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

congenital paramyotonia
Paramyotonia congenita, a nonprogressive myotonia induced by exposure of muscles to cold; there are episodes of intermittent flaccid paralysis, but no atrophy or hypertrophy of muscles; autosomal dominant inheritance. There is a variant autosomal dominant form in which cold is not a provoking factor. ... Synonym: Eulenburg's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000 …

congenital pneumonia
Pneumonia in the newborn, infection being contracted prenatally. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congenital pyloric stenosis
Synonym for hypertrophic pyloric stenosis ... <radiology> Not seen until 3 weeks, projectile vomiting, palpable olive in RUQ/epigastrium ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

congenital renal cysts
<radiology> Congenital solitary cyst, multilocular cyst, multicystic disease (renal dysplasia), polycystic disease, autosomal-recessive (childhood) form, autosomal-dominant (adult) form, medullary sponge kidney, medulary cystic disease see also: Potter syndrome ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

congenital renal osteodystrophy
<radiology> Tubular form of renal osteodystrophy, vitamin D-resistant rickets, Fanconi syndrome, renal tubular acidosis ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

congenital rubella syndrome
<syndrome> Foetal infection with rubella virus during the first trimester of pregnancy resulting in a series of congenital abnormalities including heart disease, deafness, and blindness. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congenital sebaceous hyperplasia
Misnomer for nevus sebaceus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congenital sinus tumour
<radiology> Midline depression or tract, lined with stratified squamous epithelium, most common sites: lumbosacral area, occiput, epidermoid or dermoid cyst anywhere along tract ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

congenital spastic paraplegia
A spastic paralysis of the lower extremities occurring in the infant. ... Synonym: infantile spastic paraplegia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congenital spherocytic anaemia
<haematology> A hereditary disorder that leads to a chronic haemolytic anaemia due to an abnormality in the red blood cell membrane. This disorder is caused by a defective gene. Red cells are resistant to stress and rupture easily. Infants may appear jaundiced and pale. Fatigue, weakness and shortness of breath are other symptoms that may be …

congenital stridor
Crowing inspiration occurring at birth or within the first few months of life; sometimes without apparent cause and sometimes due to abnormal flaccidity of epiglottis or arytenoids. ... Synonym: laryngeal stridor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congenital sutural alopecia
Synonym for dyscephalia mandibulo-oculofacialis ... A syndrome of bony anomalies of the calvaria, face, and jaw, with brachygnathia, narrow curved nose, and multiple ocular defects including microphthalmia, microcornea, and cataract, often with alopecia overlying skull sutures, or alopecia areata and hypoplasia, or absence of eyebrows. The pattern o …

congenital syphilis
<radiology> Wimberger sign, periostitis, part of ToRCHS complex ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

congenital torticollis
Torticollis due to a unilateral fibrous tumour in the sternocleidomastoid muscle, present at birth as a swelling that may subside or may lead to torticollis by shortening of the muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congenital total lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophy characterised by almost complete lack of subcutaneous fat, accelerated rate of growth and skeletal development during the first 3 to 4 years of life, muscular hypertrophy, cardiac enlargement, hepatosplenomegaly, hypertrichosis, renal enlargement, hypertriglyceridemia, and hypermetabolism; both autosomal dominant and X-linked varietie …

congenital toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis apparently resulting from parasites in an infected mother being transmitted in utero to the foetus, observed as three syndromes: 1) acute, most of the organs contain foci of necrosis in association with fever, jaundice, hydrocephaly, encephalomyelitis, pneumonitis, cutaneous rash, ophthalmic lesions, hepatomegaly, and splenomegaly; 2) …

congenital valve
An abnormal lining fold obstructing a passage; e.g., of a mucous membrane in the urethra. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congenitally short oesophagus
<radiology> Very rare findings: nonreducible intrathoracic gastric segment, short straight oesophagus, circular narrowing at GE junction frequently with ulcer, GE reflux see also: hiatal hernia ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

congenitus
Synonym: congenital. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congested
Containing an abnormal amount of blood; in a state of congestion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congestion
Excessive or abnormal accumulation of blood in a part. ... Origin: L. Congestio, from congerere = to heap together ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

