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


cerebellopontine angle tumour
This is a benign tumour of the 8th cranial nerve that affects approximately 1 out of 100,000 people. This tumour arises from the myelin forming Schwann cells that coat the 8th cranial nerve (acoustic nerve). Clinical presentation usually includes hearing deficit. ... Diagnosis can be made with auditory evoked potentials and/or MRI scanning of the br …

cerebellopontine cisternography
The radiographic study of the cerebellopontine angle and contiguous structures after the introduction of a radiopaque contrast medium into the subarachnoid space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebellopontine recess
The angle formed at the junction of cerebellum, pons, and medulla. ... Synonym: pontocerebellar recess. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebellorubral
Relating to the connections of the cerebellum with the red nucleus. ... Origin: cerebello-+ L. Ruber, red ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebellorubral tract
That component of the superior cerebellar peduncle (brachium conjunctivum) which distributes fibres within the red nucleus of the opposite side. ... Synonym: tractus cerebellorubralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebellospinal fibres
Synonym for fastigiospinal fibres ... Crossed descending fibres originating in the fastigial nucleus of the cerebellum and ending in the spinal cord gray matter at cervical, and possibly lower, levels. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebellothalamic tract
That component of the superior cerebellar peduncle (brachium conjunctivum) which originates in the cerebellar nuclei, crosses completely in the decussation of the brachia conjunctiva, bypasses the red nucleus, and terminates in parts of the ventral anterior, ventral intermediate, ventral posterolateral, and central lateral nuclei of the thalamus.
cerebellum
<anatomy> Part of the vertebrate hindbrain, concerned primarily with somatic motor function, the control of muscle tone and the maintenance of balance. Important model for cell migration in developing mammalian brain owing to well studied migratory pathway of the granule neuron and to the existence of the neurological mutant mouse weaver in w …

cerebr-
See: cerebro-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebra
Plural of cerebrum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral
<anatomy> Of or pertaining of the cerebrum or the brain. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cerebral agraphia
The inability to express ideas in writing. ... Synonym: mental agraphia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral amyloid angiopathy
<pathology> A condition where there is a deposition of amyloid (insoluble protein) in the walls of the arteries which supply the brain. This results in an increased risk of dementia and-or intracerebral haemorrhage. Cerebral amyloidosis or cerebral amyloid angiopathy, is a complication of primary amyloidosis. ... Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease
cerebral amyloidosis
A condition where there is a deposition of amyloid (insoluble protein) in the walls of the arteries which supply the brain. This results in an increased risk of dementia and-or intracerebral haemorrhage. Cerebral amyloidosis or cerebral amyloid angiopathy, is a complication of primary amyloidosis. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cerebral aneurysm
A dilated and weakened portion of a cerebral blood vessel that is prone to rupture. A cerebral aneurysm may occur as a birth defect or develop as the result of long-standing poorly controlled hypertension. ... Symptoms of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm include a sudden, severe thunderclap headache that may be associated with nausea, vomiting and a dec …

cerebral angiography
Radiography of the vascular system of the brain after injection of a contrast medium. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral anoxia
A reduced supply of oxygen to the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral anthrax
A form of anthrax, associated with pulmonary or intestinal anthrax, in which the specific bacilli invade the capillaries of the brain causing violent delirium; frequently associated with haemorrhagic meningitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral aqueduct
An ependymal-lined canal in the mesencephalon about 20 mm long, connecting the third to the fourth ventricle. ... Synonym: aqueductus cerebri, aqueduct of cerebrum, aqueductus sylvii, iter a tertio ad quartum ventriculum, sylvian aqueduct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral arterial circle
The roughly pentagonally shaped circle of vessels on the ventral aspect of the brain in the area of the optic chiasm, hypothalamus, and interpeduncular fossa. ... See: circle of Willis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral arteries
The arteries supplying the cerebral cortex. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral arteriography
Synonym for cerebral angiography ... Radiography of the vascular system of the brain after injection of a contrast medium. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral calculus
Synonym for encephalolith ... A concretion in the brain or one of its ventricles. ... Synonym: cerebral calculus. ... Origin: encephalo-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral cladosporiosis
A mycotic brain infection due to Cladosporium trichoides (bantianum); macroscopically infected tissue has a characteristic brown colour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral compression
Pressure upon the intracranial tissues by an effusion of blood or cerebrospinal fluid, an abscess, a neoplasm, a depressed fracture of the skull, or an oedema of the brain. ... Synonym: compression of brain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral contusion
A bruise to the brain resulting from a head injury. May be visualised on a CT scan of the head. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cerebral cortex
The outer portion of the brain, consisting of layersof nerve cells and the pathways that connect them. The cerebralcortex is the part of the brain in which thought processes take place.In Alzheimer's disease, nerve cells in the cerebral cortex die. ... (22 May 1997) ...

