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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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forequarter amputationAmputation of the arm with removal of the scapula and a portion of the clavicle. ... Synonym: interscapulothoracic amputation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
foreslowTo make slow; to hinder; to obstruct. ... See: Forslow. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...
forest1. <ecology> An extensive wood; a large tract of land covered with trees; in the United States, a wood of native growth, or a tract of woodland which has never been cultivated. ... 2. A large extent or precinct of country, generally waste and woody, belonging to the sovereign, set apart for the keeping of game for his use, not inclosed, but di …
forest healthA condition of ecosystem sustainability and attainment of management objectives for a given forest area. Usually considered to include green trees, snags, resilient stands growing at a moderate rate, and endemic levels of insects and disease. Natural processes still function or are duplicated through management intervention. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
forest planThe document that sets goals, objectives, desired future condition, standards and guidelines, and overall programmatic direction for a National Forest. Required by the National Forest Management act of 1976. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
forest residueMaterial not harvested or removed from logging sites in commercial hardwood and softwood stands as well as material resulting from forest management operations such as precommercial thinnings and removal of dead and dying trees. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
forest yawsSynonym for pian bois ... A form of New World cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania braziliensis guyanensis in the Amazon delta; a small proportion of cases are said to metastasize to the nasal mucosa with espundia-like involvement. ... Synonym: bosch yaws, bush yaws, forest yaws. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
forestall1. To take beforehand, or in advance; to anticipate. 'What need a man forestall his date of grief, And run to meet what he would most avoid?' (Milton) ... 2. To take possession of, in advance of some one or something else, to the exclusion or detriment of the latter; to get ahead of; to preoccupy; also, to exclude, hinder, or prevent, by prior occup …
forested areas or landAny land that is capable of producing or has produced forest growth or, if lacking forest growth, has evidence of a former forest and is not now in other use. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
forester1. One who has charge of the growing timber on an estate; an officer appointed to watch a forest and preserve the game. ... 2. An inhabitant of a forest. ... 3. A forest tree. ... 4. <entomology> A lepidopterous insect belonging to Alypia and allied genera; as, the eight-spotted forester (A. Octomaculata), which in the larval state is injurious …
Forestier, Jacques<person> French rheumatologist, *1890. ... See: Forestier's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
forestier's disease<disease> A form of degenerative arthritis characteristically associated with flowing calcification along the sides of the vertebrae of the spine and commonly with inflammation (tendinitis) and calcification of the tendons at their attachments points to bone. Because areas of the spine and tendons can become inflamed, antiinflammatory medicat …
forestomachSynonym for antrum cardiacum ... A dilation that occasionally occurs in the oesophagus near the stomach. ... Synonym: forestomach. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
forestryThe science of developing, caring for, or cultivating forests. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
forewatersColloquialism for the bulging fluid-filled amniotic membrane presenting in front of the foetal head. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
forge1. A place or establishment where iron or other metals are wrought by heating and hammering; especially, a furnace, or a shop with its furnace, etc, where iron is heated and wrought; a smithy. 'In the quick forge and working house of thought.' (Shak) ... 2. The works where wrought iron is produced directly from the ore, or where iron is rendered mal …
forget1. To lose the remembrance of; to let go from the memory; to cease to have in mind; not to think of; also, to lose the power of; to cease from doing. 'Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits.' (Ps. Ciii. 2) 'Let y right hand forget her cunning.' (Ps. Cxxxvii. 5) 'Hath thy knee forget to bow?' (Shak) ... 2. To treat with inattentio …
forget-me-not<botany> A small herb, of the genus Myosotis (M. Palustris, incespitosa, etc), bearing a beautiful blue flower, and extensively considered the emblem of fidelity. ... Formerly the name was given to the Ajuga Chamaepitus. ... Origin: G. Vergissmeinnicht. ... (04 Apr 1998) ...
