Malignant hypertension — Classification and external resources Micrograph showing thrombotic microangiopathy, a histomorphologic finding seen in malignant hypertension. Kidney biopsy. PAS stain … Wikipedia
malignant hypertension — noun severe hypertension that runs a rapid course and damages the inner linings of the blood vessels and the heart and spleen and kidneys and brain malignant hypertension is the most lethal form of hypertension • Hypernyms: ↑high blood pressure,… … Useful english dictionary
malignant nephrosclerosis — malignant arteriolar nephrosclerosis a rare form of arteriolar nephrosclerosis affecting all the vessels of the body, especially small renal arteries and arterioles, often associated with malignant hypertension and hyperplastic arteriolosclerosis … Medical dictionary
Hypertension (disambiguation) — Hypertension may refer to the following: * Hypertension without a qualifier usually refers to arterial hypertension (high blood pressure of the arteries) ** Pregnancy induced hypertension is newly diagnosed arterial hypertension in pregnant women … Wikipedia
Malignant — (from the Latin roots mal = bad and genus = born ) is a medical term used to describe a severe and progressively worsening disease. The term is most familiar as a description of cancer. A malignant tumor may be contrasted with a non cancerous… … Wikipedia
hypertension — /huy peuhr ten sheuhn/, n. 1. Pathol. a. elevation of the blood pressure, esp. the diastolic pressure. b. an arterial disease characterized by this condition. 2. excessive or extreme emotional tenseness. [1890 95; HYPER + TENSION] * * * or high… … Universalium
Hypertension — This article is about arterial hypertension. For other forms of hypertension, see Hypertension (disambiguation). Hypertension Classification and external resources Automated arm blood pressure meter showing arterial hypertension (show … Wikipedia
malignant — 1. Resistant to treatment; occurring in severe form, and frequently fatal; tending to become worse and leading to an ingravescent course. 2. In reference to a neoplasm, having the property of locally invasive and destructive growth and metastasis … Medical dictionary
malignant — adj. 1) describing a tumour that invades and destroys the tissue in which it originates and has the potential to spread to other sites in the body via the bloodstream and lymphatic system. See: cancer, metastasis 2) describing any disorder that… … The new mediacal 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
