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

trichosis carunculae
A growth of hair on the lacrimal caruncle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichosis sensitiva
Hyperesthesia of the hairy parts. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichosis setosa
Coarseness of the hair. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichosomatous
Having flagella with a small body; denoting certain protozoan organisms. ... See: Trichomonas. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Soma, body ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichosporon
A deuteromycetous fungal genus causing opportunistic infections, endocarditis, fungaemia, and white piedra (t. Beigelii). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichosporonosis
Systemic infection by Trichosporan beigelii; marked by fever or pneumonia with a high mortality; seen in neutropenic patients. Local infection with T. Beigelii is white piedra, also known as trichosporosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichosporosis
Synonym: white piedra. ... Origin: Trichosporon + G. -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichostasis spinulosa
A condition in which hair follicles are blocked with a keratin plug containing lanugo hairs. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Stasis, a standing; L. Spinulosus, thorny ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichostomatida
An order of ciliate protozoa in which the cytostome is usually situated at the base of an oral groove, the wall of which bears dense cilia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichostomatina
A suborder of ciliate protozoa characterised by non-reduction of the somatic ciliature. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichostrongyle
Common name for members of the family Trichostrongylidae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichostrongyliasis
<microbiology> An intestinal parasitic infection caused by a nematode from the genus Trichostrongylidae. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

Trichostrongylidae
A family of nematodes (order Strongylida or, in older terminology, Strongylata); includes the important genera Cooperia, Ostertagia, Haemonchus, Trichostrongylus, Nematodirus, and Hippostrongylus. ... See: Trichostrongylus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichostrongyloidea
A superfamily of nematodes. most are intestinal parasites of ruminants and accidentally in humans. This superfamily includes seven genera: dictyocaulus, haemonchus, cooperia, ostertagia, nematodirus, trichostrongylus, and hyostrongylus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichostrongyloidiasis
Infection by roundworms of the superfamily trichostrongyloidea, including the genera trichostrongylus, ostertagia, cooperia, haemonchus, nematodirus, hyostrongylus, and dictyocaulus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichostrongylosis
Infestation with nematode worms of the genus trichostrongylus. Man and animals become infected by swallowing larvae, usually with contaminated food or drink, although the larvae may penetrate human skin. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichostrongylus
A genus of nematodes parasitic in the digestive tract of herbivorous animals. They occur only as incidental infections in humans. The following species have been reported in man: trichostrongylus colubriformis, t. Orientalia, t. Axei, and t. Probolurus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Trichostrongylus axei
The most common species in cattle, occurring also in the abomasum of sheep, horses, antelope, bison, llama, and deer, and in the stomach of pigs and horses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichostrongylus capricola
A species that occurs in the small intestine and abomasum of sheep, goats, deer, and pronghorn. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichostrongylus colubriformis
A species that occurs in anterior portions of the small intestine and sometimes in the abomasum of sheep, goats, cattle, camels, and some wild ruminants, and in the stomach of primates (including humans), rabbits, and squirrels; it is distributed worldwide and is common in the U.S., especially in sheep. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichostrongylus longispicularis
A species found in the small intestine of cattle, sheep, and goats; it is distributed worldwide but uncommon in the U.S. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichostrongylus tenuis
A species that is a widespread pathogenic parasite of the ceca and small intestines of fowl, including ducks, geese, turkeys, pheasants, and partridges. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Trichostrongylus vitrinus
A species that is an important pathogen of lambs, found chiefly in the duodenum of sheep, camels, rabbits, and goats but also reported from humans and pigs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichothecenes
<chemical> Usually 12,13-epoxytrichothecenes, produced by fusaria, stachybotrys, trichoderma and other fungi, and some higher plants. They may contaminate food or feed grains, induce emesis and haemorrhage in lungs and brain, and damage bone marrow due to protein and DNA synthesis inhibition. ... Pharmacological action: nucleic acid synthesis …

