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    Caput medusae is the appearance of distended and engorged superficial epigastric veins, which are seen radiating from the umbilicus across the abdomen...
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  • Caput Medusae is Latin for "head of Medusa". It may also refer to: Medusa's head, a part of the constellation Perseus Caput medusae, distended and engorged...
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    Euphorbia caput-medusae ("Medusa's Head") is a plant of the genus Euphorbia that occurs in and around Cape Town, South Africa. This succulent resembles...
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    Astrophytum caput-medusae (synonym Digitostigma caput-medusae) is a species of cactus native to Mexico, specifically the state of Nuevo León; the plant...
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    Tillandsia caput-medusae is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, Bromeliaceae, subfamily Tillandsioideae. Common names include octopus...
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  • Bulbine caput-medusae is a species of plant in the Asphodelaceae family. It is endemic to Namibia. Its natural habitats are dry savanna and hot deserts...
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    disembodied head of Medusa, whose asterism was named together as Perseus et Caput Medusae; however, this never came into popular usage. The galactic plane of...
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    grass family. The only recognized species is medusahead (Taeniatherum caput-medusae) which is native to southern and central Europe (from Portugal to European...
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    caput-medusae is a species of fungus belonging to the family Psathyrellaceae. It is native to Europe and Northern America. "Psathyrella caput-medusae...
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    Russell 1970 Boeromedusa Bouillon 1995 Bothrops medusa Sternfeld 1920 Caput medusae Cardiodectes medusaeus Wilson C.B. 1908 Chama oomedusae Matsukuma 1996...
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    (thrombocytopenia) Swollen veins on the anterior abdominal wall (referred to as caput medusae) In addition, a widened (dilated) portal vein as seen on a CT scan or...
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    fortified when he notes that "starfish" called "Medusa's heads" (caput medusæ; pl. capita medusæ) are considered to be "the young of the great sea-krake" by...
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    Terlipressin and octreotide for one to five days have also been used. Caput medusae Esophagitis Gastric varices Mallory–Weiss syndrome Portal hypertensive...
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  • Such dilatation can lead to esophageal varices and anorectal varices. Caput medusae can also result. A portacaval shunt is analogous in that it diverts...
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    and lymphomas. Thus, the finding of an enlarged spleen, along with caput medusae, is an important sign of portal hypertension. The standard system for...
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  • causing esophageal varices, and at the level of the umbilicus, causing caput medusae. Between 44% and 78% of patients with portal hypertension get anorectal...
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    circulation and systemic circulation) leading to esophageal varices and caput medusae. These portosystemic anastomoses also allows a pathway for the eggs...
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  • Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    Taeniatherum Hordelymus asper - Taeniatherum caput-medusae Hordelymus caput-medusae - Taeniatherum caput-medusae Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hordelymus...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    venous system from high pressure which can cause esophageal varices, caput medusae, and hemorrhoids.[citation needed] Globally, every year between 50,000...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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    insufficiency, liver dysfunction A person with massive ascites and caput medusae due to cirrhotic liver failure Specialty Gastroenterology, hepatology ...
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    Post-thrombotic syndrome Varicose veins Gastric varices Portacaval anastomosis Caput medusae Esophageal varices Hemorrhoid Varicocele Other Chronic venous insufficiency...
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