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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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indirect leadSynonym for standard limb lead ... One of the three original bipolar limb lead's of the clinical electrocardiogram, designated I, II and III: lead I records the potential difference between the right and left arms; lead II the difference between right arm and left leg; and lead III the difference between left arm and left leg. ... Synonym: indirect l …
indirect life cycle<epidemiology> A life cycle which requires one or more intermediate hosts before the definitive host species is reinfected. Compare direct, nondirect. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
indirect liquefactionConversion of biomass to a liquid fuel through a synthesis gas intermediate step. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
indirect nuclear divisionSynonym for mitosis ... <cell biology> A method of indirect division of a cell, consisting of a complex of various processes, by means of which the two daughter nuclei normally receive identical complements of the number of chromosomes characteristic of the somatic cells of the species. Mitosis, the process by which the body grows and replaces …
indirect ophthalmoscope<instrument> An instrument designed to visualise the interior of the eye, with the instrument at arm's length from the subject's eye and the observer viewing an inverted image through a convex lens located between the instrument and the subject's eye. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect ophthalmoscopyOphthalmoscopy performed with an indirect ophthalmoscope. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect placentographyAn obsolete term for radiographic determination of the presence of placenta previa by estimating the distance between the presenting foetal part and the bladder filled with contrast medium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect pulp cappingThe application of a suspension of calcium hydroxide to a thin layer of dentin overlying the pulp (near exposure) in order to stimulate secondary dentin formation and protect the pulp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect pupillary reactionSynonym for consensual reaction ... Contraction of the pupil of the fellow eye in consensus with the pupil of the illuminated eye. ... Synonym: consensual light reflex, indirect pupillary reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect raysX-ray's generated at a surface other than the anode target. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect reacting bilirubinThe fraction of serum bilirubin which has not been conjugated with glucuronic acid in the liver cell; so called because it reacts with the Ehrlich diazo reagent only when alcohol is added; increased levels are found in hepatic disease and haemolytic conditions. ... Synonym: unconjugated bilirubin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect retainerA part of a removable partial denture which assists the direct retainer's in preventing occlusal displacement of the distal extension bases by functioning through lever action on the opposite side of the fulcrum line. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect retentionRetention obtained in a removable partial denture through the use of indirect retainers. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect techniqueindirect method for making inlays ...
indirect transfusionTransfusion into a patient of blood previously obtained from a donor and stored in a suitable container. ... Synonym: mediate transfusion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indirect transmission<epidemiology> Transmission of a parasite through an indirect life cycle. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
indirect visionSynonym for peripheral vision ... Vision resulting from retinal stimulation beyond the macula. ... Synonym: indirect vision. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indispose1. To render unfit or unsuited; to disqualify. ... 2. To disorder slightly as regards health; to make somewhat. 'It made him rather indisposed than sick.' (Walton) ... 3. To disincline; to render averse or unfavorable; as, a love of pleasure indisposes the mind to severe study; the pride and selfishness of men indispose them to religious duties. 'The …
indispositionIllness, usually slight; malaise. ... Origin: L. In neg. + dispositio, an arrangement, fr. Dis-pono, pp. -positus, to place apart ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indistinct1. Not distinct or distinguishable; not separate in such a manner as to be perceptible by itself; as, the indistinct parts of a substance. 'Indistinct as water is in water.' ... 2. Obscure to the mind or senses; not clear; not definite; confused; imperfect; faint; as, indistinct vision; an indistinct sound; an indistinct idea or recollection. 'When …
indite1. To compose; to write; to be author of; to dictate; to prompt. 'My heart is inditing a good matter.' (Ps. Xlv. 1) 'Could a common grief have indited such expressions?' (South) 'Hear how learned Greece her useful rules indites.' (Pope) ... 2. To invite or ask. 'She will indite him so supper.' (Shak) ... 3. To indict; to accuse; to censure. ... Origin …
indium<chemistry> A rare metallic element, discovered in certain ores of zinc, by means of its characteristic spectrum of two indigo blue lines; hence, its name. In appearance it resembles zinc, being white or lead gray, soft, malleable and easily fusible, but in its chemical relation it resembles aluminium or gallium. Symbol In. Atomic weight.4.
