ANEURISM DISSECTING
\ˈanjuːɹəɹˌɪzəm dˈa͡ɪsɛktɪŋ], \ˈanjuːɹəɹˌɪzəm dˈaɪsɛktɪŋ], \ˈa_n_j_uː_ɹ_ə_ɹ_ˌɪ_z_ə_m d_ˈaɪ_s_ɛ_k_t_ɪ_ŋ]\
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is one in which, owing to rupture of the inner and middle coats of an artery, the blood makes itself a channel between these coats and the outer coat. In many cases, the lesion appears to consist in a separation of the laminae of the middle coat, between which the blood forms itself a channel.
By Robley Dunglison
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Platidiam
- An inorganic water-soluble platinum complex. After undergoing hydrolysis, it reacts DNA produce both intra interstrand crosslinks. These crosslinks appear to impair replication and transcription of DNA. The cytotoxicity cisplatin correlates with cellular arrest in G2 phase cell cycle.