Trichothecium
A genus of imperfect fungi generally considered a common saprophyte. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichothiodystrophy
Congenital fragile hair with multiple fractures resulting from low sulfur-containing amino acid (cysteine) content of the hair, mental impairment, and short stature. ... Origin: tricho-+ thio-+ G. Dys, bad, + trophe, nourishment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichotillomania
<psychiatry> Compulsion to pull out one's hair. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trichotomous
<biology> Branching almost equally into three parts. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

trichotoxin
A cytotoxin having an injurious effect specifically for ciliated epithelium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichotrophy
Nutrition of the hair. ... Origin: tricho-+ G. Trophe, nourishment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichroic
Relating to or marked by trichroism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichromat
A person who sees three primary colours; hence, one with normal colour vision. ... Origin: tri-+ G. Chroma, colour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichromatopsia
Normal colour vision; the ability to perceive the three primary colours. ... Origin: tri-+ G. Chroma, colour, + opsis, vision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichrome stain
<technique> Staining combinations which usually contain three dyes of contrasting colours selected to stain connective tissue, muscle, cytoplasm, and nuclei in bright colours; generally, tissue sections are first dyed in iron haematoxylin before being treated with the other dyes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichterbrust
Synonym: pectus excavatum. ... Origin: Ger. Trichterbrust, funnel chest ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trichuriasis
<microbiology> An infection of the large intestine by Trichuris trichiura. It may be the most common helminthic infection found in Americans returning from subtropical and tropical areas. ... Children and the mentally retarded have the highest rate of infection due to a general lack of sanitary habits. The worms are 30-50 mm in length and atta …

trichuris
A genus of nematode worms comprising the whipworms. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Trichuris trichiura
The whipworm of humans, a species that causes trichuriasis; the body is filiform and slender in the anterior three-fifths, and more robust posteriorly; females are 4 or 5 cm long, males are shorter (with coiled caudal extremity and a single eversible spicule); eggs are barrel-shaped, 50 to 56 by 20 to 22 um, with double shell and translucent knobs …

trichuroidea
A superfamily of nematodes of the order enoplida. Its organisms have a well developed intestine and rectum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

triclobisonium chloride
Hexamethylenebis[dimethyl[1-methyl-3-(2,2,6-trimethylcyclohexyl)propyl]ammonium chloride];a bisquaternary ammonium compound used topically in the treatment of superficial infections of the skin and vagina; a cationic antiseptic effective against both Gram-negative and Gram-positive organisms. It is inactivated by soap and pH changes. ... (05 Mar 200 …

triclofenol piperazine
Bis(2,4,5-trichlorophenol) piperazine;an anthelmintic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

triclofos
A phosphorylated derivative of chloral hydrate, which is hydrolyzed to chloral hydrate in the body and produces characteristic sedative-hypnotic properties. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

triclosan
<chemical> 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)phenol. A diphenyl ether derivative used in cosmetics and toilet soaps as an antiseptic. It has some bacteriostatic and fungistatic action. ... Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local. ... Chemical name: Phenol, 5-chloro-2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tricorn
1. One of the lateral ventricles of the brain. ... Synonym: tricornute. ... Origin: tri-+ L. Cornu, horn ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricorn protease
<enzyme> A tricorn-shaped protease from the archaeon thermoplasma; acts as a core of the proleolytic system; six identical units of 120 kD form a large tricorn complex (tri); genbank u72850 ... Registry number: EC 3.4.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

tricornute
Having three cornua or horns. ... Synonym: tricorn. ... Origin: tri-+ L. Cornutus, horned, fr. Cornu, a horn ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricresol
Synonym for cresol ... HO-C6H4-CH3; hydroxytoluene; methylphenol;a mixture of the three isomeric cresols, o-, m-, and p-cresol, obtained from coal tar. Its properties are similar to those of phenol, but it is less poisonous; used as an antiseptic and disinfectant. ... Synonym: tricresol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Tricula
A genus of operculate freshwater snails related to Oncomelania (the Schistosoma japonicum intermediate hosts) of the subfamily triculinae, family Hydrobiidae, subclass Prosobranchiata; it includes Tricula aperta, intermediate host of Schistosoma mekongi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid
1. Having three cusps, or points; tricuspidate; as, a tricuspid molar. ... 2. <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the tricuspid valves; as, tricuspid obstruction. ... <anatomy> Tricuspid valve, the valve, consisting of three triangular membranous flaps, at the opening of the right auricle into the right ventricle in the heart of most mammals; s …

