insufficient blood supply
21heart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. center, substance; kernel, pith, gist, core; breast; spirit, courage; sympathy, affection, understanding; nature, soul. See importance, middle, feeling, interior. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pump in… …
22Arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy — (AAION or arteritic AION) is the cause of vision loss that occurs in temporal arteritis (aka giant cell arteritis). Temporal arteritis is an inflammatory disease of medium sized blood vessels that happens especially with advancing age. AAION… …
23amputation — See amputate. * * * Removal of any part of the body, usually surgical removal of part or all of a limb. Congenital amputation means lack of a limb at birth (see agenesis). Surgical amputation may be a lifesaving measure to prevent excessive blood …
24Focal and diffuse brain injury — Classification and external resources Epidural hematoma, an example of a focal injury ICD 10 S …
25Senile — Se nile, a. [L. senilis, from senex, gen. senis, old, an old man: cf. F. s[ e]nile. See {Senior}.] Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness. Senile… …
26Senile gangrene — Senile Se nile, a. [L. senilis, from senex, gen. senis, old, an old man: cf. F. s[ e]nile. See {Senior}.] Of or pertaining to old age; proceeding from, or characteristic of, old age; affected with the infirmities of old age; as, senile weakness.… …
27heart attack — noun Date: 1928 an acute episode of heart disease marked by the death or damage of heart muscle due to insufficient blood supply to the heart usually as a result of a coronary thrombosis or a coronary occlusion and that is characterized… …
28Lissencephaly — Infobox Disease Name = Lissencephaly Caption = DiseasesDB = 29492 ICD10 = ICD10|Q|04|3|q|00 ICD9 = ICD9|742.2 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = Lissencephaly, which literally means smooth brain , is a rare… …
29Raynaud'sdisease — Ray·naud s disease (rā nōzʹ) n. A circulatory disorder caused by insufficient blood supply to the hands and feet and resulting in cyanosis, numbness, pain, and, in extreme cases, gangrene. [After MauriceRaynaud (1834 1881), French physician.] * …
30Barnard, Christiaan — ▪ South African surgeon in full Christiaan Neethling Barnard born November 8, 1922, Beaufort West, South Africa died September 2, 2001, Paphos, Cyprus South African surgeon who performed the first human heart transplant operation. As a… …
