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

temporary memory
Synonym for short-term memory ... <psychology> Temporary storage of information for a few seconds to hours, as opposed to long-term memory which refers to material stored for days, years, or a lifetime. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

temporary parasite
An organism accidentally ingested that survives briefly in the intestine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporary restoration
A restoration to be used for a limited period of time, in contradistinction to a permanent restoration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporary stricture
Synonym for spasmodic stricture ... A stricture due to localised spasm of muscular fibres in the wall of the canal. ... Synonym: functional stricture, temporary stricture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporary tooth
Synonym for deciduous tooth ... A tooth of the first set of teeth, comprising 20 in all, that erupts between the mean ages of 6 and 28 months of life. ... Synonym: dens deciduus, baby tooth, deciduous dentition, dens lacteus, first dentition, milk tooth, primary dentition, primary tooth, temporary tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporo-
<anatomy, prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the temple, or temporal bone; as, temporofacial. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...

temporo-occipital
Relating to the temporal and the occipital bones or regions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporoauricular
<anatomy> Of or pertaining to the temporal region and the auricle. ... (21 Jun 2000) ...

temporofrontal tract
Synonym for unciform fasciculus ... A band of long association fibres reciprocally connecting the frontal and temporal lobes of the cerebrum, running caudally through the white matter of the frontal lobe, sharply curving ventrally under the stem of the sylvian fissure, and then fanning out to the cortex of the anterior half of the superior and middl …

temporohyoid
Relating to the temporal and the hyoid bones or regions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporomandibular
Relating to the temporal bone and the mandible; denoting the joint of the lower jaw. ... Synonym: temporomaxillary. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporomandibular arthrosis
A noninfectious degenerative dysfunction of the temporomandibular joint characterised by pain, cracking, and limited mandibular opening. ... See: myofacial pain-dysfunction syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporomandibular articular disk
Synonym for articular disc of temporomandibular joint ... The fibrocartilaginous plate that separates the joint into upper and lower cavities. ... Synonym: discus articularis temporomandibularis, mandibular disk, temporomandibular articular disk. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporomandibular articulation
Synonym for temporomandibular joint ... <anatomy, dentistry> The joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...

temporomandibular joint
<anatomy, dentistry> The joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...

temporomandibular joint disease
<disease> A term to used to describe an arthritic condition of the temporomandibular joint in the jaw. ... Common symptoms include facial pain, joint popping or locking, pain with chewing and inability to completely open or close the mouth. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

temporomandibular joint disk
A plate of fibrous tissue that divides the temporomandibular joint into an upper and lower cavity. The disk is attached to the articular capsule and moves forward with the condyle in free opening and protrusion. (boucher's clinical dental terminology, 4th ed, p92) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

temporomandibular joint disorders
A variety of conditions affecting the anatomic and functional characteristics of the temporomandibular joint. Factors contributing to the complexity of temporomandibular diseases are its relation to dentition and mastication and the symptomatic effects in other areas which account for referred pain to the joint and the difficulties in applying trad …

temporomandibular joint dysfunction
Chronic or impaired function of the temporomandibular articulation. ... See: temporomandibular arthrosis, myofacial pain-dysfunction syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporomandibular ligament
Synonym for lateral temporomandibular ligament ... <anatomy> The capsular ligament that passes obliquely down and backward across the lateral surface of the temporomandibular joint. ... Synonym: ligamentum laterale articulationis temporomandibularis, Ferrein's ligament, lateral ligament of temporomandibular joint, ligamentum temporomandibulare, …

temporomandibular nerve
Synonym for zygomatic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the maxillary nerve in the inferior orbital fissure through which it passes; it gives rise to two sensory branches, the zygomaticotemporal and zygomaticofacial, which supply the skin of the temporal and zygomatic regions and is continued as the communicating branch of the lacrimal ne …

temporomandibular syndrome
<syndrome> Those various symptoms of discomfort, pain, or pathosis stated to be caused by loss of vertical dimension, lack of posterior occlusion, or other malocclusion, trismus, muscle tremor, arthritis, or direct trauma to the temporomandibular joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporomaxillary vein
Synonym for retromandibular vein ... <anatomy, vein> It is formed by the union of the superficial temporal and maxillary veins in front of the ear, runs posterior to the ramus of the mandible through the parotid gland, and unites with the posterior auricular vein to form the external jugular vein; it usually has a large communicating branch wi …

