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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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hederiform endingA type of free sensory ending in the skin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
hedge1. To inclose or separate with a hedge; to fence with a thickly set line or thicket of shrubs or small trees; as, to hedge a field or garden. ... 2. To obstruct, as a road, with a barrier; to hinder from progress or success; sometimes with up and out. 'I will hedge up thy way with thorns.' (Hos. Ii. 6) 'Lollius Urbius . . . Drew another wall . . . T …
hedgehog1. <zoology> A small European insectivore (Erinaceus Europaeus), and other allied species of Asia and Africa, having the hair on the upper part of its body mixed with prickles or spines. It is able to roll itself into a ball so as to present the spines outwardly in every direction. It is nocturnal in its habits, feeding chiefly upon insects.< …
hedonophobia<psychology> Morbid fear of pleasure. ... Origin: G. Hedone, delight, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
hedroceleProlapse of the intestine through the anus. ... Origin: G. Hedra, a seat, the fundament, + kele, hernia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HedstromGustav, Swedish endodontist. ... See: Hedstrom file. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Hedstrom fileA coarse root canal file similar to a rasp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heel1. The hinder part of the foot; sometimes, the whole foot; in man or quadrupeds. 'He [the stag] calls to mind his strength and then his speed, His winged heels and then his armed head.' (Denham) ... 2. The hinder part of any covering for the foot, as of a shoe, sock, etc.; specif, a solid part projecting downward from the hinder part of the sole of …
heel boneSynonym for calcaneus ... The largest of the tarsal bones and is situated at the lower and back part of the foot forming the heel. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
heel flySee: botfly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heel jarThe patient standing on tiptoe feels pain on suddenly bringing the heels to the ground: in the spine in Pott's disease or disk space infection, in one lumbar region in renal calculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heel pad<radiology> Normal less than 21 mm, enlargement: acromegaly, obesity, steroids ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
heel spur syndrome<syndrome> A condition where the plantar fascia becomes inflamed at the region of a bony spur or growth off the calcaneous bone (heel). ... Common symptoms include foot pain that is exacerbated by activity. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
heel tapA reflex movement of the toes when the heel is tapped, present in multiple sclerosis and other diseases of the pyramidal tract. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heel tendonSynonym for tendo calcaneus ... See: Tendon, Achilles ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
heel-to-shin testA test of lower limb coordination and position sense; the subject places the heel of one foot on the opposite knee and then slides it distally along the shin to the opposite side. ... Synonym: heel-to-knee-to-toe test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HeerfordtChristian Frederick, Danish ophthalmologist, *1871. ... See: Heerfordt's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heerfordt's diseaseSynonym for uveoparotid fever ... A manifestation of sarcoidosis marked by chronic inflammation of the parotid gland and the uvea. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
HegarAlfred, German gynecologist, 1830-1914. ... See: Hegar's dilators, Hegar's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Hegar's dilatorsA series of cylindrical bougies of graduated sizes used to dilate the cervical canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Hegar's sign<clinical sign> Softening and compressibility of the lower segment of the uterus in early pregnancy (about the seventh week) which, on bimanual examination, is felt by the finger in the vagina as though the neck and body of the uterus were separated, or connected by only a thin band of tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HegglinRobert M.P., Swiss physician, 20th century. ... See: Hegglin's anomaly, Hegglin's syndrome, May-Hegglin anomaly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Hegglin's anomalyA disorder in which neutrophils and eosinophils contain basophilic structures known as Dohle or Amato bodies and in which there is faulty maturation of platelets, with thrombocytopenia; autosomal dominant inheritance. ... Synonym: May-Hegglin anomaly. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Hegglin's syndrome<syndrome> Dissociation between electromechanical systole (Q-SII interval) and electrical systole (Q-T interval) so that the second heart tone (SII) is recorded before the end of the T wave; described by Hegglin as an energy-dynamic cardiac insufficiency during diabetic coma and other metabolic disorders. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HehnerOtto, British chemist, 1853-1924. ... See: Hehner number. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Hehner numberThe weight or percentage of the nonvolatile fatty acids yielded by 5 g of a saponified fat or oil. ... Synonym: Hehner value. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Hehner valueSynonym for Hehner number ... The weight or percentage of the nonvolatile fatty acids yielded by 5 g of a saponified fat or oil. ... Synonym: Hehner value. