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

craniometric points
Fixed point's on the skull used as landmarks in craniometry. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniometry
The scientific measurement of the dimensions of the bones of the skull and face. It applies to measurement of the dead skull as opposed to cephalometry, measurements performed on the living skull. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

craniopagus
Conjoined twins with fused skulls. ... See: conjoined twins. ... See: janiceps, syncephalus. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Pagos, something fixed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniopagus occipitalis
Conjoined twins united at the occipital region of the skull. ... Synonym: iniopagus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniopagus parasiticus
A variety of craniopagus in which one foetus is rudimentary in form and parasitic on the other. ... See: epicomus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniopathy
Any pathological condition of the cranial bones. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Pathos, suffering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniopharyngeal
Relating to the skull and to the pharynx. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniopharyngeal canal
Synonym for pituitary diverticulum ... A tubular outgrowth of ectoderm from the stomodeum of the embryo; it grows dorsad toward the infundibular process of the diencephalon, around which it forms a cup-like mass, giving rise to the pars distalis and pars juxtaneuralis of the hypophysis. ... Synonym: craniopharyngeal canal, hypophyseal pouch, Rathke's …

craniopharyngeal duct
The slender tubular part of the hypophysial diverticulum; the stalk of Rathke's pocket. ... Synonym: bucconeural duct, hypophysial duct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniopharyngioma
<oncology, tumour> A form of primary brain tumour which develops in the pituitary gland. ... These tumours often secrete increased quantities of pituitary hormones (for example growth hormone) which can result in conditions such as gigantism and acromegaly. They are often benign and rare and comprise less than 5% of childhood brain tumours. …

craniophore
An apparatus for holding a skull while its angles and diameters are measured. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Phoros, bearing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cranioplasty
Plastic surgery of the skull; a surgical correction of a skull defect. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniopuncture
Puncture of the brain for exploratory purposes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniorrhachidian
Synonym: craniospinal. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Rhachis, spine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniorrhachischisis
Severe congenital malformation in which there is incomplete closure of the skull and spinal column. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Rhachis, spine, + schisis, a cleaving ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniosacral
Denoting the cranial and sacral origins of the parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniosacral system
parasympathetic part ...

cranioschisis
Congenital malformation in which there is incomplete closure of the skull. Usually accompanied by grossly defective development of the brain. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Schisis, a cleavage ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniosclerosis
Thickening of the skull. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Skleros, hard, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cranioscopy
Examination of the skull in the living subject for craniometric or diagnostic purposes. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniospinal
Relating to the cranium and spinal column. ... Synonym: craniorrhachidian. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniospinal ganglia
A term collectively designating the sensory ganglia on the dorsal (posterior) roots of spinal nerves and on those cranial nerves that contain general sensory and taste fibres; also called encephalospinal ganglia. ... Synonym: craniospinalia ganglia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniospinalia ganglia
Synonym for craniospinal ganglia ... A term collectively designating the sensory ganglia on the dorsal (posterior) roots of spinal nerves and on those cranial nerves that contain general sensory and taste fibres; also called encephalospinal ganglia. ... Synonym: craniospinalia ganglia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniostenosis
Premature closure of cranial sutures resulting in malformation of the skull. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniostosis
Synonym: craniosynostosis. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Osteon, a bone, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniosynostoses
Premature closure of one or more sutures of the skull. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

craniosynostosis
<radiology> (sutural fusion) ... Sagittal (56%) scaphocephaly, coronal and lambdoidal (bilateral coronal: 11%) oxy-, turri- or acrocephaly Apert syndrome Crouzon syndrome Pfeiffer syndrome, unilateral coronal (11%) plagiocephaly, metopic trigonocephaly, ALL sutures Kleeblatschaedel, males (75%) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

