See Also: Concato's disease(medicine)
Concato(medicine)
disease, still's(medicine)
Best's disease(health)
hip disease(medicine)
Disease(health)
Fifth disease(health)
Still's Disease(health)
HSC disease(health)
aaa disease(medicine)

luminiferous (iou) and Concato's disease (medicine)


luminiferous (iou)



luminiferous adjective. E19.
[formed as LUMINESCENT: see -FEROUS.]
Producing or transmitting light. Chiefly Hist. in luminiferous ether.

Concato's disease (medicine)


Concato's disease -->
polyserositis
Chronic inflammation with effusions in several serous cavities resulting in fibrous thickening of the serosa and constrictive pericarditis.

Synonym: Bamberger's disease, Concato's disease, multiple serositis.

Origin: poly-+ L. Serum, serum, + G. -itis, inflammation

Familial paroxysmal polyserositis, transient recurring attacks of abdominal pain, fever, pleurisy, arthritis, and rash; the condition is asymptomatic between attacks; autosomal recessive inheritance. There is an autosomal dominant recessive in which amyloidosis in common.

Synonym: benign paroxysmal peritonitis, familial Mediterranean fever, familial recurrent polyserositis, Mediterranean fever, periodic peritonitis, periodic polyserositis.