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mondofacto - Online Medical Dictionary
Category: Health and Medicine > Medical Dictionary
Date & country: 26/01/2008, UK
Words: 116197
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encystedEncapsulated by a membranous bag. ... Origin: G. Kystis, bladder ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
encysted calculusA urinary calculus enclosed in a sac developed from the wall of the bladder. ... Synonym: pocketed calculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
encysted pleurisyA form of serofibrinous pleurisy, in which adhesions occur at various points, circumscribing the serous effusion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
encystment1. <biology> A process which, among some of the lower forms of life, precedes reproduction by budding, fission, spore formation, etc. ... The animal (a) first contracts its body to a globular mass (b) and then secretes a transparent cyst (c), after which the mass divides into two or more parts (as in d e), each of which attains freedom by the …
end1. The extreme or last point or part of any material thing considered lengthwise (the extremity of breadth being side); hence, extremity, in general; the concluding part; termination; close; limit; as, the end of a field, line, pole, road; the end of a year, of a discourse; put an end to pain; opposed to beginning, when used of anything having a fi …
end artery<anatomy, artery> An artery with insufficient anastomoses to maintain viability of the tissue supplied if occlusion of the artery occurs. ... Synonym: terminal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end budSynonym for tail bud ... The rapidly proliferating mass of cells at the caudal extremity of the embryo; remnant of the primitive node. ... Synonym: end bud. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end bulbOne of the oval or rounded bodies in which the sensory nerve fibres terminate in mucous membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end cellA fully differentiated cell, the mature cell of a lineage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end organThe special structure containing the terminal of a nerve fibre in peripheral tissue such as muscle, tissue, skin, mucous membrane, or glands. ... See: ending. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end oxidation<biochemistry> The last oxidation step in a catabolic pathway. ... Synonym: terminal oxidation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end plate<anatomy, physiology> The area of sarcolemma immediately below the synaptic region of the motor neuron in a neuromuscular junction. most often refers to the end of a nerve fibre against a skeletal muscle fibre, to which it transmits nerve signals. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
end plate potential<physiology> Depolarisation of the sarcolemma as a result of acetylcholine release from the motoneuron causing an influx of sodium ions. The endplate potential is the sum of quantal miniature endplate potentials. Development of the end plate potential is blocked by curare. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
end point<chemistry> It is the completion point during a titration reaction where there are equal amounts of titrant and whatever is being titrated. It is usually evident by the first perceptible alteration of the colour of an added indicator. ... <immunology> It is the most dilute an antibody or antiserum solution can be while still detectably r …
end product<biochemistry> The final product of after a series of reactions with enzymes in a biochemical metabolic pathway has taken place. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
end product inhibitionSynonym for feedback inhibition ... <biochemistry, physiology> The process of the end product of a particular metabolic reaction inhibiting an allosteric enzyme involved in that reaction as the reaction starts again, thus breaking the reaction cycle. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
end product repressionCatabolite repression in which the catabolite is an end product of a particular pathway. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end stageThe late, fully developed phase of a disease; e.g., in end-stage renal disease, a shrunken and scarred kidney that may result from a variety of chronic diseases that have become indistinguishable in their effect on the kidney. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-brushSynonym for telodendron ... An anomalous term that refers to the terminal arborization of an axon. ... Synonym: end-brush. ... Origin: G. Telos, end, + dendron, tree ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-cutting burA bur with blades only on its end. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-diastolic1. Occurring at the end of diastole, immediately before the next systole, as in end-diastolic pressure. ... 2. Interrupting the final moments of diastole, barely premature, as in end-diastolic extrasystole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-diastolic volumeThe amount of blood in the ventricle immediately before a cardiac contraction begins; a measurement of cardiac filling between beats, related to diastolic function. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-feetSynonym for axon terminals ... The somewhat enlarged, often club-shaped endings by which axons make synaptic contacts with other nerve cells or with effector cells (muscle or gland cells). As isolated, by homogenizing brain or spinal cord, they contain acetylcholine and the related enzymes. Terminals contain neurotransmitters of various kinds, somet …
end-fillingThe use of DNA polymerase to create a blunt end (both strands are the same length and end together) on double-stranded DNA that has a staggered end (one strand is longer than the other so there is a single-stranded section at the end of the molecule). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
end-on mattress sutureA vertical mattress suture used for exact skin approximation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-pieceThe terminal part of the tail of a spermatozoon consisting of the axoneme and the flagellar membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-point measurementAnalytical measurement at the end of a chemical reaction, as opposed to making the measurement while the reaction proceeds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-point nystagmusA jerky, physiologic nystagmus occurring in a normal individual when attempts are made to fixate a point at the limits of the field of fixation. ... Synonym: deviational nystagmus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-stage renal disease<nephrology> A patient with inadequate renal function to support life. Individuals with end-stage disease must rely in kidney dialysis or peritoneal dialysis to survive. End-stage renal disease may be caused by a number of problems including diabetes, sickle cell disease, hypertension and congenital renal disease (polycystic kidney disease).< …
end-systolic volumeThe amount of blood in the ventricle at the end of the cardiac ejection period and immediately preceding the beginning of ventricular relaxation; a measurement of the adequacy of cardiac emptying, related to systolic function. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-tidalat the end of a normal expiration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-tidal sampleA sample of the last gas expired in a normal expiration, ideally consisting only of alveolar gas. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
end-to-end biteSynonym 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) ...
