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Atherosclerotic aneurysm
Atherosclerotic aneurysm The most common type of aneurysm, affecting the abdominal portion of the aorta and other large arteries, particularly with age.
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Aneurysm
A weakness in the blood vessel wall that balloons out and may rupture at some point. Aneurysms rarely cause symptoms before the rupture, unless they are large. They do not mimic the symptoms of migraine or cluster headache. It is vital to discover them before they rupture and have catastrophic consequences such as paralysis or death.
Abdominal
Relating to the abdomen, the belly, that part of the body that contains all of the structures between the chest and the pelvis. The abdomen is separated anatomically from the chest by the diaphragm, the powerful muscle spanning the body cavity below the lungs. The abdomen includes a host of organs including the stomach, small intestine, colon, rectum, liver, spleen, pancreas, kidneys, appendix, gallbladder, and bladder. The word "abdomen" has a curious story behind it. It comes from the Latin "abdodere", to hide. The idea was that whatever was eaten was hidden in the abdomen.
Aorta
The largest artery in the body and the primary blood vessel leading from the heart to the body.
Arteries
Blood vessels that carry blood away from the heart to the arms, legs, head, body and organs.
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Athelia
Absence of the nipple. Athelia is a rare condition but it is common in certain conditions. Athelia tends to occurs on one side (unilaterally) in children with the Poland sequence and on both sides (bilaterally) in certain types of ectodermal dysplasia.
Athens doctors
All doctors near Athens, Greece. Doctors who can assist a patient in Athens.
Athens Regional Medical Center
Athens Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Athens, Tennessee (USA).
Athens-Limestone Hospital
Athens-Limestone Hospital is a hospital in Athens, Alabama (USA).
Atherectomy
A non-surgical procedure that involves removing plaque from the walls of arteries with a rotating blade.
Atherectomy (Directional Coronary Atherectomy or DCA)
The DCA catheter has a hollow cylinder on the tip with an open window on one side and a balloon on the other. When the catheter is inserted into the narrowed artery, the balloon is inflated, pushing the window against the fatty matter clogging the vessel. A blade (cutter) within the cylinder rotates and shaves off any fat, which protruded into the window. The shavings are caught in a chamber within the catheter and removed. This process is repeated as needed to allow better blood flow.
Atherogenesis
The process of forming atheromas, plaques in the inner lining (the intima) of arteries.
Atheroma
A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery, resulting from atherosclerosis. Also called an atherosclerotic plaque, arterial plaque or, simply, a plaque.
Atheroma:
Large build-up of fat, cholesterol and other substances on the walls of an artery, causing narrowing. Also called plaque.
Atherosclerosis
Also known as arteriosclerosis, atherosclerosis results from the accumulation of cholesterol-laden plaque in artery walls. Plaque accumulation causes a narrowing and a loss of elasticity of the arteries, sometimes referred to as hardening of the arteries.
Atherosclerotic
Pertaining to atherosclerosis, the process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries from fat deposits on their inner lining.
Athetosis
Slow, involuntary movements of the hands and feet.
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ATG
Antithymocyte globulin.
Athelia
Absence of the nipple. Athelia is a rare condition but it is common in certain conditions. Athelia tends to occurs on one side (unilaterally) in children with the Poland sequence and on both sides (bilaterally) in certain types of ectodermal dysplasia.
Atherogenesis
The process of forming atheromas, plaques in the inner lining (the intima) of arteries.
Atheroma
A fatty deposit in the intima (inner lining) of an artery, resulting from atherosclerosis. Also called an atherosclerotic plaque, arterial plaque or, simply, a plaque.
Atherosclerotic
Pertaining to atherosclerosis, the process of progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries from fat deposits on their inner lining.
Atherosclerotic aneurysm
Athymic
Lacking a thymus gland.
Athymic mouse
A laboratory mouse lacking a thymus gland. Athymic mice have no T cells and useful in research because they do not reject tumor or other cells transplanted from mice, humans or other species. See: Nude mouse.
ATL
The disease variously called adult T-cell leukemia, adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma and adult T-cell lymphoma. For more information, see: Adult T-cell leukemia.
Atlantoaxial
Pertaining to the first and second cervical vertebrae which meet at a joint called the atlantoaxial joint. The uppermost cervical vertebra (the atlas) rotates about the odontoid process of the second cervical vertebra (the axis). The joint between the axis and atlas is a pivot type of joint that allows the head turn.
Atlas
The atlas is the first cervical (neck) vertebra (symbol: C1). It supports the head. The atlas bone is named for the Greek god Atlas who was condemned to support the earth and its heavens on his shoulders. (Because the god Atlas often adorned maps, a compilation of maps came to be known as an atlas).
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