Vestibule, Labyrinth
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Vestibule, Labyrinth. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Vestibule, Labyrinth.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Acoustic Maculae - The sensory areas on the vertical wall of the saccule and in the floor of the utricle. The hair cell...
Endolymphatic Duct - The part of the membranous labyrinth that traverses the bony vestibular aqueduct and emerges through...
Endolymphatic Sac - The blind pouch at the end of the endolymphatic duct. It is a storage reservoir for excess ENDOLYMPH...
Hair Cells, Vestibular - Sensory cells in the acoustic maculae with their apical stereocilia embedded in a gelatinous OTOLITH...
Otolithic Membrane - A gelatinous membrane overlying the acoustic maculae of SACCULE AND UTRICLE. It contains minute crys...
Oval Window, Ear - Fenestra or oval opening on the lateral wall of the vestibular labyrinth adjacent to the MIDDLE EAR....
Saccule and Utricle - Two membranous sacs within the vestibular labyrinth of the INNER EAR. The saccule communicates with ...
Vestibular Aqueduct - A small bony canal linking the vestibule of the inner ear to the posterior part of the internal surf...
Vestibule, Labyrinth - An oval, bony chamber of the inner ear, part of the bony labyrinth. It is continuous with bony COCHL...
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.
