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

corpus ulnae
Synonym for body of ulna ... shaft of ulna ...

corpus unguis
Synonym for body of nail ... The exposed portion of the nail distal to its root. ... Synonym: corpus unguis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpus uteri
Synonym for body of uterus ... The part of the uterus above the isthmus, comprising about two thirds of the non-pregnant organ. ... Synonym: corpus uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpus vertebrae
Synonym for body of vertebra ... The main portion of a vertebra anterior to the vertebral canal, as distinct from the arches. ... Synonym: corpus vertebrae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpus vesicae biliaris
Synonym for body of gallbladder ... The main part of the gallbladder terminating in the rounded fundus below and continuing into the neck of the gallbladder above. ... Synonym: corpus vesicae biliaris, corpus vesicae felleae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpus vesicae felleae
Synonym for body of gallbladder ... The main part of the gallbladder terminating in the rounded fundus below and continuing into the neck of the gallbladder above. ... Synonym: corpus vesicae biliaris, corpus vesicae felleae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpus vesicae urinariae
Synonym for body of urinary bladder ... The portion of the bladder between the apex and fundus. ... Synonym: corpus vesicae urinariae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpus vitreum
Synonym for vitreous body ... The transparent gel that fills the inner portion of the eyeball between the lens (lens, crystalline) and the retina. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

corpuscle
1. A small mass or body. ... 2. A blood cell. ... Synonym: corpusculum. ... Origin: L. Corpusculum, dim. Of corpus, body ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscula
Plural of corpusculum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscula articularia
Synonym for articular corpuscles ... Encapsulated nerve terminations within joint capsules. ... Synonym: corpuscula articularia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscula bulboidea
Synonym for Krause's end bulbs ... Nerve terminals in skin, mouth, conjunctiva, and other parts, consisting of a laminated capsule of connective tissue enclosing the terminal, branched, convoluted ending of an afferent nerve fibre; generally believed to be sensitive to cold. ... Synonym: corpuscula bulboidea, bulboid corpuscles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscula genitalia
Synonym for genital corpuscles ... Special encapsulated nerve endings found in the skin of the genitalia and nipple. ... Synonym: corpuscula genitalia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscula lamellosa
Synonym for lamellated corpuscles ... Small oval bodies in the skin of the fingers, in the mesentery, tendons, and elsewhere, formed of concentric layers of connective tissue with a soft core in which the axon of a nerve fibre runs, splitting up into a number of fibrils that terminate in bulbous enlargements; they are sensitive to pressure. ... Synon …

corpuscula nervosa terminalia
Synonym for terminal nerve corpuscles ... Generic term denoting specialised encapsulated nerve endings such as the articular, bulboid, genital, lamellated, and tactile corpuscles, and the tactile meniscus. ... Synonym: corpuscula nervosa terminalia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscular
Relating to a corpuscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscular lymph
Synonym for aplastic lymph ... Lymph containing a relatively large number of leukocytes, but comparatively little fibrinogen; such lymph does not form a good clot and manifests only a slight tendency to become organised. ... Synonym: corpuscular lymph. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpuscular radiation
Radiation consisting of streams of subatomic particles such as protons, electrons, neutrons, etc. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpusculum
Synonym: corpuscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpusculum renis
Synonym for renal corpuscle ... The tuft of glomerular capillaries and the capsula glomeruli that encloses it. ... Synonym: corpusculum renis, malpighian corpuscles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corpusculum tactus
Synonym for tactile corpuscle ... One of numerous oval bodies found in the papillae of the skin, especially those of the fingers and toes; they consist of a connective tissue capsule in which the axon fibrils terminate around and between a pile of wedge-shaped epithelioid cells. ... Synonym: corpusculum tactus, Meissner's corpuscle, oval corpuscle, t …

corralin yellow
The sodium salt of rosolic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corralling
The proposed confinement of membrane proteins within a diffusion barrier, thereby limiting long range translational diffusion rates without affecting short range properties (e.g. Rotation rates). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

