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

cavitas tympanica
Synonym for tympanic cavity ... An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly. ... Synonym: cavitas tympanica, cavity of middle ear, cavum tympani, tympanum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitas uteri
Synonym for uterine cavity ... Cavity of uterus, the space within the uterus extending from the cervical canal to the openings of the uterine tubes. ... Synonym: cavitas uteri, cavum uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavitation
1. Formation of a cavity, as in the lung in tuberculosis. ... 2. The production of small vapor-containing bubbles or cavities in a liquid or tissue by ultrasound. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavities
Holes in the two outer layers of a tooth called the enamel and the dentin. The enamel is the outermost white hard surface and the dentin is the yellow layer just beneath enamel. Both layers serve to protect the inner living tooth tissue called the pulp, where blood vessels and nerves reside. Small cavities may not cause pain, and may be unnoticed b …

cavities of corpora cavernosa
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) ...

cavities of corpus spongiosum
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) ...

cavitis
Synonym for celophlebitis ... Inflammation of a vena cava. ... Synonym: cavitis. ... Origin: G. Koilos, hollow, + phlebitis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavity
<anatomy> A hollow place or space or a potential space, within the body or in one of its organs, it may be normal or pathological. ... Origin: L. Cavitas ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cavity line angle
In dentistry, the angle formed by two walls of a cavity, e.g., a tooth cavity, meeting along a line. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavity liner
varnish (dental) ...

cavity margin
The periphery of a filling, the line of junction between a restoration and the external surface of a tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavity of concha
The space within the lower, larger portion of the concha below the crus helicis; it forms the vestibule leading into the external acoustic meatus. ... Synonym: cavum conchae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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) ...

cavity of middle ear
Synonym for tympanic cavity ... An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly. ... Synonym: cavitas tympanica, cavity of middle ear, cavum tympani, tympanum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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. ... Synonym: cavitas pharyngis, cavum …

cavity of septum pellucidum
A slitlike, fluid-filled space of variable width between the left and right transparent septum, which occurs in less than 10% of human brains and may communicate with the third ventricle. ... Synonym: cavum septi pellucidi, Duncan's ventricle, fifth ventricle, pseudocele, pseudoventricle, sylvian ventricle, ventricle of Sylvius, ventriculus quintus, …

cavity of tooth
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) ...

cavity preparation
Removal of dental caries and surgical preparation of the remaining tooth structure to receive a dental restoration, the final form of an excavation in a tooth resulting from such preparation. ... Corrosion preparation, a preparation in which the hollow parts such as ducts, vessels, or alveoli of the lung are filled with a substance that hardens and …

cavity preparation base
Synonym for cement base ... <dentistry> A layer of dental cement, sometimes medicated, that is placed in the deep portion of a cavity preparation to protect the pulp, reduce the bulk of a metallic restoration, or eliminate undercuts. ... Synonym: cavity preparation base. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavity preparation form
The configuration or shape of a cavity preparation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavity wall
One of the surfaces bounding a cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavity, abdominal
The space between the abdominal wall and the spine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

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

cavography
Synonym for venacavography ... Angiography of a vena cava. ... Synonym: cavography. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavopulmonary anastomosis
A means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava. ... Synonym: cavopulmonary shunt, Glenn shunt. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavopulmonary shunt
Synonym for cavopulmonary anastomosis ... A means of palliating cyanotic heart disease by anastomosing the right pulmonary artery to the superior vena cava. ... Synonym: cavopulmonary shunt, Glenn shunt. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavosurface
Relating to a cavity and the surface of a tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavosurface angle
The angle formed by the junction of a cavity wall and the surface of the tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavosurface bevel
The incline of the cavosurface angle of a prepared cavity wall in relation to the plane of the enamel wall. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum
Synonym: cavity. ... Origin: L. Ntr. Of adj. Cavus, hollow ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum abdominis
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) ...

cavum articulare
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) ...

cavum conchae
Synonym for cavity of concha ... The space within the lower, larger portion of the concha below the crus helicis; it forms the vestibule leading into the external acoustic meatus. ... Synonym: cavum conchae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum coronale
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) ...

cavum 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) ...

cavum douglasi
Synonym for rectouterine pouch ... <anatomy> A pocket formed by the deflection of the peritoneum from the rectum to the uterus. ... Synonym: excavatio rectouterina, cavum douglasi, cul-de-sac, Douglas' cul-de-sac, Douglas' pouch, pouch of Douglas, rectovaginouterine pouch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum epidurale
Synonym for epidural cavity ... The space between the walls of the vertebral canal and the dura mater of the spinal cord. ... Synonym: cavum epidurale, epidural space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum 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) ...

cavum 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) ...

cavum mediastinale
An inappropriate name sometimes applied to the mediastinum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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

cavum 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) ...

cavum 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) ...

cavum 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) ...

cavum pericardii
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 …

cavum peritonei
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) ...

