- subacute inflammation
- a condition intermediate between chronic and acute inflammation, exhibiting some of the characteristics of each.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
inflammation — Synonyms and related words: abscess, adenoiditis, adrenitis, aggravation, agitation, ague, algesia, anemia, animation, ankylosis, anoxia, apnea, appendicitis, arousal, arousing, arteritis, arthritis deformans, arthritis fungosa, arthritis… … Moby Thesaurus
Inflammation — A basic way in which the body reacts to infection, irritation or other injury, the key feature being redness, warmth, swelling and pain. Inflammation is now recognized as a type of nonspecific immune response. More information: In technical terms … Medical dictionary
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis — Diffuse inflammation of the brain resulting from virus and prion infections … Dictionary of microbiology
Encephalitis — Inflammation of the brain. Encephalitis occurs, for example, in 1 in 1,000 cases of measles. It may start (up to 3 weeks) after onset of the measles rash and present with high fever, convulsions, and coma. It usually runs a blessedly short course … Medical dictionary
Thyroiditis — Inflammation of the thyroid gland which is located in front of the neck: . The inflamed thyroid gland can release an excess of thyroid hormones into the blood stream, resulting in a temporary hyperthyroid state. Once the thyroid gland is depleted … Medical dictionary
endocarditis — Inflammation of the endocardium. SYN: encarditis. abacterial thrombotic e. SYN: nonbacterial thrombotic e.. acute bacterial e. a type of severe bacterial e. caused by pyogenic organisms such as hemolytic … Medical dictionary
hepatitis — Inflammation of the liver, due usually to viral infection but sometimes to toxic agents. [hepat + itis] Previously endemic throughout much of the developing world, viral h. now ranks as a major public health problem in industrialized nations. The … Medical dictionary
nephritis — Inflammation of the kidneys. [nephr + G. itis, inflammation] acute n. SYN: acute glomerulonephritis. acute interstitial n. interstitial n. with variable tubular damage and … Medical dictionary
Conjunctivitis — Inflammation of the conjuctivae, the membranes on the inner part of the eyelids and the membranes covering the whites of the eyes. These membranes react to a wide range of bacteria, viruses, allergy provoking agents, irritants and toxic agents.… … Medical dictionary
Pleurisy — Inflammation of the pleura, the linings surrounding the lungs. There are two layers of pleura; one covering the lung and the other covering the inner wall of the chest. These two layers are lubricated by pleural fluid. Pleurisy is frequently… … Medical dictionary