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

halothane hepatitis
Hepatocellular damage said to result from the administration of halothane anaesthesia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

halothane-ether azeotrope
An azeotropic mixture in the proportions halothane 68 to diethyl ether 32, by volume, that combines the advantages of each anaesthetic yet is non-flammable. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + zeein, to boil, + tropos, a turning ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

halotolerant
An organism that is able to grow in environments with high concentrations of salt (though it does not necessarily prefer high salt environments) and without requiring it. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Halstead, Ward
<person> U.S. Psychologist, 1908-1968. ... See: Halstead-Reitan battery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Halsted, William Stewart
<person> U.S. Surgeon, 1852-1922. ... See: Halsted's law, Halsted's operation, Halsted's suture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Halsted's law
Transplanted tissue will grow only if there is a lack of that tissue in the host. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Halsted's operation
An operation for the radical correction of inguinal hernia. ... Synonym: radical mastectomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Halsted's suture
A suture placed through the subcuticular fascia; used for exact skin approximation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

halter
A strong strap or cord. Especially: A rope or strap, with or without a headstall, for leading or tying a horse. A rope for hanging malefactors; a noose. 'No man e'er felt the halter draw With good opinion of the law.' (Trumbull) ... Origin: OE. Halter, helter, helfter, AS. Haelftre; akin to G. Halfter, D. Halfter, halster, and also to E. Helve. See …

Halteridium
Former name for Haemoproteus. ... Origin: G. Halteres, weights held in the hand in leaping ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

halysin
<protein> See disintegrin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

halzoun
Local name of a buccopharyngeal infection occurring in Lebanon, probably caused by pentastomid larvae of the dog tongue worm, Linguatula serrata, which wander into the throat of the human host after ingestion of infected raw sheep, or goat liver or lymph nodes. ... Origin: Ar., snail ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ham
1. <anatomy> The region back of the knee joint; the popliteal space; the hock. ... 2. The thigh of any animal; especially, the thigh of a hog cured by salting and smoking. 'A plentiful lack of wit, together with most weak ham.' (Shak) ... Origin: AS. Ham; akin to D. Ham, dial. G. Hamme, OHG. Hamma. Perh. Named from the bend at the ham, and akin …

Ham, Thomas Hale
<person> U.S. Physician, *1905. ... See: Ham's test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Ham's test
Synonym for acidified serum test ... Lysis of the patient's red cells in acidified fresh serum, specific for paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria. ... Synonym: Ham's test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamartia
A localised developmental disturbance characterised by abnormal arrangement and/or combinations of the tissues normally present in the area. ... Origin: G. Hamartion, a bodily defect ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamartoblastoma
<tumour> A malignant neoplasm of undifferentiated anaplastic cells thought to be derived from a hamartoma. ... Origin: hamartoma + blastoma ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamartochondromatosis
Neoplasm-like foci of cartilaginous tissue in sites where cartilage is a normal constituent, but in which the growth of cartilage cells is out of proportion to the other elements of the organ. ... Origin: G. Hamartion, bodily defect, + chondros, cartilage, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamartoma
<oncology, tumour> Tumour like but nonneoplastic overgrowth of tissue that is disordered in structure. ... Examples are haemangiomas (that include the vascular naevus or birthmark) and the pigmented naevus mole). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

hamartoma syndrome, multiple
A hereditary disease characterised by multiple ectodermal, mesodermal, and endodermal nevoid and neoplastic anomalies. Papules of the face and oral mucosa are the most characteristic lesion. Other changes occur in the skin, in the thyroid, the breast, the gastrointestinal system, and the nervous system. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

hamartomatous
Relating to hamartoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamartophobia
<psychology> Morbid fear of error or sin. ... Origin: G. Hamartia, fault, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamate bone
The bone on the medial (ulnar) side of the distal row of the carpus; it articulates with the fourth and fifth metacarpal, triquetral, lunate, and capitate. ... Synonym: os hamatum, hamatum, hooked bone, unciform bone, unciforme, uncinatum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamate fracture
<radiology> Associated with racquet-sport injury, best evaluated by CT ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