indium radioisotopes
Unstable isotopes of indium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. In atoms with atomic weights 106-112, 113m, 114, and 116-124 are radioactive indium isotopes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
indium-111
A cyclotron-produced radionuclide with a half-life of 2.8049 days and with gamma ray emissions of 171.2 and 245.3 kiloelectron volts. In a chloride form, it is used as a bone marrow and tumour-localizing tracer; in a chelate form, as a cerebrospinal fluid tracer. ... Indium-111 chloride ... Indium-111 trichloride, Cl3In;used in electron microscopy to …
indium-113m
A radioactive isomer of 113In; it has a half-life of 1.658 hours; it has been used in cisternography and as a diagnostic aid in cardiac output. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
individual
Marked by a distinctness and a complexity within a unity that characterises organised things, concepts, organic beings and persons. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
individual differences
In clinical psychology, deviations of individuals from the group average or from each other. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
individual psychology
A theory of human behaviour emphasizing humans' social nature, strivings for mastery, and drive to overcome, by compensation, feelings of inferiority. ... Synonym: adlerian psychoanalysis, adlerian psychology. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
individual therapy
Synonym for dyadic psychotherapy ... A psychotherapeutic session involving only two persons, the therapist and the patient. ... Compare: group psychotherapy. ... Synonym: individual therapy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
individual tolerance
Tolerance to a drug that the person has never received before. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
individuality
Those psychological characteristics which differentiate individuals from one another. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
individuation
A process of differentiation having for its goal the development of the individual personality. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
individuation field
The field within which an organiser can bring about the rearrangement of primordial tissues in such a manner that a complete embryo is formed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indivisible
1. Not divisible; incapable of being divided, separated, or broken; not separable into parts. 'One indivisible point of time.' ... 2. <mathematics> Not capable of exact division, as one quantity by another; incommensurable. ... Origin: L. Indivisibilis: cf. F. Indivisible. See In- not, and Divisible. ... 1. That which is indivisible. 'By atom, n …
indocyanine green
<chemical> A tricarbocyanine dye occurring as an olive-brown, dark green, dark blue, or black powder; used intravenously as a diagnostic aid in the determination of blood volume, cardiac output, and hepatic function. ... Pharmacological action: dyes. ... Chemical name: 1H-Benz(e)indolium, 2-(7-(1,3-dihydro-1,1-dimethyl-3-(4-sulfobutyl)-2H-benz( …
indocybin
Synonym for psilocybin ... 3-(2-dimethylamino)ethylindol-4-ol dihydrogen phosphate;the N',N' -dimethyl derivative of 4-hydroxytryptamine; obtained from the fruiting bodies of the fungus Psilocybe mexicana and other species of Psilocybe and Stropharia. Psilocybin is a congener of 5-hydroxytryptamine, with striking central nervous system effects, and …
indol
<physiology> A white, crystalline substance, C8H7N, obtained from blue indigo, and almost all indigo derivatives, by a process of reduction. It is also formed from albuminous matter, together with skatol, by putrefaction, and by fusion with caustic potash, and is present in human excrement, as well as in the intestinal canal of some herbivora …
indolaceturia
Excretion of an appreciable amount of indoleacetic acid in the urine; a manifestation of Hartnup disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indolamine
General term for an indole or indole derivative containing a primary, secondary, or tertiary amine group (e.g., serotonin). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indole
1. 2,3-Benzopyrrole;basis of many biologically active substances (e.g., serotonin, tryptophan); formed in degradation of tryptophan. ... Synonym: ketole. ... 2. Any of many alkaloids containing the indole structure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indole acetic acid
<biochemistry, plant biology> The most common naturally occurring auxin. Promotes growth in excised plant organs, induces adventitious roots, inhibits axillary bud growth, regulates gravitropism. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
indole test