end-to-end occlusionSynonym 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) ...
endadelphosUnequal conjoined twins in which the parasitic member is included in the body of the host. ... Origin: end-+ G. Adelphos, brother ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
EndamoebaA genus of amoebae parasitic in invertebrates; originally described from cockroaches. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Amoibe, change ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endangeredA species in danger of becoming extinct throughout all or a significant portion of its range. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
endangered speciesAny species which is in danger of extinction throughout all or a significant portion of its range. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
endangiitisInflammation of the intima of a blood vessel. ... Synonym: endoangiitis, endovasculitis. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Angeion, vessel, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endangiitis obliteransInflammation of the intima of a vessel with resulting occlusion of its lumen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endaortitisInflammation of the intima of the aorta. ... Synonym: endo-aortitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endarterectomy<procedure> Surgical excision, performed under general anaesthesia, of the atheromatous tunica intima of an artery. When reconstruction of an artery is performed as an endovascular procedure through a catheter, it is called atherectomy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
endarterectomy, carotidThe excision of the thickened, atheromatous tunica intima of a carotid artery. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
endarteritis<pathology> Chronic inflammation of the arterial intima, often a late result of syphilis ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
endarteritis deformansEndarteritis with atheromatous patches and calcareous deposits. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endarteritis obliteransObliterating endarteritis, an extreme degree of endarteritis proliferans closing the lumen of the artery. ... Synonym: arteritis obliterans, obliterating arteritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endarteritis proliferansProliferating endarteritis, chronic endarteritis accompanied by a marked increase of fibrous tissue in the intima. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endauralWithin the ear. ... Origin: endo-+ L. Auris, ear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endaural incisionIncision through the external auditory canal to permit mastoid surgery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endbrainSynonym for telencephalon ... Paired anteriolateral evaginations of the prosencephalon plus the lamina terminalis. The cerebral hemispheres are derived from it. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
endeavorTo exert physical or intellectual strength for the attainment of; to use efforts to effect; to strive to achieve or reach; to try; to attempt. 'It is our duty to endeavor the recovery of these beneficial subjects.' (Ld. Chatham) To endeavor one's self, to exert one's self strenuously to the fulfillment of a duty. 'A just man that endeavoreth himsel …
endemiaRarely used term for an endemic disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemicPresent or usually prevalent in a population or geographical area at all times, said of a disease or agent. ... Synonym: endemial. ... Compare: epidemic. ... Origin: Gr. Endemos = dwelling in a place ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
endemic diseaseContinued prevalence of a disease in a specific population or area. ... See: endemic, enzootic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemic diseasesThe constant presence of diseases or infectious agents within a given geographic area or population group. It may also refer to the usual prevalence of a given disease with such area or group. It includes holoendemic and hyperendemic diseases. A holoendemic disease is one for which a high prevalent level of infection begins early in life and affect …
endemic fadeout<epidemiology> Parasite extinction occurring because endemic levels are so low that it is possible for small stochastic fluctuations to remove all parasites. Contrast epidemic fadeout. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
endemic funiculitisSynonym for filarial funiculitis ... Cellulitis of the spermatic cord due to filariasis; occurs endemically in Sri Lanka and Egypt, and probably elsewhere in the East. ... Synonym: endemic funiculitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemic goiterGoiter, usually of simple type, prevalent in certain regions where dietary intake of iodine is suboptimal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemic haematuriaSynonym 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) ...
