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

manilla
Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city. Manila cheroot or cigar, a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine Islands. Manila hemp, a fibrous material obtained from the Musa textilis, a plant allied to the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India …

maniphalanx
A phalanx of the hand; a bony segment of a finger; distinguished from pediphalanx. ... Origin: L. Manus, hand, + phalanx ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

maniple
1. A handful. ... 2. A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company. ... 3. Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service. ... Origin: L …

manipulation
1. The act or process of manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in science or art. 'Manipulation is to the chemist like the external senses to the mind.' ... 2. The use of the hands in mesmeric operations. ... 3. Artful management; as, the manipulation of …

manipulation, orthopedic
The planned and carefully managed manual movement of the musculoskeletal system, extremities, and spine to produce increased motion. The term is sometimes used to denote a precise sequence of movements of a joint to determine the presence of disease or to reduce a dislocation. In the case of fractures, orthopedic manipulation can produce better pos …

manis
<zoology> A genus of edentates, covered with large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia and Africa, and feed on ants. ... Synonym: Scaly anteater. See Pangolin. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Manes the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from its dismal appea …

manitoba
A province of canada, lying between the provinces of saskatchewan and ontario. Its capital is winnipeg. Taking its name from lake manitoba, itself named for one of its islands, the name derived from algonquian manitou, great spirit. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mankind
1. The human race; man, taken collectively. 'The proper study of mankind is man.' (Pore) ... 2. Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race. ... 3. Human feelings; humanity. ... Origin: AS. Mancynn. See Kin kindred, Kind. ... Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel. 'Are women grown so mankind? Must they be wooing?' (Beau. &am …

manly
Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, especially. Brave, courageous, resolute, noble. 'Let's briefly put on manly readiness.' (Shak) 'Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life.' (Dryden) ... Synonym: Bold, daring, brave, courageous, firm, undaunted, hardy, dignified, stately. ... Origin: Man + -ly. Cf. Ma …

manmade wetland
<ecology> Any wetland area that has been purposely or accidentally created by some activity of humans. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Mann-Bollman fistula
A fistula used in experimental investigations; a loop of ileum is isolated, the distal (aboral) end is anastomosed laterally to the duodenum or the small intestine, and the open proximal (oral) end is sutured to the abdominal wall; peristaltic waves travel from oral to aboral end, with leakage to the exterior thus reduced to a minimum. ... (05 Mar 2 …

Mann-Williamson operation
<surgery> An operation performed on experimental animals (dogs) in research on peptic ulcer, the duodenum with its alkaline secretions being transplanted into the ileum and the cut end of the jejunum anastomosed to the pylorus. ... The animals develop ulcers in the jejunum which directly receives the gastric juice. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mann-Williamson ulcer
Synonym for Mann-Williamson operation ... <surgery> An operation performed on experimental animals (dogs) in research on peptic ulcer, the duodenum with its alkaline secretions being transplanted into the ileum and the cut end of the jejunum anastomosed to the pylorus. ... The animals develop ulcers in the jejunum which directly receives the ga …

Mann, Frank
<person> U.S. Surgeon, 1887-1962. ... See: Mann-Bollman fistula, Mann-Williamson operation, Mann-Williamson ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mann's methyl blue-eosin stain
<technique> A stain useful for anterior pituitary and viral inclusion bodies; a mixture of the two dyes stains alpha cell granules red, beta cell granules dark blue, chromophobes gray to pink, colloid red, erythrocytes orange-red, and collagen fibres blue; this method is also useful for enterochromaffin, goblet, Paneth, and pancreatic islet c …

manna
1. The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. ... 2. <botany> A name given to lichens of the genus Lecanora, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food. ... 3. <botany> A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yell …

manna cannellata
A flake manna, manna in lacrimis, manna in tears or small flakes; and manna communis or manna in sortis, manna in sorts. ... Origin: L., fr. G. Manna, fr. Heb. Man ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manna sugar
Synonym for mannitol ... A medication given to reduce brain swelling and elevated intracranial pressure. Also used to temporarily disrupt the blood-brain barrier prior to some forms of chemotherapy. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

