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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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Bamberger's diseaseSynonym for saltatory spasm ... A spasmodic affection of the muscles of the lower extremities. ... Synonym: Bamberger's disease, dancing spasm, Gowers disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bamberger's sign<clinical sign> Jugular pulse in tricuspid insufficiency. ... Synonym: allochiria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bambermycins<chemical> Antibiotic complex obtained from streptomyces bambergiensis containing mainly moenomycins a and c. They are used as feed additives and growth promoters for poultry, swine, and cattle. ... Pharmacological action: antibiotics. ... Chemical name: Bambermycin ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
bamboo<botany> A plant of the family of grasses, and genus Bambusa, growing in tropical countries. ... The most useful species is Bambusa arundinacea, which has a woody, hollow, round, straight, jointed stem, and grows to the height of forty feet and upward. The flowers grow in large panicles, from the joints of the stalk, placed three in a parcel, …
bamboo hairHair with regularly spaced nodules along the shaft caused by intermittent fractures with invagination of the distal hair into the proximal portion, with intervening lengths of normal hair, giving the appearance of bamboo; seen in Netherton's syndrome; autosomal recessive trait. ... Synonym: trichorrhexis invaginata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bamboo spineIn radiology, the appearance of the thoracic or lumbar spine with ankylosing spondylitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bamifylline hydrochloride8-Benzyl-7-2-[ethyl(2-hydroxyethyl)amino] ethyltheophylline hydrochloride;a vasodilator and smooth muscle relaxant. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bamipine4-N-Benzylanilino-1-methylpiperidine;an antihistaminic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
banana<botany> A perennial herbaceous plant of almost treelike size (Musa sapientum); also, its edible fruit. See Musa. ... The banana has a soft, herbaceous stalk, with leaves of great length and breadth. The flowers grow in bunches, covered with a sheath of a green or purple colour; the fruit is five or six inches long, and over an inch in diamete …
banana orbit<radiobiology> In a toroidal magnetic geometry, the fast spiraling of a charged particle around a magnetic field line is accompanied by a slow movement (drift) of the centre of the sprial. Particles with relatively low parallel energy are mirrored on the inside of the torus because the toroidal magnetic field has a 1/R dependence and is highe …
bancroftian filariasisFilariasis caused by Wuchereria bancrofti. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bancroftiasisInfection with Wuchereria bancrofti. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bancroftosisSynonym for bancroftiasis ... Infection with Wuchereria bancrofti. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
band<genetics> Refers to a narrow portion of a chromosome, which has been darkened by interaction with a dye. Each human chromosome displays a unique pattern of bands and can be identified by its pattern. ... (14 Nov 1997) ...
band 3 proteinA ubiquitous membrane transport protein found in the plasma membrane of diverse cell types and tissues, and in nuclear, mitochondrial, and golgi membranes. It is the major integral transmembrane protein of the erythrocyte membrane, comprising 25% of the total membrane protein and occurring at 1 million copies per cell. It exists as a dimer and prov …
band cell<pathology> Immature neutrophils released from the bone marrow reserve in response to acute demand. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
band centrifugationSynonym for density gradient centrifugation ... <technique> High-speed centrifugation inwhich molecules float at a point wheretheir density equals that in a gradient of cesium chloride or sucrose. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...
band III protein<protein> A 90 kD protein embedded in the surface of the human erythrocyte membrane, identified as the major anion transport/exchange protein. When the red blood cell is in the lungs, brings chlorine ion into the cell in exchange for bicarbonate. ... Analogous proteins exist in other erythrocytes. A dimeric transmembrane glycoprotein, with bin …
band neutrophilSynonym for band cell ... <pathology> Immature neutrophils released from the bone marrow reserve in response to acute demand. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
band of GiacominiSynonym for uncus band of Giacomini ... A slender whitish band, the attenuated anterior continuation of the dentate gyrus (fascia dentata), crossing transversally the surface of the recurved part of the uncus gyri parahippocampalis. ... Synonym: band of Giacomini, cauda fasciae dentatae, frenulum of Giacomini, tail of dentate gyrus. ... (05 Mar 2000)< …
band of Kaes-BechterewA band of horizontal myelinated fibres in the most superficial part of the third layer of the isocortex. ... Synonym: Bechterew's band, layer of Bechterew, line of Bechterew, line of Kaes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
band remover<dentistry> A special plier which the orthodontist uses to remove bands from your teeth ... (08 Jan 1998) ...
