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

intraepithelial carcinoma
Synonym for carcinoma in situ ... Cancer that involves only the cells in which it began and has not spread to other tissues. Lobular carcinoma in situ is found in the lobules of the breast. Ductal carcinoma in situ (also called intraductal carcinoma) arises in the ducts. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

intraepithelial dyskeratosis
An autosomal dominant condition consisting of white spongy lesions of the buccal mucosa, floor of the mouth, ventral lateral tongue, gingiva and palate. Transient gelatinous plaques form over the cornea, which may produce temporary blindness, hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis. ... Synonym: hereditary benign intraepithelial dyskeratosis. …

intraepithelial glands
Accumulations of glandular cells that lie within an epithelium, as those of the urethra. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrafaradization
Application of a faradic cauterizing current to the inner surface of a cavity or hollow organ. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrafascicular
Within the fasciculi of a tissue or structure (e.g., fasciculus intrafasciculus). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrafebrile
Occurring during the febrile stage of a disease. ... Synonym: intrapyretic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrafilar
Lying within the meshes of a network. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Filum, thread ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrafusal
Applied to structures within the muscle spindle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrafusal fibres
Muscle fibre's present within a neuromuscular spindle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragalvanization
Application of a galvanic cauterizing current to the interior of a cavity or hollow organ. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragastric
Within the stomach. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragemmal
Within any budlike or bulblike body; denoting especially a nerve termination within an end bulb or taste bud. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Gemma, bud ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragenal
Within a gene. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragenic complementation
Complementation between pieces of genetic material, each of which has a different defect within the same locus; the resultant product of each is defective and nonfunctional, but the defective products may associate to produce a product which has some activity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragenic suppression
<molecular biology> The situation where a primary gene and the mutated gene that suppresses it lie within the same locus. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

intraglandular
Within a gland or glandular tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraglandular parotid lymph nodes
Synonym for intraglandular deep parotid lymph nodes ... Small lymph nodes of the deep parotid group lying within the parotid gland. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici parotidei intraglandulares, intraglandular parotid lymph nodes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraglobular
1. Within a globule in any sense. ... Synonym: intracorpuscular. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragracile sulcus
A fissure between the gracilis minor and gracilis posterior lobuli of the cerebellum. ... Synonym: sulcus intragracilis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intragyral
Within a gyrus or convolution of the brain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrahepatic
Within the liver. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intrahyoid
Within the hyoid bone; denoting certain accessory thyroid glands that lie in the hollow or within the substance of the hyoid bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrailiac hernia
An interstitial hernia projecting from the internal inguinal ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraindividual
Being or occurring within the individual. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

intrajugular process
A small pointed process of bone extending from the middle of the jugular notch in both the occipital and the temporal bones, the two being joined by a ligament and dividing the jugular foramen into two portions. ... Synonym: processus intrajugularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intralaminar nuclei of thalamus
Collective term denoting several cell groups embedded in the internal medullary lamina of the thalamus: central lateral nucleus, paracentral nucleus, and farthest caudally, the large centromedian nucleus. The first two of these receive afferents from the cerebral cortex, brainstem, reticular formation, cerebellum, and spinal cord, and project more …

intralaminar part of optic nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve as it passes through the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. ... Synonym: pars intralaminaris nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intralaryngeal
Within the larynx. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intralesional
Injected directly into a lesion. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

intralesional therapy
Therapy by injection directly into a lesion, as in corticosteroid injections into skin lesions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraligamentary pregnancy
Pregnancy within the broad ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraligamentous
Within a ligament, especially the broad ligament of the uterus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intralobar
Within a lobe of any organ or other structure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intralobar sequestration
<radiology> Nonfunctioning portion of lung <indent>WITHIN visceral pleura of a pulmonary lobe, left lower lobe (67%); rarely in upper lobes, arterial supply: SYSTEMIC, usually aorta, venous drainage: usually via pulmonary. Vv. (occasionally systemic), usually does not communicate with bronchial tree, cystic, may become infected, not ass …

intralobular duct
A duct that lies within a lobule of a gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intralocal additivity
The relationship between alleles such that the quantifiable phenotype of the heterozygote is at the midpoint between those for the two homozygotes; an absence of dominance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intralocular
Within the loculi of any structure or part. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraluminal
Synonym for intratubal ... Within any tube. ... Synonym: intraluminal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramarginal
Situated inside but close to the margin, for example of a vein in a leaf. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

