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

Beclard's hernia
A hernia through the opening for the saphenous vein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Beclard's triangle
Area bounded by the posterior border of the hyoglossus muscle, the posterior belly of the digastric and the greater horn of the hyoid bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beclomethasone
<chemical> An anti-inflammatory, synthetic glucocorticoid. It is used topically as an anti-inflammatory agent and in aerosol form for the treatment of asthma. ... Pharmacological action: anti-asthmatic agents, steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, glucocorticoids, synthetic, glucocorticoids, topical. ... Chemical name: Pregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione …

beclomethasone dipropionate
Dipropionate salt of 9-chloro-11b,17,21-trihydroxy-16b-methylpregna-1,4-diene-3,20-dione;a topical anti-inflammatory agent; often used by inhalation in asthma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

become
1. To pass from one state to another; to enter into some state or condition, by a change from another state, or by assuming or receiving new properties or qualities, additional matter, or a new character. 'The Lord God . . . Breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.' (Gen. Ii. 7) 'That error now which is become my …

Becquerel
<unit> The Systeme Internationale (SI unit, MKS) unit of radioactivity (Bq), named after the discoverer of radioactivity and equal to 1 nuclear transition or disintegration per second. Use is fairly recent, superseding the Curie (Ci). 1Ci = 37 GBq ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

Becquerel rays
An obsolete term for radiations given off by uranium and other radioactive substances; these include alpha, beta, and gamma ray's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Becquerel, Antoine
<person> French physicist and Nobel laureate, 1852-1908. ... See: becquerel, Becquerel rays. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Becquerel, Antoine-Henri
<person, radiobiology> French scientist and discoverer of radioactivity, co-winner of Nobel Prize. (See Curie) ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

bed
1. To place in a bed. ... 2. To make partaker of one's bed; to cohabit with. 'I'll to the Tuscan wars, and never bed her.' (Shak) ... 3. To furnish with a bed or bedding. ... 4. To plant or arrange in beds; to set, or cover, as in a bed of soft earth; as, to bed the roots of a plant in mold. ... 5. To lay or put in any hollow place, or place of rest an …

bed conversion
The reallocation of beds from one type of care service to another, as in converting acute care beds to long term care beds. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

bed occupancy
A measure of inpatient health facility use based upon the average number or proportion of beds occupied for a given period of time. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

bed of breast
Structures against which the posterior surface of the breast lies; includes mainly the pectoralis major muscle, but also some serratus anterior and external abdominal oblique muscle; extends from second to sixth rib, and from parasternal to anterior axillary lines. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

bed of stomach
The structures against which the posteroinferior surface of the stomach lies, and from which it is separated, for the main part, by the omental bursa; includes diaphragm, left suprarenal gland, upper part of left kidney, splenic artery, anterior aspect of pancreatic body and tail, left colic flexure, and transverse mesocolon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

bed rest
Confinement of an individual to bed for therapeutic or experimental reasons. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

bed-wetting
The involuntary passage of urine at nighttime in children age 4 to 5 years. most bed-wetting stops by the age of three. Enuresis is twice as common in boys as in females. Causes have been attributed to delay in bladder muscle development, adjustment disorder (parents too controlling or aggressive, too early (and too coercive) of toilet training, di …

bedbugs
Bugs of the family cimicidae, genus cimex. They are flattened, oval, reddish insects which inhabit houses, wallpaper, furniture, and beds. C. Lectularius, of temperate regions, is the common bedbug that attacks man and is frequently a serious pest in houses, hotels, barracks, and other living quarters. It also attacks animals other than man. C. Rot …

bedding and linens
Articles of cloth, usually cotton or rayon and other synthetic or cotton-blend fabrics, used in households, hospitals, physicians' examining rooms, nursing homes, etc., for sheets, pillow cases, toweling, gowns, drapes, and the like. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

bedlam
1. Pejorative colloquialism for a mental hospital or institution. ... 2. A place or scene of wild or riotous behaviour. ... 3. A disturbing uproar. ... Origin: corruption or contraction of St. Mary of Bethlehem Hospital in London ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

bedlamism
An obsolete term for acts associated with states of frenzy, excitement, wild tumult, and pandemonium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bednar tumour
Synonym for pigmented dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans ... An uncommon variant of dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans containing heavily pigmented dendritic melanocytes scattered between spindle cells of the tumour. ... Synonym: Bednar tumour, storiform neurofibroma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bednar, Alois
<person> Austrian physician, 1816-1888. ... See: Bednar's aphthae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bednar, Blahoslav
<person> 20th century Czech pathologist. ... See: Bednar tumour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bednar's aphthae
Traumatic ulcers located bilaterally on either side of the midpalatal raphe in infants. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

