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


tubercle bacillus
Synonym for mycobacterium tuberculosis ... The Gram-positive bacterium that causes tuberculosis. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

tubercle of anterior scalene muscle
<anatomy> Anterior thalamic tubercle, a prominence at the anterior extremity of the thalamus which corresponds to the nuclei anteriores. ... Synonym: tuberculum anterius thalami, anterior tubercle of thalamus, scalene tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercle of iliac crest
A prominence on the outer lip of the iliac crest about 5 cm behind the anterior superior iliac spine. ... Synonym: tuberculum iliacum, iliac tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercle of nucleus gracilis
tubercle of gracile nucleus ...

tubercle of rib
The knob on the posterior surface of a rib, at the junction of its neck and shaft, which articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra, whch corresponds in number to the rib, forming a costotransverse joint. ... Synonym: tuberculum costae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercle of saddle
Synonym for tuberculum sellae ... The slight elevation in front of the pituitary fossa (sella turcica) on the body of the sphenoid bone. ... Synonym: tubercle of saddle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercle of scaphoid bone
A projection at the inferior lateral angle of the scaphoid (navicular) bone; it can be felt at the root of the thumb. ... Synonym: tuberculum ossis scaphoidei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercle of tooth
Synonym for dental tubercle ... A small elevation on some portions of a crown produced by an extra formation of enamel. ... Synonym: tuberculum dentis, crown tubercle, tubercle of tooth, tuberculum coronae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercle of trapezium
A prominent ridge on the trapezium forming the lateral border of the groove in which runs the tendon of the flexor carpi radialis. ... Synonym: tuberculum ossis trapezii, oblique ridge of trapezium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercle of upper lip
Synonym for labial tubercle ... The slight projection on the free edge of the centre of the upper lip at the lower extent of the philtrum. ... Synonym: tuberculum labii superioris, procheilon, prochilon, tubercle of upper lip. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercula
Plural of tuberculum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercula dolorosa
An obsolete term for multiple cutaneous myomas or neuromas which are painful on pressure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tubercular
Of, pertaining to or resembling tubercles or nodules. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

tuberculate
Covered with tubercles. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

tuberculation
1. The formation of tubercles or nodules. ... Synonym: tuberculization. ... 2. The arrangement of tubercles or nodules in a part. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculid
A lesion of the skin or mucous membrane resulting from hypersensitivity to mycobacterial antigens disseminated from a distant site of active tuberculosis. ... Origin: tubercul-+ G. -id ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculin
<protein> A protein extracted from the tuberculosis bacteriumMycobacterium tuberculosis. It is used in tests to determine if aperson has been exposed to the bacteria and is in danger of coming down with the disease. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

tuberculin skin test
See: Mantoux test, Heaf test, tuberculin tine test ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

tuberculin test
<investigation> A test for previous infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

tuberculin tine test
<investigation> In this test a small amount of tuberculosis antigen in injected into the skin (dermis). The skin is inspected later to see if a positive skin reaction has occurred. The presence of inflammation indicates that your body has been exposed to tuberculosis antigen at some point in your life. A chest X-ray will be taken to look for …

