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

conjugated bilirubin
Conjugated bilirubin = Direct bilirubin. Bilirubin that has been chemically attached to a glucuronide in the liver. The bilirubin that is excreted into the bile by the liver and stored in the gallbladder or transferred to the duodenum. Normal direct bilirubin is 0 to 0.3 mg/dl. Greater than normal values can be seen in bile duct obstruction, cirrho …

conjugated compound
A compound formed by the union of two compound's (as by the elimination of water between an alcohol and an organic acid to form an ester) and easily converted to the original compound's (hydrolysis). ... See: conjugation. ... Compare: condensation compound. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjugated double bonds
Two or more double bond separated by each single bond. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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) ...

conjugated oestrogen
<pharmacology> An amorphous preparation of naturally occurring, water-soluble, conjugated forms of mixed oestrogen's obtained from the urine of pregnant mares; the principal oestrogen present is sodium estrone sulfate; suitable for parenteral, oral, and topical administration, and used in conditions responsive to oestrogen therapy. ... (05 Mar …

conjugated protein
A protein that contains atleast one prosthetic group. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

conjugation
1. The act of joining together or the state of being conjugated. ... 2. <cell biology> A sexual process seen in bacteria, ciliate protozoa and certain fungi in which nuclear material is exchanged during the temporary fusion of two cells (conjugants). In bacterial genetics a form of sexual reproduction in which a donor bacterium (male) contribu …

conjugation, genetic
A parasexual mechanism in bacteria for achieving unidirectional transfer of all or part of the chromosome from an f+ or hfr donor ('male') to an f- ('female') recipient. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conjugative plasmid
Self-transmissible plasmid, a plasmid which encodes all the functions needed for its own intercellular transmission by conjugation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

conjunctiva
A clear membrane that coats the inner aspect of the eyelids and the outer surface of the eye. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

conjunctival
Relating to the conjunctiva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival arteries
anterior conjunctival artery, posterior conjunctival artery ...

conjunctival cul-de-sac
Synonym for conjunctival fornix ... The space formed by the junction of the bulbar and palpebral portions of the conjunctiva, that of the upper lid being the fornix conjunctivae superior and that of the lower lid the fornix conjunctivae inferior. ... Synonym: fornix conjunctivae, conjunctival cul-de-sac, retrotarsal fold. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival fornix
The space formed by the junction of the bulbar and palpebral portions of the conjunctiva, that of the upper lid being the fornix conjunctivae superior and that of the lower lid the fornix conjunctivae inferior. ... Synonym: fornix conjunctivae, conjunctival cul-de-sac, retrotarsal fold. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival glands
Clusters of mucous cells in the conjunctival epithelium, most numerous on the bulbar conjunctiva. ... Synonym: glandulae conjunctivales, Terson's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival layer of bulb
Synonym for bulbar conjunctiva ... The part of the conjunctiva covering the anterior surface of the sclera and the surface epithelium of the cornea. ... Synonym: tunica conjunctiva bulbi, conjunctival layer of bulb. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival layer of eyelids
Synonym for palpebral conjunctiva ... The part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids and continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva at the conjunctival fornices. ... Synonym: tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum, conjunctival layer of eyelids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival reflex
Closure of the eyes in response to irritation of the conjunctiva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival ring
A narrow ring at the junction of the periphery of the cornea with the conjunctiva. ... Synonym: annulus conjunctivae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival sac
The space bound by the conjunctival membrane between the palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva; into which the lacrimal fluid is secreted; it opens anteriorly between the eyelids. ... Synonym: saccus conjunctivae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival varix
Synonym for varicula ... A varicose condition of the veins of the conjunctiva. ... Synonym: conjunctival varix. ... Origin: L. Dim. Of varix ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctival veins
The veins of the conjunctiva which drain primarily to the ophthalmic veins. ... Synonym: venae conjunctivales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctive
Joining; connecting; connective. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctiviplasty
Synonym for conjunctivoplasty ... Plastic surgery on the conjunctiva. ... Synonym: conjunctiviplasty. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctivitis
<ophthalmology> Inflammation of the conjunctiva, generally consisting of conjunctival hyperaemia associated with a discharge. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