temporoparietal
Relating to the temporal and the parietal bones or regions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporoparietal muscle
Synonym for temporoparietalis muscle ... <anatomy> The part of epicranius muscle that arises from the lateral part of the epicranial aponeurosis and inserts in the cartilage of the auricle. ... Synonym: musculus temporoparietalis, temporoparietal muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporoparietalis muscle
<anatomy> The part of epicranius muscle that arises from the lateral part of the epicranial aponeurosis and inserts in the cartilage of the auricle. ... Synonym: musculus temporoparietalis, temporoparietal muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporopontine
Referring to the projection fibres from the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex to the basilar part of the pons. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporopontine tract
A fibre group originating in the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobe, particularly the superior and middle temporal gyri, following the sublenticular limb of the internal capsule into the lateral margin of the crus cerebri in which it descends to its termination in the pontine nuclei or the ventral part of the pons. ... Synonym: tractus temporopont …

temporosphenoid
Relating to the temporal and sphenoid bones. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporozygomatic
Relating to the temporal and zygomatic bones or regions. ... Synonym: temporomalar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temporozygomatic suture
Synonym for zygomaticotemporal suture ... Line of junction of the zygomatic process of the temporal and the temporal process of the zygomatic bone. ... Synonym: sutura temporozygomatica, sutura zygomaticotemporalis, temporozygomatic suture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tempostabile
Tempostable ... Not subject to spontaneous alteration or destruction. ... Origin: L. Tempus, time + stabilis, stable ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

temps utile
Synonym: utilization time. ... Origin: Fr. Service or utilization time ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tempus
1. The temple. ... Synonym: time. ... Origin: L. Time ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

TEN
<abbreviation> Toxic epidermal necrolysis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ten Horn
C., Dutch surgeon. ... See: ten Horn's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ten Horn's sign
<clinical sign> Pain caused by gentle traction on the right spermatic cord, indicative of appendicitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tenacious
Sticky; denoting tenacity. ... Origin: L. Tenax (tenac-), fr. Teneo, to hold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tenacity
1. The quality or state of being tenacious; as, tenacity, or retentiveness, of memory; tenacity, or persistency, of purpose. ... 2. That quality of bodies which keeps them from parting without considerable force; cohesiveness; the effect of attraction; as distinguished from brittleness, fragility, mobility, etc. ... 3. That quality of bodies which ma …

tenaculum forceps
A forceps with jaws armed each with a sharp, straight hook like a tenaculum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tenalgia
Pain referred to a tendon. ... Synonym: tenodynia, tenontodynia. ... Origin: G. Tenon, tendon, + algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tenalgia crepitans
tenosynovitis crepitans ...

tenascin
<cell biology> Protein of the extracellular matrix (240 kD subunit: usually as a hexabrachion, a six armed hexamer of more than 1000 kD) selectively present in mesenchyme surrounding foetal (but not adult) rat mammary glands, hair follicles and teeth. ... Found in the matrix surrounding mammary tumours of rat. Tenascin contaminates cell surfac …

tendency
<psychology> A presumptive course of future behaviour in continuation of observed acts and attitudes. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...

tender
1. Easily impressed, broken, bruised, or injured; not firm or hard; delicate; as, tender plants; tender flesh; tender fruit. ... 2. Sensible to impression and pain; easily pained. 'Our bodies are not naturally more tender than our faces.' (L'Estrange) ... 3. Physically weak; not hardly or able to endure hardship; immature; effeminate. 'The tender and …

tender lines
Synonym for Head's lines ... Bands of cutaneous hyperesthesia associated with acute or chronic inflammation of the viscera. ... Synonym: Head's zones, tender lines, tender zones. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tender points
Synonym for Valleix's points ... Various point's in the course of a nerve, pressure upon which is painful in cases of neuralgia; these point's are: 1) where the nerve emerges from the bony canal; 2) where it pierces a muscle or aponeurosis to reach the skin; 3) where a superficial nerve rests upon a resisting surface where compression is easily made …

tender zones
Synonym for Head's lines ... Bands of cutaneous hyperesthesia associated with acute or chronic inflammation of the viscera. ... Synonym: Head's zones, tender lines, tender zones. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tenderness
The condition of being tender. ... Pencil tenderness, strictly localised tenderness, elicited by pressure with the rubber tip of a pencil, e.g., in cases of incomplete or subperiosteal fracture. ... Rebound tenderness, tenderness felt when pressure, particularly pressure on the abdomen, is suddenly released. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tenderness to palpation
<clinical sign> A physical examination finding that is characterised by the development of pain with the application of light touch (palpation) to a specific area. ... See: palpation. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...

