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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
Words: 116197
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Stuart-Prower factorSynonym for factor x ... <chemical> Storage-stable glycoprotein blood coagulation factor that can be activated to factor xa by both the intrinsic and extrinsic pathways. A deficiency of factor x, sometimes called stuart-prower factor deficiency, may lead to a systemic coagulation disorder. ... Chemical name: Blood-coagulation factor X ... (12 De …
stub1. The stump of a tree; that part of a tree or plant which remains fixed in the earth when the stem is cut down; applied especially to the stump of a small tree, or shrub. 'Stubs sharp and hideous to behold.' (Chaucer) 'And prickly stubs instead of trees are found.' (Dryden) ... 2. A log; a block; a blockhead. ... 3. The short blunt part of anything …
stubbleThe stumps of wheat, rye, barley, oats, or buckwheat, left in the ground; the part of the stalk left by the scythe or sickle. 'After the first crop is off, they plow in the wheast stubble. ... <zoology> ' Stubble goose, the graylag goose. Stubble rake, a rake with long teeth for gleaning in stubble. ... Origin: OE. Stobil, stoble, OF. Estouble, …
stubby<botany> A seedling grown in a four-inch high, tapered, easy-to-remove container. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
stuck fingerSynonym for trigger finger ... An affection in which the movement of the finger is arrested for a moment in flexion or extension and then continues with a jerk. ... Synonym: jerk finger, lock finger, snap finger, spring finger, stuck finger. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
student1. A person engaged in study; one who is devoted to learning; a learner; a pupil; a scholar; especially, one who attends a school, or who seeks knowledge from professional teachers or from books; as, the students of an academy, a college, or a university; a medical student; a hard student. 'Keep a gamester from the dice, and a good student from his …
student dropoutsIndividuals who leave school, secondary or college, prior to completion of specified curriculum requirements. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
student health servicesHealth services for college and university students usually provided by the educational institution. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
student nurseA student in a program leading to certification in a form of nursing; usually applied to students in an RN or practical nurse program. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Student's t testA statistical method analogous to the calculation of the normal deviation; the formula is t = (x-x)/s, where the numerator is the deviation from the mean, and the denominator is the standard deviation for sample sizes of less than 30 cases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
studentsIndividuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
students, dentalIndividuals enrolled a school of dentistry or a formal educational program in leading to a degree in dentistry. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
students, health occupationsIndividuals enrolled in a school or formal educational program in the health occupations. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
students, medicalIndividuals enrolled in a school of medicine or a formal educational program in medicine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
students, nursingIndividuals enrolled in a school of nursing or a formal educational program leading to a degree in nursing. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
students, pharmacyIndividuals enrolled in a school of pharmacy or a formal educational program leading to a degree in pharmacy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
students, premedicalIndividuals enrolled in a preparatory course for medical school. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
studied1. Closely examined; read with diligence and attention; made the subject of study; well considered; as, a studied lesson. ... 2. Well versed in any branch of learning; qualified by study; learned; as, a man well studied in geometry. 'I shrewdly suspect that he is little studied of a theory of moral proportions.' (Burke) ... 3. Premeditated; planned; …
studious1. Given to study; devoted to the acquisition of knowledge from books; as, a studious scholar. ... 2. Given to thought, or to the examination of subjects by contemplation; contemplative. ... 3. Earnest in endeavors; aiming sedulously; attentive; observant; diligent; usually followed by an infinitive or by of; as, be studious to please; studious to fi …
study1. To apply the mind to; to read and examine for the purpose of learning and understanding; as, to study law or theology; to study languages. ... 2. To consider attentively; to examine closely; as, to study the work of nature. 'Study thyself; what rank or what degree The wise Creator has ordained for thee.' (Dryden) ... 3. To form or arrange by previ …
study, cross-sectionalA study done at one time, not over the course of time. A cross-sectional study a disease such as aids might be designed to learn its prevalence and distribution within the population at one point in time. Also known as a synchronic study. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
study, crossoverA type of clinical trial in which the study subjects receive each treatment in a random order. In this type of study, every patient serves as his or her own control. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
study, diachronicSee: Study, longitudinal. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