conjunctivitis arida
Synonym for xerophthalmia ... <disease> A dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea due to vitamin A deficiency. The condition begins with night blindness and conjunctival xerosis and progresses to corneal xerosis, and, in the late stages, to keratomalacia. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

conjunctivitis medicamentosa
A conjunctivitis caused by medicine or toxin instilled into the conjunctival sac. ... Synonym: toxicogenic conjunctivitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctivitis petrificans
Synonym for calcareous conjunctivitis ... An obsolete term for a condition in which the palpebral conjunctiva contains minute yellow concretions. ... Synonym: conjunctivitis petrificans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctivitis tularensis
Synonym for squirrel plague conjunctivitis ... One of the causes of Parinaud's conjunctivitis. ... Synonym: tularaemic conjunctivitis, conjunctivitis tularensis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctivitis, acute haemorrhagic
A highly contagious disease characterised by subconjunctival haemorrhage, sudden swelling of the eyelids and congestion, redness, and pain in the eye. Epidemic conjunctivitis caused by enterovirus 70 (ev-70) was first described in africa in 1969. It is caused also by coxsackie virus a24 variant (ca24v). Epidemics by this organism have appeared most …

conjunctivitis, allergic
Conjunctivitis due to hypersensitivity to various allergens. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conjunctivitis, alllergic
Inflammation of the whites of the eyes (the conjunctivae) with itching and redness of the eyes and tearing, due to allergy. Frequently accompanies hayfever. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conjunctivitis, bacterial
Purulent infections of the conjunctiva by several species of gram-negative, gram-positive, or acid-fast organisms. Some of the more commonly found genera causing conjunctival infections are haemophilus, streptococcus, neisseria, and chlamydia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conjunctivitis, inclusion
An infection of the eyes characterised by the presence in conjunctival epithelial cells of inclusion bodies indistinguishable from those of trachoma. It is acquired by infants during birth and by adults from swimming pools. The aetiological agent is chlamydia trachomatis whose natural habitat appears to be the genito-urinary tract. Inclusion conjun …

conjunctivitis, viral
Inflammation, often mild, of the conjunctiva caused by a variety of viral agents. Conjunctival involvement may be part of a systemic infection. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy
<procedure> A procedure for providing lacrimal drainage when the canaliculi are closed; plastic tubes are inserted that extend from the conjunctival sac to the nose. ... Origin: conjunctiva + G. Dakryon, tear, + kystis, cyst, + ris (rhin-), nose, + stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctivodacryocystostomy
1. <procedure> A surgical procedure through the conjunctiva, which provides an opening into the lacrimal sac. ... 2. The opening so produced. ... Origin: conjunctiva + G. Dakryon, tear, + kystis, sac, + stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctivoplasty
Plastic surgery on the conjunctiva. ... Synonym: conjunctiviplasty. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conjunctivorhinostomy
1. <procedure> A surgical procedure to construct a passageway through the conjunctiva into the nasal cavity. ... 2. The opening so produced. ... Origin: conjunctiva + G. Ris (rhin), nose, + stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conn, Harold
<person> U.S. Microbiologist, 1886-1975. ... See: Hucker-Conn stain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conn, Jerome
<person> U.S. Physician, *1907. ... See: Conn's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conn's syndrome
<nephrology, syndrome> Overproduction of the hormone aldosterone by a tumour containing tissue like that in the outer portion (cortex) of the adrenal gland. ... The excess aldosterone results in low potassium levels (hypokalaemia), underacidity of the body (alkalosis), muscle weakness, excess thirst (polydipsia), excess urination (polyuria), a …

connate
Fused to another organ (or other organs) of the same kind. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

connectin
<cell biology> Cell surface protein (70 kD) from mouse fibrosarcoma cells that binds laminin and actin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

connecting cartilage
The cartilage in a cartilaginous joint such as the symphysis pubis. ... Synonym: interosseous cartilage, uniting cartilage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connecting peptide
<protein> An amino acid chain which connects the hormones insulin and proinsulin and is metabolically inactive. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

connecting stalk
body stalk ...