A test used to identify members of the Enterobacteriaceae family and other Gram-negative bacilli, based on the ability of the organisms to produce indole from tryptophan. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indole-3-acetaldehyde dehydrogenase
<enzyme> Catalyses nad-dependent conversion of indole-3-acetaldehyde to indole-3-acetic acid; isolated from ustilago maydis; genbank u74468 ... Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- ... Synonym: iad1 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indole-3-acetaldehyde reductase
<enzyme> Nad(p)h-dependent ... Registry number: EC 1.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indole-3-acetamide hydrolase
<enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of indole-3-acetamide to indolacetic acid ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- ... Synonym: tms2 gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indole-3-ethanol oxidase
<enzyme> Involved in conversion of indole-3-ethanol to indole-3-acetic acid; isolated from seeds of the bean phaseolus vulgaris; not stimulated by nadp or fad; do not confuse with nad- or nadp-dependent indole-3-ethanol oxidases ... Registry number: EC 1.1.- ... Synonym: tryptophol oxidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indoleacetamide hydrolase
<enzyme> Forms indoleacetic cid ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indoleacetic acid oxidase
<enzyme> Found in tomatoes ... Registry number: EC 1.11.- ... Synonym: iaa oxidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indoleacetic acid-lysine synthetase
<enzyme> ATP dependent; catalyses formation of an amide bond between the carboxyl group of indoleacetic acid and the epsilon amino group of lysine ... Registry number: EC 6.3.2.- ... Synonym: iaa-lysine synthetase, n(epsilon)-(indole-3-acetyl)-l-lysine synthetase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indoleacetic acids
Acetic acid derivatives of the heterocyclic compound indole. (merck index, 11th ed) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
indolent
1. Free from toil, pain, or trouble. ... 2. Indulging in ease; avoiding labour and exertion; habitually idle; lazy; inactive; as, an indolent man. 'To waste long nights in indolent repose.' (Pope) ... 3. <medicine> Causing little or no pain or annoyance; as, an indolent tumour. ... Synonym: Idle, lazy, slothful, sluggish, listless, inactive, ine …
indolent bubo
An indurated enlargement of an inguinal node. ... Malignant bubo, the enlarged lymph node associated with bubonic plague. ... Parotid bubo, a swelling of the parotid gland due to secondary septic infection. ... Primary bubo, a bubo occurring as the first sign of venereal infection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indolepyruvate decarboxylase
<enzyme> From enterobacter cloacae; catalyses the conversion of indole-3-pyruvic acid to indole-3-acetaldehyde ... Registry number: EC 4.1.1- ... Synonym: ipdcase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indolic acids
Metabolites of l-tryptophan formed within the body or by intestinal microorganisms; the principal indolic acids encountered in urine are indoleacetic acid, indoleacetylglutamine, 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, and indolelactic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indologenous
Producing or causing the production of indole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indoluria
Excretion of indole in the urine; actual reference commonly is to indolic acids and indoxyl, as indole itself rarely appears in the urine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indolyl
The radical of indole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indolyl-3-alkane-alpha-hydroxylase
<enzyme> Indoyl-3-alkane-alpha-hydroxylase; haemprotein which needs no cofactor ... Registry number: EC 1.13.99.- ... Synonym: tryptophan side chain oxidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indomethacin
<drug> Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that blocks the production of arachidonic acid metabolites by inhibiting cyclooxygenase. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
indonesia
A republic stretching from the indian ocean east to new guinea, comprising six main islands: java, sumatra, bali, kalimantan (the indonesian portion of the island of borneo), sulawesi (formerly known as the celebes) and irian jaya (the western part of new guinea). Its capital is djakarta. The ethnic groups living there are largely chinese, arab, eu …
indophenol method
A method of determining quantitatively the amount of vitamin C in plant and animal tissue based on the rapid reduction of a standardised indophenol solution to a colourless compound by vitamin C in acid solution. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indophenol oxidase
