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His perivascular spaces — perivascular s s … Medical dictionary
Virchow-Robin spaces — Virchow Robin spaces, or enlarged perivascular spaces (EPVS) are spaces (often only potential) that surround blood vessels for a short distance as they enter the brain. Their wall is formed by prolongations of the pia mater.FunctionThey contain… … Wikipedia
Virchow-Robin spaces — perivascular s s … Medical dictionary
Pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis — Multiple sclerosis is a disease in which the myelin (a fatty substance which covers the axons of nerve cells, important for proper nerve conduction) degenerates. At least five characteristics are present in CNS tissues of MS patients:… … Wikipedia
connective tissue — Anat. a tissue, usually of mesoblastic origin, that connects, supports, or surrounds other tissues, organs, etc. [1880 85] * * * Tissue in the body that maintains the form of the body and its organs and provides cohesion and internal support,… … Universalium
Rudolf Virchow — Rudolph Carl Virchow Rudolph Virchow Born 13 October 1821 Schivelbein, Pomerania … Wikipedia
Hyperintensities — Hyperitensities refer to areas of high intensity on particular types of magnetic resonance imaging scans of the human brain. These small regions of high intensity are observed on T2 images within cerebral white matter or subcortical gray matter.… … Wikipedia
status — A state or condition. [L. a way of standing] s. anginosus prolonged angina pectoris refractory to treatment. s. arthriticus obsolete term for gouty diathesis or predisposition. s. asthmaticus a condition of severe, prolonged … Medical dictionary
Lymphangioleiomyomatosis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = CT scan of a lung with LAM. DiseasesDB = 30755 ICDO = 9174/1 OMIM = 606690 eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 1348 eMedicine mult = eMedicine2|radio|415 MeshID = D018192Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is … Wikipedia
lymphangioleiomyomatosis — noun Obstruction of small airways in the body, caused by disorderly smooth muscle proliferation throughout the bronchioles, alveolar septa, perivascular spaces, and lymphatics … Wiktionary
