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


trichochrome
Yellow-orange and violet natural pigments related to melanins; partly responsible for the red and auburn colours of human hair. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Chroma, colour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichoclasia
Trichoclasis ... Synonym: trichorrhexis nodosa. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Klasis, breaking off ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichocryptosis
Any disease of the hair follicles. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Kryptos, concealed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichocyst
<cell biology> Small membrane bounded vesicle lying below the pellicle of many ciliates. Fusion of the trichocyst with the plasma membrane occurs at a predictable site which can therefore be examined for membrane specialisation. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

Trichodectes
A genus of biting lice that includes the species Trichodectes canis (Trichodectes latus), the biting louse of dogs that commonly serves as an intermediate host for the dog tapeworm, Dipylidium caninum, as well as the species Trichodectes climax (Bovicola caprae), Trichodectes parumpilosus (B. Equi), Trichodectes scalaris (B. Bovis), and Trichodecte …

trichoderma
A deuteromycetous fungal genus of the class hyphomycetes frequently found in soil and sometimes of use for controlling pathogenic fungi. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichodermin
<chemical> 12,13-epoxytrichothec-9-en-4-ol acetate. Antifungal metabolite from several fungi, mainly trichoderma viride; inhibits protein synthesis by binding to ribosomes; proposed as antifungal and antineoplastic; used as tool in cellular biochemistry. Synonym: wg 696. ... Chemical name: Trichothec-9-en-4-ol, 12,13-epoxy-, acetate, (4beta)-< …

trichodermin esterase
<enzyme> Mucor racemosus inducible enzyme which deacetylates trichodermin to trichodermol ... Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- ... Synonym: trichodermin deacetylase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

trichodiene synthetase
<enzyme> Catalyses the isomerization-cyclization of farnesylpyrophosphate to form the bicyclic olefin trichodiene; consider also farnesylpyrophosphate cyclase ... Registry number: EC 4.1.99.6 ... Synonym: trichodiene synthase, sesquiterpene cyclase, trans,trans-farnesyl-diphosphate sesquiterpenoid-lyase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

trichodiscoma
Dominantly inherited or nonfamilial elliptical parafollicular mesenchymal hamartomas. ... Synonym: haarscheibe tumour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichodynia
Synonym: trichalgia. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Odyne, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichodystrophy
Defective nutrition of hair, often culminating in alopecia. May be acquired or congenital; the latter often with metabolic or other birth defects. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Prefix dys-, abnormal, + trophe, growth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichoepithelioma
<tumour> Multiple small benign nodules, occurring mostly on the skin of the face, derived from basal cells of hair follicles enclosing small keratin cysts; frequent autosomal dominant inheritance. ... Synonym: acanthoma adenoides cysticum, Brooke's tumour, epithelioma adenoides cysticum, hereditary multiple trichoepithelioma. ... Origin: tricho …

trichoesthesia
1. The sensation felt when a hair is touched. ... 2. A form of paresthesia in which there is a sensation as of a hair on the skin, on the mucous membrane of the mouth, or on the conjunctiva. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichofolliculoma
<tumour> A usually solitary tumour or hamartoma in which multiple abortive hair follicles open into a central cyst or space opening on the skin surface. ... Origin: tricho-+ L. Folliculus, fountain, spring, + G. -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichogen
An agent that promotes the growth of hair. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. -gen, producing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichogenous
Promoting the growth of the hair. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichoglossia
Synonym: hairy tongue. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Glossa, tongue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichohyalin
A substance of the nature of keratohyalin found in the developing inner root sheath of the hair follicle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichoid
Hairlike. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Eidos, resemblance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricholemmoma
Synonym for trichilemmoma ... <tumour> A benign tumour derived from outer root sheath epithelium of a hair follicle, consisting of cells with pale-staining cytoplasm containing glycogen; multiple trichilemmoma's are present on the face in Cowden's disease. ... Synonym: tricholemmoma. ... Origin: trichi-+ G. Lemma, husk, + -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar …

tricholith
A concretion on the hair; the lesion of piedra. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichologia
A nervous habit of plucking at the hair. ... Synonym: trichology. ... Origin: G. Trichologeo, to pluck hairs, fr. Tricho-+ lego, to pick out, gather ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichology
1. The study of the anatomy, growth, and diseases of the hair. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Logos, study ... Synonym: trichologia. ... Origin: G. Trichologeo, fr. Tricho-+ lego, to pick out ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichoma
Synonym: trichiasis. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichomanes
<botany> Any fern of the genus Trichomanes. The fronds are very delicate and often translucent, and the sporangia are borne on threadlike receptacles rising from the middle of cup-shaped marginal involucres. Several species are common in conservatories; two are native in the United States. ... Origin: L, a kind of plant, from Gr. ... Source: We …

