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In adults, most cases are associated with breast carcinoma or small-cell lung carcinoma. [9] It is one of the few paraneoplastic (meaning 'indirectly caused by cancer') syndromes that occurs in both children and adults, although the mechanism of immune dysfunction underlying the adult syndrome is probably quite different. [citation needed]
Oculomotor apraxia (OMA) is the absence or defect of controlled, voluntary, and purposeful eye movement. [1] It was first described in 1952 by the American ophthalmologist David Glendenning Cogan . [ 2 ]
-oma (singular), -omata (plural) tumor, mass, fluid collection Greek -μα (-ma), suffix added to verbs to form nouns indicating the result of a process or action; cf. English -tion: sarcoma, teratoma, mesothelioma: omphal(o)-of or pertaining to the navel, the umbilicus: Greek ὀμφαλός (omphalós), navel, belly-button omphalotomy: onco-
Doss porphyria/ALA dehydratase deficiency/Plumboporphyria (the disease is known by multiple names) DPT Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus: DRSP disease Drug-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae disease DS Down syndrome: DSPS Delayed sleep phase syndrome: DTs Delirium tremens: DVD Developmental verbal dyspraxia: DVT Deep vein thrombosis
The term is from Latin grānulum 'small grain' and -oma, a suffix used to indicate tumors or masses. The plural is granulomas or granulomata. The plural is granulomas or granulomata. The adjective granulomatous means "characterized by granulomas".
The suffix "-oma" (but not -carcinoma, -sarcoma, or -blastoma, which are generally cancers) is applied to indicate a benign tumor. For example, a lipoma is a common benign tumor of fat cells ( lipocytes ), and a chondroma is a benign tumor of cartilage-forming cells ( chondrocytes ).
Whether it’s heart disease, cancer, stroke or diabetes, 6 in 10 adults have a chronic disease. Even more alarming, 4 in 10 people have two or more. With chronic diseases affecting more and more ...
Coeliac disease was first described in childhood; [131] [127] however, it may develop at any age. [126] [127] It is associated with other autoimmune diseases, such as diabetes mellitus type 1 and thyroiditis, among others. [131] Colorectal surgery – is a field in medicine dealing with disorders of the rectum, anus, and colon. [132]