connecting tubule
A narrow arching tubule of the kidney joining the distal convoluted tubule and the collecting tubule. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connectins
Collective term for the protein components of the cytoskeleton (connective tissue); originally described in muscle, but later observed in erythrocyte and other cell membranes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connection
A union of elements or things; a connecting structure. ... Synonym: connexus, conexus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connective
The part of an anther that connects the lobes. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

connective tissue
<pathology> Rather general term for mesodermally derived tissue that may be more or less specialised. Cartilage and bone are specialised connective tissue, as is blood, but the term is probably better reserved for the less specialised tissue that is rich in extracellular matrix (collagen, proteoglycan etc.) and that surrounds other more highl …

connective tissue cell
Any of the cell's of varied form occurring in connective tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connective tissue cells
The cellular elements of the fibrous and nonfibrous components of the various forms of connective tissue. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

connective tissue disease
<rheumatology> A heterogeneous group of diseases characterised by abnormal structure or function of one or more of the elements of connective tissue, i.e., collagen, elastin, or the mucopolysaccharides. ... They include rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatic fever, scleroderma and others, that are sometimes referred to a …

connective tissue group
<physiology> A collective name for mucous tissue, dentin, bone, cartilage, and ordinary connective tissue, all derived from the mesenchyme. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connective tumour
<oncology> Any tumour of the connective tissue group, such as osteoma, fibroma, sarcoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connector
<dentistry> A part of a partial denture which unites its components. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Connell, Gregory
<person> A U.S. Surgeon, 1875-1968. ... See: Connell's suture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Connell's suture
<surgery> A continuous suture used for inverting the gastric or intestinal walls in performing an anastomosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connexin
<cell biology, protein> A group of homologous proteins which form the intermembrane channels of gap junctions. ... They appear to be the major structural proteins of the connexon and are the products of an identified gene family which has both highly conserved and highly divergent regions. The variety contributes to the wide range of functiona …

connexin 43
<protein> A 43 kD peptide which is a member of the connexin family of gap junction proteins. ... Connexin 43 is a product of a gene in the alpha class of connexin genes (the alpha-1 gene). It was first isolated from mammalian heart, but is widespread in the body including the brain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

connexon
<cell biology> The functional unit of gap junctions. An assembly of six membrane spanning proteins connexins having a water filled gap in the centre. Two connexons in juxtaposed membranes link to form a continuous pore through both membranes. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

connexus
Synonym for connection ... A union of elements or things; a connecting structure. ... Synonym: connexus, conexus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connexus intertendineus
Synonym for intertendinous connections ... Fibrous bands passing obliquely between the diverging tendons of the extensor digitorum on the dorsum of the hand. ... Synonym: connexus intertendineus, conexus intertendineus, juncturae tendinum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

connivent
Coming into contact, converging. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

conoid
1. A cone-shaped structure. ... 2. Part of the apical complex characteristic of the protozoan subphylum, Apicomplexa; seen in sporozoites, merozoites, or other developmental stages of sporozoans, less well developed in the piroplasms (families Babesiidae and Theileriidae). The function of the conoid is unknown, but it is thought to be an organelle o …

conoid ligament
<anatomy> The medial part of the coracoclavicular ligament that attaches to the conoid tubercle of the clavicle. ... Synonym: ligamentum conoideum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conoid process
Synonym for conoid tubercle ... The prominence near the lateral end of the inferior surface of the clavicle that gives attachment to the conoid ligament. ... Synonym: tuberculum conoideum, conoid process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conoid tubercle
The prominence near the lateral end of the inferior surface of the clavicle that gives attachment to the conoid ligament. ... Synonym: tuberculum conoideum, conoid process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conomyoidin
Contractile protoplasm at the inner end of the inner segment of retinal cones; motility is most evident in fishes and amphibians, and slight or absent in mammals. ... Origin: G. Konos, cone, + mys, muscle, + eidos, resemblance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conor and bruch's disease
African tick typhus, one of the tick-borne rickettsial diseases of the eastern hemisphere, similar to Rocky Mountain spotted fever, but less severe, with fever, a small ulcer (tache noire) at the site of the tick bite, swollen glands nearby (satellite lymphadenopathy), and a red raised (maculopapular) rash. Also called boutonneuse and fièvre bouton …

conoscopic image
<microscopy> The interference pattern and diffraction image seen at the back aperture of the objective lens. The conoscopic image provides a two-dimensional projection of the rays travelling in three dimensions in the specimen space. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

conoscopic observation
<microscopy> The study of the back focal plane of the objective by removing the eyepiece, by inserting a Bertrand lens, by examining the image at the eye point above the eyepiece with a magnifier or by using a phase telescope is called conoscopic because the observations are associated with the cone of light furnished by the condenser and vie …

