Ligaments
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Ligaments. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Ligaments.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Anterior Cruciate Ligament - A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the posteromedial portion of the lateral condyle ...
Broad Ligament - A broad fold of peritoneum that extends from the side of the uterus to the wall of the pelvis....
Collateral Ligaments - A number of ligaments on either side of, and serving as a radius of movement of, a joint having a hi...
Lateral Ligament, Ankle - There are two lateral ligaments of the ankle - internal and external. The internal lateral ligament ...
Ligaments - Shiny, flexible bands of fibrous tissue connecting together articular extremities of bones. They are...
Ligamentum Flavum - The paired bands of yellow elastic tissue that connect adjoining laminae of the vertebrae. With the ...
Longitudinal Ligaments - Two extensive fibrous bands running the length of the vertebral column. The anterior longitudinal li...
Medial Collateral Ligament, Knee - The ligament that travels from the medial epicondyle of the FEMUR to the medial margin and medial su...
Patellar Ligament - A band of fibrous tissue that attaches the apex of the PATELLA to the lower part of the tubercle of ...
Posterior Cruciate Ligament - A strong ligament of the knee that originates from the anterolateral surface of the medial condyle o...
Round Ligament - A fibromuscular band that attaches to the UTERUS and then passes along the BROAD LIGAMENT, out throu...
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.