hamaxophobia
Synonym for amaxophobia ... <psychology> Rarely used term for morbid fear of, or of riding in, a vehicle. ... Synonym: hamaxophobia. ... Origin: G. Amaxa, hamaxa, a carriage, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamburger, Hartog
<person> Dutch physiologist, 1859-1924. ... See: Hamburger's law, Hamburger's phenomenon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamburger's law
Albumins and phosphates pass from red corpuscles to serum and chlorides pass from serum to cells when blood is acid; the reverse occurs when blood is alkaline. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamburger's phenomenon
Synonym for chloride shift ... When CO2 enters the blood from the tissues, it passes into the red blood cell and is converted by carbonate dehydratase to bicarbonate (HCO3-); HCO3- ion passes out into the plasma while Cl- migrates into the red blood cell. Reverse changes occur in the lungs when CO2 is eliminated from the blood. ... Synonym: Hamburger …

Hamilton-Stewart formula
Synonym for Hamilton-Stewart method ... Formula to calculate cardiac output after intravenous indicator dye injection; blood flow in liters per minute is given by dividing the amount of injectant in milligrams by the product of the average dye concentration in the initial curve of the dye concentration sampled at a given point in the circulation and …

Hamilton-Stewart method
Formula to calculate cardiac output after intravenous indicator dye injection; blood flow in liters per minute is given by dividing the amount of injectant in milligrams by the product of the average dye concentration in the initial curve of the dye concentration sampled at a given point in the circulation and multiplied by the dose of dye (in mill …

Hamilton, Frank Hastings
<person> U.S. Surgeon, 1813-1886. ... See: Hamilton's pseudophlegmon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamilton's pseudophlegmon
A trophic affection of the subcutaneous connective tissue, marked by a circumscribed swelling which may become indurated and red, but never suppurates. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamman sign
<radiology> Crackles heard in left lateral decubitus position, indicates (+) pneumomediastinum ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

hamman-rich syndrome
<radiology> Autoimmune, rarely seen in kids Findings: ramifying, streaky densities (interstitial fibrosis), middle and lower lung fields, with or without superimposed patchy infiltrates ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Hamman, Louis
<person> U.S. Physician, 1877-1946. ... See: Hamman's disease, Hamman's murmur, Hamman's sign, Hamman's syndrome, Hamman-Rich syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamman's disease
Synonym for Hamman's syndrome ... <syndrome> Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema, resulting from rupture of alveoli. ... Synonym: Hamman's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamman's murmur
A crunching precordial sound synchronous with the heart beat; heard in mediastinal emphysema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamman's sign
<clinical sign> A crunching, rasping sound, synchronous with heart beat, heard over the precordium and sometimes at a distance from the chest in mediastinal emphysema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hamman's syndrome
<syndrome> Spontaneous mediastinal emphysema, resulting from rupture of alveoli. ... Synonym: Hamman's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hammarsten, Olof
<person> Swedish physiological chemist, 1841-1932. ... See: Hammarsten's reagent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hammarsten's reagent
A mixture of 1 part 25% solution of nitric acid and 19 parts 25% solution of hydrochloric acid; the addition of a few drops to a mixture of 1 part of this reagent and 4 parts alcohol will give a green colour if bile is present. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hammer
1. An instrument for driving nails, beating metals, and the like, consisting of a head, usually of steel or iron, fixed crosswise to a handle. 'With busy hammers closing rivets up.' (Shak) ... 2. Something which in firm or action resembles the common hammer; as: That part of a clock which strikes upon the bell to indicate the hour. ... The padded mal …

