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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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tide<marine biology> A situation in which the level of the ocean and associated bodies of water periodically fluctuates due to the action of lunar (moon) and solar (sun) forces upon the rotating earth. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
tie1. To fasten with a band or cord and knot; to bind. 'Tie the kine to the cart.' 'My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck.' (Prov. Vi. 20,21) ... 2. To form, as a knot, by interlacing or complicating a cord; also, to interlace, or form a knot in; …
tie receptor tyrosine kinase<enzyme> From human leukaemia cells; expressed in developing vascular endothelial cell; has homology with egf, bfgf, csf-1, pdgf and stem cell factor receptors; ligand and biologic function not known as of 12/92; tie-1 receptor tyrosine kinase is rat homolog of tie receptor tyrosine kinase; aa sequence known ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- …
TIE-2 receptor tyrosine kinase<enzyme> Expressed in developing vascular endothelial cells; unlike tie-1, also expressed in lens epithelium and heart epicardium; has the same organization of amino acid sequence motifs characteristic of tie-1; aa sequence of the intracellular and extracellular regions of tie-1 and tie-2 are 79% and 32% identical, respectively; aa sequence o …
tie-over dressingA dressing placed over a skin graft or other sutured wound and tied on by the sutures which have been left of sufficient length for that purpose. ... Synonym: bolus dressing. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Tieche, Max<person> Swiss dermatologist, 1878-1938. ... See: Jadassohn-Tieche nevus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Tiedemann, Friedrich<person> German anatomist, 1781-1861. ... See: Tiedemann's gland, Tiedemann's nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Tiedemann's glandSynonym for greater vestibular gland ... One of two mucoid-secreting tubuloalveolar glands on either side of the lower part of the vagina, the equivalent of the bulbourethral glands in the male; ensheathed with vestibular bulbs by ischiocavernosus muscles. Thus erection and muscle contraction cause secretion into vestibule of vagina. ... Synonym: gla …
Tiedemann's nerve<anatomy, nerve> A sympathetic nerve accompanying the central artery of the retina in the optic nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tierce1. A cask whose content is one third of a pipe; that is, forty-two wine gallons; also, a liquid measure of forty-two wine, or thirty-five imperial, gallons. ... 2. A cask larger than a barrel, and smaller than a hogshead or a puncheon, in which salt provisions, rice, etc, are packed for shipment. ... 3. The third tone of the scale. See Mediant. ... 4. …
tiercelet<veterinary> The male of various falcons, especially. Of the peregrine; also, the male of the goshawk. ... Origin: OE. Tercel, tercelet, F. Tiercelet, a dim. Of (assumed) tiercel, or LL. Tertiolus, dim. Fr. L. Tertius the third; so called, according to some, because every third bird in the nest is a male, or, according to others, because the m …
Tierfell naevusSynonym: bathing trunk nevus. ... Origin: Ger. A nevus simulating the pelt of an animal ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Tietze, Alexander<person> German surgeon, 1864-1927. ... See: Tietze's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tietze's syndrome<syndrome> Idiopathic painful nonsuppurative swellings of one or more costal cartilages, especially of the second rib. The anterior chest pain may mimic that of coronary artery disease. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tiff1. Liquor; especially, a small draught of liquor. 'Sipping his tiff of brandy punch.' ... 2. A fit of anger or peevishness; a slight altercation or contention. See Tift. ... Origin: Originally, a sniff, sniffing; cf. Icel. Efr a smell, efa to sniff, Norw. Tev a drawing in of the breath, teva to sniff, smell, dial. Sw. Tuv smell, scent, taste. ... Sour …
tiger1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. ... Synonym: royal tiger, and Ben …
tiger heartA fatty degenerated heart in which the fat is disposed in the form of broken stripes in the subendocardial myocardium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tight junctionSynonym for zonula occludens ... <cell biology> Specialised intercellular junction in which the two plasma membranes are separated by only 1-2nm. Found near the apical surface of cells in simple epithelia, forms a sealing gasket around the cell. Prevents fluid moving through the intercellular gap and the lateral diffusion of intrinsic membrane …
tight junctionsCell-cell junctions that seal adjacent epithelial cells together, preventing the passage of most dissolved molecules from one side of the epithelial sheet to the other. (alberts et al., molecular biology of the cell, 2nd ed, pg-22) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tightening your braces<dentistry> A process which occurs every 3-6 weeks when you have braces. You go into the orthodontist's office and the orthodontist's assistant either makes adjustments to the wires in your braces, or changes the wires. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...
