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

copper radioisotopes
Unstable isotopes of copper that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. Cu atoms with atomic weights 58-62, 64, and 66-68 are radioactive copper isotopes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

copper sulfate
<chemical> The pentahydrate sulfate salt of copper. It is a powerful emetic and used orally as an antidote to phosphorus poisoning. Topical application of a 1 per cent solution is used in the treatment of phosphorus burns of the skin. It is also used as a catalyst with iron in the treatment of iron-deficiency anaemia. In 1:1,000,000 concentra …

copper sulfate method
A method for the determination of specific gravity of blood or plasma in which the blood or plasma is delivered by drops into solutions of copper sulfate graded in specific gravity by increments of 0.004, each of the bottles of solution being within the expected range of the blood or plasma sample; the specific gravity of the copper sulfate solutio …

copper sulphate
Synonym for cupric sulfate ... CuSo4-5H2O;it is highly poisonous to algae, is a prompt and active emetic, and is used as an irritant, astringent, and fungicide. ... Synonym: copper sulfate, copper sulphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

copper-64
Beta and positron emitter with a half-life of 12.82 hr. Used in the study of Wilson's disease and in brain scans for tumours. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

copper-67
Beta and gamma emitter with a half-life of 2.580 days. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

copperas
The impure commercial variety of ferrous sulfate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

copperhead
A poisonous snake of the genus Denisonia in Australia and Agkistrodon in the U.S. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Coppet, Louis de
<person> French physicist, 1841-1911. ... See: Coppet's law. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Coppet's law
Solutions having the same freezing point have equal concentrations of dissolved substances. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coppice regeneration
The ability of certain hardwood species to regenerate by producing multiple new shoots from a stump left after harvest. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

copra itch
A dermatitis occurring in workers in copra mills, caused by the presence of a mite, Tyrophagus putrescentiae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprecipitation
Precipitation of unbound antigen along with an antigen-antibody complex; may occur particularly when a soluble complex is precipitated by a second antibody specific for the Fc fragment of the immunoglobulin of the complex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

copremesis
Synonym: faecal vomiting. ... Origin: G. Kopros, dung, + emesis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprinus
A genus of black-spored basidiomycetous fungi of the family coprinaceae, order agaricales; some species are edible. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

copro-
Filth, dung, usually used in referring to faeces. ... See: scato-, sterco-. ... Origin: G. Kopros, dung ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coproantibodies
Antibodies found in the intestine and in faeces; they probably are formed by plasma cells in the intestinal mucosa and consist chiefly of the IgA class. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprolagnia
A form of sexual perversion in which the thought or sight of excrement causes pleasurable sensation. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Lagneia, lust ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprolalia
Involuntary utterances of vulgar or obscene words; seen in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome. ... Synonym: coprophrasia. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Lalia, talk ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprolith
A hard mass consisting of inspissated faeces. ... Synonym: fecalith, stercolith. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprology
Synonym: scatology. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Logos, study ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coproma
An accumulation of inspissated faeces in the colon or rectum giving the appearance of an abdominal tumour. ... Synonym: faecal tumour, fecaloma, scatoma, stercoroma. ... Origin: copro-+ G. -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprophagia
Eating of excrement. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coprophagous
Feeding on excrement. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprophagy
Synonym: coprophagia. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Phago, to eat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprophil
Coprophilic ... 1. Denoting microorganisms occurring in faecal matter. ... 2. Relating to coprophilia. ... Origin: see coprophilia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprophile
An organism that ingests faecal material from others organisms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprophilia
1. Attraction of microorganisms to faecal matter. ... 2. In psychiatry, a morbid attraction to, and interest in (with a sexual element), faecal matter. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Philos, fond ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprophobia
<psychology> Morbid fear of defecation and faeces. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprophrasia
Synonym for coprolalia ... Involuntary utterances of vulgar or obscene words; seen in Gilles de la Tourette's syndrome. ... Synonym: coprophrasia. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Lalia, talk ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coproplanesia
Rarely used term for passage of faeces through a fistula or artificial anus. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Planesis, a wandering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coproporphyria
Presence of coproporphyrins in the urine, as in variegate porphyria. ... Hereditary coproporphyria, an inherited (autosomal dominant) disorder of a deficiency of coproporphyrinogen oxidase, resulting in overproduction of porphyrin precursors leading to neurological disturbances and photosensitivity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coproporphyrin
A test which is used to measure red blood cell porphyrin levels. Porphyrins are pigments found in both animal and plant life. This test is useful in evaluating any number of porphyrin disorders (involving the various porphyrins) of red blood cells. Increased levels of coproporphyrins can indicate congenital erythropoietic porphyria or sideroblastic …

