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

curettement
Synonym for curettage ... <procedure, surgery> The removal of growths or other material from the wall of a cavity or other surface, as with a curet. ... Synonym: curettement. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Curie
<radiobiology> The conventional unit of activity of radioactive material decaying at a rate of 3.7 x E10 transformations per second (roughly equivalent to the activity of 1 gram of radium). ... See: becquerel, 1 Ci = 3.7 x E10 Bq. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

curing
1.Removing all traces of a disease from the body so that the body is perfectly healthy again. ... 2. A process of improving the flavour, colour, tenderness, and shelf life of a meat, such as by using smoke, spices, and chemicals. ... 3. Making a finished product out of a raw material by using heat or chemicals, such as tanned leather or vulcanised ru …

curing light
<dentistry> A special UV light used to help attach brackets to your teeth ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

curium
<chemical> A radioactive actinide with atomic symbol cm, atomic number 96, and atomic weight 247. Thirteen curium isotopes have been produced with mass numbers ranging from 238-250. Its valence can be +3 or +4. It is intensely radioactive and decays by alpha-emission. ... Chemical name: Curium ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

curlicue ureter
Term given to the radiographic appearance of an opacified ureter, herniated through the sciatic foramen; a very rare condition. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Curling, Thomas
<person> English surgeon, 1811-1888. ... See: Curling's ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Curling's ulcer
An ulcer of the duodenum in a patient with extensive superficial burns, intracranial lesions, or severe bodily injury. ... Synonym: stress ulcers. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

currant jelly clot
A jelly-like mass of red blood cells and fibrin formed by the in vitro or postmortem clotting of whole or sedimented blood. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

current
<chemistry> The amount of charge carried per unit time. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

current density
<radiobiology> Amount of current flowing through a substance, per unit area perpendicular to the direction of current flow. (See also density) ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

current drive
<radiobiology> Any of a variety of techniques used to cause current flow in a plasma. See inductive current drive, RF current drive, non-inductive current drive. Usually applied to schemes used to generate current in tokamaks and other toroidal devices which require internal plasma currents. ... See: bootstrap current. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

current of injury
The current set up when an injured part of a nerve, muscle, or other excitable tissue is connected through a conductor with the uninjured region; the injured tissue is negative to the uninjured. ... Synonym: demarcation current. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curriculum
A course of study offered by an educational institution. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Curschmann, Heinrich
<person> German physician, 1846-1910. ... See: Curschmann's disease, Curschmann's spirals. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Curschmann's disease
Synonym for frosted liver ... Hyaloserositis of the liver. ... Synonym: Curschmann's disease, icing liver, sugar-icing liver, zuckergussleber. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curse
An affliction thought to be invoked by a malevolent spirit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Curtis, Arthur
<person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1881-1955. ... See: Fitz-Hugh and Curtis syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvatura
Synonym: curvature. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvatura ventriculi major
Synonym for greater curvature of stomach ... The border of the stomach to which the greater omentum is attached. ... Synonym: curvatura ventriculi major. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvatura ventriculi minor
Synonym for lesser curvature of stomach ... The right border of the stomach to which the lesser omentum is attached. ... Synonym: curvatura ventriculi minor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvature
A bending or flexure. ... See: angulation. ... Synonym: curvatura. ... Origin: L. Curvatura, fr. Curvo, pp. -atus, to bend, curve ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvature aberration
Lack of spatial correspondence causing the image of a straight extended object to appear curved. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvature hyperopia
Hyperopia due to decreased refraction of the anterior ocular segment. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvature of field
<microscopy> A property of lens that causes the image of a plane to be focused into a curved surface instead of a plane. ... The image plane formed by a single lens is naturally curved. While one part of the field will be in good focus, the rest will need refocusing to be sharp. While the eye may partially correct for this, a camera lens will …

curve
A nonangular deviation from a straight course in a line or surface. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

curve of occlusion
A curved surface which makes simultaneous contact with the major portion of the incisal and occlusal prominences of the existing teeth, the curve of a dentition on which the occlusal surfaces lie. ... Synonym: occlusal curvature. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curve of Spee
The anatomic curvature of the mandibular occlusal plane beginning at the tip of the lower cuspid and following the buccal cusps of the posterior teeth, continuing to the terminal molar. ... Synonym: von Spee's curve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

