Malignant edema — (or malignant oedema) is an acute, generally rapidly fatal wound infection (toxemia) most common in grazing animals. It affects cattle, horses, sheep, goats, pigs, and deer. It is caused by one or more species of bacteria in the Clostridium genus … Wikipedia
malignant edema — noun : inflammatory edema in infections; specifically : an acute wound infection of wild and domestic animals and rarely man that is clinically indistinguishable from blackleg and that is caused by an anaerobic toxin producing bacterium… … Useful english dictionary
Malignant pleural effusion — is a condition in which cancer causes an abnormal amount of fluid to collect between the thin layers of tissue (pleura) lining the outside of the lung and the wall of the chest cavity. Lung cancer and breast cancer account for about 50 65% of… … Wikipedia
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor — Classification and external resources Micrograph of malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumour with the typical herringbone pattern. H E stain … Wikipedia
malignant pustule — n localized anthrax of the skin taking the form of a pimple surrounded by a zone of edema and hyperemia and tending to become necrotic and ulcerated * * * the initial skin lesion of cutaneous anthrax; called also malignant carbuncle … Medical dictionary
malignant exophthalmos — the severe exophthalmos of Graves orbitopathy, in which there is marked edema and infiltration of the orbital tissues and extraocular muscles, protrusion, and stare … Medical dictionary
malignant pustule — noun a form of anthrax infection that begins as papule that becomes a vesicle and breaks with a discharge of toxins; symptoms of septicemia are severe with vomiting and high fever and profuse sweating; the infection is often fatal • Syn:… … Useful english dictionary
gas edema — noun : any of several diseases (as blackleg or malignant edema) found in mammals and marked by crepitating gassy swelling of the tissues … Useful english dictionary
Pulmonary edema — Classification and external resources Pulmonary edema with small pleural effusions on both sides. ICD 10 J … Wikipedia
Cerebral edema — Classification and external resources Edema (darker areas) surrounding a secondary brain tumor. ICD 10 G … Wikipedia