craniotabes
A disease marked by the presence of areas of thinning and softening in the bones of the skull and widening of the sutures and fontanelles. Usually of syphilitic or rachitic origin. ... Synonym: circumscribed craniomalacia. ... Origin: cranio-+ L. Tabes, a wasting ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniotome
Instrument formerly used for perforation and crushing of the foetal skull. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniotomy
<procedure, surgery> A surgical incision into the skull. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

craniotonoscopy
Auscultatory percussion of the cranium. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Tonos, tone, + skopeo, to examine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniotrypesis
Trephining of the skull. ... Origin: cranio-+ G. Trypesis, a boring ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craniotympanic
Relating to the skull and the middle ear. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cranium
The bones of the skull which contain the brain, the brain case ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cranium cerebrale
Synonym for neurocranium ... Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. ... Synonym: braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. ... Origin: neuro-+ G. Kranion, skull ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cranium viscerale
Synonym for viscerocranium ... That part of the skull derived from the embryonic pharyngeal arches; it comprises the facial bones of the facial skeleton (under bone) and is distinct from that part of the skull which forms the neurocranium or braincase. ... Synonym: cranium viscerale, visceral cranium, jaw skeleton, splanchnocranium. ... Origin: viscer …

crapulent
Rarely used term for drunken; due to alcoholic intoxication. ... Origin: L. Crapula, drunkenness ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crash cart
A movable collection of emergency equipment and supplies meant to be readily available for resuscitative effort. It includes medication as well as the equipment for defibrillation, intubation, intravenous medication, and passage of central lines. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crassamentum
1. Old term for blood clot. ... 2. Old term for coagulum. ... Origin: L. Thickness, fr. Crassus, thick ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Crassulacean acid metabolism
<plant biology> Physiological adaptation of certain succulent plants, in which carbon dioxide can be fixed (nonphotosynthetically) at night into malic and other acids. During the day the carbon dioxide is regenerated and then fixed photosynthetically into the Calvin Benson cycle. This adaptation permits the stomata to remain closed during the …

crater
The most depressed, usually central portion of an ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crater arc
An arc of a direct current that forms a pitlike excavation at the positive pole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crateriform
Hollowed like a bowl or a saucer. ... Origin: L. Crater, bowl, + forma, shape ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craterization
Synonym for saucerization ... Excavation of tissue to form a shallow depression, performed in wound treatment to facilitate drainage from infected areas. ... Synonym: craterization. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cravat bandage
A bandage made by bringing the point of a triangular bandage to the middle of the base and then folding lengthwise to the desired width. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

craw-craw
A term applied in west Africa to a pruritic papular skin eruption, which may lead to ulceration; some cases are caused by Onchocerca. ... Synonym: kra-kra. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Crawford, Brian
<person> British physicist, *1906. ... See: Stiles-Crawford effect. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crayfish
Various freshwater crustaceans resembling the lobster, but usually much smaller; common genera are astacus, cambarus, oronectes, and pacifastacus. It includes crayfish as food. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

crazing
In dentistry, the appearance of minute cracks on the surface of plastic restorations such as filling materials, denture teeth, or denture bases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crazy chick disease
Synonym for nutritional encephalomalacia of chicks ... A disease of young chicks caused by vitamin E deficiency. ... Synonym: crazy chick disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

CRD
<abbreviation> Chronic respiratory disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cre recombinase
<enzyme> Mediates site-specific recombination between lox p sites; member of the integrase family ... Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- ... Synonym: bacteriophage p1 recombinase cre ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

cream
1. The upper fatty layer which forms in milk on standing or which is separated from it by centrifugalization; it contains about the same amount of sugar and protein as milk, but from 12 to 40% more fat. ... 2. Any whitish viscid fluid resembling cream. ... 3. A semisolid emulsion of either the oil-in-water or the water-in-oil type, ordinarily intende …

