leptomeningeal fibrosis

  • 1fibrosis — Formation of fibrous tissue as a reparative or reactive process, as opposed to formation of fibrous tissue as a normal constituent of an organ or tissue. African endomyocardial f. f. of the inner layers of the …

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  • 2arachnoiditis — Inflammation of the arachnoid membrane often with involvement of the subjacent subarachnoid space. SEE ALSO: leptomeningitis. [arachnoidea + itis, inflammation] adhesive a. thickening of the leptomeninges, sometimes with …

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  • 3List of oncology-related terms — This is a list of terms related to oncology. The original source for this list was the U.S. National Cancer Institute s public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms . NOTOC 1 * 10 propargyl 10 deazaaminopterin * 12 O tetradecanoylphorbol 13 acetate * …

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  • 4syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… …

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  • 5carcinoma — Any of various types of malignant neoplasm derived from epithelial cells, chiefly glandular (adenocarcinoma) or squamous (squamous cell c.); the most commonly occurring kind of cancer. [G. karkinoma, fr. karkinos, cancer, + oma, tumor] Like other …

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  • 6List of diseases (C) — A list of diseases in the English wikipedia.C* C syndrome * C1 esterase deficiency (angioedema)CaCac Cal* Cacchi Ricci disease * CACH syndrome * Cafe au lait spots syndrome * Caffey disease * CAHMR syndrome * Calcinosis cutis (see also CREST… …

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