English dictionary of cancer terms . 2015.
meningitis carcinomatosa — carcinomatous meningitis a misnomer for meningeal carcinoma, a condition that is not inflammatory … Medical dictionary
neoplastic meningitis — Inflammation of the meninges (three thin layers of tissue that cover and protect the brain and spinal cord) caused by cancer that has spread there. Also called carcinomatous meningitis … English dictionary of cancer terms
Lumbar puncture — Intervention A patient undergoes a lumbar puncture at the hands of a neurologist. The reddish brown swirls on the patient s back are tincture of iodine (an antiseptic). ICD 9 CM … Wikipedia
Pascal, Blaise — born June 19, 1623, Clermont Ferrand, France died Aug. 19, 1662, Paris French mathematician, physicist, and religious philosopher. The son of a mathematician, he was a child prodigy, earning the envy of René Descartes with an essay he wrote on… … Universalium
syndrome — The aggregate of symptoms and signs associated with any morbid process, and constituting together the picture of the disease. SEE ALSO: disease. [G. s., a running together, tumultuous concourse; (in med.) a concurrence of symptoms, fr. syn,… … Medical dictionary
