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

eczema craquele
Synonym for winter eczema ... Eczema resulting from accelerated evaporation of moisture (including insensitive sweat) from the cutaneous surface; occurs as dry crackled plaques, usually on the extremities, but not infrequently also on the trunk in any season under circumstances (occupational, environmental) of excessively rapid drying out of the ski …

eczema diabeticorum
Eczema occurring in diabetes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema epilans
Eczema with hair loss. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema erythematosum
A dry form of eczema marked by extensive areas of redness with scaly desquamation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema herpeticum
A febrile condition caused by cutaneous dissemination of herpesvirus type 1, occurring most commonly in children, consisting of a widespread eruption of vesicles rapidly becoming umbilicated pustules; clinically indistinguishable from a generalised vaccinia. The two may be distinguished by electron microscopy or demonstration of inclusion bodies in …

eczema hypertrophicum
Synonym for lichenoid eczema ... Thickening of skin with accentuated skin lines in eczema. ... Synonym: chronic eczema, eczema hypertrophicum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema intertrigo
See: intertrigo. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema marginatum
Synonym for tinea cruris ... Tinea cruris is a fungal infection of the perineum, better known as jock itch. This condition is often treated with clotrimazole or miconazole cream. Good general hygiene is vital in the prevention of tinea cruris. Keep the groin area clean and dry and avoid chafing. Launder athletic supporters frequently. Use an antifun …

eczema nummulare
Synonym for nummular eczema ... <dermatology> A form of eczema that is characterised by coin-shaped patches of inflamed skin. The cause is unknown but is related to a hypersensitivity reaction. A family history for allergies or atopic dermatitis is common in affected individuals. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

eczema papulosum
A dermatitis marked by an eruption of discrete or aggregated reddish excoriated papules. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema parasiticum
Eczematous eruption precipitated by parasite infestation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema pustulosum
A later stage of vesicular eczema, in which the vesicles have become secondarily infected; the lesions become covered with purulent crusts. ... Synonym: impetigo eczematodes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema rubrum
A stage of vesicular eczema, presenting red, excoriated, weeping areas. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema squamosum
A form of dry, scaly eczema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema tyloticum
Hyperkeratotic hand and foot eczema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema vaccinatum
kaposi's varicelliform eruption ...

eczema verrucosum
Eczema with hyperkeratosis; chronic lichenified eczema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema vesiculosum
Dermatitis marked by an eruption of vesicles upon erythematous patches that rupture and exude serum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczema-nummular
A form of eczema that is characterised by coin-shaped patches of inflamed skin. The cause is unknown but is related to a hypersensitivity reaction. A family history for allergies or atopic dermatitis is common in affected individuals. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

eczema, dyshidrotic
A recurrent eczematous reaction characterised by the development of vesicular eruptions on the palms and soles, particularly along the sides and between the digits. It is accompanied by pruritus, a burning sensation, and hyperhidrosis. The disease is self-limiting, lasting only a few weeks. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eczematization
1. Formation of an eruption resembling eczema. ... 2. Occurrence of eczema secondary to a preexisting dermatosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczematoid
Resembling eczema in appearance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eczematoid seborrhoea
Seborrheic eczema in which lesions have lost definition and have become confluent, usually as a result of trauma and overzealous use of soap and medication. ... Seborrhoea faciei ... Seborrhoea of face, seborrhoea oleosa affecting especially the nose and forehead. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ED
<abbreviation> Effective dose; ethyldichloroarsine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ED50
<abbreviation> Median effective dose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edaphic
Pertaining to the soil. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

edaphic community
A community of plants which results from or is influenced by factors about the soil, for example amount of drainage, level of salinity (salt concentration), or amount of sediment movement. Marsh environments often have edaphic communities of plants specially adapted to marsh conditions. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

edaphon
An organism (nematode worm, fungus, bacterium, etc.) that livesin thesoil. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

edathamil
Synonym for ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid ... (HOOC-CH2)2N(CH2) 2N(CH2-COOH)2;a chelating agent used to remove multivalent cations from solution as chelates, and used in biochemical research to remove Magnesium, Fe2+, etc., from reactions affected by such ions. As the sodium salt, used as a water softener, to stabilise drugs rapidly decomposed in …