trichomatous
Relating to or suffering from trichoma. ... Synonym: trichomatose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichome
<microbiology> An unbranched epidermal outgrowth, for example a hair, a papilla, in cyanobacteria, a single row of cells in a filamentous colony. ... <cell biology, pathology> A trichome is a row of cells which have remained attached to one another following successive cell divisions. ... The cells in the trichome are usually separated by …

trichomegaly
Congenital condition characterised by abnormally long eyelashes; associated with dwarfism. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Megas, large ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichomonacide
An agent that is destructive to Trichomonas organisms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichomonad
Common name for members of the family Trichomonadidae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichomonadida
An order of parasitic protozoa typically having four to six flagella. True cysts are known in very few species. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Trichomonadidae
A family of protozoan flagellates that includes the genus Trichomonas. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichomonas
<protozoa> A flagellated protozoa that can live in the paraurethral glands in asymptomatic males and females, but can cause vaginitis in some cases. ... It can survive 24 hours in tap water, in hot tubs, in urine, on toilet seats and in swimming pools, but the usual sequence of infection starts with the deposition of a large inoculum of organi …

Trichomonas buccalis
Synonym for Trichomonas tenax ... A species that lives as a commensal in the mouth of humans and other primates, especially in the tartar around the teeth or in the defects of carious teeth; there is no evidence of direct pathogenesis, but it is frequently associated with pyogenic organisms in pus pockets or at the base of teeth. ... Synonym: Trichom …

Trichomonas foetus
Former name for Tritrichomonas foetus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichomonas gallinarum
Former name for Tetratrichomonas gallinarium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichomonas hominis
Former name for Pentatrichomonas hominis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichomonas infections
Infections in birds and mammals produced by various species of trichomonas. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Trichomonas ovis
Former name for Tetratrichomonas ovis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichomonas suis
Former name for Tritrichomonas suis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichomonas tenax
A species that lives as a commensal in the mouth of humans and other primates, especially in the tartar around the teeth or in the defects of carious teeth; there is no evidence of direct pathogenesis, but it is frequently associated with pyogenic organisms in pus pockets or at the base of teeth. ... Synonym: Trichomonas buccalis. ... (05 Mar 2000)
trichomonas vaginalis
A species of trichomonas that produces a refractory vaginal discharge in females, as well as bladder and urethral infections in males. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichomonas vaginitis
Inflammation of the vagina, marked by a purulent discharge. This disease is caused by the protozoan trichomonas vaginalis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichomoniasis
Disease caused by infection with a species of protozoan of the genus Trichomonas or related genera; often used to designate trichomoniasis vaginitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichomoniasis vaginitis
Acute vaginitis or urethritis caused by infection with Trichomonas vaginalis, which does not invade the mucosa or the tissue but provokes an inflammatory reaction; infection is venereal or by other forms of contact; widespread infection in human populations is usually asymptomatic but may produce vaginitis, with vaginal and vulvar pruritis, leukorr …

trichomycetosis
Synonym for trichomycosis ... Formerly used to mean any disease of the hair caused by a fungus; presently synonymous with trichonocardiosis or trichomycosis axillaris. In present usage, trichomycosis is a misnomer because the causative agent of the disease is a nocardia (an entity intermediate between fungus and bacterium) or Corynebacterium and not …

trichomycosis
Formerly used to mean any disease of the hair caused by a fungus; presently synonymous with trichonocardiosis or trichomycosis axillaris. In present usage, trichomycosis is a misnomer because the causative agent of the disease is a nocardia (an entity intermediate between fungus and bacterium) or Corynebacterium and not a true fungus. ... Synonym: t …

trichomycosis axillaris
Corynebacterium infection of axillary and pubic hairs with development of yellow (flava), black (nigra), or red (rubra) concretions around the hair shafts; frequently asymptomatic. ... Synonym: lepothrix, Paxton's disease, trichomycosis chromatica, trichomycosis nodosa, trichomycosis nodularis, trichomycosis palmellina, trichonocardiosis axillaris, …