forgettingBeing unable to retrieve or recall information that was once registered, learned, and stored in short-or long-term memory. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fork1. An instrument consisting consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything. ... 2. Anything furcate or like of a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork. ... 3. One of the parts …
forked1. Formed into a forklike shape; having a fork; dividing into two or more prongs or branches; furcated; bifurcated; zigzag; as, the forked lighting. 'A serpent seen, with forked tongue.' (Shak) ... 2. Having a double meaning; ambiguous; equivocal. Cross forked, a cross, the ends of whose arms are divided into two sharp points; called also cross doub …
forlorn1. Deserted abandoned; lost. 'Of fortune and of hope at once forlorn.' (Spenser) 'Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.' (Shak) ... 2. Destitute; helpless; in pitiful plight; wretched; miserable; almost hopeless; desperate. 'For here forlorn and lost I tread.' (Goldsmith) 'The condition of the besieged in the mean time was forlorn in the ext …
form1. <zoology> An infrasubspecific category which has no status in the classification code. ... 2. <suffix> In the form, shape of, mold; equivalent to -oid. ... See: morpho-. ... Origin: L. -formis, L. Forma ... (20 Jun 2000) ...
form perceptionThe sensory discrimination of a pattern shape or outline. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Formad, Henry<person> U.S. Physician, 1847-1892. ... See: Formad's kidney. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Formad's kidney<nephrology> An enlarged and deformed kidney sometimes seen in chronic alcoholism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formal operations<psychology> In the psychology of Piaget, a stage of development in thinking, occurring approximately between 11 and 15 years of age, during which a child becomes capable of reasoning about abstract situations; reasoning at this stage is comparable to that of normal adults but less sophisticated. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formaldehyde<chemical> Commonly used fixative and antibacterial agent. As a fixative it is cheap and tends to cause less denaturation of proteins than does glutaraldehyde, particularly if used in a well buffered solution (buffered formalin, formal saline). ... Old formaldehyde solutions usually contain cross linking contaminants and it is therefore often …
formaldehyde dismutase<enzyme> Contains noncovalently bound nad(h); forms equimolar amounts of corresponding alcohols and acids from various aldehydes ... Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formaldehyde fixativeA widely used fixing agent for pathologic histology; the commercial solution is 37-40% formaldehyde and is known as 100% formalin or formol; a common impurity is formic acid, which must be neutralised or the fixative made in buffer solution; tissues fixed may have a pigment artifact precipitated. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formaldehyde reductase<enzyme> Catalyses reduction of formaldehyde to methanol using NADH ... Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formaldehyde transketolase<enzyme> From yeast; formaldehyde plus xylulose-5-phosphate yields glyceraldehydephosphate and dihydroxyacetone ... Registry number: EC 2.2.1.3 ... Synonym: dihydroxyacetone synthase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formalinA 37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde. ... Synonym: formol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formalin pigment<chemistry> A pigment formed when acid aqueous solutions of formaldehyde act on blood-rich tissues; characterised by rotation of the plane of polarised light, withstanding extraction in aqueous and lipid solvents, being bleached in acids and hydrogen peroxide; not formed when tissue is fixed with formaldehyde buffered to pH levels above 6. …
formalinise<procedure> To add formalin solution to inactivate vaccines without destroying their immunizing power. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formamidase<enzyme> Isolated from methylophilus methylotrophus; genbank x99632 ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.49 ... Synonym: fmda gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formamide<chemical> A chemical commonly used to denature nucleic acids (DNA or RNA), which is to separate the two strands of the double-stranded molecule. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
formamidopyridine-DNA glycosylase<enzyme> Substrate is the ring-opened form of 7-methylguanine; has been sequenced; genbank af026691 ... Registry number: EC 3.2.2.23 ... Synonym: fap-DNA glycosylase, fapy-DNA glycosylase, formamidopyrimidine-DNA glycosylase, 8-oxoguanine DNA glycosylase, 8-hydroxyguanine DNA glycosylase, 8-hydroxyguanine endonuclease, 8-oh-gua endonuclease, fp …
formate dehydrogenases<enzyme> Flavoproteins that catalyze reversibly the reduction of carbon dioxide to formate. Many compounds can act as acceptors, but the only physiologically active acceptor is NAD. ... The enzymes are active in the fermentation of sugars and other compounds to carbon dioxide and are the key enzymes in obtaining energy when bacteria are grown …