curvinerved
With curved parallel veins. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Curvularia
A genus of dark-coloured fungi that grow rapidly on culture media. Generally regarded as contaminants, two species, Curvularia lunata and Curvularia geniculata, are among the true species of fungi capable of producing mycetoma in humans, keratomycosis, sinusitis, and pheohyphomycosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cushing disease
<radiology> CNS disease resulting in Cushing syndrome, pituitary: corticotrophic adenoma, hypothalamic abnormality ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Cushing effect
Synonym for Cushing phenomenon ... A rise in systemic blood pressure when the intracranial pressure acutely increases, usually in excess of 50% of the systolic arterial pressure. ... Synonym: Cushing effect, Cushing response. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cushing phenomenon
A rise in systemic blood pressure when the intracranial pressure acutely increases, usually in excess of 50% of the systolic arterial pressure. ... Synonym: Cushing effect, Cushing response. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cushing response
Synonym for Cushing phenomenon ... A rise in systemic blood pressure when the intracranial pressure acutely increases, usually in excess of 50% of the systolic arterial pressure. ... Synonym: Cushing effect, Cushing response. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cushing syndrome
<radiology> Hyperplasia 70%, pituitary 90%, ectopic 10%, adrenal adenoma 20%, carcinoma 10% Findings: retarded bone maturation, osteoporosis (most often axial), excess callus formation, stippled calvarium, demineralised dorsum sellae, CT: normal-sized adrenals in 1/3 of adrenal hyperplasia ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Cushing, Hayward
<person> U.S. Surgeon, 1854-1934. ... See: Cushing's suture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cushing's basophilism
Synonym for Cushing's syndrome ... <endocrinology, syndrome> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone (ACTH) in the bloodstream that is being produced by an adrenal gland tumour (adenoma). Ectopic Cushing syndrome refers to the production of ACTH in a location other than the pituitary gland or adrenal gland. ... Examples of ectopic …

Cushing's disease
<disease> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone in the bloodstream (produced by the adrenal gland) secondary to a pituitary tumour that is secreting the hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH serves to stimulate the adrenal gland to produce excess glucocorticoids. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Cushing's pituitary basophilism
Synonym for Cushing's disease ... <disease> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone in the bloodstream (produced by the adrenal gland) secondary to a pituitary tumour that is secreting the hormone adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). ACTH serves to stimulate the adrenal gland to produce excess glucocorticoids. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Cushing's suture
A running horizontal mattress suture used to approximate two adjacent surfaces. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Cushing's syndrome
<endocrinology, syndrome> An increased concentration of glucocorticoid hormone (ACTH) in the bloodstream that is being produced by an adrenal gland tumour (adenoma). Ectopic Cushing syndrome refers to the production of ACTH in a location other than the pituitary gland or adrenal gland. ... Examples of ectopic sites include thymoma, medullary c …

Cushing's syndrome medicamentosus
A variable number of the signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome; produced by the chronic administration of large doses of any steroid that is a potent glucocorticoid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cushingoid
Resembling the signs and symptoms of Cushing's disease or syndrome: buffalo hump obesity, striations, adiposity, hypertension, diabetes, and osteoporosis, usually due to exogenous corticosteroids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cushion
<botany> A swollen floral stem on which several small flowers are borne. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

cushion of epiglottis
Synonym for epiglottic tubercle ... A convexity at the lower part of the epiglottis over the upper part of the thyroepiglottic ligament. ... Synonym: tuberculum epiglotticum, cushion of epiglottis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cusp
A rigid, sharp point, especially on a leaf. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

cusp angle
The angle made by the slopes of a cusp with the plane which passes through the tip of the cusp and which is perpendicular to a line bisecting the cusp, measured mesiodistally or buccolingually, the angle made by the slopes of a cusp with a perpendicular line bisecting the cusp, measured mesiodistally or buccolingually, one-half of the included angl …

cusp height
The shortest distance between the tip of a cusp and its base plane, the shortest distance between the deepest part of the central fossa of a posterior tooth and a line connecting the points of the cusps of the tooth. ... Facial height, the linear dimension in the midline from the hairline to the menton. ... Nasal height, the distance between the nasi …

cusp of Carabelli
A fifth cusp found on the maxillary first molars, usually located lingual to the mesiolingual cusp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cusp of tooth
An elevation or mound on the crown of a tooth making up a part of the occlusal surface. ... Synonym: cuspis dentis, cuspis coronae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cuspad
In a direction toward the cusp of a tooth. ... Origin: L. Ad, to ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cuspal
<dentistry> The chewing or tearing points of the cuspids, bicuspids, and molars. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