tendinitis
<pathology> Inflammation of tendons and of tendon muscle attachments. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

tendinoplasty
Synonym: tenontoplasty. ... Origin: Mediev. L. Tendo (tendin-), tendon, + G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinosuture
Synonym for tenorrhaphy ... Suture of the divided ends of a tendon. ... Synonym: tendinosuture, tendon suture, tenosuture. ... Origin: teno-+ G. Rhaphe, suture ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinous
Relating to, composed of, or resembling a tendon. ... Origin: Mediev. L., fr. L. Tendo, to stretch out, extend ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinous arch
A white, fibrous band attached to bone and/or muscle, arching over and thus protecting neurovascular elements passing beneath it from injurious compression, a linear thickening of the deep fascia of a muscle which provides attachment for ligaments and/or muscle fibres. ... Synonym: arcus tendineus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinous arch of pelvic fascia
A linear thickening of the superior fascia of the pelvic diaphragm extending posteriorly from the body of the pubis alongside the bladder (and vagina in the female) and giving attachment to the supporting ligaments of the pelvic viscera. ... Synonym: arcus tendineus fasciae pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinous arch of soleus muscle
<anatomy> A tendinous arch stretching over the popliteal vessels between the tibia and fibula, that gives origin to the central portion of the soleus muscle. ... Synonym: arcus tendineus musculi solei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinous cords
Synonym for chordae tendineae ... Thread-like bands of fibrous tissue which attach on one end to the edges of the tricuspid and mitral valves and on the other to the papillary muscles. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tendinous inscription
Synonym: tendinous intersection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinous opening
Synonym for adductor hiatus ... The aperture in the aponeurotic insertion of the adductor magnus that transmits the femoral artery and vein from the adductor canal to the popliteal space. ... Synonym: hiatus tendineus, hiatus adductorius, femoral opening, tendinous opening. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendinous spot
Synonym for macula albida ... Gray-white or white, rounded or irregularly shaped, slightly opaque patches or spots that are sometimes observed postmortem in the epicardium, especially in middle-aged or older persons; they result from fibrous thickening, and sometimes hyalinization, of the epicardium; similar lesions may also occur in the visceral la …

tendinous synovitis
Synonym for tenosynovitis ... <pathology> Inflammation of a tendon sheath. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

tendinous xanthoma
Xanthoma involving tendons, ligaments, and fascia, forming deep, smooth, sometimes painful nodules beneath normal-appearing freely movable skin of the extremities; associated with abnormal lipid metabolism, commonly familial increased b lipoproteins or obstructive liver disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo achilles
See: Tendon, Achilles. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tendo Achillis
An alternate term for tendo calcaneus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo Achillis reflex
Synonym for Achilles reflex ... A contraction of the calf muscles when the tendo calcaneus is sharply struck. ... Synonym: ankle jerk, ankle reflex, tendo Achillis reflex, triceps surae reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo calcaneus
See: Tendon, Achilles ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tendo calcaneus communis
See: hamstring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo conjunctivus
An alternate term for conjoint tendon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo cricoesophageus
Synonym for cricoesophageal tendon ... Longitudinal fibre of the oesophagus that attaches to the posterior aspect of the cricoid cartilage of the larynx. ... Synonym: tendo cricoesophageus, Gillette's suspensory ligament, suspensory ligament of oesophagus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo oculi
Synonym for medial palpebral ligament ... <anatomy> The fibrous band that attaches the medial ends of the tarsal plates to the maxilla at the medial orbital margin. ... Synonym: ligamentum palpebrale mediale, ligamentum tarsale internum, tendo oculi, tendo palpebrarum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo palpebrarum
Synonym for medial palpebral ligament ... <anatomy> The fibrous band that attaches the medial ends of the tarsal plates to the maxilla at the medial orbital margin. ... Synonym: ligamentum palpebrale mediale, ligamentum tarsale internum, tendo oculi, tendo palpebrarum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendo-
A tendon. ... See: teno-. ... Origin: L. Tendo ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendolysis
Release of a tendon from adhesions. ... Synonym: tenolysis. ... Origin: tendo-+ G. Lysis, dissolution ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendomucin
Tendomucoid ... A form of mucin found in tendons. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon
<anatomy> A fibrous, strong, connective tissue that connects muscle to bone. The laceration of a tendon can result in the inability to flex or extend at a joint. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...