bedouin
One of the nomadic Arabs who live in tents, and are scattered over Arabia, Syria, and northern Africa, especially. In the deserts. Bed'ouinism. ... Origin: F. Bedouin, OF. Beduin, fr. Ar. Bedawi rural, living in the desert, fr. Badw desert, fr. Bada to live in the desert, to lead a nomadic life. ... Pertaining to the Bedouins; nomad. ... Source: Webst …

beds
Equipment on which one may lie and sleep, especially as used to care for the hospital patient. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

bedside radiography
Synonym for portable radiography ... Making radiographic films of a patient confined to bed by taking a movable X-ray machine to the room. ... Synonym: bedside radiography. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

bedsore
<dermatology> A chronic ulcer that appears in pressure areas in debilitated patients confined to bed or otherwise immobilised, due to a circulatory defect from the enhanced tissue pressure in high-contact areas, often occurring over a bony prominence (for example sacral decubitus). ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

bee
1. <zoology> An insect of the order Hymenoptera, and family Apidae (the honeybees), or family Andrenidae (the solitary bees) See Honeybee. ... There are many genera and species. The common honeybee (Apis mellifica) lives in swarms, each of which has its own queen, its males or drones, and its very numerous workers, which are barren females. Be …

bee sting
Stings from bees and other large stinging insects such as yellow jackets, hornets and wasps can trigger allergic reactions varying greatly in severity. Avoidance and prompt treatment are essential. In selected cases, allergy injection therapy is highly effective. (The three A's of insect allergy are Adrenaline, Avoidance and Allergist.) ... (12 Dec …

bee sting kit
An emergency kit carried by those who have a history of sudden and severe allergic reactions to bee stings. The kit generally includes a antihistamine pill and a self-administered adrenaline injection. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

bee toxin
The toxin delivered by a bee sting; contains three active principles: biogenic amines, active peptides, and certain hydrolytic enzymes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

bee venoms
Venoms obtained from apis mellifera (honey bee) and related species. They contain various enzymes, polypeptide toxins, and other substances, some of which are allergenic or immunogenic or both. These venoms were formerly used in rheumatism to stimulate the pituitary-adrenal system. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

beech
Origin: OE. Beche, AS. Bce; akin to D. Beuk, OHG. Buocha, G. Buche, Icel. Beyki, Dan. Bog, Sw. Bok, Russ. Buk, L. Fagus, Gr. Oak, to eat, Skr. Bhaksh; the tree being named originally from the esculent fruit. See Book, and cf. 7th Buck, Buckwheat. ... <botany> A tree of the genus Fagus. ... It grows to a large size, having a smooth bark and thic …

beech oil
Synonym for beechwood tar ... A thick, oily, dark brown liquid with the odour of creosote; largely used as a source of creosote. ... Synonym: beech oil. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beechwood sugar
D-xylose. ... See: xylose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beechwood tar
A thick, oily, dark brown liquid with the odour of creosote; largely used as a source of creosote. ... Synonym: beech oil. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beef tapeworm
Taenia saginata, the most common of the big tapeworms that parasitises people, contracted from infected raw or rare beef. Can grow to be 12-25 feet (3.6-7.5 m) long in the human intestine. Also known as the African tapeworm. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

beefeater
1. One who eats beef; hence, a large, fleshy person. ... 2. One of the yeomen of the guard, in England. ... 3. <zoology> An African bird of the genus Buphaga, which feeds on the larvae of botflies hatched under the skin of oxen, antelopes, etc. Two species are known. ... Origin: Beef + eater; prob. One who eats another's beef, as his servant. Cf …

beer
1. A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor. ... Beer has different names, as small beer, ale, porter, brown stout, lager beer, according to its strength, or other qualities. See Ale. ... 2. A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plan …

beer heart
Synonym for alcoholic cardiomyopathy ... <cardiology, pathology> A weakness of the cardiac muscle which is seen in some chronic alcoholics, may be related to a thiamin deficiency or occur for unknown reasons. ... Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

beer-lambert law
The equation A=ECL, where A is the absorbance at a given wavelength of light, E is the molar extinction coefficient, C is the concentration of the molar solution, and L is the length of the light path. In words, the equation means that the concentration of a substance in moles is proportional to the absorption of a given wavelength of light by a so …