cuspal interference
Synonym for deflective occlusal contact ... A condition of tooth contact's which diverts the mandible from a normal path of closure to centric jaw relation. ... Synonym: cuspal interference, interceptive occlusal contact, premature contact. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cusped geometry
<radiobiology> This is a description of a magnetic field configuration where the magnetic field lines, rather than closing in on themselves, tend to squirt out and form cusps at certain points. ... The magnetic field lines are everywhere convex towards the centre. Such a geometry is interesting because it is theoretically stable against a vari …

cuspid
The third tooth to the left and to the right of the midline of either jaw, situated between the second incisor and the premolar teeth (bicuspid). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cuspid tooth
Synonym for canine tooth ... <dentistry> A tooth having a crown of thick conical shape and a long, slightly flattened conical root; there are two canine teeth in each jaw, one on either side adjacent to the distal surface of the lateral incisors, in both the deciduous and the permanent dentition. ... Synonym: dens caninus, canine, cuspid tooth, …

cuspidate
Tapering into a sharp, rigid point. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

cuspis
Synonym: cusp. ... Origin: L. A point ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cuspis coronae
An alternate term for cusp of tooth, cusp of tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cuspis dentis
Synonym for cusp of tooth ... An elevation or mound on the crown of a tooth making up a part of the occlusal surface. ... Synonym: cuspis dentis, cuspis coronae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cuspless tooth
A tooth devoid of cusp formation; severe abrasion of an occlusal surface; a type of artificial denture tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

custodial care
Board, room, and other personal assistance services generally provided on a long term basis. It excludes regular medical care. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cusum
Acronym for cumulative sum of a series of measurements; used primarily in Great Britain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cut
In molecular biology, a hydrolytic cleavage of two opposing phosphodiester bonds in a double-stranded nucleic acid. ... Compare: nick. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis
Synonym for Cobb syndrome ... <syndrome> Cutaneous angiomas, usually in a dermatomal distribution on the trunk, associated with vascular abnormality of the spinal cord and resulting neurologic symptoms. ... Synonym: cutaneomeningospinal angiomatosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneomucosal
Synonym for mucocutaneous ... <dermatology> Pertaining to or affecting the mucous membrane and the skin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

cutaneomucous muscle
<anatomy> The 'sucking muscle,' a labial muscle formed by sagittal fibres running from the skin to the mucous membrane. ... Synonym: Aeby's muscle, Bovero's muscle, compressor muscle of lips, Klein's muscle, Krause's muscle, mucocutaneous muscle, musculus cutaneomucosus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneomucouveal syndrome
Synonym for Behcet's syndrome ... <syndrome> A multisystem, chronic recurrent disease characterised by ulceration in the mouth and genitalia, iritis, uveitis, arthritis and thrombophlebitis. Often treated with immunosuppressive therapy (corticosteroids, chlorambucil). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cutaneous
<dermatology> Pertaining to the skin, dermal, dermic. ... Origin: L. Cutis = skin ... (21 May 1997) ...

cutaneous absorption
Synonym for percutaneous absorption ... The absorption of drugs, allergens, and other substances through unbroken skin. ... Synonym: cutaneous absorption. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous albinism
An autosomal dominant condition characterised by patterned loss of skin pigment on extremities and ventral thorax; a white forelock is often present, but no ocular findings. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous ancylostomiasis
Cutaneous larva migrans caused by larvae of hookworms. ... Synonym: ancylostoma dermatitis, ancylostomiasis cutis, coolie itch, dew itch, ground itch, swamp itch, swimmer's itch, toe itch, water itch, water sore. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous anthrax
The skin of B. Anthracis infection characteristic lesion that begins as a papule and soon becomes a vesicle and breaks, discharging a bloody serum; the seat of this vesicle, in about 36 hours, becomes a bluish black necrotic mass; constitutional symptoms of septicaemia are severe: high fever, vomiting, profuse sweating, and extreme prostration; the …