corrected and republished article
The republication of an article to correct, amplify, or restore text and data of the originally published article. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

corrected dextrocardia
Displacement and rotation of the heart into the right side of the chest but without mirror transposition of the cardiac chambers. ... Synonym: dextroversion of the heart, false dextrocardia, type 3 dextrocardia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

correction
A setting right, as the provision of specific lenses for the improvement of vision or an arbitrary adjustment made in values or devices in performance of experimental procedures. ... Origin: L. Correctio = straightening out, amendment ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

correction collar
<microscopy> An adjustment collar provided on some high-numerical aperture, microscope objective lenses. Rotation of the collar adjusts the height of certain lens elements in the objective lens to compensate for variations in coverslip thickness or immersion media. at high numerical apertures, even a small deviation of the coverslip thickness …

corrective
1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious. ... 2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug. ... Synonym: corrigent. ... Origin: L. Cor-rigo (conr-), pp. -rectus, to set right, fr. Rego, to keep straight ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrective emotional experience
Reexposure under favourable circumstances to an emotional situation with which one could not cope in the past. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

correlation
<statistics> most generally, the degree to which one phenomenon or random variable is associated with or can be predicted from another. ... In statistics, correlation usually refers to the degree to which a linear predictive relationship exists between random variables, as measured by a correlation coefficient. Correlation may be positive, i.e …

correlation coefficient
A measure of association that indicates the degree to which two variables have a linear relationship; this coefficient, represented by the letter r, can vary between +1 and -1; when r = +1, there is a perfect positive linear relationship in which one variable relates directly with the other; when r = -1, there is a perfect negative linear relations …

correlational method
A statistical method, most often used in clinical and other applied areas of psychology, to study the relationship which exists between one characteristic and another in an individual. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

correlative differentiation
Differentiation due to the interaction of different parts of an organism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Correra's line
Synonym for pleural lines ... On a chest radiograph, the shadow of the soft tissues between the aerated lung and the bones of the thorax. ... Synonym: Correra's line. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

correspond
To be in conformity a agreement: suit, agree, to be equivalent, to be parallel. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

correspondence
Communication between persons or between institutions or organizations by an exchange of letters. Its use in indexing and cataloging will generally figure in historical and biographical material. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

correxonuclease
<enzyme> Hydrolyzes single-str&ed DNA; initiates hydrolysis at both 3' and 5' termini of such DNA, yielding 5'-phosphorylated oligonucleotides averaging 4 nucleotides; can excise pyrimidine dimers which are adjacent to the break ... Registry number: EC 3.1.4.- ... Synonym: DNA repair exonuclease ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

corridor disease
A highly pathogenic disease of cape buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) and cattle in eastern and southern Africa caused by the protozoan Theileria parva lawrencei and transmitted primarily by the tick Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; lesions and symptoms are similar to those of East Coast fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corrigan, Sir Dominic
<person> Irish pathologist and clinician, 1802-1880. ... See: Corrigan's disease, Corrigan's pulse, Corrigan's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corrigan's disease
Synonym for aortic regurgitation ... A congenital or acquired heart valve abnormality that results in the abnormal back flow of blood in the aorta, through an incompetent aortic valve and into the left ventricle. Chronic aortic insufficiency leads to enlargement of the left ventricle and pulmonary congestion. If left uncorrected, congestive heart fa …

Corrigan's pulse
Synonym for Corrigan's sign ... <clinical sign> A full hard pulse followed by a sudden collapse easily palpated and occurring in aortic regurgitation. ... Synonym: Corrigan's pulse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corrigan's sign
<clinical sign> A full hard pulse followed by a sudden collapse easily palpated and occurring in aortic regurgitation. ... Synonym: Corrigan's pulse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrigent
Synonym for corrective ... 1. Counteracting, modifying, or changing what is injurious. ... 2. A drug that modifies or corrects an undesirable or injurious effect of another drug. ... Synonym: corrigent. ... Origin: L. Cor-rigo (conr-), pp. -rectus, to set right, fr. Rego, to keep straight ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrin
The cyclic system of four pyrrole rings forming corrinoids, which are the central structure of the vitamins B12 and related compounds, differing from porphin (porphyrin) in that two of the pyrrole rings are directly linked (C-19 to C-1). ... Origin: fr. Core (of vitamin B12 molecule) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrinoid
A compound containing a corrin ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrode
To cause, or to be affected by, corrosion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrosion
<chemistry> Chemical process that results in reduction of the structural integrity of the material being corroded. ... The process might include chemical interactions between a fluid, (such as lithium or water coolant) and the containing material (such as stainless steel), which would result in wall material dissolving into the fluid, and poss …

