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

facies lateralis tibiae
Synonym for lateral surface of tibia ... The laterally directed surface of the tibia. ... Synonym: facies lateralis tibiae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies lingualis dentis
Synonym for lingual surface of tooth ... The surface of a tooth that faces the tongue; opposite to the facies vestibulum dentis. ... Synonym: facies lingualis dentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies lunata acetabuli
Synonym for lunate surface of acetabulum ... The curved articular surface that surrounds the acetabular fossa and articulates with the head of the femur. ... Synonym: facies lunata acetabuli. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies malleolaris lateralis tali
Synonym for lateral malleolar surface of talus ... That surface of the trochlea of the talus that articulates with the lateral malleolus of the fibula. ... Synonym: facies malleolaris lateralis tali. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies malleolaris medialis tali
Synonym: medial malleolar surface of talus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies masticatoria
Synonym for denture occlusal surface ... That portion of the surface of a denture that makes contact or near contact with the corresponding surface of an opposing denture or tooth. ... Synonym: facies occlusalis dentis, facies masticatoria, grinding surface, masticating surface, masticatory surface, occlusal surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies maxillaris alae majoris
maxillary surface of greater wing of sphenoid bone ...

facies maxillaris ossis palatini
The part of the anterior surface of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that is perforated by the foramen rotundum and forms the posterior boundary of the pterygopalatine fossa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies medialis
Synonym for medial surface ... The surface of a part of the body that faces toward the midline. The NA recognises a medial surface on the following structures: arytenoid cartilage; fibula; lung; ovary; testis; tibia; ulna. ... Synonym: facies medialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies medialis cerebri
Synonym for medial surface of cerebral hemisphere ... It faces, above as well as anterior and posterior to the corpus callosum, the falx cerebri; below it are the mesencephalon and the dura-covered medial wall of the middle cranial fossa. ... Synonym: facies medialis cerebri, medial cerebral surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies medialis digiti pedis
Synonym for medial surface of toes ... The medial surface of a toe. ... Synonym: facies medialis digiti pedis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies medialis fibulae
Synonym for medial surface of fibula ... facies medialis fibulae ...

facies medialis ovarii
Synonym for medial surface of ovary ... The surface of the ovary that faces the pelvic cavity. ... Synonym: facies medialis ovarii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies medialis pulmonis
Synonym for medial surface of lung ... It consists of a vertebral part and a mediastinal part. ... See: mediastinal surface of lung. ... Synonym: facies medialis pulmonis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies medialis testis
Synonym for medial surface of testis ... facies medialis testis ...

facies medialis tibiae
Synonym for medial surface of tibia ... facies medialis tibiae ...

facies medialis ulnae
Synonym for medial surface of ulna ... facies medialis ulnae ...

facies mediastinalis pulmonis
Synonym for mediastinal surface of lung ... The part of the medial surface of a lung in contact with the mediastinum. ... Synonym: pars mediastinalis pulmonis, facies mediastinalis pulmonis, mediastinal part of lung. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies mesialis dentis
Synonym for mesial surface of tooth ... The contact surface of a tooth that is directed toward the median plane of the dental arch; opposite to the facies distalis dentis. ... Synonym: facies mesialis dentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies nasalis maxillae
Synonym for nasal surface of maxilla ... The surface of the maxilla that forms part of the lateral nasal wall with a large defect (maxillary hiatus) posteriorly and the lacrimal sulcus in its midportion. ... Synonym: facies nasalis maxillae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies nasalis ossis palatini
Synonym for nasal surface of palatine bone ... The nasal surface of the perpendicular lamina of the palatine bone that forms part of the lateral wall of the nasal cavity, the nasal surface of the horizontal lamina of the palatine bone that forms part of the floor of the nasal cavity. ... Synonym: facies nasalis ossis palatini. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies occlusalis dentis
Synonym for denture occlusal surface ... That portion of the surface of a denture that makes contact or near contact with the corresponding surface of an opposing denture or tooth. ... Synonym: facies occlusalis dentis, facies masticatoria, grinding surface, masticating surface, masticatory surface, occlusal surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies orbitalis
Synonym for orbital surface ... The surface of a bone which contributes to the walls of the orbit. The NA recognises an orbital surface on the following bones: greater wing of the sphenoid bone; the maxilla; the frontal bone; the zygomatic bone. ... Synonym: facies orbitalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies patellaris femoris
Synonym for patellar surface of femur ... The groove formed anteriorly between the anterosuperior portions of the femoral condyles that accommodates the patella. ... Synonym: facies patellaris femoris, trochlea femoris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies pelvina ossis sacri
Synonym for pelvic surface of sacrum ... The surface of the sacrum that faces downward and forward forming part of the posterior wall of the pelvic cavity. ... Synonym: facies pelvina ossis sacri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies poplitea femoris
Synonym for popliteal surface of femur ... The posterior surface of the lower end of the femur between the diverging lips of the linea aspera. ... Synonym: facies poplitea femoris, planum popliteum, popliteal plane of femur. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior
Synonym for posterior surface ... The surface of a part of the body that faces toward the posterior part of the body. The NA recognises a posterior surface without qualification on the following structures: arm; arytenoid cartilage; cornea; eyelid; fibula; humerus; iris; kidney; leg; pancreas; prostate; radius; suprarenal gland; ulna. ... Synonym: fa …

