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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK Words: 116197

subgingival curettage
Removal of degenerated and necrotic epithelium and underlying connective tissue of a periodontal pocket in an effort to convert a chronic ulcerated wound to an acute surgical wound, thereby insuring wound healing and attachment or epithelial adhesion, and shrinkage of the marginal gingiva. The term is sometimes used in connection with smoothing of …

subgingival space
Synonym for gingival sulcus ... The space between the surface of the tooth and the free gingiva. ... Synonym: sulcus gingivalis, gingival crevice, gingival space, subgingival space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subglenoid
Synonym for infraglenoid ... Inferior to the glenoid cavity of the scapula. ... Synonym: subglenoid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subglottis
The lower part of the larynx; the area from just below the vocal cords down to the top of the trachea. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

subgranular
Slightly granular. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subgrundation
The depression of one fragment of a broken cranial bone below the other. ... Origin: sub-+ A.S. Grund, bottom, foundation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subhepatic abscess
An abscess located immediately beneath the liver. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subhepatic recess
The part of the peritoneal cavity between the visceral surface of the liver and the transverse colon. ... Synonym: recessus subhepaticus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subhyoid bursa
Synonym for retrohyoid bursa ... <anatomy> A bursa between the posterior surface of the body of the hyoid bone and the thyrohyoid membrane. ... Synonym: bursa retrohyoidea, Boyer's bursa, bursa of hyoid, subhyoid bursa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subicteric
Slightly elevated serum bilirubin without clinical evidence of jaundice. ... Origin: sub-+ G. Ikterikos, jaundiced ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subicular
Relating to the subiculum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subiculum
1. A support or prop. ... 2. The zone of transition between the parahippocampal gyrus and Ammon's horn of the hippocampus. ... Origin: L. Dim. Of subex, support ... Subiculum promontorii, support of the promontory; a bony ridge bounding the fossula fenestrae cochleae posteriorly. ... Synonym: ponticulus promontorii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subiliac
1. Below the ilium. ... 2. Relating to the subilium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subilium
The portion of the ilium contributing to the acetabulum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subinfection
A secondary infection occurring in one exposed to and successfully resisting an epidemic of another infectious disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subinflammatory
Denoting a slightly inflammatory irritation of the tissues. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subinguinal fossa
The depression on the anterior surface of the thigh beneath the groin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subinguinal triangle
Synonym for femoral triangle ... A triangular space at the upper part of the thigh, bounded by the sartorius and adductor longus muscles and the inguinal ligament, with a floor formed laterally by the iliopsoas muscle and medially by the pectineus muscle; the branches of the femoral nerve are distributed within the femoral triangle; it is bisected b …

subintegumental
Synonym for subcutaneous ... Under the skin. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

subintimal
Beneath the intima. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subintrant
Synonym: proleptic. ... Origin: L. Sub-intro, pres. P. -ans, to enter by stealth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subinvolution
Arrest of the normal involution of the uterus following childbirth with the organ remaining abnormally large. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subiodide
That one of a series of iodine compounds with a given cation containing the least iodine; analogous to subchloride. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subjacent
Below or beneath another part. ... Origin: L. Sub-jaceo, to lie under ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subject
1. That which is placed under the authority, dominion, control, or influence of something else. ... 2. Specifically: One who is under the authority of a ruler and is governed by his laws; one who owes allegiance to a sovereign or a sovereign state; as, a subject of Queen Victoria; a British subject; a subject of the United States. 'Was never subject …

subject headings
Terms or expressions which provide the major means of access by subject to the bibliographic unit. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

subjective
Pertaining to or perceived only by the affected individual, not perceptible to the senses of another person. ... Origin: L. Subjectivus ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

