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

Bozeman's operation
An operation for uterovaginal fistula, the cervix uteri being attached to the bladder and opening into its cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bozeman's position
Knee-elbow position, the patient being strapped to supports. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bozzolo
Camillo, Italian physician, 1845-1920. ... See: Bozzolo's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bozzolo's sign
<clinical sign> Pulsating vessels in the nasal mucous membrane, noted occasionally in thoracic aneurysm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

BP
In genetics, base pair. In general medicine, blood pressure (but usually in capital letters as BP). ... Commonly used abbreviation for blood pressure. For example, in a medical chart, you might see scrawled BP90/60 T98.6 Ht60/reg R15 , which is short hand signifying that the blood pressure is 90/60 mm Hg, the temperature (T) is 98.6 degrees Fahrenhe …

BPH
Benign prostatic hypertrophy. Nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate gland. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Bq
<abbreviation> Becquerel. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Br
Symbol for bromine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Braasch catheter
A bulb-tipped catheter used for dilation and calibration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Braasch, William
<person> U.S. Urologist, 1878-1975. ... See: Braasch catheter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brace
1. To furnish with braces; to support; to prop; as, to brace a beam in a building. ... 2. To draw tight; to tighten; to put in a state of tension; to strain; to strengthen; as, to brace the nerves. 'And welcome war to brace her drums.' (Campbell) ... 3. To bind or tie closely; to fasten tightly. 'The women of China, by bracing and binding them from t …

bracelet
An appliance for the wrist. ... Nussbaum's bracelet, an appliance designed for use with writer's cramp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

braces
Orthopedic appliances used to support, align, or hold parts of the body in correct position. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

brachia
Plural of brachium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachial anaesthesia
Anaesthetization of an upper extremity by injection of local anaesthetic solution about the brachial plexus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachial artery
<anatomy, artery> The artery that runs from the shoulder down to the elbow. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

brachial birth palsy
Paralysis of the infant's arm due to injury received at birth usually resulting from a shoulder dystocia; three types are recognised: 1) whole arm; 2) upper arm (Erb's p.); 3) forearm (Klumpke's paralysis). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachial cleft cyst
A cervical cyst arising from the persistence of ectodermal brachial cleft (groove) or endodermal pharyngeal pouches. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachial fascia
The deep fascia of the arm; it is continuous proximally with the pectoral fascia and the fascia covering the deltoid; distally it is continuous with the antebrachial fascia. ... Synonym: fascia brachii, deep fascia of arm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachial gland
One of the lymph nodes of the arm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachial lymph nodes
Synonym for lateral group of axillary lymph nodes ... Lymph nodes along the brachial vein that receive lymph drainage from most of the free superior limb and send efferent vessels to the central group of axillary lymph nodes. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici brachiales, brachial lymph nodes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachial muscle
Synonym for brachialis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lower two-thirds of anterior surface of humerus; insertion, coronoid process of ulna; action, flexes elbow; nerve supply, musculocutaneous, usually with a minor contribution from the radial. ... Synonym: musculus brachialis, brachial muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachial neuritis
Synonym for brachial plexus neuropathy ... neuralgic amyotrophy ...

brachial plexitis
Synonym for neuralgic amyotrophy ... A neurological disorder, of unknown cause, characterised by the sudden onset of severe pain, usually about the shoulder and often beginning at night, soon followed by weakness and wasting of various forequarter muscles, particularly shoulder girdle muscles; both sporadic and familial in occurrence with the former …

brachial plexus
A network of lower cervical and upper dorsal spinal nerves supplying the arm, forearm and hand. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachial plexus neuropathy
Synonym for neuralgic amyotrophy ... A neurological disorder, of unknown cause, characterised by the sudden onset of severe pain, usually about the shoulder and often beginning at night, soon followed by weakness and wasting of various forequarter muscles, particularly shoulder girdle muscles; both sporadic and familial in occurrence with the former …

brachial veins
Venae comitantes of the brachial artery which empty into the axillary vein. ... Synonym: venae brachiales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachialgia
Pain in the arm. ... Origin: L. Brachium, arm, + algos, pain ... Brachialgia statica paresthetica, pain in the arm and transient paresthesia occurring only at night. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachialis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, lower two-thirds of anterior surface of humerus; insertion, coronoid process of ulna; action, flexes elbow; nerve supply, musculocutaneous, usually with a minor contribution from the radial. ... Synonym: musculus brachialis, brachial muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachio-
Synonym: arm. ... Synonym: radial. ... Origin: L. Brachium ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachiocephalic
Relating to both arm and head. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachiocephalic arteritis
Giant-cell arteritis seen in older adults; characterised by inflammatory lesions in medium sized arteries, most commonly in the head, neck and/or shoulder girdle area; lesions include fragmented elastin, macrophages, and giant cells. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate is usually markedly elevated. Visual loss can occur. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachiocephalic muscle
Synonym for musculus brachiocephalicus ... In animals, a compound muscle passing from the brachium or humerus to the head and the dorsal cervical raphe; the clavicular insertion or clavicle subdivides the muscle. ... Synonym: brachiocephalic muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachiocephalic trunk
The first and largest artery branching from the aortic arch. It distributes blood to the right side of the head and neck and to the right arm. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

