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portal-systemic encephalopathy (medicine) and diameter (medicine)


portal-systemic encephalopathy (medicine)


portal-systemic encephalopathy


An encephalopathy associated with cirrhosis of the liver, attributed to the passage of toxic nitrogenous substances from the portal to the systemic circulation; cerebral manifestations may include coma.

Synonym: hepatic encephalopathy.


diameter (medicine)


diameter


The length of a straight line passing through the centre of a circle and connecting opposite points on its circumference, hence the distance between two specified opposite points on the periphery of a structure such as the cranium or pelvis.