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

thermodilution
Measurement of blood flow based on induction at one point of the circulation of a known change in the intravascular heat content of flowing blood and detection of the resultant change in temperature at a point downstream. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermoduric
Resistant to the effects of exposure to high temperature; used especially with reference to microorganisms. ... Origin: thermo-+ L. Durus, hard, enduring ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermodynamic equilibrium
<radiobiology> There is a very general result from statistical mechanics which states that, if a system is in thermodynamic equilibrium with another (or several other) system, all processes by which the systems can exchange energy must be exactly balanced by their reverse processes, so that there is no net exchange of energy. For plasma syste …

thermodynamic potential
See: free energy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermodynamic theory of narcosis
That the interposition of narcotic molecules in nonaqueous cellular phase causes changes that interfere with facilitation of ionic exchange. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermodynamics
The study of energy and energy flow in closed and open systems. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

thermoelectric pile
Synonym for thermopile ... <physics> An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the e …

thermoesthesia
The ability to distinguish differences of temperature. ... Synonym: temperature sense, thermal sense, thermic sense, thermesthesia. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoesthesiometer
An instrument for testing the temperature sense, consisting of a metal disk with thermometer attached, by which the exact temperature of the disk at the time of application may be known. ... Synonym: thermesthesiometer. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoexcitory
Stimulating the production of heat. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermogenesis
The production of heat; specifically the physiologic process of heat production in the body. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Genesis, production ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermogenetic
Thermogenic ... 1. Relating to thermogenesis. ... Synonym: thermogenous. ... Synonym: calorigenic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermogenic action
Synonym for calorigenic action ... Increase of heat production of the body, as by the thyroid hormone. ... Synonym: thermogenic action. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermogenics
The science of heat production. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermogenin
A protein found in brown adipose tissue that acts as a thermogenic uncoupling protein of oxidative phosphorylation; it allows thermogenesis in this type of tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermogram
1. A regional temperature map of the surface of a part of the body, obtained by infrared sensing device; it measures radiant heat, and thus subcutaneous blood flow, if the environment is constant. ... 2. The record made by a thermograph. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Gramma, a writing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermography
Measurement of the regional temperature of the body or an organ by infrared sensing devices, based on self-emanating infrared radiation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermography-breast
A special infrared study which measures the skin temperature across the breasts. Used in the evaluation of breast abscess, breast cancer or another inflammatory process. This test is being replaced by breast ultrasound ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

thermogravimetry
Technique whereby the weight of a sample can be followed over a period of time while its temperature is being changed (usually increased at a constant rate). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermohyperalgesia
Excessive thermalgesia. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Hyper, over, algesis, sense of pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermohyperesthesia
Very acute thermoesthesia or temperature sense; exaggerated perception of hot and cold. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Hyper, over, + aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermohypesthesia
Diminished perception of temperature differences. ... Synonym: thermohypoesthesia. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Hypo, under, + aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermohypoesthesia
Synonym for thermohypesthesia ... Diminished perception of temperature differences. ... Synonym: thermohypoesthesia. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Hypo, under, + aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoinhibitory
Inhibiting or arresting thermogenesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermointegrator
Any device for assessing the effective warmth or coldness of an environment as it might be experienced by a living organism, taking into account radiation and convection as well as conduction. Conceived of as a thermal model of an organism, the device usually consists of a standard object (e.g., sphere, cylinder), the surface temperature of which i …

thermojunction
Synonym for thermocouple ... A device for measuring slight changes in temperature, consisting of two wires of different metals, one wire being kept at a certain low temperature, the other in the tissue or other material whose temperature is to be measured; a thermoelectric current is set up which is measured by a potentiometer. ... Synonym: thermojun …

thermokeratoplasty
A procedure in which the application of heat shrinks the collagen of the corneal stroma and flattens the cornea in the area of heat application. This tends to make the eye less myopic. ... See: refractive keratoplasty. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Keras, horn, + plasso, to form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermolabile
Subject to alteration or destruction by heat. ... Origin: thermo-+ L. Labilis, perishable ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermolabile opsonin
Synonym for normal opsonin ... That normally present in the blood, i.e., without stimulation by a known, specific antigen such as certain complement components; it is relatively thermolabile and reacts with various organisms. ... Synonym: common opsonin, thermolabile opsonin. ... Specific opsonin, antibodies formed in response to stimulation by a spec …

thermolamp
Synonym for heat lamp ... A lamp that emits infrared light and produces heat; used to apply topical heat to the skin. ... Synonym: thermolamp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoluminescence dosimetry
The calculation of a radiation dose by measuring the light output after heating a special absorbent material (e.g., lithium fluoride) placed in the radiation beam; the light output is proportional to the amount of radiation exposure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermolysin
<protein> Heat stable metalloproteinase (EC 3.4.24.4.) produced by a strain of Bacillus stearothermophilus. Retains 50% of its activity after 1h at 80­C. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