Beer, August
<person> German physicist, 1825-1863. ... See: Beer-Lambert law, Beer's law. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Beer, Georg
<person> Austrian ophthalmologist, 1763-1821. ... See: Beer's knife. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Beer's knife
A triangular knife with a sharp point and one sharp edge, formerly used for incision for cataract. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Beer's law
The intensity of a colour or of a light ray is inversely proportional to the depth of liquid through which it is transmitted; it is concluded that the absorption is dependent upon the number of molecules in the path of the ray. ... Compare: Beer-Lambert law. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

bees
Insect members of the superfamily apoidea, found almost everywhere, particularly on flowers. About 3500 species occur in north america. They differ from most wasps in that their young are fed honey and pollen rather than animal food. Honey is collected in the form of nectar from flowers and concentrated into honey by evaporation. For most people be …

beeswax
Synonym for wax ... <dentistry> A clear wax used to prevent your braces from irritating your lips when your braces are first put on, or at other times. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

beet
1. <botany> A biennial plant of the genus Beta, which produces an edible root the first year and seed the second year. ... 2. The root of plants of the genus Beta, different species and varieties of which are used for the table, for feeding stock, or in making sugar. ... There are many varieties of the common beet (Beta vulgaris). The Old 'whit …

beet sugar
D-sucrose. ... See: sucrose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beet-tongue
Sometimes used of the tongue in pellagra, where intense erythema appears, first at the tip, then along the edges, and finally over the dorsum; there may be pain and increased elevation; the shiny appearance results from oedema, not atrophy, except in chronic pellagra. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beetle
Any insect of the order Coleoptera, having four wings, the outer pair being stiff cases for covering the others when they are folded up. See Coleoptera. ... <zoology> Beetle mite, one of many species of mites, of the family Oribatidae, parasitic on beetles. Black beetle, the common large black cockroach (Blatta orientalis). ... Origin: OE. Bity …

beeturia
Urinary excretion of betacyanin after ingestion of beets, found in most iron-deficient individuals and in some normal persons. ... Synonym: betacyaninuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Beevor, Charles
<person> English neurologist, 1854-1908. ... See: Beevor's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Beevor's sign
<clinical sign> With paralysis of the lower portions of the recti abdominis muscles the umbilicus moves upward. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beg
1. To ask earnestly for; to entreat or supplicate for; to beseech. 'I do beg your good will in this case.' (Shak) '[Joseph] begged the body of Jesus.' (Matt. Xxvii. 58) ... Sometimes implying deferential and respectful, rather than earnest, asking; as, I beg your pardon; I beg leave to disagree with you. ... 2. To ask for as a charity, especially. To …

Begbie, James
<person> Scottish physician, 1798-1869. ... See: Begbie's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Begbie's disease
Localised chorea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Begg, P Raymond
<person> Australian orthodontist, *1898. ... See: Begg light wire differential force technique. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beggiatoaceae
A family of gram-negative, gliding bacteria usually found in marine or freshwater environments. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

beggiatoales
An order of gliding bacteria consisting of cells of widely varying sizes that occur mostly as filaments. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Beguez Cesar disease
Synonym for Chediak-Steinbrinck-Higashi syndrome ... Chediak-Higashi syndrome ...

Beguez Cesar, Antonio
<person> Cuban paediatrician. ... See: Beguez Cesar disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behavior
Manner of behaving, whether good or bad; mode of conducting one's self; conduct; deportment; carriage; used also of inanimate objects; as, the behavior of a ship in a storm; the behavior of the magnetic needle. 'A gentleman that is very singular in his behavior.' (Steele) To be upon one's good behavior, To be put upon one's good behavior, to be in …

behaviour
The observable response a person makes to any situation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behaviour and behaviour mechanisms
The observable response made to a situation and the unconscious processes underlying it. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behaviour chain
Related behaviours in a series in which each response serves as a stimulus for the next response. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behaviour disorder
General term used to denote mental illness or psychological dysfunction, specifically those mental, emotional, or behavioural subclasses for which organic correlates do not exist. ... See: antisocial personality disorder. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behaviour reflex
Synonym for conditioned reflex ... A reflex that is gradually developed by training and association through the frequent repetition of a definite stimulus. ... See: conditioning. ... Synonym: acquired reflex, behaviour reflex, trained reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behaviour therapy
The application of modern theories of learning and conditioning in the treatment of behaviour disorders. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behaviour, addictive
The observable, measurable, and often pathological activity of an organism that portrays its inability to overcome a habit resulting in an insatiable craving for a substance or for performing certain acts. The addictive behaviour includes the emotional and physical overdependence on the object of habit in increasing amount or frequency. ... (12 Dec …

