Post by kickingfrog on Jan 30, 2011 16:10:35 GMT
Medical Glossary (Schar)
This is a Medical Glossary from a Schar leaflet. Their website is www.schaer.com
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Allergy: alteration of the body's reactivity to specific substances (allergens).
Amenorrhea: absence of menstruation.
Anaemia: a disease characterised by a reduction below normal in haemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein contained in red blood cells).
Antibody : protein produced by the body to protect it from foreign and harmful substances.
Antigliadin antibodies: they are identifiable in a blood sample and have a high count in coeliac subjects. Even more pronounced are the antiendomysium antibodies.
Aphthous Stomatitis: inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth creating sores.
Arthritis: inflammation of one or more joints of the skeleton.
Dermatitis Herpetiformis: a skin disease characterised by itchy swellings on the knees and elbows.
Diabetes Mellitus: a disease that occurs when the organism is unable to utilise the sugar that builds up in the blood.
Gluten: the fraction of protein contained in certain cereals (wheat, rye, barley and oats).
Immune System: the organism's defence mechanism against bacteria or viruses linked to the capacity to produce specific antibodies.
Intestinal Biopsy: the extraction of a minuscule fragment of the mucous membrane from the intestine; carried out either by a gastroscope or by a probe equipped with a special capsule on the end; the fragment is then examined under a microscope.
Intestinal Villi: finger-shaped protuberances that allow the wall of the intestine (mucous membrane) to multiply its surface area. This means that the nutritional substances in ingested food have a greater chance of making contact with the cells (enterocytes) of the mucous membrane and of being absorbed. Even at the ends of the individual enterocytes have evaginations called microvilli.
Lymphocyte; plays an important role in the immune response, ensuring the formation of antibodies after contact with foreign substances. In the coeliac disease the lymphocytes recognise the gluten as a target.
Osteoporosis : bone fragility due to the thinning of the lamellae.
Thyroiditis: inflammation of the thyroid.
Ulcerative Jejunitis: inflammation of the jejunum (part of the small intestine) with ulcers.
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This is a Medical Glossary from a Schar leaflet. Their website is www.schaer.com
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Allergy: alteration of the body's reactivity to specific substances (allergens).
Amenorrhea: absence of menstruation.
Anaemia: a disease characterised by a reduction below normal in haemoglobin (the oxygen-carrying protein contained in red blood cells).
Antibody : protein produced by the body to protect it from foreign and harmful substances.
Antigliadin antibodies: they are identifiable in a blood sample and have a high count in coeliac subjects. Even more pronounced are the antiendomysium antibodies.
Aphthous Stomatitis: inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth creating sores.
Arthritis: inflammation of one or more joints of the skeleton.
Dermatitis Herpetiformis: a skin disease characterised by itchy swellings on the knees and elbows.
Diabetes Mellitus: a disease that occurs when the organism is unable to utilise the sugar that builds up in the blood.
Gluten: the fraction of protein contained in certain cereals (wheat, rye, barley and oats).
Immune System: the organism's defence mechanism against bacteria or viruses linked to the capacity to produce specific antibodies.
Intestinal Biopsy: the extraction of a minuscule fragment of the mucous membrane from the intestine; carried out either by a gastroscope or by a probe equipped with a special capsule on the end; the fragment is then examined under a microscope.
Intestinal Villi: finger-shaped protuberances that allow the wall of the intestine (mucous membrane) to multiply its surface area. This means that the nutritional substances in ingested food have a greater chance of making contact with the cells (enterocytes) of the mucous membrane and of being absorbed. Even at the ends of the individual enterocytes have evaginations called microvilli.
Lymphocyte; plays an important role in the immune response, ensuring the formation of antibodies after contact with foreign substances. In the coeliac disease the lymphocytes recognise the gluten as a target.
Osteoporosis : bone fragility due to the thinning of the lamellae.
Thyroiditis: inflammation of the thyroid.
Ulcerative Jejunitis: inflammation of the jejunum (part of the small intestine) with ulcers.
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