endemic haemoptysisSynonym for parasitic haemoptysis ... The clinical expression of paragonimiasis, marked by a cough and spitting of blood from the lungs. ... Synonym: endemic haemoptysis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemic hypertrophyEnlargement of the calcaneus preceded by fever and pain in the heel, reported from the Gold Coast (now Ghana) and in Taiwan among the indigenous population. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemic indexThe percentage of children infected with malaria or other endemic disease, in any given locality. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemic influenzaInfluenza, usually of a less severe type, occurring with some degree of regularity during the winter season, especially in the larger cities of the world. ... Synonym: influenza nostras. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endemic neuritisSynonym for beriberi ... <disease> An endemic form of polyneuritis (nerve inflammation), due to an unbalanced diet, with a deficiency of vitamin B1(thiamin). ... Common in those who chronically abuse alcohol. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...
endemic paralytic vertigoSynonym for vestibular neuronitis ... A paroxysmal attack of severe vertigo, not accompanied by deafness or tinnitus, which affects young to middle-aged adults, often following a non-specific upper respiratory infection; due to unilateral vestibular dysfunction. ... Synonym: endemic paralytic vertigo, epidemic vertigo, Gerlier's disease, kubisagari, …
endemic stabilityA situation in which all factors influencing disease occurrence are relatively stable, resulting in little fluctuation in disease incidence over time; changes in one or more of these factors (e.g., reduction in proportion of individuals with immunity from exposure to infectious agent) can lead to an unstable situation in which major disease outbrea …
endemic syphilisSynonym for nonvenereal syphilis ... Syphilis caused by organisms closely related to Treponema pallidum; spread by personal, but not necessarily venereal, contact; usually acquired in childhood, most common in areas of provery and overcrowding; rare in the United States; includes yaws, pinta and bejel. ... Synonym: endemic syphilis. ... (05 Mar 2000)< …
endemic typhusMurine typhus, an acute infectious disease with fever, headache, and rash, all quite similar to, but milder than, epidemic typhus, caused by a related microoganism, Rickettsia typhi (mooseri), transmitted to humans by rat fleas (Xenopsylla cheopis). The animal reservoir includes rats, mice and other rodents. Murine typhus occurs sporadically worldw …
endemical<medicine> Peculiar to a district or particular locality, or class of persons; as, an endemic disease. ... An endemic disease is one which is constantly present to a greater or less degree in any place, as distinguished from an epidemic disease, which prevails widely at some one time, or periodically, and from a sporadic disease, of which a fe …
endemoepidemicDenoting a temporary large increase in the number of cases of an endemic disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endergonic<chemistry> Refers to a chemical reaction that consumes energy. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
endermismTreatment with endermic medication. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endermosisAny eruptive disease of the mucous membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
ending1. A termination or conclusion. ... 2. A nerve ending. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endless1. Without end; having no end or conclusion; perpetual; interminable; applied to length, and to duration; as, an endless line; endless time; endless bliss; endless praise; endless clamor. ... 2. Infinite; excessive; unlimited. ... 3. Without profitable end; fruitless; unsatisfying. 'All loves are endless.' ... 4. Void of design; objectless; as, an end …
Endo agarA medium containing peptone, lactose, dipotassium phosphate, agar, sodium sulfite, basic fuchsin, and distilled water; originally developed for the isolation of Salmonella typhi, this medium is now most useful in the bacteriological examination of water; coliform organisms ferment the lactose, and their colonies become red and colour the surroundin …
