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


falciform ligament
Synonym for falciform process ... A continuation of the inner border of the sacrotuberous ligament upward and forward on the inner aspect of the ramus of the ischium. ... Synonym: processus falciformis, falciform ligament, ligamentum falciforme. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falciform ligament of liver
A crescentic fold of peritoneum extending to the surface of the liver from the diaphragm and anterior abdominal wall; the round ligament lies in its free inferior border, derivative of embryonic ventral mesogastrium. ... Synonym: ligamentum falciforme hepatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falciform lobe
cingulate gyrus ...

falciform margin
The sharply curved, free margin of the saphenous opening in the fascia lata; medially, it ends in a superior and an inferior horn. ... Synonym: margo falciformis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falciform process
A continuation of the inner border of the sacrotuberous ligament upward and forward on the inner aspect of the ramus of the ischium. ... Synonym: processus falciformis, falciform ligament, ligamentum falciforme. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falciform retinal fold
A congenital fold from the disk to the ciliary region in the inferior temporal quadrant of the retina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falcine
Synonym for falcial ... Relating to the falx cerebelli or falx cerebri. ... Synonym: falcine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falciparum fever
Synonym for falciparum malaria ... <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. ... Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. ... (27 Se …

falciparum malaria
<infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. ... Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

falcon
1. <ornithology> One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterised by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight. Any species of the genus Falco, distinguished by having a toothlike lobe on the upper mandible; especially, one of this genus trained to the pursuit of other birds, or game. 'In the language of falconry, …

falconet
1. One of the smaller cannon used in the 15th century and later. ... 2. <ornithology> One of several very small Asiatic falcons of the genus Microhierax. One of a group of Australian birds of the genus Falcunculus, resembling shrikes and titmice. ... Origin: Dim. Of falcon: cf. F. Fauconneau, LL. Falconeta, properly, a young falcon. ... Source: …

falcular
1. Resembling a sickle or falx. ... 2. Relating to the falx cerebelli or cerebri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FALGPA peptidase
<enzyme> An endopeptidase from treponema denticola that cleaves furylacryloyl-leu-gly-pro-ala; also active on bradykinin ... Registry number: EC 3.4.24.- ... Synonym: falgpa-peptidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

falkland islands
A british colony in the atlantic islands, comprising two principal islands, east falkland and west falkland. Its capital is stanley. Discovered in 1592, it was not occupied until the french settled there briefly in 1764. Later the english settled there but were expelled by the spanish in 1770. The falklands were claimed by argentina but were occupi …

fall
1. To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer. 'I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.' (Luke x. 18) ... 2. To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a c …

fall-run fish
<marine biology> Anadromous fish that return to fresh water in the fall and spawn during fall or early winter. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

fallen arches
A breaking down of the arch's of the foot, either longitudinal, transverse, or both; the resulting deformity is flat or splay foot, or both. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falling
From Fall, Falling away, Falling off, etc. See To fall away, To fall off, etc, under Fall, Falling band, the plain, broad, linen collar turning down over the doublet, worn in the early part of the 17th century. ... <medicine> Falling sickness See Shooting star. Falling stone, a stone falling through the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aerolite. Fa …

falling of the womb
Synonym for prolapse of the uterus ... Downward movement of the uterus due to laxity and atony of the muscular and fascial structures of the pelvic floor, usually resulting from injuries of childbirth or advanced age; prolapse occurs in three forms, first degree prolapse, the cervix of the prolapsed uterus is well within the vaginal orifice, second …

falling palate
Synonym for uvuloptosis ... Relaxation or elongation of the uvula. ... Synonym: falling palate, staphylodialysis, staphyloptosis, uvulaptosis. ... Origin: uvulo-+ G. Ptosis, a falling ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falling sickness
Synonym for epilepsy ... <disease, neurology> The paroxysmal transient disturbances of brain function that may be manifested as episodic impairment or loss of consciousness, abnormal motor phenomena, psychic or sensory disturbances or perturbation of the autonomic nervous system. ... Symptoms are due to paroxysmal disturbance of the electrical …

fallopian aqueduct
Synonym for facial canal ... The bony passage in the temporal bone through which the facial nerve passes; the facial canal commences at the internal auditory meatus with the horizontal part which passes at first anteriorly (medial crus of facial canal) then turns posteriorly at the geniculum of the facial canal to pass medial to the tympanic cavity …

