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intestinal lymphangiectasia (medicine) and dey(2) (iou)


intestinal lymphangiectasia (medicine)


intestinal lymphangiectasia
<radiology> Sxs: diarrhoea, hypoproteinaemia, oedema (peripheral or abdominal), protein-losing enteropathy, small bowel: thickened jejunal folds, spiculation, fuzzy borders, Differential diagnosis: Other causes of low-protein states ( cirrhosis, nephrosis), aetiology: obstruction of lymphatics in intestinal wall, often associated with underdevelopment of thoracic duct, diagnosis usually made before 5yrs, but occasionally in teens, treatment: medium-chain triglycerides (MCT), prognosis: some recover, some stay on MCT diet, others relapse


dey(2) (iou)



dey noun2. Also (esp. in titles) Dey. M17.
[French from Turkish day maternal uncle, used also as a courtesy title.]
Hist. (The title of) any of the supreme rulers of Algiers, 1710-1830, orig. the commanding officers of the janizaries of Algiers under the Ottoman Empire. Also, (the title of) the local ruler of Tunis or Tripoli under nominal Ottoman suzerainty.
deyship noun the position or dignity of a dey E18.