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

crossed immunoelectrophoresis
two-dimensional immunoelectrophoresis ...

crossed jerk
Synonym for crossed reflex ... A reflex movement on one side of the body in response to a stimulus applied to the opposite side. ... Synonym: crossed jerk. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossed knee jerk
Synonym for crossed knee reflex ... Contraction of the contralateral quadriceps when a patellar reflex is elicited. ... Synonym: crossed knee jerk. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossed knee reflex
Contraction of the contralateral quadriceps when a patellar reflex is elicited. ... Synonym: crossed knee jerk. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossed paralysis
alternating hemiplegia ...

crossed phrenic phenomenon
Hemisection of the cord above the exit of the phrenic nerve paralyzes the ipsilateral half of the diaphragm; if the contralateral phrenic nerve is then sectioned or blocked, contractions on the ipsilateral side are resumed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossed pyramidal tract
Synonym for lateral pyramidal tract ... Those fibres of the pyramidal tract that cross to the opposite side in the pyramidal decussation and descend in the dorsal half of the lateral funiculus of the spinal cord; they are distributed throughout the length of the spinal cord to interneurons of the zona intermedia of the spinal gray matter. ... See: py …

crossed reflex
A reflex movement on one side of the body in response to a stimulus applied to the opposite side. ... Synonym: crossed jerk. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossed reflex of pelvis
Contraction of the contralateral adductors of the thigh upon tapping the anterior superior iliac spine. ... Synonym: crossed spino-adductor reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossed renal ectopia
<radiology> M more than F, right (67%), may fuse: crossed-fused renal ectopia ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

crossed spino-adductor reflex
Synonym for crossed reflex of pelvis ... Contraction of the contralateral adductors of the thigh upon tapping the anterior superior iliac spine. ... Synonym: crossed spino-adductor reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossed testicular ectopia
Testis that has crossed the midline to join its contralateral mate in the contralateral inguinal canal or hemiscrotum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crossing over
<genetics, molecular biology> The breaking during meiosis of one maternal and one paternal chromosome, the reciprocal exchange of corresponding sections of DNA along pairs of homologous chromosomes by symmetrical breakage and crosswise rejoining of the chromosomes. ... This results in the transfer of a block of genes from each chromosome to it …

crossover fixation
<molecular biology> The addition of extra copies of segments of DNA on the same strand by unequal crossing over during meiosis. ... An explanation for the existence of satellite DNA, which are highly-repeated, non-transcribed sequences of DNA with no clear function. An alternative explanation to saltatory replication. ... (03 Jul 1999) ...

crossover study
<statistics> A study that compares two or more treatments or interventions in which the subjects or patients, upon completion of the course of one treatment, are switched to another. Usually refers to a study in which the subject is switched from the experimental to the control procedure (or vice versa). ... In the case of two treatments, a an …

crossway
<physiology> The crossing of two nerve paths. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Crosti, A
<person> 20th century Italian dermatologist. ... See: Gianotti-Crosti syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotalaria poisoning
Poisoning of humans and animals with alkaloids of the plants Senecio (ragwort), Crotalaria (rattlebox), and Heliotropum; produces a veno-occlusive disease of the liver similar to Chiari's disease. ... Synonym: crotalism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotalase
<enzyme> Serine protease from venom of eastern diamondback rattlesnake, crotalus adamanteus ... Registry number: EC 3.4.21.30 ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

crotalid
<herpetology> Any member of the snake family Crotalidae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotalid venom
<herpetology> Venoms from snakes of the subfamily crotalinae or pit vipers, found mostly in the americas. They include the rattlesnake, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, bushmaster, and american copperhead. Their venoms contain nontoxic proteins, cardio-, haemo-, cyto-, and neurotoxins, and many enzymes, especially phospholipases a. Many of the toxi …

Crotalidae
<herpetology> A family of New World vipers characterised by the presence of a heat-sensitive loreal pit between each eye and nostril, and folding, caniculated, long anterior fangs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotalin
<herpetology, protein, zoology> A protein in rattlesnake venom. ... Origin: Crotalus, a genus of rattlesnakes ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotaline
Synonym for monocrotaline ... <chemical> A pyrrolizidine alkaloid and a toxic plant constituent that poisons livestock and humans through the ingestion of contaminated grains and other foods. The alkaloid causes pulmonary artery hypertension, right ventricular hypertrophy, and pathological changes in the pulmonary vasculature. Significant atte …

crotalism
Synonym for crotalaria poisoning ... Poisoning of humans and animals with alkaloids of the plants Senecio (ragwort), Crotalaria (rattlebox), and Heliotropum; produces a veno-occlusive disease of the liver similar to Chiari's disease. ... Synonym: crotalism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotalus
<herpetology> A genus of snakes of the family viperidae, one of the pit vipers, so-called from the pit hollowing out the maxillary bone, opening between the eye and the nostril. ... They are distinctively american serpents. most of the 25 recognised species are found in the southwestern united states and northern mexico. Several species are fo …