cerebral death
A clinical syndrome characterised by the permanent loss of cerebral and brain stem function, manifested by absence of responsiveness to external stimuli, absence of cephalic reflexes, and apnea. An isoelectric electroencephalogram for at least 30 minutes in the absence of hypothermia and poisoning by central nervous system depressants supports the …

cerebral decompression
Removal of a piece of the cranium, usually in the subtemporal region, with incision of the dura, to relieve intracranial pressure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral decortication
Partial or total removal, ablation, or destruction of the cerebral cortex; may be chemical. It is not used with animals that do not possess a cortex, i.e., it is used only with mammals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral dominance
The fact that one hemisphere is dominant over the other and will exercise greater influence over certain functions; the left cerebral hemisphere is usually dominant in the control of speech, language and analytical processing, and mathematics, while the right hemisphere (usually nondominant) processes spatial concepts and language as related to cer …

cerebral dysplasia
Abnormal development of the telencephalon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral embolism and thrombosis
Embolism or thrombosis occurring in a cerebral vessel often leading to cerebral infarction. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral fissures
The variously named fissures of the cerebral hemispheres. ... See: sulci cerebri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral flexure
Synonym for cephalic flexure ... The sharp, ventrally concave bend in the developing midbrain of the embryo. ... Synonym: cerebral flexure, cranial flexure, mesencephalic flexure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral gigantism
A syndrome characterised by increased birth weight and length (above 90th percentile), accelerated growth rate for the first 4 or 5 years without elevation of serum growth hormone levels, and then reversion to normal growth rate; characteristic facies include prognathism, hypertelorism, antimongoloid slant, and dolichocephalic skull; moderate menta …

cerebral haematoma
A blood clot in the brain. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cerebral haemorrhage
A sudden and abrupt bleeding into the tissue of the brain. Usually occurs as the result of a weakened artery from the effects of high blood pressure and atherosclerosis. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cerebral hemisphere
Synonym for hemisphere ... 1. A half sphere; one half of a sphere or globe, when divided by a plane passing through its center. ... 2. Half of the terrestrial globe, or a projection of the same in a map or picture. ... 3. The people who inhabit a hemisphere. 'He died . . . Mourned by a hemisphere.' (J. P. Peters)ten Cerebral hemispheres. ... <anatom …

cerebral hemispheres
The two halves of the cerebrum, the largest part of the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral hernia
Protrusion of brain substance through a defect in the skull. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral herniation
A condition that occurs when the brain is under abnormally increased pressure. The increased intracranial pressure forces the brain downward inside the skull. This results in typical neurologic manifestations (coma, paralysis and a unilateral dilated pupil). May occur secondary to head injury, primary or metastatic brain tumour, bacterial meningiti …

cerebral hypoxia
A lack of oxygen to the cerebral hemispheres (the brain). Depending on the duration and extent of hypoxia, symptoms can be mild (for example lethargy) or serious neurologic damage can result (for example coma, seizures, death). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cerebral index
The ratio of the transverse to the anteroposterior diameter of the cranial cavity multiplied by 100. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral infarction
Infarction of brain tissue. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral ischemia
Deficiency in blood supply to the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral ischemia, transient
Nonconvulsive, reversible, focal neurologic deficits lasting minutes up to about 24 hours, resulting mainly from arteriosclerosis, emboli, or hypertensive episodes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral lacuna
A small circumscribed loss of brain tissue caused by occlusion of one of the small penetrating arteries. ... Synonym: lacuna cerebri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral layer of retina
The internal layer of the retina containing the neural elements, as distinguished from the outer leaf of the retina, or pigmented layer. ... Synonym: pars optica retinae, neural layer of retina, optic part of retina, stratum cerebrale retinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral lipidosis
Synonym for cerebral sphingolipidosis ... Any one of a group of inherited diseases characterised by failure to thrive, hypertonicity, progressive spastic paralysis, loss of vision and occurrence of blindness, usually with macular degeneration and optic atrophy, convulsions, and mental deterioration; associated with abnormal storage of sphingomyelin …