brachiocephalic veins
Large veins on either side of the root of the neck formed by the junction of the internal jugular and subclavian veins. They drain blood from the head, neck, and upper extremities, and unite to form the superior vena cava. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

brachiocrural
Relating to both arm and thigh. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachiocubital
Relating to both arm and elbow or to both arm and forearm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachiogram
Tracing of the brachial artery pulse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachiopod
A phylum of invertebrate animals often grouped with two other phyla under the name Lophophorates. General characteristics include: a pair of protective shells (giving them a superficial resemblance to the bivalves - i.e. Clams), a stalk protruding from the rear called a pedicle which anchors the animal to the sea floor, and a lophophore (a ridge wi …

brachiopoda
<zoology> A class of Molluscoidea having a symmetrical bivalve shell, often attached by a fleshy peduncle. ... Within the shell is a pair of 'arms,' often long and spirally coiled, bearing rows of ciliated tentacles by which a current of water is made to flow into the mantle cavity, bringing the microscopic food to the mouth between the bases …

brachioradial muscle
Synonym for brachioradialis ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus; insertion, front of base of styloid process of radius; action, flexes elbow and assists slightly in supination; nerve supply, (common) radial. ... Synonym: musculus brachioradialis, brachioradial muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachioradial reflex
With the arm supinated to 45°, a tap near the lower end of the radius causes contraction of the brachioradial (supinator longus) muscle. ... Synonym: radioperiosteal reflex, styloradial reflex, supination reflex, supinator jerk, supinator reflex, supinator longus reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachioradialis
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, lateral supracondylar ridge of humerus; insertion, front of base of styloid process of radius; action, flexes elbow and assists slightly in supination; nerve supply, (common) radial. ... Synonym: musculus brachioradialis, brachioradial muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachium colliculi inferioris
Synonym for brachium of inferior colliculus ... A fibre bundle passing from the inferior colliculus on either side of the brainstem along the lateral border of the superior colliculus to the posterior part of the thalamus where it enters the medial geniculate body. It forms part of the major ascending auditory pathway. ... Synonym: brachium colliculi …

brachium colliculi superioris
Synonym for brachium of superior colliculus ... A band of fibres of the optic tract bypassing the lateral geniculate body to terminate in the superior colliculus and pretectal region. ... Synonym: brachium colliculi superioris, brachium quadrigeminum superius, superior quadrigeminal brachium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachium conjunctivum cerebelli
Synonym for superior cerebellar peduncle ... A large bundle of nerve fibres that originate from the dentate and interpositus nuclei and emerges from the cerebellum in the rostral direction, along the lateral wall of the fourth ventricle. The bundle submerges from the dorsal surface of the brainstem into the mesencephalic tegmentum, where all of its …

brachium of inferior colliculus
A fibre bundle passing from the inferior colliculus on either side of the brainstem along the lateral border of the superior colliculus to the posterior part of the thalamus where it enters the medial geniculate body. It forms part of the major ascending auditory pathway. ... Synonym: brachium colliculi inferioris, brachium quadrigeminum inferius, i …

brachium of superior colliculus
A band of fibres of the optic tract bypassing the lateral geniculate body to terminate in the superior colliculus and pretectal region. ... Synonym: brachium colliculi superioris, brachium quadrigeminum superius, superior quadrigeminal brachium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachium pontis
Synonym for middle cerebellar peduncle ... The largest of three paired cerebellar peduncles, composed mainly of fibres that originate in the pontine nuclei, cross the midline in the ventral part of pons, and emerge on the opposite side as a massive bundle arching dorsally along the lateral side of the pontine tegmentum into the cerebellum; its fibre …

brachium quadrigeminum inferius
Synonym for brachium of inferior colliculus ... A fibre bundle passing from the inferior colliculus on either side of the brainstem along the lateral border of the superior colliculus to the posterior part of the thalamus where it enters the medial geniculate body. It forms part of the major ascending auditory pathway. ... Synonym: brachium colliculi …

brachium quadrigeminum superius
Synonym for brachium of superior colliculus ... A band of fibres of the optic tract bypassing the lateral geniculate body to terminate in the superior colliculus and pretectal region. ... Synonym: brachium colliculi superioris, brachium quadrigeminum superius, superior quadrigeminal brachium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bracht manoeuvre
Delivery of a foetus in breech position by extension of the legs and trunk of the foetus over the symphysis pubis and abdomen of the mother; the foetal head is born spontaneously as the legs and trunk are lifted above the maternal pelvis, and as the body of the infant is extended by the operator. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bracht-Wachter lesion
A focal collection of lymphocytes and mononuclear cells within the myocardium in bacterial endocarditis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bracht, E
<person> 20th century German pathologist. ... See: Bracht-Wachter lesion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Bracht, Erich Franz
<person> German obstetrician and gynecologist, *1882. ... See: Bracht manoeuvre. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachy-
Short. ... Origin: G. Brachys, short ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachybasia
The shuffling gait characteristic of pyramidal tract disease. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Basis, a stepping ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachybasocamptodactyly
Combined disproportionate shortness and crookedness of the fingers. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Basis, base, + campylos, curved, + daktylos, finger ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachybasophalangia
Abnormal shortness of the proximal phalanges. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Basis, base, + phalanx ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyblast
A short branch, a spur shoot. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