tricuspid area
The region of the chest wall over the lower part of the body of the sternum, where the sounds produced at the tricuspid valve are heard most distinctly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid atresia
Absence of the orifice between the right atrium and ventricle, with the presence of an atrial defect through which all the systemic venous return reaches the left heart. As a result, there is left ventricular hypertrophy (hypertrophy, left ventricular) because the right ventricle is absent or not functional. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tricuspid incompetence
Defective closure of the tricuspid valve permitting regurgitation into the right atrium during systole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid insufficiency
See: valvular insufficiency. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid murmur
A murmur produced at the tricuspid orifice, either obstructive or regurgitant. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid orifice
An atrioventricular opening which leads from the right atrium into the right ventricle of the heart. ... Synonym: ostium atrioventriculare dextrum, ostium venosum cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid stenosis
Pathologic narrowing of the orifice of the tricuspid valve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid tooth
A tooth having a crown with three cusps. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricuspid valve
<anatomy> This heart valve, named for its three cusps (leaflets), divides the right atrium and the right ventricle. ... When the right atrium contracts blood flows through the tricuspid valve into the right ventricle. On closure, the tricuspid prohibits the backflow of blood into the right atrium. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

tricuspid valve insufficiency
Backflow of blood from the right ventricle into the right atrium, owing to imperfect functioning of the tricuspid valve. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tricuspid valve prolapse
Abnormal protrusion of one or more of the leaflets of the tricuspid valve into the right atrium during systole. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tricuspid valve stenosis
The pathologic narrowing of the orifice of the tricuspid valve. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tricyclamol chloride
Synonym for procyclidine methochloride ... 1-(3-cyclohexyl-3-hydroxy-3-phenylpropyl)-1-methylpyrrolidinium chloride;an anticholinergic drug used in the treatment of functional gastrointestinal spasm. ... Synonym: tricyclamol chloride. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tricyclic
<chemistry> Containing three fused rings or closed chains in the molecular structure. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

tricyclic antidepressant
<pharmacology> A group of antidepressant medications that share chemical characteristics, side effects and toxicity. ... Examples include: amitriptyline, amoxapine, clomipramine, desipramine, imipramine, nortriptyline, trimipramine and protriptyline. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

tridacna
<zoology> A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species (T. Gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. ... Synonym: paw shell, and fountain shell. ... Origin: L, pl, a kind of oysters, fr. Gr. Eaten at three bites, tri- + to bit …

trident
1. A kind of scepter or spear with three prongs, the common attribute of Neptune. ... 2. A three-pronged spear or goad, used for urging horses; also, the weapon used by one class of gladiators. ... 3. A three-pronged fish spear. ... 4. <geometry> A curve of third order, having three infinite branches in the direction and a fourth infinite branch …

trident hand
A hand in which the fingers are of nearly equal length and deflected at the first interphalangeal joint, so as to give a forklike shape; seen in achondroplasia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tridentate
Three-toothed; three-pronged. ... Synonym: trident. ... Origin: tri-+ L. Dentatus, toothed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tridermic
Relating to or derived from the three primary germ layers of the embryo: ectoderm, endoderm, and mesoderm. ... Origin: tri-+ G. Derma, skin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tridermoma
Synonym: triphyllomatous teratoma. ... Origin: tri-+ G. Derma, skin, + -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tridigitate
Having three fingers or three toes on one hand or foot. ... Synonym: tridactylous. ... Origin: tri-+ L. Digitus, digit ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tridihexethyl chloride
3-Diethylamino-1-phenyl-1-cyclohexyl 1-propanol ethylchloride;an anticholinergic drug. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tridymus
Synonym: triplet. ... Origin: L. Fr. G. Tridymos, threefold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trielcon
A long, three-jawed forceps for the extraction of foreign bodies from wounds or canals. ... Origin: tri-+ G. Helko, to draw ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trientine hydrochloride
C6H18N4-2HCl;a chelating agent used to remove excess copper from the body in Wilson's disease. ... Synonym: triethylenetetramine dihydrochloride. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

triethanolamine
A mixture of mono-, di-, and triethanolamine, used as an emulsifying agent in the preparation of medicated ointments and lotions and as an aid in the absorption of such medicaments through the skin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

triethylene glycol
C6H14O4; 2,2'-Ethylenedioxybis(ethanol);used in the vapor state as an air-sterilizing agent; toxic to bacteria, fungi, and viruses in very low concentrations in air; variations in the humidity of the air limit the germicidal effectiveness. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

triethylenemelamine
<chemical> 2,4,6-tris(1-aziridinyl)5-triazine. Toxic alkylating agent used in industry; also as antineoplastic and research tool to produce chromosome aberrations and cancers. ... Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, alkylating. ... Chemical name: 1,3,5-Triazine, 2,4,6-tris(1-aziridinyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

triethylenephosphoramide
<chemical> An insect chemosterilant and an antineoplastic agent. ... Pharmacological action: alkylating agents, antineoplastic agent, alkylating, chemosterilants. ... Chemical name: Aziridine, 1,1',1''-phosphinylidynetris- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