cerebral localization
The mapping of the cerebral cortex into areas and the correlation of the various areas with cerebral function, or determining the site of a brain lesion, based on the signs and symptoms manifested by the patient or by neuroimaging. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral malaria
A form of falciparum malaria characterised by cerebral involvement, with extreme hyperthermia and headache, and a case fatality rate of about 50%. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral oedema
Brain swelling due to increased volume of the extravascular compartment from the uptake of water in the neuropile and white matter. ... See: brain swelling. ... Synonym: brain oedema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral palsy
A persisting qualitative motor disorder appearing before the age of three years, due to nonprogressive damage to the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral part of arachnoid
Synonym for arachnoid of brain ... That portion of the arachnoid which lies within the cranial cavity and surrounds the brain and the cranial portion of the subarachnoid space. In several sites it is relatively widely-separated from the pia mater, creating the cranial subarachnoid cisterns. ... Synonym: arachnoid mater cranialis, arachnoid mater ence …

cerebral part of dura mater
Synonym for dura mater of brain ... The intracranial dura mater, consisting of two layers: the outer periosteal layer which normally always adheres to the periosteum of the bones of the cranial vault; and the inner meningeal layer which in most places is fused with the outer. The two layers separate to accommodate meningeal vessels and large venous …

cerebral peduncle
Originally denoting either of the two halves of the midbrain (a relatively narrow 'neck' connecting the forebrain to the hindbrain); this term has been variably used to designate only those large bundles of corticofugal fibres forming the crus cerebri, or to designate the crus cerebri plus the midbrain tegmentum; this latter more inclusive usage (c …

cerebral porosis
A porous condition of the brain caused by postmortem growth of Clostridium perfringens or other gas-forming organisms in the tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral revascularization
Microsurgical revascularization to improve intracranial circulation. It usually involves joining the extracranial circulation to the intracranial circulation but may include extracranial revascularization (e.g., subclavian-vertebral artery bypass, subclavian-external carotid artery bypass). It is performed by joining two arteries (direct anastomosi …

cerebral rheumatism
Central nervous system symptoms resulting from a rheumatic disease. Formerly seen primarily as a manifestation of rheumatic fever, now seen less frequently as a part of other diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus. ... See: Sydenham's chorea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral sclerosis, diffuse
Diffuse progressive degeneration of the white matter of the brain, accompanied by mental deterioration, severe motor disturbances, and early death. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral sinuses
Synonym for dural venous sinuses ... Endothelium-lined venous channels in the dura mater. ... Synonym: sinus durae matris, cerebral sinuses, cranial sinuses, sinuses of dura mater, venous sinuses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral sphingolipidosis
Any one of a group of inherited diseases characterised by failure to thrive, hypertonicity, progressive spastic paralysis, loss of vision and occurrence of blindness, usually with macular degeneration and optic atrophy, convulsions, and mental deterioration; associated with abnormal storage of sphingomyelin and related lipids in the brain. Four typ …

cerebral sulci
The grooves between the cerebral gyri or convolutions. ... Synonym: sulci cerebri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral surface
The internal surface of certain cranial bones; they are the greater wing of the sphenoid and the squamous part of the temporal bone. ... Synonym: facies cerebralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral tetanus
Synonym for cephalic tetanus ... A type of local tetanus that follows wounds to the face and head; after a brief incubation (1-2 days) the facial and ocular muscles become paretic yet undergo repeated tetanic spasms. The throat and tongue muscles may also be affected. ... Synonym: cerebral tetanus, head tetanus, hydrophobic tetanus, rose cephalic tet …

cerebral thrombosis
Clotting of blood in a cerebral vessel. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral tuberculosis
Synonym for tuberculous meningitis ... Inflammation of the cerebral leptomeninges marked by the presence of granulomatous inflammation; it is usually confined to the base of the brain (basilar meningitis, internal hydrocephalus) and is accompanied in children by an accumulation of spinal fluid in the ventricles (acute hydrocephalus). ... Synonym: cer …

