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  • 71periventricular leukomalacia — (PVL) bilateral necrosis of the white matter of the brain adjacent to the lateral ventricles, seen in the neonatal period, especially in premature newborns, and manifested by chalky, yellowish white plaques in the white matter, with proliferation …

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  • 72papillary meningioma — a rare, malignant type of meningioma characterized by cells in a papillary configuration, often with necrosis or cyst formation …

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  • 73cystic medial necrosis — changes in the medial layer of the aorta, consisting of degeneration and necrosis of elastic and muscle fibers, mucoid infiltration, and cyst formation, often resulting in dissecting aneurysm; called also Erdheim disease and medionecrosis of… …

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  • 74Erdheim cystic medial necrosis — changes in the medial layer of the aorta, consisting of degeneration and necrosis of elastic and muscle fibers, mucoid infiltration, and cyst formation, often resulting in dissecting aneurysm; called also medionecrosis of aorta …

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  • 75Rothmann-Makai syndrome — a rare syndrome of idiopathic circumscribed panniculitis with fat cell necrosis, lipophagic granuloma, and cyst formation; it usually subsides spontaneously …

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  • 76toxocariasis — [ˌtɒksə(ʊ)kə rʌɪəsɪs] noun infection of a human with the larvae of toxocara worms, causing illness and a risk of blindness from cyst formation in the eye …

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  • 77endometriosis — en•do•me•tri•o•sis [[t]ˌɛn doʊˌmi triˈoʊ sɪs[/t]] n. pat the presence of uterine lining in other pelvic organs, esp. the ovaries, characterized by cyst formation, adhesions, and menstrual pains • Etymology: 1920–25 …

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  • 78endometriosis — /ˌɛndoʊˌmitriˈoʊsəs/ (say .endoh.meetree ohsuhs) noun the presence of uterine lining in other organs, most commonly the ovary, characterised by cyst formation, adhesions, and menstrual pain. –endometrial, adjective …

  • 79cysto- — cyst(o) , cyste ♦ Éléments, du gr. kustis « vessie ». cyste, cyst(i) , cysto . éléments, du gr. kustis, vessie . ⇒CYST , CYSTI , CYSTO , élément préf. Élément préf. tiré du gr. « vessie » et entrant dans la formation de termes de méd., bot. et… …

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  • 80nephrocystosis — Formation of renal cysts. [nephro + G. kystis, cyst, + osis, condition] * * * neph·ro·cys·to·sis (nef″ro sis toґsis) [nephro + cyst + osis] any cystic disease of the kidney; see also polycystic kidney disease …

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