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heidelberger curveSynonym for precipitation curve ... A graph of the quantity of precipitate formed as a function of the quantity of antigen added during the titration of an antibody with an antigen. ... Synonym: Heidelberger curve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HeidenhainRudolph P., German histologist and physiologist, 1834-1897. ... See: Heidenhain's crescents, Heidenhain's demilunes, Heidenhain's law, Heidenhain's azan stain, Heidenhain's iron haematoxylin stain, Heidenhain pouch, Biondi-Heidenhain stain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heidenhain's azan stain<technique> A technique using azocarmine B or G followed by aniline blue to stain nuclei and erythrocytes red, muscle orange, glia fibrils reddish, mucin blue, and collagen and reticulum dark blue. ... Origin: azocarmine + aniline blue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heidenhain's crescentsSynonym for serous demilunes ... The serous cells at the distal end of a mucous, tubuloalveolar secretory unit of certain salivary glands. ... Synonym: Giannuzzi's crescents, Giannuzzi's demilunes, Heidenhain's crescents, Heidenhain's demilunes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heidenhain's demilunesSynonym for serous demilunes ... The serous cells at the distal end of a mucous, tubuloalveolar secretory unit of certain salivary glands. ... Synonym: Giannuzzi's crescents, Giannuzzi's demilunes, Heidenhain's crescents, Heidenhain's demilunes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heidenhain's lawGlandular secretion is always accompanied by an alteration in the structure of the gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heightVertical measurement. ... Anterior facial height (AFH), in cephalometrics, the linear measurement from the nasion to the menton. ... Height of contour, the line encircling a tooth or other structure at its greatest bulge or diameter with respect to a selected path of insertion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
height of contourSee: height of contour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
height vertigoDizziness experienced when looking down from a great height or in looking up at a high building or cliff. ... Synonym: vertical vertigo. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
height-length indexSynonym for vertical index ... The relation of the height to the length of the skull: (height × 100)/length. ... Synonym: height-length index, length-height index, transversovertical index. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HeilbronnerKarl, Dutch physician, 1869-1914. ... See: Heilbronner's thigh. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HeimErnst L., German physician, 1747-1834. ... See: Heim-Kreysig sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heim-Kreysig sign<clinical sign> In adherent pericardium, an indrawing of the intercostal spaces, synchronous with the cardiac systole. ... Synonym: Kreysig's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HeimlichHarry J., U.S. Thoracic surgeon, *1920. ... See: Heimlich manoeuvre. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heimlich manoeuvreA planned action designed to expel an obstructing bolus of food from the throat by placing a fist on the abdomen between the navel and the costal margin, grasping the fist with the other hand, and forcefully thrusting it inward and upward so as to force the diaphragm upward, forcing air up the trachea to dislodge the obstruction. ... (05 Mar 2000)
Heimlich manuvre
An emergency, lifesaving procedure whereby the rescuer delivers a sharp upward and inward abdominal thrust on the victim (usually from behind) in an effort to expel a foreign object from the airway. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
Heine
Leopold, German ophthalmologist, 1870-1940. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heineke
Walter, German surgeon, 1834-1901. ... See: Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty
Pyloroplasty in which a short longitudinal incision is made over the pylorus and closed transversely. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heinrich Hertz
Synonym for Hertz, Heinrich ... <person, physics> 19th-century German physicist who first observed low-frequency electromagnetic waves. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
heinz bodies
Coccoid inclusion bodies resulting from oxidative injury to and precipitation of haemoglobin, seen in the presence of certain abnormal haemoglobins and erythrocytes with enzyme deficiencies. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Heinz body anaemia
Synonym for unstable haemoglobin haemolytic anaemia ... A congenital haemolytic anaemia, due to autosomal inheritance of one of many unstable haemoglobins. The anaemia is of variable severity and characterised by the presence in vivo or in vitro of Heinz bodies. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heinz body test
<haematology, investigation> A test for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient red blood cells; an oxidant (acetylphenylhydrazine) is added to blood; after incubation at 37°C, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient samples exhibit more than 30% Heinz bodies. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heinz-Ehrlich body
Synonym for Ehrlich's inner body ... A round oxyphil body found in the red blood cell in case of haemocytolysis due to a specific blood poison. ... Synonym: Heinz-Ehrlich body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heinz, Robert
<person> German pathologist. ... Lived: 1865-1924. ... See: Heinz bodies, Heinz body test, Heinz-Ehrlich body, Heinz body anaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heister, Lorenz
<person> German anatomist. ... Lived: 1683-1758. ... See: Heister's diverticulum, Heister's valve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Heister's diverticulum