coproporphyrinogen
See: porphyrinogens. ... Coproporphyrinogen oxidase, an enzyme that catalyses a step in porphyrin biosynthesis, reacting coproporphyrinogen-III and O2 to form protoporphyrinogen-IX and 2CO2. A deficiency of this enzyme will result in hereditary coproporphyria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coproporphyrinogen oxidase
<enzyme> One of the enzymes active in haem biosynthesis. It catalyses the oxidative decarboxylation of coproporphyrinogen III to protoporphyrinogen III by the conversion of two propionic acid groups to two vinyl groups. It can act under both aerobic and anaerobic conditions. ... Chemical name: Coproporphyrinogen:oxygen oxidoreductase (decarbox …

coproporphyrinogens
Porphyrinogens which are intermediates in the haem biosynthesis. They have four methyl and four propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings. Coproporphyrinogens I and III are formed in the presence of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase from the corresponding uroporphyrinogen. They can yield coproporphyrins by autooxidation or protoporphyri …

coproporphyrins
Porphyrins with four methyl and four propionic acid side chains attached to the pyrrole rings. Coproporphyrin III is excreted in the feces of persons with hereditary coproporphyria. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

coprostane
The parent hydrocarbon of coprosterol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprostanone
5b-Cholestan-3-one, an oxidation product of coprosterol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprostasis
Rarely used term for faecal impaction. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Stasis, a standing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprostenol
Synonym for allocholesterol ... Cholest-4-en-3b-ol;an isomer of cholesterol, differing in the position of the one double bond. ... Synonym: coprostenol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprosterin
Synonym for coprosterol ... 5b-cholastan-3b-ol;the main sterol of the faeces produced by the reduction of cholesterol by intestinal bacteria. For structure of coprostane and cholestane, see steroids. ... Synonym: 3b-coprostanol, coprosterin, stercorin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprosterol
5b-cholastan-3b-ol;the main sterol of the faeces produced by the reduction of cholesterol by intestinal bacteria. For structure of coprostane and cholestane, see steroids. ... Synonym: 3b-coprostanol, coprosterin, stercorin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprostigmastane
The 5b isomer of stigmastane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprozoa
Protozoa that can be cultivated in faecal matter, although not necessarily living in faeces within the intestine. ... Origin: copro-+ G. Zoon, animal ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coprozoic
Relating to coprozoa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coptic lung
Condition caused by the cloth lung. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coptosis
A state of perpetual fatigue. ... Origin: G. Kopto, to tire, + osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

copula
1. In anatomy, a narrow part connecting two structures, e.g., the body of the hyoid bone. ... 2. A swelling that is formed during the early development of the tongue by the medial portion of the second branchial arch; it is overgrown by the hypobranchial eminence and is not present in the adult tongue. ... 3. Obsolete term for zygote. ... Origin: L. A …

copula linguae
Synonym for hypobranchial eminence ... <anatomy> A median elevation in the floor of the embryonic pharynx caudal to the tuberculum impar. ... It merges laterally with the ventral part of the second and third branchial arches, and in later development is incorporated in the root of the tongue. ... Synonym: copula linguae, His' copula. ... (05 Mar …

copulation
Sexual contact of a male with a receptive female usually followed by emission of sperm. Limited to non-human species. For humans use coitus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

copy choice
A genetic recombination mechanism where the new DNA molecule comes about by replicating selected parts of each parental DNA molecule and by alternating between the two (maternal and paternal). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

copy number
The number of molecules of a particular type on or in a cell or part of a cell. Usually applied to specific genes or to plasmids within a bacterium. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

copying processes
Reproduction of data in a new location or other destination, leaving the source data unchanged, although the physical form of the result may differ from that of the source. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

copyright
The exclusive right, granted by law for a certain number of years, to make and dispose of copies of a literary, musical or artistic work. In the united states the copyright is granted for the life of the author plus 50 years. In the case of a joint work, it is for the life of the last joint author to die, plus 50 years. In either case the copyright …