corrosion casting
A tissue preparation technique that involves the injecting of plastic (acrylates) into blood vessels or other hollow viscera and treating the tissue with a caustic substance. This results in a negative copy or a solid replica of the enclosed space of the tissue that is ready for viewing under a scanning electron microscope. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

corrosion of tissue
This is the destruction of tissue by a substance (such as a strong acid or base) on direct contact. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

corrosive
<chemistry> Refers to any substance that oxidizes metal or flesh, in a chemical labeling context, it specificially refers to a highly reactive substance that causes obvious damage to living tissue. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

corrosive of tissue
This describes any substance (such as a strong acid or base) which destroys tissues on direct contact. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

corrosive sublimate
Synonym for mercuric chloride ... <chemical> Mercury chloride (hgcl2). A highly toxic compound that volatises slightly at ordinary temperature and appreciably at 100 degrees c. It is corrosive to mucous membranes and used as a topical antiseptic and disinfectant. ... Pharmacological action: anti-infective agents, local, disinfectants. ... Chemic …

corrugator
A muscle that draws together the skin, causing it to wrinkle. ... Origin: L. Cor-rugo (conr-), pp. -atus, to wrinkle, fr. Ruga, a wrinkle ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrugator cutis muscle of anus
Smooth muscle fibres radiating from the anal opening superficial to the external sphincter. ... Synonym: musculus corrugator cutis ani. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

corrugator muscle
Synonym for corrugator supercilii ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, from orbital portion of musculus orbicularis oculi and nasal prominence; insertion, skin of eyebrow; action, draws medial end of eyebrow downward and wrinkles forehead vertically; nerve supply, facial. ... Synonym: musculus corrugator supercilii, Coiter's muscle, corrugator muscle, …

corrugator supercilii
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, from orbital portion of musculus orbicularis oculi and nasal prominence; insertion, skin of eyebrow; action, draws medial end of eyebrow downward and wrinkles forehead vertically; nerve supply, facial. ... Synonym: musculus corrugator supercilii, Coiter's muscle, corrugator muscle, wrinkler muscle of eyebrow. ... (05 M …

cortex
<anatomy> The outer layer of an organ or other body structure, as distinguished from the internal substance. ... Origin: L. Corticalis = bark, rind, shell ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cortex cerebelli
Synonym for cerebellar cortex ... The thin gray surface layer of the cerebellum, consisting of an outer molecular layer or stratum moleculare, a single layer of Purkinje cells (the ganglionic layer), and an inner granular layer or stratum granulosum. ... Synonym: cortex cerebelli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortex cerebri
Synonym for 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) ...

cortex glandulae suprarenalis
Synonym for suprarenal cortex ... The outer part of the adrenal gland, consisting of three zones from without inward: zona glomerulosa, zona fasciculata, and zona reticularis; this part of the adrenal cortex yields steroid hormones such as corticosterone, deoxycorticosterone, and estrone. ... Synonym: cortex glandulae suprarenalis, adrenal cortex. …