mannan synthetase
<enzyme> From third internode of aetiolated pea seedlings; synthesises beta-1,4-mannan from GDP-d-mannose ... Registry number: EC 2.4.1.- ... Synonym: beta-1,4-mannan synthase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannans
Mannose containing polysaccharides found in plants as storage material, in association with cellulose as hemicellulose. In yeasts a wall constituent. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

manner
1. Mode of action; way of performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; fashion. 'The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land.' (2 Kings xvii. 26) 'The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a gentle, but very powerful,manner.' (Atterbury) ... 2. Characte …

mannerism
A peculiar or unusual characteristic mode of movement, action, or speech. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannich bases
Ketonic amines prepared from the condensation of a ketone with formaldehyde and ammonia or a primary or secondary amine. A mannich base can act as the equivalent of an alpha,beta unsaturated ketone in synthesis or can be reduced to form physiologically active amino alcohols. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannish
1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. 'But yet it was a figure most like to mannish creature.' (Gower) ... 2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine. 'A woman impudent and mannish grown.' (Shak) ... 3. Fond of men; said of a woman. Mannishly, Mannishness. ... Origin: Man + -ish: cf. AS. Mennisc, menisc …

mannite
1. <chemistry> A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); called also mannitol, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite. (MI11) HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH = D-mannitol; manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol; Mannicol; Mannidex; Osmiktrol; Osmosal. Used in pharmacy as …

mannitol
A medication given to reduce brain swelling and elevated intracranial pressure. Also used to temporarily disrupt the blood-brain barrier prior to some forms of chemotherapy. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

mannitol - mannose 1-oxidoreductase
<enzyme> Isolated from celeriae root tips; catalyses the nad-dependent oxidation of mannitol to mannose not to fructose; strongly inhibited by NADH and sensitive to alterations of nad-NADH ratio. Do not confuse with mannitol dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.67) which is a 2-oxidoreductase which converts mannitol to fructose ... Registry number: EC 1.1. …

mannitol dehydrogenase
<enzyme> Chemical name: D-Mannitol:NAD+ 2-oxidoreductase ... Registry number: EC 1.1.1.67 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannitol hexanitrate
An explosive compound formed by the nitration of mannitol; when diluted with carbohydrate substances (one part of mannitol hexanitrate to nine or more parts of carbohydrate) it is not explosive, and is used as a vasodilator and hypotensive agent; it is slower in action than nitroglycerin. ... Synonym: nitromannitol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannitol phosphates
Phosphoric acid esters of mannitol. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Mannkopf, Emil
<person> German physician, 1836-1918. ... See: Mannkopf's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mannkopf's sign
<clinical sign> Acceleration of the pulse when a painful point is pressed upon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannoheptulose
<chemical> Manno-heptulose. A 7-carbon keto sugar having the mannose configuration. ... Chemical name: manno-2-Heptulose ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannokinase
<enzyme> Reversibly catalyses the formation of d-mannose 6-phosphate and ADP from ATP and d-mannose ... Registry number: EC 2.7.1.7 ... Synonym: ATP-d-mannose 6-phosphotransferase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannomustine
<chemical> 1,6-bis(2-chloroethylamino)-1,6-dideoxy-d-mannitol. Nitrogen mustard derivative alkylating agent used as antineoplastic. It causes severe bone marrow depression and is a powerful vesicant. ... Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, alkylating. ... Chemical name: D-Mannitol, 1,6-bis((2-chloroethyl)amino)-1,6-dideoxy- ... (12 Dec …