band-shaped keratopathyA horizontal, gray, interpalpebral opacity of the cornea that begins at the periphery and progresses centrally; occurs in hypercalcaemia, chronic iridocyclitis, and Still's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bandage1. A piece of cloth or other material, of varying shape and size, applied to a body part to make compression, absorb drainage, prevent motion, retain surgical dressings. ... 2. To cover a body part by application of a bandage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bandage signSynonym for Rumpel-Leede test ... A tourniquet test for capillary fragility, often positive in the presence of severe thrombocytopenia. ... See: capillary fragility test. ... Synonym: bandage sign, Hess' test, Rumpel-Leede sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bandagesMaterial used for wrapping or binding any part of the body. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
bandana1. A species of silk or cotton handkerchief, having a uniformly dyed ground, usually of red or blue, with white or yellow figures of a circular, lozenge, or other simple form. ... 2. A style of calico printing, in which white or bright spots are produced upon cloth previously dyed of a uniform red or dark colour, by discharging portions of the colou …
bandbox resonanceSynonym for vesiculotympanitic resonance ... A peculiar, partly tympanitic, partly vesicular sound, obtained on percussion in cases of pulmonary emphysema. ... Synonym: bandbox resonance, wooden resonance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
banding<dentistry> The process of cementing orthodontic bands to your teeth. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...
banding of chromosomesTreatment of chromosomes to reveal characteristic patterns of horizontal bands. Thanks to these banding patterns that resemble bar codes, each human chromosome is distinctive and can be identified without ambiguity. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
banding pattern<genetics> Chromosomes stained with certain dyes, commonly quinacrine (Q banding) or Giemsa (G banding), show a pattern of transverse bands of light and heavy staining that is characteristic for the individual chromosome. ... The basis of the differential staining, which is the same in most tissues, is not understood: each band represents 5-10 …
Bandl, Ludwig<person> German obstetrician, 1842-1892. ... See: Bandl's ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bandl's ringSynonym for pathologic retraction ring ... A constriction located at the junction of the thinned lower uterine segment with the thick retracted upper uterine segment, resulting from obstructed labour; this is one of the classic signs of threatened rupture of the uterus. ... Synonym: Bandl's ring, Baudelocque's uterine circle, Scanzoni's second os. …
bandolier1. A broad leather belt formerly worn by soldiers over the right shoulder and across the breast under the left arm. Originally it was used for supporting the musket and twelve cases for charges, but later only as a cartridge belt. ... 2. One of the leather or wooden cases in which the charges of powder were carried. ... Origin: F. Bandouliere (cf.It. …
bandpass filterA device that allows a limited range of frequencies to pass. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bandrowski's base<chemical> Reported cause of anaphylactic reaction. ... Synonym: n',n'-bis(4-aminophenyl)-2,5-diamino-1,4-quinonediimine ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
bands of colonteniae coli ...
bandshift assay<investigation> An assay for proteins, such as transcription factors, that bind specific DNA sequences. ... A labelled oligonucleotide corresponding to the recognition sequence is incubated with an appropriate nuclear protein extract and run on a nondenaturing acrylamide gel. Oligonucleotides that have been bound by proteins are retarded relat …
bandwidthThe range of frequency or wavelengths over which a device is intended to operate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bandy-legSynonym for genu varum ... A deformity marked by medial angulation of the leg in relation to the thigh; an outward bowing of the legs. ... Synonym: bandy-leg, bowleg, bow-leg, tibia vara. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bane1. That which destroys life, especially. Poison of a deadly quality. ... 2. Destruction; death. 'The cup of deception spiced and tempered to their bane.' (Milton) ... 3. Any cause of ruin, or lasting injury; harm; woe. 'Money, thou bane of bliss, and source of woe.' (Herbert) ... 4. A disease in sheep, commonly termed the rot. ... Synonym: Poison, ruin …
Bang, Bernhard<person> Danish veterinarian and physician, 1848-1932. ... See: Bang's bacillus, Bang's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bang's diseaseSynonym for bovine brucellosis ... A disease in cattle caused by Brucella abortus; in pregnant cows, characterised by abortion late in pregnancy, followed by retained placenta and metritis; in bulls, orchitis and epididymitis may occur; the organism may localise in the udder and thus appear in milk from infected cows. ... Synonym: Bang's disease. ... …
banian1. A Hindoo trader, merchant, cashier, or money changer. ... Alternative forms: banyan. ... 2. A man's loose gown, like that worn by the Banians. ... 3. <botany> The Indian fig. See Banyan. Banian days, days in which the sailors have no flesh meat served out to them. This use seems to be borrowed from the Banians or Banya race, who eat no flesh. …
