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

intra-abdominal
Within the abdomen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-abdominal abscess
<surgery> A localised pus-forming (suppurative) bacterial infection that occurs within the abdominal cavity as the result of a perforated viscus or post operative complication. ... Treatment requires either percutaneous or open surgical drainage. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

intra-abdominal calcifications
<radiology> Urinary, kidneys, ureters, prostate, seminal vesicles, biliary, gallstones (15% radiopaque), milk of calcium bile, porcelain gall bladder, pancreatic, vascular, lymph nodes, neoplastic, psammomatous calcification (especially mucinous adenocarcinoma), miscellaneous, appendiceal mucocele, appendicolith, ovarian teratoma, haematoma, …

intra-acinous
Within an acinus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-adenoidal
Within the adenoids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-alveolar septa
Synonym for interradicular septa ... The bony partitions that project into the alveoli between the roots of the molar teeth. ... Synonym: septa interradicularia, intra-alveolar septa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-aortic balloon
An externally and intermittently inflatable balloon placed into the descending aorta and which, on activation during diastole, augments blood pressure and organ perfusion by its pulsatile thrust; then, on deflation, decreases the cardiac work with each systole-the so-called counterpulsation principle-by reducing cardiac afterload. ... (05 Mar 2000)< …

intra-aortic balloon pump
<cardiology, equipment> A device which is threaded into the aorta that augments the strength of the hearts contraction. ... The counter pulsation, produced by the inflation of a balloon within the aorta, provides an rhythmic increase in aortic pressures. The net effect is an increase in coronary artery blood flow. Intra-aortic balloon pump is …

intra-aortic balloon pumping
Counterpulsation in which a pumping unit synchronised with the patient's electrocardiogram rapidly fills a balloon in the aorta with helium or carbon dioxide in early diastole and evacuates the balloon at the onset of systole. As the balloon inflates, it raises aortic diastolic pressure, and as it deflates, it lowers aortic systolic pressure. The r …

intra-arterial
Into an artery. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

intra-arterial pressure
The pressure of the blood within an artery, the arterial pressure. Also called the arterial tension. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intra-articular
Within the cavity of a joint. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Articulus, joint ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-articular cartilage
Synonym for articular disc ... A plate or ring of fibrocartilage attached to the joint capsule and separating the articular surfaces of the bones for a varying distance, sometimes completely; it serves to adapt two articular surfaces that are not entirely congruent. ... Synonym: discus articularis, articular disk, fibrocartilago interarticularis, fib …

intra-articular fracture
Fracture occurring within a joint capsule. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-atrial
Within one or both of the atria of the heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-atrial block
Impaired conduction through the atria, manifested by widened and often notched P waves in the electrocardiogram. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-atrial conduction
Conduction of the cardiac impulse through the atrial myocardium, represented by the P wave in the electrocardiogram. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-atrial conduction time
The total duration of electrical activity of the atria in one cardiac cycle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-aural
Within the ear. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Auris, ear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-auricular
1. Within an auricle (e.g., of the ear). ... 2. Obsolete term for intra-atrial. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intra-ocular calcification
<radiology> Retinoblastoma, foreign body, post-inflammatory atrophy of globe, chronic hypercalcaemia, tuberous sclerosis, cataract, Coats disease (congenital vascular anomaly of retina) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intrabronchial
Within the bronchi or bronchial tubes. ... Synonym: endobronchial. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrabuccal
1. Within the mouth. ... 2. Within the substance of the cheek. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Bucca, cheek ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrabulbar fossa
The dilated commencement of the spongy part of the male urethra lying within the bulb of the penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracanalicular
Within a canaliculus or canaliculi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracanicular part of optic nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve lying within the optic canal. ... Synonym: pars intracanaliculus nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracapsular
Within a capsule, especially the capsule of a joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracapsular fracture
<orthopaedics> A fracture at the articular extremity of a bone within the line of insertion of the capsular ligament of the joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracapsular ligament
<anatomy> Ligaments located within and separate from the articular capsule of a synovial joint. ... Synonym: ligamenta intracapsularia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracardiac
<anatomy> Within one of the chambers of the heart. ... Synonym: endocardiac, endocardial, intracordal. ... Origin: intra-+ G. Kardia, heart ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracardiac catheter
<cardiology> A catheter that can be passed into the heart through a vein or artery, to withdraw samples of blood, measure pressures within the heart's chambers or great vessels, and inject contrast media. ... It is used mainly in the diagnosis and evaluation of congenital, rheumatic, and coronary artery lesions and to evaluate systolic and dia …

