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

Eggleston method
An obsolete term for rapid digitalization by means of large doses of digitalis leaf or tincture frequently repeated. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eggleston, Cary
<person> U.S. Physician, 1884-1966. ... See: Eggleston method. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eggs
Animal reproductive bodies, or the contents thereof, used as food. The concept is differentiated from ovum, the anatomic or physiologic entity. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eggshell calcification
A thin layer of calcification around an intrathoracic lymph node, usually in silicosis, seen on a chest radiograph. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eggshell lymph node calcification
<radiology> Silicosis, sarcoid, treated Hodgkin's lymphoma ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eglandular
Without glands. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

eglandulous
Without glands. ... Origin: L. E, without, + gland or glandula ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eglantine
<botany> A species of rose (Rosa Eglanteria), with fragrant foliage and flowers of various colours. ... The sweetbrier (R. Rubiginosa). ... Milton, in the following lines, has applied the name to some twinning plant, perhaps the honeysuckle. 'Through the sweetbrier, or the vine, Or the twisted eglantine.' (L'Allegro, 47) 'In our early writers a …

eglin C
A proteinase inhibitor (70 amino acids) from leech. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Eglis' glands
Small, inconstant mucous gland's of the ureter and renal pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ego analysis
Psychoanalytic study of the ways in which the ego deals with intrapsychic conflicts. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ego identity
The ego's sense of its own identity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ego instincts
Self-preservative needs and self-love, as opposed to object love; drives that are primarily erotic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ego-alien
Synonym for ego-dystonic ... Repugnant to or at variance with the aims of the ego and related psychological needs of the individual (e.g., an obsessive thought or compulsive behaviour); the opposite of ego-syntonic. ... Synonym: ego-alien. ... Origin: ego + G. Dys, bad, + tonos, tension ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ego-dystonic
Repugnant to or at variance with the aims of the ego and related psychological needs of the individual (e.g., an obsessive thought or compulsive behaviour); the opposite of ego-syntonic. ... Synonym: ego-alien. ... Origin: ego + G. Dys, bad, + tonos, tension ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ego-dystonic homosexuality
A psychological or psychiatric disorder in which an individual experiences persistent distress associated with same-sex preference and a strong need to change the behaviour or, at least, to alleviate the distress associated with the homosexuality. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ego-ideal
In psychoanalysis, a more or less conscious ideal of personal excellence toward which an individual strives, and that is derived from a composite image of the personal characteristics of a parent, public figure, or one or more other individuals the person admires. ... The part of the personality that comprises the goals, aspirations, and aims of the …

ego-syntonic
Acceptable to the aims of the ego and the related psychological needs of the individual (e.g., a delusion); the opposite of ego-dystonic. ... Origin: ego + G. Syn, together, + tonos, tension ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egobronchophony
Egophony with bronchophony. ... Origin: G. Aix (aig-), goat, + bronchos, bronchus, + phone, voice ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egocentric
Marked by extreme concentration of attention upon oneself, i.e., self-centreed. ... Compare: allocentric. ... Synonym: egotropic. ... Origin: ego + G. Kentron, centre ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egocentricity
The condition of being egocentric. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egoism
1. <philosophy> The doctrine of certain extreme adherents or disciples of Descartes and Johann Gottlieb Fichte, which finds all the elements of knowledge in the ego and the relations which it implies or provides for. ... 2. Excessive love and thought of self; the habit of regarding one's self as the center of every interest; selfishness; oppos …

egomania
<psychiatry> Extreme self-centreedness, self-appreciation, or self-content. ... Origin: ego + G. Mania, frenzy ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egophonic
Relating to egophony. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egotropic
Synonym: egocentric. ... Origin: ego + G. Trope, a turning ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egress
1. The act of going out or leaving, or the power to leave; departure. 'Embarred from all egress and regress.' (Holland) 'Gates of burning adamant, Barred over us, prohibit all egress.' (Milton) ... 2. <astronomy> The passing off from the sun's disk of an inferior planet, in a transit. ... Origin: L. Egressus, fr. Egredi to go out; e out + gradi …

egret
1. <zoology> The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the American egret (Ardea, or Herodias, egretta); the great egret (A. Alba); the little egret (A. Garzetta), of Europe; and the American snowy egret (A. Candidissima). 'A bunch of egrets killed for their …