fallopian arch
Synonym for inguinal ligament ... <anatomy> A fibrous band formed by the thickened inferior border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique that extends from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle bridging, muscular and vascular lacunae;forms the floor of the inguinal canal; gives origin to the lowermost fibres of int …

fallopian canal
Synonym for facial canal ... The bony passage in the temporal bone through which the facial nerve passes; the facial canal commences at the internal auditory meatus with the horizontal part which passes at first anteriorly (medial crus of facial canal) then turns posteriorly at the geniculum of the facial canal to pass medial to the tympanic cavity …

fallopian hiatus
Synonym for hiatus of facial canal ... The opening on the anterior aspect of the petrous part of the temporal bone which leads to the facial canal and gives passage to the greater petrosal nerve. ... Synonym: hiatus canalis nervi petrosi majoris, fallopian hiatus, Ferrein's foramen, hiatus canalis facialis, hiatus of canal for greater petrosal nerve. …

fallopian ligament
Synonym for inguinal ligament ... <anatomy> A fibrous band formed by the thickened inferior border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique that extends from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle bridging, muscular and vascular lacunae;forms the floor of the inguinal canal; gives origin to the lowermost fibres of int …

fallopian neuritis
Synonym for facial paralysis ... Paralysis of the facial muscles, usually unilateral, due to either a lesion involving the nucleus or the facial nerve peripheral to the nucleus (peripheral facial paralysis) or a supranuclear lesion in the cerebrum or upper brainstem (central facial paralysis). With latter, facial weakness is usually partial and the …

fallopian pregnancy
Synonym for tubal pregnancy ... <obstetrics> An ectopic pregnancy that involves the development of the embryo within the fallopian tube. ... This can result in a surgical emergency when the developing embryo reaches a critical size. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

fallopian tube
<anatomy> The paired tubes which connect the ovaries to the uterus and conduct the egg to the uterus. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

fallopian tube patency tests
Methods for assessing the patency of the fallopian tubes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fallopian tubes
The fallopian tubes normally transport the egg of the female from the egg sac, or ovary, to the womb, or uterus. Normal tubes have small hair like projections on the lining cells called cilia. These cilia are important to movement of the egg through the fallopian tube and into the uterus. If the tubal cilia are damaged by infection, the egg may not …

Fallopius, Gabriel
<person> Italian anatomist. ... Fallopius (Fallopio) of Modena, a loyal pupil of Vesalius and successor of the Chair at Padua (1551) discovered and described the ovaries, tubes (Fallopian), vagina, placenta, chorda tympani, and the fifth, sixth, and ninth cranial nerves. ... Although his name is attached to many subjects (Fallopio's pyramidali …

Falloppius, Gabriele
<person> B. Modena, Italy, 1523. Educated for the Church. Studied Medicine at Ferrara and Later at Pisa. In 1551 succeeded Columbus as Professor of Anatomy and Surgery in Padua and also occupied the Chair of Botany. Made many important discoveries, one of them being that of the bony labyrinth of the ear. Added much to the knowledge of the rep …

Fallot, Etienne-Louis
<person> French physician, 1850-1911. ... See: pentalogy of Fallot, Fallot's tetrad, Fallot's triad, trilogy of Fallot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Fallot's tetrad
Synonym for tetralogy of fallot ... A congenital heart anomaly which consists of pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, dextroposition of the aorta (aorta is on the right side instead of the left) and hypertrophy of the right ventricle. This condition results in a blue baby at birth due to inadequate oxygenation. Surgical correction is emerg …

Fallot's triad
Synonym for trilogy of fallot ... Combination of pulmonary valve stenosis and atrial septal defect with right ventricular hypertrophy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fallow
1. To plow, harrow, and break up, as land, without seeding, for the purpose of destroying weeds and insects, and rendering it mellow; as, it is profitable to fallow cold, strong, clayey land. ... 2. Pale red or pale yellow; as, a fallow deer or greyhound. ... 3. <zoology> Fallow chat, Fallow finch, a small European bird, the wheatear (Saxicola …