formate hydrogen lyase<enzyme> Consists of EC 1.2.1.2, formate dehydrogenase, plus EC 1.12.1.2, hydrogen dehydrogenase ... Registry number: EC 1.- ... Synonym: formate dehydrogenase h, fdhh gene product, fdhf gene product, hyc gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formate-NADP oxidoreductase<enzyme> Separate from formate dehydrogenase ... Registry number: EC 1.6.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formate-tetrahydrofolate ligase<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the formation of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate from formate and tetrahydrofolate in the presence of ATP. This enzyme has been found in pigeon liver, human erythrocytes and some microorganisms. ... Chemical name: Formate:tetrahydrofolate ligase (ADP-forming) ... Registry number: EC 6.3.4.3 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
formatioA structure of definite shape or cellular arrangement. ... Synonym: formation. ... Origin: L. Fr. Formo, pp. -atus, to form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formatio reticularisSynonym for reticular formation ... <anatomy, neurology> A region extending from the pons & medulla oblongata through the mesencephalon, characterised by a diversity of neurons of various sizes and shapes, arranged in different aggregations and enmeshed in a complicated fibre network. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
formation1. The act of giving form or shape to anything; a forming; a shaping. ... 2. The manner in which a thing is formed; structure; construction; conformation; form; as, the peculiar formation of the heart. ... 3. A substance formed or deposited. ... 4. <geology> Mineral deposits and rock masses designated with reference to their origin; as, the sili …
formationesPlural of formatio. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formative1. Giving form; having the power of giving form; plastic; as, the formative arts. 'The meanest plant can not be raised without seed, by any formative residing in the soil.' (Bentley) ... 2. Serving to form; derivative; not radical; as, a termination merely formative. ... 3. <biology> Capable of growth and development; germinal; as, living or fo …
formative cell<embryology> The cell's of the blastocyst; collectively, these cells give rise to the embryo. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formazan<chemical> A water-insoluble coloured azo compound of the general structure, RNH-N==CR'-N==NR', formed by reduction of a tetrazolium salt in the histochemical demonstration of oxidative enzymes ... Employing this reaction, oxidoreductase activity can be determined quantitatively in tissue sections by allowing the enzymes to act on their specif …
formboard<psychology> A board containing cut-outs in various shapes, into which blocks of corresponding shape are to be fitted; a neuropsychological test of which the Tactual Performance Test of the Halstead-Reitan Battery is an example. ... See: Halstead-Reitan battery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
forme fruste<biology> A partial, arrested, or inapparent form of disease. ... Origin: Fr. Unfinished form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formed1. <astronomy> Arranged, as stars in a constellation; as, formed stars. ... 2. <biology> Having structure; capable of growth and development; organised; as, the formed or organised ferments. ... Formed material, a term employed by Beale to denote the lifeless matter of a cell, that which is physiologically dead, in distinction from the tr …
formed visual hallucination<psychiatry> Hallucination composed of scenes, often landscapes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formic<chemistry> Pertaining to, or derived from, ants; as, formic acid; in an extended sense, pertaining to, or derived from, formic acid; as, formic ether. ... Amido formic acid, carbamic acid. Formic acid, a colourless, mobile liquid, HCO.OH, of a sharp, acid taste, occurring naturally in ants, nettles, pine needles, etc, and produced artifically …
formic acid<chemical> The smallest carboxylic acid and a strong caustic, used as an astringent and counterirritant. ... Structure: HCOOH ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formic aldehydeSynonym for formaldehyde ... <chemical> Commonly used fixative and antibacterial agent. As a fixative it is cheap and tends to cause less denaturation of proteins than does glutaraldehyde, particularly if used in a well buffered solution (buffered formalin, formal saline). ... Old formaldehyde solutions usually contain cross linking contaminant …
formica<entomology> A Linnaean genus of hymenopterous insects, including the common ants. ... See: ant. ... Origin: L, an ant. ... (30 Mar 1998) ...
formiminoglutamic acid<chemical> 2-(formylazo)glutaric acid. Measurement of this acid in the urine after oral administration of histidine provides the basis for the diagnostic test of folic acid deficiency and of megaloblastic anaemia of pregnancy. ... Chemical name: L-Glutamic acid, N-(iminomethyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
forming faceThe side of the Golgi apparatus which faces the rough endoplasmic reticulum, where vesicles budding off of the rough endoplasmic reticulum fuse to the Golgi apparatus. Also called the cis side of the Golgi apparatus. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
formins<molecular biology> A set of protein isoforms encoded by alternatively spliced ld locus of the mouse. ... Mutations in ld lead to disruption in pattern formation, small size, fusion of distal bones and digits of limbs and renal aplasia. ... (20 Jun 2000) ...