thermolytic
1. Relating to thermolysis. ... 2. An agent promoting heat dissipation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermomassage
Combination of heat and massage in physical therapy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermometer
<physics> An instrument for measuring temperature, founded on the principle that changes of temperature in bodies are accompained by proportional changes in their volumes or dimensions. ... The thermometer usually consists of a glass tube of capillary bore, terminating in a bulb, and containing mercury or alcohol, which expanding or contractin …

thermometers
Instruments for determining temperatures. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermometric
Relating to thermometry or to a thermometer reading. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermometry
The measurement of temperature. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoneurosis
Elevation of the temperature of the body due to an emotional influence. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermonuclear
Pertaining to nuclear reactions brought about by nuclear fusion; (e.g., the fusion of hydrogen to helium at temperatures of over 100,000,000°C). (the reaction in the 'hydrogen bomb'). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermonuclear conditions
<radiobiology> Achievement of an adequately confined plasma, having temperature and density sufficiently high to yield significant release of energy from fusion reactions. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

thermonuclear fusion
<radiobiology> Fusion achieved by heating the fuel into the plasma state to the point where ions have sufficient energy to fuse. Also used to characterise fusion between thermal ions as opposed to fusion involving injected beam ions. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

thermonuclear reaction
<radiobiology> See thermonuclear fusion, above. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

thermopenetration
Synonym for medical diathermy ... Diathermy of mild degree causing no destruction of tissue. ... Synonym: thermopenetration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermophile
An organism that thrives at high temperature. The most extreme examples are cyanobacteria from hot springs that have optima of 50-55­C and will tolerate temperatures of 90­C. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

thermophilic
Pertaining to a thermophile. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermophobia
<psychology> Morbid fear of heat. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermophore
1. An arrangement for applying heat to a part; consists of a water heater, a tube conveying hot water to a coil, and another tube conducting the water back to the heater. ... 2. A flat bag containing certain salts that produce heat when moistened; used as a substitute for the hot-water bag. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Phoros, bearing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermophylic
Resistant to heat, denoting certain microorganisms. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Phylaxis, protection ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermopile
<physics> An instrument of extreme sensibility, used to determine slight differences and degrees of heat. It is composed of alternate bars of antimony and bismuth, or any two metals having different capacities for the conduction of heat, connected with an astatic galvanometer, which is very sensibly affected by the electric current induced in …

thermoplacentography
An obsolete method for determination of placental position by detection of infrared rays from the large amounts of blood flowing through the placenta. ... Origin: thermo-+ L. Placenta, placenta, + G. Grapho, to write ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoplasma
A genus of facultatively anaerobic heterotrophic archaea, in the order thermoplasmales, isolated from self-heating coal refuse piles and acid hot springs. They are thermophilic and can grow both with and without sulfur. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermoplasmales
An order of aerobic, thermophilic archaea, in the kingdom euryarchaeota, characterised by the absence of a cell wall. Two genera have been described: thermoplasma and picrophilus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermoplastic
A classification for materials that can be made soft by the application of heat and harden upon cooling. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoplegia
A rarely used term for sunstroke. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Plege, stroke ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoprecipitin reaction
The throwing down of a precipitate on the application of heat, as in the case of proteinaceous urine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoproteaceae
A family of thermoproteales consisting of variable length rigid rods without septa. They grow either chemolithoautotrophically or by sulfur respiration. The three genera are: pyrobaculum, thermofilum, and thermoproteus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermoproteales
An order of crenarchaeota comprised of rod, disc, or spherical shaped, nonseptate, anaerobic, extreme thermophiles and found in solfataric hot waters, mud holes, and superheated submarine environments. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermoreceptor
A receptor that is sensitive to heat. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermoreceptors
Cellular receptors which mediate the sense of temperature. Thermoreceptors in vertebrates are mostly located under the skin. In mammals there are separate types of thermoreceptors for cold and for warmth and nociceptors which detect cold or heat extreme enough to cause pain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thermoregulation
Heat regulation. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

thermoregulator
Synonym for thermostat ... <physics> A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired. ... Origin: Thermo- + Gr. To make to stand. ... Source: Websters Diction …

thermoset
A classification for materials that become hardened or cured by the application of heat. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermostabile
Thermostable ... Not readily subject to alteration or destruction by heat. ... Synonym: heat-stable. ... Origin: thermo-+ L. Stabilis, stable ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermostable enzyme
<enzyme> An enzyme that is not readily subject to destruction or alteration by heat. ... Synonym: heat-stable enzyme. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermostable opsonin
specific opsonin ...

