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

feud
1. A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race. ... 2. A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed. 'Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several tribes and ki …

Feulgen reaction
<procedure> A specific staining procedure for DNA: mild acid hydrolysis makes the aldehyde group of deoxyribose available to react with Schiff's reagent to give a purple colour. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Feulgen reagent
<chemical> A staining substance which specifically stains DNA. Robert Feulgen, in 1914, used this stain to find out that DNA is the hereditary material in cells. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Feulgen stain
<technique> A selective cytochemical reaction for DNA in which sections or cells are first hydrolyzed with hydrochloric acid to produce apurinic acid and then are stained with Schiff's reagent to produce magenta-stained nuclei; generally the concentration of DNA in nucleoli and mitochondria is too low to permit detection by this stain ... See: …

Feulgen, Robert
<person> German nucleic acid biochemist and cytochemist, 1884-1955. ... First to detect DNA in cells by a specific cytochemical test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FEV
<abbreviation> Forced expiratory volume, with subscript indicating time interval in seconds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fever
<clinical sign> A rise in body temperature above normal usually as a natural response to infection. Typically an oral temperature greater than 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit constitutes a fever. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

fever blister
<dermatology> Another term used to describe a Herpes simplex lesion (cold sore). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

fever blisters
Common with a wide range of infectious diseases. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fever of unknown origin
Fever in which the aetiology cannot be ascertained. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fever therapy
Synonym for pyrotherapy ... Treatment of disease by inducing an artificial fever in the patient. ... Synonym: therapeutic fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fever, five-day
See Fever, trench. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fever, mediterranean
See Familial Mediterranean Fever. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fever, meuse
Named for the Meuse River area, one of the great battlegounds of World War I. See Fever, trench. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fever, q
An acute (abrupt-onset), self-limited febrile illness first reported in 1935 in Queensland, Australia. The Q is said not to be for Queensland, but for Query since the cause of the disease was long a query (question mark). It is now known to be due to Coxiella burnetii, a rickettsia (a peculiar group of bacteria). Aside from sudden onset of fever, t …

fever, quintan
Quintan means recurring every 5 days. See Fever, trench. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fever, shin bone
See Fever, trench. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fever, splenic
Known also as anthrax, splenic fever is a serious bacterial infection. It is not primarily a human disease but rather an infection of animals. Cattle, sheep, horses, mules, and some wild animals are highly susceptible. Humans (and swine) are generally resistant to anthrax. Anthrax can take different forms. With the lung form of the disease. People …

fever, trench
A louse-borne disease first recognised in the trenches of World War I, again a major problem in the military in World War II, seen endemically in Mexico, N. Africa, E, Europe, and elsewhere. The cause, Rochalimaea quintana, is an unusual rickettsia that multiplies in the gut of the body louse. Transmission to people can occur by rubbing infected lo …

fever, wolhynia
See Fever, trench. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

feverish
Synonym: febrile. ... 2. Having a fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

feverish urine
Synonym for febrile urine ... Dark coloured, concentrated urine of strong odour, passed by one suffering from fever. ... Synonym: feverish urine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

feverous
1. Affected with fever or ague; feverish. 'His heart, love's feverous citadel.' (Keats) ... 2. Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fever; as, a feverous pulse. 'All maladies . . . All feverous kinds.' (Milton) ... 3. Having the tendency to produce fever; as, a feverous disposition of the year. ... Origin: Cf.F. Fievreux. ... Source: Websters Dictio …

Fevold test
A test for relaxin; based on the degree of relaxation of the pelvic ligaments of the guinea pig upon injection of extracts of the corpus luteum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FFA
<abbreviation> Unesterified free fatty acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FFP
Synonym for fresh frozen plasma ... The fluid component of blood lacking the cells but containing all the necessary plasma proteins, used to restore the protein clotting factors in some individuals with clotting factor deficiencies. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

FFR
<abbreviation> Fellow of the Faculty of Radiologists. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FGAR
<abbreviation> N-formylglycinamide ribotide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FGF
Synonym for fibroblast growth factor ... <growth factor> Acidic fibroblast growth factor (alpha FGF, HBGF 1) and basic FGF (beta FGF, HBGF 2) are the two founder members of a family of structurally related growth factors for mesodermal or neuroectodermal cells. ... Synonym: heparin binding growth factor. ... Acronym: FGF ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

fgf 5
<oncogene> Oncogene encoding a member of the FGF family. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