Crotalus antitoxin
<herpetology> Antitoxin specific for venom of rattlesnakes (Crotalus species). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Crotalus toxin
<herpetology> The toxin of rattlesnake. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotamiton
N-Ethyl-o-crotonotoluide;a sarcopticide for topical use in scabies. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crotaphion
The tip of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone; a point in craniometry. ... Origin: G. Krotaphos, the temple of the head ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

croton oil
Oil from the seeds of the tropical plant Croton tiglium (Euphorbiaceae), causes severe skin irritation and contains a potent tumour promoter (co-carcinogen), phorbol ester. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

crotonase
Synonym for enoyl-CoA hydratase ... <enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses reversibly the hydration of unsaturated fatty acyl-CoA to yield beta-hydroxyacyl-CoA. It plays a role in the oxidation of fatty acids and in mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis, has broad specificity, and is most active with crotonyl-CoA. ... Chemical name: (3S)-3-Hydroxyacyl- …

crotonic acids
2-butenoic acids. 4-carbon monounsaturated monocarboxylic acids with the unsaturation in the 2 position. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

crotonobetaine reductase
<enzyme> Converts crotonobetaine to gamma-butyrobetaine ... Registry number: EC 1.3.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

crotonyl-ACP reductase
Synonym for enoyl-ACP reductase ... 1. An enzyme catalyzing hydrogenation of acyl-ACP complexes to 2,3-dehydroacyl-ACP's, with NAD+ as hydrogen acceptor; important in fatty acid metabolism. ... Synonym: crotonyl-ACP reductase. ... 2. A variant enzyme has been found carrying out the same reaction as enoyl-ACP reductase, but with NADP+ as hydrogen accep …

crotoxin
<chemical> A specific complex of toxic proteins from the venom of crotalus durissus terrificus (south american rattlesnake). It can be separated into a phospholipase a and crotapotin fragment; the latter consists of three different amino acid chains, potentiates the enzyme, and is specifically neurotoxic. ... Chemical name: Crotoxin ... (12 Dec …

crottle
Synonym for cudbear ... Purple-red colouring agent derived from the lichen Ochrolechia tartarea (family Lecanoraceae) and for the colouring principles from Roccellaceae used for colouring liquid pharmaceutical preparations. ... Synonym: crottle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

croup
A viral disease, often caused by respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which results upper respiratory symptoms such as a runny nose and a barky (seal-like) cough. Episodic difficulty in breathing can be quite dramatic in some cases. Attacks of croup are manifest by a loud noise when the individual inhales, known as stridor. In most cases, breathing h …

croup-associated virus
parainfluenza virus type 2 ...

croupous
Relating to croup; marked by a fibrinous exudation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

croupous bronchitis
An obsolete term for fibrinous bronchitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

croupous laryngitis
Inflammation of the subglottic larynx associated with respiratory infection and croupy or noisy breathing. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

croupous lymph
A form of inflammatory lymph with an unusually large content of fibrinogen; as a result of the fibrin that is formed in relatively dense mats, a pseudomembrane is likely to be produced. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

croupous membrane
Synonym for false membrane ... <dermatology> A thick, tough fibrinous exudate on the surface of a mucous membrane or the skin, as seen in diphtheria. ... Synonym: croupous membrane, neomembrane, plica, pseudomembrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

croupy
Having the characteristics of croup, as a croupy cough. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crouzon syndrome
<radiology> Craniofacial dysostosis, autosomal dominant, premature closure of sutures, usually coronal most likely to be brachycephaly, all sutures most likely to be Kleeblatschaedel, hypoplasia of facial bones, beaked (parrot) nose ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Crouzon, Octave
<person> French physician, 1874-1938. ... See: Crouzon's disease, Crouzon's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crouzon's disease
<disease> A genetic disorder (autosomal dominant) characterised by abnormalities of the cranial sutures, widening of the skull, a high forehead, ocular hypertelorism, exophthalmos, beaked nose and hypoplasia of the maxilla ... Inheritance: autosomal dominant. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Crouzon's syndrome
Synonym for craniofacial dysostosis ... <paediatrics> A genetic disorder (autosomal dominant) characterised by abnormalities of the cranial sutures, widening of the skull, a high forehead, ocular hypertelorism, exophthalmos, beaked nose and hypoplasia of the maxilla ... Inheritance: autosomal dominant. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

crowding
<dentistry> An orthodontic problem caused by having too many teeth in two small of a space. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

