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

Lichtenstein, Louis
<person> U.S. Physician, 1906-1977. ... See: Jaffe-Lichtenstein disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lichtheim, Ludwig
<person> German physician, 1845-1928. ... See: Lichtheim's sign, Dejerine-Lichtheim phenomenon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lichtheim's sign
<clinical sign> In subcortical aphasia, the patient can indicate by use of the fingers the number of syllables of a word he has in mind but cannot speak. ... Synonym: Dejerine-Lichtheim phenomenon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

licodione 2'-O-methyltransferase
<enzyme> Involved in biosynthesis of retrochalcone ... Registry number: EC 2.1.1.65 ... Synonym: sam licodione 2'-o-methyltransferase, lmt-2', s-adenosyl-l-methionine licodione 2'-o-methyltransferase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

licorice
Synonym for glycyrrhizin ... <pharmacology> A substance isolated from the root of the licorice plant. ... Used traditionally as an anti-inflammatory and liver protectant, glycyrrhizin also is thought to have anti-HIV activity. Possible adverse effects include low potassium levels and high blood pressure. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

lid
1. That which covers the opening of a vessel or box, etc.; a movable cover; as, the lid of a chest or trunk. ... 2. The cover of the eye; an eyelid. 'Tears, big tears, gushed from the rough soldier's lid.' (Byron) ... 3. <botany> The cover of the spore cases of mosses. A calyx which separates from the flower, and falls off in a single piece, as …

lid crutch spectacles
Spectacles with little offsets of metal with smooth edges which engage above the upper eyelid and keep it raised above the pupil in cases of paralytic blepharoptosis. ... Synonym: Masselon's spectacles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lid reflex
Synonym for corneal reflex ... A contraction of the eyelids when the cornea is lightly touched with a camel-hair pencil. ... Synonym: lid reflex. ... Reflection of light from the surface of the cornea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lid-closure reaction
Synonym for eye-closure pupil reaction ... A constriction of both pupils when an effort is made to close eyelids forcibly held apart. A variant of the pupil response to near vision. ... Synonym: Galassi's pupillary phenomenon, Gifford's reflex, lid-closure reaction, orbicularis phenomenon, orbicularis pupillary reflex, Piltz sign, Westphal's pupillar …

lidase
<enzyme> Russian drug, preparation with hyaluronidase activity ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

Liddell
Edward G.T., English neurophysiologist, 1895-1981. ... See: Liddell-Sherrington reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liddell-Sherrington reflex
Synonym for myotatic reflex ... Tonic contraction of the muscles in response to a stretching force, due to stimulation of muscle proprioceptors. ... Synonym: Liddell-Sherrington reflex, muscular reflex, stretch reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lidocaine
<cardiology, drug> A local anaesthetic and cardiac depressant used as an antiarrhythmia agent. Its actions are more intense and its effects more prolonged than those of procaine but its duration of action is shorter than that of bupivacaine or prilocaine. ... Pharmacological action: anaesthetics, local, anti-arrhythmia agents. Decreases automa …

lidocaine N-deethylase
<enzyme> Catalyzed mainly by cytochrome p-450 3a2 in rat liver microsomes ... Registry number: EC 1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

lidoflazine
<chemical> 4-[4,4-bis(p-fluorophenyl)butyl]-1-piperazine aceto-2',6'-xylidine. Coronary vasodilator with some antiarrhythmic action. ... Pharmacological action: calcium channel blockers, vasodilator agents. ... Chemical name: 1-Piperazineacetamide, 4-(4,4-bis(4-fluorophenyl)butyl)-N-(2,6-dimethylphenyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

lie
1. To rest extended on the ground, a bed, or any support; to be, or to put one's self, in an horizontal position, or nearly so; to be prostate; to be stretched out; often with down, when predicated of living creatures; as, the book lies on the table; the snow lies on the roof; he lies in his coffin. 'The watchful traveler . . . Lay down again, and …

lie detection
Ascertaining of deception through detection of emotional disturbance as manifested by changes in physiologic processes usually using a polygraph. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Lieberkuhn, Johann
<person> German anatomist, 1711-1756. ... See: Lieberkuhn's crypts, Lieberkuhn's follicles, Lieberkuhn's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lieberkuhn, Johann Nathaniel
<person> Was a Physician and an Anatomist, noted for his technique of injecting. ... Lieberkuhn's Glands, Crypts, Follicles - glandulae intestinales. These glands were discovered by Malpighi in 1688 and were described anew by Brunner in 1715 and by Galeati in 1731. ... Lived: 1711-1756. B. Berlin, Sep 5th, 1711, d. Berlin, Oct 7th, 1756. ... (05 …

