cholemia |
<biochemistry> The presence of bile salts in the circulating blood. (11 Jan 1998) |
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cholemic nephrosis |
<nephrology> Acute renal failure occurring in a patient with liver failure. The exact causal relationship in unclear, but those with alcoholic cirrhosis and alcoholic hepatitis are at greatest risk. Symptoms include decreased or absent urine production, jaundice, abdominal swelling, delirium, confusion, nausea and vomiting. Prognosis is very poor. (15 Jan 1998) |
cholenes |
Unsaturated derivatives of cholane with methyl groups at c-10 and c-13 and a branched five-carbon chain at c-17. They must have at least one double bond in the ring system. (12 Dec 1998) |
cholepathia |
1. Disease of bile ducts. 2. Irregularity in contractions of the bile ducts. Cholepathia spastica, spastic contraction of the bile ducts. (05 Mar 2000) |
choleperitoneum |
An obsolete term for bile in the peritoneum, which may lead to bile peritonitis. (05 Mar 2000) |
choleperitonitis |
<surgery> Inflammation of the peritoneum which is cause by the escape of bile into the peritoneal cavity. (27 Sep 1997) |
cholepoiesis |
Formation of bile. Synonym: cholopoiesis. Origin: chole-+ G. Poiesis, making (05 Mar 2000) |
cholepoietic |
Relating to the formation of bile. (05 Mar 2000) |
cholera |
<gastroenterology, microbiology> A form of infectious gastroenteritis (intestinal infection) that results in frequent watery stools, cramping abdominal pain and eventual collapse (from dehydration). Epidemic infections are seasonal in most third world countries, particularly Africa. (15 Jan 1998) |
cholera agar |
An alkaline agar medium for cultivating Vibrio cholerae. (05 Mar 2000) |
cholera bacillus |
<bacteria> Bacterium that causes cholera, the life threatening aspects of which are caused by the exotoxin (see cholera toxin). Short, slightly curved rods, highly motile (single polar flagellum), gram-negative. Adhere to intestinal epithelium (adhesion mechanism unknown) and produce enzymes (neuraminidase, proteases) that facilitate access of the bacterium to the epithelial surface. (18 Nov 1997) |
cholera infantum |
Old term for a disease of infants, characterised by vomiting, profuse watery diarrhoea, fever, prostration, and collapse. (05 Mar 2000) |
cholera morbus |
A once popular name for an acute severe gastroenteritis of unknown aetiology, with diarrhoea, cramps, and vomiting, occurring in summer or autumn. It should be differentiated from classical cholera which is also characterised by severe gastrointestinal and metabolic manifestations but is caused by a powerful enterotoxin produced by vibrio cholerae. (12 Dec 1998) |
cholera sicca |
An old term for a malignant form of disease seen during epidemics of Asiatic cholera in which death occurs without diarrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
cholera toxin |
<protein> A multimeric protein toxin from Cholera vibrio. The toxic A subunit activates adenyl cyclase irreversibly by ADP ribosylation of a Gs protein. The B subunit facilitates passage of the A subunit across the cell membrane. (18 Nov 1997) |