EGTA
<abbreviation> Ethyleneglycotetraacetic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

egtazic acid
<chemical> A chelating agent relatively more specific for calcium and less toxic than edetic acid (edta). It has been used in the treatment of urolithiasis. ... Pharmacological action: antidotes, chelating agents. ... Chemical name: 6,9-Dioxa-3,12-diazatetradecanedioic acid, 3,12-bis(carboxymethyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

egypt
A republic in northwest africa. Its capital is cairo. It was a very ancient kingdom which, by ca. 3000 b.c., was one of the early civilizations of the ancient world. It was the centre of hellenistic culture 330-323 b.c. And part of the roman empire from 30 b.c. Until the arab conquest in 640 a.d. Egypt was successively administered by the ottoman e …

Egyptian haematuria
Synonym for schistosomiasis haematobium ... Infection with Schistosoma haematobium, the eggs of which invade the urinary tract, causing cystitis and haematuria, and possibly an increased likelihood of bladder cancer. ... Synonym: bladder schistosomiasis, Egyptian haematuria, endemic haematuria, urinary schistosomiasis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Egyptian ophthalmia
Synonym for trachoma ... <ophthalmology> A chronic infectious disease of the conjunctiva and cornea, producing photophobia, pain, lacrimation and blindness. ... It is one of the oldest infectious diseases known to mankind, and dates back several thousand years with first documentation as early as the pharaonic era in Egypt. ... The disease is as …

Egyptian splenomegaly
Term sometimes used as a synonym for schistosomiasis mansoni, although hepatomegaly and fibrosis are more consistently found than is an enlarged spleen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

EHEC
<abbreviation> Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
<dermatology, rheumatology> A connective-tissue disorder characterised by hyperelasticity of skin, poor wound healing, hyperextensibility of joints, soft-tissue calcifications (spheroids), vascular lesions: aortic dissection, aneurysms, rarely: tortuous arch, ectatic pulmonary artery, tissue fragility most likely to be haematomas, aortic rupt …

Ehlers, Edward
<person> A Danish dermatologist, 1863-1937. ... See: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrenritter
Johann, Austrian anatomist, +1790. ... See: Ehrenritter's ganglion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrenritter's ganglion
Synonym for superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The upper and smaller of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen. ... Synonym: ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei, Ehrenritter's ganglion, intracranial ganglion, jugular ganglion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehret
Heinrich, German physician, *1870. ... See: Ehret's phenomenon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehret's phenomenon
A sudden throb felt by the finger on the brachial artery, as the pressure in the cuff falls during a blood pressure estimation; said to indicate fairly accurately the diastolic pressure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehringhaus compensator
Device used in interference or polarization microscopy to reduce the brightness of the object to zero in order to measure the phase retardation (optical path difference). The compensator consists of a birefringent crystal plate that can be tilted. An alternative to Senarmont compensation and has the advantage that it can be applied to retardations …

Ehrlich
Paul, German bacteriologist, immunologist, and Nobel laureate, 1854-1915. ... See: Ehrlichia, Ehrlich's anaemia, Ehrlich's inner body, Ehrlich's phenomenon, Ehrlich's postulate, Ehrlich's diazo reagent, Ehrlich's theory, Ehrlich-Turk line. See entries under stain; reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich reaction
Synonym for aldehyde reaction ... The reaction of the indole derivatives with aromatic aldehydes; e.g., tryptophan and p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde in H2SO4 give a red-violet colour useful in assaying proteins for tryptophan content. ... Synonym: Ehrlich reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich-Turk line
Seldom-used term for the vertical, thin deposition of material on the posterior surface of the cornea in uveitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich's acid haematoxylin stain
<technique> An alum type of haematoxylin stain used as a regressive staining method for nuclei, followed by differentiation to required staining intensity; the solution may be allowed to ripen naturally in sunlight or partially oxidised with sodium iodate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich's anaemia
Synonym for aplastic anaemia ... <haematology> This form of anaemia occurs when the bone marrow ceases sufficient red and white blood cell production. It may be induced by exposures to high levels of toxic chemicals, radiation and certain drugs. ... It is generally unresponsive to specific therapy, often accompanied by granulocytopenia and thro …