cavum 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 …

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

cavum psalterii
Synonym for Verga's ventricle ... An inconstant, horizontal, slitlike space between the posterior one-third of the corpus callosum and the underlying commissura fornicis (commissura hippocampi; psalterium) resulting from failure of these two commissural plates to fuse completely during foetal development; like the cavity of the septum pellucidum, th …

cavum retzii
Synonym for retropubic space ... The area of loose connective tissue between the bladder with its related fascia and the pubis and anterior abdominal wall. ... Synonym: spatium retropubicum, cavum retzii, Retzius' cavity, Retzius' space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum septi pellucidi
Synonym for cavity of septum pellucidum ... A slitlike, fluid-filled space of variable width between the left and right transparent septum, which occurs in less than 10% of human brains and may communicate with the third ventricle. ... Synonym: cavum septi pellucidi, Duncan's ventricle, fifth ventricle, pseudocele, pseudoventricle, sylvian ventricle, …

cavum subarachnoideum
Synonym for subarachnoid space ... The space between the arachnoidea and pia mater, traversed by delicate fibrous trabeculae and filled with cerebrospinal fluid. Since the pia mater immediately adheres to the surface of the brain and spinal cord, the space is greatly widened wherever the brain surface exhibits a deep depression (for example, between …

cavum subdurale
Synonym for subdural space ... Originally thought to be a narrow fluid-filled interval between the dural and arachnoid; now known to be an artificial space created by the separation of the arachnoid from the dura as the result of trauma or some ongoing pathologic process; in the healthy state, the arachnoid is attached to the dura and a naturally oc …

cavum 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) ...

cavum trigeminale
Synonym for trigeminal cave ... The cleft in the meningeal layer of dura of the middle cranial fossa near the tip of the petrous part of the temporal bone; it encloses the roots of the trigeminal nerve and the trigeminal ganglion. ... Synonym: cavum trigeminale, Meckel's cavity, Meckel's space, trigeminal cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum tympani
Synonym for tympanic cavity ... An air chamber in the temporal bone containing the ossicles; it is lined with mucous membrane and is continuous with the auditory tube anteriorly and the tympanic antrum and mastoid air cells posteriorly. ... Synonym: cavitas tympanica, cavity of middle ear, cavum tympani, tympanum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum uteri
Synonym for uterine cavity ... Cavity of uterus, the space within the uterus extending from the cervical canal to the openings of the uterine tubes. ... Synonym: cavitas uteri, cavum uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cavum vergae
Synonym for Verga's ventricle ... An inconstant, horizontal, slitlike space between the posterior one-third of the corpus callosum and the underlying commissura fornicis (commissura hippocampi; psalterium) resulting from failure of these two commissural plates to fuse completely during foetal development; like the cavity of the septum pellucidum, th …

cavum vesicouterinum
uterovesical pouch ...

cavy
Common name for Cavia porcellus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cazenave, Pierre
<person> Alphee, French dermatologist, 1795-1877. ... See: Cazenave's vitiligo. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cazenave's vitiligo
An obsolete term for alopecia areata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cb
Symbol for columbium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CB lead
A bipolar chest lead with the negative electrode placed upon the subject's back. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CBC
Synonym for complete blood count ... <haematology, investigation> The number of red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets are present in the patients sample of blood is determined. most common test done on the blood. ... Acronym: CBC ... Synonym: full blood count. ... (16 Mar 1998) ...

CBED
Synonym for Convergent Beam Electron Diffraction ... <microscopy> An electron probe is tightly focused on a transmission electron microscopy specimen and the resulting pattern of diffracted electrons is observed. ... The patterns contains information on the crystal symmetry and atomic and electronic structure of the sample. Regions as small as …

CBF
<abbreviation> Cerebral or coronary blood flow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CBG
<abbreviation> Corticosteroid-binding globulin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cbl
<oncogene> Oncogene of a murine retrovirus. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

CBPP
<abbreviation> Contagious bovine pleuropneumonia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cbz
<abbreviation> Carbobenzoxy (benzyloxycarbonyl). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cc
<abbreviation> Cubic centimeter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cc-ckr-5 gene
A gene which encodes a protein (also called CC-CKR-5) embedded in the surface of immune cells. The HIV virus (the virus which causes AIDS) uses the protein to invade the immune cells. People who have one mutated and one working copy of this gene take longer to develop AIDS after infection with HIV than people who have two working copies of the gene …

CCA
<abbreviation> Chimpanzee coryza agent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CCAAT box
<molecular biology> Consensus sequence for RNA polymerase, found at about 80 bases relative to the transcription start site. Less well conserved than the TATA box. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

