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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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blunted affectA disturbance in mood seen in schizophrenic patients manifested by shallowness and a severe reduction in the expression of feeling. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
blur1. To render obscure by making the form or outline of confused and uncertain, as by soiling; to smear; to make indistinct and confused; as, to blur manuscript by handling it while damp; to blur the impression of a woodcut by an excess of ink. 'But time hath nothing blurred those lines of favor Which then he wore.' (Shak) ... 2. To cause imperfection …
blush1. A sudden and brief redness of the face and neck due to emotion. ... 2. In angiography, used metaphorically to describe neovascularity or, in some cases, extravasation. ... Origin: M.E., fr. O.E. Blyscan ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
blushingInvoluntary reddening, especially of the face, associated with feelings of embarrassment, confusion or shame. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
BLV<abbreviation> Bovine leukaemia virus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Blym<oncogene> An oncogene, identified in bird bursal lymphoma. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
BMK1 kinase<enzyme> A mammalian mitogen-activated protein (map) kinase; has 98% sequence identity with erk5; has 3 different forms of mRNA alpha, beta and gamma; genbank u29725 (alpha), u29726 (beta) and u29727 (gamma) ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... Synonym: bmk1 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
BMPSynonym for bone morphogenetic protein ... <protein> Activity derived from bone that induces the formation of cartilage and bone in vivo. ... Seven bone morphogenetic proteins have been described, BMP 1 being the only one not in the TGF beta superfamily. BMP 3 was formerly called osteogenin. ... Acronym: BMP ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
BMRSynonym for basal metabolic rate ... <biochemistry, biology> The metabolic rate as measured under basal conditions: 12 hours after eating, after a restful sleep, no exercise or activity preceding test, elimination of emotional excitement and occurring in a comfortable temperature. ... Acronym: BMR ... (15 Nov 1997) ...
BMTSynonym for bone marrow transplant ... <procedure> A procedure in which a section of bone marrow is taken from one person and transplanted into another. ... It is used to replace bone marrow that has been damaged or diseased. It can be a treatment option in leukaemia. ... Acronym: BMT ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
BNASynonym for Basle Nomina Anatomica ... The name adopted in 1895 in Basel, Switzerland (French spelling, Basle) by members of the German Anatomical Society which met to compile a Latin nomenclature of anatomical terms. Revisions of the resulting nomenclature were published at intervals until, in 1955 in Paris, France, the international membership of …
bo tree<botany> The peepul tree; especially, the very ancient tree standing at Anurajahpoora in Ceylon, grown from a slip of the tree under which Gautama is said to have received the heavenly light and so to have become Buddha. 'The sacred bo tree of the Buddhists (Ficus religiosa), which is planted close to every temple, and attracts almost as much …
boaOrigin: L. Boa a kind of water serpent. Perh. Fr. Bos an ox. ... 1. <herpetology> A genus of large American serpents, including the boa constrictor, the emperor boa of Mexico (B. Imperator), and the chevalier boa of Peru (B. Eques). ... The name is also applied to related genera; as, the dog-headed boa (Xiphosoma caninum). ... 2. A long, round f …
boa constrictor<herpetology> A large and powerful serpent of tropical America, sometimes twenty or thirty feet long. ... It has a succession of spots, alternately black and yellow, extending along the back. It kills its prey by constriction. The name is also loosely applied to other large serpents which crush their prey, particularly to those of the genus Py …
board1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length and breadth as compared with the thickness, used for building, etc. ... When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches, it is usually called a plank. ... 2. A table to put food upon. ... The term board answers to the modern table, but it was often movable, and placed on trestles. 'Fru …
board feet(BF) Unit of measure for logs and lumber. One board foot is equivalent to a piece of wood 1 inch thick, 12 inches wide, and 12 inches long. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
boast1. To dress, as a stone, with a broad chisel. ... 2. To shape roughly as a preparation for the finer work to follow; to cut to the general form required. ... Origin: Of uncertain etymology. ... 1. To vaunt one's self; to brag; to say or tell things which are intended to give others a high opinion of one's self or of things belonging to one's self; as, …
boat conformationSee: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
boat formThe less stable of two conformations assumed by 6-membered cyclic sugars (pyranoses) or cyclohexane derivatives, as opposed to chair form. ... See: Haworth conformational formulas of cyclic sugars. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
boat-shaped abdomenSynonym for scaphoid abdomen ... A condition in which the anterior abdominal wall is sunken and presents a concave rather than a convex contour. ... Synonym: boat-shaped abdomen, navicular abdomen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bob1. Anything that hangs so as to play loosely, or with a short abrupt motion, as at the end of a string; a pendant; as, the bob at the end of a kite's tail. 'In jewels dressed and at each ear a bob.' (Dryden) ... 2. A knot of worms, or of rags, on a string, used in angling, as for eels; formerly, a worm suitable for bait. 'Or yellow bobs, turned up b …
