Category: Medical

According to abbreviationfinder,  CAR stands for Complete androgen resistance. Doctors understand complete androgen resistance to be a mutation that produces female phenotypes from male Karotypes. Patients have a blind vagina and their testicles are affected by testicular dystopia. The testicles are removed before the age of 20 to reduce the risk of degeneration. What is Complete Androgen […]

According to abbreviationfinder, hypovolemic shock is a severe circulatory disorder that can lead to death if left untreated. The cause is usually a loss of blood or fluid, for example due to severe diarrhea or bleeding after an accident. What is hypovolemic shock? If the blood volume decreases due to blood or fluid loss, the […]

A femoral head fracture is what doctors call a fracture of the femoral head. That fracture occurs very rarely; often only in combination with a hip socket fracture or a dislocation of the hip joint. For that fracture to occur, an enormous external force must act. Prevention is usually not possible. What is a femoral […]

Anyone who experiences the symptoms of a light-sensitive, red, painful and watery eye could possibly be suffering from a corneal ulcer (ulcus corneae). With these signs, it is therefore advisable to consult an ophthalmologist as soon as possible. What is a corneal ulcer? With a corneal ulcer, progressive melting occurs at the edge of the […]

According to abbreviationfinder, the Hoffa-Kastert syndrome manifests itself in a thickening (hypertrophy) of the Hoffa fat pad, which extends within the knee joint capsule from the lower edge of the kneecap to the tibial plateau. As a soft, elastic structure, it can be easily felt from the outside. The hypertrophy of Hoffa’s fat pad is […]

Granuloma is a common chronic inflammatory skin disease. Here, tough papules (skin nodules) form, which occur particularly on the backs of the hands and feet, with children/adolescents being affected more often than adults. What is a granuloma? According to abbreviationfinder.org, a granuloma is a lump-like, mostly benign new growth of skin tissue. Granulomas are first […]

According to AbbreviationFinder, cerebral hemorrhage is a generic term for the so-called intracranial hemorrhage (cerebral hemorrhage inside the skull), intracerebral hemorrhage (cerebral hemorrhage in the area of ​​the brain) and extracerebral hemorrhage (cerebral hemorrhage of the meninges). In the narrower sense, however, this usually means the intracerebral cerebral hemorrhage directly in the brain. What is […]

A hepatoblastoma is a rare malignant embryonic tumor of the liver that mainly affects infants and young children. If the tumor is diagnosed early enough before it metastasizes, surgical removal of the tumor offers a good chance of survival. What is a hepatoblastoma? The hepatoblastoma is an embryonic tumor of the liver, i.e. it develops […]

A wrist fracture is a fracture of the wrist. It is usually caused by a fall and is one of the most common fractures. The treatment is similar to other fractures. Wrist fractures can also be prevented. What is a broken wrist? A wrist fracture is a fracture of the spoke (radius). It usually occurs […]