FGF-inducible kinase
<enzyme> Fgf - fibroblast growth factor; member of the polo subfamily of structurally related kinases; genbank u21392 ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... Synonym: fnk protein, fnk gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

fgr
<oncogene> Oncogene identified in a feline sarcoma, encoding a tyrosine protein kinase. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

FGT cytologic smear
Female genital tract cytologic smear, any cytologic smear obtained from the female genital tract. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FH4
<abbreviation> Tetrahydrofolic acid. ... See: 5,6,7,8-tetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase, tetrahydrofolate methyltransferase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

FIA
<abbreviation> Feline infectious anaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibra
Synonym: fibre, fibre. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae arcuatae cerebri
Synonym for arcuate fibres of cerebrum ... Short association fibres that connect adjacent gyri in the cerebral cortex. ... Synonym: fibrae arcuatae cerebri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae arcuatae externae
Synonym for external arcuate fibres ... They include: 1) dorsal external arcuate fibres that arise from cells in the accessory or lateral cuneate nucleus and pass to the cerebellum; 2) ventral external arcuate fibres that arise from the arcuate nuclei at the base of the medulla oblongata and pass around the lateral surface of the medulla; both enter …

fibrae arcuatae internae
Synonym for internal arcuate fibres ... <anatomy> Fibres that arise in the cuneate and gracile nuclei, pass in a curving course across the midline of the medulla oblongata, and form the contralateral medial lemniscus. ... It also designates other fibres such as those of the olivocerebellar tract that arch through the substance of the medulla an …

fibrae circulares
Synonym for circular fibres ... The circular fibres of the ciliary muscle. ... Synonym: fibrae circulares, Muller's fibres, Muller's muscle, Rouget's muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae corticonucleares
Synonym for corticonuclear fibre ... <physiology> Descriptive term connotating fibres from a cortical structure (cerebral or cerebellar) passing to subcortical cell groups; fibres comprising the tractus corticobulbaris; cerebellar corticonuclear fibres (Purkinje cell axons to the cerebellar nuclei). ... Synonym: fibrae corticonucleares. ... (05 …

fibrae corticopontinae
Synonym for corticopontine fibre ... <physiology> The fibres that compose the corticopontine tract. ... Synonym: fibrae corticopontinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae corticoreticulares
Synonym for corticoreticular fibre ... <physiology> Corticofugal fibres distributed to the reticular formation of the mesencephalon and rhombencephalon. ... See: corticobulbar fibres. ... Synonym: fibrae corticoreticulares. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae corticospinales
Synonym for pyramidal fibres ... The fibres that compose the pyramidal tract (corticospinalis). ... Synonym: fibrae corticospinales, corticospinal fibres, fibrae pyramidales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae dentatorubrales
Synonym for dentatorubral fibres ... Nerve fibres arising in the dentate nucleus of the cerebellum and projecting, via the superior cerebellar peduncle and its decussation, to the contralateral red nucleus of the midbrain. ... Synonym: fibrae dentatorubrales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae intercrurales
Synonym for intercrural fibres ... Horizontal arched fibres that pass from the inguinal ligament across the medial and lateral crura of the superficial inguinal ring. ... Synonym: fibrae intercrurales, intercolumnar fasciae, intercolumnar fibres. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae lentis
Synonym for fibres of lens ... <biology, ophthalmology, physiology> The elongated cells of ectodermal origin forming the substance of the crystalline lens of the eye. ... Synonym: fibrae lentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae meridionales
Synonym for meridional fibres ... The longitudinal fibres of the ciliary muscle. ... Synonym: fibrae meridionales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae obliquae gastrici
Synonym for oblique fibres of stomach ... The smooth muscle fibres of the innermost layer of the muscular coat of the stomach; the fibres occur chiefly at the cardiac end of the stomach and spread over the anterior and posterior surfaces. ... Synonym: fibrae obliquae gastrici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae periventriculares
Synonym for periventricular fibres ... A heterogeneous system of thin nerve fibres in the periventricular gray matter of the hypothalamus; the dorsal longitudinal fasciculus is a caudal continuation of the system. ... Synonym: fibrae periventriculares. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae pontis transversae
Synonym for transverse pontine fibres ... Fibres arising from the pontine nuclei, decussate and pass into the cerebellum as the middle cerebellar peduncles. ... Synonym: fibrae pontis transversae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae pyramidales
Synonym for pyramidal fibres ... The fibres that compose the pyramidal tract (corticospinalis). ... Synonym: fibrae corticospinales, corticospinal fibres, fibrae pyramidales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrae zonulares
Synonym for zonular fibres ... Delicate fibres that pass from the equator of the lens to the ciliary body, collectively known as the ciliary zonule. ... Synonym: fibrae zonulares. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibraemia
Presence of formed fibrin in the blood, causing thrombosis or embolism. ... Synonym: inosaemia. ... Origin: fibrin + G. Haima, blood ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibre
A substance found in foods that come from plants (fruits and vegetables) and typically cannot be digested. Also called bulk or roughage. ... Fibre helps in the digestive process and is thought to lower cholesterol and help control blood glucose. The two types of fibre in food are soluble and insoluble. Soluble fibre, found in beans, fruits, and oat …