Ehrlich's benzaldehyde reaction
A test for urobilinogen in the urine, by dissolving 2 g of dimethyl-p-aminobenzaldehyde in 100 ml of 5% hydrochloric acid and adding this reagent to urine; a red colour in the cold indicates the presence of an excessive amount of urobilinogen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich's diazo reaction
Synonym for diazo reaction ... The reaction of diazotised sulfanilic acid with bilirubin to form azobilirubin, which forms the basis of quantitating the amount of bilirubin in biological fluids. ... See: van den Bergh's test. ... Synonym: Ehrlich's diazo reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich's diazo reagent
Synonym for diazo reagent ... Two solutions, one of sodium nitrite, the other of acidified sulfanilic acid, used in bringing about diazotization. ... Synonym: Ehrlich's diazo reagent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich's inner body
A round oxyphil body found in the red blood cell in case of haemocytolysis due to a specific blood poison. ... Synonym: Heinz-Ehrlich body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich's phenomenon
The difference between the amount of diphtheria toxin that will exactly neutralise one unit of antitoxin and that which, added to one unit of antitoxin, will leave one lethal dose free is greater than one lethal dose of toxin; i.e., it is necessary to add more than one lethal dose of toxin to a neutral mixture of toxin and antitoxin to make the mix …

Ehrlich's postulate
Synonym for side-chain theory ... Ehrlich postulated that cells contained surface extensions or side chains (haptophores) that bind to the antigenic determinants of a toxin (toxophores); after a cell is stimulated, the haptophores are released into the circulation and become the antibodies. ... See: receptor. ... Synonym: Ehrlich's postulate. ... (05 M …

Ehrlich's theory
Synonym for side-chain theory ... Ehrlich postulated that cells contained surface extensions or side chains (haptophores) that bind to the antigenic determinants of a toxin (toxophores); after a cell is stimulated, the haptophores are released into the circulation and become the antibodies. ... See: receptor. ... Synonym: Ehrlich's postulate. ... (05 M …

Ehrlich's triacid stain
<technique> A differential leukocytic stain comprised of saturated solutions of orange G, acid fuchsin, and methyl green. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlich's triple stain
<technique> A mixture of indulin, eosin Y, and aurantia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ehrlichia
Small, often pleomorphic, coccoid to ellipsoidal organisms occurring intracytoplasmically in circulating lymphocytes. They are the aetiologic agents of tick-borne diseases of humans, dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, and horses. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Ehrlichia canis
The species causing the tick borne disease canine ehrlichiosis in dogs (transmitted by the tick Rhipicephalus sanguineus); it is the type species of the genus Ehrlichia. Occasionally causes tick borne infection in humans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ehrlichia chaffeensis
A species of gram-negative bacteria that is the causative agent of human ehrlichiosis. This organism was first discovered at fort chaffee, arkansas, when blood samples from suspected human ehrlichiosis patients were studied. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Ehrlichia ondiri
The species causing bovine petechial fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlichia platys
The species causing canine infectious cyclic thrombocytopenia in dogs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlichia risticii
The species causing equine monocytic ehrlichiosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ehrlichia sennetsu
The species causing Sennetsu fever in humans. ... Synonym: Rickettsia sennetsu. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ehrlichieae
A tribe of gram-negative bacteria of the family rickettsiaceae whose organisms are pathogenic for certain mammals, including man. Certain species are adapted to existence in invertebrates, especially arthropods. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

ehrlichiosis
<microbiology> An infectious disease transmited by the bite of an infected tick. Produces manifestations similar to that of Rocky Mountain spotted fever. Infection is due to a parasitic leukocytic rickettsiae of the genus Ehrlichia. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