congestive
Relating to congestion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congestive cardiomyopathy
Heart muscle disease of unknown or known origin involving cardiac muscle and not primarily involving any other structures, with systemic and pulmonary congestion through increased pressure and volume in the venous systems. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congestive cirrhosis
Synonym for cardiac cirrhosis ... An extensive fibrotic reaction within the liver as a result of chronic constrictive pericarditis or prolonged congestive heart failure; true cirrhosis with fibrous bridging of lobules is unusual. ... Synonym: cardiac liver, congestive cirrhosis, pseudocirrhosis, stasis cirrhosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congestive heart failure
A condition where there is ineffective pumping of the heart leading to an accumulation of fluid in the lungs. Typical symptoms include shortness of breath with exertion, difficulty breathing when lying flat and leg or ankle swelling. Causes include chronic hypertension, cardiomyopathy and myocardial infarction. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

congestive splenomegaly
Enlargement of the spleen due to passive congestion; sometimes used as a synonym for Banti's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conglobate
Formed in a single rounded mass. ... Origin: L. Con-globo, pp. -atus, to gather into a globus, ball ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conglobation
An aggregation of numerous particles into one rounded mass. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conglomerate
Composed of several parts aggregated into one mass. ... Origin: L. Con-glomero, pp. -atus, to roll together, fr. Glomus, a ball ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conglutinant
Adhesive, promoting the union of a wound. ... Origin: L. Con-glutino, pp. -atus, to glue together, fr. Gluten, glue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conglutination
Synonym: adhesion. ... 2. Agglutination of antigen(erythrocyte)-antibody-complement complex by normal bovine serum (and certain other colloidal materials); the procedure provides a means of detecting the presence of nonagglutinating antibody. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conglutinin
<protein> Protein present in serum that causes agglutination of antibody antigen complement complexes, binds C3b. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

congo
A republic in central africa lying between gabon and democratic republic of the congo. Its capital is brazzaville. It became a territory of french equatorial africa in 1910, a french overseas territory in 1946, an autonomous republic within the french community in 1958, and achieved independence in 1960. The country takes its name from the congo ri …

congo red
<chemical> An odourless, dark red or reddish brown powder which decomposes on exposure to acid fumes. It is used as a diagnostic aid in amyloidosis, and has been used as an antihemolytic and detoxicant. ... Pharmacological action: dyes. ... Chemical name: 1-Naphthalenesulfonic acid, 3,3'-((1,1'-biphenyl)-4,4'-diylbis(azo))bis(4-amino-, disodium …

Congolian red fever
Synonym for murine typhus ... An acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (xenopsylla cheopis). The animal reservoir includes rats, mice and other rodents. Murine typhus occurs spora …

congophilic
Denoting any substance that takes a Congo red stain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congophilic angiopathy
A condition of blood vessels characterised by deposits in the vessel walls of a substance, usually amyloid, that take a Congo red stain. ... See: cerebral amyloid angiopathy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congresses
Conferences, conventions or formal meetings usually attended by delegates representing a special field of interest. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

congruent points
The point in each retina referred to the same external stimulus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

congruous hemianopia
Hemianopsia in which the visual field defects in both eyes are completely symmetrical in extent and intensity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coni
Plural of conus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coni epididymidis
An alternate term for lobules of epididymis, lobules of epididymis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coni vasculosi
Synonym for lobules of epididymis ... The coiled portion of the efferent ductules that constitute the head of the epididymis; these join the ductus epididymidis. ... Synonym: lobuli epididymidis, coni epididymidis, coni vasculosi, Haller's cones, vascular cones. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conic
Conical ... Resembling a cone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conic papillae
Synonym for conical papillae ... Numerous projections on the dorsum of the tongue, scattered among the filiform papillae and similar to them, but shorter. ... Synonym: papillae conicae, conic papillae. ... Papillae corii ... An alternate term for dermal papillae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conical catheter
A catheter with a cone-shaped tip designed to dilate the ureter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conical cornea
Synonym for keratoconus ... Cone-shaped cornea with the apex of the cone being forward. Also called conical cornea. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conical papillae
Numerous projections on the dorsum of the tongue, scattered among the filiform papillae and similar to them, but shorter. ... Synonym: papillae conicae, conic papillae. ... Papillae corii ... An alternate term for dermal papillae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conidia
Plural of conidium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conidial
Relating to a conidium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conidiobolus
A genus of fungi containing two species, conidiobolus coronatus and conidiobolus incongruus, both of which cause zygomycosis (entomophthoramycosis). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conidiogenous
Denoting a cell that gives rise to a conidium, e.g., a phialide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conidiophore
A structure found at the tips of hyphae in fungi which will bud the conidia, or fungal spores. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