Lieberkuhn's crypts
Synonym for intestinal glands ... The tubular glands in the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines. ... Synonym: glandulae intestinales, Galeati's glands, intestinal follicles, Lieberkuhn's crypts, Lieberkuhn's follicles, Lieberkuhn's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lieberkuhn's follicles
Synonym for intestinal glands ... The tubular glands in the mucous membrane of the small and large intestines. ... Synonym: glandulae intestinales, Galeati's glands, intestinal follicles, Lieberkuhn's crypts, Lieberkuhn's follicles, Lieberkuhn's glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liebermann-Burchard test
A colourimetric test for unsaturated sterols, notably cholesterol; a blue-green colour develops when such substances are added to acetic anhydride and sulfuric acid in chloroform. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liebermann, Leo von
<person> Hungarian physician, 1852-1926. ... See: Burchard-Liebermann reaction, Liebermann-Burchard test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liebermeister, Carl von
<person> German physician, 1833-1901. ... See: Liebermeister's rule. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liebermeister's rule
In adult febrile tachycardia, about eight pulse beats correspond to an increase of 1°C. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liebig, Baron Justus von
<person> German chemist, 1803-1873. ... See: Liebig's theory. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liebig's theory
That the hydrocarbons that oxidise readily and burn are aliments that produce the greatest quantity of animal heat. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liebow, Averill
<person> Austrian-U.S. Pulmonary pathologist, 1911-1978. ... See: usual interstitial pneumonia of Liebow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

liege
1. Sovereign; independent; having authority or right to allegiance; as, a liege lord. 'She looked as grand as doomsday and as grave; And he, he reverenced his liege lady there.' (Tennyson) ... 2. Serving an independent sovereign or master; bound by a feudal tenure; obliged to be faithful and loyal to a superior, as a vassal to his lord; faithful; lo …

lien
An alternate term for spleen and more common to use spleno-. ... Lien accessorius: accessory spleen. ... Lien mobilis: floating spleen. ... Lien succenturiatus: accessory spleen. ... Origin: L. Lien ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lienal artery
Synonym for splenic artery ... <anatomy, artery> The largest branch of the coeliac trunk with distribution to the spleen, pancreas, stomach and greater omentum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

lienectomy
<procedure> An obsolete term for splenectomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lienomedullary
Synonym: splenomyelogenous. ... Origin: Lieno-+ G. Medulla, marrow ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lienomyelogenous
Synonym for splenomyelogenous ... Originating in the spleen and bone marrow, denoting a form of leukaemia. ... Synonym: lienomedullary, lienomyelogenous, splenomedullary. ... Origin: spleno-+ G. Myelos, marrow, + -gen, producing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lienopancreatic
Synonym for splenopancreatic ... Relating to the spleen and the pancreas. ... Synonym: lienopancreatic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lienophrenic ligament
Synonym for splenorenal ligament ... <anatomy> A peritoneal fold (portion of the greater omentum) which extends from the diaphragm and the anterior aspect of the left kidney to the hilar region of the spleen, conducting the splenic vessels from the posterior body wall to the spleen. ... Synonym: ligamentum lienorenale, ligamentum phrenicolienal …

lienorenal
Synonym: splenorenal. ... Origin: Lieno-+ L. Ren, kidney ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lienorenal ligament
Synonym for splenorenal ligament ... <anatomy> A peritoneal fold (portion of the greater omentum) which extends from the diaphragm and the anterior aspect of the left kidney to the hilar region of the spleen, conducting the splenic vessels from the posterior body wall to the spleen. ... Synonym: ligamentum lienorenale, ligamentum phrenicolienal …