Crowe, Samuel
<person> U.S. Physician, 1883-1955. ... See: Davis-Crowe mouth gag. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crowing inspiration
Noisy breathing associated with respiratory obstruction, usually at the larynx. ... Origin: L. Inspiratio, fr. In-spiro, pp. -atus, to breathe in ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown
The part of a tree or shrub above the level of the lowest branch. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

crown angulation
<dentistry> A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped forward or backward to correct the angle of the crown. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

crown cavity
The space within the crown of a tooth continuous with the root canal. ... Synonym: cavitas coronalis, cavum coronale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown flask
Synonym for denture flask ... A sectional metal boxlike case in which a sectional mold is made of plaster of Paris or artificial stone for the purpose of compressing and curing dentures or other resinous restorations. ... Synonym: crown flask. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown gall
Gall or tumour, found in many dicotyledonous plants, caused by the bacterium Agrobacterium tumefaciens. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

crown gall plasmid
A plasmid, or type of circular DNA, found in the bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens which infects dicot plants. Part of the plasmid inserts itself into the plant genome and causes tumours to form in the roots or in the stems nearest the roots. The plasmid has been used by geneticists, minus the tumour-causing parts, as a vector towards the genetic …

crown gall tumour
A disease which afflicts dicot plants, caused by the bacteria Agrobacterium tumefaciens. The disease causes large tumours to form in the roots or in the stems nearest the roots, deforming the plant along its base (where it meets the ground). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

crown glass
A compound of lime, potash, alumina, and silica; commonly used in lenses; has a low dispersion (52.2) relative to index of refraction (1.523). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown inclination
<dentistry> A tooth movement in which the root of the tooth is tipped toward cheeks (lips) or toward the lingual (palate) of the mouth. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

crown lengthening
Technique combining controlled eruptive tooth movement and incision of the supracrestal gingival attachment to allow for proper restoration of a destroyed or damaged crown of a tooth. Controlled eruption of the tooth is obtained using orthodontic appliances. During this eruptive phase, repeated incisions are made at the junctional epithelium of the …

crown of head
Synonym for corona capitis ... The topmost part of the head. ... Synonym: crown of head. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown of tooth
The portion of a tooth covered with enamel. ... Synonym: corona dentis, anatomical crown. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown of Venus
Papular lesions of secondary syphilis on the forehead near the hair margin. ... See: collar of Venus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown tubercle
Tubercle of cuneate nucleus, the bulbous rostral extremity of the fasciculus cuneatus corresponding to the position of the cunate nucleus, lying lateral to the clava and separated from the tuberculum cinereum on its lateral side by the posterior lateral sulcus. ... Synonym: tuberculum nuclei cuneati, tuberculum cuneatum, wedge-shaped tubercle. ... (0 …

crown-heel length
Length of an outstretched embryo or foetus from skull vertex to heel. ... See: Streeter's developmental horizon(s). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crown-rump length
In utero measurement corresponding to the sitting height (crown to rump) of the foetus. Length is considered a more accurate criterion of the age of the foetus than is the weight. The average crown-rump length of the foetus at term is 36 cm. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

crowning
1. Preparation of the natural crown of a tooth and covering the prepared crown with a veneer of suitable dental material (gold or non-precious metal casting, porcelain, plastic, or combinations). ... 2. That stage of childbirth when the foetal head has negotiated the pelvic outlet and the largest diameter of the head is encircled by the vulvar ring. …

crowns
A prosthetic restoration that reproduces the entire surface anatomy of the visible natural crown of a tooth. It may be partial (covering three or more surfaces of a tooth) or complete (covering all surfaces). It is made of gold or other metal, porcelain, or resin. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

crp
A protein present in the catabolic repressionsystem. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Crp kinase
<enzyme> Has characteristics of both the cd2 kinase and pctaire proteins; contains 292 aa; may be involved in dictyostelium differentiation rather than growth; aa sequence given in first source embl/genbank l00652 ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... Synonym: cdc2-related pctaire kinase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

CRS
<epidemiology> Congenital rubella syndrome. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

