acalculous

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• acalculous — acal·cu·lous ā kal kyə ləs adj not affected with, caused by, or associated with gallstones <acalculous cholecystitis> …   Medical dictionary

• acalculous cholecystitis — any cholecystitis that is not caused by gallstones. These types constitute not more than 10 per cent of cases but usually have a much more grave prognosis than calculous cholecystitis because there may be serious complications such as gangrene… …   Medical dictionary

• Gallbladder polyp — Gallbladder Polyps are growths or lesions resembling growths (polypoid lesions) in the wall of the gallbladder. True polyps are abnormal accumulations of mucous membrane tissue that would normally be shed by the body. The main types of polypoid… …   Wikipedia

• cholecystitis — Inflammation of the gallbladder. [chole + G. kystis, bladder, + itis, inflammation] acute c. inflammation and/or hemorrhagic necrosis, with variable infection, ulceration, and …   Medical dictionary

• Cholecystitis — Classification and external resources Micrograph of a gallbladder with cholecystitis and cholesterolosis. ICD 10 …   Wikipedia

• Courvoisier's law — (or Courvoisier syndrome, or Courvoisier s sign or Courvoisier Terrier s sign) states that in the presence of an enlarged gallbladder which is nontender and accompanied with mild jaundice, the cause is unlikely to be gallstones. Usually, the term …   Wikipedia

• Fever of unknown origin — (FUO), pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO) or febris e causa ignota (febris E.C.I.) refers to a condition in which the patient has an elevated temperature but despite investigations by a physician no explanation has been found. [http://www.ppidonline …   Wikipedia

• Biliary colic — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = 2533 ICD10 = ICD9 = ICD9|574.20 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = med eMedicineTopic = 224 MeshID = Biliary colic is pain associated with irritation of the viscera secondary to… …   Wikipedia

• ABC — abacavir; absolute basophil count; absolute bone conduction; acalculous biliary colic; acid balance control; aconite belladonna chloroform; adenosine triphosphate [ATP] binding cassette; airway, breathing, and circulation; alignment, blue,… …   Medical dictionary

• cholecystitis emphysematosa — emphysematous cholecystitis cholecystitis caused by gas producing organisms, characterized by gas in the gallbladder lumen that frequently infiltrates into the wall of the gallbladder and surrounding tissues; it may be either calculous or… …   Medical dictionary

• follicular cholecystitis — cholecystitis in which there is conspicuous formation of lymphoid follicles that often contain germinal centers. It may be either calculous or acalculous …   Medical dictionary