intramaxillary anchorage
Anchorage in which the resistance units are all situated within the same jaw. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramedullary
1. Within the bone marrow. ... 2. Within the spinal cord. ... 3. Within the medulla oblongata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramedullary anaesthesia
Rarely used method of general anaesthesia by injection of intravenous anaesthetic agent(s) into the medullary canal of long bones. ... Synonym: intraosseous anaesthesia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramedullary mass
<radiology> Ependymoma, astrocytoma, syrinx, post-radiation myelopathy, haematoma (posttraumatic or AVM) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intramedullary reamer
A rasp used for shaping the intramedullary portion of the metaphysis prior to the insertion of an appliance or a prosthesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramedullary tractotomy
Synonym for trigeminal tractotomy ... <procedure> Division of the descending fibres of the trigeminal tract in the medulla. ... Synonym: intramedullary tractotomy, Sjoqvist tractotomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramembranous
1. Within, or between the layers of, a membrane. ... 2. Denoting a method of bone formation directly from mesenchymal cells without an intervening cartilage stage (occurring, for example, in the calvaria), as distinguished from intracartilaginous bone formation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramembranous ossification
Synonym for membranous ossification ... Intramembranous ossification, development of osseous tissue within mesenchymal tissue without prior cartilage formation, such as occurs in the frontal and parietal bones. ... Synonym: intramembranous ossification. ... Metaplastic ossification, the formation of irregular foci of bone (sometimes including bone mar …

intramembranous particle
<cell biology> Particles (or complementary pits) seen in freeze fractured membranes. The cleavage plane is through the centre of the bilayer and the particles are usually assumed to represent Integral membrane proteins (or polymers of such proteins). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

intrameningeal
Within or enclosed by the meninges of the brain or spinal cord. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramitochondrial
Within the mitochondria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramolecular lyases
<enzyme> Enzymes of the isomerase class that catalyze reactions in which a group can be regarded as eliminated from one part of a molecule, leaving a double bond, while remaining covalently attached to the molecule. ... Registry number: EC 5.5 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intramolecular oxidoreductases
<enzyme> Enzymes of the isomerase class that catalyze the oxidation of one part of a molecule with a corresponding reduction of another part of the same molecule. They include enzymes converting aldoses to ketoses (aldose-ketose isomerases), enzymes shifting a carbon-carbon double bond (carbon-carbon double bond isomerases), and enzymes trans …

intramolecular transferases
<enzyme> Enzymes of the isomerase class that catalyze the transfer of acyl-, phospho-, amino- or other groups from one position within a molecule to another. ... Registry number: EC 5.4 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intramural bowel gas
<radiology> Pneumatosis cystoides intestinalis, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) - infants, mesenteric vascular thrombosis, necrosis due to strangulated obstruction, toxic ulcerative colitis, ulceration proximal to obstructing carcinoma, post-surgical changes ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intramural oesophageal dissection
<radiology> Submucosal dissecting haematoma, haematemesis, chest pain, double-barreled lumen, Treatment: none (supportive) see: oesophageal trauma ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intramural practice
Delivery of health care services by university faculties or full-time hospital staff conducted within the physical confines of their respective medical centres. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramural pregnancy
Development of the fertilised ovum in the uterine portion of the fallopian tube. ... Synonym: interstitial pregnancy, tubouterine pregnancy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramuscular
<anatomy> Within the substance of a muscle. ... Origin: L. Musculus = muscle ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

intramuscular injection
<technique> A technique to deliver a medication into muscle tissue for its eventual absorption into the systemic circulation. Smaller volume intramuscular injections may be given into the deltoid, but larger volumes are usually given into the gluteus muscle. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

intramyocardial
Within the myocardium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intramyometrial
Within the muscular coat of the uterus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intranasal
Within the nasal cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intranasal anaesthesia
Insufflation anaesthesia in which an inhalation anaesthetic is added to inhaled air passing through the nose or nasopharynx; anaesthesia of nasal passages by infiltration and topical application of local anaesthetic solution to nasal mucosa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intranatal
During or at the time of birth. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Natalis, relating to birth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraneural
Within a nerve. ... Origin: intra-+ G. Neuron, nerve ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraobserver error
The differences in interpretation by an individual making observations of the same phenomenon at different times. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraocular
<anatomy> Within the eye. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

intraocular fluid
Synonym for aqueous humor ... <physiology> A transparent liquid contained in the anterior and posterior chambers of the eye, produced by the ciliary process it passes to the venous system via the canal of Schlemm. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

