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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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malignant tertian feverSynonym for falciparum malaria ... <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. ... Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. ... (27 Se …
malignant tertian malariaSynonym for falciparum malaria ... <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. ... Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. ... (27 Se …
malignant tertian malarial parasiteSynonym for plasmodium falciparum ... A species of protozoa that is the causal agent of falciparum malaria (malaria, falciparum). It is most prevalent in the tropics and subtropics. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malignant tumourA mass of cancer cells. These cells have uncontrolled growth and will invade surrounding tissues and spread to distant sites of the body, setting up new cancer sites, a process called metastasis. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
malignity1. The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite. ... 2. Virulence; deadly quality. 'His physicians discerned an invincible malignity in his disease.' (Hayward) ... 3. Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud. ... Synonym: See Malice.< …
malingerTo engage in malingering. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malingererOne who engages in malingering. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malingeringSimulation of symptoms of illness or injury with intent to deceive in order to obtain a goal, e.g., a claim of physical illness to avoid jury duty. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malinterdigitationFaulty intercuspation of teeth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
mall1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. ... 2. A heavy blow. ... 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall. ... 4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. 'Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these co …
Mall's formulaA formula for determining the age (in days) of a human embryo; calculated as the square root of its length (measured from vertex to breech) in millimeters multiplied by 100. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Mall's ridgesRarely used eponym for pulmonary ridge's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleableCapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; applied to metals. Malleable iron, iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonised cast iron. See Iron. Malleable iron castings, articles cast from pig iron and made malleable by heating then for several days in the prese …
mallear foldOne of two ligamentous bands, anterior and posterior, making folds on the tympanic side of the tympanic membrane extending from each extremity of the tympanic notch to the malleolar prominence; they mark the boundary between the tense and the flaccid portions of the tympanic membrane. ... Synonym: plica mallearis, plica membranae tympani, Troltsch's …
mallear prominenceA small prominence at the upper end of the stria mallearis produced by the lateral process of the malleus. ... Synonym: prominentia mallearis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
mallear stripeSynonym for stria mallearis ... A bright line seen through the membrana tympani, produced by the attachment of the manubrium of the malleus. ... Synonym: mallear stripe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
mallebrinSynonym for aluminum chlorate nonahydrate ... Al(ClO3)3-9H2O;an antiseptic. ... Synonym: mallebrin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleeA growth habit in which several woody stems arise separately from a lignotuber, a plant having the above growth habit. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
malleinAn allergin, analogous to tuberculin, made from the growth products of Pseudomonas mallei, the causative agent of glanders; used as a diagnostic agent to provoke reactions in animals affected with glanders. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleinizationInoculation with mallein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleoincudalRelating to the malleus and the incus in the tympanum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleolar sulcusSynonym for groove for tibialis posterior tendon ... A broad groove on the posterior surface of the medial malleolus, through which the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle runs. ... Synonym: sulcus malleolaris, malleolar sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleolus lateralisSynonym for lateral malleolus ... The process at the lateral side of the lower end of the fibula, forming the projection of the lateral part of the ankle; the lateral malleolus is more inferiorly placed then the medial malleolus. ... Synonym: malleolus lateralis, external malleolus, extramalleolus, outer malleolus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleolus medialisSynonym for medial malleolus ... The process at the medial side of the lower end of the tibia, forming the projection of the medial side of the ankle. ... Synonym: malleolus medialis, inner malleolus, internal malleolus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleotomy1. <procedure> Division of the malleus. ... Origin: malleus + G. Tome, incision ... 2. Division of the ligaments holding the malleoli in apposition in order to permit their separation in certain cases of clubfoot. ... Origin: malleolus + G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
mallet fingerSynonym for baseball finger ... An avulsion, partial or complete, of the long finger extensor from the base of the distal phalanx. ... Synonym: drop finger, hammer finger, mallet finger. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malleusOrigin: L, hammer. See Mall a beetle. ... 1. <anatomy> The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. ... 2. <zoology> One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax. ... 3. <zoology> A genus of bivalve sh …
