Nose
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Nose. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Nose.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Ethmoid Sinus - The numerous (6-12) small thin-walled spaces or air cells in the ETHMOID BONE located between the ey...
Frontal Sinus - One of the paired, but seldom symmetrical, air spaces located between the inner and outer compact la...
Goblet Cells - A glandular epithelial cell or a unicellular gland. Goblet cells secrete MUCUS. They are scattered i...
Maxillary Sinus - The air space located in the body of the MAXILLARY BONE near each cheek. Each maxillary sinus commun...
Nasal Bone - Either one of the two small elongated rectangular bones that together form the bridge of the nose....
Nasal Cartilages - Hyaline cartilages in the nose. There are five major nasal cartilages including two lateral, two ala...
Nasal Cavity - The proximal portion of the respiratory passages on either side of the NASAL SEPTUM. Nasal cavities,...
Nasal Mucosa - The mucous lining of the NASAL CAVITY, including lining of the nostril (vestibule) and the OLFACTORY...
Nasal Septum - The partition separating the two NASAL CAVITIES in the midplane. It is formed by the SEPTAL NASAL CA...
Nose - A part of the upper respiratory tract. It contains the organ of SMELL. The term includes the externa...
Olfactory Mucosa - That portion of the nasal mucosa containing the sensory nerve endings for SMELL, located at the dome...
Olfactory Receptor Neurons - Neurons in the OLFACTORY EPITHELIUM with proteins (RECEPTORS, ODORANT) that bind, and thus detect, o...
Paranasal Sinuses - Air-filled spaces located within the bones around the NASAL CAVITY. They are extensions of the nasal...
Sphenoid Sinus - One of the paired air spaces located in the body of the SPHENOID BONE behind the ETHMOID BONE in the...
Turbinates - The scroll-like bony plates with curved margins on the lateral wall of the NASAL CAVITY. Turbinates,...
Vomer - An unpaired thin ploughshare-shaped facial bone. It is situated in the median plane of the SKULL. Th...
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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
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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.