tuberculin-type hypersensitivity
Synonym for delayed reaction ... A local or generalised response that begins 24 to 48 hours after exposure to an antigen. ... See: cell-mediated reaction. ... Synonym: contact hypersensitivity, delayed hypersensitivity, late reaction, tuberculin-type hypersensitivity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculitis
Inflammation of any tubercle. ... Origin: tubercul-+ G. -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculo-
A tubercle, tuberculosis. ... Origin: L. Tuberculum, tubercle ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculo-opsonic index
The opsonic index calculated in relation to tuberculous infection, with an actively growing culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis or the strain of tubercle bacillus from the patient being used in the test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculocele
Tuberculosis of the testes. ... Origin: tuberculo-+ G. Kele, tumour, hernia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculochemotherapeutic
Relating to the treatment of tuberculosis by tuberculostatic or tuberculocidal drugs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculocidal
Destructive to the tubercle bacillus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculoderma
1. Any tubercular process of the skin. ... 2. The cutaneous manifestation of tuberculosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculofibroid
A discrete, well-circumscribed, usually spheroidal, moderately to extremely firm, encapsulated nodule that is formed during the process of healing in a focus of tuberculous granulomatous inflammation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculoid
Resembling tuberculosis or a tubercle. ... Origin: tuberculo-+ G. Eidos, resemblance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculoid leprosy
A benign, stable, and resistant form of the disease in which the lepromin reaction is strongly positive and in which the lesions are erythematous, insensitive, infiltrated plaques with clear-cut edges. ... Synonym: nodular leprosy, smooth leprosy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculoid rosacea
Synonym for granulomatous rosacea ... Papular lesions in rosacea, characterised microscopically by perifollicular granulomas with central necrosis and scattered giant cells. Lupus miliaris disseminatus faciei is probably a form of granulomatous rosacea. ... Synonym: rosacea-like tuberculid, tuberculoid rosacea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculoma
A tumour-like but non-neoplastic mass, usually in the lungs or brain, due to localised tuberculous infection resulting in the enlargement of a tuberculous lesion. ... Origin: tuberculo-+ G. -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculoprotein
Any one, or a mixture of any or all of the proteins present in the body of the tubercle bacillus, all of which have been found to possess certain properties of tuberculin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis
<disease, microbiology> An infection caused by a species of Mycobacterium, still remains a major worldwide health problem. Although deaths from this disease have declined since the 1950's there has been some increase in tuberculosis incidence. ... Tuberculosis is transmitted from person to person by an aerosol of organisms suspended in tiny dr …

tuberculosis cutis
Synonym for cutaneous tuberculosis ... Pathologic lesions of the skin caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ... Synonym: dermal tuberculosis, tuberculosis cutis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis cutis luposa
Synonym for lupus vulgaris ... Cutaneous tuberculosis with characteristic nodular lesions on the face, particularly about the nose and ears. ... Synonym: lupus tuberculosus, tuberculosis cutis luposa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis cutis orificialis
Any tuberculous lesion in or about the mouth or anus. ... Synonym: tuberculosis ulcerosa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis cutis verrucosa
A tuberculous skin lesion having a warty surface with a chronic inflammatory base seen on the hands in adults and lower extremities in children, with marked hypersensitivity to tuberculous antigens. ... See: postmortem wart. ... Synonym: lupus papillomatosus, lupus verrucosus, tuberculous wart, verrucous scrofuloderma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis lymphadenitis
Synonym for tuberculous lymphadenitis ... Lymphadenitis resulting from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; tuberculosis of the lymph nodes. ... Synonym: tuberculosis lymphadenitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis papulonecrotica
Synonym for papulonecrotic tuberculid ... Dusky-red papules followed by crusting and ulceration primarily on the extremities and predominantly in young adults with a deep focus of tuberculosis or with a history of preceding infection. ... Synonym: tuberculosis cutis follicularis disseminata, tuberculosis papulonecrotica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis societies
Voluntary agencies concerned with prevention and treatment of tuberculosis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis ulcerosa
Synonym for tuberculosis cutis orificialis ... Any tuberculous lesion in or about the mouth or anus. ... Synonym: tuberculosis ulcerosa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculosis vaccine
Synonym for BCG vaccine ... <drug> Live attenuated vaccine for tuberculosis. For groups and health care workers in high endemic areas. Not to be given to individuals with HIV infection. ... (15 Nov 1997) ...

