malignant nephrosclerosis
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nephrosclerosis — ▪ pathology hardening of the walls of the small arteries and arterioles (small arteries that convey blood from arteries to the even smaller capillaries) of the kidney. This condition is caused by hypertension (high blood pressure).… … Universalium
Nephrosclerosis — Hardening (sclerosis) of the kidney usually due to disease of the blood vessels in it from atherosclerosis. * * * Fibrosis of the kidney from overgrowth and contraction of the interstitial connective tissue. [nephro + G. sklerosis, hardening]… … Medical dictionary
arteriolar nephrosclerosis — nephrosclerosis of arterioles; it usually has an insidious onset and is often associated with hypertension, cylindruria, edema, hypertrophy of the heart, degeneration of renal tubules, and glomerulonephritis, resulting in renal insufficiency,… … Medical dictionary
hyperplastic arteriolar nephrosclerosis — malignant n … Medical dictionary
Fahr-Volhard disease — malignant nephrosclerosis … Medical dictionary
Fahr-Volhard disease — Fahr Vol·hard disease (fahrґ fōlґhahrt) [Karl Theodor Fahr, German pathologist, 1877–1945; Franz Volhard, German physiologist, 1872–1950] malignant nephrosclerosis; see under nephrosclerosis … Medical dictionary
Mn — Symbol for manganese. * * * a blood group in the MNSs blood group system; malignant nephrosclerosis; Master of Nursing; median nerve; meganewton; melena neonatorum; melanocytic nevus; membranous nephropathy; membranous neuropathy; mesenteric… … Medical dictionary
MN — • a blood group in the MNSs blood group system; • malignant nephrosclerosis; • Master of Nursing; • median nerve; • meganewton; • melena neonatorum; • melanocytic nevus; • membranous nephropathy; • membranous neuropathy; • mesenteric node; •… … Dictionary of medical acronyms & abbreviations
KLEMPERER, PAUL — (1887–1964), U.S. pathologist. Born in Vienna, Klemperer studied law but transferred to medicine. In 1923 he went to the New York Postgraduate School of Medicine and three years later was appointed pathologist to New York s Mount Sinai Hospital.… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Complications of hypertension — Main complications of persistent high blood pressure Complications of hypertension are clinical outcomes that result from persistent elevation of blood pressure.[1] Hypertension is a risk factor for all … Wikipedia