tiglateA salt or ester of tiglic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tiglianOriginal trivial name for the saturated form of phorbol. ... Origin: fr. Croton tiglium (Euphorbiaceae) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tiglic acidCH3CH==C(CH3)COOH; (E)-2-Methyl-2-butenoic acid; trans-2,3-dimethyl-acrylic acid;an unsaturated fatty acid present in glycerides in croton oil. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tiglyl-CoACH3-CH==C(CH3)-COSCoA;an intermediate in the degradation of l-isoleucine. ... Synonym: tiglyl-coenzyme A. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tiglyl-coenzyme ASynonym for tiglyl-CoA ... CH3-CH==C(CH3)-COSCoA;an intermediate in the degradation of l-isoleucine. ... Synonym: tiglyl-coenzyme A. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigretierA form of saltatory chorea or dancing mania occurring in certain parts of Abyssinia. ... Origin: Fr. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigroidSee: chromophil substance. ... Origin: G. Tigroeides, fr. Tigris, tiger, + eidos, appearance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigroid bodiesSynonym for Nissl substance ... The material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes that occurs in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. ... Synonym: basophil substance, basophilic substance, chromophil substance, Nissl bodies, Nissl granules, substantia basophilia, tigroid bodies, tigroid substance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigroid fundusSynonym for tessellated fundus ... A normal fundus to which a deeply pigmented choroid gives the appearance of dark polygonal areas between the choroidal vessels, especially in the periphery. ... Synonym: fundus tigre, leopard fundus, leopard retina, mosaic fundus, tigroid fundus, tigroid retina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigroid retinaSynonym for tessellated fundus ... A normal fundus to which a deeply pigmented choroid gives the appearance of dark polygonal areas between the choroidal vessels, especially in the periphery. ... Synonym: fundus tigre, leopard fundus, leopard retina, mosaic fundus, tigroid fundus, tigroid retina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigroid striationLinear whitish or yellowish markings on the fatty degenerated heart muscle. ... Synonym: tabby cat striation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigroid substanceSynonym for Nissl substance ... The material consisting of granular endoplasmic reticulum and ribosomes that occurs in nerve cell bodies and dendrites. ... Synonym: basophil substance, basophilic substance, chromophil substance, Nissl bodies, Nissl granules, substantia basophilia, tigroid bodies, tigroid substance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tigrolysisSynonym: chromatolysis. ... Origin: tigroid + G. Lysis, dissolution ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tilapiaA freshwater fish used as an experimental organism and for food. This genus of the family cichlidae inhabits central and south america (one species extends north into texas), west indies, africa, madagascar, syria, and coastal india. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tile1. To cover with tiles; as, to tile a house. ... 2. To cover, as if with tiles. 'The muscle, sinew, and vein, Which tile this house, will come again.' (Donne) ... Origin: Tiled; Tiling. ... 1. A plate, or thin piece, of baked clay, used for covering the roofs of buildings, for floors, for drains, and often for ornamental mantel works. ... 2. A small sl …
tiletamine<chemical> Proposed anaesthetic with possible anticonvulsant and sedative properties. ... Pharmacological action: anaesthetics, dissociative, anticonvulsants. ... Chemical name: Cyclohexanone, 2-(ethylamino)-2-(2-thienyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tilidine<chemical> 2-(dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-3-cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid ethyl ester. An opioid analgesic used similarly to morphine in the control of moderate to severe pain. ... Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, narcotics. ... Chemical name: 3-Cyclohexene-1-carboxylic acid, 2-(dimethylamino)-1-phenyl-, ethyl ester, trans-(+-)- ... (12 D …