hammer finger
Synonym for baseball finger ... An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. ... Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hammer nose
Synonym for rhinophyma ... A manifestation of severe acne rosacea resulting in significant enlargement of the nose and occurring primarily in men. It is caused by hypertrophy of the sebaceous glands and surrounding connective tissue. The nose is reddened and marked with numerous telangiectasias. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

hammer toe
<orthopaedics> A deformity of the toe in which the toe is bent upward like a claw. most commonly seen in the second toe, the condition may be congenital or acquired. ... Ill fitting shoes (too short or too narrow a fit) can result in hammer toe. Mild cases can be treated with splinting or special shoe inserts. Severe cases may require surgery …

hammerhead
1. <zoology> A shark of the genus Sphyrna or Zygaena, having the eyes set on projections from the sides of the head, which gives it a hammer shape. The Sphyrna zygaena is found in the North Atlantic. Called also hammer fish, and balance fish. ... 2. <zoology> A fresh water fish; the stone-roller. ... 3. <zoology> An African fruit ba …

hammermill
A device consisting of a rotating head with free-swinging hammers which reduce chips or hogged fuel to a predetermined particle size through a perforated screen. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

Hammerschlag, Albert
<person> Austrian physician, 1863-1935. ... See: Hammerschlag's method. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hammerschlag's method
A hydrometric method of determining the specific gravity of the blood by allowing a drop of blood to fall into each of a series of tubes containing mixtures of chloroform and benzene of known graded specific gravities; the specific gravity of that mixture in which the drop remains exactly suspended, neither rising nor falling, corresponds to the sp …

hammock
1. A swinging couch or bed, usually made of netting or canvas about six feet wide, suspended by clews or cords at the ends. ... 2. A piece of land thickly wooded, and usually covered with bushes and vines. Used also adjectively; as, hammock land. Hammock nettings, formerly, nets for stowing hammocks; now, more often, wooden boxes or a trough on the …

hammock bandage
A bandage for retaining dressings on the head: the dressings are covered by a wide gauze strip, the ends of which are brought down over the ears and held while a narrow circular bandage is passed around the head; the ends of the gauze strip are then turned up over the circular bandage and other turns are made securing them firmly. ... (05 Mar 2000)< …

hammock ligament
<anatomy> The part of the periodontium below the growing end of the root of the tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hammond, William
<person> U.S. Neurologist, 1828-1900. ... See: Hammond's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hammond's disease
Synonym for athetosis ... <neurology> A derangement marked by ceaseless occurrence of slow, sinuous, writhing movements, especially severe in the hands and performed involuntarily, it may occur after hemiplegia and is then known as posthemiplegic chorea. ... Synonym: mobile spasm. ... Origin: Gr. Athetos = not fixed ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

hampton hump
<radiology> Pleural-based shallow consolidation in the form of a truncated cone with the base against the pleural surface, seen in pulmonary infarction ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Hampton line
A thin radiolucent band across the neck of a contrast-filled benign gastric ulcer, indicating mucosal oedema. ... Compare: Carman's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hampton manoeuvre
Rolling a supine patient to the right and then left side to obtain an air contrast radiograph of the contrast-coated antrum and duodenum in gastrointestinal fluoroscopy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hampton technique
An obsolete term for atraumatic, nonpalpation, fluoroscopic examination of the upper gastrointestinal tract in peptic ulcer disease with acute haemorrhage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hampton, Aubrey Otis
<person> U.S. Radiologist, 1900-1955. ... See: Hampton line, Hampton manoeuvre, Hampton technique, Hampton's hump. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hampton's hump
A juxtapleural pulmonary soft tissue density on a chest radiograph, convex toward the hilum, usually at the costophrenic angle; described as a manifestation of pulmonary infarction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamster
<zoology> A small European rodent (Cricetus frumentarius). It is remarkable for having a pouch on each side of the jaw, under the skin, and for its migrations. ... A common name used to describe a subfamily of the muridae. Four of the more common genera are cricetus, cricetulus, mesocricetus, and phodopus. ... All hamsters are seed and plant fe …