behaviour, animal
The observable response an animal makes to any situation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behavioural
Pertaining to behaviour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behavioural epidemic
An epidemic originating in behavioural patterns (in contrast to invading microorganisms); examples include medieval dancing mania, episodes of crowd panic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behavioural genetics
The study of heritable factors in behavioural patterns, as by pedigree analysis, biochemical abnormality, or karyotypic analysis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behavioural health
An interdisciplinary field dedicated to promoting a philosophy of health that stresses individual responsibility in the application of behavioural and biomedical science knowledge and techniques to the maintenance of health and prevention of illness and dysfunction by a variety of self-initiated individual and shared activities. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

behavioural immunogen
Not smoking, regular exercise, and related health-enhancing personal habits and lifestyle of an individual which are associated with a decreased risk of physical illness and dysfunction, and with greater longevity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behavioural manifestation
A manifestation characterised by defects in personality structure and attendant behaviour with minimal anxiety and little or no sense of distress, indicative of a psychiatric disorder; occasionally encephalitis or head injury will produce the clinical picture which is properly diagnosed as chronic brain disorder with behavioural manifestation's. …

behavioural medicine
The interdisciplinary field concerned with the development and integration of behavioural and biomedical science, knowledge, and techniques relevant to health and illness and the application of this knowledge and these techniques to prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behavioural pathogen
The personal habits and lifestyle behaviours of an individual which are associated with an increased risk of physical illness and dysfunction. ... See: risk factor. ... Compare: behavioural immunogen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behavioural psychology
Synonym for behaviourism ... A psychologic theory developed by james b. Watson concerned with studying and measuring behaviours that are observable. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behavioural sciences
Disciplines concerned with the study of human and animal behaviour. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behavioural symptoms
In Alzheimer's disease, the symptoms that relate to action or emotion, such as wandering, depression, anxiety, hostility and sleep disturbances. ... (22 May 1997) ...

behavioural techniques
<psychiatry> A coping strategy in which patients are taught to monitor and evaluate their own behaviour and to modify their reactions to pain. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

behaviourism
A psychologic theory developed by james b. Watson concerned with studying and measuring behaviours that are observable. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

behaviourist
An adherent of behaviourism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behaviouristic psychology
A branch of psychology that uses behavioural approaches such as desensitization and flooding in contrast to counseling and other psychodynamic approaches to the treatment of psychological disorders. ... See: behaviour therapy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Behcet
Hulusi, Turkish dermatologist, 1889-1948. ... See: Behcet's disease, Behcet's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Behcet's disease
Synonym for Behcet's syndrome ... <syndrome> A multisystem, chronic recurrent disease characterised by ulceration in the mouth and genitalia, iritis, uveitis, arthritis and thrombophlebitis. Often treated with immunosuppressive therapy (corticosteroids, chlorambucil). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Behcet's syndrome
<syndrome> A multisystem, chronic recurrent disease characterised by ulceration in the mouth and genitalia, iritis, uveitis, arthritis and thrombophlebitis. Often treated with immunosuppressive therapy (corticosteroids, chlorambucil). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

behenic acid
CH3(CH2)20COOH;a constituent of most fats and fish oils; large amounts are found in jamba, mustard seed, rapeseed oils, and cerebrosides. ... Synonym: n-docosanoic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

behight
1. To promise; to vow. 'Behight by vow unto the chaste Minerve.' (Surrey) ... 2. To give in trust; to commit; to intrust. 'The keys are to thy hand behight.' (Spenser) ... 3. To adjudge; to assign by authority. 'The second was to Triamond behight.' (Spenser) ... 4. To mean, or intend. 'More than heart behighteth.' (Mir. For Mag) ... 5. To consider or e …

Behr
Carl, German ophthalmologist, 1874-1943. ... See: Behr's disease, Behr's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Behr's disease
Synonym for Behr's syndrome ... <syndrome> Adult or presenile form of heredomacular degeneration. ... Synonym: Behr's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Behr's syndrome
<syndrome> Adult or presenile form of heredomacular degeneration. ... Synonym: Behr's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Behring
Emil A. Von, German bacteriologist and Nobel laureate, 1854-1917. ... See: Behring's law. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Behring's law
Parenteral administration of serum from an immunised person provides a relative, passive immunity to that disease (i.e., prevents it, or favourably modifies its course) in a previously susceptible person. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

BEI
<abbreviation> Butanol-extractable iodine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

BEI test
Synonym for butanol-extractable iodine test ... An obsolete test for thyroid function, applicable in patients who have received large amounts of iodine or iodised products. ... Synonym: BEI test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

beige mouse
A mouse strain typified by beige hair and lymphadenopathy, reticulum cell neoplasms and giant lysosomal granules in leukocytes. May be the murine equivalent of Chediak Higashi syndrome of man. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...