facies posterior corneae
Synonym for posterior surface of cornea ... The posterior surface of the cornea. ... Synonym: facies posterior corneae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior corporis humeri
Synonym for posterior surface of shaft of humerus ... The posterior surface of the humerus. ... Synonym: facies posterior corporis humeri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior cruris
Synonym for posterior surface of leg ... posterior region of leg ...

facies posterior fibulae
Synonym for posterior surface of fibula ... The posterior surface of the fibula. ... Synonym: facies posterior fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior iridis
Synonym for posterior surface of iris ... The posterior surface of the iris. ... Synonym: facies posterior iridis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior lentis
Synonym for posterior surface of lens ... The posterior surface of the lens of the eye. ... Synonym: facies posterior lentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior membri inferioris
Synonym for posterior surface of lower limb ... The posterior surface of the inferior limb. ... Synonym: facies posterior membri inferioris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior palpebrarum
Synonym for posterior surface of eyelids ... The internal surface of the eyelids, covered with conjunctiva. ... Synonym: facies posterior palpebrarum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior pancreatis
Synonym for posterior surface of pancreas ... The posterior surface of the pancreas. ... Synonym: facies posterior pancreatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior prostatae
Synonym for posterior surface of prostate ... The posterior surface of the prostate. ... Synonym: facies posterior prostatae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior radii
Synonym for posterior surface of radius ... The posterior surface of the radius. ... Synonym: facies posterior radii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior renis
Synonym for posterior surface of kidney ... The posterior surface of the kidney. ... Synonym: facies posterior renis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior tibiae
Synonym for posterior surface of tibia ... The posterior surface of the tibia. ... Synonym: facies posterior tibiae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies posterior ulnae
Synonym for posterior surface of ulna ... The posterior surface of the ulna. ... Synonym: facies posterior ulnae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies pulmonalis cordis
Synonym for pulmonary surface of heart ... The lateral surface of the heart, directed toward the lungs; on the left it is principally the left ventricular wall; on the right it is the right atrial wall and the upper part of the right ventricular wall. ... Synonym: facies pulmonalis cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies renalis lienis
Synonym for renal surface of spleen ... The surface of the spleen in contact with the left kidney. ... Synonym: facies renalis lienis, facies renalis splenis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies renalis splenis
Synonym for renal surface of spleen ... The surface of the spleen in contact with the left kidney. ... Synonym: facies renalis lienis, facies renalis splenis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies sacropelvina ossis ilii
Synonym for sacropelvic surface of ilium ... The medial surface of the ilium behind and below the iliac fossa; it includes the iliac tuberosity, the auricular surface and the smooth pelvic surface below and in front of the auricular surface. ... Synonym: facies sacropelvina ossis ilii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies scaphoidea
A facial malformation characterised by protuberant forehead, depressed nose and maxilla, and prominent chin. ... Synonym: dish face. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies sternocostalis cordis
Synonym for sternocostal surface of heart ... The anterior aspect of the heart, formed mostly by the right ventricle and to a lesser extent the left ventricle. ... Synonym: facies sternocostalis cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies superior tali
Synonym for superior surface of talus ... The surface of the trochlea of the talus in contact with the inferior articular surface of the tibia. ... Synonym: facies superior tali. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies superolateralis cerebri
Synonym for superolateral surface of cerebrum ... The aspect of the cerebral hemisphere that lies in contact with the flat bones of the skull; it includes parts of the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital lobes. ... Synonym: facies superolateralis cerebri, cortical convexity, superolateral cerebral surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies symphysialis
Synonym for symphysial surface of pubis ... facies symphysialis ...