bank1. A mound, pile, or ridge of earth, raised above the surrounding level; hence, anything shaped like a mound or ridge of earth; as, a bank of clouds; a bank of snow. 'They cast up a bank against the city.' (2 Sam. Xx. 15) ... 2. A steep acclivity, as the slope of a hill, or the side of a ravine. ... 3. The margin of a watercourse; the rising ground b …
banker1. One who conducts the business of banking; one who, individually, or as a member of a company, keeps an establishment for the deposit or loan of money, or for traffic in money, bills of exchange, etc. ... 2. A money changer. ... 3. The dealer, or one who keeps the bank in a gambling house. ... 4. A vessel employed in the cod fishery on the banks of …
bankhart deformity<radiology> Osteochondral fracture of glenoid labrum, associated with anterior shoulder dislocation see also: Hill-Sachs deformity ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
bankruptcyThe state of legal insolvency with assets taken over by judicial process so that they may be distributed among creditors. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
banner1. A kind of flag attached to a spear or pike by a crosspiece, and used by a chief as his standard in battle. 'Hang out our banners on the outward walls.' (Shak) ... 2. A large piece of silk or other cloth, with a device or motto, extended on a crosspiece, and borne in a procession, or suspended in some conspicuous place. ... 3. Any flag or standard; …
Bannister, Henry<person> U.S. Physician, 1844-1920. ... See: Bannister's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bannister's diseaseSynonym for angioedema ... A vascular reaction involving the deep dermis or subcutaneous or submucal tissues, representing localised oedema caused by dilatation and increased permeability of the capillaries and characterised by development of giant wheals. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
Bannwarth's syndrome<syndrome> Neurologic manifestations of Lyme disease, also called chronic lymphocytic meningitis and tick-borne meningopolyneuritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Banti, Guido<person> Italian physician, 1852-1925. ... See: Banti's disease, Banti's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Banti's diseaseSynonym for Banti's syndrome ... <syndrome> Chronic congestive splenomegaly that occurs primarily in children as a sequel to hypertension in the portal or splenic veins, usually as a result of thrombosis of the veins; anaemia, splenomegaly, and irregular episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding are usually observed, with ascites, jaundice, leukop …
Banti's syndrome<syndrome> Chronic congestive splenomegaly that occurs primarily in children as a sequel to hypertension in the portal or splenic veins, usually as a result of thrombosis of the veins; anaemia, splenomegaly, and irregular episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding are usually observed, with ascites, jaundice, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia devel …
Banting, Frederick<person> Banting received his medical degree from Toronto and served in the Canadian armed services during the First World War. ... He practiced orthopaedic surgery following the war, but was not too successful because of his disinterest. He asked the Professor of Physiology at the University of Toronto if he could work on a problem he was int …
BaP1 metalloproteinase<enzyme> From bothrops asper venom; causes haemorrhage at site of venom injection and systemically in different organs ... Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
baptitoxineSynonym for cytisine ... A toxic selective nicotinic cholinergic alkaloid from the seed of Laburnum anagyroides and other Leguminosae. Used in pharmacological studies of nicotinic cholinergic receptors in the brain. ... Synonym: baptitoxine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bar1. A piece of wood, metal, or other material, long in proportion to its breadth or thickness, used as a lever and for various other purposes, but especially for a hindrance, obstruction, or fastening; as, the bars of a fence or gate; the bar of a door. 'Thou shalt make bars of shittim wood.' (Ex. Xxvi. 26) ... 2. An indefinite quantity of some subst …
bar claspA clasp whose arms are bar-type extensions from major connectors or from within the denture base; the arms pass adjacent to the soft tissues and approach the point of contact on the tooth in a gingivo-occlusal direction, a clasp consisting of two or more separate arms located opposite to each other on the tooth; the bar arms arise from the framewor …
bar clasp armA clasp arm which has its origin in the denture base or major connector; it consists of the arm which traverses but does not contact the gingival structures, and a terminal end which approaches its contact with the tooth in a gingivo-occlusal direction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bar clip attachmentsSynonym for bar-sleeve attachments ... Fixed bar joints or rigid bar units used for splinting abutments with removable sleeves or clips within the partial denture for supporting and/or retaining the prosthesis. ... Synonym: bar clip attachments. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bar joint dentureSynonym for overlay denture ... A complete denture that is supported by both soft tissue and natural teeth that have been altered so as to permit the denture to fit over them. The altered teeth may have been fitted with short or long copings, locking devices, or connecting bars. ... Synonym: bar joint denture, hybrid prosthesis, overdenture, telescop …