endo beta-(1-5)-galactofuranase<enzyme> A glycoprotein, mr 77,000; an endozyme which hydrolyses internal galactoside linkages ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: beta-(1-5)-galactofuranase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-<prefix> Prefixes indicating within, inner, absorbing, or containing. ... See: ento-. ... Origin: G. Endon, within ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endo-1-6-D-mannanase<enzyme> Unbranched alpha 1-6-mannan yields alpha 1-6-mannooligosaccharides finally yielding mannose and alpha-1-6-mannobiose ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: endo-alpha 1-6-mannanase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-1,3-alpha-glucanase<enzyme> Endohydrolysis of 1,3-alpha-d-glucosidic linkages in isolichenin, pseudonigeran and nigeran; may also be called mutanase, see EC 3.2.1.84 exo-1,3-alpha-glucanase ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.59 ... Synonym: endo-1,3-alpha-d-glucanase, endo-alpha-1,3-glucanase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-1,3-beta-xylanase<enzyme> Cgxa and cgxb are from chaetomium ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.32 ... Synonym: xylanase, xync protein, xync gene product, cgxa gene product, cgxb gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-1,4-beta-xylanase<enzyme> From bacteria ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.8 ... Synonym: endoxylanase, beta xylanase, xylanase z, pentosanase, xyna protein, xyna gene product, xylanase j, xlna gene product, xylanase y, xlny gene product, 1,4-beta-d-xylanohydrolase, xyn3 gene product, xylanase III ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-alpha-D-mannosidase<enzyme> Catalyses the cleavage of glc(1)man(9)glcnac to yield man(8)glcnac and glcalpha1-3man ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-aortitisSynonym for endaortitis ... Inflammation of the intima of the aorta. ... Synonym: endo-aortitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endo-beta-D-galactofuranosidase<enzyme> Degrades beta(1-6) galactofuranoside linkages in the polysaccharide of fusarium sp. M7-1; do not confuse with blood-group-substance endo-1,4-beta-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.102) and keratan-sulfate endo-1,4-beta-galactosidase (EC 3.2.1.103) both also called endo-beta-galactosidase ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: endo-beta-gal …
endo-beta-xylosidase<enzyme> Found in rabbit liver lysosomes; proteoglycan linkage region-degrading enzyme ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-fenchol cyclase<enzyme> Converts geranyl pyrophosphate to (-)-endo-fenchol via (-)-(3r)-linoyl pyrophosphate ... Registry number: EC 5.5.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-N-acetylmuramidase<enzyme> Has broader specificity than lysozyme; pneumococcal autolysin; rn is 9013-24-5 ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: m-1 n-acetylmuramidase, endo-beta-n-acetylmuramidase, n-acetylmuramidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-N-acetylneuraminidase<enzyme> Coliphage enzyme breaks E coli capsular polysaccharide down to oligosaccharides; cleaves alpha-2,8-linked polysialic acid ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: endosialidase, endo-n-acylneuraminidase, endo-n-acetylneuraminidase e, endo ne, endo-n-acetylneuraminidase f, endo nf ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
endo-osseous implantAn implant into alveolar bone inserted through the prepared root canal of a tooth in order to increase effective root length. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Endo, Shigeru<person> Japanese bacteriologist, 1869-1937. ... See: Endo agar, Endo's fuchsin agar, Endo's medium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Endo's fuchsin agarNutrient agar containing lactose, alcoholic solution of fuchsin, sodium sulfite, and soda solution, used as a culture medium to differentiate Salmonella typhi from coliform bacteria. ... Synonym: fuchsin agar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Endo's mediumSynonym for Endo agar ... A medium containing peptone, lactose, dipotassium phosphate, agar, sodium sulfite, basic fuchsin, and distilled water; originally developed for the isolation of Salmonella typhi, this medium is now most useful in the bacteriological examination of water; coliform organisms ferment the lactose, and their colonies become red …
endoabdominalWithin the abdomen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endoamylaseA glucanohydrolase acting on internal glycosidic bonds (e.g., alpha-amylase). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endoaneurysmoplastySynonym for aneurysmoplasty ... Repair of an aneurysm by opening the sac and suturing its walls to restore the normal dimension to the lumen of the artery. ... See: aneurysmorrhaphy. ... Synonym: endoaneurysmoplasty, endoaneurysmorrhaphy. ... Origin: aneurysm + G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endoaneurysmorrhaphySynonym: aneurysmoplasty. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Aneurysma, aneurysm, + rhaphe, suture ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endoangiitisSynonym for endangiitis ... Inflammation of the intima of a blood vessel. ... Synonym: endoangiitis, endovasculitis. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Angeion, vessel, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endoappendicitisSimple catarrhal inflammation, limited more or less strictly to the mucosal surface of the vermiform appendix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
endoarabinase<enzyme> Enzyme from aspergillus niger is induced by sugar beet pulp; degrades arabinan ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