conidium
Asexual spore of fungus, borne at the tip of a specialised hypha (conidiophore). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

coniferyl alcohol dehydrogenase
<enzyme> Leads to the formation of the monomers of lignins, requires nadp+ ... Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

coniferyl-alcohol oxidase
<enzyme> Converts coniferyl alcohol to dehydrodiconiferyl alcohol and pinoresinol, intermediates in the formation of lignin in pine trees; requires o2 ... Registry number: EC 1.13.11.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

coniine
A strong liquid-alkaloid poison with the formula C8H17N that is prepared from the poison hemlock plant. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

coniine hydrobromide
<chemical> A highly poisonous substance derived from coniine with the formula C8H18BrN. It was once used to treat muscle spasms. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

coniofibrosis
Fibrosis produced by dust, especially of the lungs by inhaled dust. ... Origin: G. Konis, dust, + fibrosis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coniolymphstasis
Stasis of lymph caused by dust, presumably through the intervention of fibrosis. ... Origin: G. Konis, dust, + lymph + G. Stasis, a standing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coniometer
A device for estimating the amount of dust in the air. ... Origin: G. Konis, dust, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coniophage
Synonym: alveolar macrophage. ... Origin: G. Konis, dust, + phagein, to eat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coniosis
Any disease or morbid condition caused by dust. ... Origin: G. Konis, dust ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coniotomy
Synonym for cricothyrotomy ... <procedure> Incision through the skin and cricothyroid membrane for relief of respiratory obstruction; used prior to or in place of tracheotomy in certain emergency respiratory obstructions. ... Synonym: coniotomy, cricothyroidotomy, inferior laryngotomy, intercricothyrotomy. ... Origin: cricoid + thyroid + G. Tome …

conisation
A procedure which excises a cone of tissue (mucous membrane) off the cervix for purpose of diagnostics and therapeutics (removes precancerous cells). ... See: cervical dysplasia. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

conium
The dried unripe fruit of Conium maculatum (family Umbelliferae), also known as spotted cowbane or spotted parsley; it has been used as a sedative, antispasmodic, and anodyne. ... Synonym: hemlock. ... Origin: L. Fr. G. Koneion, hemlock ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conization
Surgery to remove a cone-shaped piece of tissue from the cervix and cervical canal. Conization may be used to diagnose or treat a cervical condition. Also called cone biopsy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conjoined anastomosis
The joining together of two small blood vessels by side-to-side elliptical anastomosis to create a single larger stoma for subsequent end-to-end anastomosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjoined asymmetrical twins
Synonym for conjoined unequal twins ... Conjoined twin's in which one member is nearly normal (host or autosite) and the other (parasite) is small, incomplete, and dependent for its nutrition upon the more nearly normal member. ... Synonym: conjoined asymmetrical twins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjoined equal twins
Conjoined twin's in which both members are approximately of the same size, and nearly normal except for the areas of fusion. ... Synonym: conjoined symmetrical twins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjoined symmetrical twins
Synonym for conjoined equal twins ... Conjoined twin's in which both members are approximately of the same size, and nearly normal except for the areas of fusion. ... Synonym: conjoined symmetrical twins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjoined tendon
Synonym for conjoint tendon ... Common tendon of insertion of the transversus and obliquus internus muscles into the crest and spine of the pubis and iliopectineal line; it is frequently muscular rather than aponeurotic and may be poorly developed; forms posterior wall of medial inguinal canal. ... See: aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscl …

conjoined unequal twins
Conjoined twin's in which one member is nearly normal (host or autosite) and the other (parasite) is small, incomplete, and dependent for its nutrition upon the more nearly normal member. ... Synonym: conjoined asymmetrical twins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjoint tendon
Common tendon of insertion of the transversus and obliquus internus muscles into the crest and spine of the pubis and iliopectineal line; it is frequently muscular rather than aponeurotic and may be poorly developed; forms posterior wall of medial inguinal canal. ... See: aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscle. ... Synonym: falx inguinalis, …