CoQ
<abbreviation> Coenzyme Q. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coquille
A spherical curved lens of uniform thickness. ... Origin: Fr. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor
The muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood. C. Adiposum a heart that has undergone fatty degeneration or that has an accumulation of fat around it, also called fat or fatty, heart. C. Arteriosum the left side of the heart, so called because it contains oxygenated (arterial) blood. C. Biloculare a congenital anomaly characterised …

cor adiposum
Synonym for fatty heart ... Fatty degeneration of the myocardium, accumulation of adipose tissue on the external surface of the heart with occasional infiltration of fat between the muscle bundles of the heart wall. ... Synonym: cor adiposum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor biloculare
A heart in which the interatrial and interventricular septa are absent or incomplete. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor bovinum
Synonym for ox heart ... <anatomy, cardiology, pathology> A very large heart usually due to chronic hypertension or, more often to aortic valve disease. ... Synonym: bucardia, cor bovinum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor mobile
A heart that moves unduly on change of bodily position. ... Synonym: movable heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor pendulum
An extreme form of cor mobile in which the heart appears to be suspended by the great vessels. ... Synonym: pendulous heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor pulmonale
Enlargement of the right ventricle in the face of pulmonary hypertension that may occur primarily or secondary to emphysema or bronchiectasis. Eventually the enlarged right ventricle weakens resulting in right-sided congestive heart failure. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cor triatriatum
<cardiology, embryology> A congenital anomaly characterised by the presence in the atrium of a perforated muscular membrane which separates the atrium into upper and lower chambers. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cor triloculare
<cardiology, embryology> Three-chambered heart due to absence of the interatrial or the interventricular septum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor triloculare biatriatum
<cardiology, embryology> Absence of the interventricular septum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cor triloculare biventriculare
<cardiology, embryology> Absence of the interatrial septum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracidium
The ciliated first-stage aquatic embryo of pseudophyllid and other cestodes with aquatic cycles; within the ciliated embryophore is a hooked larva, the hexacanth, that develops in the intermediate host, usually an aquatic crustacean, into the next larval stage, the procercoid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracoacromial
Relating to the coracoid and acromial processes. ... Synonym: acromiocoracoid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracoacromial arch
A protective arch formed by the smooth inferior aspect of the acromion and the coracoid process of the scapula with the coracoacromial ligament spanning between them. This osseoligamentous structure overlies the head of the humerus, preventing its upward displacement from the glenoid fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracoacromial ligament
<anatomy> The heavy arched fibrous band that passes between the coracoid process and the acromion above the shoulder joint; the osseofibrous arch thus formed prevents upward dislocation of the shoulder (glanohumeral) joint. ... Synonym: ligamentum coracoacromiale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracobrachial bursa
<anatomy> A bursa frequently present between the tendon of the coracobrachialis and the subscapularis muscle. ... Synonym: bursa musculi coracobrachialis, subcoracoid bursa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracobrachial muscle
Synonym for coracobrachialis ... <anatomy> Relating to the coracoid process of the scapula and the arm. ... <muscle> Origin, coracoid process of scapula; insertion, middle of medial border of humerus; action, adducts and flexes the arm; resists downward dislocation of shoulder joint; nerve supply, musculocutaneous. ... See: coracobrachial …

coracobrachialis
<anatomy> Relating to the coracoid process of the scapula and the arm. ... <muscle> Origin, coracoid process of scapula; insertion, middle of medial border of humerus; action, adducts and flexes the arm; resists downward dislocation of shoulder joint; nerve supply, musculocutaneous. ... See: coracobrachial bursa. ... Synonym: musculus cora …