<enzyme> Also oxidises tetrazolium salts in the presence of phenazine methosulfate; this is not EC 1.9.3.1 ... Registry number: EC 1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indophenolase
Synonym for cytochrome-c oxidase ... <enzyme> An enzyme complex of the inner mitochondrial membrane that catalyses the reaction between ferrocytochrome c and oxygen to yield ferricytochrome c and water. ... It is associated with the pumping of protons and the resultant phosphorylation of ADP to ATP. The reaction is the terminal event in the ele …
indoprofen
<chemical> A drug that has analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties. Following reports of adverse reactions including reports of carcinogenicity in animal studies it was withdrawn from the market worldwide. ... Pharmacological action: carcinogens, cyclooxygenase inhibitors. ... Chemical name: Benzeneacetic acid, 4-(1,3-dihydro-1-oxo-2H-isoind …
indoramin
<chemical> N-[1-(2-indol-3-ylethyl)-4-piperidyl]benzamide. A hypotensive agent with some anti-arrhythmic effects. It has been used to treat essential hypertension. ... Pharmacological action: adrenergic alpha-antagonists, antihypertensive agents. ... Chemical name: Benzamide, N-(1-(2-(1H-indol-3-yl)ethyl)-4-piperidinyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
indoxyl esterase
<enzyme> Reagent-strip leukocyte esterase (lce) tests for this activity ... Registry number: EC 3.1.- ... Synonym: leukocyte indoxyl esterase, leukocyte esterase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
indoxyluria
The excretion of indoxyl, especially indoxyl sulfate, in the urine; indoxyluria may be associated with indicanuria, inasmuch as hydrolysis of indican results in formation of indoxyl. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indri
<zoology> Any lemurine animal of the genus Indris. ... Several species are known, all of them natives of Madagascar, as the diadem indris (I. Diadema), which has a white ruff around the forehead; the woolly indris (I. Laniger); and the short-tailed or black indris (I. Brevicaudatus), which is black, varied with gray. ... Source: Websters Dictio …
induce
1. To lead in; to introduce. 'The poet may be seen inducing his personages in the first Iliad.' (Pope) ... 2. To draw on; to overspread. ... 3. To lead on; to influence; to prevail on; to incite; to move by persuasion or influence. 'He is not obliged by your offer to do it, . . . Though he may be induced, persuaded, prevailed upon, tempted.' (Paley) …
induced abortion
An abortion brought on purposefully by drugs or mechanical means. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced apnea
Intentional respiratory arrest during general anaesthesia produced by hypocapnia, a muscle relaxant drug, respiratory centre depression, or sudden cessation of controlled respiration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced enzyme
Inducible enzyme, an enzyme that can be detected in a growing culture of a microorganism, after the addition of a particular substance (inducer) to the culture medium, but was not detectable prior to the addition and can act on the inducer. A prototype is the beta-galactosidase of Escherichia coli, synthesised upon the addition of various galactosi …
induced fever
Synonym for pyretotherapy ... 1. Obsolete synonym for pyrotherapy. ... 2. Treatment of fever. ... Synonym: artificial fever, induced fever. ... Origin: pyreto-+ G. Therapeia, treatment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced fit
A change in the conformation of an enzyme due to it binding to asubstrate that makes it catalyticallyactive. ... A situation where any molecule changes shape as it binds toa ligand so that its bindingsite more closely conforms to the shape of the ligand. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
induced fit model
A model to suggest a mode of action of enzymes in which the substrate binds to the active site of the protein, causing a conformational change in the protein. ... Synonym: Koshland-Nemethy-Filmer model. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced labour
<obstetrics> Labour that is brought about by artificial means. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
induced mutation
A mutation caused by exposure to a mutagen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced phagocytosis
<cell biology> Phagocytosis occurring when bacteria subjected to the action of blood serum are brought in contact with leukocytes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced psychotic disorder
<psychiatry> A severe mental disorder brought about by a toxic agent such as a drug or hallucinogen. ... See: psychosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced radioactivity
artificial radioactivity ...