intraocular implant
A plastic lens placed in the anterior or posterior chamber of the eye to substitute for the lens removed in cataract extraction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraocular neuritis
Inflammation of the retinal portion of the optic nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraocular part of optic nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve within the eye; it is divided into intralaminar, postlaminar, and prelaminar parts. ... Synonym: pars intraocularis nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraocular pressure
<ophthalmology> The pressure the fluid (vitreous) contained within the eye, exerts on the globe (lining of the eyeball). Increased intraocular pressure is a feature of glaucoma. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

intraocular pressure monitoring
<ophthalmology, technique> This is procedure which measures the pressure inside the eyes. This is a screening test for glaucoma. This test is performed by an ophthalmologist. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

intraocular tension
The pressure within the eye. See: Intraocular pressure. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intraoperative care
Patient care procedures performed during the operation that are ancillary to the actual surgery. It includes monitoring, fluid therapy, medication, transfusion, anaesthesia, radiography, and laboratory tests. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intraoperative complications
Disorders affecting patients during surgery. They may or may not be related to the disease for which the surgery is done. They may or may not be direct results of the surgery. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intraoperative period
The period during a surgical operation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

intraoperative radiation therapy
Treating a tumour site withradiation immediately following surgery to destroy the tumour. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

intraoral
<dentistry> Inside the mouth. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

intraoral anaesthesia
Insufflation anaesthesia in which an inhalation anaesthetic is added to inhaled air passing through the mouth; regional anaesthesia of the mouth and associated structures when local anaesthetic solutions are used by topical application to oral mucosa, by local infiltration, or as nerve blocks. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraoral anchorage
Anchorage in which the resistance units are all located within the oral cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraoral antrostomy
Synonym for Caldwell-Luc operation ... An intraoral procedure for opening into the maxillary antrum through the supradental (canine) fossa above the maxillary premolar teeth. ... Synonym: intraoral antrostomy, Luc's operation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraoral fracture appliance
A metal or acrylic device attached to the teeth with wire or cement; used to immobilise fractures of the maxilla and mandible. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraorbital
Within the orbit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraosseous
Within bone. ... Synonym: intraosteal. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Os, bone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraosseous anaesthesia
Synonym for intramedullary anaesthesia ... Rarely used method of general anaesthesia by injection of intravenous anaesthetic agent(s) into the medullary canal of long bones. ... Synonym: intraosseous anaesthesia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraosseous fixation
Synonym for internal fixation ... The use of internal metal plates, screws or rods to stabilise bone fragments. A procedure used to correct serious orthopaedic bone fractures that cannot be stabilised by casting or splinting. ... See: external fixation. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

intraosteal
Synonym for intraosseous ... Within bone. ... Synonym: intraosteal. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Os, bone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraovarian
Within the ovary. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraovular
Within the ovum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrapapillary drusen
Synonym for drusen of the optic nerve head ... Basophilic, laminated, calcareous acellular masses that resemble crystals within the nerve head, anterior to the lamina cribrosa, that may simulate papilledema and/or cause visual field defects. ... Synonym: intrapapillary drusen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraparietal
Synonym: intramural. ... 2. Denoting the intraparietal sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intraparietal sulcus
A horizontal sulcus extending back from the postcentral sulcus over some distance, then dividing perpendicularly into two branches so as to form, with the postcentral sulcus, a figure H. It divides the parietal lobe into superior and inferior parietal lobules. ... Synonym: sulcus intraparietalis, interparietal sulcus, intraparietal sulcus of Turner, …

intraparietal sulcus of Turner
Synonym for intraparietal sulcus ... A horizontal sulcus extending back from the postcentral sulcus over some distance, then dividing perpendicularly into two branches so as to form, with the postcentral sulcus, a figure H. It divides the parietal lobe into superior and inferior parietal lobules. ... Synonym: sulcus intraparietalis, interparietal sul …

intraparotid plexus of facial nerve
<anatomy, nerve> The diverging branches of the facial nerve passing through the substance of the parotid gland, connected by numerous looped anastomoses. ... Synonym: plexus intraparotideus, pes anserinus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrapartum
During labour and delivery or childbirth. ... Compare: antepartum, postpartum. ... Origin: intra-+ L. Partus, childbirth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrapartum haemorrhage
Haemorrhage occurring in the course of normal labour and delivery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrapartum period
In obstetrics, the period from the onset of labour to the end of the third stage of labour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrapelvic
Within the pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

intrapelvic hernia
An interstitial hernia projecting into the pelvis from the internal inguinal ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...