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

caulescent
<plant biology> Having a well-developed stem above ground level. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

cauliflower ear
Thickening and induration of the ear with distortion of contours following extravasation of blood within its tissues. ... Synonym: boxer's ear. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cauliflower-ear deformity
Destruction of the underlying cartilage framework of the outer ear (pinnae), usually caused by either infection or trauma, resulting in a thickening of the ear. Classically, blood collects (haematoma) between the ear cartilage and the skin. There is a marked thickening of the entire ear which may be so extensive that the shape of the ear becomes un …

caulimovirus
A group of plant viruses that are transmitted by aphids in a semipersistent manner. Aphid-borne transmission of some caulimoviruses requires certain virus-coded proteins termed transmission factors. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cauline
<plant biology> Of leaves, borne on an aerial stem, of flowers or fruits, borne on old wood. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

caulobacter
A genus of rod- or vibroid-shaped or fusiform bacteria that commonly produce a stalk. They are found in fresh water and soil and divide by binary transverse fission. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

caulobacter crescentus
A species of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria that consist of slender vibroid cells. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

caumesthesia
Subjective heat sensation of uncomfortably high temperature; a type of thermal dysesthesia. ... Origin: G. Kauma, heat, + aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

causal
Pertaining to a cause, directed against a cause. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

causal additivity
The relationship between two or more causal components such that their combined effect is the algebraic sum of their individual effects. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

causal independence
The state of systems that share no causes or effects. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

causal treatment
Treatment aimed at reversing the causal factor in a disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

causalgia
<neurology> Persistent severe burning of the skin usually following direct or indirect trauma to a sensory nerve, accompanied by cutaneus changes. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

causality
The relating of causes to the effects they produce. Causes are termed necessary when they must always precede an effect and sufficient when they initiate or produce an effect. Any of several factors may be associated with the potential disease causation or outcome, including predisposing factors, enabling factors, precipitating factors, reinforcing …

cause
That which produces an effect or condition; that by which a morbid change or disease is brought about. ... Origin: L. Causa ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cause of death
Factors which produce cessation of all vital bodily functions. They can be analyzed from an epidemiologic viewpoint. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

causes of cancer
Cancer is a group of more than 100 different diseases. Benign tumours are not cancer; malignant tumours are cancer. most cancers are named for the type of cell or the organ in which they begin. When cancer spreads (metastasizes), the new tumour has the same name as the original (primary) tumour. Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer for bot …

caustic
<chemistry> An escharotic or corrosive agent. ... Synonym: cauterant. ... Origin: L. Causticus, Gr. Kaustikos ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

caustic alkali
A highly ionised (in solution) alkali; e.g., NaOH. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caustic potash
Synonym for potassium hydroxide ... KOH;a strong, penetrating caustic. ... Synonym: caustic potash. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caustic soda
Synonym for sodium hydroxide ... <chemical> A highly caustic substance that is used to neutralise acids and make sodium salts. ... Pharmacological action: caustics, pharmaceutic aid. ... Chemical name: Sodium hydroxide (Na(OH)) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

caustics
Strong alkaline chemicals that destroy soft body tissues resulting in a deep, penetrating type of burn, in contrast to corrosives, that result in a more superficial type of damage via chemical means or inflammation. Caustics are usually hydroxides of light metals. Sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide are the most widely used caustic agents in i …

cauterant
1. Cauterizing. ... 2. A cauterizing agent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cauterisation
<procedure> A procedure performed on the skin or mucosa to effect scarring, often used to remove lesions or control bleeding. ... May be performed thermally, electrically, cryocautery (cold) or by laser. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

cauterise
<technique> To stop bleeding through the application of heat (thermal or electric) or a chemical substance (silver nitrate). ... To destroy tissue with heat, cold, or caustic substances, usually to seal off blood vessels or ducts. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

cauterization
The use of heat to destroy abnormal cells. Also called diathermy or electrodiathermy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cauterize
Synonym for cauterise ... <technique> To stop bleeding through the application of heat (thermal or electric) or a chemical substance (silver nitrate). ... To destroy tissue with heat, cold, or caustic substances, usually to seal off blood vessels or ducts. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