till1. To plow and prepare for seed, and to sow, dress, raise crops from, etc, to cultivate; as, to till the earth, a field, a farm. 'No field nolde [would not] tilye.' (P. Plowman) 'the Lord God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.' (Gen. Iii. 23) ... 2. To prepare; to get. ... Origin: OE. Tilen, tilien, A …
tillandsia<botany> A genus of epiphytic endogenous plants found in the Southern United States and in tropical America. Tillandsia usneoides, called long moss, black moss, Spanish moss, and Florida moss, has a very slender pendulous branching stem, and forms great hanging tufts on the branches of trees. It is often used for stuffing mattresses. ... Origi …
TillauxPaul J., French surgeon, 1834-1904. ... See: spiral of Tillaux. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tillaux fracture<radiology> Fracture of lateral aspect of distal tibia, analog of Salter III fracture of distal tibia in kids: distal tibial epiphysis closes in 12-18 months, medial portion closes first ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tillerSprout, stalk, especially one from the base of a plant or from the axils of its lower leaves. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
tilorone<chemical> 2,7-bis(2-(diethylamino)ethoxy)fluoren-9h-one. An antiviral agent used as its hydrochloride. It is the first recognised synthetic, low-molecular-weight compound that is an orally active interferon inducer, and is also reported to have antineoplastic and anti-inflammatory actions. ... Pharmacological action: anti-inflammatory agents, …
TILS<abbreviation> Tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tilt1. To run or ride, and thrust with a lance; to practice the military game or exercise of thrusting with a lance, as a combatant on horseback; to joust; also, figuratively, to engage in any combat or movement resembling that of horsemen tilting with lances. 'He tilts With piercing steel at bold Mercutio's breast.' (Shak) 'Swords out, and tilting one …
tilt tableA table with a top capable of being rotated on its transverse axis so that a patient lying upon it can be brought into the erect position as desired; used in experimental investigation and in physical therapy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tilt testAny measurement of response during tilting of the body usually head up but also head down. The test may be monitored by catheterization, echocardiography, electrophysiologic measurements, electrocardiography, or mechanocardiography. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tilt-table testTilt tables are used to maintain a head-down body posture during testing of cardiac response to identify patients with a vasodepressive or cardioinhibitory response as a cause of syncope. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tilting disc valveA variety of prosthetic cardiac valve composed of one or two discs within a retaining device. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tilting disc valve prosthesisA low profile artificial heart valve with excellent flow characteristics. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
timber1. That sort of wood which is proper for buildings or for tools, utensils, furniture, carriages, fences, ships, and the like; usually said of felled trees, but sometimes of those standing. Cf. Lumber. 'And ta'en my fiddle to the gate, . . . And fiddled in the timber!' (Tennyson) ... 2. The body, stem, or trunk of a tree. ... 3. Material for any struc …
timber stand improvementIntermediate pruning, weeding, and thinning of a stand of timber prior to its reaching mature rotation age to improve growing conditions and control stand composition. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
timberlandForest land capable of producing 20 cubic feet of wood per acre per year. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
timberling<botany> A small tree. ... Origin: Timber + -ling. ... (28 May 1998) ...