cream of tartar
Synonym for potassium bitartrate ... KHC4H4O6;a diuretic and laxative. ... Synonym: cream of tartar, potassium acid tartrate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crease
A line or linear depression as produced by a fold. ... See: fold, groove, line. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crease wound
Synonym for gutter wound ... A tangential wound that makes a furrow without perforating the skin. ... Synonym: crease wound, glancing wound. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creatinaemia
The presence of abnormal concentrations of creatine in peripheral blood. ... Origin: creatine + G. Haima, blood ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creatinase
<enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing the hydrolysis of creatine to sarcosine and urea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creatine
<biochemistry> A compound which is made by the body and is used to store energy in the form of phosphate molecules. ... When phosphate molecules are attached to it, it is called creatine phosphate and is capable of donating phosphate to ADP in order to make ATP. (ATP is the molecule which is converted into ADP with a release of energy that the …

creatine kinase
<enzyme> Dimeric enzyme (82 kD) that catalyses the formation of ATP from ADP and creatine phosphate in muscle. ... Acronym: CK ... (28 May 1998) ...

creatine kinase isoenzymes
<enzyme> Three isoenzymes of creatine kinase have been identified in human tissues: mm from skeletal muscle, mb from myocardial tissue and bb from nervous tissue. Plasma from healthy humans contains mm almost exclusively. Elevated mb creatine kinase activity is a possible indicator of myocardial injury. ... Registry number: EC 2.7.3.- ... (12 D …

creatine phosphate
<biochemistry> Storage compound of vertebrate muscle. ... See: creatine kinase. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

creatine phosphokinase
<enzyme> An enzyme that is contained in skeletal muscle, smooth muscle and cardiac muscle. ... Creatine phosphokinase is released into the bloodstream in increased quantities if muscle in injured. Creatine phosphokinase can be fractionated so that specific measurements can be made for blood levels of creatine phosphokinase that comes exclusive …

creatininase
An amidohydrolase catalyzing the conversion of creatine to creatinine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creatinine
<biochemistry, nephrology> A waste product of protein metabolism that is found in the urine. ... Can be measured to assess overall kidney function. An abnormally elevated blood creatinine level is seen in those individuals with kidney insufficiency and kidney failure. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

creatinine clearance
Measurement of the clearance of endogenous creatinine, used for evaluating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creatinine clearance test
<investigation, nephrology> A test of the amount of creatinine in blood or in blood and urine shows if the kidneys are working right or if one or both are diseased. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

creatinine coefficient
The number of milligrams of creatinine excreted daily per kilogram of body weight. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creatinine deiminase
<enzyme> Enzyme sometimes called creatininase, do not confuse with EC 3.5.2.10 ... Registry number: EC 3.5.4.21 ... Synonym: creatinine iminohydrolase, creatine iminohydrolase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

creatinuria
<biochemistry> The condition of having an unusually large amount of the compound creatine in the urine. ... Origin: Gr. Ouron = urine ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

creativeness
The ability to construct new ideas or images. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Crede, Karl
<person> German obstetrician and gynecologist, 1819-1892. ... See: Crede's methods. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Crede's manoeuvres
Synonym for Crede's methods ... Instillation of one drop of a 2% solution of silver nitrate into each eye of the newborn infant, to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, resting the hand on the fundus uteri from the moment of the expulsion of the foetus, and gently rubbing in case of haemorrhage or failing contraction; then, when the afterbirth is loosened …

Crede's methods
Instillation of one drop of a 2% solution of silver nitrate into each eye of the newborn infant, to prevent ophthalmia neonatorum, resting the hand on the fundus uteri from the moment of the expulsion of the foetus, and gently rubbing in case of haemorrhage or failing contraction; then, when the afterbirth is loosened it is expelled by firm compres …

credentialing
The recognition of professional or technical competence through registration, certification, licensure, admission to association membership, the award of a diploma or degree, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

creek
<ecology, marine biology> A natural stream of water normally smaller than (and often tributary of) a river. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

