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Erdheim disease (cystic medial necrosis) — Erd·heim disease (cystic medial necrosis) (erdґhīm) [Jakob Erdheim, Austrian physician, 1874–1937] cystic medial necrosis … Medical dictionary
cystic medial necrosis — changes in the medial layer of the aorta, consisting of degeneration and necrosis of elastic and muscle fibers, mucoid infiltration, and cyst formation, often resulting in dissecting aneurysm; called also Erdheim disease and medionecrosis of… … Medical dictionary
Erdheim disease — cystic medial necrosis … Medical dictionary
necrosis — Pathologic death of one or more cells, or of a portion of tissue or organ, resulting from irreversible damage; earliest irreversible changes are mitochondrial, consisting of swelling and granular calcium deposits seen by … Medical dictionary
Jakob Erdheim — (1874 1937) was a pathologist.He is credited with the characterization (or partial characterization) of Erdheim Chester disease and Cystic medial necrosis.External links* … Wikipedia
Familial thoracic aortic aneurysm — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing cystic medial degeneration, the histologic correlate of familial thoracic aortic aneurysms. The image shows abundant basophilic ground … Wikipedia
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
Abdominal aortic aneurysm — Classification and external resources CT reconstruction image of an abdominal aortic aneurysm ICD 10 I … Wikipedia
tumor — 1. Any swelling or tumefaction. 2. SYN: neoplasm. 3. One of the four signs of inflammation (t., calor, dolor, rubor) enunciated by Celsus. [L. t., a swelling] acinar cell t. a … Medical dictionary