Synonym for bulb of jugular vein ... <anatomy, vein> One of two dilated parts of the internal jugular vein: the superior bulb (Heister's diverticulum) is a dilation at the beginning of the internal jugular vein in the jugular fossa of the temporal bone; the inferior bulb is a dilat ed portion of the vein just before it reaches the brachiocepha …
Heister's valve
Synonym for spiral fold of cystic duct ... A series of crescentic folds of mucous membrane in the upper part of the cystic duct, arranged in a somewhat spiral manner. ... Synonym: plica spiralis ductus cystici, Amussat's valve, Heister's valve, spiral valve of cystic duct, valvula spiralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
HeLa
<cell culture, oncology> Referring to cells of the first continuously cultured (human cervical) carcinoma strain. ... An established line of human epithelial cells derived from a cervical caracinoma (from a black American woman called Henrietta Lacks). In fact the cellular biomass now considerably exceeds that of Henrietta herself ! ... These c …
Helbings' sign
<clinical sign> A malalignment of the Achilles tendon associated with a valgus deformity of the os calcis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helcomenia
Occurrence of ulcers at the time of a menstruation. ... Origin: G. Helkos, ulcer, + emmenos, monthly ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Held
Hans, German anatomist, 1866-1942. ... See: Held's bundle, Held's decussation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Held's bundle
Synonym for tectospinal tract ... A bundle of thick, heavily myelinated fibres originating in the deep layers of the superior colliculus, crossing to the opposite side in the dorsal tegmental decussation, descending along the median plane, between the medial longitudinal fasciculus dorsally, the medial lemniscus ventrally, into the anterior funiculu …
Held's decussation
The crossing of some of the fibres arising from the cochlear nuclei to form the lateral lemniscus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heliacal
<astronomy> Emerging from the light of the sun, or passing into it; rising or setting at the same, or nearly the same, time as the sun. ... The heliacal rising of a star is when, after being in conjunction with the sun, and invisible, it emerges from the light so as to be visible in the morning before sunrising. On the contrary, the heliacal s …
helianthine
Synonym for methyl orange ... C14H14N3O3SNa;a weakly acid dye used as a pH indicator (red at 3.2, yellow at 4.4). ... Synonym: helianthine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helianthus
A genus of tall, erect american herbs of the compositae. The seeds yield oil and are used as food and animal feed; the roots of helianthus tuberosum (jerusalem artichoke) are edible. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
helical
1. Relating to a helix. ... Synonym: helicine. ... Synonym: helicoid. ... Origin: G. Helix, a coil ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helical computed tomography
Synonym for spiral computed tomography ... <radiology> Computed tomography in which the X-ray tube continuously revolves around the patient, who is simultaneously moved longitudinally; computer interpolation allows reconstruction of standard transverse scans or images in any preferred plane. ... Synonym: helical computed tomography, helical CT, …
helical CT
Synonym for spiral computed tomography ... <radiology> Computed tomography in which the X-ray tube continuously revolves around the patient, who is simultaneously moved longitudinally; computer interpolation allows reconstruction of standard transverse scans or images in any preferred plane. ... Synonym: helical computed tomography, helical CT, …
helicase
Synonym for DNA helicase ... <enzyme, molecular biology> A prokaryote enzyme that uses the hydrolysis of ATP to unwind the DNA helix at the replication fork, to allow the resulting single strands to be copied. Two molecules of ATP are required for each nucleotide pair of the duplex. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
helices
Plural of helix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helicine arteries of the penis
The coiled terminal branches of the deep and dorsal arteries of the penis. Parasympathetic stimulation causes them to uncoil, allowing blood at arterial pressure to fill the cavernous tissue causing erection. ... Synonym: arteriae helicinae penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helicis major muscle
<anatomy> A narrow band of muscular fibres on the anterior border of the helix of the auricle arising from the spine and inserted at the point where the helix becomes transverse. ... Synonym: musculus helicis major, large muscle of helix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helicis minor muscle
<anatomy> A band of oblique fibres covering the crus of the helix of the auricle. ... Synonym: musculus helicis minor, smaller muscle of helix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helicobacter
A genus of gram-negative, spiral-shaped bacteria that is pathogenic and has been isolated from the intestinal tract of mammals, including humans. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
helicobacter infections
Infections with organisms of the genus helicobacter, particularly, in humans, helicobacter pylori. The clinical manifestations are focused in the stomach, usually the gastric mucosa and antrum, and the upper duodenum. This infection plays a major role in the pathogenesis of type b gastritis and peptic ulcer disease. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
helicobacter pylori
A bacterium that has been implicated in the development of duodenal and gastric ulcers. Many gastroenterologists now advocate treating with antibiotic regimens to eradicate this microorganism in the upper gastrointestinal tract of those who suffer from recurrent or intractable peptic ulcer disease. Combinations of bismuth, metronidazole and ampicil …
