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The last section of an artery which does not divide into smaller arteries and does not join to other arteries. The terminal branch of an artery, which does not communicate with other branches. The tissue it supplies is therefore probably completely dependent on it for its blood supply. An artery whose branches do not anastomose…

A condition where inflammation in an artery is so severe that it blocks the artery.  

Inflammation of the inner lining of an artery or arteries, often associated with advanced syphilis and causing progressive thickening and blocking of the vessel. Chronic inflammation of the inner (intimal) portion of the wall of an artery, which most often results from late syphilis. Thickening of the wall produces progressive arterial obstrurtion and symptoms from…

To put someone or something at risk.  

Enclosed in a capsule like a cyst. Surrounded by a capsule or membrane. Enclosed within a bladder-like wall. The term is applied to parasites, collections of pus, etc., which are shut off from surrounding tissues by a membrane or by adhesions. Flukes, in their developmental journey, undergo a phase where they reside within a protective…

A condition in which a tumour formed of cartilage grows inside a bone.  

A tumour formed of cartilage growing inside a bone. Benign, slow-growing tumor of cartilage cells at the ends of tubular bones, especially those of the hands and feet. A benign cartilaginous tumor occurring in the growing zone (metaphysis) of a bone and not protruding beyond its margins. Such tumors are often solitary; when multiple the…

Any condition where the brain and spinal cord are diseased. Disease that affects both the brain and spinal cord. Any condition in which there is widespread disease of the brain and spinal cord. Necrotizing encephalomyelopathy of childhood is a progressive illness with extensive destruction of nerve cells throughout the central nervous system. It is thought…

A group of diseases which cause inflammation of the brain and the spinal cord. Acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord, marked by fever, headache, neck and back pain, and vomiting; in severe cases and in weak or aged persons seizures, coma, and death may result. Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord that…

Softening of the brain due to ischemia or infarction. The brain’s deterioration due to the interruption of blood supply caused by embolism or thrombosis.