Riedel's struma — n RIEDEL S DISEASE * * * a rare fibrosing destructive disorder of the thyroid gland that may spread to adjacent tissues and obstruct the airway. It is sometimes associated with fibrosis in other parts of the body, such as the bile duct or… … Medical dictionary
Riedel's thyroiditis — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 11590 ICD10 = ICD10|E|06|5|e|00 ICD9 = ICD9|245.3 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 2036 MeshID = Riedel s thyroiditis, also called Riedel s struma is a chronic … 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
Riedel lobe thyroiditis (disease struma) — Rie·del lobe, thyroiditis (disease, struma) (reґdel) [Bernhard Moritz Carl Ludwig Riedel, German surgeon, 1846–1916] see under lobe and thyroiditis … Medical dictionary
Riedel thyroiditis — sclerosing thyroiditis a rare chronic type of autoimmune thyroiditis characterized by a proliferating, fibrosing, inflammatory process that involves usually one but sometimes both lobes, with adhesions to the trachea and other adjacent structures … Medical dictionary
Riedel thyroiditis — also called struma fibrosa , or ligneous thyroiditis extremely rare form of chronic inflammation of the thyroid gland, in which the glandular tissues assume a densely fibrous structure, interfering with production of thyroid hormone and… … Universalium
Riedel — Bernhard M.C.L., German surgeon, 1846–1916. See R. disease, R. lobe, R. struma, R. thyroiditis … Medical dictionary
Riedel disease — see under thyroiditis … Medical dictionary
Bernhard Moritz Carl Ludwig Riedel — (September 18, 1846 September 12, 1916) was a German surgeon who was a native of Teschentin, Grossherzogtum Mecklenburg. He graduated from the University of Rostock in 1872, and for the next three years was Prosector at Rostock under Friedrich… … Wikipedia
Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test — The Venereal Disease Research Laboratory test or VDRL was developed by the former Venereal Disease Research Laboratory, now the Treponemal Pathogenesis and Immunology Branch, of the United States Public Health Service. The VDRL type test was… … Wikipedia