Mallory bodiesLarge, poorly defined accumulations of eosinophilic material in the cytoplasm of damaged hepatic cells in certain forms of cirrhosis and marked fatty change especially due to alcoholism. ... Synonym: alcoholic hyalin, alcoholic hyaline bodies. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Mallory-Weiss lesionLaceration of the gastric cardia, as seen in the Mallory-Weiss syndrome. ... Synonym: Mallory-Weiss tear. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
mallory-weiss syndrome<syndrome> Mucosal gastric tear, only 10% are purely oesophageal: most are at GE junction or proximal stomach, M greater than F, associated with retching, EtOH, massive haematemesis, abdominal pain, Diagnosis: endoscopy, Treatment: IA vasopressin see: oesophageal trauma ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
mallory-weiss tearLacerations in the oesophageal mucosa that occur close to ot at the junction of the oesophagus and the stomach. Mallory-Weiss tears occur as the result of forceful vomiting or coughing. ... Symptoms include vomiting blood. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
Mallory, Frank<person> U.S. Pathologist, 1862-1941. ... See: Mallory bodies, picro-Mallory trichrome stain. See entries under stain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Mallory, G Kenneth<person> U.S. Pathologist, *1926. ... See: Mallory-Weiss lesion, Mallory-Weiss syndrome, Mallory-Weiss tear. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Mallory's aniline blue stainSynonym for Mallory's trichrome stain ... <technique> A method especially suitable for studying connective tissue; sections are stained in acid fuchsin, aniline blue-orange G solution, and phosphotungstic acid; fibrils of collagen are blue, fibroglia, neuroglia, and muscle fibres are red, and fibrils of elastin are pink or yellow. ... Synonym: …
Mallory's collagen stain<technique> One of a number of staining methods using phosphomolybdic or phosphotungstic acid with an acid stain, such as aniline blue, or with haematoxylin for connective tissue staining. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Mallory's iodine stain<technique> Amyloid appears red-brown after Gram's iodine, then violet and blue after flooding with dilute sulfuric acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Mallory's phloxine stain<technique> A technique based on retention of phloxine by hyaline after overstaining and then decolorizing with lithium carbonate, used in combination with alum haematoxylin to give nuclear staining; hyaline appears red, older hyaline is pink to colourless, amyloid is pale pink, and nuclei are blue-black. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Mallory's stain<technique> For actinomyces, a stain using alum haematoxylin, followed by eosin; immersion in Ehrlich's aniline crystal violet stain, and Weigert's iodine solution; mycelia stain blue and clubs stain red. ... For haemofuchsin, sections are stained sequentially in alum haematoxylin and basic fuchsin; the lipofuchsin-like pigment and ceroid stai …
Mallory's trichrome stain<technique> A method especially suitable for studying connective tissue; sections are stained in acid fuchsin, aniline blue-orange G solution, and phosphotungstic acid; fibrils of collagen are blue, fibroglia, neuroglia, and muscle fibres are red, and fibrils of elastin are pink or yellow. ... Synonym: Mallory's aniline blue stain, Mallory's t …
Mallory's triple stainSynonym for Mallory's trichrome stain ... <technique> A method especially suitable for studying connective tissue; sections are stained in acid fuchsin, aniline blue-orange G solution, and phosphotungstic acid; fibrils of collagen are blue, fibroglia, neuroglia, and muscle fibres are red, and fibrils of elastin are pink or yellow. ... Synonym: …
mallows<botany> A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous. ... The flowers of the common mallow (M. Sylvestris) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (M. Rotundifolia) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow (M. Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea), musk mallow (M. …
malnutritionFaulty or inadequate nutrition. Under nourishment. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
malocclusion<dentistry> Poor positioning or inappropriate contact between the teeth on closure. ... Class I Malocclusion: A Malocclusion where your bite is OK (your top teeth line up with your bottom teeth) but your teeth are crooked, crowded or turned. ... Class II Malocclusion: A Malocclusion where your upper teeth stick out past your lower teeth. This i …
malocclusion, angle class IMalocclusion in which the mandible and maxilla are anteroposteriorly normal as reflected by the relationship of the first permanent molar (i.e., in neutroclusion), but in which individual teeth are abnormally related to each other. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malocclusion, angle class IIMalocclusion in which the mandible is posterior to the maxilla as reflected by the relationship of the first permanent molar (distoclusion). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malocclusion, angle class IIIMalocclusion in which the mandible is anterior to the maxilla as reflected by the first relationship of the first permanent molar (mesioclusion). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malonamidase<enzyme> From rhizobium japonicum; catalyses reversibly the conversion of malonamate to malonate and nh3 ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
malonateThe ion from malonic acid, HOOC.CH2COOH. Malonate is a competitive inhibitor for succinate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle. Malonyl SCoA is an important precursor for fatty acid synthesis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
malonate semialdehydeOHC-CH2-COO-;the transaminated product of beta-alanine; elevated in hyper-beta-alaninaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malonate semialdehyde decarboxylase<enzyme> Forms acetaldehyde and carbon dioxide ... Registry number: EC 4.1.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