CRT
<abbreviation> Cathode ray tube. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cruces
Plural of crux. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cruces pilorum
Crosslike figures formed by hairs growing from two directions that meet and then separate in a direction perpendicular to the original orientation. ... Synonym: hair crosses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crucial bandage
A bandage in the shape of a cross; e.g., a T-bandage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crucial ligament
<anatomy> See: inferior extensor retinaculum, superior extensor retinaculum. ... Synonym: cruciate ligaments of knee. ... Synonym: cruciform ligament of atlas. ... Synonym: cruciform part of fibrous digital sheath. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cruciate
(anterior) One the most commonly injured ligaments which stabilises the knee joint. ... (posterior) The cruciate ligaments are cross-shaped within the knee joint. The posterior cruciate is deeper (more posterior) within the joint and not as commonly injured as the anterior cruciate. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cruciate anastomosis
Crucial anastomosis, a four-way anastomosis between branches of the first perforating branch of the deep femoral, inferior gluteal and medial and lateral circumflex femoral arteries, located posterior to the upper part of the femur. Formerly described as commonly occurring; investigations show it rarely occurs in the four-way 'cross' pattern. ... (0 …

cruciate eminence
Synonym for cruciform eminence ... Bony cross-like elevation on the internal aspect of the squamous portion of the occipital bone formed by the intersection of the groove for the transverse sinuses and the internal occipital crest, with the internal occipital protuberance at the centre of the 'cross.' ... Synonym: eminentia cruciformis, cruciate emin …

cruciate ligament of leg
Synonym for inferior extensor retinaculum ... A Y-shaped ligament restraining the extensor tendons of the foot distal to the ankle joint. ... Synonym: retinaculum musculorum extensorum inferius, cruciate ligament of leg, inferior retinaculum of extensor muscles, ligamentum cruciatum cruris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cruciate ligament of the atlas
Synonym for cruciform ligament of atlas ... The strong ligament that lies posterior to the dens of the axis holding it against the anterior arch of the atlas; it consists primarily of the transverse ligament of the atlas that forms the cross-bar of the cross and is most important functionally, and longitudinal bands of the cruciform ligament, formin …

cruciate ligaments of knee
<radiology> Anterior lateral fem condyle leading to tibial spine, posterior thicker than ACL, tears at tibial insertion, may avulse fragment ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cruciate muscle
<anatomy> A general type of muscle in which the muscles or bundles of muscle fibres cross in an X-shaped configuration; e.g., the oblique arytenoid muscles. ... Synonym: musculus cruciatus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crucible
A vessel used as a container for reactions or meltings at high temperature. ... Origin: Mediev. L. Crucibulum, a night lamp, later, a melting pot ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cruciferae
Dicotyledon family of 350 genera of mostly herbaceous plants with peppery-flavored leaves. Members include arabidopsis, brassica, and mustard. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cruciform eminence
Bony cross-like elevation on the internal aspect of the squamous portion of the occipital bone formed by the intersection of the groove for the transverse sinuses and the internal occipital crest, with the internal occipital protuberance at the centre of the 'cross.' ... Synonym: eminentia cruciformis, cruciate eminence. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cruciform ligament of atlas
The strong ligament that lies posterior to the dens of the axis holding it against the anterior arch of the atlas; it consists primarily of the transverse ligament of the atlas that forms the cross-bar of the cross and is most important functionally, and longitudinal bands of the cruciform ligament, forming the upright or vertical beams of the cros …

cruciform loops
A secondary structure of DNA formed by the hydrogen bonding of self-complementary regions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cruciform part of fibrous sheath
Synonym for cruciform part of fibrous digital sheath ... The fibres of the fibrous sheath of the fingers and toes which form X-shaped patterns over the region of the interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae, crucial ligament, cruciform part of fibrous sheath, cruciform pulley, ligamenta cruciata digitorum. ... (05 Mar 200 …

cruciform pulley
Synonym for cruciform part of fibrous digital sheath ... The fibres of the fibrous sheath of the fingers and toes which form X-shaped patterns over the region of the interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae, crucial ligament, cruciform part of fibrous sheath, cruciform pulley, ligamenta cruciata digitorum. ... (05 Mar 200 …

cruciform structure
A structure, shaped like a cross, which can form during homologous recombination when inverted base-pair repeats pair with each other on the same strand of DNA instead of with homologous sections on a different strand of DNA. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

crude birth rate
<epidemiology> The number of live births in a year divided by the population size. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

crude calcium sulfide
Used externally in the treatment of acne, scabies, and ringworm. ... Synonym: sulfurated lime. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

crude death rate
<epidemiology> The number of deaths in a year divided by the population size. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

crude drug
Any raw or unrefined medicinal compound in its natural form, especiallyone taken from a plant. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

crude fibre
The indigestible parts of plant-based food. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

crude protein
Incomplete proteins which lack essential amino acids. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

crude urine
Pale urine of low specific gravity, with very little sediment. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...