sclerotic(adj.) early 15c., "pertaining to sclerosis," from medical Latinscleroticus, from Greekskleroun(seesclerosis). Figurative meaning "unchanging, rigid" is from 1961. -osis word-forming element expressing state or condition, in medical terminology denoting "a state of disease," from Latin...
The term is also used in a broader meaning to group together conditions that are diverse in etiology and pathogenesis but which all lead to the development of pneumosclerosis. In the latter sense, “pneumosclerosis” is analogous to the collective concepts of chronic pneumonia as described by ...
It is a generic term meaning “hardening of small arteries”. In fact, the term encompasses two distinct lesions: 1) a fibromuscular proliferation of the intima, the “hyperplastic type”, and 2) a deposition of amorphous material in the arteriolar wall, the “hyaline type”. Unlike the two...
“Suitable conditions” shall have a meaning dependent on the context in which this term is used. That is, when used in connection with an antibody, the term shall mean conditions that permit an antibody to bind to its corresponding antigen. When this term is used in connection with nucleic...
Secondly, the inclusion criterion of relapse rate is often high, meaning that only patients with very active disease are included. As a consequence, it can be expected that the relapse rate of these patients will decrease towards a disease average during the trial (i.e. regression to the ...
Quality of Life (QoL) is decreased in multiple sclerosis (MS), but studies about the impact of sleep disorders (SD) on health-related quality of Life (HRQoL) are lacking. From our original cohort, a cross-sectional polysomnographic (PSG) study in consecu