lienteric diarrhoea
Diarrhoea in which undigested food appears in the stools. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lienunculus
Synonym: accessory spleen. ... Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of L. Lien, spleen ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liesegang rings
Coloured ring's of precipitated silver chromate formed when a drop of concentrated silver nitrate is added to the surface of a gel (such as gelatin, agar, or silica gel) containing potassium dichromate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Liesegang, Ralph
<person> German chemist, 1869-1947. ... See: Liesegang rings. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lieutaud, Joseph
<person> French anatomist and pathologist, 1703-1780. ... See: Lieutaud's body, Lieutaud's triangle, Lieutaud's trigone, Lieutaud's uvula. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lieutaud's body
Synonym for trigone of bladder ... A triangular smooth area at the base of the bladder between the openings of the two ureters and that of the urethra. ... Synonym: trigonum vesicae, Lieutaud's body, Lieutaud's triangle, Lieutaud's trigone, vesical triangle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lieutaud's triangle
Synonym for trigone of bladder ... A triangular smooth area at the base of the bladder between the openings of the two ureters and that of the urethra. ... Synonym: trigonum vesicae, Lieutaud's body, Lieutaud's triangle, Lieutaud's trigone, vesical triangle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lieutaud's trigone
Synonym for trigone of bladder ... A triangular smooth area at the base of the bladder between the openings of the two ureters and that of the urethra. ... Synonym: trigonum vesicae, Lieutaud's body, Lieutaud's triangle, Lieutaud's trigone, vesical triangle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Lieutaud's uvula
Synonym for uvula of bladder ... A slight projection into the cavity of the bladder, usually more prominent in old men, just behind the urethral opening, marking the location of the middle lobe of the prostate. ... Synonym: uvula vesicae, Lieutaud's uvula. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

life
Origin: AS. Lf; akin to D. Lijf body, G. Leib body, MHG. Lp life, body, OHG. Lb life, Icel. Lf, life, body, Sw. Lif, Dan. Liv, and E. Live, v. See Live, and cf. Alive. ... 1. The state of being which begins with generation, birth, or germination, and ends with death; also, the time during which this state continues; that state of an animal or plant …

life change events
Those occurrences, including social, psychological, and environmental, which require an adjustment or effect a change in an individual's pattern of living. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

life cycle
The entire life history of a living organism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

life cycle stages
The continuous sequence of changes undergone by metamorphosing insects and other animals during the developmental process. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

life events
Occurrences in one's daily life, some of which act as stressors. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

life expectancy
<epidemiology> Longevity, the average length of life of individuals in a population. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

life instinct
The instinct of self-preservation and sexual procreation; the basic urge toward preservation of the species. ... Synonym: sexual instinct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

life stress
Events or experiences that produce severe strain, e.g., failure on the job, marital separation, loss of a love object. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

life support care
Care provided patients requiring extraordinary therapeutic measures in order to sustain and prolong life. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

life support systems
Systems that provide all or most of the items necessary for maintaining life and health. Provisions are made for the supplying of oxygen, food, water, temperature and pressure control, disposition of carbon dioxide and body waste. The milieu may be a spacecraft, a submarine, or the surface of the moon. In medical care, usually under hospital condit …

life table
A representation of the probable years of survivorship of a defined population of subjects; since survivorship is changed by new methods of prevention or treatment, a diachronic study is commonly used because the main interest lies in the composite structure of the current population. (In the summarizing technique used to describe the pattern of mo …

life tables
Summarizing techniques used to describe the pattern of mortality and survival in populations. These methods can be applied to the study not only of death, but also of any defined endpoint such as the onset of disease or the occurrence of disease complications. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

life-belt cataract
Synonym for annular cataract ... Congenital cataract in which a central white membrane replaces the nucleus. ... Synonym: disk-shaped cataract, life-belt cataract, umbilicated cataract. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

life-cycle costing
A method of comparing costs of equipment or buildings based on original costs plus all operating and maintenance costs over the useful life of the equipment. Future costs are discounted. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

lifespan
1. The duration of life of an individual. ... 2. The normal or average duration of life of members of a given species. ... See: longevity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