trichomycosis chromatica
Synonym for trichomycosis axillaris ... Corynebacterium infection of axillary and pubic hairs with development of yellow (flava), black (nigra), or red (rubra) concretions around the hair shafts; frequently asymptomatic. ... Synonym: lepothrix, Paxton's disease, trichomycosis chromatica, trichomycosis nodosa, trichomycosis nodularis, trichomycosis pa …

trichomycosis nodosa
Synonym for trichomycosis axillaris ... Corynebacterium infection of axillary and pubic hairs with development of yellow (flava), black (nigra), or red (rubra) concretions around the hair shafts; frequently asymptomatic. ... Synonym: lepothrix, Paxton's disease, trichomycosis chromatica, trichomycosis nodosa, trichomycosis nodularis, trichomycosis pa …

trichomycosis nodularis
Synonym for trichomycosis axillaris ... Corynebacterium infection of axillary and pubic hairs with development of yellow (flava), black (nigra), or red (rubra) concretions around the hair shafts; frequently asymptomatic. ... Synonym: lepothrix, Paxton's disease, trichomycosis chromatica, trichomycosis nodosa, trichomycosis nodularis, trichomycosis pa …

trichomycosis palmellina
Synonym for trichomycosis axillaris ... Corynebacterium infection of axillary and pubic hairs with development of yellow (flava), black (nigra), or red (rubra) concretions around the hair shafts; frequently asymptomatic. ... Synonym: lepothrix, Paxton's disease, trichomycosis chromatica, trichomycosis nodosa, trichomycosis nodularis, trichomycosis pa …

trichomycosis pustulosa
Any parasitic disease of the hair marked by pustule formation at the orifices of the hair follicles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichonocardiosis
An infection of hair shafts, especially of the axillary and pubic regions, with nocardiae. Yellow, red, or black concretions develop around the infected hair shafts and contain the causative agent and, frequently, micrococci; the micrococci probably account for the variety of the colours of the concretions and for the resultant varieties of trichon …

trichonocardiosis axillaris
Synonym for trichomycosis axillaris ... Corynebacterium infection of axillary and pubic hairs with development of yellow (flava), black (nigra), or red (rubra) concretions around the hair shafts; frequently asymptomatic. ... Synonym: lepothrix, Paxton's disease, trichomycosis chromatica, trichomycosis nodosa, trichomycosis nodularis, trichomycosis pa …

trichonodosis
Synonym: trichomycosis axillaris. ... Origin: tricho-+ L. Nodus, node (swelling), + G. -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichonosis
Synonym for trichopathy ... Any disease of the hair. ... Synonym: trichonosis, trichonosus, trichosis. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Pathos, suffering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichonosus
Synonym: trichopathy. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Nosos, disease ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichonosus versicolor
Synonym for ringed hair ... A rare condition in which the hair shows alternate pigmented and bright segments, the latter due to air cavities within the cortex. ... Synonym: leukotrichia annularis, pili annulati, thrix annulata, trichonosus versicolor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichopathic
Relating to any disease of the hair. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichopathophobia
<psychology> Excessive worry regarding disease of the hair, its colour, or abnormalities of its growth. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Pathos, suffering, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichopathy
Any disease of the hair. ... Synonym: trichonosis, trichonosus, trichosis. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Pathos, suffering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophagia
The eating of hair or wool. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophagy
Habitual biting of the hair. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Phagein, to eat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophobia
<psychology> Morbid disgust caused by the sight of loose hairs on clothing or elsewhere. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophytic
Relating to trichophytosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophytid
An eruption remote from the site of infection, which is the expression of allergic response to Trichophyton infection. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Phyton, plant, + -id ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophytin
<chemical> Antigens from the genus trichophyton. Trichophytin has been used in studies of immunological responses to these dermatophytes. ... Chemical name: Trichophytin ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichophytobezoar
A mixed hair and food ball, consisting of vegetable fibres, seeds and skins of fruits, and animal hair that are matted together to form a ball in the stomach of man or animals, especially ruminants. ... Synonym: phytotrichobezoar. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Phyton, plant, + bezoar ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophyton
A deuteromycetous fungal genus of the class hyphomycetes. Various species attack the skin, nails, and hair. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Trichophyton concentricum
An anthropophilic species which is the causative agent of tinea imbricata; it closely resembles the branching mycelium of Trichophyton schoenleinii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton equinum
A zoophilic species causing ectothrix infections of hair in horses, from which humans may also be infected; it requires nicotinic acid for growth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton megninii
An anthropophilic ectothrix species of dermatophyte with spores in chains, causing infection in man; it requires histidine, which differentiates it from Microsporum gallinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton mentagrophytes
A zoophilic small-spored ectothrix species that causes infection of the hair, skin, and nails; it is a cause of ringworm in dogs, horses, rabbits, mice, rats, chinchillas, foxes, and man (especially tinea pedis with severe inflammation, and tinea cruris). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton rubrum
A widely distributed anthropophilic species that causes persistent infections of the skin, especially tinea pedis and tinea cruris, and in the nails that are unusually resistant to therapy; it rarely invades the hair, where it is ectothrix in nature; occasional subcutaneous and systemic infections have been reported. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton schoenleinii
An anthropophilic endothrix species of dermatophyte causing favus in man; it is endemic throughout Eurasia and Africa and, because of travel, is seen more frequently in the Western Hemisphere; it produces tunnels within the hair shaft which are filled with air bubbles after the hyphae disintegrate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton simii
A zoophilic species that causes infection in rhesus monkeys, dogs, and man; most infections have had their origin in India. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton tonsurans
An anthropophilic endothrix species that causes epidemic dermatophytosis in Europe, South America, and the U.S.; it infects some animals and requires thiamin for growth. It is the most common cause of tinea capitis in the U.S., forming black dots where hair breaks off at the skin surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton verrucosum
A zoophilic species that causes ringworm in cattle, from which man can become infected. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichophyton violaceum
An anthropophilic species that causes black-dot ringworm or favus infection of the scalp; hair infection is of the endothrix type; usually found in South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophytosis
Superficial fungus infection caused by species of Trichophyton. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Phyton, plant, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichophytosis barbae
Synonym 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) ...