intracardiac lead
The record obtained when the exploring electrode is placed within one of the heart's chambers, usually by means of cardiac catheterization. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracardiac pressure curve
Curve of pressure recorded within the atrium or ventricle (intra-atrial and intraventricular pressure curve's). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracarpal
Within the carpus; among the carpal bones. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracartilaginous
Within a cartilage or cartilaginous tissue. ... Synonym: enchondral, endochondral. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracatheter
A plastic tube, usually attached to the puncturing needle, inserted into a blood vessel for infusion, injection, or pressure monitoring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracavernous aneurysm
An aneurysm of the carotid artery within the cavernous sinus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracavernous plexus
<anatomy> The portion of the internal carotid plexus in the cavernous sinus. ... Synonym: plexus cavernosus, Walther's plexus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracavitary
Within an organ or body cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracelial
Within any of the body cavities, especially within one of the ventricles of the brain. ... Origin: intra-+ G. Koilia, cavity ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracellular
<anatomy> Being or occurring within a body cell or within the body cells. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

intracellular canaliculus
<cell biology> A fine canal formed by invagination of the cell membrane into the cytoplasm of a cell, such as those of the parietal cells of the stomach. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracellular digestion
<cell biology> Digestion within the boundaries of a cell, such as occurs in the protozoa and in phagocytes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracellular enzyme
<enzyme> An enzyme that performs its functions within the cell that produces it; most enzyme's are intracellular enzyme's. ... Synonym: endoenzyme. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracellular fluid
The fluid within the tissue cells, constituting about 30 to 40% of the body weight. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracellular membranes
Membranes of subcellular structures. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intracellular toxin
Synonym for endotoxin ... <protein> Heat stable polysaccharide like toxin bound to a bacterial cell. The term is used more specifically to refer to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) of the outer membrane of gram-negative bacteria. There are three parts to the molecule, the Lipid A (six fatty acid chains linked to two glucosamine residues), the core oli …

intracerebellar
Within the cerebellum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracerebral
<anatomy> Located within the cerebral hemispheres (cerebrum). ... See: extracerebral. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

intracerebral bleed
Synonym for intracerebral haemorrhage ... <neurology> A haemorrhage within brain tissue. ... most often from small arterioles within the brain and can be secondary to uncontrolled hypertension or congenital arterial aneurysm. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...

intracerebral haemorrhage
<neurology> A haemorrhage within brain tissue. ... most often from small arterioles within the brain and can be secondary to uncontrolled hypertension or congenital arterial aneurysm. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...

intracerebroventricular
The locus of administration of drugs or chemicals into the ventricular system of the brain. Often used in animal studies and occasionally for the introduction of anti-infectives that do not penetrate the blood-brain barrier into the brain in humans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracervical
Synonym for endocervical ... 1. Within any cervix, specifically within the cervix uteri. ... Synonym: intracervical. ... 2. Relating to the endocervix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracervical insemination
<gynaecology> Artificial insemination of sperm into the cervical canal. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...

intracisternal
Within one of the subarachnoid cisternae; usually refers to the introduction of a cannula into the cerebellomedullary cistern for aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid or the injection of air into the ventricles of the brain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracordal
Synonym: intracardiac. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Cor, heart ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracoronal
Within the crown portion of a tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracoronal retainer
A retainer that depends upon components placed within the crown portion of a tooth for its retentive qualities. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracorporeal
1. Within the body. ... 2. Within any structure anatomically styled a corpus. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Corpus, body ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracorpuscular
Within a corpuscle, especially a red blood corpuscle. ... Synonym: intraglobular. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracostal
On the inner surface of the ribs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracranial
<anatomy> Within the skull. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

intracranial aneurysm
<neurology> A dilated and weakened portion of a cerebral blood vessel that is prone to rupture. A cerebral aneurysm may occur as a birth defect or develop as the result of long-standing poorly controlled hypertension. ... Symptoms of a ruptured cerebral aneurysm include a sudden, severe thunderclap headache that may be associated with nausea, …

intracranial cavity
Synonym for cranial cavity ... <anatomy> The skull. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