brachycardia
Synonym for bradycardia ... <clinical sign> A slowness of the heart beat, as evidenced by slowing of the pulse rate to less than 60 beats per minute. ... Origin: Gr. Kardia = heart ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

brachycephalia
A disproportionate shortness of the head. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachycephalism
A disproportionate shortness of the head. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachycephaly
A disproportionate shortness of the head. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachycheilia
Brachychilia ... Abnormal shortness of the lips. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Cheilos, lip ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachycnaemic
Having short legs; specifically, relating to a tibiofemoral index of less than 82 with a shank disproportionately shorter than the thigh. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Kneme, leg ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachycranic
Brachycephalic with a cephalic index of 80.0 to 84.9. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Kranion, skull ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachydactylia
Abnormal shortness of the fingers. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachydactylic
Denoting brachydactyly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachydactyly
Abnormal shortness of the fingers. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Brachydanio rerio
Synonym for zebrafish ... <cell biology, genetics> Brachydanio rerio, species of small fresshwater aquarium fish with a transparent embryo making it possible to follow progeny of single cells until quite late stages of development. This, together with the availability of mutant lines make it an important preparation for the study of vertebrate …

brachyesophagus
An abnormally short oesophagus. ... Origin: brachy-+ oesophagus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyfacial
Synonym for brachyprosopic ... Having a disproportionately short face. ... Synonym: brachyfacial. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Prosopikos, facial ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyglossal
Denoting an abnormally short tongue. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachygnathia
bird face, abnormal shortness or recession of the mandible ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachygnathous
Having a receding underjaw. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachykerkic
Relating to a radiohumeral index of less than 75, with a forearm relatively shorter than the upper arm. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Kerkis, radius ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachymelia
Disproportionate shortness of the limbs. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

brachymesophalangia
Abnormal shortness of the middle phalanges. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Mesos, middle, + phalanx ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachymetacarpalia
Synonym for brachymetacarpia ... Abnormal shortness of the metacarpals, especially the fourth and fifth. ... Synonym: brachymetacarpalia, brachymetacarpalism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachymetacarpia
Abnormal shortness of the metacarpals, especially the fourth and fifth. ... Synonym: brachymetacarpalia, brachymetacarpalism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachymetapody
Apparent shortness of toes or fingers resulting from shortness or hypoplasia of the metacarpals or metatarsals. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Meta-(tarsal) + pous (pod-), foot ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachymetatarsia
Abnormal shortness of the metatarsals. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachymorphic
Having, or denoting, a shorter form than that of the usually accepted norm. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Morphe, form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyodont
Having abnormally short teeth. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Odous, tooth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyonychia
Short nails, in which the width of the nail plate and nail bed is greater than the length; may be congenital or result from nail biting, bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism, or psoriatic arthropathy. ... Origin: G. Brachys, short + onyx, onychos, nail, + suffix -ia, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachypellic
Denoting a transverse oval pelvis. ... See: brachypellic pelvis. ... Synonym: brachypelvic. ... Origin: brachy-+ pelvis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachypellic pelvis
A pelvis in which the transverse diameter is more than 1 cm longer but less than 3 cm longer than the anteroposterior diameter. ... Synonym: transverse oval pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachypelvic
Synonym for brachypellic ... Denoting a transverse oval pelvis. ... See: brachypellic pelvis. ... Synonym: brachypelvic. ... Origin: brachy-+ pelvis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyphalangia
Abnormal shortness of the phalanges. ... Origin: brachy-+ phalanx ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachypodous
Having abnormally short feet. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Pous, foot ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyprosopic
Having a disproportionately short face. ... Synonym: brachyfacial. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Prosopikos, facial ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyrhinia
Abnormal shortness of the nose. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Rhis, nose ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyrhynchus
Abnormal shortness of the nose and maxilla, often associated with cyclopia. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Rhynchos, snout ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachyskelic
Relating to abnormally short legs. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Skelos, leg ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachystaphyline
Having a short palate; having a palatomaxillary index above 85. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Staphyle, uvula ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachystochrone
<mathematics> A curve, in which a body, starting from a given point, and descending solely by the force of gravity, will reach another given point in a shorter time than it could by any other path. This curve of quickest descent, as it is sometimes called, is, in a vacuum, the same as the cycloid. ... Origin: Incorrect for brachistochrone, fr. …

brachysyndactyly
Abnormal shortness of fingers or toes combined with a webbing between the adjacent digits. ... Origin: brachy-+ syndactyly ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachytelephalangia
Abnormal shortness of the distal phalanges. ... Origin: brachy-+ G. Telos, end, + phalanx ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

brachytherapy
A type of radiation therapy is which radioactive materials are placed in direct contact with the tissue being treated. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...