retina and the optic nerve
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(pathology) inflammation of neurovasculature
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Excessive size; usually caused by over-production of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.
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(pathology) Excessive choroid thickening
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(pathology) Widespread necrosis, especially of neurons
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(pathology) amyloidosis that affects many parts of the body
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disease affecting podocytes
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(pathology) A complication of pregnancy, affecting about 2-20% of women, depending on location, characterized by hypertension and damage to the linings of the blood vessels of the brain, liver, lungs and kidneys, which can lead to multiple organ failure, convulsions, coma and death. The only cure is delivery of the child.
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(pathology) Any disease caused by a misfolded (or otherwise abnormal) protein
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(pathology) A proliferation of pseudoangiomas, i.e. angioma-like papules.
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irregular muscle fibers in some DNA disorders.
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Raynaud's disease; Raynaud's phenomenon.
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muscularization following the loss of musculature
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(medicine) The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine.
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(pathology) Any disease or malfunction of ribosomes
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(pathology) Any of a group of diseases characterised by genetic mutation of sarcoglycans
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(medicine) Any of a type of disorders characterized by abnormal accumulation of serpins
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(pathology) Any disease associated with damage to spectrins.
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(pathology) spongy necrosis
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(pathology) spongiform sclerosis
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(pathology) A disorder of the synovial membrane.
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(pathology) Any of a group of diseases associated with abnormal deposition of synuclein.
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(pathology) Any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.
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(pathology) A small nodule in the synovium responsible for tenosynovitis
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(pathology) Any disease or other condition associated with a zonule
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