cutaneous apoplexy
Archaic term for a sudden rush of blood to the skin and subcutaneous tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous blastomycosis
Skin lesions seen with infection with Blastomyces dermatitidis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous branch of obturator nerve
<anatomy, nerve> Branch of the anterior branch of obturator nerve supplying skin of medial thigh above knee. ... Synonym: ramus cutaneus rami anterioris nervi obturatorii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous cervical nerve
Synonym for transverse cervical nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> A branch of the cervical plexus that supplies the skin over the anterior triangle of the neck. ... Synonym: nervus transversus colli, cutaneous cervical nerve, nervus cervicalis superficialis, superficial cervical nerve, transverse nerve of neck. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous diphtheria
An ulcer resulting from infection of the skin by Corynebacterium diphtheriae; systemic manifestations are the same as those of pharyngeal diphtheria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous emphysema
Synonym for subcutaneous emphysema ... The presence of air in the subcutaneous tissue, may be seen in cases of pneumothorax. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

cutaneous fistula
An abnormal passage or communication leading from an internal organ to the surface of the body, as bronchocutaneous, vesicocutaneous, renocutaneous, colocutaneous, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cutaneous focal mucinosis
Flesh-coloured papules of the skin, composed of homogenous mucinous material with scattered fibroblasts. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous gangrene
Gangrene of the skin characterised by sloughing; may occur in shingles or in any acute infection that interferes with superficial circulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous glands
Any of the glands of the skin. ... Synonym: glandulae cutis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous habronaemiasis
Chronic granulomatous sores on the skin of horses caused by fly-borne larvae of Draschia megastoma (primarily), Habronema muscae, and habronaemiasis majus which are deposited in skin wounds; the lesions are characterised by being pulpy and persistent but usually regress spontaneously in winter. ... Synonym: summer sores. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous haemorrhoids
Hyperplasia of the connective tissue in one or more of the normal radiating folds of the skin immediately surrounding the anus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous horn
A protruding keratotic growth of the skin; the base may show changes of actinic keratosis or carcinoma. ... Synonym: cornu cutaneum, warty horn. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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 common locations for infection. Thiabend …

cutaneous leishmaniasis
Infection with promastigotes (leptomonads) of Leishmania tropica and of leishmaniasis major inoculated into the skin by the bite of an infected sandfly, Phlebotomus (commonly P. Papatasi); it is endemic in parts of Asia Minor, northern Africa, and India, and is known by innumerable names, each indicating its locality (e.g., Aleppo, Baghdad, Delhi, …

cutaneous loop ureterostomy
Synonym for cutaneous ureterostomy ... <procedure> A stoma constructed of ureter at skin level for drainage of urine. This may be an end stoma or a loop stoma. Usually performed because of distal obstruction. ... Synonym: cutaneous loop ureterostomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous lupus erythematosus
Skin disease seen in patients with discoid form of lupus erythematosus, a term for a variety of skin lesions seen in systemic lupus erythematosus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous meningioma
<tumour> A lesion in the skin and subcutis composed of meningeal cells; occurs as a developmental lesion in children or as an extension of an intracranial meningioma in adults. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous muscle
<anatomy> A muscle that lies in the subcutaneous tissue and attaches to the skin; it may or may not have a bony attachment. The muscles of expression are the chief examples of cutaneous muscles in the human. ... Synonym: musculus cutaneus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous myiasis
Invasion of the skin of sheep by larvae of blowflies. ... Synonym: blowfly strike. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A mixed nerve supplying a region of the skin, including its sensory endings, blood vessels, smooth muscle and glands. ... Synonym: nervus cutaneus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous pupil reflex
Synonym for pupillary-skin reflex ... Dilation of the pupil following scratching of the skin of the neck. ... Synonym: ciliospinal reflex, cutaneous pupil reflex, cutaneous-pupillary reflex, skin-pupillary reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous reaction
Synonym for cutireaction ... The inflammatory reaction in the case of a skin test in a sensitive (allergic) subject. ... Synonym: cutaneous reaction. ... Origin: L. Cutis, skin, + reaction ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous reflex
Wrinkling of the skin, caused by a cutaneous stimulus, due to contraction of arrectores pilorum muscles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

cutaneous schistosomiasis japonica
Synonym for schistosomiasis japonica ... Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma japonicum. It is endemic in the far east and affects the bowel, liver, and spleen. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

cutaneous T-cell lymphoma
<oncology, tumour> A type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that first appears on the skin. ... Synonym: mycosis fungoides. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

cutaneous test
Synonym for skin test ... A method for determining induced sensitivity (allergy) by applying an antigen (allergen) to, or inoculating it into, the skin; induced sensitivity (allergy) to the specific antigen is indicated by an inflammatory reaction of one of two general kinds: 1) immediate, appears in minutes to an hour or so and in general is depend …