false agglutination
Synonym for pseudoagglutination ... 1. Agglomeration of particles in solution which does not involve antigen-antibody combination. ... Synonym: false agglutination. ... Synonym: rouleaux formation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false albuminuria
Synonym for adventitious albuminuria ... Albuminuria resulting from the presence of blood escaping somewhere in the urinary tract, of chyle, or of some other albuminous fluid, not caused by filtration of albumin from the blood through the kidneys. ... Synonym: false albuminuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false anaemia
Synonym for pseudoanaemia ... Pallor of the skin and mucous membranes without the blood changes of anaemia. ... Synonym: false anaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false aneurysm
<surgery> Pulsating, encapsulated haematoma in communication with the lumen of a ruptured vessel, ventricular pseudoaneurysm, a cardiac rupture contained and loculated by pericardium, which forms its external wall. ... An aneurysm whose walls consist of adventitia and periarterial fibrous tissue and haematoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false angina
<symptom> Angina-like sensation in absence of myocardial ischemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false ankylosis
Synonym for fibrous ankylosis ... Stiffening of a joint due to the presence of fibrous bands between and about the bones forming the joint. ... Synonym: false ankylosis, pseudankylosis. ... Intracapsular ankylosis, stiffness of a joint due to the presence of bony or fibrous adhesions between the articular surfaces of the joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false Becke line
<microscopy> A second bright line which moves in the direction opposite to the Becke line. ... It is usually observed with thick particles or when the refractive index difference between particles and mountant is large. It appears as a concentration of reflected light at the high index side of the interface. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

false blepharoptosis
Synonym for pseudoptosis ... A condition resembling an inability to elevate the eyelid, due to blepharophimosis, blepharochalasis, or some other affection. ... Synonym: false blepharoptosis. ... Origin: pseudo-+ G. Ptosis, a falling ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false branching
<microbiology> In bacteriology, the appearance of branching produced when a cell is pushed out of the general line of growth and develops a new line of growth while the remaining cells continue to develop along the original line of growth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false cast
<nephrology> An elongated, ribbon-like mucous thread with poorly defined edges and pointed or split ends, often confused with a true urinary cast. ... Synonym: cylindroid, mucous cast, pseudocast, spurious cast. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false conjugate
Synonym for diagonal conjugate ... The anteroposterior dimension of the inlet that measures the clinical distance from the promontory of the sacrum to the lower margin of the symphysis pubica. ... Synonym: conjugata diagonalis, diagonal conjugate diameter, false conjugate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false coxa vara
<orthopaedics> Approximation of the head of the femur to the shaft, due not to deformity of the neck of the femur, but to curvature of the shaft. ... Coxa magna, enlargement and often deformation of femoral head; usually refers to a sequela of Legg-Calve-Perthes disease or osteoarthritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false cyst
Synonym for pseudocyst ... 1. An accumulation of fluid in a cystlike loculus, but without an epithelial or other membranous lining. ... Synonym: adventitious cyst, false cyst. ... 2. A cyst whose wall is formed by a host cell and not by a parasite. ... 3. A mass of 50 or more Toxoplasma bradyzoites, found within a host cell, frequently in the brain; fo …

false dextrocardia
Synonym for corrected dextrocardia ... Displacement and rotation of the heart into the right side of the chest but without mirror transposition of the cardiac chambers. ... Synonym: dextroversion of the heart, false dextrocardia, type 3 dextrocardia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false diphtheria
Synonym for diphtheroid ... 1. One of a group of local infections suggesting diphtheria, but caused by microorganisms other than Corynebacterium diphtheriae. ... Synonym: Epstein's disease, false diphtheria, pseudodiphtheria. ... 2. Any microorganism resembling Corynebacterium diphtheriae. ... Origin: diphtheria + G. Eidos, resemblance ... (05 Mar 2000) …