timbreThe distinguishing quality of a sound, by which one may determine its source. ... Synonym: tone colour. ... Origin: Fr. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which designate limited portions thereof. 'The time wasteth [i. E. Passes away] night and day.' (Chaucer) 'I know of no ideas . . . That have a better claim to be accounted simple and original than those of space and time.' (Reid) ... 2. A particular period …
time and motion studiesThe observation and analysis of movements in a task with an emphasis on the amount of time required to perform the task. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
time compensation gainSynonym for time-gain compensation ... In ultrasonography, an increase in receiver gain with time to compensate for loss in echo amplitude with depth, usually due to attenuation. ... Synonym: attenuation compensation, depth compensation, time compensation gain, time-compensated gain, time-varied gain control, time-varied gain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time constantThat part of a circuit that determines the time interval over which the rate of electrical events will be averaged; in pulmonary physiology, the factors determining rate of flow in the airways. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time factorsElements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
time lapse<technique> Technique applied to speed up the action in a film or videotape sequence. ... In filming by taking a frame every few seconds and projecting at conventional speed (16 or 24 frames per second), the movements of cells can be greatly speeded up and then become conspicuous. With videotape, the recording is made at slow tape speed and re …
time managementPlanning and control of time to improve efficiency and effectiveness. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
time markerAn instrument that marks the time, usually in seconds or fractions of seconds, on a kymograph record in physiologic experiments. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time of flightThe time for a photon created by annihilation of a positron-electron pair to reach a detector; since annihilation photons are created in pairs and travel in opposite directions at about 3 × 1010 cm/sec, measurement of the difference in arrival time at detectors with sub-nanosecond resolution allows calculation of the location of the event …
time perceptionThe ability to estimate periods of time lapsed or duration of time. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
time senseThe faculty by which the passage of time is appreciated. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time-compensated gainSynonym for time-gain compensation ... In ultrasonography, an increase in receiver gain with time to compensate for loss in echo amplitude with depth, usually due to attenuation. ... Synonym: attenuation compensation, depth compensation, time compensation gain, time-compensated gain, time-varied gain control, time-varied gain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time-gain compensationIn ultrasonography, an increase in receiver gain with time to compensate for loss in echo amplitude with depth, usually due to attenuation. ... Synonym: attenuation compensation, depth compensation, time compensation gain, time-compensated gain, time-varied gain control, time-varied gain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time-lapse microscopyMicroscopy in which the same object (e.g., a cell) is photographed at regular time intervals over several hours. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time-varied gainSynonym for time-gain compensation ... In ultrasonography, an increase in receiver gain with time to compensate for loss in echo amplitude with depth, usually due to attenuation. ... Synonym: attenuation compensation, depth compensation, time compensation gain, time-compensated gain, time-varied gain control, time-varied gain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
time-varied gain controlSynonym for time-gain compensation ... In ultrasonography, an increase in receiver gain with time to compensate for loss in echo amplitude with depth, usually due to attenuation. ... Synonym: attenuation compensation, depth compensation, time compensation gain, time-compensated gain, time-varied gain control, time-varied gain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
timeless<molecular biology> Drosophila gene essential for the production of circadian rhythms. ... The protein product, TIM, may be necessary for the accumulation of the PER protein, the product of the per gene. TIM and PER associate with one another and the regulated interaction seems to determine the entry of PER into the nucleus: both TIM and PER a …
TIMIAcronym for thrombolysis in myocardial infarction; a large multicenter controlled clinical trial. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
timidWanting courage to meet danger; easily frightened; timorous; not bold; fearful; shy. 'Poor is the triumph o'er the timid hare.' (Thomson) ... Synonym: Fearful, timorous, afraid, cowardly, pusillanimous, faint-hearted, shrinking, retiring. ... Tim'idly, Tim'idness. ... Origin: L. Timidus, fr. Timere to fear; cf. Skr. Tam to become breathless, to become …
timnodonic acidA 20-carbon fatty acid with five cis double bonds located on carbons 5, 8, 11, 14, and 17; an important component of fish oils; a precursor to the 3-series prostaglandins e.g., PGE3. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
timolol<chemical> A beta-adrenergic antagonist similar in action to propranolol. The levo-isomer is the more active. Timolol has been proposed as an antihypertensive, antiarrhythmic, antiangina, and antiglaucoma agent. It is also used in the treatment of migraine and tremor. ... Pharmacological action: adrenergic beta-antagonists, anti-arrhythmia age …