study, longitudinalA study done over the passage of time. For example, a longitudinal study of children with down syndrome (trisomy 21) might involve the study of 100 children with this condition from birth to 10 years of age. Also called a diachronic study. The opposite of a cross-sectional (synchronic) study. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
study, preclinicalA study to test a drug, procedure or medical treatment in animals. The aim is to collect data in support of safety. Preclinical studies are required before clinical trials can be started. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
study, synchronicSee: Study, cross-sectional. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
stuff1. To fill by crowding something into; to cram with something; to load to excess; as, to stuff a bedtick. 'Sometimes this crook drew hazel bought adown, And stuffed her apron wide with nuts so brown.' (Gay) 'Lest the gods, for sin, Should with a swelling dropsy stuff thy skin.' (Dryden) ... 2. To thrust or crowd; to press; to pack. 'Put roses into a …
stump1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub. ... 2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub; as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom. ... 3. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. ... 4. One of the three pointe …
stump cancerCarcinoma of the stomach developing after gastroenterostomy or gastric resection for benign disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stump hallucinationSynonym for phantom limb ... The sensation, after amputation of a limb, that the absent part is still present; there may also be paresthesias, transient aches, and intermittent or continuous pain perceived as originating in the absent limb. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
stump neuralgiaPain experienced as coming from an absent part, caused by irritation of neuromas in the scarred tissue of an amputation stump. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stump sprouting<botany> Sprouts developing from the region between the stem base and the root crown (on the root neck of cut trees). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
stumpage1. Timber in standing trees, often sold without the land at a fixed price per tree or per stump, the stumps being counted when the land is cleared. 'Only trees above a certain size are allowed to be cut by loggers buying stumpage from the owners of land.' (C. S. Sargent) ... 2. A tax on the amount of timber cut, regulated by the price of lumber. ... …
stunTo stupefy; to render unconscious by cerebral trauma. ... Origin: A.S. Stunian, to make a loud noise ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stupor<neurology> The partial or nearly complete unconsciousness, manifested by the subject's responding only to vigorous stimulation. ... <psychiatry> A disorder marked by reduced responsiveness. ... (11 Nov 1997) ...
stuporous<neurology> A condition unconsciousness, diminished consciousness or lethargy with a suppression of sense or feeling. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
stuporous catatoniaCatatonia in which the patient is subdued, mute, and negativistic, accompanied by varying combinations of staring, rigidity, and cataplexy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
sturdy1. Foolishly obstinate or resolute; stubborn; unrelenting; unfeeling; stern. 'This sturdy marquis gan his hearte dress To rue upon her wifely steadfastness.' (Chaucer) 'This must be done, and I would fain see Mortal so sturdy as to gainsay.' (Hudibras) 'A sturdy, hardened sinner shall advance to the utmost pitch of impiety with less reluctance than …
Sturge-Kalischer-Weber syndromeSynonym for sturge-weber syndrome ... <syndrome> A congenital syndrome consisting of nevus flammeus of the face, haemangiomas of the leptomeninges and choroid, and late glaucoma. It is often associated with intracranial calcification, mental retardation, contralateral hemiplegia, and epilepsy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Sturge-Weber diseaseSynonym for sturge-weber syndrome ... <syndrome> A congenital syndrome consisting of nevus flammeus of the face, haemangiomas of the leptomeninges and choroid, and late glaucoma. It is often associated with intracranial calcification, mental retardation, contralateral hemiplegia, and epilepsy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
sturge-weber syndrome<syndrome> A congenital syndrome consisting of nevus flammeus of the face, haemangiomas of the leptomeninges and choroid, and late glaucoma. It is often associated with intracranial calcification, mental retardation, contralateral hemiplegia, and epilepsy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
sturge-weber-dimitri syndrome<radiology> Encephalotrigeminal angiomatosis, leptomeningeal capillary-venous angiomatosis, with subjacent cortical calcification, ipsilateral port-wine stains (venous angioma) of face, ipsilateral congenital glaucoma, contralateral focal sz (90%) and hemiparesis (33-66%), subnormal mentation (50%) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Sturge, William<person> English physician, 1850-1919. ... See: Sturge-Weber syndrome, Sturge-Weber disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
sturgeon<zoology> Any one of numerous species of large cartilaginous ganoid fishes belonging to Acipenser and allied genera of the family Acipenseridae. They run up rivers to spawn, and are common on the coasts and in the large rivers and lakes of North America, Europe, and Asia. Caviare is prepared from the roe, and isinglass from the air bladder.