false diverticulum
<surgery> A diverticulum of the intestine that passes through a defect in the muscular wall of the gut and thus does not include a layer of muscle in its wall. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false dominance
Synonym for quasidominance ... Simulation by a recessive trait of the pedigree of dominant inheritance (i.e., recurrence in several generations) by repeated, and often occult, consanguineous matings. ... Synonym: false dominance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false glottis
Synonym for rima vestibuli ... The interval between the false vocal cords or vestibular folds. ... Synonym: false glottis, glottis spuria, rima respiratoria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false haematuria
Synonym for pseudohematuria ... A red pigmentation of urine caused by certain foods or drugs, and thus not actually haematuria. ... Synonym: false haematuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false hellebore
Synonym for adonis ... 1. A youth beloved by Venus for his beauty. He was killed in the chase by a wild boar. ... 2. A preeminently beautiful young man; a dandy. ... 3. <botany> A genus of plants of the family Ranunculaceae, containing the pheasaut's eye (Adonis autumnalis); named from Adonis, whose blood was fabled to have stained the flower.
false hermaphroditism
Synonym for pseudohermaphroditism ... A condition in which the gonads are of one sex but one or more contradictions exist in the morphologic criteria of sex. Female pseudohermaphroditism is a form in which the affected individual is a genetic and gonadal female with partial masculinization. Male pseudohermaphroditism is a form in which the affected …

false hypertrophy
Synonym for pseudohypertrophy ... Increase in size of an organ or a part, due not to increase in size or number of the specific functional elements but to that of some other tissue, fatty or fibrous. ... Synonym: false hypertrophy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false image
<ophthalmology> The image in the deviating eye in strabismus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false joint
Synonym for pseudarthrosis ... A pathologic entity characterised by deossification of a weight-bearing long bone, followed by bending and pathologic fracture, with inability to form normal callus leading to existence of the 'false joint' that gives the condition its name. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

false knots
<obstetrics> False knots of umbilical cord, local increases in length or varicosity of the umbilical vein, causing markedly apparent twisting of the cord. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false labour
<obstetrics> Contractions which do not produce cervical dilation or effacement. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false macula
<ophthalmology> An extrafoveal point of fixation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false masturbation
Synonym for peotillomania ... <psychiatry> Rarely used term for a nervous tic consisting of a constant pulling of the penis. ... Synonym: false masturbation, pseudomasturbation. ... Origin: G. Peos, penis, + tillo, to pull out (of hair), + mania, frenzy ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false membrane
<dermatology> A thick, tough fibrinous exudate on the surface of a mucous membrane or the skin, as seen in diphtheria. ... Synonym: croupous membrane, neomembrane, plica, pseudomembrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false mole
<gynaecology> An intrauterine polyp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false negative
<statistics> A term used to indicate a test showed an incorrect negative result. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

false neuroma
traumatic neuroma ...

false nucleolus
Synonym for karyosome ... <cell biology> The central portion of a cells nucleus that typically contains a glob of heterochromatin. ... Origin: Gr. Soma = body ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

false pain
<obstetrics> Ineffective uterine contractions, preceding and sometimes resembling true labour, but distinguishable from it by the lack of progressive effacement and dilation of the cervix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false paracusis
<otolaryngology> The apparent increase in auditory acuity of a deaf person to conversation in noisy surroundings due to his companion unconsciously raising his voice. ... Synonym: Willis' paracusis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false pelvis
Synonym for greater pelvis ... The expanded portion of the pelvis above the brim. ... Synonym: pelvis major, false pelvis, large pelvis, pelvis spuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false positive
<statistics> A test result that is read as positive when it is really negative. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

false pregnancy
<obstetrics, psychiatry> A condition in which some signs and symptoms suggest pregnancy, although the woman is not pregnant. ... Synonym: hysterical pregnancy, pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy, spurious pregnancy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false projection
<ophthalmology> The faulty visual sensation arising secondarily to underaction of an ocular muscle. ... Synonym: erroneous projection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false rib
<anatomy> Five lower ribs on either side that do not articulate with the sternum directly. ... Synonym: costae spuriae, vertebrochondral ribs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false ringbone
<veterinary> An exostosis on the middle or upper part of the long pastern bone in the horse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false suture
<anatomy> One whose opposing margins are smooth or present only a few ill-defined projections. ... Synonym: sutura notha. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false vertebrae
<anatomy> The fused vertebral segments of the sacrum and coccyx. ... Synonym: vertebrae spuriae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false vocal cord
Synonym for vestibular fold ... One of the pair of folds of mucous membrane stretching across the laryngeal cavity from the angle of the thyroid cartilage to the arytenoid cartilage; they enclose a space called the rima vestibuli or false glottis. ... Synonym: plica vestibularis, false vocal cord, plica ventricularis, ventricular band of larynx, vent …