cautery
The application of a caustic substance, a hot instrument, an electric current, or other agent to destroy tissue. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cautery knife
A knife that sears while cutting, to diminish bleeding. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cava
See: inferior vena cava, superior vena cava. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavagram
Synonym for cavogram ... An angiogram of a vena cava. ... Synonym: cavagram. ... Origin: (vena) cava + G. Gramma, a writing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caval
Relating to a vena cava. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caval fold
A fold near the base on the right side of the dorsal mesentery, in which a primordial segment of the inferior vena cava develops between the right subcardinal vein and vessels within the liver. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caval valve
Synonym for valve of inferior vena cava ... An endocardial fold extending from the anterior inferior margin of the inferior vena cava to the anterior part of the limbus fossa ovalis. ... Synonym: valvula venae cavae inferioris, caval valve, eustachian valve, sylvian valve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavalry bone
Synonym for rider's bone ... Heterotopic bone ossification of the tendon of the adductor longus muscle from strain in horseback riding. ... Synonym: cavalry bone, exercise bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavascope
<instrument> An obsolete term for celoscope. ... Origin: L. Cavum, hole, + G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cave
A hollow or enclosed space or cavity. ... See: cavity, cavitas, cavity, cavern, cavern. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cave sickness
Histoplasmosis acquired by inhalation of organism Histoplasma capulatum in caves (spelunking) or mine shafts containing bird roosts or bats, prime conditions for growth of the organisms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caveola
A small pocket, vesicle, cave, or recess communicating with the outside of a cell and extending inward, indenting the cytoplasm and the cell membrane. Such caveolae may be pinched off to form free vesicles within the cytoplasm. They are considered to be sites of uptake of materials into the cell, expulsion of materials from the cell, or sites of ad …

cavern
An anatomical cavity with many interconnecting chambers. ... Synonym: caverna. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caverna
Synonym: cavern. ... Origin: L. A grotto, fr. Cavus, hollow ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernae corporis spongiosi
Synonym for caverns of corpus spongiosum ... The vascular spaces forming the erectile tissue of the corpus spongiosum penis in the male and the bulb of the vestibule in the female. ... Synonym: cavernae corporis spongiosi, cavities of corpus spongiosum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernae corporum cavernosorum
Synonym for caverns of corpora cavernosa ... The vascular spaces of the corpora cavernosa that, together with the intervening fibrous trabeculae, form the erectile tissue of the penis or clitoris. ... Synonym: cavernae corporum cavernosorum, cavities of corpora cavernosa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caverniloquy
Low pitched resonant pectoriloquy heard over a lung cavity. ... Origin: L. Caverna, cavern, + loquor, to talk ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernitis
Inflammation of the corpus cavernosum penis. ... Synonym: cavernositis. ... Fibrous cavernitis, cavernitis occasionally associated with Peyronie's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernoscope
<instrument> An obsolete term for celoscope. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernoscopy
An obsolete term for celoscopy. ... Origin: L. Caverna, cavern, + G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernositis
Synonym for cavernitis ... Inflammation of the corpus cavernosum penis. ... Synonym: cavernositis. ... Fibrous cavernitis, cavernitis occasionally associated with Peyronie's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernostomy
<procedure> An obsolete term for opening of any cavity to establish drainage. ... Origin: L. Caverna, cavern, + G. Stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous
Relating to a cavern or a cavity; containing many cavities. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous angioma
Vascular malformation composed of sinusoidal vessels without a large feeding artery; can be multiple, especially if inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. ... Synonym: nevus cavernosus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous arteries
Synonym for cavernous sinus branch of internal carotid artery ... <anatomy, artery> A number of small branches of the cavernous part of the internal carotid artery. ... See: ganglionic branch of internal carotid artery, basal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery, marginal tentorial branch of internal carotid artery. ... Synonym: ramus sin …

cavernous body of clitoris
Synonym for corpus cavernosum clitoridis ... One of the two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the body of the clitoris; they diverge at the root to form the crura of the clitoris. ... Synonym: cavernous body of clitoris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous body of penis
Synonym for corpus cavernosum penis ... One of two parallel columns of erectile tissue forming the dorsal part of the body of the penis; they are separated posteriorly, forming the crura of the penis. ... Synonym: cavernous body of penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous groove
Synonym for carotid groove ... The groove on the body of the sphenoid bone in which the internal carotid artery lies in its course through the cavernous sinus. ... Synonym: sulcus caroticus, carotid sulcus, cavernous groove. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous haemangioma
<dermatology> Red or purple-coloured vascular skin markings that develop shortly after birth. most are usually painless and benign. ... Some lesions (cavernous haemangiomas) will disappear or become harder to see as the child approaches school age. Localised steroid injections have been used successfully to reduce the size of a birthmark. ... ( …