mannopine cyclase
<enzyme> Catalyses the conversion of mannopine to agropine ... Registry number: EC 5.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannopine permease
<chemical> ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannopine synthase
<enzyme> No other info avail ... Registry number: EC 4.2.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannoproteins
Yeast cell wall components that are proteins with large numbers of mannose groups attached; highly antigenic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannosamine
2-Amino-2-deoxymannose;the d-isomer is a constituent of neuraminic acids as well as mucolipids and mucoproteins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannosans
Synonym for mannans ... Mannose containing polysaccharides found in plants as storage material, in association with cellulose as hemicellulose. In yeasts a wall constituent. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

mannose
<chemical> A hexose or fermentable monosaccharide and isomer of glucose from manna, the ash fraxinus ornus and related plants. ... Chemical name: Mannose ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannose-6-phosphate
<biochemistry> Mannose derivative formed by phosphorylation in the Golgi complex of certain mannose residues on N glycan chains of lysosomal enzymes. ... Believed to function as targetting signal that causes entry of these enzymes to the lysosomes. The receptor (215 kD) is enriched in specialised pre lysosomes. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

mannose-6-phosphate isomerase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the reversible isomerization of d-mannose-6-phosphate to form d-fructose-6-phosphate, an important step in glycolysis. ... Chemical name: D-Mannose-6-phosphate ketol isomerase ... Registry number: EC 5.3.1.8 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannose-6-phosphate receptors
Receptors in Golgi apparatus to which newly synthesised proteins that are destined to enter lysosomes bind. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannose-6-phosphate reductase
<enzyme> Involved in biosynthesis of mannitol in celery ... Registry number: EC 1.1.1.224 ... Synonym: manp reductase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannosephosphate isomerase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the reversible conversion of d-mannose-6-phosphate to d-fructose-6-phosphate; a key step in the synthesis of mannose derivatives as well as the entry of mannose into the central pathways of carbohydrate metabolism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannosephosphates
Phosphoric acid esters of mannose. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannosidase
<enzyme> Catalysing hydrolysis of the glycosidic bond between mannose residues and a variety of hydroxyl containing groups. _ mannosidases in rough endoplasmic reticulum and cis Golgi are responsible for removing four mannose residues during the synthesis of the complex type N linked glycan chains of glycoproteins. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

mannosidases
<enzyme> Alpha or beta-mannoside mannohydrolases. Catalyses the hydrolysis of terminal, non-reducing alpha or beta-d-mannose residues in mannosides. Deficiency of the alpha form can cause mannosidosis. ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannoside
A glycoside of mannose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mannosides
Glycosides formed by the reaction of the hydroxyl group on the anomeric carbon atom of mannose with an alcohol to form an acetal. They include both alpha- and beta-mannosides. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannosidestreptomycin hydrolase
<enzyme> Catalyses the hydrolysis of mannosidestreptomycin to yield streptomycin and mannose ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: msmh ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannosidosis
Inborn error of metabolism marked by a defect in alpha-mannosidase activity that results in lysosomal accumulation of mannose-rich substrates. Virtually all patients have psychomotor retardation, facial coarsening, and some degree of dysostosis multiplex. It is thought to be an autosomal recessive disorder. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannosyltransferases
<enzyme> Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of mannose from a nucleoside diphosphate mannose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate. ... Registry number: EC 2.4.1. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mannuronan C-5 epimerase
<enzyme> From a. Vinelandii; located extracellularly and has the ability to epimerise both algal and bacterial polymers; NADH-nad+ not required; level of calcium ions has crucial effect on both activity and reaction pattern of enzyme ... Registry number: EC 5.1.3- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

mannuronic acid
Uronic acid derived from the oxidation of mannose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manoeuvre
A planned movement or procedure. ... Origin: Fr. Manoeuvre, fr. L. Manu operari, to work by hand ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manometer
<chemistry> A device for measuring the pressure of a gas in a container. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

manometric
Relating to a manometer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manometry
Measurement of the pressure or tension of liquids or gases. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

manoscopy
Synonym for manometry ... Measurement of the pressure or tension of liquids or gases. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mansion
1. A dwelling place, whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter. 'In my Father's house are many mansions.' (John xiv. 2) 'These poets near our princes sleep, And in one grave their mansions keep.' (Denam) ... 2. The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension. ... 3. <astronomy> A tw …