EDC
Estimated date of confinement, the estimated calendar date when the baby will be born. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eddy current
<radiobiology> Electric current induced inside a conductor when the conductor (a) moves through a nonuniform magnetic field, or (b) experiences a change in the magnetic flux through its surface. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

eddy sounds
Sound's that punctuate the continuous murmur of patent ductus arteriosus, imparting to it a characteristically 'uneven' quality. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eddy-current loss
<radiobiology> Energy loss due to eddy currents circulating in a resistive material. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

edea
The external genitals. ... Origin: G. Aidoia, genitals ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edeine
<chemical> Basic peptide antibiotic from bacillus brevis. It exhibits broad-spectrum antibacterial activity and inhibits bacterial DNA synthesis. ... Pharmacological action: antibiotics, peptide, nucleic acid synthesis inhibitors. ... Chemical name: Edeine ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

edema
Synonym for oedema ... <clinical sign> The presence of abnormally large amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of the body, usually applied to demonstrable accumulation of excessive fluid in the subcutaneous tissues. ... Oedema may be localised, due to venous or lymphatic obstruction or to increased vascular permeability or it may …

edema, cardiac
A manifestation of congestive heart failure caused by increased venous and capillary pressures and often associated with the retention of sodium by the kidneys. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

edematization
Making edematous. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edematous
Marked by oedema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edentulous
Without teeth. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Eder-Pustow bougie
A metal olive-shaped bougie with a flexible metal dilating system (for oesophageal stricture). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edestin
A hexameric globulin derived from the castor oil bean, hemp seed, and other seeds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edetate
USAN-approved contraction for ethylenediaminetetraacetate, the anion of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid; various edetate's are used as chelating agents to carry cations in (e.g., ferric sodium edetate as an iron ion carrier) or out (e.g., sodium edetate for calcium or heavy metal ion removal). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edetate calcium disodium
Contracted name for a salt of ethylenediaminetetraacetate, an agent used as a chelator of lead and some other heavy metals. Available in several forms: disodium, sodium, and trisodium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edetic acid
<chemical> N,n'-1,2-ethanediylbis(n-(carboxymethyl)glycine). A chelating agent used mainly in the form of its salts for treatment of poisoning by substances such as heavy metals, cyanide, and organophosphorus compounds. The salts form chelates with metal ions such as lead and mercury and promote the excretion of the metals from the body in a …

edge
1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way. ... 2. To sail close to the wind. 'I must edge up on a point of wind.' (Dryden) To edge away or off, to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it. ... 1. The thin cutting side of the blade of an instrument; as, the edge of an ax, knife, sword, or scythe. Hence, figuratively, that w …

edge enhancement
Using analogue or digital image processing to increase the contrast of each interface; equivalent to using a high-pass filter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edge plasma
<radiobiology> Cooler, less dense plasma away from the centre of a reactor, affected by limiter or divertor, includes scrape-off layer. Distinguished from core plasma. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

edge-localised mode
Found often in H-mode plasmas, this is a temporary relaxation of the very high edge gradients found in H-modes. It may be a relaxation back to the L-mode. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

edge-to-edge bite
Synonym for edge-to-edge occlusion ... An occlusion in which the anterior teeth of both jaws meet along their incisal edges when the teeth are in centric occlusion. ... Synonym: edge-to-edge bite, end-to-end bite, end-to-end occlusion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edge-to-edge occlusion
An occlusion in which the anterior teeth of both jaws meet along their incisal edges when the teeth are in centric occlusion. ... Synonym: edge-to-edge bite, end-to-end bite, end-to-end occlusion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edgewise appliance
A fixed, multibanded orthodontic appliance using an attachment bracket the slot of which receives a rectangular archwire horizontally, which gives precise control of tooth movement in all three planes of space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edict
A public command or ordinance by the sovereign power; the proclamation of a law made by an absolute authority, as if by the very act of announcement; a decree; as, the edicts of the Roman emperors; the edicts of the French monarch. 'It stands as an edict in destiny.' (Shak) Edict of Nantes, an edict issued by Henry IV. (A. D. 1598), giving tolerati …