hamster test
<investigation> The hamster test is a test of the ability of a man's sperm to penetrate a hamster egg stripped of its outer membrane, the zona pellucida. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

hamstring
1. One of the tendons bounding the popliteal space on either side; the medial hamstring comprises the tendons of the semimembranosus and semitendinosus, gracilis, and sartorius muscles; the lateral hamstring is the tendon of the biceps femoris muscle. Hamstring muscles (a) have origin from the ischial tuberosity, (b) act across (at) both the hip an …

hamular
Hook-shaped; unciform. ... Origin: L. Hamulus, q.v. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamular notch
Synonym for pterygomaxillary notch ... The notch or fissure between the tuberosity of the maxilla and the hamulus of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone. ... Synonym: hamular notch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamular process of lacrimal bone
Synonym for lacrimal hamulus ... The hooklike lower end of the lacrimal crest, curving between the frontal process and orbital surface of the maxilla to form the upper aperture of the bony portion of the nasolacrimal canal. ... Synonym: hamulus lacrimalis, hamular process of lacrimal bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamular process of sphenoid bone
Synonym for pterygoid hamulus ... The inferior, hook-shaped extremity of the medial plate of the pterygoid process. ... Synonym: hamulus pterygoideus, hamular process of sphenoid bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamulus
1. <anatomy> A hook, or hooklike process. ... 2. <zoology> A hooked barbicel of a feather. ... Origin: L. Dim. Of hamus, hook ... (01 Mar 1998) ...

hamulus cochleae
Synonym for hamulus of spiral lamina ... The upper hooklike termination of the bony spiral lamina at the apex of the cochlea. ... Synonym: hamulus laminae spiralis, hamulus cochleae, hook of spiral lamina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamulus lacrimalis
Synonym for lacrimal hamulus ... The hooklike lower end of the lacrimal crest, curving between the frontal process and orbital surface of the maxilla to form the upper aperture of the bony portion of the nasolacrimal canal. ... Synonym: hamulus lacrimalis, hamular process of lacrimal bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamulus laminae spiralis
Synonym for hamulus of spiral lamina ... The upper hooklike termination of the bony spiral lamina at the apex of the cochlea. ... Synonym: hamulus laminae spiralis, hamulus cochleae, hook of spiral lamina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamulus of spiral lamina
The upper hooklike termination of the bony spiral lamina at the apex of the cochlea. ... Synonym: hamulus laminae spiralis, hamulus cochleae, hook of spiral lamina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamulus ossis hamati
Synonym for hook of hamate bone ... A hooklike process on the distal and medial part of the palmar surface of the hamate bone. ... Synonym: hamulus ossis hamati. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hamulus pterygoideus
Synonym for pterygoid hamulus ... The inferior, hook-shaped extremity of the medial plate of the pterygoid process. ... Synonym: hamulus pterygoideus, hamular process of sphenoid bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hancock, Henry
<person> English surgeon, 1809-1880. ... See: Hancock's amputation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Hancock's amputation
Amputation of the foot through the astragalus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hand
The portion of the upper limb distal to the radiocarpal joint, comprised of the wrist, palm, and fingers. ... Synonym: manus, main. ... Origin: A.S. ... (19 Feb 2000) ...

hand deformities
Alterations or deviations from normal shape or size which result in a disfigurement of the hand. ... These can be acquired after birth as the result of injury or disease or congenital occurring at or before birth. ... (06 Mar 2000) ...