lifestyle
The unique and personal customs or habits of an individual. ... It is their active adaptation to the social milieu, which develops as a product of need for integration and socialisation. It includes; social use of substances such as alcohol and tobacco, dietary habits, exercise, etc., all of which have important implications for health. ... (22 Sep 2 …

lift
1. Act of lifting; also, that which is lifted. ... 2. The space or distance through which anything is lifted; as, a long lift. ... 3. Help; assistance, as by lifting; as, to give one a lift in a wagon. 'The goat gives the fox a lift.' (L'Estrange) ... 4. That by means of which a person or thing lifts or is lifted; as: A hoisting machine; an elevator; …

ligament
<anatomy> A band of fibrous tissue that connects bones or cartilages, serving to support and strengthen joints. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

ligament of epididymis
One of two folds (superior and inferior) of the tunica vaginalis between the epididymis and the testis. ... Synonym: ligamentum epididymidis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligament of head of femur
A flattened ligament that passes from the fovea in the head of the femur to the borders of the acetabular notch (transverse acetabular ligament); developmentally, an artery passes to the head of the femur with the ligament which may or may not persist into adulthood; the ligament does not contribute to the integrity of the joint or control movement …

ligament of left superior vena cava
The obliterated left common cardinal vein that extends from the left brachiocephalic vein to the oblique vein of the left atrium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligament of left vena cava
The obliterated left common cardinal vein; it extends from the left brachiocephalic vein to the oblique vein of the left atrium. ... Synonym: ligamentum venae cavae sinistrae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta
Plural of ligamentum. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta alaria
Synonym for alar folds ... Winglike lateral fringes or expansions of the plica synovialis infrapatellaris. ... Synonym: ligamenta alaria, plicae alares, alar ligaments, odontoid ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta annularia trachealia
Synonym for annular ligaments of the trachea ... The fibrous membranes that connect adjacent tracheal cartilages. ... Synonym: ligamenta annularia trachealia, ligamenta trachealia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta auricularia
Synonym for auricular ligaments ... The three ligaments that attach the auricle to the side of the head: anterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare anterius), which extends from the root of the zygomatic process to the spine of the helix; posterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare posterius), which extends from the mastoid process t …

ligamenta capitulorum transversa
See: deep transverse metacarpal ligament, deep transverse metatarsal ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta carpometacarpalia
Synonym for carpometacarpal ligaments ... The ligaments uniting the metacarpal and carpal bones. ... Synonym: ligamenta carpometacarpalia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta cruciata digitorum
Synonym for cruciform part of fibrous digital sheath ... The fibres of the fibrous sheath of the fingers and toes which form X-shaped patterns over the region of the interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae, crucial ligament, cruciform part of fibrous sheath, cruciform pulley, ligamenta cruciata digitorum. ... (05 Mar 200 …

ligamenta cruciata genus
Synonym for cruciate ligaments of knee ... <radiology> Anterior lateral fem condyle leading to tibial spine, posterior thicker than ACL, tears at tibial insertion, may avulse fragment ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia
Synonym for dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments ... Several ligaments connecting the dorsal surface of the navicular with the three cuneiform bones. ... Synonym: ligamenta cuneonavicularia dorsalia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta extracapsularia
Synonym for extracapsular ligaments ... Ligaments associated with a synovial joint but separate from and external to its articular capsule. ... Synonym: ligamenta extracapsularia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta glenohumeralia
Synonym for glenohumeral ligaments ... Three fibrous bands that reinforce the anterior part of the articular capsule of the shoulder joint; they are in continuity with the glenoid labrum at the supraglenoid tubercle of the scapula and blend with the fibrous capsule as it attaches to the anatomic neck of the humerus. ... Synonym: ligamenta glenohumera …

ligamenta intercarpalia
Synonym for intercarpal ligaments ... Three sets of short fibrous bands that bind together the two rows of carpal bones; according to their location they are named dorsal intercarpal ligament (ligamentum intercarpalia dorsalia), interosseous intercarpal ligament (ligamentum intercarpalia interossea), and palmar intercarpal ligament (ligamentum inter …

ligamenta intercostalia
Synonym for intercostal membranes ... The membranous layers between ribs. ... Synonym: membranae intercostalia, intercostal ligaments, ligamenta intercostalia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta intercuneiformia
Synonym for intercuneiform ligaments ... Fibrous bands that unite the cuneiform bones; they are arranged in three sets: dorsal intercuneiform ligament (ligamentum intercuneiformia dorsalia), interosseous intercuneiform ligament (ligamentum intercuneiformia interossea), and plantar intercuneiform ligament (ligamentum intercuneiformia plantaria). ... S …