Conradi-Drigalski agar
A selective, nutrient medium for isolation of Salmonella typhi and other intestinal pathogens from faecal specimens; it contains the dye crystal violet, which generally inhibits growth of Gram-positive, but not Gram-negative, bacteria. ... Synonym: Drigalski-Conradi agar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conradi, Andrew
<person> Norwegian physician, 1809-1869. ... See: Conradi's line. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conradi, Erich
<person> 20th century German physician. ... See: Conradi's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conradi, Heinrich
<person> German bacteriologist, *1876. ... See: Conradi-Drigalski agar, Drigalski-Conradi agar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conradi's disease
Congenital shortening of the humerus and femur, with stippled epiphyses, high-arched palate, cataracts, erythroderma in the newborn, and scaling followed by follicular atrophoderma; there is also an autosomal dominant inheritance pattern . ... Synonym: chondrodystrophia congenita punctata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Conradi's line
A line extending from the base of the ensiform cartilage to the apex beat of the heart, corresponding approximately to the lower edge of the cardiac area. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consanguineous
A relationship that share a common bloodline, descent from a common ancestor. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

consanguinity
A relationship that share a common bloodline, descent from a common ancestor. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

conscience
The cognitive and affective processes which constitute an internalised moral governor over an individual's moral conduct. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

conscious
1. Aware; having present knowledge or perception of oneself, one's acts and surroundings. ... 2. Denoting something occurring with the perceptive attention of the individual, as a conscious act or idea, distinguished from automatic or instinctive. ... Origin: L. Conscius, knowing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conscious sedation
Light sedation during which the patient retains airway reflexes and responses to verbal stimuli. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

consciousness
Sense of awareness of self and of the environment. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

consciousness disorders
Organic mental disorders in which there is marked impairment of awareness. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

consecutive amputation
A revision or secondary succeeding amputation of a limb. ... Amputation in continuity, amputation through a segment of a limb, not at a joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consecutive aneurysm
Synonym for diffuse aneurysm ... An aneurysm that has enlarged and spread to the surrounding tissues in consequence of rupture of its walls. ... Synonym: consecutive aneurysm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consecutive angiitis
Angiitis caused by extension of the inflammatory process from the surrounding tissues. ... Hypersensitivity angiitis, an inflammatory reaction in a blood vessel, the result of a specific reaction to an antigenic (allergic) substance or other agents to which the individual expresses unusual vascular sensitization. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consecutive esotropia
Esotropia that follows surgical correction of exotropia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consensual
Denoting what something is by the fact of agreement between the perceiving of several persons. ... Synonym: reflex. ... Origin: L. Con-, with, + sensus, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consensual light reflex
Synonym for consensual reaction ... Contraction of the pupil of the fellow eye in consensus with the pupil of the illuminated eye. ... Synonym: consensual light reflex, indirect pupillary reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consensual reaction
Contraction of the pupil of the fellow eye in consensus with the pupil of the illuminated eye. ... Synonym: consensual light reflex, indirect pupillary reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

consensus development conference
Designation for summary statements representing the majority and current agreement of physicians, scientists, and other professionals meeting to reach a consensus on a selected subject. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

consensus development conferences
Presentations of summary statements representing the majority agreement of physicians, scientists, and other professionals convening for the purpose of reaching a consensus--often with findings and recommendations--on a subject of interest. The conference, consisting of participants representing the scientific and lay viewpoints, is a significant m …

consensus sequence
Of a series of related DNA, RNA or protein sequences, the sequence that reflects the most common choice of base or amino acid at each position. Areas of particularly good agreement often represent conserved functional domains. The generation of consensus sequences has been subjected to intensive mathematical analysis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

conservation
Efficiency of energy use, production, transmission, or distribution that results in a decrease of energy consumption while providing the same level of service. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

conservation of energy
The principle that the total amount of energy in a closed system remains always the same, none being lost or created in any chemical or physical process or in the conversion of one kind of energy into another, within that system. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

conservation of energy resources
Planned management, use, and preservation of energy resources. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...