facies temporalis
Synonym for temporal surface ... The surface of a bone which contributes to the temporal fossa, namely, the greater wing of the sphenoid, the squamous part of the temporal, frontal and zygomatic bones. ... Synonym: facies temporalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies urethralis penis
Synonym for urethral surface of penis ... The surface of the penis opposite to the dorsum penis. ... Synonym: facies urethralis penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies vesicalis uteri
Synonym for vesical surface of uterus ... The surface of the uterus facing the bladder and separated from it by the uterovesical pouch of peritoneum. ... Synonym: facies vesicalis uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies vestibularis dentis
Synonym for vestibular surface of tooth ... The surface of a tooth that faces the buccal or labial mucosa of vestibule of the mouth; opposite to the lingual surface of tooth. ... Synonym: facies vestibularis dentis, facies facialis dentis, buccal surface, facial surface of tooth, facies buccalis, facies labialis, labial surface. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies visceralis hepatis
Synonym for visceral surface of liver ... The posteroinferior surface of the liver that faces adjacent abdominal organs; the porta hepatis and gallbladder are located on this surface. ... Synonym: facies visceralis hepatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facies visceralis splenis
Synonym for visceral surface of the spleen ... The surface of the spleen in contact with adjacent viscera. ... Synonym: facies visceralis splenis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facilitated diffusion
<physiology> A process by which substances are conveyed across cell membranes faster than would be possible by diffusion alone. ... This is generally achieved by proteins that provide a hydrophilic environment for polar molecules throughout their passage through the plasma membrane, acting as either shuttles or pores. ... See: symport, antiport …

facilitated transport
The protein-mediated transport of a compound across a biomembrane that is not ion-driven; a saturable transport system. ... Synonym: passive transport. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facilitation
<physiology> Greater effectiveness of synaptic transmission by successive presynaptic impulses, usually due to increased transmitter release. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

facilitator neuron
<physiology> A neuron whose firing enhances the effect of a second neuron on a third. This allows the effects of neuronal activity to be modulated. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

facility design and construction
Architecture, exterior and interior design, and construction of facilities other than hospitals, e.g., dental schools, medical schools, ambulatory care clinics, and specified units of health care facilities. The concept also includes architecture, design, and construction of specialised contained, controlled, or closed research environments includi …

facility regulation and control
Formal voluntary or governmental procedures and standards required of hospitals and health or other facilities to improve operating efficiency, and for the protection of the consumer. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

facing
A tooth-coloured material (usually plastic or porcelain) used to hide the buccal or labial surface of a metal crown to give the outward appearance of a natural tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facio-
The face. ... See: prosopo-. ... Origin: L. Facies ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

faciodigitogenital dysplasia
A syndrome of ocular hypertelorism, anteverted nostrils, broad upper lip, saddle-bag scrotum, and laxity of ligaments resulting in genu recurvatum, flat feet, and hyperextensible fingers; X-linked and autosomal dominant forms. ... Synonym: Aarskog-Scott syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

faciolingual
Relating to the face and the tongue, often denoting a paralysis affecting these parts. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facioplasty
Plastic surgery involving the face. ... Origin: facio-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facioplegia
Synonym: facial paralysis. ... Origin: facio-+ G. Plege, a stroke ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facioscapulohumeral atrophy
Synonym for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy ... A relatively benign type of muscular dystrophy commencing in childhood and slowly progressive; characterised by wasting and weakness, sometimes asymmetrical, mainly of the muscles of the face, shoulder girdle, and arms; autosomal dominant inheritance. ... Synonym: facioscapulohumeral atrophy, Lan …

FACNM
<abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Nuclear Medicine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FACNP
<abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Nuclear Physicians. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FACOG
<abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FACP
<abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Physicians, or of Prosthodontists. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FACR
<abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Radiology. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FACS
<abbreviation> ... 1. Fluorescence-activated cell sorter. ... 2. Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

facsimile
Origin: L. Fac simile make like; or an abbreviation of factum simile made like; facere = to make + similes like. See Fact, and Simile. ... A copy of anything made, either so as to be deceptive or so as to give every part and detail of the original; an exact copy or likeness. Facsimile telegraph, a telegraphic apparatus reproducing messages in autogr …