cortex lentis
Synonym for cortex of lens ... The softer, more superficial part of the lens of the eye that encloses the central part or nucleus; its refractive power is less than that of the nucleus. ... Synonym: cortex lentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortex nodi lymphatici
Synonym for cortex of lymph node ... The outer portion of the lymph node underneath its capsule, consisting of fibrous trabeculae separating densely packed masses of lymphocytes arranged in nodules and separated from the trabeculae and capsule by lymph sinuses. ... Synonym: cortex nodi lymphatici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortex of hair shaft
The principal structural component of the hair shaft, composed of closely packed fusiform keratinised cells and invested by the cuticula pili. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortex of lens
The softer, more superficial part of the lens of the eye that encloses the central part or nucleus; its refractive power is less than that of the nucleus. ... Synonym: cortex lentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortex of lymph node
The outer portion of the lymph node underneath its capsule, consisting of fibrous trabeculae separating densely packed masses of lymphocytes arranged in nodules and separated from the trabeculae and capsule by lymph sinuses. ... Synonym: cortex nodi lymphatici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortex of ovary
The layer of the ovarian stroma lying immediately beneath the tunica albuginea, composed of connective tissue cells and fibres, among which are scattered primary and secondary (antral) follicles in various stages of development; the cortex varies in thickness according to the age of the individual, becoming thinner with advancing years. ... Synonym: …

cortex of thymus
The outer part of a lobule of the thymus; it surrounds the medulla and is composed of masses of closely packed lymphocytes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortex ovarii
Synonym for cortex of ovary ... The layer of the ovarian stroma lying immediately beneath the tunica albuginea, composed of connective tissue cells and fibres, among which are scattered primary and secondary (antral) follicles in various stages of development; the cortex varies in thickness according to the age of the individual, becoming thinner wi …

cortex renis
Synonym for renal cortex ... The part of the kidney consisting of renal lobules in the outer zone beneath the capsule and also the lobules of the renal columns that are extensions inward between the pyramids; contains the renal corpuscles and the proximal and distal convoluted tubules. ... Synonym: cortex renis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortexolone
17a,21-dihydroxy-pregn-4-ene-4,20-dione;a mineralocorticoid hormone from the adrenal cortex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortexone
Synonym for deoxycorticosterone ... 11-Deoxycorticosterone; 21-hydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione;an adrenocortical steroid, principally a biosynthetic precursor of corticosterone and possibly aldosterone, that rarely appears in adrenocortical secretions; a potent mineralocorticoid with no appreciable glucocorticoid activity. ... Synonym: 21-hydroxyproges …

Corti, Marquis Alfonso
<person> B. Gambarana in Sardinia, June 15th, 1822. D. Rome, Feb. 19th, 1888. ... Was a Histologist and worked in Vienna, Berlin, Utrecht and Turin. Travelled extensively and was associated with Hyrtl, Johannes Muller, Kolliker, Gegenbaur and others, but held no academic post. ... Organ of Corti - in the cochlea, and his name is given eponymous …

Corti's arch
<anatomy> The arch formed by the junction of the heads of Corti's inner and outer pillar cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corti's auditory teeth
Synonym for auditory teeth ... Tooth-shaped formations or ridges occurring on the vestibular lip of the limbus lamina spiralis of the cochlear duct. ... Synonym: dentes acustici, Corti's auditory teeth, Huschke's auditory teeth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corti's canal
Synonym for Corti's tunnel ... The spiral canal in the organ of Corti, formed by the outer and inner pillar cells or rods of Corti; it is filled with fluid and occasionally crossed by nonmedullated nerve fibres. ... Synonym: Corti's canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corti's cells
Synonym for cochlear hair cells ... Sensory cell's in the organ of Corti in synaptic contact with sensory as well as efferent fibres of the cochlear (auditory) nerve; from the apical end of each cell about 100 stereocilia extend from the surface and make contact with the tectorial membrane. ... Synonym: Corti's cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corti's ganglion
Synonym for spiral ganglion of cochlea ... An elongated ganglion of bipolar sensory nerve cell bodies on the cochlear part of the vestibulocochlear nerve in the spiral canal of the modiolus; each ganglion cell gives rise to a peripheral process that passes between the layers of the bony spiral lamina to the organ of Corti, and a central axon that en …

