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

Holmes' stain
<technique> A silver nitrate staining method for nerve fibres. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Holmgren-Golgi canals
Synonym for Golgi apparatus ... <cell biology> Intracellular stack of membrane bounded vesicles in which glycosylation and packaging of secreted proteins takes place. Part of the GERL complex. ... Synonym: Golgi body, Golgi vesicles, dictyosome (in plants), parabasal body (in flagellate protozoa). ... (11 Jan 1998) ...

Holmgren, Alarik
<person> Swedish physiologist, 1831-1897. ... See: Holmgren's wool test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Holmgren, Emil
<person> Swedish histologist, 1866-1922. ... See: Holmgren-Golgi canals. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Holmgren's wool test
A test for colour blindness, in which the subject matches variously coloured skeins of wool. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holo-
Whole, entire, complete. ... Origin: G. Holos ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holo-ACP synthase
<enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing transfer of the 4'-phosphopantetheinyl residue from CoA to a serine of apo-ACP (acyl carrier protein) to form holo-ACP, releasing adenosine 3',5'-bisphosphate; a required step if fatty acid biosynthesis is to function. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoacardius
A separate, grossly defective twin lacking a heart of its own, its blood supply being dependent on a shunt from the placental circulation of a more nearly normal twin; a placental parasitic twin or omphalosite. ... Compare: acardius. ... Origin: holo-+ G. A-priv. + kardia, heart ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoacardius acephalus
A holoacardius also lacking a head. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoacardius amorphus
A holoacardius in which the body of the parasite is represented by only a shapeless mass. ... See: anideus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoacrania
A congenital skull defect in which bones of the vault are absent. ... Origin: holo-+ G. A-priv. + kranion, skull ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoanencephaly
Complete absence of cranium and brain. ... Origin: holo-+ G. An-priv. + enkephalos, brain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoblastic cleavage
Cleavage in which the blastomeres are completely separated; the entire egg participates in cell division. ... Synonym: complete cleavage, total cleavage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holocarboxylase synthetase
One of several enzymes that biotinylate other proteins (e.g., carboxylases); a deficiency of holocarboxylase synthetase will result in organic acidemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holocaust
A massive slaughter, especially the systematic mass extermination of european jews in nazi concentration camps prior to and during world war II. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

holocephalic
Denoting a foetus with a complete head but having deficiencies in other body parts. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Kephale, head ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holocord
Relating to the entire spinal cord, extending from the cervico-medullary junction to the conus medullaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holocrine
Form of secretion in which the whole cell is shed from the gland, usually after becoming packed with the main secretory substance. In mammals, sebaceous glands are one of the few examples. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

holocrine gland
A gland whose secretion consists of disintegrated cells of the gland itself, e.g., a sebaceous gland, in contrast to a merocrine gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holodiastolic
Relating to or occupying the entire diastolic period. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoendemic
<epidemiology> An infection whose prevalence is fairly uniform throughout a region, country or continent. ... Often used in the malaria literature. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

holoendemic disease
A disease for which a high prevalent level of infection begins early in life and affects most or all of the child population, leading to a state of equilibrium, such that the adult population shows evidence of the disease much less frequently than do the children. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoenzyme
<enzyme> The complete enzyme complex composed of the protein portion (apoenzyme) and cofactor or coenzyme. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

hologastroschisis
A congenital malformation in which a cleft extends the entire length of the abdomen. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Gaster, belly, + schisis, cleaving ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hologram
A three-dimensional image produced by wavefront reconstruction and recorded on a photographic plate. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Gramma, something written ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holographic microscopy
<technique> A mode of light microscopy in which a highly coherent, laser beam is split into a reference and main beam, with the reference beam (usually travelling outside of the microscope) being made to interfere with the main beam that has passed through the specimen. The interference of the two mutually coherent beams forms a hologram. The …

holography
<physics> A technique for recording and later reconstructing the amplitude and phase distribution of a wave disturbance. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

hologynic
Related to characters manifest only in females. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Gyne, woman ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