malondialdehyde<chemical> The dialdehyde of malonic acid. ... Chemical name: Propanedial ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
Maloney bougiesA series of bougie's similar to Hurst bougie's but having cone-shaped tips. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Maloney leukaemia virusA retrovirus associated with leukaemia in rodents. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malonic acidHOOC-CH2-COOH;a dicarboxylic acid of importance in intermediary metabolism; an inhibitor of succinate dehydrogenase. ... Synonym: propanedioic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malonyl-CoAThe condensation product of malonic acid and coenzyme A, an intermediate in fatty acid biosynthesis. ... <chemical> S-malonylcoenzyme A. A coenzyme a derivative which plays a key role in the fatty acid synthesis in the cytoplasmic and microsomal systems. ... Chemical name: Coenzyme A, S-(hydrogen propanedioate) ... Synonym: malonylcoenzyme A. …
malonylcoenzyme ASynonym for malonyl-CoA ... The condensation product of malonic acid and coenzyme A, an intermediate in fatty acid biosynthesis. ... <chemical> S-malonylcoenzyme A. A coenzyme a derivative which plays a key role in the fatty acid synthesis in the cytoplasmic and microsomal systems. ... Chemical name: Coenzyme A, S-(hydrogen propanedioate) ... Syn …
malonyltransacylaseSynonym for ACP-malonyltransferase ... <enzyme> An enzyme transferring malonyl from malonyl-CoA to acyl carrier protein and releasing free CoA; a key step in fatty acid synthesis. ... Synonym: malonyl transacylase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
MalpighiMarcello, Italian anatomist, histologist, and embryologist, 1628-1694. ... See: malpighian bodies, malpighian capsule, malpighian cell, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian glomerulus, malpighian layer, malpighian nodules, malpighian pyramid, malpighian rete, malpighian stigmas, malpighian stratum, malpighian tubules, malpighian tuft …
Malpighi, Marcello<person> Was Professor of Medicine in Bologna and from there went in 1662 to Messina, returning to Bologna in 1661 demonstrated the structure of the lungs. Has been named the 'founder of microscopical anatomy'. ... Malpighi's Layer - deep layer of the epidermis. Opera omnia. London. 1686. Other structures are named eponymously after Malpighi b …
malpighian<anatomy> Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. Malhighian capsules or corpuscles, the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney. Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen, masses of adenoid tissue connected …
malpighian bodiesSynonym for splenic lymph follicles ... Small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. ... Synonym: folliculi lymphatici lienales, malpighian bodies, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian nodules, splenic corpuscles, splenic lymph nodules. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian capsuleA thin fibrous membrane enveloping the spleen and continued over the vessels entering at the hilus. ... See: glomerular capsule. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian cellA cell of the stratum spinosum of the epidermis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian corpusclesSynonym for renal corpuscle ... The tuft of glomerular capillaries and the capsula glomeruli that encloses it. ... Synonym: corpusculum renis, malpighian corpuscles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian glandsSynonym for splenic lymph follicles ... Small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. ... Synonym: folliculi lymphatici lienales, malpighian bodies, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian nodules, splenic corpuscles, splenic lymph nodules. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian glomerulusSynonym for glomerulus ... <anatomy, nephrology> One of the structures which comprise the nephron (functional unit) in the kidney. The glomerulus is composed of capillary blood vessels which are actively involved in the filtration of the blood. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
malpighian layerSynonym for malpighian stratum ... The living layer of the epidermis comprising the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, and stratum granulosum. ... Synonym: malpighian layer, malpighian rete. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian nodulesSynonym for splenic lymph follicles ... Small nodular masses of lymphoid tissue attached to the sides of the smaller arterial branches. ... Synonym: folliculi lymphatici lienales, malpighian bodies, malpighian corpuscles, malpighian glands, malpighian nodules, splenic corpuscles, splenic lymph nodules. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian pyramidSynonym for renal pyramid ... One of a number of pyramidal masses seen on longitudinal section of the kidney; collectively, they constitute the renal medulla, and contain part of the secreting tubules and the collecting tubules. ... Synonym: pyramis renalis, malpighian pyramid, medullary pyramid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian reteSynonym for malpighian stratum ... The living layer of the epidermis comprising the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, and stratum granulosum. ... Synonym: malpighian layer, malpighian rete. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian stigmasThe points of entrance of the smaller veins into the larger veins of the spleen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian stratumThe living layer of the epidermis comprising the stratum basale, stratum spinosum, and stratum granulosum. ... Synonym: malpighian layer, malpighian rete. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpighian tubulesOne of the tubular or hairlike excretory organs arising from the midgut-hindgut junction of many arthropods. Two to several hundred such tubules may be present. They collect waste from the body fluids and discharge them into the hindgut. Malpighian refers to the italian anatomist marcello malpighi, 1628-1694. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malpighian tuftSynonym for glomerulus ... <anatomy, nephrology> One of the structures which comprise the nephron (functional unit) in the kidney. The glomerulus is composed of capillary blood vessels which are actively involved in the filtration of the blood. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