formocresol<dentistry> An aqueous solution containing cresol, formaldehyde, and glycerine, used in vital primary teeth needing coronal pulpotomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formolSynonym for formalin ... A 37% aqueous solution of formaldehyde. ... Synonym: formol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formol titrationA method of titrating the amino groups of amino acids, by adding formaldehyde to the neutral solution; the formaldehyde reacts with the NH3+ group, liberating an equivalent quantity of H+, which may then be estimated by titration with NaOH. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formol-calcium fixativeA fixative for preservation of lipids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formol-Muller fixativeMuller's fixative containing 2% commercial formalin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formol-saline fixativeA general fixative for histologic and histochemical preparations. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formol-Zenker fixativeZenker's fixative in which glacial acetic acid has been replaced by formalin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formosulfathiazoleN1-(2-Thiazolyl)sulfanilamide condensation product with formaldehyde;an antimicrobial agent for treatment of intestinal infections. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
forms and records controlA management function in which standards and guidelines are developed for the developing, maintaining, and handling of forms and records. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
forms of DNA i, II and IIIRefers to circular DNA removed from viruses and as plasmids. Form I is the DNA in its normal, supercoiled form. Form II is the DNA after one of the two strands has been nicked (cut apart), and is circular. Form III is the DNA after both strands have been broken, and is linear. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
formulaOrigin: L, dim. Of forma form, model. SeeForm. ... 1. A prescribed or set form; an established rule; a fixed or conventional method in which anything is to be done, arranged, or said. ... 2. A written confession of faith; a formal statement of foctrines. ... 3. <mathematics> A rule or principle expressed in algebraic language; as, the binominal …
formula feedingThe ability of the breast to produce milk diminishes soon after childbirth without the stimulation of breastfeeding. Immunity factors in breast milk can help the baby to fight off infections. Breast milk contains vitamins, minerals, and enzymes which aid the baby's digestion. Breast and formula feeding can be used together. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
formulariesLists of drugs or collections of recipes, formulas, and prescriptions for the compounding of medicinal preparations. Formularies differ from pharmacopoeias in that they are less complete, lacking full descriptions of the drugs, their formulations, analytic composition, chemical properties, etc. In hospitals, formularies list all drugs commonly stoc …
formularies, hospitalFormularies concerned with pharmaceuticals prescribed in hospitals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
formularyA collection of formulas for the compounding of medicinal preparations. ... See: National Formulary, Pharmacopeia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formulation<pharmacology> The mixture or prescribed recipe for packaging a protein pharmaceutical, the process of developing such a formulation. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...
formycin B<drug> A drug used to get rid of intestinal parasites, it works by inhibiting the worm's ability to conduct nucleic acid synthesis. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...
formycins<chemical> Pyrazolopyrimidine ribonucleosides isolated from nocardia interforma. They are antineoplastic antibiotics with cytostatic properties. ... Pharmacological action: antibiotics, antineoplastic. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
formyl peptide<biochemistry> Informal term for small peptides with a formylated N terminal methionine and usually a hydrophobic amino acid at the carboxy terminal end (fMetLeuPhe is the most commonly used). ... These peptides stimulate the motor and secretory activities of leucocytes, particularly neutrophils and monocytes, that have a specific receptor (ab …
formyl sterol oxidase<enzyme> Converts sterol 4-aldehyde to a carboxylic acid in presence of NADH or NADPH ... Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formyl-coenzyme A transferase<enzyme> From oxalbacter formigenes; has been sequenced; genbank u82167 ... Registry number: EC 2.8.3.- ... Synonym: formyl-CoA transferase, frc gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formylaseSynonym for formamidase ... <enzyme> Isolated from methylophilus methylotrophus; genbank x99632 ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.49 ... Synonym: fmda gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formylglutamate amidohydrolase<enzyme> From pseudomonas putida; degrades formylglutamate to glutamate and formate ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- ... Synonym: n-formyl-l-glutamate amidohydrolase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase<enzyme> Catalyses the oxidation of formylmethanofuran to co2 and methanofuran with methyl viologen as artificial electron acceptor; from methanogenic bacteria ... Registry number: EC 1.2.99.5 ... Synonym: fmf dehydrogenase, fmdabc gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
formylmethionineMethionine acylated on the NH2 group by a formyl (-CHO) group. This is the starting amino acid residue for virtually all bacterial polypeptides. ... See: initiating codon. ... Synonym: N-formylmethionine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formylmethionyl-tRNAInitiation tRNA in certain organisms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
formyltetrahydrofolate deformylase<enzyme> From rat or pig liver homogenates; catalyses the conversion of 10-formyltetrahydrofolate to tetrahydrofolate and formate; amino acid sequence has been determined ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.10 ... Synonym: formyltetrahydrofolate hydrolase, 10-formyltetrahydrofolate amidohydrolase, fthf hydrolase, puru protein, puru gene product ... (2 …
formyltetrahydrofolatesTetrahydrofolates which are substituted by a formyl group at either the nitrogen atom in the 5 position or the nitrogen atom in the 10 position. N(5)-formyltetrahydrofolate is leukovorin (citrovorum factor) while n(10)-formyltetrahydrofolate is an active coenzyme which functions as a carrier of the formyl group in a number of enzymatic reactions.