hologynic inheritance
Transmission of a trait from mother to her daughters but to no sons, attributed to attached (partially fused) X chromosomes, to cytoplasmic inheritance, or to sex limitation with abnormal segregation, e.g., haematocolpos. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holomastigote
Possessing flagella over the entire surface. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Mastix, whip ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holometabolous
Pertaining to a member of the Holometabola, a series of insect orders in which complex or complete metamorphosis is found. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Metabole, change ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holometabolous metamorphosis
Synonym for complete metamorphosis ... Insect development from egg, through successive larval instars, pupa, and adult; the latter is distinct from the first two forms of the insect, permitting specialization of feeding (larval) and reproductive-flying functions (adult); characteristic of the higher insect orders, such as Coleoptera (beetles), Hymen …

holomiantic
Infectious outbreak due to exposure of a group of persons to an agent that affects or is common to all members of the group. ... Origin: holo + C. Miantos, defiled, fr. Miaino. To defile, + -ic ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holomorphosis
Rarely used term for attainment or reestablishment of physical wholeness. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Morphosis, shaping ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoprosencephaly
Spectrum of craniofacial malformations resulting from the failure of the embryonic prosencephalon to undergo segmentation and cleavage. There are three types of malformations based on the degree of failure of separation of the prosencephalon: alobar, semilobar, and lobar. Concurrent facial anomalies can include cyclopia, cleft lip, cleft palate, an …

holoprotein
A complete protein; i.e., apoprotein plus metal ion and/or prosthetic group. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holorachischisis
Spina bifida of the entire spinal column. ... Synonym: araphia, rachischisis totalis. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Rhachis, spine, + schisis, fissure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holoscopic eyepiece
<microscopy> An eyepiece suitable for achromatic, fluorite and apochromatic objectives. The eyelens can be adjusted closer to or further away from the field lens to spherically correct for the various types of objectives. (This adjustment also changes the magnification of the eyepiece.) ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

holoside
A compound containing one or more identical glycosidically linked carbohydrates. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holosystolic
Synonym for pansystolic ... Lasting throughout systole, extending from first to second heart sound. ... Synonym: holosystolic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holosystolic murmur
Synonym for pansystolic murmur ... A murmur occupying the entire systolic interval, from first to second heart sounds. ... Synonym: holosystolic murmur. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holotelencephaly
Holoprosencephaly associated with arrhinencephaly. ... Origin: holo-+ telencephalon ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holothurin
<chemical> A highly toxic saponin occurring in the tropical sea cucumber, holothuriodeae, phylum echinodermata. This marine toxin is an anionic surfactant, haemolyzing red blood corpuscles. It acts irreversibly to destroy the excitability at cholinergic neuromuscular junctions. ... Chemical name: Holothurin ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

holothurins
A class of highly toxic sulfated steroid glycosides secreted by sea cucumbers (Holothurioidea). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holothurioidea
<zoology> One of the classes of echinoderms. ... They have a more or less elongated body, often flattened beneath, and a circle of tentacles, which are usually much branched, surrounding the mouth; the skin is more or less flexible, and usually contains calcareous plates of various characteristic forms, sometimes becoming large and scalelike. …

holotrichous
Possessing cilia over the entire surface. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Thrix, hair ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holotype
<zoology> A single specimen designated or indicated the type specimen by the original author at the time of publication of the original description. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

holozoic
Animal-like in mode of obtaining nourishment, lacking photosynthetic capacity; denoting certain protozoans, in distinction to others that are holophytic. ... Origin: holo-+ G. Zoon, animal ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holt
1. A piece of woodland; especially, a woody hill. 'Every holt and heath.' 'She sent her voice though all the holt Before her, and the park.' (Tennyson) ... 2. A deep hole in a river where there is protection for fish; also, a cover, a hole, or hiding place. ' The fox has gone to holt.' ... Origin: AS. Holt; akin to LG.holt, D.hout, G. Holz. Icel. Hol …

Holt-Oram syndrome
<syndrome> An inherited type of heart disease where there are defects in the internal walls (septa) between the atrium and ventricle chambers of the heart. ... Holt-Oram syndrome is dominant (requires only one copy in the genome to be expressed) and is often associated with skeletal deformities such as abnormally short forearms or thumbs. ... I …