cavernous haemangioma of liver
<radiology> Ultrasound: increased echogenicity, CT: decreased density, enhances from periphery, becomes isodense, may enlarge during pregnancy, in kids: most common benign liver tumour, increased morbidity/mortality, classic triad: hepatomegaly, cut. Haemangiomas, congestive heart failure, with or without liver bruit, may rupture leading to h …

cavernous lymphangiectasis
Synonym for lymphangioma cavernosum ... A condition of conspicuous dilation of lymphatic vessels in a fairly circumscribed region, frequently with the formation of cavities or 'lakes' filled with lymph. ... Synonym: cavernous lymphangiectasis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous nerves of clitoris
Nerves corresponding to the cavernous nerves of penis in the male, arising from the vesicular portion of the pelvic plexus. ... Synonym: nervi cavernosi clitoridis, cavernous plexus of clitoris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous nerves of penis
Two nerves, major and minor, derived from the prostatic portion of the pelvic plexus supplying sympathetic and parasympathetic fibres to the helicine arteries and arteriorvenous anastomoses of the corpus cavernosum stimulating erection. ... Synonym: nervi cavernosi penis, cavernous plexus of penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous plexus of clitoris
Synonym for cavernous nerves of clitoris ... Nerves corresponding to the cavernous nerves of penis in the male, arising from the vesicular portion of the pelvic plexus. ... Synonym: nervi cavernosi clitoridis, cavernous plexus of clitoris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous plexus of conchae
Erectile tissue in the mucous membrane covering the conchae of the nasal cavity. ... Synonym: plexus cavernosi concharum, corpus cavernosum conchae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous plexus of penis
Synonym for cavernous nerves of penis ... Two nerves, major and minor, derived from the prostatic portion of the pelvic plexus supplying sympathetic and parasympathetic fibres to the helicine arteries and arteriorvenous anastomoses of the corpus cavernosum stimulating erection. ... Synonym: nervi cavernosi penis, cavernous plexus of penis. ... (05 Mar …

cavernous rale
A resonating, bubbling sound caused by air entering a cavity partly filled with fluid. ... Synonym: cavernous rhonchus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous resonance
Synonym for amphoric resonance ... A percussion sound, like that produced by striking a large empty bottle, obtained by percussing over a pulmonary cavity. ... Synonym: cavernous resonance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous respiration
A hollow reverberating sound heard on auscultation over a cavity in the lung. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous rhonchus
Synonym for cavernous rale ... A resonating, bubbling sound caused by air entering a cavity partly filled with fluid. ... Synonym: cavernous rhonchus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous sinus
<radiology> Contents: III oculomotor n., IV trochlear n., V-1 ophthalmic n. (trigeminal n.), V-2 maxillary n. (trigeminal n.), VI abducens n. Note: mandibular n. (V-3) passes through foramen rotundum ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cavernous sinus syndrome
<syndrome> This condition is characterised by oedema of the eyelids and conjunctivae and paralysis of the third, fourth and sixth cranial nerves. It is due to a cavernous sinus thrombosis. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cavernous sinus thrombosis
<neurology> A blood clot within the cavernous sinus (a sinus cavity which is bordered by the sphenoid bone and the temporal bone). This condition produces a syndrome called cavernous sinus syndrome. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

cavernous tissue
Synonym for erectile tissue ... A tissue with numerous vascular spaces that may become engorged with blood. ... Synonym: cavernous tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous transfer of portal vein
<anatomy, vein> Replacement of the portal vein by a number of collateral channels, a consequence of thrombosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous veins of penis
The cavernous venous spaces in the erectile tissue of the penis. ... Synonym: venae cavernosae penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous voice
The hollow or metallic voice sound heard over a pulmonary cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavernous voice sound
Synonym for cavernous voice ... The hollow or metallic voice sound heard over a pulmonary cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caverns of corpora cavernosa
The vascular spaces of the corpora cavernosa that, together with the intervening fibrous trabeculae, form the erectile tissue of the penis or clitoris. ... Synonym: cavernae corporum cavernosorum, cavities of corpora cavernosa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caverns of corpus spongiosum
The vascular spaces forming the erectile tissue of the corpus spongiosum penis in the male and the bulb of the vestibule in the female. ... Synonym: cavernae corporis spongiosi, cavities of corpus spongiosum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cavia
A genus of the family Caviidae that includes the guinea pigs. ... Origin: Mod. L., fr. Native Indian ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cavia porcellus
A rodent with a very short tail that is not visible externally; native to South America, where it is raised for food; used widely as a laboratory animal in bacteriologic, pathologic, and pharmacologic research. ... Synonym: guinea pig. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