Edinger-Westphal nucleus
A small group of preganglionic parasympathetic motor neurons in the midline near the rostral pole of the oculomotor nucleus of the midbrain; the axons of these motor neurons leave the brain with the oculomotor nerve and synapse on the cells of the ciliary ganglion which in turn innervate the sphincter muscle of the pupil and ciliary muscle. Destruc …

Edinger, Ludwig
<person> German anatomist, 1855-1918. ... See: Edinger-Westphal nucleus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

editorial
A statement of the opinions, beliefs, and policy of the editor or publisher of a journal, usually on current matters of medical or scientific significance to the medical community or society at large. The editorials published by editors of journals representing the official organ of a society or organization are generally substantive. ... (12 Dec 19 …

Edlefsen, Gustav
<person> German physician, 1842-1910. ... See: Edlefsen's reagent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Edlefsen's reagent
An alkaline permanganate solution used in the determination of sugar in the urine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edman degradation
A lab technique used to find out the order of amino acids in a polypeptide (chain of amino acids). It involves using the Edman reagent, phenyl isothiocyanate (PITC), to react one by one with each amino acid, in order. The technique is used in machines which automatically sequence (determine the order of subunits) polypeptides. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Edman method
Synonym for phenylisothiocyanate ... C6H5-N==C==S, a reagent that condenses with the free N-terminal amino group of a peptide chain to form a phenylthiohydantoin in the Edman method of identifying N-terminal amino acids. ... Synonym: Edman's reagent. ... Acronym: PITC ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Edman reagent
Phenyl isothiocyanate. The classic method for sequence determination of peptides using sequential cleavage of the N terminal residue after reaction with Edman reagent. The N terminal amino acid is removed as a phenylthiohydantoin derivative. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Edman, Pehr
<person> Australian scientist, 1916-1977. ... See: Edman method, Edman's reagent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Edman's reagent
Synonym for phenylisothiocyanate ... C6H5-N==C==S, a reagent that condenses with the free N-terminal amino group of a peptide chain to form a phenylthiohydantoin in the Edman method of identifying N-terminal amino acids. ... Synonym: Edman's reagent. ... Acronym: PITC ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

EDn
<pharmacology> This is the commonly used abbreviation for the dose of a toxicant causing a defined effect on n% of a test population, for instance, the ED50 would affect 50% of the population. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

EDRF
Synonym for nitric oxide ... <biochemistry> This compound is produced from L arginine by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase. Acts as a potent vasorelaxant via elevation of intracellular cGMP in vascular smooth muscle. ... Synthesis of nitric oxide is not confined to endothelium, isoforms of nitric oxide synthase are also found in brain, neutrophi …

Edridge-Green lamp
A lantern used to test recognition of coloured signals; it displays a single light with colour filters in rotating disks that can be modified to simulate conditions of weather and atmosphere. This test for colour blindness was officially adopted in Great Britain in 1915 in place of the Holmgren wool test, but is now seldom used. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

Edridge-Green, Frederick
<person> English ophthalmologist, 1863-1953. ... See: Edridge-Green lamp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edrophonium
<chemical> A rapid-onset, short-acting cholinesterase inhibitor used in cardiac arrhythmias and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis. It has also been used as an antidote to curare principles. ... Pharmacological action: anti-arrhythmia agents, antidotes, cholinesterase inhibitor, parasympathomimetic. ... Chemical name: Benzenaminium, N-ethyl- …

edrophonium chloride
Dimethylethyl (3-hydroxyphenyl)ammonium chloride;a competitive antagonist of skeletal muscle relaxants (curare derivatives and gallamine triethiodide) and an anticholinesterase, used as an antidote for curariform drugs, as a diagnostic agent in myasthenia gravis, and in myasthenic crisis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

edrophonium test
<investigation> A test used to measure the amount of antibodies to acetylcholine receptors on nerve endings. This is a diagnostic test for myasthenia gravis. ... A normal value is no antibodies in the bloodstream. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis patients may also demonstrate an abnormal edrophonium test result. ... (24 Mar 1998) ...