bobbed<biology, molecular biology> The name for a variety of Drosophila (a fruit fly) mutation where the bristles (mostly on the back of the head) are very short and thin compared to normal fruit fly bristles. Also, the number of copies of genes encoding rRNA molecules are reduced. The mutant allele is located on the sex chromosomes and is recessiv …
bobbin1. A small pin, or cylinder, formerly of bone, now most commonly of wood, used in the making of pillow lace. Each thread is wound on a separate bobbin which hangs down holding the thread at a slight tension. ... 2. A spool or reel of various material and construction, with a head at one or both ends, and sometimes with a hole bored through its lengt …
bobbingAn up-and-down movement. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bobierriteThe octahydrate of magnesium phosphate; Mg3(PO4)2-8H2O; sometimes found in renal calculi. ... Compare: newberyite, struvite. ... Origin: Pierre A. Bobierre, Fr. Chemist, + -ite 4. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
BocAbbreviations formerly used for t-butoxycarbonyl; current usage is Boc. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bochdalek, Vincent<person> Czechoslovakian anatomist, 1801-1883. ... See: Bochdalek's foramen, Bochdalek's ganglion, Bochdalek's gap, Bochdalek's hernia, Bochdalek's muscle, Bochdalek's valve, flower basket of Bochdalek. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bochdalek's foramenSynonym for pleuroperitoneal hiatus ... An opening through the diaphragm, connecting pleural and peritoneal cavities, usually the result of defective development of the pleuroperitoneal membrane in the embryo; if the defect is extensive there may be herniation of digestive organs into the pleural cavity. ... See: diaphragmatic hernia. ... Synonym: Boc …
Bochdalek's ganglionA ganglion of the plexus of the dental nerve lying in the maxilla just above the root of the canine tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bochdalek's gapSynonym for vertebrocostal trigone ... A triangular area in the diaphragm near the lateral arcuate ligament that is devoid of muscle fibres; it is covered by pleura superiorly and by peritoneum inferiorly. ... Synonym: Bochdalek's gap, trigonum lumbocostale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bochdalek's herniaSynonym for congenital diaphragmatic hernia ... Absence of the pleuroperitoneal membrane (usually on the left) or an enlarged Morgagni's foramen which allows protrusion of abdominal viscera into the chest. ... Synonym: Bochdalek's hernia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bochdalek's muscleSynonym for musculus triticeoglossus ... An occasional thin band of muscular fibres passing between the root of the tongue and the triticeal cartilage. ... Synonym: Bochdalek's muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bochdalek's valveA fold of mucous membrane in the lacrimal canaliculus at the lacrimal punctum. ... Synonym: Foltz' valvule. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bock, August<person> German anatomist, 1782-1833. ... See: Bock's ganglion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bock's ganglionSynonym for carotid ganglion ... A small ganglionic swelling on filaments from the internal carotid plexus, lying on the undersurface of the carotid artery in the cavernous sinus. ... Synonym: Bock's ganglion, Laumonier's ganglion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bock's nerveSynonym for pharyngeal branch of pterygopalatine ganglion ... Branch of pterygopalatine ganglion passing posteriorly through pharyngeal canal to supply postsynaptic parasympathetic fibres to mucus glands of nasopharynx. ... Synonym: ramus pharyngeus ganglii pterygopalatini, Bock's nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bockhart, Max<person> German physician, 1883-1921. ... See: Bockhart's impetigo. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bockhart's impetigoSynonym for follicular impetigo ... <dermatology> A superficial follicular pustular eruption involving the scalp or other hairy area. ... Synonym: Bockhart's impetigo, superficial pustular perifolliculitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
BOD<abbreviation> Biochemical oxygen demand. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodansky unitThat amount of phosphatase that liberates 1 mg of phosphorus as inorganic phosphate during the first hour of incubation with a buffered substrate containing sodium beta-glycerophosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodansky, Aaron<person> U.S. Biochemist, 1887-1961. ... See: Bodansky unit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodecker indexA modification of the DMF caries index. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodecker, Charles<person> U.S. Oral histologist, embryologist, and pathologist, *1880. ... See: Bodecker index. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodian, David<person> U.S. Anatomist, *1910. ... See: Bodian's copper-protargol stain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodian's copper-protargolStain, a stain employing a silver proteinate complex (protargol) to demonstrate axis cylinders and neurofibrils. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bodice1. A kind of under waist stiffened with whalebone, etc, worn especially. By women; a corset; stays. ... 2. A close-fitting outer waist or vest forming the upper part of a woman's dress, or a portion of it. 'Her bodice half way she unlaced.' (Prior) ... Origin: This is properly the plural of body, Oe. Bodise a pair of bodies, equiv. To a bodice. Cf. C …
