Connective Tissue Disease
Connective tissue disease refers to a group of disorders involving the protein-rich tissue that supports organs and other parts of the body. Examples of connective tissue are fat, bone, and cartilage.
Connective tissue disorder can range from fairly mild to severe. Some connective tissue disorders only affect how a person looks, while others can inhibit function of the internal organs.
connective tissue
A body tissue which makes up the main part of bones, cartilage, ligaments and tendons, and surrounds other tissues and organs
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Connective tissue disease (systemic lupus erthematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome).
Untreated chronic medical conditions (e.g., severe hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism).
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connective tissue ~ a type of body tissue that supports other tissues and binds them together. Connective tissue provides support in the breast.
constipation ~ infrequent or hard stools or difficulty passing stools.
connective tissue disorders, such as Marfan's disease, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, and Turner's syndrome
cystic medial disease (a degenerative disease of the aortic wall)
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Fascia
Connective tissue supporting organ structures. Consisting of mostly collagen fibers, this tissue makes up ligaments and keeps muscular bundles together as well as lending structural integrity and strength to the body.
The effect of newly diagnosed undifferentiated connective tissue disease on pregnancy outcome.
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Altered responsiveness of small uterine arteries in women with idiopathic menorrhagia.
FIBROID- A non-cancerous (benign) tumor of the uterine muscle and connective tissue usually located in the uterus. Also known as a myoma or leiomyoma. Fibroids can interfere with the implantation or growth of a fetus.
Astrocytomas are glial cell tumors that are derived from connective tissue cells called astrocytes. These cells can be found anywhere in the brain or spinal cord. Astrocytomas are the most common type of childhood brain tumor.
The final result is damage to the connective tissue of the heart, mainly the heart valves.
What's happening is that there seems to be an immunity reaction to either the bacteria themselves or to the products of these bacteria (foreign protein).
Lupus: an inflammatory connective tissue disease of unknown cause that occurs chiefly in women, is characterized by fever, skin rash, and arthritis, often by acute anemia, by small hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membrane, ...
Marfan Syndrome - An inherited disorder that affects 1 in every 5,000 people and involves the connective tissue. Connective tissue supports the tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, cartilage and heart valves in the body.
The uterus is suspended by several ligaments, which are tough bands of connective tissue that attach it to the abdominal wall. As a pregnancy develops, the uterus begins to grow and stretch. This causes the ligaments to stretch, notes Dr.
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - an inflammatory connective tissue disease of unknown cause that occurs chiefly in women is characterized by fever, skin rash, and arthritis, often by acute anemia, by small hemorrhages in the skin and mucous membrane, ...
Examples include achondroplasia (a form of dwarfism) and Marfan syndrome (a connective tissue disease).
Marfan syndrome occurs in one in 5,000 live births and is a connective tissue disorder associated with autosomal dominant inheritance.
The condition may be caused by underlying abnormalities of the nervous system, muscles, or connective tissues, or limitations to movement while in the uterus.
Connective tissues stretch much more easily during pregnancy. So these types of movements put you at risk of joint injury.
Be careful not to lose your balance. As your baby grows, your center of gravity shifts making you more prone to falls.
Protein helps maintain muscle, connective tissue, and helps your immune system. It will also help balance your blood sugar,and keep you fuller for longer so you are less likely to crave sugary foods.
Connective tissue consists of cells that make up fibers in the framework supporting other body tissues; and
Lymphoid tissue is the part of the body's immune system that helps protect it from bacteria and other foreign entities.
Because muscle flap reconstruction requires healthy blood vessels, women with diabetes, connective tissue disease, vascular disease, previous major abdominal surgery and women who smoke may need to consider other options.
This leakage occurs because the muscle cells in the penis become thinner (atrophy) with age, while their supporting network of collagen (connective tissue) is no longer renewed as quickly as it was in youth and becomes less elastic (stiff or less ...
Genetic factors -- including inherited defects of connective tissues -- also play a role, Mohamed L. Elsaie, MD, MBA, says in the August 2008 issue of Esthetic Dermatology News. But the basic cause of stretch marks is unknown.
Stanford Center for Marfan Syndrome and Related Connective Tissue Disorders - A site dedicated to education about Marfan syndrome and related connective tissue disorders ...
Mesodermal germ layer: Tissue of the embryo that forms connective tissue, muscles, kidneys, ureters and other organs.
Metaplasia: Change in the structure of a tissue into another type that is not normal for that tissue.
Fibroid (myoma or leiomyoma)
a benign tumor of the uterine muscle and connective tissue.
Fimbria
The finger-like projections at the end of the fallopian tube nearest the ovary that capture the egg and deliver it into the tube ...
Marfan syndrome, a condition that weakens connective tissue in the heart, blood vessels or other body systems
Eisenmenger's syndrome, a condition often characterized by a large hole in the heart and high blood pressure in the arteries in the lungs ...
FIBROID/MYOMA - Benign tumors of the uterine muscle and connective tissue.
10 Beck JC, Mitzner W, Johnson JWC et al. Betamethasone and the rhesus fetus: effect of lung morphometry and connective tissue. Pediatr Res 1981; 15: 235-40. MEDLINE ...
The small sac inside the blastocyst begins producing red blood cells. For the next 24 hours, connective tissue develops between the developing placenta and the growing fetus. This later develops into the umbilical cord.
Myofascial release is the gentle pulling and manipulation of your connective tissue to loosen your body and relieve pain. Make sure you find a specialist who has dealt with pregnant women before.
Pain relievers.
You are more apt to tear and strain muscles now because the pregnancy hormone relaxin, which allows the uterus to expand, also acts on other connective tissue. If you experience pain in your back, hips or pelvis, modify your postures.
People with a particular kind of SED (specifically SED congenita) have a problem with the way a type of (type II collagen) assembles. This interferes with the normal development of bone and connective tissue.
Layers of cells are developing that will eventually become the nervous system, the gastrointestinal tract, liver, pancreas, thyroid, skeleton, connective tissue, blood system, urogenital system and muscles.
Natural prostaglandins, secreted late in pregnancy, soften the connective tissue of the cervix, and increase oxytocin receptor sites on the muscle cells of the uterus.
The joints will ache due to lack of nutrients to keep the bones strong, the connective tissue limber and lack of essential fatty acids to control inflammation. Soft drinks and coffee can become the beverage of choice for many.
Balance: Pregnancy alters a woman's sense of balance. The enlarging uterus and breasts shift her center of gravity.
Joints: High hormone levels make a pregnant woman's connective tissues more lax, ...
- the developing baby from the second month of pregnancy until birth Fertilization - union of the male gamete (sperm) with the female gamete (egg) Fibroid (myoma or leiomyoma) - a benign tumor of the uterine muscle and connective tissue.
 See also: Tissue, Diagnosis, Pregnancy, Pregnant, Infection
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