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101Dysplasia — Abnormal in form. From the Greek dys (bad, disordered, abnormal) and plassein (to form). For example, retinal dysplasia is abnormal formation of the retina during embryonic development. * * * Abnormal tissue development. SEE ALSO: heteroplasia.… …
102uterine bleeding — Abnormal bleeding from the uterus not related to menstruation. Most common in the first few years after menarche and as menopause approaches, it is thought to occur when malfunctioning ovaries reduce blood estrogen levels. A malfunctioning… …
103lipofuscinosis — Abnormal storage of any one of a group of fatty pigments. ceroid l. SYN: Batten disease. neuronal ceroid l. a group of diseases characterized by accumulation of abnormal pigments in tissue (previously classified as …
104osteosclerosis — Abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone. [osteo + G. sklerosis, hardness] * * * os·teo·scle·ro·sis sklə rō səs n, pl ro·ses .sēz abnormal hardening of bone or of bone marrow * * * n. an abnormal increase in the density of bone, as a result of …
105pneumatosis — Abnormal accumulation of gas in any tissue or part of the body. [G. a blowing out] p. coli a usually benign condition in which gas is seen radiographically in the wall of the colon; sometimes associated with obstructive lung disease. p. cystoides …
106metaplasia — Abnormal transformation of an adult, fully differentiated tissue of one kind into a differentiated tissue of another kind; an acquired condition, in contrast to heteroplasia. SYN: metaplasis …
107micrognathia — Abnormal smallness of the jaws, especially of the mandible. [micro + G. gnathos, jaw] m. with peromelia hypoplasia of the mandible with malformed and missing teeth, birdlike face, and severe deformities of the hands and forearms and sometimes of… …
108microgyria — Abnormal narrowness of the cerebral convolutions. [micro + G. gyros, convolution] * * * mi·cro·gy·ria .mī krō jī rē ə n abnormal smallness of the brain s convolutions mi·cro·gy·ric jī rik adj * * * n. a developmental disorder of the brain in… …
109onychoheterotopia — Abnormal placement of nails. * * * on·y·cho·het·ero·to·pia .het ə rō tō pē ə n a condition characterized by abnormal location of the nails * * * on·y·cho·het·ero·to·pia (on″ĭ ko het″ər o toґpe ə) [onycho + heterotopia]… …
110muscle tumour — Abnormal tissue growth in or originating from muscle tissue. There are three major types. Leiomyomas are tumours of smooth muscles, seen most often in the uterus but also in the digestive, urinary, and female genital systems. Part of the tumour… …
