See Also: hydrops(dictionary)
hydrops(medicine)
hydrops tubae(medicine)
hydrops pericardii(medicine)
hydrops ovarii(medicine)
hydrops foetalis(medicine)
hydrops articuli(medicine)
foetal hydrops(medicine)
endolymphatic hydrops(medicine)
hydrops tubae profluens(medicine)

reglet (iou) and hydrops (medicine)


reglet (iou)



reglet noun. Also riglet. L16.
[Old & mod. French reglet, -ette dim. of regle RULE noun: see -ET1. In sense 2 from Italian regoletto from regola rule.]
A narrow division of a page of a book; a column. rare. Only in L16.
Architecture. A narrow strip used to separate mouldings or panels from one another. M17.
Typography. A thin narrow strip of wood or metal used to separate type. L17.

hydrops (medicine)


hydrops
<disease> A name applied to recurrent vertigo accompanied by ringing in the ears (tinnitus) and deafness. A dysfunction of the semi-circular canals (endolymphatic sac) in the inner ear.

Symptoms include dizziness, hearing loss (one-sided), vertigo, nausea, vomiting and abnormal eye movements.

Treatment includes anticholinergics, antihistamines and Other medications which relieve vertigo. Diuretic medications have been used to lower pressure in the endolymphatic sac.