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Sclerosis — or sclerotization is a hardening of tissue and other anatomical featuresIn medicine*Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sometimes known as Lou Gehrig s disease, a progressive, incurable, usually fatal disease of motor neurons. Scientist Stephen Hawking … Wikipedia
Bone morphogenetic protein — Bone Morphogenetic Proteins (BMPs) are a group of growth factors and cytokines known for their ability to induce the formation of bone and cartilage. TypesOriginally, seven such proteins were discovered. Of these, six (BMP2 through BMP7) belong… … Wikipedia
sclerosis — 1. SYN: induration (2). 2. In neuropathy, induration of nervous and other structures by a hyperplasia of the interstitial fibrous or glial connective tissue. [G. sklerosis, hardness] Alzheimer s … Medical dictionary
Treatment of multiple sclerosis — Several therapies for multiple sclerosis (MS) exist, although there is no known cure. Multiple sclerosis is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). The most common initial course of the disease… … Wikipedia
multiple sclerosis — Pathol. a chronic degenerative, often episodic disease of the central nervous system marked by patchy destruction of the myelin that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers, usually appearing in young adulthood and manifested by one or more mild to… … Universalium
Osteomyelitis — Classification and external resources Osteomyelitis of the tibia of a young child. Numerous abscesses in the bone show as radiolucency. ICD 10 … Wikipedia
eburnation — A change in exposed subchondral bone in degenerative joint disease in which it is converted into a dense substance with a smooth surface like ivory. SYN: bone sclerosis. [L. eburneus, of ivory] e. of dentin a condition observed in arrested … Medical dictionary
eburnation — n. the wearing down of the cartilage at the articulating surface of a bone, exposing the underlying bone and leading to bone sclerosis, in which the bone s surface becomes dense and smooth like ivory. This is an end result of osteoarthritis … The new mediacal dictionary
Condensing osteitis — Classification and external resources DiseasesDB 33858 Condensing osteitis is an area of bone sclerosis under teeth which show signs of inflammation. The most common site is near premolars and molars. On radiographs, condensing osteitis appears a … Wikipedia
Disease — Illness or sickness often characterized by typical patient problems (symptoms) and physical findings (signs). Disruption sequence: The events that occur when a fetus that is developing normally is subjected to a destructive agent such as the… … Medical dictionary