cerebral veins
Veins draining the cerebrum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral ventricles
See: lateral ventricle, fourth ventricle, third ventricle, cavity of septum pellucidum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral ventriculography
Radiography of the ventricular system of the brain after injection of air or other contrast medium directly into the cerebral ventricles. It is used also for X-ray computed tomography of the cerebral ventricles. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebral vesicle
Each of the three divisions of the early embryonic brain (prosencephalon, mesencephalon, and rhombencephalon). ... Synonym: encephalic vesicle, primary brain vesicle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebral vomiting
Vomiting due to intracranial disease, especially elevated intracranial pressure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebralgia
Synonym: headache. ... Origin: cerebrum + G. Algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebration
Activity of the mental processes; thinking. ... See: mentation, cognition. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebri-
See: cerebro-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebriform
Resembling the external fissures and convolutions of the brain. ... Origin: cerebri-+ L. Forma, shape, appearance, nature ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebritis
Inflammation of the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebro-
Cerebr-cerebri- ... The cerebrum. ... See: encephalo-. ... Origin: L. Cerebrum, brain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebrocortical necrosis
Synonym for polioencephalomalacia ... A noninfectious disease of ruminants characterised by a tissue-thiamine deficiency and by amaurosis and strabismus, followed by recumbency, opisthotonos, and convulsions. ... Synonym: cerebrocortical necrosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebrocuprein
Synonym for cytocuprein ... Former terms for copper-containing proteins found in human erythrocytes and other tissues. ... See: superoxide dismutase, ceruloplasmin. ... Synonym: cerebrocuprein, erythrocuprein, haemocuprein, hepatocuprein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebrogalactose
D-Galactose. ... See: galactose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebrogalactoside
Synonym for cerebroside ... <biochemistry> Glycolipid found in brain (11% of dry matter). Sphingosine core with fatty amide or hydroxy fatty amide and a single monosaccharide on the alcohol group (either glucose or galactose). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cerebrohepatorenal syndrome
<syndrome> A neonatal syndrome characterised by muscular hypotonia, incomplete myelinization of nervous tissue, craniofacial malformations, hepatomegaly, and small glomerular cysts of the kidney; there is a perturbation in peroxisomes; autosomal recessive inheritance. ... Synonym: Zellweger syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebroma
Synonym for encephaloma ... <oncology, tumour> Any swelling or tumour of the brain. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

cerebromalacia
Synonym for encephalomalacia ... Softening of the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebromeningitis
Synonym for meningoencephalitis ... Inflammation of both the brain and meninges. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cerebronic acid
2-Hydroxylignoceric acid, 2-hydroxytetraeicosanoic acid; CH3-(CH2)21-CHOH-COOH. A constituent of phrenosin (cerebron) and other glycolipids. ... Synonym: phrenosinic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebropathia
Synonym for encephalopathy ... <neurology, pathology> Any degenerative disease of the brain. ... Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cerebropathy
Synonym for encephalopathy ... <neurology, pathology> Any degenerative disease of the brain. ... Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cerebrophysiology
The physiology of the cerebrum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebroretinal angiomatosis
Synonym for von hippel-lindau syndrome ... <radiology> Retinocerebellar angiomatosis, phakomatosis, autosomal dominant (variable penetrance), haemangioblastoma: most frequent cause of death, cerebellar (most common), also medullary and spinal, retinal angiomatosis (45%), renal cell carcinoma: 2nd most common cause of death, pheochromocytoma (1 …

cerebrosclerosis
Encephalosclerosis, hardening of the cerebral hemispheres. ... Origin: cerebro-+ G. Sklerosis, hardening ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebrose
Synonym for galactose ... <biochemistry> Hexose identical to glucose except that orientation of H and OH on carbon 4 are exchanged. ... A component of cerebrosides and gangliosides, glycoproteins. Lactose, the disaccharide of milk, consists of galactose joined to glucose by a _(1-4) glycosidic link. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cerebroside
<biochemistry> Glycolipid found in brain (11% of dry matter). Sphingosine core with fatty amide or hydroxy fatty amide and a single monosaccharide on the alcohol group (either glucose or galactose). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cerebroside lipidosis
Synonym for Gaucher's disease ... <disease> A chronic congenital disease of lipid metabolism caused by a deficiency of the beta-glucocerebrosidase enzyme. The defect is most common in Ashkenazi Jews. Clinical features are hepatosplenomegaly (enlargement of liver and spleen) and in severe early onset forms of the disease, with neurological dysf …

cerebroside-sulfatase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cerebroside 3-sulfate (sulfatide) to yield a cerebroside and inorganic sulfate. A marked deficiency of arylsulfatase a, which is considered the heat-labile component of cerebroside sulfatase, has been demonstrated in all forms of metachromatic leukodystrophy (leukodystrophy, metachromatic).< …

cerebrosidosis
A lipidosis as in Gaucher's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cerebrospinal
<anatomy> Pertaining to the brain and spinal cord. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cerebrospinal axis
The central nervous system; the brain and spinal cord. ... Synonym: encephalomyelonic axis, neural axis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...