Sturm-Liouville problem
<radiobiology> The general problem of solving a linear differential equation of order 2n, together with 2n boundary conditions, also known as the eigenvalue problem. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
Sturm, Johann
<person> 1635-1703. ... See: Sturm's conoid, Sturm's interval. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Sturm's conoid
In optics, the pattern of rays formed after passage through a spherocylindrical combination. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Sturm's interval
The distance between the anterior and posterior focal lines in a spherocylindrical lens combination. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Sturmdorf, A
<person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1861-1934. ... See: Sturmdorf's operation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Sturmdorf's operation
Conical removal of the endocervix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stutter
To enunciate certain words with difficulty and with frequent halting and repetition of the initial consonant of a word or syllable. ... Origin: frequentative of stut, from Goth. Stautan, to strike ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Stuttgart disease
The uraemic form of canine leptospirosis. ... Synonym: canine typhus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
STY kinase
<enzyme> A dual specificity kinase of the lammer kinase family; from embryonal carcinoma cell line. ... Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- ... Synonym: clk kinase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
sty1 protein kinase
<enzyme> A map kinase homolog; 86% identical to hog1 and 57% identical to csbp1 map kinase; genbank x89262 ... Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- ... Synonym: sty1 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
stye
<ophthalmology> An abscess in the follicle of an eyelash. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
style
<botany> An elongated part of a carpel, or group of fused carpels, between the ovary and the stigma. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
stylet
A small poniard; a stiletto. ... 2. <surgery> An instrument for examining wounds and fistulas, and for passing setons, and the like; a probe, called also specillum. A stiff wire, inserted in catheters or other tubular instruments to maintain their shape and prevent clogging. ... 3. <zoology> Any small, more or less rigid, bristlelike orga …
styliferous
<botany> Bearing one or more styles. ... Origin: Style. ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
styliform
Synonym: styloid. ... Origin: L. Stilus (stylus), a stake, + forma, form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylo-
<anatomy, prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the styloid process of the temporal bone; as, stylohyal, stylomastoid, stylomaxillary. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...
styloauricular muscle
<anatomy> An occasional small muscle extending from the root of the styloid process to the cartilage of the meatus of the ear. ... Synonym: musculus styloauricularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloauricularis
See: styloauricular muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloglossus
Relating to the styloid process and the tongue. ... See: styloglossus muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloglossus muscle
<anatomy> Action, retracts tongue; origin, lower end of styloid process; insertion, side and undersurface of tongue; nerve supply, hypoglossal. ... Synonym: musculus styloglossus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylographic
1. Of or pertaining to stylography; used in stylography; as, stylographic tablets. ... 2. Pertaining to, or used in, stylographic pen; as, stylographic ink. Stylographic pen, a pen with a conical point like that of a style, combined with a reservoir for supplying it with ink. Stylographic pencil, a pencil used in stylography. ... Source: Websters Dic …
stylohyoid
<anatomy> Of or pertaining to the styloid process and the hyoid bone. ... (01 Mar 1998) ...
stylohyoid branch of facial nerve
<anatomy, nerve> Branch of facial nerve to stylohyoid muscle. ... Synonym: ramus stylohyoideus nervi facialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylohyoid ligament
<anatomy> A fibrous cord that passes from the tip of the styloid process to the lesser cornu of the hyoid bone; it is occasionally ossified. ... Synonym: ligamentum stylohyoideum, epihyal ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylohyoid muscle
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, styloid process of temporal bone; insertion, hyoid bone by two slips on either side of intermediate tendon of digastric; action, elevates hyoid bone; nerve supply, facial. ... Synonym: musculus stylohyoideus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloid cornu
Synonym for lesser horn of hyoid bone ... The shorter and more medial of the two processes on either side of the hyoid bone. ... Synonym: cornu minus ossis hyoidei, styloid cornu. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloid process of fibula
Synonym for apex of head of fibula ... The pointed upper end of the fibular head to which is attached the arcuate popliteal ligament and part of the biceps femoris tendon. ... Synonym: apex capitis fibulae, styloid process of fibula. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloid process of radius
A thick, pointed, palpable projection on the lateral side of the distal extremity of the radius. ... Synonym: processus styloideus radii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloid process of temporal bone
A slender pointed projection running downward and slightly forward from the base of the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone where it joins the tympanic portion; it gives attachment to the styloglossus, stylohyoid, and stylopharyngeus muscles and the stylohyoid and stylomandibular ligaments. ... Synonym: processus styloideus …
styloid process of ulna
A cylindrical, pointed palpable projection from the medial and posterior aspect of the head of the ulna, to the tip of which is attached the ulnar collateral ligament of the wrist. ... Synonym: processus styloideus ulnae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloid prominence
A rounded eminence on the posterior (mastoid) wall of the tympanic cavity corresponding to the base of the styloid process. ... Synonym: prominentia styloidea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styloiditis
