Riedel's struma — 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 retroperitoneal fibrosis. The… … The new mediacal dictionary
struma — 1. SYN: goiter. 2. Formerly, any enlargement of a tissue. [L. a scrofulous tumor, fr. struo, to pile up, build] s. aberrata SYN: aberrant goiter. s. colloides SYN: colloid goiter. Hashimoto s. SYN: Hashimoto … 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
struma — n.; pl. strumae a swelling of the thyroid gland (see goitre). See also: Riedel s struma … The new mediacal dictionary
Riedel-Struma — [nach dem Chirurgen Bernhard Riedel, * 1846, ✝ 1916], Form der chronischen Schilddrüsenentzündung … Universal-Lexikon
Riedel-Struma — Klassifikation nach ICD 10 E06.5 Sonstige chronische Thyreoiditis Riedel Struma … Deutsch Wikipedia
Riedel-Struma — Ri̲e̲del Struma [nach dem dt. Chirurgen B.Riedel StrumaM. C.Riedel StrumaL. Riedel, 1846 1916]: chronisch verlaufende Entzündung der Schilddrüse mit Wucherung u. Verhärtung des Bindegewebes … Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke
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 — 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