Glossary for Abdominal aortic aneurysm

• AAA: Anoutpouching at an area of weakness in the abdominal aorta involving all 3 layers of the artery wall.
• Abdominal Aneurysm: Dilatation of a section of the abdominal aorta, usually due to a weakness in the wall of the artery
• Abdominal Pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm: A weakness and bulging of a section of an abdominal blood vessel called the abdominal aorta. It is usually associated with severe atherosclerosis in the blood vessel.
• Abdominal mass: Abdominal swelling with hard mass felt
• Abdominal pain: A condition which is characterized by the sensation of pain that is located in the abdomen
• Acute Pancreatitis: Sudden severe inflammation of the pancreas causing digestive complaints.
• Aorta conditions: Conditions that affect the aorta
• Aortic aneurysm: A localised dilatation of the aorta which results in a 50% increase in its diameter
• Artery conditions: Any conditions affecting arteries
• Atherosclerosis: Atherosclerosis is a syndrome affecting arterial blood vessels. It is a chronic inflammatory response in the walls of arteries, in large part due to the accumulation of macrophage white blood cells and promoted by low density (especially small particle) lipoproteins (plasma proteins that carry cholesterol and triglycerides) without adequate removal of fats and cholesterol from the macrophages by functional high density lipoproteins (HDL). It is commonly referred to as a hardening or furring of the arteries. It is caused by the formation of multiple plaques within the arteries.
• Back pain: Pain from the back or spine.
• Blood vessel conditions: Conditions that affect the blood vessels
• Cyanosis: Blueness or purple coloring of skin.
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A group of inherited connective tissue disorders primarily involving the joints and skin. There are 11 disorders in the group.
• Embolism: Blockage of an artery or blood vessel
• Heart attack: Serious and often fatal acute heart condition
• Heart conditions: Any condition that affects the heart
• Kidney stones: Stone-like calcium deposits in the kidney.
• Marfan syndrome: A genetic connective tissue disorder involving a defect of chromosome 15q21.1 which affects the production of the fibrillin needed to make connective tissue.
• Muscle spasm: A muscle spasm is a sudden, involuntary contraction of a muscle, a group of muscles, or a hollow organ, or a similarly sudden contraction of an orifice.
• Physical conditions: Any condition that physically affects an individual
• Pyelonephritis: Kidney and ureter infection usually bacterial from the bladder.
• Renal colic: Severe urinary system pain usually from a urinary stone
• Retroperitoneal fibrosis: A rare disorder involving the formation of a fibrous mass of tissue in the hollow space at the back of the abdomen. The mass can affect the flow of urine to the kidneys and may also affect other abdominal organs.
• Shock: Severe condition from reduced blood circulation
• Smoking: The smoking of cigarettes
• Syncope: Temporary loss of conciousness or fainting.
• Urinary tract infections: Infection of the urinary system; usually bacterial.

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