EDS
Synonym for Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy ... <technique> A microanalytical technique that is based on the characteristic X-ray peaks that are generated when the high energy beam of the electron microscope interacts with the specimen. ... Each element yields a characteristic spectral fingerprint that may be used to identify the presence of tha …

EDTA
Synonym for ethylene diamine tetra acetate ... <chemical> A chemical that is used to remove all traces of magnesium and calcium ions from a solution because it binds tightly to them, in order to control unwanted side reactions with these metals during a laboratory process. ... Acronym: EDTA ... (11 Nov 1997) ...

EDTA light chain
<protein> Myosin light chains (18 kD) from scallop muscle (two per pair of heavy chains), easily extracted by calcium chelation. Although the EDTA light chains do not bind calcium they confer calcium sensitivity on the myosin heavy chains. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

EDTA-ATPase
<enzyme> Aspect of EC 3.6.1.3 ... Registry number: EC 3.6.1.- ... Synonym: atpase, edta, k+(edta) atpase, edta-k+-atpase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

educate
To bring or guide the powers of, as a child; to develop and cultivate, whether physically, mentally, or morally, but more commonly limited to the mental activities or senses; to expand, strengthen, and discipline, as the mind, a faculty, etc,; to form and regulate the principles and character of; to prepare and fit for any calling or business by sy …

education
The act or process of educating; the result of educating, as determined by the knowledge skill, or discipline of character, acquired; also, the act or process of training by a prescribed or customary course of study or discipline; as, an education for the bar or the pulpit; he has finished his education. 'To prepare us for complete living is the fu …

education department, hospital
Hospital department responsible for administering educational and training activities pertaining to health for patients and staff. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education of mentally retarded
The teaching or training of those individuals with subnormal intellectual functioning. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, continuing
Educational programs designed to inform individuals of recent advances in their particular field of interest. They do not lead to any formal advanced standing. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, dental
Use for articles concerning dental education in general. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, dental, continuing
Educational programs designed to inform dentists of recent advances in their fields. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, dental, graduate
Educational programs for dental graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic dental sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced dental degree. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, graduate
Studies beyond the bachelor's degree at an institution having graduate programs for the purpose of preparing for entrance into a specific field, and obtaining a higher degree. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, medical
Use for general articles concerning medical education. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, medical, continuing
Educational programs designed to inform physicians of recent advances in their field. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, medical, graduate
Educational programs for medical graduates entering a specialty. They include formal specialty training as well as academic work in the clinical and basic medical sciences, and may lead to board certification or an advanced medical degree. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, medical, undergraduate
The period of medical education in a medical school. In the united states it follows the baccalaureate degree and precedes the granting of the m.d. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, nonprofessional
Education and training outside of that for the professions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, nursing
Use for general articles concerning nursing education. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, nursing, associate
A two-year program in nursing education in a community or junior college leading to an a.d. (associate degree). Graduates of this program are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, nursing, baccalaureate
A four-year program in nursing education in a college or university leading to a b.s.n. (bachelor of science in nursing). Graduates are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, nursing, continuing
Educational programs designed to inform nurses of recent advances in their fields. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, nursing, graduate
Those educational activities engaged in by holders of a bachelor's degree in nursing, which are primarily designed to prepare them for entrance into a specific field of nursing, and may lead to board certification or a more advanced degree. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, pharmacy
Formal instruction, learning, or training in the preparation, dispensing, and proper utilization of drugs in the field of medicine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, pharmacy, continuing
Educational programs designed to inform graduate pharmacists of recent advances in their particular field. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, pharmacy, graduate
Educational programs for pharmacists who have a bachelor's degree or a doctor of pharmacy degree entering a specific field of pharmacy. They may lead to an advanced degree. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, predental
Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to dental school. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, premedical
Preparatory education meeting the requirements for admission to medical school. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, professional
Formal education and training in preparation for the practice of a profession. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

education, professional, retraining
Educational programs for individuals who have been inactive in their profession, or who wish to regain unused skills. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...