- colloid degeneration
- the assumption by the tissues of a gumlike or gelatinous character; called also gelatiniform d.
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colloid degeneration
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Colloid — Col loid, n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than crystalloids do;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Doyne colloid degeneration — Doyne familial honeycomb degeneration, Doyne honeycomb degeneration Doyne honeycomb dystrophy; see under dystrophy … Medical dictionary
colloid substance — a jelly like material formed in colloid degeneration … Medical dictionary
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degeneration — 1. Deterioration; passing from a higher to a lower level or type. 2. A worsening of mental, physical, or moral qualities. 3. A retrogressive pathologic change in cells or tissues, in consequence of which their functions are often impaired or… … Medical dictionary
Styptic colloid — Colloid Col loid, n. 1. (Physiol. Chem.) A substance (as albumin, gum, gelatin, etc.) which is of a gelatinous rather than a crystalline nature, and which diffuses itself through animal membranes or vegetable parchment more slowly than… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
colloid — 1. Aggregates of atoms or molecules in a finely divided state (submicroscopic), dispersed in a gaseous, liquid, or solid medium, and resisting sedimentation, diffusion, and filtration, thus differing from precipitates. SEE ALSO: hydrocolloid … Medical dictionary
mucinoid degeneration — a term used to include both mucoid and colloid degeneration; called also mucinous d … Medical dictionary
gelatiniform degeneration — colloid d … Medical dictionary
colloidin — SYN: colloid (3). * * * col·loi·din (ko loidґin) a yellowish, translucent, jellylike product of colloid degeneration … Medical dictionary