tendon advancement
The excision of the tendon of an eye muscle and attachment of it to a more anterior location on the globe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon bundle
A group of tendon fibres surrounded by a sheath of irregular connective tissue (peritendineum). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon cells
Elongated fibroblastic cell's arranged in rows between the collagenous tendon fibres. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon graft
A graft of tendon, as in tendon transplantation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon injuries
Injuries to the fibrous cords of connective tissue which attach muscles to bones or other structures. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tendon recession
Surgical displacement of the tendon of an eye muscle posterior to its anatomic insertion. ... Synonym: curb tenotomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon reflex
A myotatic or deep reflex in which the muscle stretch receptors are stimulated by percussing the tendon of a muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon sheath
<anatomy> A membranous sleeve which envelops the tendon and creates a lubricated low-friction environment for easy movement. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...

tendon sheath syndrome
<syndrome> Limited elevation of the eye in adduction, appearing clinically as a paresis of the inferior oblique muscle, due to fascia contracting the superior oblique muscle on the same side. ... Synonym: Brown's syndrome, Paterson-Brown-Kelly syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon suture
Synonym for tenorrhaphy ... Suture of the divided ends of a tendon. ... Synonym: tendinosuture, tendon suture, tenosuture. ... Origin: teno-+ G. Rhaphe, suture ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon transfer
Surgical procedure by which a tendon is incised at its insertion and placed at an anatomical site distant from the original insertion. The tendon remains attached at the point of origin and takes over the function of a muscle inactivated by trauma or disease. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tendon transplantation
Insertion of a slip from the tendon of a sound muscle into the tendon of a paralysed muscle, replacement of a length of tendon by a free graft. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendon, achilles
One of the longest tendons in the body, the Achilles tendon (formally called the tendo achilles or the tendo calcaneus) is a tough sinew that attaches the calf muscle to the back of the heel bone (the calcaneus). According to greek mythology, achilles's mother held him as a baby by the heel and dipped him in the river styx to make him invulnerable …

tendonitis
Inflammation of a tendon. ... Synonym: tendinitis, tenonitis, tenontitis, tenositis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendophony
Synonym for tenophony ... A heart murmur assumed to be due to an abnormal condition of the chordae tendineae. ... Synonym: tendophony. ... Origin: teno-+ G. Phone, sound ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendoplasty
Synonym for tenontoplasty ... Reparative or plastic surgery of the tendons. ... Synonym: tendinoplasty, tendoplasty, tenoplasty. ... Origin: tenonto-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendosynovitis
Synonym for tenosynovitis ... <pathology> Inflammation of a tendon sheath. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

tendovaginal
Relating to a tendon and its sheath. ... Origin: tendo-+ L. Vagina, sheath ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendovaginitis
Synonym: tenosynovitis. ... Origin: tendo-+ L. Vagina, sheath, + G. -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tendrac
<zoology> Any one of several species of small insectivores of the family Centetidae, belonging to Ericulus, Echinope, and related genera, native of Madagascar. They are more or less spinose and resemble the hedgehog in habits. The rice tendrac (Oryzorictes hora) is very injurious to rice crops. Some of the species are called also tenrec. ... S …

tendril
<plant biology> A slender climbing organ formed by modification of a part of a plant, such as a stem, a leaf or leaflet, or a stipule. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...

tenebrio
A genus of beetles which infests grain products. Its larva is called mealworm. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tenectomy
<procedure> Resection of part of a tendon. ... Synonym: tenonectomy. ... Origin: G. Tenon, tendon, + ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tenesmus
<symptom> Straining, especially ineffectual and painful straining at stool or in urination. ... Origin: L., Gr. Teinesmos ... (13 Jan 1998) ...