thermostable opsonin test
A test for opsonic activity of antibody in the absence of effect of heat-labile complement. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermosteresis
The abstraction or deprivation of heat. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Steresis, deprivation, loss ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermostromuhr
A stromuhr that consists of a heating element between two thermocouples, which are applied to the outside of a vessel; blood flow is calculated from the difference in temperatures recorded by the proximal and distal thermocouples. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermosystaltism
Contraction, as of the muscles, under the influence of heat. ... Origin: see thermosystaltic ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermotactic
Thermotaxic ... Relating to thermotaxis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermotaxis
A directed motile response to temperature. The grex of Dictyostelium discoideum shows a positive thermotaxis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

thermotherapy
Treatment of disease by therapeutic application of heat. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Therapeia, treatment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermotic
Relating to thermotics. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermotics
Synonym: thermology. ... Origin: G. Thermotes, heat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermotonometer
An instrument for measuring the degree of thermosystaltism, or muscular contraction under the influence of heat. ... Origin: thermo-+ G. Tonos, tone, tension, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thermus
Gram-negative aerobic rods found in warm water (40-79 degrees c) such as hot springs, hot water tanks, and thermally polluted rivers. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Thermus aquaticus carboxypeptidase
<enzyme> A zinc-dependent metallo-carboxypeptidase; has 511 amino acid residues; mw 56,210 da; genbank d17669 ... Registry number: EC 3.4.- ... Synonym: carboxypeptidase taq, taq carboxypeptidase, cpase taq ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

Thermus aquaticus Rt41A proteinase
<enzyme> Inactive at low temperatures, active at 60 degrees c ... Registry number: EC 3.4.21.- ... Synonym: thermus rt41a proteinase, rt41a proteinase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

Thermus filiformis nuclease
<enzyme> A non-specific thermostable endonuclease that leaves 5'-phosphoryl products; preferred substrate is single-stranded DNA; can act on double-stranded DNA; mw 55 kD ... Registry number: EC 3.1.- ... Synonym: tf nuclease, nuc17 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

thermus thermophilus
A species of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria found in hot springs of neutral to alkaline pH, as well as in hot-water heaters. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

theroid
Resembling an animal in instincts or propensities. ... Origin: G. Ther, a wild beast, + eidos, resemblance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

therology
The study of mammals. ... Origin: G. Ther, a wild beast, + logos, study ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

therophyte
An annual plant that overwinters as a seed. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

theropithecus
A genus of old world monkeys of the subfamily cercopithecinae, family cercopithecidae, that inhabits the mountainous regions of ethiopia. The genus consists of only one species, theropithecus gelada. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thesaurismosis
Rarely used term for a metabolic disorder in which a substance accumulates or is stored in certain cells, usually in large amounts. ... Origin: G. Thesauros, store, storehouse, + G. -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thesaurismotic
Pertaining to thesaurismosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thesaurosis
Abnormal or excessive storage in the body of normal or foreign substances. ... Origin: G. Thesauros, store, storehouse ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thesis
Origin: L, fr. Gr, fr. To place, set. See Do, and cf. Anathema, Apothecary, Epithet, Hypothesis, Parenthesis, Theme, Tick a cover. ... 1. A position or proposition which a person advances and offers to maintain, or which is actually maintained by argument. ... 2. Hence, an essay or dissertation written upon specific or definite theme; especially, an …

theta
A letter of the Greek alphabet corresponding to th in English; sometimes called the unlucky letter, from being used by the judges on their ballots in passing condemnation on a prisoner, it being the first letter of the Greek qanatos, death. ... <mathematics> Theta function, one of a group of functions used in developing the properties of ellip …

theta antigen
A surface glycoprotein that is present on thymocytes of mice and rats. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

theta pinch
<radiobiology> A fast-pulsed pinch device in which the external current imposed goes in the azimuthal/circumferential direction (generally in a solenoid) around a cylindrical plasma. Use of a fast-rising solenoidal current causes a rapidly increasing axial magnetic field, which compresses and heats the plasma. Magnetohydrodynamic theory of th …

theta rhythm
Brain waves in the electroencephalogram which have a frequency of 4 to 7 per second. They occur mainly in children but also in adults during periods of emotional stress. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

theta wave
Synonym for theta rhythm ... Brain waves in the electroencephalogram which have a frequency of 4 to 7 per second. They occur mainly in children but also in adults during periods of emotional stress. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

thetins
Methyl sulfonium compounds, abundant in marine algae, in which the S-methyl group is 'active,' and that therefore act as methyl donors in some plants; e.g., dimethylpropriothetin, (CH3)2S+-CH2-CH2-COO-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thew
1. Manner; custom; habit; form of behavior; qualities of mind; disposition; specifically, good qualities; virtues. 'For her great light Of sapience, and for her thews clear.' (Chaucer) 'Evil speeches destroy good thews.' (Wyclif (1 Cor. Xv. 33)) 'To be upbrought in gentle thews and martial might.' (Spenser) ... 2. Muscle or strength; nerve; brawn; s …

Thezac-Porsmeur method
Heat treatment of infected wounds by focusing of sun's rays on suppurating area by means of a lens mounted in a cylinder of canvas. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

THF
<abbreviation> Tetrahydrofolate. ... See: 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thia-
The replacement of carbon by sulfur in a ring or chain. ... Compare: thio-. ... Origin: G. Theion ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

thiabendazole
<chemical> 2-substituted benzimidazole first introduced in 1962. It is active against a variety of nematodes and is the drug of choice for strongyloidiasis. It has CNS side effects and hepatototoxic potential. ... Pharmacological action: antinematodal agent. ... Chemical name: 1H-Benzimidazole, 2-(4-thiazolyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...