tuberculosis, avian
A variety of tuberculosis affecting various birds, including chickens and ducks. It is caused by mycobacterium avium and characterised by tubercles consisting principally of epithelioid cells. It may be transmitted to other animals including man. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, bovine
An infection of cattle caused by mycobacterium bovis. It is transmissible to man and other animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, cardiovascular
Tuberculosis of the heart, pericardium, or blood vessels. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, cutaneous
Tuberculosis of the skin. It includes scrofuloderma and tuberculid, but not lupus vulgaris, which is lupus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, endocrine
Tuberculous infection of the endocrine glands. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, female genital
Tuberculosis of the genitalia in women. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, gastrointestinal
Gastric and/or enteric tuberculosis. This condition is marked by spreading ulcers and diarrhoea. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, hepatic
Infection of the liver with tubercle bacilli producing localised granulomata, miliary lesions, or tuberculoma. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, laryngeal
Tuberculosis involving the larynx, producing ulceration of the vocal cords and laryngeal mucosa. It is commonly attended by hoarseness, cough, pain on swallowing, and haemoptysis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, lymph node
Infection of the lymph nodes by tuberculosis. Tuberculous infection of the cervical lymph nodes is scrofula. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, male genital
Tuberculosis of the genitalia in men. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, meningeal
Tuberculous meningitis. The causative agent is mycobacterium tuberculosis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, miliary
An acute form of tuberculosis in which minute tubercles are formed in a number of organs of the body due to dissemination of the bacilli through the blood stream. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, multidrug-resistant
Tuberculosis resistant to chemotherapy with two or more antitubercular agents. The problem of resistance is particularly troublesome in tuberculosis as an opportunistic disease in HIV infection. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, ocular
Tuberculous infection of the eye, primarily the iris, ciliary body, and choroid. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, oral
Tuberculosis of the mouth, tongue, and salivary glands. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, osteoarticular
Tuberculosis of the bones or joints. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, peritoneal
Tuberculosis of the serous lining of the abdomen. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, pleural
Tuberculosis of the serous membrane lining the thoracic cavity and surrounding the lungs. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, pulmonary
Tuberculosis of the lungs. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, renal
Infection of the kidney with species of mycobacterium. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, spinal
Osteitis or caries of the vertebrae, usually occurring as a complication of tuberculosis of the lungs. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, splenic
Infection of the spleen with species of mycobacterium. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculosis, urogenital
A general term for tuberculosis of the urinary and/or genital systems or urinary organs other than the kidney, which is tuberculosis, renal. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

tuberculostat
A tuberculostatic agent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculostatic
<pharmacology> Inhibiting the growth of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

tuberculous
Relating to or affected by tuberculosis. ... Compare: tubercular. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous abscess
An abscess caused by the tubercle bacillus. ... Synonym: cold abscess. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous bronchopneumonia
An acute form of pulmonary tuberculosis characterised by widespread patchy consolidations. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous enteritis
Enteric tuberculosis that may occur in the absence of obvious pulmonary t.; may be caused by bovine tuberculosis contracted through drinking of unpasteurised milk or swallowing of tubercle bacilli expectorated from cavitary lesions in the lung. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous lymphadenitis
Lymphadenitis resulting from infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis; tuberculosis of the lymph nodes. ... Synonym: tuberculosis lymphadenitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous meningitis
Inflammation of the cerebral leptomeninges marked by the presence of granulomatous inflammation; it is usually confined to the base of the brain (basilar meningitis, internal hydrocephalus) and is accompanied in children by an accumulation of spinal fluid in the ventricles (acute hydrocephalus). ... Synonym: cerebral tuberculosis. ... (05 Mar 2000)
tuberculous nephritis
Nephritis, mainly interstitial, due to the tubercle bacillus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous pericarditis
Pericarditis caused by tuberculosis infection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous peritonitis
<radiology> Aetiology: haematogenous spread, rupture of mesenteric node, ... Types: wet: exudative ascites, dry: tuberculous adenopathy and adhesions, fibrotic: abdominal mass with separation and fixation of bowel, ... CT: high density ascites (30 HU), peripancreatic and mesenteric adenopathy with low density, centres (caseous necrosis), irregu …