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

ligamenta meniscofemorale
Synonym for meniscofemoral ligaments ... One of two ligaments that extend from the posterior part of the lateral meniscus to the lateral surface of the medial meniscus: anterior meniscofemoral ligament and posterior meniscofemoral ligament. ... Synonym: ligamenta meniscofemorale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta metacarpalia dorsalia
Synonym for dorsal metacarpal ligaments ... Fibrous bands connecting the dorsal aspects of the bases of metacarpals two to five. ... Synonym: ligamenta metacarpalia dorsalia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta metacarpalia interossea
Synonym for interosseous metacarpal ligaments ... Fibrous bands connecting the bases of metacarpals two to five; they extend between the dorsal and palmar metacarpal ligaments. ... Synonym: ligamenta metacarpalia interossea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta metacarpalia palmaria
Synonym for palmar metacarpal ligaments ... Fibrous bands connecting the palmar aspects of the bases of metacarpals two to five. ... Synonym: ligamenta metacarpalia palmaria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia
Synonym for dorsal metatarsal ligaments ... Fibrous bands that connect the dorsal aspects of the bases of the metatarsals. ... Synonym: ligamenta metatarsalia dorsalia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta metatarsalia interossea
Synonym for interosseous metatarsal ligaments ... Fibrous bands that connect the bases of the metatarsals; they extend between the dorsal and plantar metatarsal ligaments. ... Synonym: ligamenta metatarsalia interossea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta metatarsalia plantaria
Synonym for plantar metatarsal ligaments ... Fibrous bands connecting the plantar aspects of the bases of the metatarsals. ... Synonym: ligamenta metatarsalia plantaria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta navicularicuneiformia
See: dorsal cuneonavicular ligaments, plantar cuneonavicular ligaments. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta ossiculorum auditus
Synonym for ligaments of auditory ossicles ... The ligaments connecting the ear bones with one another and with the walls of the tympanic cavity. ... Synonym: ligamenta ossiculorum auditus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta palmaria
Synonym for palmar ligaments ... The fibrocartilaginous plates, one located on the anterior aspect of each metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joint, that are firmly attached to the bases of the phalanges and the heads of the next proximal bones; they are grooved to accommodate the long flexor tendons. ... Synonym: ligamenta palmaria, accessory v …

ligamenta plantaria
Synonym for plantar ligaments ... The counterparts in the foot of the palmar ligaments in the hand. ... Synonym: ligamenta plantaria, accessory plantar ligaments, Cruveilhier's ligaments, glenoid ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta sacroiliaca anteriora
Synonym for anterior sacroiliac ligaments ... The strong fibrous bands that reinforce the sacroiliac joint anteriorly. ... Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca anteriora, ventral sacroiliac ligaments. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta sacroiliaca interossea
Synonym for interosseous sacroiliac ligaments ... Short obliquely directed fibrous bands that pass between the sacrum and ilium in the narrow cleft behind the auricular surfaces of these bones. ... Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca interossea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora
Synonym for posterior sacroiliac ligaments ... The heavy fibrous bands that pass from the ilium to the sacrum posterior to the sacroiliac joint. ... Synonym: ligamenta sacroiliaca posteriora, dorsal sacroiliac ligaments, ligamentum sacroiliacum posterius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta sternocostalia radiata
Synonym for radiate sternocostal ligaments ... Fibres of the articular capsule that radiate from the costal cartilages to the anterior surface of the sternum. ... Synonym: ligamenta sternocostalia radiata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

ligamenta sternopericardiaca
Synonym for sternopericardial ligament ... <anatomy> Fibrous bands that pass from the pericardium to the sternum. ... Synonym: ligamenta sternopericardiaca, Lannelongue's ligaments, Luschka's ligaments. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...