helicobactor pylori
Bacteria that cause inflammation and ulcers in the stomach. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
helicoid
Coiled, of a cymose inflorescence, branching repeatedly on the same side. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
helicoid choroidopathy
Synonym for geographic choroidopathy ... Bilateral acquired abnormality of retinal pigment epithelium and choroid in which irregular multiple progressive swelling is followed by atrophic scars in linear patterns. ... Synonym: helicoid choroidopathy, serpiginous choroidopathy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helicoid ginglymus
Synonym for pivot joint ... A synovial joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, as in the proximal radioulnar joint. ... Synonym: articulatio trochoidea, helicoid ginglymus, lateral ginglymus, rotary joint, rotatory joint, trochoid articulation, trochoid joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helicoidal cell wall
Type of plant cell wall in which each wall layer contains parallel microfibrils, but in which the orientation of the microfibrils changes by a fixed angle from one layer to the next. Gives a characteristic herringbone pattern in transmission electron microscopy. A similar architecture of fibrillar material is seen in some insect exoskeletons. ... (1 …
helicopod gait
A gait, seen in some conversion reactions or hysterical disorders, in which the feet describe half circles. ... Synonym: helicopodia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helicopodia
Synonym: helicopod gait. ... Origin: G. Helix, a coil, + pous, foot ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Helie
Louis T., French gynecologist, 1804-1867. ... See: Helie's bundle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Helie's bundle
A vertically arched bundle of fibres in the superficial layer of the myometrium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heliencephalitis
Inflammation of the brain following sunstroke. ... Origin: G. Helios, sun, + enkephalos, brain, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heligmosomatoidea
A superfamily of parasitic nematodes which were formerly considered a part of trichostrongyloidea. It includes the following genera: heligmosomum, nematospiroides, and nippostrongylus. The hosts are rodents. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
helio-
The sun. ... Origin: G. Helios ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
helioaerotherapy
Treatment of disease by exposure to sunshine and fresh air. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heliocentrical
<astronomy> Pertaining to the sun's center, or appearing to be seen from it; having, or relating to, the sun as a center; opposed to geocentrical. Heliocentric parallax. See Parallax. Heliocentric place, latitude, longitude, etc. (of a heavenly body), the direction, latitude, longitude, etc, of the body as viewed from the sun. ... Origin: Heli …
heliography
Synonym for photography ... 1. The science which relates to the action of light on sensitive bodies in the production of pictures, the fixation of images, and the like. ... 2. The art or process of producing pictures by this action of light. ... The well-focused optical image is thrown on a surface of metal, glass, paper, or other suitable substance, …
heliopathy
Injury from exposure to sunlight. ... Origin: helio-+ G. Pathos, suffering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heliophobia
<psychology> Morbid fear of exposure to the sun's rays. ... Origin: helio-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heliosis
Synonym: sunstroke. ... Origin: helio-+ G. -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heliotaxis
A form of phototaxis, and perhaps of thermotaxis, in which there is a tendency to growth or movement toward (positive heliotaxis) or away from (negative heliotaxis) the sun or the sunlight. ... Synonym: heliotropism. ... Origin: helio-+ G. Taxis, orderly arrangement ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
heliotherapy
The treatment of disease by exposing the body to the sun's rays; the therapeutic use of sunbathing. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
heliotrope
1. An instrument or machine for showing when the sun arrived at the tropics and equinoctial line. ... 2. <botany> A plant of the genus Heliotropium; called also turnsole and girasole. H. Peruvianum is the commonly cultivated species with fragrant flowers. ... 3. An instrument for making signals to an observer at a distance, by means of the sun' …
Heliozoa
Order Heliozoida. A group of amoeboid protozoa. They are generally free floating, spherical cells with many straight, slender microtubule supported pseudopods radiating from the cell body like a sunburst. These modified pseudopods are termed axopodia. Genera include Actinophrys and Echinosphaerium. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
Heliozoea
A class of protozoans (subphylum Sarcodina) distinguished by stiff radiating axopodia on all sides, usually naked, though some have a skeleton of siliceous scales and spines, but without a central capsule. They are mostly fresh water dwellers, and colonial forms are common. ... Origin: helio-+ G. Zoon, animal ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Helisoma trivolvis
Pulmonate mollusc whose relatively simple nervous sytsem contains large identifiable cells and is consequently, like Hirudo and Aplysia a favorite preparation for studying neural mechanisms at the cellular level and in particular for studying isolated neurons in culture. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
helium
<element> A gas. Certain types of radiation therapy used charged, radioactive particles of helium. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