triethylenetetramine
<chemical> N,n'-bis(2-aminoethyl)-1,2-ethanediamine. Used as stabiliser for epoxy resins, as ampholyte for isoelectric focusing and as chelating agent for copper in hepatolenticular degeneration; may cause liver damage. ... Pharmacological action: antidotes, chelating agents, indicators and reagents. ... Chemical name: 1,2-Ethanediamine, N,N'-b …

triethylenethiophosphoramide
Tris(1-aziridinyl)phosphine sulfide;an alkylating agent used for the palliative treatment of malignant diseases such as leukaemia, lymphoma, and carcinoma. ... Synonym: thiotepa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

triethyltin compounds
Organic compounds composed of tin and three ethyl groups. Affect mitochondrial metabolism and inhibit oxidative phosphorylation by acting directly on the energy conserving processes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trifacial nerve
Synonym for trigeminal nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The trigeminal nerve is responsible for sensory enervation of the face and motor enervation to muscles of mastication (chewing). ... There are three divisions of the fifth cranial nerve, ophthalmic, maxillary and mandibular. Lesions of the sensory root to the trigeminal nerve can result in pain …

trifacial neuralgia
Synonym for trigeminal neuralgia ... <neurology> A disorder of trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V) dysfunction. ... Synonym: tic douloureux. ... Characterised by excruciating paroxysms of pain in the lips, gums, cheek or chin, and, very rarely, in the distribution of the eye (ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

trifid
<biology> Deeply divided into three parts. ... (19 Jan 1998) ...

triflavin
<protein> See disintegrin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

trifle
1. A thing of very little value or importance; a paltry, or trivial, affair. 'With such poor trifles playing.' (Drayton) 'Trifles light as air Are to the jealous confirmation strong As proofs of holy writ.' (Shak) 'Small sands the mountain, moments make year, And frifles life.' (Young) ... 2. A dish composed of sweetmeats, fruits, cake, wine, etc, w …

trifluoperazine
<drug> Antipsychotic drug that inhibits calmodulin at levels just below those at which it kills cells. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

trifluoperazine hydrochloride
10-[3-(4-Methyl-1-piperazinyl)propyl]-2-(trifluoromethyl)phenothiazine hydrochloride;an antipsychotic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trifluoroacetic acid
<chemical> Trifluoro substituted acetic acid. ... Chemical name: Acetic acid, trifluoro- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trifluoroacetyl
A group used to protect amino moieties of amino acid and peptides during peptide synthesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trifluoroethanol
<chemical> 2,2,2-trifluroethanol. ... Chemical name: Ethanol, 2,2,2-trifluoro- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trifluperidol
<chemical> A butyrophenone with general properties similar to those of haloperidol. It is used in the treatment of psychoses including mania and schizophrenia. ... Pharmacological action: antipsychotic agents, butyrophenone, dopamine antagonists. ... Chemical name: 1-Butanone, 1-(4-fluorophenyl)-4-(4-hydroxy-4-(3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-1-pipe …

trifluperidol hydrochloride
4'-Fluoro-4-[4-hydroxy-4-(a,a,alpha-trifluoro-m-tolyl)piperidino]butyrophenone hydrochloride;a tranquilliser. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

triflupromazine
<chemical> A phenothiazine used as an antipsychotic agent and as an antiemetic. ... Pharmacological action: antiemetics, antipsychotic agents, phenothiazine, dopamine antagonists. ... Chemical name: 10H-Phenothiazine-10-propanamine, N,N-dimethyl-2-(trifluoromethyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

triflupromazine hydrochloride
10-[3-(Dimethylamino)propyl]-2-trifluoromethylphenothiazine hydrochloride;an antipsychotic closely related chemically and pharmacologically to chlorpromazine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trifluralin
<chemical> A microtubule-disrupting pre-emergence herbicide. ... Pharmacological action: herbicides. ... Chemical name: Benzenamine, 2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-4-(trifluoromethyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

trifluridine
<chemical> Alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluorothymidine. An antiviral derivative of thymidine used mainly in the treatment of primary keratoconjunctivitis and recurrent epithelial keratitis due to herpes simplex virus. ... Pharmacological action: antimetabolites, antiviral agents. ... Chemical name: Thymidine, alpha,alpha,alpha-trifluoro- ... (12 Dec 19 …

trifocal
Having three foci. ... See: trifocal lens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

trifocal lens
A lens with segments of three focal powers: distant, intermediate, and near. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...