conjoint therapy
A type of therapy in which a therapist sees the two spouses, or parent and child, or other partners together in joint sessions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugal cancer
Cancer a deux occurring in husband and wife. ... Cancer a deux, carcinomas occurring at approximately the same time, or in fairly close succession, in two persons who live together. ... Origin: Fr. Deux, two ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugant
A member of a mating pair of organisms or gametes undergoing conjugation. ... See: exconjugant. ... Origin: L. Con-jugo, to join ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugase
<enzyme> An enzyme which removes glutamate molecules from the macromolecule polypteroylglutamic acid. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

conjugata
Conjugate diameters of the pelvis. ... See: conjugate. ... Origin: L. Fem. Of conjugatus, pp. Of con-jugo, to join together ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugata diagonalis
Synonym for diagonal conjugate ... The anteroposterior dimension of the inlet that measures the clinical distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the lower margin of the symphysis pubica. ... Synonym: conjugata diagonalis, diagonal conjugate diameter, false conjugate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugata vera
Synonym for conjugate of pelvic inlet ... Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. ... Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate
Paired together. ... In chemistry, this refers to an acid and a base which can convert to each other by the gain or loss of a proton (a hydrogen nucleus), which together are called a conjugate acid-base pair. It can also refer to two liquids in equilibrium with each other. ... In mycology (the study of fungi), this refers to a dikaryon with two haplo …

conjugate acid
The protonated compound of two compounds that differ in structure only by the presence of the labile proton. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate acid-base pair
In prototonic solvents (e.g., H2O, NH3, acetic acid), two molecular species differing only in the presence or absence of a hydrogen ion (e.g., carbonic acid/bicarbonate ion or ammonium ion/ammonia); the basis of buffer action. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate axis
Synonym for conjugate of pelvic inlet ... Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. ... Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate deviation of the eyes
Rotation of the eyes equally and simultaneously in the same direction, as occurs normally, a condition in which both eyes are turned to the same side as a result of either paralysis or muscular spasm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet
Synonym for conjugate of pelvic inlet ... Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. ... Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate diameter of pelvic outlet
Synonym for conjugate of pelvic outlet ... The distance from the tip of the coccyx to the lower edge of the pubic symphysis. ... See: obstetric conjugate of pelvic outlet. ... Synonym: conjugate diameter of pelvic outlet. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate division
The nuclear division of both haploid nuclei in a dikaryon at the same time (in a dikaryon which has two nuclei). The term is relevant to the biology of fungus. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

conjugate foci
<microscopy> In an image-forming system, two fields are said to be conjugate with each other when two or more object fields are simultaneously in focus in a single plane, for example, in Kohler illumination the field diaphragm, specimen and ocular front focal plane are conjugate foci as are the filament, condenser aperture diaphragm, objectiv …

conjugate foramen
A foramen formed by the notches of two bones in apposition. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate ligament
<anatomy> A ligament in some mammals which is the homologue of the intra-articular ligament present in the joints between the heads of the ribs and the vertebrae. ... Synonym: ligamentum conjugale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate movement of eyes
Rotation of the two eyes in the same direction. ... See: version. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate nystagmus
A nystagmus in which the two eyes move simultaneously in the same direction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate of pelvic inlet
Distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the upper posterior edge of the pubic symphysis. ... Synonym: anteroposterior diameter of the pelvic inlet, conjugata vera, conjugate axis, conjugate diameter of pelvic inlet, diameter mediana, internal conjugate, true conjugate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate of pelvic outlet
The distance from the tip of the coccyx to the lower edge of the pubic symphysis. ... See: obstetric conjugate of pelvic outlet. ... Synonym: conjugate diameter of pelvic outlet. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugate planes-points
<microscopy> Planes (or points) that are in focus relative to each other. In a microscope adjusted for Koehler illumination, there are two sets of conjugate planes: the aperture planes and the field planes. ... See: field planes, Koehler illumination ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

conjugate point
A point so related to another that an object at one is imaged at the other. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugated
Acting or operating as if joined, simultaneous. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

conjugated antigen
Synonym for conjugated hapten ... A hapten that may cause the production of antibodies when it has been covalently linked to protein. ... Synonym: conjugated antigen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...