malpighian vesiclesThe minute air-filled vesicle's on the surface of an expanded lung. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpositionSynonym for dystopia ... Faulty or abnormal position of a part or organ. ... Synonym: allotopia, malposition. ... Origin: dys-+ G. Topos, place ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malpresentationFaulty presentation of the foetus; presentation of any part other than the occiput. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malrotated earAn ear that is slanted more than usual. Technically, an ear is slanted when the angle of the slope of the auricle is more than 15 degrees from the perpendicular. Slanted ears are considered a minor anomaly. The presence of 2 or more minor anomalies in a child increases the probability that the child has a major malformation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malrotationFailure during embryonic development of normal rotation of all or part of an organ or system such as gut tube or kidney. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malrotation - midgut volvulus<radiology> Abnormal or incomplete rotation of bowel, narrow attachment of small bowel mesentery permits rotation, presents as midgut volvulus, surgical emergency (!), often isolated finding, 20% are associated with: duodenal atresia, annular pancreas, duodenal diaphragm ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
malrotation of the intestineFailure for the intestine to rotate normally during embryonic development. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
maltThe seed of barley or other grain, artificially germinated and dried, containing dextrin, maltose, small amounts of glucose, and amylolytic enzymes. Used in the form of an extract as a digestive and flavoring agent. ... Origin: A.S. Mealt ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malt liquorA beverage brewed from malt, such as beer or ale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
malt sugarSynonym for maltose ... <biochemistry> Disaccharide intermediate of the breakdown of starch, glucose _(1-4) glucose. Fermentable substrate in brewing. ... (20 Mar 1998) ...
malt-worker's lung<chest medicine> Extrinsic allergic alveolitis caused by inhalation of spores of Aspergillus clavatus and Aspergillus fumigatus from contaminated barley during the manufacture of beer. ... (22 Sept 2002) ...
maltaAn independent state consisting of three islands in the mediterranean sea, south of sicily. Its capital is valetta. The major island is malta, the two smaller islands are comino and gozo. It was a phoenician and carthaginian colony, captured by the romans in 218 b.c. It was overrun by saracens in 870, taken by the normans in 1090, and subsequently …
Malta feverSynonym for brucellosis ... <microbiology> A rare infection (less than 200 cases per year in the U.S.) caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Human infection results from occupational exposure to infected animals or by ingestion of infected milk, milk products or animal tissue. ... Symptoms are non-specific and include fever, malaise and wei …
maltase<enzyme> That hydrolyzes maltose (and the glucose trimer maltotriose) to glucose, during the enzymic breakdown of starch. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
maltobionate alpha-glucosidase<enzyme> An intracellular enzyme capable of hydrolyzing maltobionic acid; from alkalophilic bacillus sp. N-1053 ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: maltobionate alpha-d-glucohydrolase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltobioseSynonym for maltose ... <biochemistry> Disaccharide intermediate of the breakdown of starch, glucose _(1-4) glucose. Fermentable substrate in brewing. ... (20 Mar 1998) ...
maltodextrin phosphorylase<enzyme> From E coli ... Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- ... Synonym: e350a ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltokinase<enzyme> Catalyses ATP-dependent phosphorylation of maltose; isolated from actinoplanes ... Registry number: EC 2.7.1.- ... Synonym: ATP-maltose 1-phosphotransferase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltooligosyl trehalose synthase<enzyme> Converts various maltooligosaccharides to the correspondingmaltooligosyl trehalose by intramolecular transglycosylation ... Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- ... Synonym: mtsase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltose<biochemistry> Disaccharide intermediate of the breakdown of starch, glucose _(1-4) glucose. Fermentable substrate in brewing. ... (20 Mar 1998) ...
maltose 1-epimerase<enzyme> Catalyses the interconversion of alpha and beta anomers to maltose; from lactobacillus brevis; mw 43-45 kD ... Registry number: EC 5.1.3.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltose acetyltransferase<enzyme> From e. Coli; transfers acetyl group of acetyl coenzyme a to maltose ... Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- ... Synonym: maltose transacetylase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltose binding protein<protein> Protein of the bacterial (E. Coli) surface that links with MCP II and is involved in the chemotactic response to maltose, probably derived from a similar protein that links with a trans membrane transport system. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
maltose dehydrogenase<enzyme> Nad+ dependent ... Registry number: EC 1.1.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltose permease<chemical> See also mal61 transporter ... Chemical name: permease, maltose ... Synonym: maltose permease malt ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
maltotetroseA saccharide comprised of four d-glucose units in the alpha-1,4 linkage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
