Degeneration
121cerebromacular degeneration — (CMD), cerebroretinal degeneration 1. degeneration of brain cells and the macula luteae, as in Tay Sachs disease. 2. any lipidosis with cerebral lesions and degeneration of the retinal macula. 3. any form of neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis …
122nonexudative age-related macular degeneration — nonexudative macular degeneration the most common kind of age related macular degeneration, characterized by gradual wearing out of the cells in the pigmented epithelium of the retina, resulting in a slow, progressive loss of central vision.… …
123Fatty degeneration — Fatty Fat ty, a. Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy; gross; as, a fatty substance. [1913 Webster] {Fatty acid} (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; so called because the… …
124Fibroid degeneration — Fibroid Fi broid, a. [L. fibra a fiber + oid.] (Med.) Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as, fibroid tumors. n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma. [1913 Webster] {Fibroid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which organs or… …
125Mucoid degeneration — Mucoid Mu coid, a. [Mucus + oid.] Resembling mucus. Dunglison. [1913 Webster] {Mucoid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance resembling mucus. Quain. [1913 Webster] …
126Wallerian degeneration — Wal*le ri*an de*gen er*a tion (Med.) A form of degeneration occurring in nerve fibers as a result of their division; so called from Dr. Waller, who published an account of it in 1850. [1913 Webster] …
127Amyloid degeneration — is a type of degeneration with the deposit of lardacein in the tissues. It indicates impairment of nutritive function and is seen in wasting diseases. *Also sometimes called Abercrombie s disease, Abercrombie s syndrome, Virchow s syndrome,… …
128Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 33977 ICD10 = ICD10|G|13|0|g|10 ICD9 = ICD9|334.9 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = neuro eMedicineTopic = 299 MeshID = D020362 Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration is a… …
