What does focal mean in pathology?
1. The point at which rays converge as, for example, in the focal point. 2. A localized area of disease.
What are lesions in medical terms?
Listen to pronunciation. (LEE-zhun) An area of abnormal tissue. A lesion may be benign (not cancer) or malignant (cancer).
What is a indicate in medical terms?
Indicate: In medicine, to make a treatment or procedure advisable because of a particular condition or circumstance. For example, certain medications are indicated for the treatment of hypertension during pregnancy while others are contraindicated.
What does progressing mean in medical terms?
(pruh-GREH-shun) In medicine, the course of a disease, such as cancer, as it becomes worse or spreads in the body.
What does focal mean on MRI?
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
| AASLD | = American Association for the Study of the Liver Diseases |
|---|---|
| DN | = dysplastic nodules |
| DWI | = diffusion weighted imaging |
| EASL | = European Association for the Study of the Liver |
| FNH | = focal nodular hyperplasia |
What is a focal lesion?
By. the term that is applied to a lesion that has been restricted to a specific region of the brain or other organ or body part.
What is medical term inflammation?
Listen to pronunciation. (IN-fluh-MAY-shun) Redness, swelling, pain, and/or a feeling of heat in an area of the body. This is a protective reaction to injury, disease, or irritation of the tissues.
What does progressive metastatic disease mean?
Cancer that is growing, spreading, or getting worse.
What does clinical progression mean?
Advance of disease that can be measured by observable and diagnosable signs or symptoms.
What does focal mean in radiology?
Focal spot is the area of the anode surface which receives the beam of electrons from the cathode. It is the apparent source of x-rays.
What are the most common inflammatory diseases?
Some common inflammatory diseases
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Type 1 diabetes mellitus.
- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
- Asthma.
- Rheumatoid arthritis.
- Obesity.
- Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.
- Cancer.
What are signs of inflammation in the body?
What Are the Symptoms of Inflammation?
- Redness.
- A swollen joint that may be warm to the touch.
- Joint pain.
- Joint stiffness.
- A joint that doesn’t work as well as it should.