EHS cell
<cell culture> A line of mouse cells that produce large amounts of basement membrane type extracellular matrix (ecm), rich in laminin, collagen type IV, nidogen and heparan sulphate. Often used as a source of these ecm molecules. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Eichhorst, Hermann
<person> Swiss physician, 1849-1921. ... See: Eichhorst's corpuscles, Eichhorst's neuritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eichhorst's corpuscles
The globular forms sometimes occurring in the poikilocytosis of pernicious anaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eichhorst's neuritis
Synonym for interstitial neuritis ... Inflammation of the connective tissue framework of a nerve. ... Synonym: Eichhorst's neuritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eicken, Karl von
<person> German laryngologist, 1873-1960. ... See: Eicken's method. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eicken's method
Facilitation of hypopharyngoscopy by means of forward traction on the cricoid cartilage by a laryngeal probe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eicosanoic acids
20-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eicosanoid
<pharmacology> Useful generic term for compounds derived from arachidonic acid. Includes leukotrienes, prostacyclin, prostaglandins and thromboxanes. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

eicosanoids
A class of oxygenated, endogenous, unsaturated fatty acids derived from arachidonic acid. They include prostaglandins, leukotrienes, thromboxanes, and hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid compounds (hete). They are hormone-like substances that act near the site of synthesis without altering functions throughout the body. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eider
<zoology> Any species of sea duck of the genus Somateria, especially. Somateria mollissima, which breeds in the northern parts of Europe and America, and lines its nest with fine down (taken from its own body) which is an article of commerce; called also eider duck. The American eider (S. Dresseri), the king eider (S. Spectabilis), and the sp …

eidetic
1. Relating to the power of visualization of and memory for objects previously seen which reaches its height in children aged 8 to 10. ... 2. A person possessing this power to a high degree. ... Origin: G. Eidon, saw (aorist of verb) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eidetic image
Vivid mental image in the form of a dream, fantasy, or an unusual power of memory and visualization of objects previously seen or imagined. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eidetic imagery
A visual image which is recalled in accurate detail. It is a sort of projection of an image on a mental screen. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

EIEC
<abbreviation> Enteroinvasive Escherichia coli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eif-1
Eukaryotic initiation factor that binds to 30s ribosomal subunits. It is called eif-1 in eukaryotes and if-1 in bacteria. Its role is not clear but it may be involved in stabilizing the 30s subunit or assisting in the release of bacterial if-2. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eif-2
Eukaryotic initiation factor of protein synthesis. The factor consists of three subunits, alpha, beta, and gamma. As initiation proceeds, eif-2 forms a ternary complex with met-trnai and GTP. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eif-2 kinase
<enzyme> A dsrna-activated camp-independent protein serine/threonine kinase that is induced by interferon. In the presence of dsrna and ATP, eif-2 kinase autophosphorylates on several serine and threonine residues. The phosphorylated enzyme catalyses the phosphorylation of the alpha subunit of eif-2, leading to the inhibition of protein synth …

eighth cranial nerve
Synonym for vestibulocochlear nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the sense of hearing and balance (body position sense). ... Lesions of the eighth nerve can result in deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo and vomiting. ... Synonym: cranial nerve VIII. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

eighth nerve
Synonym for vestibulocochlear nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The vestibulocochlear nerve is responsible for the sense of hearing and balance (body position sense). ... Lesions of the eighth nerve can result in deafness, tinnitus, dizziness, vertigo and vomiting. ... Synonym: cranial nerve VIII. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