false-negative reaction
<statistics> An erroneous or mistakenly negative response. ... Negative test results in subjects who possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of diseased persons as healthy when screening in the detection of disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

false-positive reaction
<statistics> An erroneous or mistakenly positive response. ... Positive test results in subjects who do not possess the attribute for which the test is conducted. The labeling of healthy persons as diseased when screening in the detection of disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falsicrimen
<law> The crime of falsifying. ... This term in the Roman law included not only forgery, but every species of fraud and deceit. It never has been used in so extensive a sense in modern common law, in which its predominant significance is forgery, though it also includes perjury and offenses of a like character. ... Origin: L. ... Source: Webster …

falsification
<law> The deliberate act of misrepresentation so as to deceive. ... See: Munchausen syndrome. ... Origin: L. Falsus, false, + facio, to make ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falx aponeurotica
Synonym for conjoint tendon ... Common tendon of insertion of the transversus and obliquus internus muscles into the crest and spine of the pubis and iliopectineal line; it is frequently muscular rather than aponeurotic and may be poorly developed; forms posterior wall of medial inguinal canal. ... See: aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscl …

falx cerebelli
<anatomy> A short process of dura mater projecting forward from the internal occipital crest below the tentorium; it occupies the posterior cerebellar notch and the vallecula, and bifurcates below into two diverging limbs passing to either side of the foramen magnum. ... Synonym: falcula. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falx cerebri
<anatomy> The scythe-shaped fold of dura mater in the longitudinal fissure between the two cerebral hemispheres; it is attached anteriorly to the crista galli of the ethmoid bone and caudally to the upper surface of the tentorium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

falx inguinalis
Synonym for conjoint tendon ... Common tendon of insertion of the transversus and obliquus internus muscles into the crest and spine of the pubis and iliopectineal line; it is frequently muscular rather than aponeurotic and may be poorly developed; forms posterior wall of medial inguinal canal. ... See: aponeurosis of internal abdominal oblique muscl …

falx septi
<anatomy> An alternate term for valve of foramen ovale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

famciclovir
<drug> A prodrug for an acyclovir-like active compound. It has especially high bioavailability and is an approved therapy for shingles and herpes simplex-2 (genital herpes). ... Proprietary name: Famvir. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

familial
Occurring in families. An inherited disorder or trait. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

familial adenomatous polyposis
<gastroenterology> Genetic disease with numerous precancerous polyps in the colon and rectum. Also called familial polyposis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

familial aggregation
<genetics> The occurrence of a trait in more members of a family than can be readily accounted for by chance; presumptive but not cogent evidence of the operation of genetic factors. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

familial amyloid neuropathy
<neurology> A disorder in which various peripheral nerves are infiltrated with amyloid and their functions disturbed, an abnormal prealbumin is also formed and is present in the blood; characteristically, it begins during mid-life and is found largely in persons of Portuguese descent. Other rare clinical types occur. ... Inheritance: autosomal …

familial amyloidosis
Synonym for familial amyloid neuropathy ... <neurology> A disorder in which various peripheral nerves are infiltrated with amyloid and their functions disturbed, an abnormal prealbumin is also formed and is present in the blood; characteristically, it begins during mid-life and is found largely in persons of Portuguese descent. Other rare clin …

familial aortic ectasia
Synonym for familial aortic ectasia syndrome ... <cardiology, syndrome> The concurrence as an autosomal dominant trait of bicuspid aortic valve often with premature calcification, ectasia and dissection of the aorta and, rarely, coarctation of the aorta. Superficially resembles the Marfan's syndrome. ... Synonym: familial aortic ectasia. ... (05 …

familial aortic ectasia syndrome
<cardiology, syndrome> The concurrence as an autosomal dominant trait of bicuspid aortic valve often with premature calcification, ectasia and dissection of the aorta and, rarely, coarctation of the aorta. Superficially resembles the Marfan's syndrome. ... Synonym: familial aortic ectasia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

familial bipolar mood disorder
<psychiatry> Bipolar mood disorder commonly inherited as an autosomal dominant trait and also occasionally as an X-linked one. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

familial breast cancer
<oncology> A number of factors have been identified that increase the risk of breast cancer. One of the strongest of these risk factors is the history of breast cancer in a relative. About15-20% of women with breast cancer have such a family history of the disease, clearly reflecting the participation of inherited (genetic) components in the …