Amy: From 1 Different Sources
(Latin) Dearly loved Aimee, Aimie, Aimi, Aimy, Aimya, Aimey, Amice, Amicia, Amie, Amye
An ENZYME in pancreatic juice which facilitates the conversion of starch to maltose. (See PANCREAS.)... amylase
A rare condition in which deposits of complex protein, known as amyloid, are found in various parts of the body. It is a degenerative condition resulting from various causes such as chronic infection, including tuberculosis and rheumatoid arthritis.... amyloidosis
Loss of muscle bulk and strength caused by a disorder of the nerve that supplies the muscle. The loss is progressive and characterises chronic NEUROPATHY. Patients with DIABETES MELLITUS and MOTOR NEURONE DISEASE (MND) often suffer from amyotrophy as well as spasticity (see SPASTIC) of muscles.... amyotrophy
A volatile, oily liquid prepared by the action of nitric and nitrous acids on amyl alcohol. It was used for many years to treat angina but has been superseded by other nitrate drugs such as glyceril trinitrate. The substance is misused by drug abusers to produce a ‘high’ and is referred to as ‘poppers’.... amyl nitrite
The name applied to any carbohydrate of the starch group.... amylose
Characteristic waxy deposits of amyloid found in primary AMYLOIDOSIS, the cause of which is unknown.... amyloid plaques
(Greek) The blameless one; in mythology, a princess of Argos who bore a son to Poseidon... amymone
See motor neuron disease.... amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
(amygdaloid nucleus) n. one of the *basal ganglia and part of the *limbic system: a roughly almond-shaped mass of grey matter deep inside each cerebral hemisphere. It has extensive connections with the olfactory system and sends nerve fibres to the hypothalamus; its functions are concerned with perception of threat, fear, learning, emotion, and memory.... amygdala
n. see amobarbital.... amylobarbitone
n. a *glycoprotein, resembling starch, that is deposited in the internal organs in amyloidosis. ?-amyloid protein has been found in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients but the significance of this is unclear.... amyloid
n. see starch.... amylopectin
(floppy baby syndrome) a former diagnosis for various conditions, present at birth, in which the baby’s muscles are weak and floppy (i.e. hypotonic). The term is becoming obsolete as more specific diagnoses are discovered to explain the cause of floppiness in babies.... amyotonia congenita
an acute mononeuropathy of the femoral nerve, usually of microvascular origin, associated with chronic poor diabetic control. Symptoms are thigh pain and progressive weakness of knee extension. Examination reveals wasting of the quadriceps muscle group and loss of the knee jerk. It may affect both legs and recovery is usually slow. Treatment is with physiotherapy and improved control of the diabetes; the condition never seems to recur in the same leg. The main *differential diagnosis is of compression of the nerve roots in the spinal canal.... diabetic amyotrophy
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