induced sensitivity
Synonym for allergy ... 1. <immunology> A state of hypersensitivity induced by exposure to a particular antigen (allergen) resulting in harmful immunologic reactions on subsequent exposures, the term is usually used to refer to hypersensitivity to an environmental antigen (atopic allergy or contact dermatitis) or to drug allergy. ... The origin …
induced symptom
A symptom excited by a drug, exercise, or other means, often intentionally for diagnostic purposes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induced trance
The artificially induced state of hypnosis or of somnambulistic trance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
inducer
<molecular biology> An extracellular molecule that enters a cell and initiates transcriptionof a gene or operon. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
inducer cell
<cell biology> Cells that induce other nearby cells to differentiate in specified pathways. Perhaps the distinction should be made, as of old, between those cells that evoke a predetermined pathway of differentiation in the target cells and those cells that can actually induce new and unexpected differentiations. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
inducibly expressed GTPase
<enzyme> Regulated by interferon gamma; contains three consensus GTP-binding motifs. ... Registry number: EC 3.6.1.- ... Synonym: igtp protein, igtp gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
induct
1. To bring in; to introduce; to usher in. 'The independent orator inducting himself without further ceremony into the pulpit.' (Sir W. Scott) ... 2. To introduce, as to a benefice or office; to put in actual possession of the temporal rights of an ecclesiastical living, or of any other office, with the customary forms and ceremonies. 'The prior, wh …
inductance
<physics> Characteristic relating the magnetic flux generated through a loop of wires to the current in the wires, Phi=LI. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
induction
The act or process of inducing or causing to occur, especially the production of a specific morphogenetic effect in the developing embryo through the influence of evocators or organisers or the production of anaesthesia or unconsciousness by use of appropriate agents. ... Origin: L. Inductio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
induction chemotherapy
Use of chemotherapy as initial treatment before surgery or radiotherapy of a malignancy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induction generator
A variable speed multi-pole electric generator. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...
induction period
The period required for a specific agent to produce a disease; the interval from the causal action of a factor to initiation of disease, e.g., the interval between exposure to radiation and the onset of leukaemia; the interval between an initial injection of antigen and the appearance of demonstrable antibodies in the blood. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
induction therapy
Initial intensive course of chemotherapy that is designed to wipe out abnormal cells and allow regrowth of normal cells. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...
inductive
1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; usually followed by to. 'A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.' (Milton) ... 2. Tending to induce or cause. 'They may be . . . Inductive of credibility.' (Sir M. Hale) ... 3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or using, induction; as, inductive reasoning. ... 4. <physics> …
inductive current drive
<physics> Method to drive current in a toroidal plasma by using the torus of conducting plasma as the second coil in a transformer. The primary coil usually runs down the centre of the torus, changes in the current driven through the primary coil create changing magnetic fields which drive current in the plasma. The current thus driven can be …
inductive resistance
Synonym for reactance ... The weakening of an alternating electric current by passage through a coil of wire or a condenser. ... Synonym: inductive resistance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
inductotherm
The apparatus used in inductothermy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
inductothermy
Artificial fever production by means of electromagnetic induction. ... Origin: induction + G. Therme, heat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
indue
1. To put on, as clothes; to draw on. 'The baron had indued a pair of jack boots.' (Sir W. Scott) ... 2. To clothe; to invest; hence, to endow; to furnish; to supply with moral or mental qualities. 'Indu'd with robes of various hue she flies.' (Dryden) 'Indued with intellectual sense and souls.' (Shak) ... Origin: Indued; Induing ... Alternative forms …
indulge
1. To be complacent toward; to give way to; not to oppose or restrain; when said of a habit, desire, etc., to give free course to; to give one's self up to; as, to indulge sloth, pride, selfishness, or inclinations; when said of a person: to yield to the desire of; to gratify by compliance; to humor; to withhold restraint from; as, to indulge child …