hand eczema
Eczema that predominantly and persistently affects the hands; of multiple causation, including allergic, industrial, irritant, dyshidrotic, bacterial, and atopic mechanisms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hand injuries
General or unspecified injuries to the hand. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

hand pile
A pile of slash constructed by a crew, not by machine. Hand piles are typically less than 10' high and less than 12' in diameter. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

hand ratio
The ratio of the length of the hand (measured on the dorsum from the styloid process of the ulna to the tip of the third finger) to the width across the knuckles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hand strength
Force exerted when gripping or grasping. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

hand surgeon
<specialist> A physician specialist expert in the surgical case management of hand disorders. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

hand-and-foot syndrome
<syndrome> Recurrent painful swelling of the hands and feet occurring in infants and young children with sickle cell anaemia. ... Synonym: sickle cell dactylitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hand-foot-and-mouth disease
<infectious disease> Hand, foot and mouth disease is a mild, highly infectious viral disease of children, characterised by vesicular lesions in the mouth and on the hands and feet. Occurs most often in young children (under 3) and is transmitted via close contact. ... Outbreaks occur most often in the spring. Usually begins as a throat infecti …

hand-foot-and-mouth disease virus
The virus causing hand-foot-and-mouth disease; chiefly type A16 but also types A4, A5, A7, A9, or A10 Entervirus coxsackievirus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hand-schueller-christian disease
<radiology> Form of histiocytosis, age 1 - 3 yrs most common, skeletal lesions similar to EG, but more numerous, adenopathy, enlarged liver and spleen, skin lesions, diabetes insipidus, exophthalmos, lung disease ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

hand-schueller-christian syndrome
<syndrome> Disseminated, chronic form of langerhans-cell histiocytosis. It may exhibit the classic triad of exophthalmos, diabetes insipidus, and bone destruction. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Hand-Schuller-Christian disease
Synonym for histiocytosis ... A condition marked by the abnormal appearance of histiocytes (macrophages) in the blood. Lipid h., Niemann-Pick disease. Sinus h., a disorder of the lymph nodes in which the distended sinuses are completely or nearly completely, filled by histiocytes, as a result of active multiplication of the littoral cells. H. X, a g …

Hand, Alfred
<person> U.S. Paediatrician, 1868-1949. ... See: Hand-Schuller-Christian disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

handed
1. With hands joined; hand in hand. 'Into their inmost bower, Handed they went.' (Milton) ... 2. Having a peculiar or characteristic hand. 'As poisonous tongued as handed.' (Shak) ... Handed is used in composition in the sense of having (such or so many) hands; as, bloody-handed; free-handed; heavy-handed; left-handed; single-handed. ... Source: Webst …

handedness
Preference for the use of one hand, most commonly the right, associated with dominance of the opposite cerebral hemisphere; may also be the result of training or habit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

handicap
1. A physical, mental, or emotional condition that interferes with an individual's normal functioning. ... 2. Reduction in a person's capacity to fulfill a social role as a consequence of an impairment, inadequate training for the role, or other circumstances. ... See: disability. ... 3. An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting …

handling (psychology)
Physical manipulation of animals and humans to induce a behavioural or other psychological reaction. In experimental psychology, the animal is handled to induce a stress situation or to study the effects of 'gentling' or 'mothering'. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

handpiece
A powered dental instrument held in the hand, used to hold rotary cutting, grinding, or polishing implements while they are being revolved. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

handsel
1. A sale, gift, or delivery into the hand of another; especially, a sale, gift, delivery, or using which is the first of a series, and regarded as on omen for the rest; a first installment; an earnest; as the first money received for the sale of goods in the morning, the first money taken at a shop newly opened, the first present sent to a young w …

handsome
1. Dexterous; skillful; handy; ready; convenient; applied to things as persons. 'That they [engines of war] be both easy to be carried and handsome to be moved and turned about.' (Robynson (Utopia)) 'For a thief it is so handsome as it may seem it was first invented for him.' (Spenser) ... 2. Agreeable to the eye or to correct taste; having a pleasi …

handwashing
The act of cleansing the hands with water or other liquid, with or without the inclusion of soap or other detergent, for the purpose of removing soil or microorganisms. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

HANE
Acronym for hereditary angioneurotic oedema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...