eighth nerve tumour
Synonym for acoustic schwannoma ... <tumour> A benign neoplasm of the intracranial segment of the eighth cranial nerve, producing cerebellar, lower cranial nerve, and brainstem signs and symptoms. ... Synonym: acoustic neuroma, cerebellopontine angle tumour, eighth nerve tumour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eikenella
A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs in the human mouth and intestine. Organisms of this genus can be opportunistic pathogens. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eikenella corrodens
Gram-negative bacteria isolated from infections of the respiratory and intestinal tracts and from the buccal cavity, intestinal tract, and urogenital tract. They are probably part of the normal flora of man and animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

eikonometer
1. An instrument for determining the magnifying power of a microscope, or the size of a microscopic object. ... 2. An instrument for determining the degree of aniseikonia. ... Origin: G. Eikon, image, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eiloid
Resembling a coil or roll. ... Origin: G. Eilo, to roll up, + eidos, appearance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eimer
Gustav Heinrich Theodor, German zoologist, 1843-1898. ... See: Eimeria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eimeria
A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass coccidia. Various species are parasitic in the epithelial cells of the liver and intestines of man and other animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Eimeria of cattle
Eimeria zuernii, the species most often associated with clinical cases of coccidiosis in calves and young adults; found in the caecum and lower bowel, and sometimes in the small intestine. Eimeria bovis, a species that occurs principally in the small intestine causes clinically recognizable disease; many less common species have been described. ... …

Eimeria of chickens
Eimeria tenella, a species producing caecal coccidiosis of young chicks; Eimeria necatrix, producing severe disease in the small intestine and ceca; Eimeria acervulina, Eimeria hagani, and Eimeria praecox, which localise in the duodenum; Eimeria mitis localises in the small intestine, Eimeria brunetti in the lower small intestine and rectum, and Ei …

Eimeria of geese
Eimeria truncata, a species occurring in the kidney tubules where it causes much damage and considerable mortality in young birds; Eimeria anseris, Eimeria nocens, and Eimeria parvula, occurring in the small intestine where Eimeria anseris can produce haemorrhagic enteritis. ... Synonym: coccidia of geese. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eimeria of pheasants
Eimeria phasiani and Eimeria dispersa, species which infect the small intestine; coccidiosis of pheasants in captivity under overcrowded conditions may be very destructive. ... Synonym: coccidia of pheasants. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eimeria of rabbits
Eimeria stiedae, the most common species in rabbits, affecting the bile ducts; Eimeria perforans, affecting the small intestine and caecum; Eimeria media, magna, and Eimeria irresidua which infect the small intestine. ... Synonym: coccidia of rabbits. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eimeria of sheep and goats
Eimeria ovina (arloingi), the most common and destructive species in sheep, principal losses being in young lambs; Eimeria minakolyakimovae, a highly pathogenic parasite of sheep; Eimeria parva and Eimeria pallida are frequently found but believed to be of low virulence; Eimeria faurei, Eimeria intricata, Eimeria granulosa, Eimeria ahsata, Eimeria …

Eimeria of swine
Eimeria debliecki, the most common and most pathogenic species, involving the small intestine, caecum, and colon; Eimeria scabra, involving the small intestine; Eimeria perminuta, Eimeria spinosa, Eimeria scrofae, Eimeria suis, Eimeria cerdonis, Eimeria porci, and Eimeria neodebliecki believed to have little pathogenicity. ... See: Isospora. ... Syno …

Eimeria of turkeys
Eimeria meleagridis, a species which localises in the caecum, Eimeria dispersa and Eimeria innocua in the small intestine, Eimeria adenoeides in the lower ileum, caecum, and rectum, and Eimeria gallopavonis in the ileum and rectum. ... Synonym: coccidia of turkeys. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Eimeria sardinae
Species that occurs in sardines and herring, and has been found in the faeces of humans who have eaten these fish; it was once erroneously believed to be a coccidium of humans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

eimeria tenella
A species of coccidian protozoa that mainly infects domestic poultry. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...