Manson, Sir Patrick
<person> English authority on tropical medicine, 1844-1922. ... See: Mansonella, Mansonia, Manson's disease, Manson's pyosis, Manson's schistosomiasis, Schistosoma mansoni, schistosomiasis mansoni, Manson's eye worm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Manson's disease
Synonym for schistosomiasis mansoni ... Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma mansoni. It is endemic in africa, the middle east, south america, and the caribbean and affects mainly the bowel, spleen, and liver. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Manson's eye worm
Synonym for Oxyspirura mansoni ... A widely distributed spiruroid nematode parasite found under the nictitating membrane in the eye of turkeys, chickens, peafowl, quail, and grouse; larvae develop to the infective stage in cockroaches. ... Synonym: Manson's eye worm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Manson's pyosis
Synonym for pemphigus contagiosus ... An obsolete term for a superficial pyogenic infection. ... Synonym: Manson's pyosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Manson's schistosomiasis
Synonym for schistosomiasis mansoni ... Schistosomiasis caused by schistosoma mansoni. It is endemic in africa, the middle east, south america, and the caribbean and affects mainly the bowel, spleen, and liver. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mansonella
A genus of parasitic nematodes whose organisms are distributed in central and south america. Characteristics include a smooth cuticle and an enlarged anterior end. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Mansonella demarquayi
Synonym for Mansonella ozzardi ... A filarial parasite occurring in Yucatan, Panama, Colombia, northern Argentina, Guyana, French Guiana, and the islands of St. Vincent and Dominica, causing mansonelliasis; the microfilariae are not ensheathed, and there are no nuclei in the pointed tail; the life cycle is similar to that of Wuchereria bancrofti; hu …

Mansonella ozzardi
A filarial parasite occurring in Yucatan, Panama, Colombia, northern Argentina, Guyana, French Guiana, and the islands of St. Vincent and Dominica, causing mansonelliasis; the microfilariae are not ensheathed, and there are no nuclei in the pointed tail; the life cycle is similar to that of Wuchereria bancrofti; humans are the only known definitive …

Mansonella perstans
The 'persistent filaria,' a species widely prevalent in tropical Africa and northern South America where it infects human peritoneal and other body cavities, but is non-or mildly pathogenic; characteristic subperiodic microfilariae occur in peripheral blood. It is transmitted in Africa by the biting midges Culicoides austeni and C. Grahami. ... (05 …

Mansonella streptocerca
A filarial species in humans that produces nonperiodic sheathless microfilariae found in the circulating blood; may cause a lichenoid condition or oedema of the skin; commonly found in the corium of the skin of west African residents and transmitted by the biting midge, Culicoides grahami. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mansonella tucumana
Synonym for Mansonella ozzardi ... A filarial parasite occurring in Yucatan, Panama, Colombia, northern Argentina, Guyana, French Guiana, and the islands of St. Vincent and Dominica, causing mansonelliasis; the microfilariae are not ensheathed, and there are no nuclei in the pointed tail; the life cycle is similar to that of Wuchereria bancrofti; hu …

mansonelliasis
Infection with nematodes of the genus mansonella. Symptoms include pruritus, headache, and articular swelling. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mansonellosis
Infection with the filarial parasite Mansonella ozzardi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mansonia
A genus of brown or black medium-sized mosquitoes (tribe Culicini), often having banded abdomen and legs; larvae and pupae have modified breathing tubes enabling them to pierce aquatic plants to obtain air. Mansonia mosquitoes are distributed worldwide and, in tropical areas, are important vectors of Brugia malayi; in some areas they also transmit …