subjective assessment data
Those facts that are observable and measurable by the nurse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subjective fremitus
Vibration felt within the chest by the patient himself, when humming with the mouth closed; or fremitus felt when there is a rough, pericardial or pleural friction rub, particularly when pain is minimal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subjective probability
A fair statement of the odds that a rational, well-informed person would give or take for the outcome of an experiment. The experiment may be unique and not rationally understood (precluding both theoretically sound predication and empirical experience). The formulation is applicable to experiments that have been carried out but the outcome unknown …

subjective psychology
The study of one's own mind and its various modes of action as a basis for psychologic deductions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subjective sign
A sign that is perceived only by the patient. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subjective symptom
A symptom apparent only to the patient. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subjective synonym
<zoology> Each of two or more different names applied to one and the same taxon based on different types, but regarded as referring to the same taxon by those who hold them to be synonyms. ... See: Synonym. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

subjective vision
Visual impressions that arise centrally and do not originate with ocular stimuli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subjugal
Below the zygomatic (jugal) bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublation
Detachment, elevation, or removal of a part. ... Origin: L. Sublatio, a lifting up ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublethal
Not quite lethal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subleukaemia
Synonym for subleukaemic leukaemia ... A form of leukaemia in which abnormal cells are present in the peripheral blood, but the total leukocyte count is not elevated. ... Synonym: hypoleukaemia, leukopenic myelosis, subleukaemic myelosis, subleukaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subleukaemic leukaemia
A form of leukaemia in which abnormal cells are present in the peripheral blood, but the total leukocyte count is not elevated. ... Synonym: hypoleukaemia, leukopenic myelosis, subleukaemic myelosis, subleukaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subleukaemic myelosis
Synonym for subleukaemic leukaemia ... A form of leukaemia in which abnormal cells are present in the peripheral blood, but the total leukocyte count is not elevated. ... Synonym: hypoleukaemia, leukopenic myelosis, subleukaemic myelosis, subleukaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublimate
1. To bring by heat into the state of vapor, which, on cooling, returns again to the solid state; as, to sublimate sulphur or camphor. ... 2. To refine and exalt; to heighten; to elevate. 'The precepts of Christianity are . . . So apt to cleanse and sublimate the more gross and corrupt.' (Dr. H. More) ... Origin: L. Sublimatus, p.p. Of sublimare to r …

sublimation
<chemistry> The process by which a substance goes directly from the solid to the gaseous state without passing through the liquid state. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

sublime
1. Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty. 'Sublime on these a tower of steel is reared.' (Dryden) ... 2. Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; said of persons. 'The sublime Julian leader.' ... 3. Awakening or expressing the emotion of awe, adoration, veneration, heroic resolve, etc.; dignified; grand; solemn; stately; sa …

sublimed sulfur
Used in preparing sulfur ointment and in the treatment of various skin disorders. ... Synonym: flowers of sulfur. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subliminal
Below the threshold of perception or excitation; below the limit or threshold of consciousness. ... Origin: sub-+ L. Limen (limin-), threshold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subliminal self
The sum of the mental processes which take place without the conscious knowledge of the individual. ... Synonym: subconscious mind. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subliminal stimulation
Stimulation at an intensity below that where a differentiated response can be elicited. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

subliminal stimulus
Synonym for inadequate stimulus ... A stimulus too weak to evoke a response. ... Synonym: subliminal stimulus, subthreshold stimulus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subliminal thirst
Synonym for hypodipsia ... A physiologic condition, perhaps caused by hypertonicity of body fluids, insufficient to initiate drinking but at times sufficient to sustain drinking when started; loosely, oligodipsia. ... Synonym: insensible thirst, subliminal thirst. ... Origin: hypo-+ G. Dipsa, thirst ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublimis
1. at the top. ... Synonym: superficialis. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual
Located beneath the tongue. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

