subacute inclusion body encephalitis |
<neurology> Chronic progressive illness seen in children a few years after measles infection and involving demyelination of the cerebral cortex. Virus apparently persists in brain cells: usually considered a slow virus disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
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subacute inflammation |
An inflammation that is intermediate in duration between that of an acute inflammation and that of a chronic inflammation, usually persisting longer than 3 or 4 weeks. (05 Mar 2000) |
subacute lymphocyte thyroiditis |
A subacute variant of Hashimoto's thyroiditis. (05 Mar 2000) |
subacute necrotizing encephalomyelopathy |
A rare fatal disorder, primarily of children, being both acute and chronic in onset, manifested primarily as brainstem dysfunction, with ataxia, cranial nerve palsies, pseudobulbar palsy, hemi-or quadriplegia, mental deterioration, and involuntary movements; deficiencies of pyruvate dehydrogenase or cytochrome C oxydase have been found in some patients; pathologically, there is widespread symmetric necrosis involving much of the brainstem; these changes are similar to those seen with Wernicke encephalopathy. (05 Mar 2000) |
subacute necrotizing myelitis |
A disorder of the lower spinal cord in adult males resulting in progressive paraplegia. Synonym: angiodysgenetic myelomalacia, Foix-Alajouanine myelitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
subacute nephritis |
Undesirable term for glomerulonephritis with proteinuria, haematuria and azotemia persisting for many weeks; renal changes are variable, including those of rapidly progressive and membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis. Synonym: subacute nephritis. (05 Mar 2000) |
subacute rheumatism |
A mild but usually protracted form of acute rheumatic fever, often resistant to treatment. (05 Mar 2000) |
subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis |
<neurology> Chronic progressive illness seen in children a few years after measles infection and involving demyelination of the cerebral cortex. Virus apparently persists in brain cells: usually considered a slow virus disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis |
<neurology> Chronic progressive illness seen in children a few years after measles infection and involving demyelination of the cerebral cortex. Virus apparently persists in brain cells: usually considered a slow virus disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
subacute spongiform encephalopathy |
A form of spongiform encephalopathy that is associated with a "slow virus", which to date has not been adequately described, is transmissible, and has a rapidly progressive, fatal course; e.g., Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, kuru, Gerstmann-Straussler syndrome, scrapie. (05 Mar 2000) |
subadult |
Stage in which an organism has developed many but not all adult characteristics and is not sexually mature. (09 Oct 1997) |
subaduncate |
<zoology> Somewhat hooked or curved. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
subadventitial fibrosis |
Fibrosis in the outer media of arteries, usually the renal arteries of young women, where it causes segmental stenosis and hypertension; a variety of fibromuscular dysplasia. Synonym: subadventitial fibrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
subaerial |
<geology> Beneath the sky; in the open air; specifically, taking place on the earth's surface, as opposed to subaqueous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
subalimentation |
A condition of insufficient nourishment. Synonym: hypoalimentation. (05 Mar 2000) |