FACSM
<abbreviation> Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

faction
1. One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colours) in the games of the circus. ... 2. A party, in political society, combined or acting in union, in opposition to the government, or state; usually applied to a minority, but it may be applied to a majority; a combination or clique of partisans of any kind, acting for t …

factitial dermatitis
Synonym for dermatitis artefacta ... Self-induced skin lesions resulting from habitual rubbing, scratching or hair-pulling, malingering, or mental disturbance. ... Synonym: dermatitis autophytica, factitial dermatitis, feigned eruption. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factitious
Artificial; self-induced; not naturally occurring. ... Origin: L. Factitius, made by art, fr. Facio, to make ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factitious disorder
A mental disorder in which the individual intentionally produces symptoms of illness or feigns illness for psychological reasons rather than for environmental goals. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factitious disorders
Disorders characterised by physical or psychological symptoms that are not real, genuine, or natural. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

factitious purpura
Self-induced, often painful, ecchymoses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factitious urticaria
Synonym for dermatographism ... A form of urticaria in which whealing occurs in the site and in the configuration of application of stroking (pressure, friction) of the skin. ... Synonym: autographism, dermagraphy, dermatography, dermographia, dermographism, dermography, factitious urticaria, skin writing, urticaria factitia. ... Origin: dermato-+ G. …

factor
<pharmacology> Any of several substances or activities that are necessary to produce a result, for example a coagulation factor. ... Often, use of the term factor indicates that the chemical nature of the substance or its mechanism of action is unknown, as in endocrinology, where factors are renamed as hormones when their chemical nature is de …

factor 3
Operational name given to an incompletely characterised selenium-containing natural product which, in minute amounts, prevents liver damage in rats due to deficiency of vitamin E, factor III in the vitamin B12 series, 5-hydroxybenzimidazole, analogue of the usual B12 nucleotide components. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factor A
Synonym for properdin factor A ... A component of the properdin system; a hydrazine-sensitive b1-globulin (mw about 180,000), now known to be C3 (third component of complement). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factor analysis, statistical
A set of statistical methods for analyzing the correlations among several variables in order to estimate the number of fundamental dimensions that underlie the observed data and to describe and measure those dimensions. It is used frequently in the development of scoring systems for rating scales and questionnaires. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

factor B
Synonym for properdin factor b ... <enzyme> A glycine-rich, heat-labile beta-glycoprotein found in blood. It is a proactivator of complement 3 in the alternate pathway of complement activation. Factor b is converted by factor d to c3 convertase. ... Registry number: EC 3.4.21.47 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

factor D
Synonym for properdin factor d ... <enzyme> A serum protein which during the alternate pathway of complement activation converts the inactive properdin factor b to c3 convertase. ... Registry number: EC 3.4.21.46 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

factor E
Synonym for properdin factor E ... A serum protein (mw 160,000) required for activation of C3 (third component of complement) by cobra venom factor. ... See: properdin system. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factor Gm
A factor that determines certain of the allotypes of human immunoglobulins; found only on the g chains of IgG (gamma-globulin). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factor H
Former designation for biotin, vitamin B12 analogue or precursor, a glycoprotein that regulates the activity of complement factor C3b; a deficiency results in the lack of inhibition of the alternative haemolytic pathway leading to continuous activation and consumption of factor C3 (haemolytic uraemic syndrome). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factor I
<haematology> A protein which is synthesised by the liver. ... Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin, in the formation of a blood clot, via the enzymatic action of thrombin. A fibrinogen assay measures the concentration of fibrinogen in the blood and may be used to evaluate abnormal blood clotting. ... A lack of fibrinogen may be congenital or acqu …

factor II
<haematology> A protein which is synthesised by the liver. ... Fibrinogen is converted to fibrin, in the formation of a blood clot, via the enzymatic action of thrombin. A fibrinogen assay measures the concentration of fibrinogen in the blood and may be used to evaluate abnormal blood clotting. ... A lack of fibrinogen may be congenital or acqu …

factor II assay
A test used to measure the activity of a blood clotting factor (thrombin). This test may be used to evaluate excessive bleeding. Abnormally low factor II assays may be seen in the following conditions: congenital deficiency of factor II, fat malabsorption, heparin administration, cirrhosis, vitamin K deficiency and warfarin administration. ... (27 S …

factor II deficiency
A congenital or acquired disorder of blood clotting where there is a deficiency of factor II (prothrombin), one of 20 necessary plasma proteins for normal blood coagulation. Acquired factor II deficiency may result from vitamin K deficiency, severe liver disease and anticoagulant drugs. ... Symptoms include abnormal bleeding, nosebleeds, abnormal me …

factor IIa
Synonym for thrombin ... <enzyme> Protease (34 kD) generated in blood clotting that acts on fibrinogen to produce fibrin. Consists of two chains, A and B, linked by a disulphide bond. B chain has sequence homology with pancreatic serine proteases: cleaves at Arg Gly. ... Thrombin is produced from prothrombin by the action either of the extrinsi …

factor III
In the clotting of blood, tissue factor or thromboplastin; it initiates the extrinsic pathway by reacting with factor VII and calcium to form factor VIIa. ... See: thromboplastin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

factor Inv
A factor that determines certain of the allotypes of human immunoglobulins; found on the kappa chains of IgG, IgA, IgM, and Bence Jones protein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...