bar of bladderSynonym for interureteric fold ... A fold of mucous membrane extending from the orifice of the ureter of one side to that of the other side. ... Synonym: plica interureterica, bar of bladder, Mercier's bar, plica ureterica, torus uretericus, ureteric fold. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bar screenA screen made of parallel bars set 3/4' to 2' apart used to filter out large objects. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
bar-sleeve attachmentsFixed bar joints or rigid bar units used for splinting abutments with removable sleeves or clips within the partial denture for supporting and/or retaining the prosthesis. ... Synonym: bar clip attachments. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
baragnosisLoss of ability to appreciate the weight of objects held in the hand, or to differentiate objects of different weights. When the primary senses are intact, caused by a lesion of the contralateral parietal lobe. ... Origin: G. Baros, weight + a-priv., + gnosis, a knowing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
BaranyRobert, Austrian-Hungarian otologist and Nobel laureate, 1876-1936. ... See: Barany's sign, Barany's caloric test, positional vertigo of Barany. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Barany's caloric testA test for vestibular function, made by irrigating the external auditory meatus with either hot or cold water; this normally causes stimulation of the vestibular apparatus, resulting in nystagmus and past-pointing; in vestibular disease, the response may be reduced or absent. ... Synonym: caloric test, nystagmus test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Barany's sign<clinical sign> In cases of ear disease, in which the vestibule is healthy, injection into the external auditory canal of water below the body temperature (18°C or lower) will cause rotary nystagmus toward the opposite side; when the injected fluid is above the body temperature (41°C or higher) the nystagmus will be toward the injected side; …
barb1. To shave or dress the beard of. ... 2. To clip; to mow. ... 3. To furnish with barbs, or with that which will hold or hurt like barbs, as an arrow, fishhook, spear, etc. 'But rattling storm of arrows barbed with fire.' (Milton) ... Origin: Barbed; Barbing. ... 1. Beard, or that which resembles it, or grows in the place of it. 'The barbel, so called …
barba1. The beard. ... 2. A hair of the beard. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
barbadoesA West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. ... <botany> Barbados cherry, a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. Barbados nuts, the seeds of the Jatropha curcas, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See Physic nut. ... Source: W …
barbadosAn island in the lesser antilles in the west indies. It is chiefly of coral formation with no good harbors and only small streams. It was probably discovered by the portuguese in the sixteenth century. The name was given by 16th-century spanish explorers from barbados, the plural for 'bearded', with reference to the beard-like leaves or trails of m …
barbaryThe countries on the north coast of Africa from Egypt to the Atlantic. Hence: A Barbary horse; a barb. Also, a kind of pigeon. ... <zoology> Barbary ape, an ape (Macacus innus) of north Africa and Gibraltar Rock, being the only monkey inhabiting Europe. It is very commonly trained by showmen. ... Origin: Fr. Ar. Barbar the people of Barbary. …
barbecue1. A hog, ox, or other large animal roasted or broiled whole for a feast. ... 2. A social entertainment, where many people assemble, usually in the open air, at which one or more large animals are roasted or broiled whole. ... 3. A floor, on which coffee beans are sun-dried. ... Origin: In the language of Indians of Guiana, a frame on which all kinds …
barbel1. <zoology> A slender tactile organ on the lips of certain fished. ... 2. <zoology> A large fresh water fish (Barbus vulgaris) found in many European rivers. Its upper jaw is furnished with four barbels. ... 3. Barbs or paps under the tongued of horses and cattle. See 1st Barb. ... Origin: OE. Barbel, F. Barbeau, dim. Of L. Barbus barbel, …
barbellaeShort, straight, stiff hairs or barbs. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
barbellateCovered, usually laterally, with fine, short points or barbs. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
barberOne whose occupation it is to shave or trim the beard, and to cut and dress the hair of his patrons. Barber's itch. See Itch. ... Formerly the barber practiced some offices of surgery, such as letting blood and pulling teeth. Hence such terms as barber surgeon (old form barber chirurgeon), barber surgery, etc. ... Origin: OE. Barbour, OF. Barbeor, F. …
barber surgeonsIn the late middle ages barbers who also let blood, sold unguents, pulled teeth, applied cups, and gave enemas. They generally had the right to practice surgery. They began to acquire importance about 1100, when the monks, who required the barber's services for the tonsure, also had recourse to them for blood-letting, a practice required by ecclesi …
barber's itchSynonym for tinea barbae ... Tinea 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) ...
