Extracellular Fluid
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Extracellular Fluid. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Extracellular Fluid.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Aqueous Humor - The clear, watery fluid which fills the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye. It has a refract...
Chyle - An opaque, milky-white fluid consisting mainly of emulsified fats that passes through the lacteals o...
Endolymph - The lymph fluid found in the membranous labyrinth of the ear. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific ...
Extracellular Fluid - The fluid of the body that is outside of CELLS. It is the external environment for the cells....
Extravascular Lung Water - Water content outside of the lung vasculature. About 80% of a normal lung is made up of water, inclu...
Follicular Fluid - The fluid surrounding the OVUM and GRANULOSA CELLS in the Graafian follicle (OVARIAN FOLLICLE). The ...
Labyrinthine Fluids - Fluids found within the osseous labyrinth (PERILYMPH) and the membranous labyrinth (ENDOLYMPH) of th...
Perilymph - The fluid separating the membranous labyrinth from the osseous labyrinth of the ear. It is entirely ...
Plasma - The residual portion of BLOOD that is left after removal of BLOOD CELLS by CENTRIFUGATION without pr...
Platelet-Rich Plasma - A preparation consisting of PLATELETS concentrated in a limited volume of PLASMA. This is used in va...
Synovial Fluid - The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SYNOVIAL MEMBRANE. It contains mucin, albumin, fat, and min...
Common Chronic Illnesses
Coronary Disease
An imbalance between myocardial functional requirements and the capacity of the CORONARY VESSELS to supply sufficient blood flow. It is a form of MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA (insufficient blood supply to the heart muscle) caused by a decreased capacity of the coronary vessels.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
A subtype of DIABETES MELLITUS that is characterized by INSULIN deficiency. It is manifested by the sudden onset of severe HYPERGLYCEMIA, rapid progression to DIABETIC KETOACIDOSIS, and DEATH unless treated with insulin. The disease may occur at any age, but is most common in childhood or adolescence.
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Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A subclass of DIABETES MELLITUS that is not INSULIN-responsive or dependent (NIDDM). It is characterized initially by INSULIN RESISTANCE and HYPERINSULINEMIA; and eventually by GLUCOSE INTOLERANCE; HYPERGLYCEMIA; and overt diabetes. Type II diabetes mellitus is no longer considered a disease exclusively found in adults. Patients seldom develop KETOSIS but often exhibit OBESITY.
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Hypertension
Persistently high systemic arterial BLOOD PRESSURE. Based on multiple readings (BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION), hypertension is currently defined as when SYSTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently greater than 140 mm Hg or when DIASTOLIC PRESSURE is consistently 90 mm Hg or more.
Mesothelioma
A tumor derived from mesothelial tissue (peritoneum, pleura, pericardium). It appears as broad sheets of cells, with some regions containing spindle-shaped, sarcoma-like cells and other regions showing adenomatous patterns. Pleural mesotheliomas have been linked to exposure to asbestos. (Dorland, 27th ed)
Osteoarthritis
A progressive, degenerative joint disease, the most common form of arthritis, especially in older persons. The disease is thought to result not from the aging process but from biochemical changes and biomechanical stresses affecting articular cartilage. In the foreign literature it is often called osteoarthrosis deformans.