Inflammation of a styloid process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylolaryngeus
See: musculus stylolaryngeus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylomandibular
Relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and the mandible; denoting the stylomandibular ligament. ... Synonym: stylomaxillary. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylomandibular ligament
<anatomy> A condensation of the deep cervical fascia extending from the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the posterior border of the angle of the jaw; blends with parotid sheath. ... Synonym: ligamentum stylomandibulare, stylomaxillary ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylomastoid artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, posterior auricular; distribution, external acoustic meatus, mastoid cells, semicircular canals, stapedius muscle, and vestibule; anastomoses, tympanic branches of internal carotid and ascending pharyngeal, and labyrinthine arteries. ... Synonym: arteria stylomastoidea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylomastoid foramen
The distal or external opening of the facial canal on the inferior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone, between the styloid and mastoid processes; it transmits the facial nerve and stylomastoid artery. ... Synonym: foramen stylomastoideum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylomastoid vein
<anatomy, vein> It drains the tympanic cavity, traverses the facial canal exiting via the stylomastoid foramen, and empties into the retromandibular vein. ... Synonym: vena stylomastoidea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylomaxillary ligament
Synonym for stylomandibular ligament ... <anatomy> A condensation of the deep cervical fascia extending from the tip of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the posterior border of the angle of the jaw; blends with parotid sheath. ... Synonym: ligamentum stylomandibulare, stylomaxillary ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Stylonychia mytilus
<protozoa> Large ciliate protozoan of the Order Hypotrichida, that has compound cilia (cirri) that can be used for walking or swimming. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
stylopharyngeal muscle
Synonym for stylopharyngeus ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, root of styloid process; insertion, thyroid cartilage and wall of pharynx (becomes part of the longitudinal coat): action, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, glossopharyngeal. ... Synonym: musculus stylopharyngeus, stylopharyngeal muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylopharyngeus
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, root of styloid process; insertion, thyroid cartilage and wall of pharynx (becomes part of the longitudinal coat): action, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, glossopharyngeal. ... Synonym: musculus stylopharyngeus, stylopharyngeal muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylopodium
<botany> The fleshy support at the base of the style in flowers of the carrot family, Umbelliferae. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
styloradial reflex
Synonym for brachioradial reflex ... With the arm supinated to 45°, a tap near the lower end of the radius causes contraction of the brachioradial (supinator longus) muscle. ... Synonym: radioperiosteal reflex, styloradial reflex, supination reflex, supinator jerk, supinator reflex, supinator longus reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylostaphyline
Relating to the styloid process of the temporal bone and the uvula. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylosteophyte
A peg-shaped bony outgrowth. ... Origin: G. Stylos, post, + osteon, bone, + phyton, growth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Styloviridae
Provisional name for a family of bacterial viruses with long, noncontractile tails and isometric or elongated heads, containing double-stranded DNA (MW 25 to 79 × 106); includes the lambda temperate phage group and probably other genera. ... Origin: G. Stylos, pillar, column ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
stylus
An instrument for writing. See Style. 2. ... That needle-shaped part at the tip of the playing arm of phonograph which sits in the groove of a phonograph record while it is turning, to detect the undulations in the phonograph groove and convert them into vibrations which are transmitted to a system (since 1920 electronic) which converts the signal i …
stylus tracing
Synonym for needle point tracing ... A tracing of mandibular movements made by means of a device attached to the opposing arches; its shape resembles that of an arrowhead or a Gothic arch, and when the instrument's marking point is at the apex of the arch, the jaws are considered to be in centric relation. ... Synonym: arrow point tracing, Gothic arc …
stype
A tampon. ... Origin: G. Stype, tow ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styphnic
<chemistry> Pertaining to, or designating, a yellow crystalline astringent acid, (NO2)3.C6H.(OH)2, obtained by the action of nitric acid on resorcin. Styphnic acid resembles picric acid, but is not bitter. It acts like a strong dibasic acid, having a series of well defined salts. ... Origin: Gr. (spurious) styfein to contract. ... Source: Webst …
styptic
Producing contraction; stopping bleeding; having the quality of restraining hemorrhage when applied to the bleeding part; astringent. ... <botany> Alternative forms: stiptic] Styptic weed, an American leguminous herb (Cassia occidentalis) closely related to the wild senna. ... Origin: L. Stypticus, Gr, fr. To contract. ... <medicine> A sty …
styptic collodion
Tannic acid in flexible collodion; an astringent and local haemostatic. ... Synonym: haemostatic collodion, styptic colloid, xylostyptic ether. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styptic colloid
Synonym for styptic collodion ... Tannic acid in flexible collodion; an astringent and local haemostatic. ... Synonym: haemostatic collodion, styptic colloid, xylostyptic ether. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
styptic cotton
Absorbent cotton wet with a dilute solution of ferric chloride, and then dried; applied locally as a haemostatic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Stypven time test
A test measuring the clotting time of plasma after addition of Russell's viper venom, useful in evaluating patients with deficiencies in factor X. ... Origin: Trade name styptic + venom ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
