Extremities
111peromelia — ▪ pathology congenital absence or malformation of the extremities, of rare occurrence until the thalidomide tragedy in the early 1960s. Peromelia is caused by errors in the formation and development of the limb bud from about the fourth to… …
112Recommended Exposure Limits*, Table — ▪ Table type of exposure maximum permissible dose Occupational exposures (annual)** Effective dose equivalent limit (stochastic effects) 50 mSv Dose equivalent limits for tissues and organs (non stochastic effects) Lens of eye 150 mSv All others… …
113Archaeology of the Cross and Crucifix — Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Archæology of the Cross and Crucifix I. PRIMITIVE CRUCIFORM SIGNS The sign of the cross, represented in its simplest form by a crossing of two lines at right angles,… …
114Acrocyanosis — Blueness of the extremities (the hands and feet). Acrocyanosis is typically symmetrical. It is marked by a mottled blue or red discoloration of the skin of the fingers and wrists and the toes and ankles and by profuse sweating and coldness of the …
115Dermatitis — Inflammation of the skin, either due to direct contact with an irritating substance, or to an allergic reaction. Symptoms of dermatitis include redness, itching, and in some cases blistering. There are two types of dermatitis: eczematous (eczema) …
116Extremity — The extremities in medical language are not freezing cold or scorching heat but rather the uttermost parts of the body. The extremities are simply the hands and feet. The use of extremity to mean a hand or foot is quite ancient. According to the… …
117Fever — Although a fever technically is any body temperature above the normal of 98.6 degrees F. (37 degrees C.), in practice a person is usually not considered to have a significant fever until the temperature is above 100.4 degrees F (38 degrees C.).… …
118acrodermatitis — Inflammation of the skin of the extremities. [acro + G. derma, skin, + itis, inflammation] a. chronica atrophicans a gradually progressive late skin manifestation of Lyme disease, appearing first on the feet, hands, elbows or knees, and composed… …
119acromicria — The antithesis of acromegaly; a condition in which the bones of the face and extremities are small and delicate; possibly due to a deficiency of somatotropin. [acro + G. mikros, small] * * * ac·ro·mi·cria .ak rō mik rē ə, mīk n abnormal smallness …
120acroparesthesia — 1. Paresthesia of one or more of the extremities. 2. Nocturnal paresthesia involving the hands, most often of middle aged women; formerly attributed to a lesion in the thoracic outlet, but now known to be a classic symptom of carpal tunnel… …