trichophytosis capitis
Synonym for 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) ...

trichophytosis corporis
Synonym 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) ...

trichophytosis cruris
Synonym for tinea cruris ... Tinea cruris is a fungal infection of the perineum, better known as jock itch. This condition is often treated with clotrimazole or miconazole cream. Good general hygiene is vital in the prevention of tinea cruris. Keep the groin area clean and dry and avoid chafing. Launder athletic supporters frequently. Use an antifun …

trichophytosis unguium
Fungus infection of the nail plates. ... See: onychomycosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichopleuris
A genus of biting lice that infest ruminants, e.g., Trichopleuris lipeuroides and Trichopleuris parallelus in American deer; considered by some to be a subgenus of Damalinia. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Pleura, rib, side ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichopoliodystrophy
Synonym for kinky-hair disease ... Kinky hair disease, congenital defect of copper metabolism manifested in short, sparse, poorly pigmented kinky hair; associated with failure to thrive, physical and mental retardation, and progressive severe deterioration of the brain; apparently a defect of copper transport; X-linked recessive inheritance. ... Syno …

trichopoliosis
Synonym: poliosis. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Polios, gray, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichoptera
<zoology> A suborder of Neuroptera usually having the wings covered with minute hairs. It comprises the caddice flies, and is considered by some to be a distinct order. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr, a hair + wing. ... (01 Mar 1998) ...

trichoptilosis
A condition of splitting of the shaft of the hair, giving it a feathery appearance. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Ptilosis, plumage, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichorhinophalangeal syndrome
<syndrome> A condition characterised by sparse fine scalp hair, broad pear shaped nose with a long philtrum, brachydactyly, swollen middle phalanges with cone-shaped epiphyses, and growth retardation. There seems to be at least three similar disorders, two dominant and one recessive. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichorrhexis
A condition in which the hairs tend to readily break or split. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Rhexis, a breaking ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichorrhexis invaginata
Synonym for bamboo hair ... Hair 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 …

trichorrhexis nodosa
A congenital or acquired condition in which minute nodes are formed in the hair shafts; splitting and breaking, complete or incomplete, may occur at these points or nodes. ... Synonym: clastothrix, nodositas crinium, trichoclasia, trichoclasis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichosanthin
<chemical> Plant-derived ribosome-inactivating protein purified from the chinese medicinal herb tian-hua-fen which is obtained from the root tubers of trichosanthes kirilowii. It has been used as an abortifacient and in the treatment of trophoblastic tumours. Glq223 (compound q), a highly purified form of trichosanthin, has been proposed as a …

trichoschisis
The presence of broken or split hairs. ... See: trichorrhexis. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Schisis, a cleaving ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichoscopy
Examination of the hair. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Skopeo, to examine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichosis
Synonym for trichopathy ... Any disease of the hair. ... Synonym: trichonosis, trichonosus, trichosis. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Pathos, suffering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...