intracranial ganglion
Synonym for superior ganglion of glossopharyngeal nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The upper and smaller of two ganglia on the glossopharyngeal nerve as it traverses the jugular foramen. ... Synonym: ganglion superius nervi glossopharyngei, Ehrenritter's ganglion, intracranial ganglion, jugular ganglion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracranial haematoma
See: intracranial haemorrhage. ... Intramural haematoma, a haematoma in the wall of a structure, such as the bowel or bladder, usually resulting from trauma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracranial haemorrhage
Escape of blood within the cranium due to loss of integrity of vascular channels, frequently forming haematoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracranial hypertension
Increased pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid. If symmetrically distributed it may have few neurologic symptoms (e.g., pseudotumour cerebri), but if it is asymmetrical (as in hydrocephalus), neurological symptoms are often severe. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intracranial hypotension
Subnormal pressure of the cerebrospinal fluid. It is most commonly found after lumbar puncture and is associated with headache, nausea, vomiting, stiffness of the neck, and sometimes fever. It may also result from dehydration. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intracranial mycotic aneurysm
<radiology> 3% of all intracranial aneurysms; multiple in 20%, source: subacute bacterial endocarditis (65%), acute bacterial endocarditis (9%), menigitis (9%), septic thrombophlebitis (9%), myxoma, location: peripheral to first bifurcation of major vessel (64%), often near the surface of brain (especially over convexities), Note: develops re …

intracranial part of optic nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve between the optic canal and the optic chiasm. ... Synonym: pars intracranialis nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracranial pneumatocele
A collection of gas within the skull, in the brain, or in the meninges. ... Synonym: intracranial pneumocele. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracranial pneumocele
Synonym for intracranial pneumatocele ... A collection of gas within the skull, in the brain, or in the meninges. ... Synonym: intracranial pneumocele. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracranial pressure
<physiology> The pressure the cerebrospinal fluid exerts on the brain. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

intracranial tuberculoma
<neurology> A well-circumscribed mass found cortically or subcortically in the cerebral or cerebellar hemispheres. ... In under-developed countries where tuberculosis is endemic these lesions are quite common. ... Management of intracranial tuberculomas includes antituberculosis chemotherapy and neurosurgical evacuation of tuberculomas singly o …

intractable
Unstoppable. For example, intractable diarrhoea or intractable pain. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intractable epilepsy
Epilepsy not adequately controlled by medication. ... Synonym: pharmacoresistent epilepsy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intractable pain
Pain resistant or refractory to ordinary analgesic agents. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracutaneous
Within the substance of the skin, particularly the dermis. ... Synonym: intradermal, intradermic. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Cutis, skin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracutaneous reaction
Intradermal reaction, a reaction following the injection of antigen into the skin of a sensitive subject, such as in the case of the tuberculin test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracystic
Within a cyst or the urinary bladder. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracystic papilloma
A papilloma growing within a cystic adenoma, filling the cavity with a mass of branching epithelial processes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intracytoplasmic sperm injection
<gynaecology> The direct injection of a single sperm into an egg. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

intrad
Toward the inner part. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intradermal
In the skin. An intradermal injection is given into the skin. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intradermal nevus
A nevus in which nests of melanocytes are found in the dermis, but not at the epidermal-dermal junction; benign pigmented nevi in adults are most commonly intradermal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intradermal tests
Skin tests in which the sensitiser is injected. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intraduct
Within the duct or ducts of a gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraductal
Residing within the duct of the breast. Intraductal disease may be benign or malignant. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

intraductal carcinoma
<tumour> A form of carcinoma derived from the epithelial lining of ducts, especially in the breast, where most carcinoma's arise from ductal epithelium; the neoplastic cells proliferate in irregular papillary projections or masses, filling the lumens, that are solid, cribriform, or centrally necrotic; intraductal carcinoma is a form of carcin …

intraductal papilloma
A small, often nonpalpable, benign papilloma arising in a lactiferous duct and frequently causing bleeding from the nipple. ... Synonym: duct papilloma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intradural
<anatomy> Beneath the dura mater. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

intradural-extramedullary mass
<radiology> Meniscus sign, neurofibroma / schwannoma, meningioma, drop metastasis, lipoma, dermoid, angioma, ependymoma of filum terminale (really intramedullary) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intraembryonic
Within the embryonic body, e.g., the portion of the umbilical vein within the embryo (in contrast to the portion in the umbilical cord which is discarded at birth). ... Compare: extraembryonic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraembryonic mesoderm
Mesoderm derived from the primitive streak and lying between the ectoderm and endoderm. ... Synonym: secondary mesoderm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraepidermal
Within the epidermis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraepidermal carcinoma
<tumour> Carcinoma in situ of the skin; e.g., Bowen's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraepiphysial
Within the epiphysis of a long bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraepiploic hernia
A coil of intestine incarcerated in an omental sac. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraepithelial
Within the layer of cells that forms the surface or lining of an organ. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...