sublingual artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, lingual; distribution, extrinsic muscles of tongue, sublingual gland, mucosa of region; anastomoses, the artery of opposite side and submental. ... Synonym: arteria sublingualis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual bursa
<anatomy> An inconstant serous bursa at the level of the frenulum linguae, between the surface of the genioglossus muscle and the mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth. ... Synonym: bursa sublingualis, Fleischmann's bursa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual caruncula
A papilla on each side of the frenulum of the tongue marking the opening of the submandibular duct. ... Synonym: caruncula sublingualis, caruncula salivaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual fold
An elevation in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue, on either side, marking the site of the sublingual gland. ... Synonym: plica sublingualis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual fossa
A shallow depression on either side of the mental spine, on the inner surface of the body of the mandible, superior to the mylohyoid line, lodging the sublingual gland. ... Synonym: fovea sublingualis, sublingual pit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual ganglion
A tiny ganglion occasionally found anterior to the submandibular ganglion, of which it is a displaced portion; innervates the sublingual gland. ... Synonym: ganglion sublinguale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual gland
The smallest of the three major salivary glands. It is located. It lies under the floor of the mouth close to the midline. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sublingual gland neoplasms
Neoplasms of the sublingual glands. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sublingual medication
A drug dosage form intended to be used by placement under the tongue; the drug (e.g., nitroglycerin) is absorbed from the mucosal tissues and bypasses the gastrointestinal tract, where it may be partially or totally degraded. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A branch of the lingual to the sublingual gland and mucous membrane of the floor of the mouth. ... Synonym: nervus sublingualis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual pit
Synonym for sublingual fossa ... A shallow depression on either side of the mental spine, on the inner surface of the body of the mandible, superior to the mylohyoid line, lodging the sublingual gland. ... Synonym: fovea sublingualis, sublingual pit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual tablet
Usually a small, flat tablet intended to be inserted beneath the tongue, where the active ingredient is absorbed directly through the oral mucosa; such a tablet (e.g., nitroglyerine)dissolves very promptly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sublingual vein
<anatomy, vein> Vein which accompanies the sublingual artery in the floor of the mouth, lateral to the hypoglossal nerve; it may join the deep lingual vein to form the lingual vein, or join the vena comitans nerve hypoglossi. ... Synonym: vena sublingualis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subluminal
Below or beneath the structure facing the lumen of an organ. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

subluxation
The abnormal movement of one of the bones that comprise a joint. Not a true dislocation. A partial dislocation. An example of this would be radial head subluxation in the elbow (nursemaids elbow). Severe arthritis with advanced deformation of the joint space can result in subluxation. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

subluxation without erosion
<radiology> Systemic lupus erythematosis, Jaccoud's ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sublymphemia
A blood state in which there is a great increase in the proportion of lymphocytes although the total number of white cells is normal. ... Origin: sub-+ L. Lympha, lymph, + G. Haima, blood ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submammary
1. Deep to the mammary gland. ... Synonym: inframammary. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submammary mastitis
Inflammation of the tissues lying deep to the mammary gland. ... Synonym: retromammary mastitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submandibular
Beneath the mandible or lower jaw. ... Synonym: inframandibular, submaxillary. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submandibular duct
The duct of the submandibular salivary gland; it opens at the sublingual papilla near the frenulum of the tongue. ... Synonym: ductus submandibularis, ductus submaxillaris, submaxillary duct, Wharton's duct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submandibular fossa
The depression on the medial surface of the body of the mandible inferior to the mylohyoid line in which the submandibular gland is lodged. ... Synonym: fovea submandibularis, fossa submandibularis, fovea submaxillaris, submaxillary fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submandibular ganglion
A small parasympathetic ganglion suspended from the lingual nerve; its postganglionic branches go to the submandibular and sublingual glands; its preganglionic fibres come from the superior salvatory nucleus by way of the chorda tympani. ... Synonym: ganglion submandibulare, submaxillary ganglion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submandibular gland
The second largest of the three major salivary glands. It is located deep to the mandible (jaw bone). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