Holter
Norman, U.S. Biophysicist, 1914-1983. ... See: Holter monitor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Holter monitoring
<cardiology, investigation> A test which measures the heart rhythm (ECG) over a 24 hour period of time while the patient records their symptoms and activities in a diary. A small portable ECG device is worn in a pouch around the neck. After the test is complete, a correlation is made between the symptoms (or activities) recorded and the ECG p …

Holthouse
Carsten, British surgeon, 1810-1901. ... See: Holthouse's hernia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Holthouse's hernia
Inguinal hernia with extension of the loop of intestine along Poupart's ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

holtzman inkblot test
Personality evaluation based on the scoring of several variables as a result of the subject's responses in perceiving 47 inkblot plates. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

holy
1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood. 'Holy rites and solemn feasts.' ... 2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God. 'Now thro …

holy cross
The cross as the symbol of Christ's crucifixion. Congregation of the Holy Cross, a community of lay brothers and priests, in France and the United States, engaged chiefly in teaching and manual Labour. Originally called Brethren of St. Joseph. The Sisters of the Holy Cross engage in similar work. Holy-cross day, the fourteenth of September, observe …

Holzknecht
Guido, Austrian radiologist, 1872-1931. ... See: Holzknecht unit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Holzknecht unit
An obsolete unit of X-ray dosage equal to one-fifth of the erythema dose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homage
1. A symbolical acknowledgment made by a feudal tenant to, and in the presence of, his lord, on receiving investiture of fee, or coming to it by succession, that he was his man, or vassal; profession of fealty to a sovereign. ... 2. Respect or reverential regard; deference; especially, respect paid by external action; obeisance. 'All things in heave …

homalocephalous
Having a flattened head. ... Origin: G. Homalos, level, + kephale, head ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Homalomyia
A genus of flies the larvae of which sometimes infect human or animal intestines. ... Origin: G. Homalos, even, + myia, a fly ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homaluria
Rarely used term for normal urine flow. ... Origin: G. Homalos, level, + ouron, urine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Homans
John, U.S. Surgeon, 1877-1954. ... See: Homans' sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Homans' sign
<clinical sign> Slight pain at the back of the knee or calf when the ankle is slowly and gently dorsiflexed (with the knee bent), indicative of incipient or established thrombosis in the veins of the leg. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homaxial
Having all the axes alike, as a sphere. ... Origin: G. Homos, the same, + axis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

home
1. One's own dwelling place; the house in which one lives; especially, the house in which one lives with his family; the habitual abode of one's family; also, one's birthplace. 'The disciples went away again to their own home.' (John xx. 10) 'Home is the sacred refuge of our life.' (Dryden) 'Home! home! sweet, sweet home! There's no place like home …

home care agencies
Public or private organizations that provide, either directly or through arrangements with other organizations, home health services in the patient's home. (hospital administration terminology, 2d ed) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

home care services
Community health and nursing services providing coordinated multiple service home care to the patient in his home. It includes services provided by a visiting nurse, home health agencies, hospitals, or other organised community groups. It differs from home nursing in that it is given by professionals while home nursing is provided by non-profession …

home care services, hospital-based
Hospital-sponsored provision of health services, such as nursing, therapy, and health-related homemaker or social services, in the patient's home. (hospital administration terminology, 2d ed) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

home childbirth
Childbirth taking place in the home. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

home health aides
Persons who assist ill, elderly, or disabled persons in the home, carrying out personal care and housekeeping tasks. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

home health nurse
A nurse who is responsible for a group of clients in the home setting. Visits clients on a routine basis to assist client and family with care as needed and to teach family the care needed so that the client may remain in his/her home. ... Synonym: visiting nurse. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

home infusion therapy
Use of any infusion therapy on an ambulatory, outpatient, or other non-institutionalised basis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

home nursing
Nursing care given to an individual in the home. The care may be provided by a family member or a friend. Home nursing as care by a non-professional is differentiated from home care services provided by professionals: visiting nurse, home health agencies, hospital, or other organised community group. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

home oxygen therapy
A form of oxygen that is typically delivered via nasal cannula. Commonly provided to those with severe heart or lung disease. ... See: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

