Connective Tissue
Categorical breakdown of terms falling inder the category of Connective Tissue. Sub categories will become more specific in nature to the terms listed for Connective Tissue.
Sub-Categories
Terms
Abdominal Fat - Fatty tissue in the region of the ABDOMEN. It includes the ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT and the INTRA-...
Acne Keloid - A type of acneiform disorder in which secondary pyogenic infection in and around pilosebaceous struc...
Adipose Tissue - Specialized connective tissue composed of fat cells (ADIPOCYTES). It is the site of stored FATS, usu...
Adipose Tissue, Brown - A thermogenic form of adipose tissue composed of BROWN ADIPOCYTES. It is found in newborns of many s...
Adipose Tissue, White - Fatty tissue composed of WHITE ADIPOCYTES and generally found directly under the skin (SUBCUTANEOUS ...
Bone and Bones - A specialized CONNECTIVE TISSUE that is the main constituent of the SKELETON. The principle cellular...
Bony Callus - The bony deposit formed between and around the broken ends of BONE FRACTURES during normal healing....
Cartilage - A non-vascular form of connective tissue composed of CHONDROCYTES embedded in a matrix that includes...
Cicatrix - The fibrous tissue that replaces normal tissue during the process of WOUND HEALING....
Cicatrix, Hypertrophic - An elevated scar, resembling a KELOID, but which does not spread into surrounding tissues. It is for...
Connective Tissue - Tissue that supports and binds other tissues. It consists of CONNECTIVE TISSUE CELLS embedded in a l...
Elastic Cartilage - A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains ELASTIC FIBERS and elastic lamellae, in addition to the no...
Elastic Tissue - Connective tissue comprised chiefly of elastic fibers. Elastic fibers have two components: ELASTIN a...
Fibrocartilage - A type of CARTILAGE whose matrix contains large bundles of COLLAGEN TYPE I. Fibrocartilage is typica...
Granulation Tissue - A vascular connective tissue formed on the surface of a healing wound, ulcer, or inflamed tissue. It...
Haversian System - A circular structural unit of bone tissue. It consists of a central hole, the Haversian canal throug...
Hyaline Cartilage - A type of CARTILAGE characterized by a homogenous amorphous matrix containing predominately TYPE II ...
Intra-Abdominal Fat - Fatty tissue inside the ABDOMINAL CAVITY, including visceral fat and retroperitoneal fat. It is the ...
Keloid - A sharply elevated, irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar resulting from formation of exc...
Subcutaneous Fat - Fatty tissue under the SKIN through out the body....
Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal - Fatty tissue under the SKIN in the region of the ABDOMEN....
Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal - Fatty tissue under the SKIN in the region of the ABDOMEN....
Subcutaneous Tissue - Loose connective tissue lying under the DERMIS, which binds SKIN loosely to subjacent tissues. It ma...
Triangular Fibrocartilage - Fibrocartilage that makes up the triangular fibrocartilage complex which is found in the WRIST JOINT...
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.