Corti's membrane
Synonym for tectorial membrane of cochlear duct ... A gelatinous membrane that overlies the spiral organ (Corti) in the inner ear. ... Synonym: membrana tectoria ductus cochlearis, Corti's membrane, tectorium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corti's organ
Synonym for spiral organ ... A prominent ridge of highly specialised epithelium in the floor of the cochlear duct overlying the basilar membrane of cochlea, containing one inner row and three outer rows of hair cells, or cells of Corti (the auditory receptor cells innervated by the cochlear nerve) supported by various columnar cells: the pillars of …

Corti's pillars
Synonym for pillar cells ... Cell's forming the outer and inner walls of the tunnel in the organ of Corti. ... Synonym: Corti's pillars, Corti's rods, pillar cells of Corti, tunnel cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corti's rods
Synonym for pillar cells ... Cell's forming the outer and inner walls of the tunnel in the organ of Corti. ... Synonym: Corti's pillars, Corti's rods, pillar cells of Corti, tunnel cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Corti's tunnel
The spiral canal in the organ of Corti, formed by the outer and inner pillar cells or rods of Corti; it is filled with fluid and occasionally crossed by nonmedullated nerve fibres. ... Synonym: Corti's canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical
<anatomy> Pertaining to or of the nature of a cortex or bark. ... Origin: L. Corticalis ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cortical apraxia
Synonym for motor apraxia ... An inability to make movements or to use objects for the purpose intended. ... Synonym: cortical apraxia, innervation apraxia, limb-kinetic apraxia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical arches of kidney
The portions of renal substance (cortex) intervening between the bases of the pyramids and the capsule of the kidney. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical arteries
Branches of the anterior, middle, and posterior cerebral artery's that supply the cerebral cortex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical audiometry
Measurement of the potentials that arise in the auditory system above the level of the brainstem. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical blindness
Loss of sight due to an organic lesion in the visual cortex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical bone
The superficial thin layer of compact bone. ... Synonym: substantia corticalis, cortical substance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical cataract
A cataract in which the opacity affects the cortex of the lens. ... Synonym: peripheral cataract. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical convexity
Synonym for superolateral surface of cerebrum ... The aspect of the cerebral hemisphere that lies in contact with the flat bones of the skull; it includes parts of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes. ... Synonym: facies superolateralis cerebri, cortical convexity, superolateral cerebral surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical deafness
Deafness resulting from bilateral lesions of the primary receptive area of the temporal lobe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical dysplasia
A malformative disorganization of the cytoarchitecture of the cortex relative to neurons. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical epilepsy
Synonym for focal epilepsy ... Epilepsy of various aetiologies characterised by focal seizures or secondarily generalised tonic-clonic seizures. Ictal symptoms are often related to the brain region where the seizure begins focally. ... Synonym: cortical epilepsy, local epilepsy, partial epilepsy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical granule
<cell biology, gynaecology> Specialised secretory vesicles lying just below the plasma membrane of the egg, that fuse and release their contents immediately after fertilization (activation) to prevent polyspermy. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

cortical hormones
Steroid hormone's produced by the adrenal cortex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical implantation
Implantation of blastocyst in the ovarian cortex, causing an ovarian pregnancy. ... See: ectopic pregnancy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical layer
Synonym for cortical meshwork ... Sub plasmalemmal layer of tangled microfilaments anchored to the plasma membrane by their barbed ends. This meshwork contributes to the mechanical properties of the cell surface and probably restricts the access of cytoplasmic vesicles to the plasma membrane. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cortical lobules of kidney
One of the subdivisions of the kidney, consisting of a medullary ray and that portion of the convoluted port (renal corpuscles and convoluted tubules) associated with its collecting duct. ... Synonym: lobulus corticalis renalis, renal cortical lobule, renculus, reniculus, renunculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cortical meshwork
Sub plasmalemmal layer of tangled microfilaments anchored to the plasma membrane by their barbed ends. This meshwork contributes to the mechanical properties of the cell surface and probably restricts the access of cytoplasmic vesicles to the plasma membrane. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...