coracoclavicular
Relating to the coracoid process and the clavicle. ... Synonym: scapuloclavicular. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracoclavicular ligament
<anatomy> The strong ligament that unites the clavicle to the coracoid process; it is subdivided into the conoid ligamentum and the trapezoid ligamentum. The free upper limb is passively suspended from the clavicular 'strut' by the coracoclavicular ligament; the ligament also plays an important role in preventing dislocation of the acromiocla …

coracohumeral
Relating to the coracoid process and the humerus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracohumeral ligament
The ligament that passes from the base of the coracoid process to the greater tubercle of the humerus. ... Synonym: ligamentum coracohumerale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracoid
Shaped like a crow's beak; denoting a process of the scapula. ... Origin: G. Korakodes, like a crow's beak, fr. Korax, raven, + eidos, appearance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracoid process
A long curved projection from the neck of the scapula overhanging the glenoid cavity; it gives attachment to the short head of the biceps, the coracobrachialis, and the pectoralis minor muscles, and the conoid and coracoacromial ligaments. ... Synonym: processus coracoideus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coracoid tuberosity
The conoid tubercle and trapezoid line of the coracoid process of the scapula, giving attachment to the two parts of the coracoclavicular ligament: the conoid and trapezoid ligaments. ... Synonym: tuberositas coracoidea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coral calculus
Synonym for staghorn calculus ... A calculus occurring in the renal pelvis, with branches extending into the infundibula and calices. ... Synonym: branched calculus, coral calculus, dendritic calculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

coralliform cataract
Congenital cataract with round or elongated processes radiating from the centre of the lens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cord
A stack of wood consisting of 128 cubic feet. A cord has standard dimensions of 4' x 4' x 8' including air space and bark. One cord contains about 1.2 BDT. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

cord blood
Blood taken post partum from the umbilical cord. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cord factor
Glycolipid (trehalose 6, 6' dimycolate) found in the cell walls of Mycobacteria (causing them to grow in serpentine cords) and important in virulence, being toxic and inducing granulomatous reactions identical to those induced by the whole organism. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cord factors
Trehalose-6,6'-dimycolate. A toxic glycolipid of mycobacterium tuberculosis. Induces cellular biochemical disfunction in animals; used as immunoadjuvant. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cord hydrocele
Isolated hydrocele of spermatic cord. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cord of tympanum
chorda tympani ...

cordate
With a sinus and rounded lobes at the base, the overall outline usually ovate, often restricted to the base rather than to the outline of the entire organ, heart-shaped. ... <botany> Of a leaf blade, broad and notched at the base, heart-shaped. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

cordate pelvis
Cordiform pelvis, a pelvis with sacrum projecting forward between the ilia, giving to the brim a heart shape. ... Synonym: heart-shaped pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cordectomy
<procedure> Excision of a part or whole of a cord. ... Origin: G. Chorde, cord, + ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cordial
A sweet aromatic liquor. ... Origin: Mediev. L. Cordialis, fr. Cor (cord-), heart ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cordianine
Synonym for allantoin ... <pharmacology> Any of many nitrogen-containing organic compounds which are found in some plants and in the urine of some mammals. Allantoin is used to treat wounds and ulcers. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

cordiform
Shaped like a heart (in three dimensions). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

cordiform uterus
An incomplete uterus bicornis with a wedge-shaped depression at the fundus. ... Synonym: heart-shaped uterus, uterus cordiformis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cordis
Of the heart. ... Origin: Gen. Of L. Cor, heart ... Diastasis cordis, any period of mechanical inactivity of the heart and particularly of the ventricles, usually appearing normally during slow heart rates when the ventricles complete their filling early and appear to be inactive. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cordocentesis
The collecting of foetal blood samples via ultrasound-guided needle aspiration of the blood in the umbilical vein. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cordon sanitaire
The barrier erected around a focus of infection. ... Origin: Fr., sanitary barrier ... (05 Mar 2000) ...