fornicate
1. Vaulted or arched; resembling a fornix. ... Origin: L. Fornicatus, arched, fr. Fornix, vault, arch ... 2. To have sexual intercourse. ... Origin: see fornication ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fornicate gyrus
The horseshoe-shaped cortical convolution bordering the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere; its upper limb is formed by the cingulate gyrus, its lower by the parahippocampal gyrus. ... Synonym: gyrus fornicatus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fornication
1. Unlawful sexual intercourse on the part of an unmarried person; the act of such illicit sexual intercourse between a man and a woman as does not by law amount to adultery. ... In England, the offense, though cognizable in the ecclesiastical courts, was not at common law subject to secular prosecution. In the United States it is indictable in some …
fornices
Plural of fornix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fornix conjunctivae
Synonym for conjunctival fornix ... The space formed by the junction of the bulbar and palpebral portions of the conjunctiva, that of the upper lid being the fornix conjunctivae superior and that of the lower lid the fornix conjunctivae inferior. ... Synonym: fornix conjunctivae, conjunctival cul-de-sac, retrotarsal fold. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fornix of the lacrimal sac
Fornix of the lacrimal sac; the upper, blind end of the lacrimal sac that extends above the openings of the lacrimal canaliculi. ... Synonym: fornix sacci lacrimalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fornix pharyngis
Synonym for pharyngeal fornix ... The non-muscular upper end of the nasopharynx where the pharyngeal mucosa is firmly applied to the body of the sphenoid bone and to pharyngobasilar fascia. ... Synonym: fornix pharyngis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fornix sacci lacrimalis
Synonym for fornix of the lacrimal sac ... Fornix of the lacrimal sac; the upper, blind end of the lacrimal sac that extends above the openings of the lacrimal canaliculi. ... Synonym: fornix sacci lacrimalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
fornix uteri
Synonym for vaginal fornix ... The recess at the vault of the vagina; it is divided into an anterior part, posterior part, and lateral part with respect to its relation to the cervix of the uterus. The posterior part is clinically significant as the site for culdocentesis and culdoscopy. The proximity of the ureter (below) and the uterine artery (ab …
fornix vaginae
Synonym for vaginal fornix ... The recess at the vault of the vagina; it is divided into an anterior part, posterior part, and lateral part with respect to its relation to the cervix of the uterus. The posterior part is clinically significant as the site for culdocentesis and culdoscopy. The proximity of the ureter (below) and the uterine artery (ab …
forskolin
<chemical> Potent activator of the adenylate cyclase system and the biosynthesis of cyclic AMP. From the plant coleus forskohlii. Has antihypertensive, positive ionotropic, platelet aggregation inhibitory, and smooth muscle relaxant activities; also lowers intraocular pressure and promotes release of hormones from the pituitary gland. ... Chem …
forsooth
In truth; in fact; certainly; very well; formerly used as an expression of deference or respect, especially to woman; now used ironically or contemptuously. 'A fit man, forsooth, to govern a realm!' (Hayward) 'Our old English word forsooth has been changed for the French madam.' (Guardian) ... Origin: AS. Forsoo; for, prep. + soo sooth, truth. See F …