Home's lobe
The enlarged middle lobe of the prostate gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homebound persons
Those unable to leave home without exceptional effort and support; patients (in this condition) who are provided with or are eligible for home health services, including medical treatment and personal care. Persons are considered homebound even if they may be infrequently and briefly absent from home if these absences do not indicate an ability to …

homeless persons
Persons who have no permanent residence. The concept excludes nomadic peoples. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

homeless youth
Runaway and homeless children and adolescents living on the streets of cities and having no fixed place of residence. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

homemaker services
Non-medical support services, such as food preparation and bathing, given by trained personnel to disabled, sick or convalescent individuals in their home. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

homeo-
The same, alike. ... See: homo-. ... Origin: G. Homoios, similar ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeobox
<molecular biology> Conserved DNA sequence originally detected by DNA hybridisation in many of the genes that give rise to homeotic and segmentation mutants in Drosophila. ... The homeobox consists of about 180 nucleotides coding for a sequence of 60 amino acids in a protein, sometimes termed the homeodomain, of which about 80-90% are identica …

homeodomain
Synonym for homeobox ... <molecular biology> Conserved DNA sequence originally detected by DNA hybridisation in many of the genes that give rise to homeotic and segmentation mutants in Drosophila. ... The homeobox consists of about 180 nucleotides coding for a sequence of 60 amino acids in a protein, sometimes termed the homeodomain, of which a …

homeodomain proteins
Proteins encoded by homeobox genes (genes, homeobox) that exhibit structural similarity to certain prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA-binding proteins. Homeodomain proteins are involved in the control of gene expression during morphogenesis and development (gene expression regulation, developmental). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

homeogenetic induction
The induction of an undifferentiated (general, all-purpose) cell to differentiate (become specialised) by a nearby cell which has already differentiated. This is most often observed in plant cells. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

homeometric
Without change in size. ... Origin: homeo-+ G. Metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeomorphous
Of similar shape, but not necessarily of the same composition. ... Origin: homeo-+ G. Morphe, shape ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeopath
A person who practices homeopathy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

homeopathic
1. Relating to homeopathy. ... Synonym: homeotherapeutic. ... 2. Denoting an extremely small dose of a pharmacological agent, such as might be used in homeopathy; more generally, a dose believed to be too small to produce the effect usually expected from that agent. ... Compare: pharmacologic, physiologic, supraphysiologic. ... Origin: homeo-+ G. Patho …

homeopathist
A medical practitioner of homeopathy. ... Synonym: homeopath. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeopathy
<medicine> The art of curing, founded on resemblances; the theory and its practice that disease is cured (tuto, cito, et jucunde) by remedies which produce on a healthy person effects similar to the symptoms of the complaint under which the patient suffers, the remedies being usually administered in minute doses. This system was founded by Dr …

homeoplasia
The formation of new tissue of the same character as that already existing in the part. ... Synonym: homoioplasia. ... Origin: homeo-+ G. Plasis, a molding ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeoplastic
Relating to or characterised by homeoplasia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeorrhesis
The set of processes by which imbalances and other defects in ontogeny are corrected before development is completed. ... Synonym: ontogenic homeostasis, waddingtonian homeostasis. ... Origin: homeo-+ G. Rheos, stream, current ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeosis
Formation of a body part having characteristics normally found in a related or homologous part at another location in the body. ... Origin: homeo-+ G. -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeostasis
<physiology> A tendency to stability in the normal body states (internal environment) of the organism. It is achieved by a system of control mechanisms activated by negative feedback, for example a high level of carbon dioxide in extracellular fluid triggers increased pulmonary ventilation, which in turn causes a decrease in carbon dioxide co …

homeostatic
Relating to homeostasis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

homeostatic equilibrium
See: homeostasis. ... Nitrogenous equilibrium, a condition in which the amount of nitrogen excreted from the body equals that taken in with the food; nutritive equilibrium so far as protein is concerned. ... Nutritive equilibrium, condition in which there is a perfect balance between intake and excretion of nutritive material, so that there is no inc …

homeostatic lag
The interval in a homeostatic process between a change of the trait controlled and the appropriate response, due to afferent, efferent, and central components. The lag may be a pure random variable, e.g., the waiting time of an exponential process or the sum of several such processes taking any value greater than zero but with a mean considerably g …