caviar lesion
A dilated vein or varicule existing in the venous collecting system under the tongue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitary
1. Relating to a cavity or having a cavity or cavities. ... 2. Denoting any animal parasite that has an enteric canal or body cavity and that lives within the host's body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitary lung nodules
<radiology> TB, fungal infection (including Coccidioides), septic pulmonary emboli, metastases, necrobiotic rheumatoid nodules, Wegener's granulomatosis ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cavitas
Synonym: cavity. ... Origin: Mod. L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas abdominalis
Synonym for abdominal cavity ... <anatomy> That portion of the body extending from beneath the diaphragm down to the pelvis. It contains all the abdominal organs. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cavitas articularis
Synonym for articular cavity ... A joint cavity, the potential space bounded by the synovial membrane and articular cartilages of all synovial joints. Normally, the articular cavity contains only sufficient synovial fluid to lubricate the internal surfaces. ... Synonym: cavitas articularis, cavum articulare. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas coronalis
Synonym for crown cavity ... The space within the crown of a tooth continuous with the root canal. ... Synonym: cavitas coronalis, cavum coronale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas dentis
Synonym for pulp cavity ... The central hollow of a tooth consisting of the crown cavity and the root canal; it contains the fibrovascular dental pulp and is lined throughout by odontoblasts. ... Synonym: cavitas dentis, cavity of tooth, cavum dentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas glenoidalis
Synonym for mandibular fossa ... A deep hollow in the squamous portion of the temporal bone at the root of the zygoma, in which rests the condyle of the mandible. ... Synonym: cavitas glenoidalis, fossa mandibularis, articular fossa of temporal bone, glenoid cavity, glenoid fossa, glenoid surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas infraglotticum
Synonym for infraglottic cavity ... The part of the cavity of the larynx immediately below the glottis. ... Synonym: cavitas infraglotticum, aditus glottidis inferior, cavum infraglotticum, inferior laryngeal cavity, infraglottic space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas laryngis
Synonym for cavity of larynx ... A cavity that is continuous above with the pharynx at the level of the aryepiglottic folds and extends downward through the rima glottidis to the infraglottic space. ... Synonym: cavitas laryngis, cavum laryngis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas medullaris
Synonym for medullary cavity ... The marrow cavity in the shaft of a long bone. ... Synonym: cavitas medullaris, cavum medullare. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas nasi
Synonym for nasal cavity ... The proximal portion of the respiratory passages on either side of the nasal septum, lined with ciliated mucosa, extending from the nares to the pharynx. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cavitas oris
Synonym for oral cavity ... The region consisting of the vestibulum oris, the narrow cleft between the lips and cheeks, and the teeth and gums, and the cavitas oris propria. ... Synonym: cavitas oris, cavum oris, mouth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas oris propria
Synonym for oral cavity proper ... The space between the dental arches, limited posteriorly by the isthmus of the fauces (palatoglossal arch). ... Synonym: cavitas oris propria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas pelvis
Synonym for pelvic cavity ... The space bounded at the sides by the bones of the pelvis, above by the superior aperture of the pelvis, and below by the pelvic diaphragm; it contains the pelvic viscera. ... Synonym: cavitas pelvis, cavum pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas pericardialis
Synonym for pericardial cavity ... The potential space between the parietal and the visceral layers of the serous pericardium, in the embryo, that part of the primary celom containing the heart; originally it is in open communication with the pericardioperitoneal cavity's and indirectly, through them, with the peritoneal part of the celom. ... Synony …

cavitas peritonealis
Synonym for peritoneal cavity ... The space enclosed by the peritoneum. It is divided into two portions, the greater sac and the lesser sac or omental bursa, which lies behind the stomach. The two sacs are connected by the foramen of winslow, or epiploic foramen. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cavitas pharyngis
Synonym for cavity of pharynx ... It consists of a nasal part (nasopharynx) continuous anteriorly with the nasal cavity and receiving the openings of the auditory tubes, an oral part (oropharynx) opening through the fauces into the oral cavity, and a laryngeal part (laryngopharynx) leading into the vestibule of the larynx and to the oesophagus. ... S …

cavitas pleuralis
Synonym for pleural cavity ... The potential space which lies in between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cavitas thoracis
Synonym for thoracic cavity ... The space within the thoracic walls, bounded below by the diaphragm and above by the neck. ... Synonym: cavitas thoracis, cavum thoracis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...