timolol maleate(-)-1-(tert-Butylamino)-3-[(4-morpholino-1,2,5-thiadiazol-3-yl)oxy]-2-propanol maleate;a beta-adrenergic blocking agent used in the treatment of hypertension and used in eyedrops in the treatment of chronic open-angle glaucoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
timothy-hay bacillusSynonym for mycobacterium phlei ... A saprophytic bacterium widely distributed in soil and dust and on plants. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tin1. <chemistry> An elementary substance found as an oxide in the mineral cassiterite, and reduced as a soft white crystalline metal, malleable at ordinary temperatures, but brittle when heated. It is not easily oxidized in the air, and is used chiefly to coat iron to protect it from rusting, in the form of tin foil with mercury to form the ref …
tin compoundsInorganic compounds that contain tin as an integral part of the molecule. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tin fluorides<chemical> Inorganic fluorides of tin. They include both stannic fluoride (tin tetrafluoride) and stannous fluoride (tin difluoride). The latter is used in the prevention of dental caries. ... Pharmacological action: fluorides, topical. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tin oxideSynonym for stannic oxide ... SnO2;used in industry; it is a cause of pneumoconiosis. ... Synonym: tin oxide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tin polyphosphatesPoly or pyrophosphates of tin. In conjunction with radioactive technetium these compounds are used as bone-scanning agents and in scintigraphy to diagnose myocardial and cerebral infarction. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tin radioisotopesUnstable isotopes of tin that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Sn atoms with atomic weights 108-111, 113, 120-121, 123 and 125-128 are tin radioisotopes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
tin-113A radioisotope of tin with a physical half-life of 115.1 days; used in the manufacture of radionuclide generators for the production of indium-113m. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tinamou<ornithology> Any one of several species of South American birds belonging to Tinamus and allied genera. ... In general appearance and habits they resemble grouse and partridges, but in anatomical characters they are allied to the ostriches and other struthious birds. Their wings are of moderate length, and they are able to fly a considerable …
tinctAbbreviation of L. Tinctura, tincture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tinctableStainable. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tinction1. A stain; a preparation for staining. ... 2. The act of staining. ... Origin: L. Tingo, pp. Tinctus, to dye ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tinctorialRelating to colouring or staining. ... Origin: L. Tinctorius, fr. Tingo, to dye ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tincturaSynonym: tincture. ... Origin: L. A dyeing, fr. Tingo, pp. Tinctus, to dye ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tincturationThe making of a tincture from a crude drug. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tincture1. A tinge or shade of colour; a tint; as, a tincture of red. ... 2. One of the metals, colours, or furs used in armory. ... There are two metals: gold, called or, and represented in engraving by a white surface covered with small dots; and silver, called argent, and represented by a plain white surface. The colours and their representations are as f …
tineTo kindle; to set on fire. See Tind. 'To tine the cloven wood.' 'Coals of contention and hot vegneance tind.' (Spenser) ... See: Tind. ... To kindle; to rage; to smart. 'Ne was there slave, ne was there medicine That mote recure their wounds; so inly they did tine.' (Spenser) ... Origin: Cf. Tine distress, or Tine to kindle. ... Source: Websters Dictio …
tinea amiantaceaAn inflammatory condition of the scalp in which heavy scales extend onto the hairs and bind the proximal portions together; it is not caused by a fungus. ... Synonym: pityriasis amiantacea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tinea barbaeTinea of the beard, occurring as a follicular infection or as a granulomatous lesion; the primary lesions are papules and pustules. ... Synonym: barber's itch, folliculitis barbae, ringworm of beard, tinea sycosis, trichophytosis barbae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
tinea capitis<dermatology> A fungal scalp infection with a crusting and scaly lesion of the scalp that can also be associated with localised hair loss. Treatment requires oral (systemic) antifungal medications. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...
tinea circinataSynonym for tinea corporis ... A fungal skin infection sometimes referred to as ringworm. Typically a scaly, red-shaped ring on the skin. Commonly seen in children. Treatment requires an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole or miconazole. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
tinea corporaA fungal skin infection sometimes referred to as ringworm. Typically a scaly, red-shaped ring on the skin. Commonly seen in children. Treatment requires an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole or miconazole. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
tinea corporisA fungal skin infection sometimes referred to as ringworm. Typically a scaly, red-shaped ring on the skin. Commonly seen in children. Treatment requires an antifungal cream such as clotrimazole or miconazole. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