Mansonoides
A subgenus of Mansonia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mantel-Haenszel test
A summary chi-square test developed by Mantel and Haenszel for stratified data, used when controlling for confounding. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mantel, Nathan
<person> U.S. Biostatistician, *1927. ... See: Mantel-Haenszel test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mantelet
1. A short cloak formerly worn by knights. A short cloak or mantle worn by women. 'A mantelet upon his shoulders hanging.' (Chaucer) ... 2. A musket-proof shield of rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at embrasures; now commonly written mantlet. ... Origin: …

mantis
<zoology> Any one of numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus Mantis, and allied genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands folded in prayer. The common American species is M. Carolina. Mantis shrimp. ... <zoology> See Sguill …

mantle
1. To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; said of hawks. Also used figuratively. 'Ne is there hawk which mantleth on her perch.' (Spenser) 'Or tend his sparhawk mantling in her mew.' (Bp. Hall) 'My frail fancy fed with full delight. Doth bathe in bliss, and mantleth most at ease.' (Spenser) ... 2. To spread out; said of wings. 'The swan, …

mantle layer
The nuclear zone of the developing neural tube between the marginal layer and the ependymal layer; forms the gray matter of the central nervous system. ... Synonym: intermediate layer, mantle zone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mantle sclerosis
A common cerebral lesion in the palsied states of early life characterised by nodular cortical atrophy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mantle zone
A layer of small B lymphocytes surrounding the paler-staining germinal centres of lymphoid follicles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mantoux pit
Shallow 2-3 mm depressions of the palms and soles in basal cell nevus syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mantoux test
<investigation> Test for tuberculin reactivity in which tuberculin PPD (purified protein derivative) is injected intracutaneously. The injection site is examined after 2-3 days, a positive reaction, indicating current or previous infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (in an uninoculated individual), is an oedomatous and reddened area caus …

Mantoux, Charles
<person> French physician, 1877-1947. ... See: Mantoux pit, Mantoux test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manual
Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labour; the king's sign manual. 'Manual and ocular examination.' Manual alphabet. See Dactylology. Manual exercise the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms. Seal manual, the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a ring. Sign manual. See Si …

manual communication
Method of nonverbal communication utilizing hand movements as speech equivalents. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

manual ventilation
Intermittent manual compression of a gas-filled reservoir bag to force gases into a patient's lungs and thus maintain oxygenation and carbon dioxide elimination during apnea or hypoventilation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manubriosternal joint
The early union, by hyaline cartilage, of the manubrium and the body of the sternum, which later becomes a symphysial type of joint. ... Synonym: synchondrosis manubriosternalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manubriosternal junction
Synonym for sternal angle ... The angle between the manubrium and the body of the sternum at the manubriosternal junction. Marks the level of the second costal cartilage (rib) for counting ribs or intercostal spaces. Denotes level of aortic arch, bifurcation of trachea, and T4/T5 intervertebral disc. ... Synonym: angulus sterni, Louis' angle, Ludwig' …

manubriosternal symphysis
The later union, by fibrocartilage, of the manubrium and the body of the sternum; it begins as a synchondrosis and becomes a symphysis, occasionally fusing to become a synostosis. ... Synonym: symphysis manubriosternalis, sternomanubrial junction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manubrium mallei
Synonym for manubrium of malleus ... The handle of the malleus; the portion that extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus; it is embedded throughout its length in the tympanic membrane. ... Synonym: manubrium mallei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manubrium of malleus
The handle of the malleus; the portion that extends downward, inward, and backward from the neck of the malleus; it is embedded throughout its length in the tympanic membrane. ... Synonym: manubrium mallei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manubrium of sternum
The upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle. ... Synonym: manubrium sterni, episternum, presternum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manubrium sterni
Synonym for manubrium of sternum ... The upper segment of the sternum, a flattened, roughly triangular bone, occasionally fused with the body of the sternum, forming with it a slight angle, the sternal angle. ... Synonym: manubrium sterni, episternum, presternum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

manudynamometer
In dentistry, a device for measuring the force exerted by the thrust of an instrument. ... Origin: L. Manus, hand, + G. Dynamis, force, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...