fibre cell
<plant biology> Greatly elongated type of plant cell with very thick lignified wall. Usually dead at maturity, this cell type is specialised for the provision of mechanical strength. Fibre cells and sclereids together make up the tissue known as sclerenchyma. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

fibreoptic
Pertaining to fibreoptics. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibreoptic endoscope
<instrument> A flexible fibreoptic scope that is used to directly visualize the internal anatomy of a hollow organ. Fibreoptics technology uses thin strands of glass or plastic to transmit light (along their length through internal reflection) for imaging. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

fibreoptics
<optics> An optical system in which the image is conveyed by a compact bundle of small diameter, flexible, glass or plastic fibres. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibres of lens
<biology, ophthalmology, physiology> The elongated cells of ectodermal origin forming the substance of the crystalline lens of the eye. ... Synonym: fibrae lentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrescope
<instrument> An optical instrument that transmits light and carries images back to the observer through a flexible bundle of small (about 10 micron) glass or plastic fibres. It is used to inspect of interior portions of the body. ... See: fibreoptics. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibril
The diminuitive of fibre. A small fibre, a fine thread. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fibrillar
Synonym for fibrillary ... 1. Relating to a fibril. ... 2. <biology> Denoting the fine rapid contractions or twitchings of fibres or of small groups of fibres in skeletal or cardiac muscle. ... Synonym: filar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillar baskets
<biology> The scleral end of neuroglia fibres of Muller that as fine, tapering, needlelike fibrillae ascend the proximal parts of rods and cones, giving them a fibrillar appearance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillar centre
<cell biology> Location of the nucleolar ribosomal chromatin at telophase: as the nucleolus becomes active the ribosomal chromatin and associated ribonucleoprotein transcripts compose the more peripherally located dense fibrillar component. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

fibrillar region
<cell biology> Dense staining region of the nucleolus composed of 5nm fibres, RNA transcripts. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

fibrillary
1. Relating to a fibril. ... 2. <biology> Denoting the fine rapid contractions or twitchings of fibres or of small groups of fibres in skeletal or cardiac muscle. ... Synonym: filar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillary astrocytoma
<tumour> Astrocytoma derived from fibrillary astrocytes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillary chorea
Synonym for myokymia ... Continuous involuntary quivering or rippling of muscles at rest, caused by spontaneous, repetitive firing of groups of motor unit potentials. ... Synonym: fibrillary chorea, kymatism, Morvan's chorea. ... Origin: myo-+ G. Kyma, wave ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillary contractions
<physiology> Contraction's occurring spontaneously in individual muscle fibres; they are seen commonly a few days after damage to the motor nerves supplying the muscle, and this type of activity is distinguished from fasciculation, which is related to activation of motor units. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillary neuroma
plexiform neurofibroma ...

