Chronic+diarrhoea
111Marasmus — Wasting away, as occurs with children who have kwashiorkor. Also called cachexia, is usually a result of protein and calorie deficiency. * * * Cachexia, especially in young children, primarily due to prolonged dietary deficiency of protein and… …
112Schistosomiasis — Diseases of liver, gastrointestinal tract and bladder caused by schistosomes, trematode worms that parasitize people. Infection is from infested water. There are three main species of these trematode worms (flukes) Schistosoma haematobium, S.… …
113Shock — In medicine, shock is a critical condition brought on by a sudden drop in blood flow through the body. There is failure of the circulatory system to maintain adequate blood flow. This sharply curtails the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to vital …
114allopurinol — Inhibitor of xanthine oxidase to inhibit uric acid formation; used in the treatment of gout and to retard the rapid metabolic degradation of 6 mercaptopurine. * * * al·lo·pu·ri·nol …
115clonorchiasis — A disease caused by the fluke Clonorchis sinensis, affecting the distal bile ducts of humans and other fish eating animals after ingestion of raw, smoked, or undercooked fish or raw crayfish; initial infection may be benign, but repeated or… …
116cytarabine — SYN: arabinosylcytosine. * * * cyt·ar·a·bine sīt ar ə .bēn n CYTOSINE ARABINOSIDE * * * n. a cytotoxic drug used to suppress the symptoms of some types of leukaemia. It is administered by injection and can damage the normal bone marrow, leading… …
117diflunisal — A salicyclic acid derivative with anti inflammatory, analgesic, and antipyretic actions used in chronic disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis. * * * di·flu·ni·sal (.)dī flü nə .sal n a nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drug… …
118iodism — Poisoning by iodine, a condition marked by severe coryza, an acneform eruption, weakness, salivation, and foul breath; caused by the continuous administration of iodine or one of the iodides. * * * io·dism ī ə .diz əm …
119lead — A metallic element, atomic no. 82, atomic wt. 207.2. SYN: plumbum. l. acetate has been used as an astringent in diarrhea, and in aqueous solution as a wet dressing in certain dermatoses. SYN: sugar of l.. black l …
120sprue — 1. Primary intestinal malabsorption with steatorrhea. SYN: cachexia aphthosa. 2. In dentistry, wax or metal used to form the aperture(s) for molten metal to flow into a mold to make a casting …