tuberculous rheumatism
An inflammatory condition of the joints or fibrous tissues during the course of tuberculosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous spondylitis
Tuberculous infection of the spine associated with a sharp angulation of the spine at the point of disease. ... Synonym: Pott's disease, spondylarthrocace, spondylocace, trachelocyrtosis, trachelokyphosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculous wart
Synonym for tuberculosis cutis verrucosa ... A tuberculous skin lesion having a warty surface with a chronic inflammatory base seen on the hands in adults and lower extremities in children, with marked hypersensitivity to tuberculous antigens. ... See: postmortem wart. ... Synonym: lupus papillomatosus, lupus verrucosus, tuberculous wart, verrucous sc …

tuberculum adductorium
Synonym for adductor tubercle ... The prominence above the medial epicondyle of the femur to which the tendon of the adductor magnus attaches. ... Synonym: tuberculum adductorium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum anterius atlantis
Synonym for anterior tubercle of atlas ... A conical protuberance on the anterior surface of the arch of the atlas. ... Synonym: tuberculum anterius atlantis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum anterius thalami
anterior thalamic tubercle ...

tuberculum arthriticum
Any gouty concretion in or around a joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum auriculae
Synonym for auricular tubercle ... A small projection from the upper end of the posterior portion of the incurved free margin of the helix. ... Synonym: tuberculum auriculae, darwinian tubercle, tuberculum superius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum calcanei
Synonym for calcaneal tubercle ... The projection, often double, on the inferior aspect of the calcaneus at the anterior end of the area for attachment of the long plantar ligament. ... Synonym: tuberculum calcanei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum caroticum
Synonym for carotid tubercle ... The anterior tubercle of the transverse process of the sixth cervical vertebra, against which the carotid artery may be compressed by the finger. ... Synonym: tuberculum caroticum, Chassaignac's tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum cinereum
A longitudinal prominence on the dorsolateral surface of the medulla oblongata along the lateral border of the tuberculum cuneatum; it is the surface profile of the spinal tract of trigeminal nerve, continuous caudally with the dorsolateral fasciculus (Lissauer's tract). ... Synonym: ashen tubercle, gray tubercle, Rolando's tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000 …

tuberculum conoideum
Synonym for conoid tubercle ... The prominence near the lateral end of the inferior surface of the clavicle that gives attachment to the conoid ligament. ... Synonym: tuberculum conoideum, conoid process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum corniculatum
Synonym for corniculate tubercle ... A rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying corniculate cartilages. ... Synonym: tuberculum corniculatum, Santorini's tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum coronae
Synonym for dental tubercle ... A small elevation on some portions of a crown produced by an extra formation of enamel. ... Synonym: tuberculum dentis, crown tubercle, tubercle of tooth, tuberculum coronae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum costae
Synonym for tubercle of rib ... The knob on the posterior surface of a rib, at the junction of its neck and shaft, which articulates with the transverse process of the vertebra, whch corresponds in number to the rib, forming a costotransverse joint. ... Synonym: tuberculum costae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum cuneatum
tubercle of cuneate nucleus ...

tuberculum cuneiforme
Synonym for cuneiform tubercle ... A rounded eminence on the posterior part of the aryepiglottic fold, formed by the underlying cuneiform cartilage. ... Synonym: tuberculum cuneiforme, Wrisberg's tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum dentis
Synonym for dental tubercle ... A small elevation on some portions of a crown produced by an extra formation of enamel. ... Synonym: tuberculum dentis, crown tubercle, tubercle of tooth, tuberculum coronae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum dorsale
dorsal tubercle of radius ...

tuberculum epiglotticum
Synonym for epiglottic tubercle ... A convexity at the lower part of the epiglottis over the upper part of the thyroepiglottic ligament. ... Synonym: tuberculum epiglotticum, cushion of epiglottis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

tuberculum gracile
tubercle of gracile nucleus ...