Pregnancy, Multiple
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Pregnancy, Multiple. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Pregnancy, Multiple.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Pregnancy, Multiple - The condition of bearing two or more FETUSES simultaneously. (Stedman, 25th ed)...
Quadruplets - Four individuals derived from four FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed...
Quintuplets - Five individuals derived from five FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed...
Superfetation - The FERTILIZATION of an OVUM that takes place when a FETUS is already present in the UTERUS. Superfe...
Triplets - Three individuals derived from three FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, develop...
Twins - Two individuals derived from two FETUSES that were fertilized at or about the same time, developed i...
Twins, Dizygotic - Two offspring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from two OVA, fertilized at about the same time by t...
Twins, Monozygotic - Two off-spring from the same PREGNANCY. They are from a single fertilized OVUM that split into two E...
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.