bodily1. Having a body or material form; physical; corporeal; consisting of matter. 'You are a mere spirit, and have no knowledge of the bodily part of us.' (Tatler) ... 2. Of or pertaining to the body, in distinction from the mind. 'Bodily defects.' ... 3. Real; actual; put in execution. 'Be brought to bodily act.' (Shak) Bodily fear, apprehension of phys …
bodily secretionsEndogenous substances produced through the activity of intact cells of glands, tissues, or organs. They do not include hormones or enzymes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
bodkin1. A dagger. 'When he himself might his quietus make With a bare bodkin.' (Shak) ... 2. An implement of steel, bone, ivory, etc, with a sharp point, for making holes by piercing; a tiletto; an eyeleteer. ... 3. A sharp tool, like an awl, used for picking ut letters from a column or page in making corrections. ... 4. A kind of needle with a large eye a …
BodoA genus of free-living, ovoid or slightly pyriform protozoa with two flagella, one projecting anteriorly and the other posteriorly; may be ingested as encysted forms in food or drink, or possibly deposited in faeces or urine after excretion; in either instance, cysts frequently develop into trophozoites if the specimen is permitted to remain at roo …
Bodo caudatusA species that is found in specimens of human faeces (especially in tropical regions); the organisms are frequently termed coprozoic flagellates. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodo saltansA species of the intestinal tract sometimes observed in ulcers. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Bodo urinariusA species found occasionally in the urine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
bodyOrigin: OE. Bodi, AS. Bodig; akin to OHG. Botah. Cf. Bodice. ... 1. The material organised substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person. 'Absent in body, but present in spirit.' (1 Cor. V. 3) 'For of the soul the body form doth take. For soul is form, and doth the body make …
body burdenThe total amount of a chemical, metal or radioactive substance present at any time after absorption in the body of man or animal. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body cavityThe collective visceral cavity of the trunk (thoracic cavity plus abdominopelvic cavity), bounded by the superior thoracic aperture above, the pelvic floor below, and the body walls (parietes) in between. ... Synonym: celom, celoma, coelom. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body constitutionThe make-up of the body, determined by the genetic, biochemical, and physiologic endowment of the individual and modified in great measure by environmental factors. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body dysmorphic disorderA psychosomatic (somatoform) disorder characterised by preoccupation with some imagined defect in appearance in a normal-appearing person. ... Synonym: dysmorphophobia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body fluid compartmentsThe two phases between which water and other body fluids are distributed: extracellular and intracellular. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body fluidsLiquid components of living organisms. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body imageA term for the concept which each individual has of his own body as an object in and bound by space, independently and apart from all other objects. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body languageThe expression of thoughts and feelings by means of nonverbal bodily movements, e.g., gestures, or via the symptoms of hysterical conversion. ... See: kinesics. ... Communication by means of bodily signs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body mass indexOne of the anthropometric measures of body mass; it has the highest correlation with skinfold thickness or body density. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body mechanicsThe study of the action of muscles in producing motion or posture of the body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of caudate nucleusThe suprathalamic part of the caudate nucleus lying in the floor of the central part of the lateral ventricle. ... Synonym: corpus nuclei caudati. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of clavicleThe sinuous portion of the clavicle between the sternal and acromial extremities. ... Synonym: corpus claviculae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of clitorisThe shaft or pendulous portion of the clitoris, composed of two fused corpora cavernosa clitoridae, the distal end of which is the glans clitoris. ... Synonym: corpus clitoridis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of epididymisThe middle part that extends downward from the head to the tail of the epididymis on the posterior surface of the testis. ... Synonym: corpus epididymidis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of fornixThe middle part of the fornix situated ventral to the corpus callosum. ... Synonym: corpus fornicis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of gallbladderThe main part of the gallbladder terminating in the rounded fundus below and continuing into the neck of the gallbladder above. ... Synonym: corpus vesicae biliaris, corpus vesicae felleae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of hyoid boneThe body of the hyoid bone, from which the greater and lesser horns extend. ... Synonym: corpus ossis hyoidei, base of hyoid bone, basihyal, basihyoid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of iliumIt forms the upper two-fifths of the acetabulum and joins the pubis and ischium in the acetabulum. It continues above into the ala or wing of the ilium. ... Synonym: corpus ossis ilii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of incusThe main part of the incus that articulates with the malleus and from which the short and long limbs arise. ... Synonym: corpus incudis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of