barberingThe occupation concerned with the cutting and dressing of the hair of customers and, of men, the shaving and trimming of the beard and mustache. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
barberry<botany> A shrub of the genus Berberis, common along roadsides and in neglected fields. B. Vulgaris is the species best known; its oblong red berries are made into a preserve or sauce, and have been deemed efficacious in fluxes and fevers. The bark dyes a fine yellow, especially. The bark of the root. [Also spelt berberry. ... Origin: OE. Barb …
barbet<zoology> A variety of small dog, having long curly hair. ... A bird of the family Bucconidae, allied to the Cuckoos, having a large, conical beak swollen at the base, and bearded with five bunches of stiff bristles; the puff bird. It inhabits tropical America and Africa. ... A larva that feeds on aphides. ... Origin: F. Barbet, fr.barbe beard, …
barbieroBrazilian term for the bloodsucking hemipteran triatomid bug, Panstrongylus megistus, an important vector of Chagas' disease, caused by Trypanosoma cruzi. ... Origin: Pg. The barber ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
barbital<chemical> A long-acting barbiturate that depresses most metabolic processes at high doses. It is used as a hypnotic and sedative and may induce dependence. Barbital is also used in veterinary practice for central nervous system depression. ... Pharmacological action: gaba modulators, sedatives, barbiturate. ... Chemical name: 2,4,6(1H,3H,5H)-P …
barbitoneSynonym for barbital ... <chemical> A long-acting barbiturate that depresses most metabolic processes at high doses. It is used as a hypnotic and sedative and may induce dependence. Barbital is also used in veterinary practice for central nervous system depression. ... Pharmacological action: gaba modulators, sedatives, barbiturate. ... Chemical …
barbiturateA widely used group of sedative drugs made from barbituric acid. Continual use may result in addiction. ... Examples include Phenobarbital, secobarbital, pentobarbital, butalbital and amobarbital. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
barbituratesA class of chemicals derived from barbituric acid or thiobarbituric acid. Many of these are medically important as sedatives and hypnotics (sedatives, barbiturate), as anaesthetics, or as anticonvulsants. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
barbiturismChronic poisoning by any of the derivatives of barbituric acid; symptoms, which are not very distinctive, include cutaneous eruption accompanied by chills, fever, and headache. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
barbotageA method of spinal anaesthesia in which a portion of the anaesthetic solution is injected into the cerebral spinal fluid, which is then aspirated back into the syringe and reinjected. ... Origin: Fr. Barboter, to dabble ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
barbula hirciThe hairs growing from the tragus, antitragus, and incisura intertragica at the opening of the external acoustic meatus. ... Origin: L. Dim. Of barba, beard, + gen. Sing. Of hircus, goat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
barbulaeOutgrowths on the margin of a seed's wings or in the throat of the corolla, they may be simple or have apical hairs or papillae. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
BarclayAlfred E., English physician, 1877-1949. ... See: Barclay-Baron disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Barclay-Baron diseaseSynonym for vallecular dysphagia ... Dysphagia caused by food becoming lodged above the epiglottis. ... Synonym: Barclay-Baron disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Barcoo rotSynonym: desert sore. ... Origin: Barcoo, a river in S. Australia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Barcoo vomitAttacks of nausea and vomiting accompanied by bulimia affecting those living in the interior of the southern part of Australia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
BarcroftSir Joseph F., English physiologist, 1872-1947. ... See: Barcroft-Warburg apparatus, Barcroft-Warburg technique. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Barcroft-Warburg apparatusSynonym for Warburg's apparatus ... An apparatus for measuring the oxygen consumption of incubated tissue slices by manometric measurement of changes in gas pressure produced by oxygen absorption in an enclosed flask. ... Synonym: Barcroft-Warburg apparatus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