submandibular lymph nodes
Four or five nodes that lie between the mandible and the submandibular gland; they receive vessels from the face below the eye and from the tongue and drain into the superior deep cervical nodes, particularly the jugulodigastric node. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici submandibulares. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submandibular triangle
The triangle of the neck bounded by the mandible and the two bellies of the digastric muscle; it contains the submandibular gland. ... Synonym: trigonum submandibulare, digastric triangle, submaxillary triangle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submarginal
Near the margin of any part. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submarine
Being, acting, or growing, under water in the sea; as, submarine navigators; submarine plants. Submarine armor, a waterproof dress of strong material, having a helmet into which air for breathing is pumped through a tube leading from above the surface to enable a diver to remain under water. Submarine cable. See Telegraph cable. Submarine mine. See …

submarine medicine
The field of medicine concerned with conditions affecting the health of people in submarines or sealabs. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

submaxilla
Synonym for mandible ... The jaw bone. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

submaxillary duct
Synonym for submandibular duct ... The duct of the submandibular salivary gland; it opens at the sublingual papilla near the frenulum of the tongue. ... Synonym: ductus submandibularis, ductus submaxillaris, submaxillary duct, Wharton's duct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submaxillary fossa
Synonym for submandibular fossa ... The depression on the medial surface of the body of the mandible inferior to the mylohyoid line in which the submandibular gland is lodged. ... Synonym: fovea submandibularis, fossa submandibularis, fovea submaxillaris, submaxillary fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submaxillary ganglion
Synonym for submandibular ganglion ... A small parasympathetic ganglion suspended from the lingual nerve; its postganglionic branches go to the submandibular and sublingual glands; its preganglionic fibres come from the superior salvatory nucleus by way of the chorda tympani. ... Synonym: ganglion submandibulare, submaxillary ganglion. ... (05 Mar 200 …

submaxillary gland
See Submandibular gland. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

submaxillary triangle
Synonym for submandibular triangle ... The triangle of the neck bounded by the mandible and the two bellies of the digastric muscle; it contains the submandibular gland. ... Synonym: trigonum submandibulare, digastric triangle, submaxillary triangle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submedial
Submedian ... Almost, but not exactly in the middle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submembranous
Partly or nearly membranous. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submental artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, facial; distribution, mylohyoid muscle, submandibular and sublingual glands, and structures of lower lip; anastomoses, inferior labial, mental branch of inferior dental and sublingual. ... Synonym: arteria submentalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submental lymph nodes
Small nodes that lie superficial to the mylohyoid muscle; they receive afferents from the lower lip, chin, and the tip of the tongue, and send efferents to the superior deep cervical nodes. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici submentales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submental triangle
A triangle bounded by the anterior belly of the digastric muscles, and the hyoid bone; the mylohyoid muscle forms its floor. ... Synonym: trigonum submentale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submental vein
<anatomy, vein> A vein situated below the chin, anastomosing with the sublingual vein, connecting with the anterior jugular vein, and emptying into the facial vein. ... Synonym: vena submentalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submental vertex projection
Synonym for axial projection ... Radiographic projection devised to obtain direct visualization of the base of the skull. ... Synonym: axial view, base projection, submental vertex projection, submentovertical projection, verticosubmental view. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submental vertex radiograph
Synonym for submentovertex radiograph ... A radiographic projection showing the base of the skull, positions of the mandibular condyles, and zygomatic arches. ... Synonym: base view, submental vertex radiograph. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submentovertex radiograph
A radiographic projection showing the base of the skull, positions of the mandibular condyles, and zygomatic arches. ... Synonym: base view, submental vertex radiograph. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submentovertical projection
Synonym for axial projection ... Radiographic projection devised to obtain direct visualization of the base of the skull. ... Synonym: axial view, base projection, submental vertex projection, submentovertical projection, verticosubmental view. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submerge
To sink or plunge beneath the surface of water. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

submerged
In dentistry, describing a field of operation covered by saliva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

submerged tonsil
A faucial tonsil that is flat and lying below the level of the pillars of the fauces. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...