fibrillary waves
Synonym for F waves ... The waves of atrial flutter usually best seen in ECG leads 2, 3, and AVF. (A small f indicates atrial fibrillation). ... Synonym: fibrillary waves, fibrillatory waves, flutter-fibrillation waves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillate
1. To make or to become fibrillar. ... Synonym: fibrillated. ... 3. To be in a state of fibrillation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillated
Composed of fibrils. ... Synonym: fibrillate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillation
<physiology> A small, local, involuntary contraction of muscle, invisible under the skin, resulting from spontaneous activation of single muscle cells or muscle fibres. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

fibrillation threshold
Least intensity of an electrical stimulus that will initiate fibrillation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillation, atrial
An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby electrical signals are generated chaotically throughout the upper chambers (atria) of the heart. Although many persons with atrial fibrillation have no symptoms, the most common symptom is palpitations, an uncomfortable awareness of the rapid and irregular heartbeat. Atrial fibrillation can cause blood clo …

fibrillation, auricular
Essentially the same as atrial fibrillation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fibrillation, ventricular
An abnormal irregular heart rhythm whereby there are very rapid uncoordinated fluttering contractions of the lower chambers (ventricles) of the heart. Venticular fibrillation disrupts the synchrony between the heartbeat and the pulse beat. Ventricular fibrillation is commonly associated with heart attacks or scarring of the heart muscle from previo …

fibrillatory waves
Synonym for F waves ... The waves of atrial flutter usually best seen in ECG leads 2, 3, and AVF. (A small f indicates atrial fibrillation). ... Synonym: fibrillary waves, fibrillatory waves, flutter-fibrillation waves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillin
<protein> Widely distributed connective tissue protein (350 kD) associated with microfibrils (10nm diameter). ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

fibrilloflutter
Synonym for impure flutter ... Mixture of atrial flutter (FF) waves and fibrillation (ff) waves in the electrocardiogram. ... Synonym: fibrilloflutter, flutter-fibrillation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrillogenesis
The development of fine fibrils (as seen with the electron microscope) normally present in collagenous fibres of connective tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrin
<protein> The insoluble protein formed from fibrinogen by the proteolytic action of thrombin during normal clotting of blood. Fibrin forms the essential portion of the blood clot. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

fibrin calculus
A urinary calculus formed largely from fibrinogen in blood. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrin degradation products
<haematology, investigation> A test that measures fibrin degradation products which result from the dissolution of a blood clot. ... Normal value is less than 10 mcg/ml (micrograms per millilitre). ... They may be increased in conditions such as burns, placental abruption, heart disease, DIC, after massive blood transfusion, hypoxia, intrauteri …

fibrin destabilase
<enzyme> Hydrolyses the epsilon-(gamma-glutamyl)-lysine bonds of stabilised fibrin ... Pharmacological action: fibrinolytic agents ... Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- ... Synonym: destabilase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

fibrin foam
<chemical> A dry artificial sterile sponge of fibrin prepared by clotting with thrombin a foam or solution of fibrinogen. It is used in conjunction with thrombin as a haemostatic in surgery at sites where bleeding cannot be controlled by more common methods. ... Pharmacological action: haemostatics, tissue adhesives. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

fibrin thrombus
A thrombus formed by repeated deposits of fibrin from the circulating blood; it usually does not completely occlude the vessel. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrin tissue adhesive
<chemical> An autologous or commercial tissue adhesive containing fibrinogen and thrombin. The commercial product is a two component system from human plasma that contains more than fibrinogen and thrombin. The first component contains highly concentrated fibrinogen, factor viii, fibronectin, and traces of other plasma proteins. The second co …

fibrin-stabilizing factor
Synonym for factor xiii ... <chemical> Fibrin stabilizing factor. It is a glycoprotein activated by thrombin in the presence of calcium to form factor xiiia. Factor xiii is found evenly distributed between plasma and platelets. Its function is to stabilise the formation of the fibrin polymer (clot) which culminates the coagulation cascade. ... …

fibrinase
1. Former term for factor XIII. ... Synonym: plasmin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrino-
Fibrin. ... Origin: L. Fibra, fibre ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrinocellular
Composed of fibrin and cells, as in certain types of exudates resulting from acute inflammation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrinogen
<protein> Soluble plasma protein (340 kD, 46 nm long), composed of 6 peptide chains (2 each of A_, B_ and _) and present at about 2-3 mg/ml. ... (12 Nov 1997) ...

fibrinogenaemia
Synonym for hyperfibrinogenaemia ... An increased level of fibrinogen in the blood. ... Synonym: fibrinogenaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrinogenase
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 …

fibrinogenesis
Formation or production of fibrin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

fibrinogenic
<physiology> Possessed of properties similar to fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin. Pertaining to fibrinogen, producing fibrin. ... (12 May 2002) ...

fibrinogenolysis
The inactivation or dissolution of fibrinogen in the blood. ... Origin: fibrinogen + G. Lysis, dissolution ... (05 Mar 2000) ...