CCC
<abbreviation> Cathodal closure contraction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CCDM
<abbreviation> Control of Communicable Diseases in Man. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CCK
<abbreviation> Cholecystokinin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CCNU
Synonym for lomustine ... <chemical> 1-(2-chloroethyl)-3-cyclohexyl-1-nitrosourea. An alkylating agent of value against both haematologic malignancies and solid tumours. ... Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent. ... Chemical name: Urea, N-(2-chloroethyl)-N'-cyclohexyl-N-nitroso- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CCR1 protein kinase
<enzyme> Acts independently of camp-dependent protein kinase and the transcriptional activator adr1 in controlling yeast adh2 expression ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... Synonym: snf1 protein kinase, glc2 protein, glc2 gene product, snf1 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

CCTe
<abbreviation> Cathodal closure tetanus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CCU
<abbreviation> Coronary care unit; critical care unit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cd
<abbreviation> Curative dose; circular dichroism; cluster of differentiation. ... Symbol for cadmium, candela. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CD 54
Synonym for intercellular adhesion molecule-1 ... <chemical> A cell-surface ligand with a role in leukocyte adhesion and inflammation. Its production is induced by gamma-interferon and it is required for neutrophil migration into inflamed tissue. ... Chemical name: Glycoprotein ICAM 1 (human clone pHRVr1 deblocked protein moiety reduced) ... (12 …

CD antigen
<immunology> Differentiation antigens residing on human leukocytes. CD stands for cluster of differentiation, which refers to groups of monoclonal antibodies that show similiar reactivity with certain subpopulations of antigens. The subpopulations of antigens are also known by the same CD designation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cd-I
An optical disk storage system used on specialised players that combine the functions of computer and CD player in a self-contained box, designed to be connected to a television set and a home stereo for video and sound output. The player is controlled with a hand-held remote unit resembling a television remote control. (j allied health 1993 winter …

CD-rom
An optical disk storage system for computers on which data can be read or from which data can be retrieved but not entered or modified. A CD-rom unit is almost identical to the compact disk playback device for home use. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD1
<immunology> Glycoproteins expressed on cortical thymocytes and on some dendritic cells and B-cells. Their structure is similar to that of MHC class I and their function has been postulated as similar also. Cd1 antigens are highly specific markers for human langerhans cells. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD11
<immunology> A group of three different alpha chains (CD11a, CD11b, CD11c) that are associated with an invariant CD18 beta chain (antigens, CD18). The three resulting leukocyte-adhesion molecules (receptors, leukocyte adhesion) are lymphocyte function-associated antigen-1, macrophage-1 antigen, and antigen, p150,95. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD13
<enzyme, immunology> Glycoproteins expressed on human granulocyte-monocyte progenitor colony forming units (cfu-gm) and their more differentiated progeny. The enzymes are also found in a large number of tissues, often associated with membranes. ... Registry number: EC 3.4.11.2 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD14
<immunology> Glycolipid-anchored membrane glycoproteins expressed on cells of the myelomonocyte lineage including monocytes, macrophages, and some granulocytes. They function as receptors for the complex of lipopolysaccharide (lps) and lps-binding protein. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD15
<immunology> Carbohydrate antigen which is accumulated in various human cancer tissues and secreted into the blood stream. The carbohydrate moiety can be further modified with fucose or sialic acid. Monoclonal antibodies have been determined which can discriminate each subgroup of this antigen in the sera of cancer patients. Sialyl ssea-1 ant …

CD18
<immunology> Cell-surface glycoprotein beta-chains that are non-covalently linked to specific alpha-chains of the CD11 family of leukocyte-adhesion molecules (receptors, leukocyte-adhesion). A defect in the gene encoding CD18 causes leukocyte-adhesion deficiency syndrome. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD19
<immunology> Differentiation antigens expressed on B-lymphocytes and B-cell precursors. They are involved in regulation of B-cell proliferation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD2
<immunology> Glycoprotein members of the immunoglobulin superfamily which participate in T-cell adhesion and activation. They are expressed on most peripheral T-lymphocytes, natural killer cells, and thymocytes, and function as co-receptors or accessory molecules in the T-cell receptor complex. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD20
<immunology> Unglycosylated phosphoproteins expressed only on B-cells. They are regulators of transmembrane calcium conductance and thought to play a role in B-cell activation and proliferation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD26
<enzyme, immunology> Cell-surface glycoproteins and serine protease, also known as dipeptidyl-peptidase IV, that play a role in t-lymphocyte activation. Cd26 binds to adenosine deaminase on the T-cell surface. ... Registry number: EC 3.4.14.5 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD27
<immunology> Dimeric membrane glycoproteins found on most T-lymphocytes. Activation of T-cells by the antigen receptor increases CD27 surface expression. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD28
<immunology> T-cell differentiation antigens that serve as the receptors for the b7 antigen (antigens, CD80) which modulates T-cell lymphokine production. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

CD29
<immunology> Integrin beta-1 chains which are expresssed as heterodimers noncovalently associated with specific alpha-chains of the CD49 family (CD49a-f). Cd29 is expressed on resting and activated leukocytes and is a marker for total very late activation antigens on cells. (barclay et al., the leukocyte antigen factsbook, 1993, p164) ... (12 …