ischiumThe entire ischium with the exception of the ramus. ... Synonym: corpus ossis ischii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of mammary glandThe principal part of the breast, consisting of glandular tissue and its supporting fibrous tissue. It forms a conical mass converging toward the nipple and is surrounded by adipose tissue. ... Synonym: corpus mammae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of mandibleThe heavy, U-shaped, horizontal portion of the mandible extending posteriorly to the angle where it is continuous with the ramus; it supports the lower teeth. ... Synonym: corpus mandibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of maxillaThe central portion of the maxilla hollowed out by the maxillary sinus; it presents orbital, nasal, anterior, and infratemporal surfaces and supports four processes, frontal, zygomatic, palatine, and alveolar. ... Synonym: corpus maxillae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of nailThe exposed portion of the nail distal to its root. ... Synonym: corpus unguis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of pancreasThe part of the pancreas from the point where it crosses the portal vein to the point where it enters the lienorenal ligament. ... Synonym: corpus pancreatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of penisThe free pendulous portion of the penis, consisting of shaft and glans penis. ... Synonym: corpus penis, scapus penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of phalanxThe shaft of each phalanx of the hand or foot. ... Synonym: corpus phalangis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of pubisThe flattened medial portion of the pubic bone entering into the pubic symphysis. From it extend the superior and inferior rami. ... Synonym: corpus ossis pubis, pubic body, body of pubic bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of ribThe shaft of a rib; the portion which extends laterally, anteriorly, and then medially from the tubercle. ... Synonym: corpus costae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of sphenoid boneThe central portion of the sphenoid bone from which the greater and lesser wings and the pterygoid processes arise. The sphenoidal sinuses lie within it. ... Synonym: corpus ossis sphenoidalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of sternumThe middle and largest portion of the sternum, lying between the manubrium superiorly and the xiphoid process inferiorly. ... Synonym: corpus sterni, gladiolus, mesosternum, midsternum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of stomachThe part of the stomach that lies between the fundus above and the pyloric antrum below; its boundaries are poorly defined. ... Synonym: corpus gastricum [ventriculi]. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of talusThe large posterior part of the talus forming the trochlea above for articulation with the tibia and fibula and articulating below with the calcaneus. ... Synonym: corpus tali. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of thigh boneSynonym for shaft of femur ... The cylindrical shaft of the thigh bone. ... Synonym: corpus ossis femoris, body of thigh bone, corpus femoris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of tibiaSynonym for shaft of tibia ... The triangular body of tibia between its expanded proximal and distal ends. ... Synonym: corpus tibiae, body of tibia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of tongueThe oral part of the tongue anterior to the terminal sulcus. ... Synonym: corpus linguae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of ulnaSynonym for shaft of ulna ... The shaft of the ulna between the proximal extremity and the head. ... Synonym: body of ulna. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of urinary bladderThe portion of the bladder between the apex and fundus. ... Synonym: corpus vesicae urinariae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of uterusThe part of the uterus above the isthmus, comprising about two thirds of the non-pregnant organ. ... Synonym: corpus uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body of vertebraThe main portion of a vertebra anterior to the vertebral canal, as distinct from the arches. ... Synonym: corpus vertebrae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body patterningThe morphological expression of genetic control of body shape. Clusters of homeotic genes control the morphology of animal body plans and body parts. Different body patterns may evolve through changes in gene number, regulation, or function. Recent evidence suggests that homeotic gene clusters were duplicated early in vertebrate evolution, but that …
body regionsAnatomical areas of the body. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body righting reflexesReflex effects upon the neck muscles which bring the head into the correct position in space caused by stimulation of pressoreceptors in the body wall by contact with the ground. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
body schemaSynonym for body image ... A term for the concept which each individual has of his own body as an object in and bound by space, independently and apart from all other objects. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
body surface potential mappingRecording of regional electrophysiological information by analysis of surface potentials to give a complete picture of the effects of the currents from the heart on the body surface. It has been applied to the diagnosis of old inferior myocardial infarction, localization of the bypass pathway in wolff-parkinson-white syndrome, recognition of ventri …
body temperature changesAny deviation from normal body temperature of the human body, about 98.6 degrees f. Or 37 degrees c. When taken orally. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