creep
Any time-dependent strain developing in a material or an object in response to the application of a force or stress. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creep recovery
The time-dependent portion of the decrease in strain in a material or object following removal of the stress that has deformed it. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creeping eruption
Synonym for cutaneous larva migrans ... <dermatology, microbiology> Also called creeping eruption. This condition results from infection of the human skin by the larvae of the dog and cat hookworm, A. Brasiliense. The result is a red, raised, tunnel on the surface of the skin. Severe itching is common. Beaches and other moist sandy areas are c …

creeping myiasis
Myiasis causing suppurating cutaneous sinuses which may be mistaken for the creeping eruption of cutaneous larva migrans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creeping palsy
Synonym for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... A serious neurologic disease that results from the progressive degeneration of the motor neurons. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

creeping thrombosis
A gradually increasing thrombosis involving one section of a vein after another in continuity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

creeping ulcer
Synonym for serpiginous ulcer ... An ulcer extending on one side while healing at the opposite edge, forming an undulating margin. ... Synonym: creeping ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cremaster
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, from internal oblique muscle and inguinal ligament; insertion, cremasteric fascia (spermatic cord); action, raises testicle; nerve supply, genital branch of genitofemoral; in the male the muscle envelops the spermatic cord and testis, in the female, the round ligament of the uterus. ... See: cremasteric fascia. ... Syn …

cremasteric
Relating to the cremaster. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cremasteric artery
<anatomy, artery> Origin, inferior epigastric; distribution, coverings of spermatic cord; anastomoses, external pudendal, spermatic, and perineal arteria. ... Synonym: arteria cremasterica, external spermatic artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cremasteric fascia
H;one of the coverings of the spermatic cord, formed of delicate connective tissue and of muscular fibres derived from the internal oblique muscle (cremaster muscle). ... See: aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscle. ... Synonym: fascia cremasterica, Cooper's fascia, Scarpa's sheath. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cremasteric reflex
A drawing up of the scrotum and testicle of the same side when the skin over Scarpa's triangle or on the inner side of the thigh is scratched. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cremnocele
A protrusion of intestine into the labium majus. ... Origin: G. Kremnos, overhanging cliff, labium pudendi, + kele, hernia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cremnophobia
<psychology> Morbid fear of precipices or steep places. ... Origin: G. Kremnos, precipice, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crena
A V-shaped cut or the space created by such a cut; one of the notches into which the opposing projections fit in the cranial sutures. ... Origin: L. A notch ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crena ani
Synonym for natal cleft ... The sulcus between the buttocks (nates). ... Synonym: crena ani, anal cleft, crena clunium, gluteal cleft. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crena clunium
Synonym for natal cleft ... The sulcus between the buttocks (nates). ... Synonym: crena ani, anal cleft, crena clunium, gluteal cleft. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crena cordis
Synonym for anterior interventricular groove ... A groove on the anterosuperior surface of the heart, marking the location of the septum between the two ventricles. ... Synonym: sulcus interventricularis anterior, crena cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crenarchaeota
A kingdom in the domain archaea comprised of thermoacidophilic, sulfur-dependent organisms. The two orders are sulfolobales and thermoproteales. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

crenate
With small, rounded teeth, scalloped. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

crenation
<haematology> Distortion of the erythrocyte membrane giving a spiky, echinocyte, morphology. Results from ATP depletion or an excess of lipid species in the external lipid layer of the membrane. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

crenocyte
A red blood cell with serrated, notched edges. ... Origin: L. Crena, a notch, + G. Kytos, a hollow (cell) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crenocytosis
The presence of crenocytes in the blood. ... Origin: crenocyte + G. -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Crenosoma vulpis
A metastrongyle lungworm species of the fox, wolf, dog, raccoon, and other small carnivores in Europe, Asia, and North America; it occurs in the bronchi, causing bronchitis. ... Origin: G. Krene, a (mineral) spring, + soma, body; L. Vulpes, fox ... (05 Mar 2000) ...