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

margaric
Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. Margaric acid. ... <physiology> A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources. ... Origin: Cf. F. Margarique. See Margarite. ... Source: Websters Di …

margarine
<chemical> A butterlike product made of refined vegetable oils, sometimes blended with animal fats, and emulsified usually with water or milk. It is used as a butter substitute. ... Chemical name: Margarine ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

margarine disease
Erythema multiforme caused by an emulsifying agent used in the manufacture of margarine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Margaropus
A genus of ixodid ticks closely resembling Boophilus, but not having festoons or ornamentations; they are characterised by greatly enlarged posterior legs and a prolonged median plate. ... Origin: G. Margaros, pearl oyster, + pous, foot ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Margaropus winthemi
The one-host South American winter horse tick; it also sometimes attacks cattle and sheep. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margin
1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake. ... 2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing. ... 3. The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article. ... 4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty. ... 5. Collateral se …

margin of acetabulum
The rim of bone around the acetabulum to which is attached the labrum acetabulare. ... Synonym: limbus acetabuli, margo acetabularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margin of fossa ovalis
Synonym for limbus fossae ovalis ... A muscular ring surrounding the fossa ovalis in the wall of the right atrium of the heart. ... Synonym: annulus ovalis, margin of fossa ovalis, Vieussens' annulus, Vieussens' isthmus, Vieussens' limbus, Vieussens' ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margin of orbit
Synonym for orbital rim ... The mostly sharp edge of the orbital opening which is the peripheral border of the base of the pyramid-shaped orbit. The superior half of the orbital rim is the supraorbital margin; the inferior half is the infraorbital margin. The frontal, maxillary, and zygomatic bones contribute to the orbital rim, which is generally s …

margin of safety
The margin between the minimal therapeutic dose and the minimal toxic dose of a drug. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margin of the tongue
The lateral border that separates the dorsum from the inferior surface of the tongue on each side, the two borders meeting anteriorly at the apex. ... Synonym: margo linguae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal
Occurring at or very close to the margin. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

marginal adaptation
<dentistry> The degree of proximity and interlocking of filling material to the wall of the cavity of a tooth. The term has come to be used synonymously with adaptation at the cavosurface margin. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marginal artery of colon
Artery formed by anastomoses between the right and left colic artery's; it passes downward from the left colic flexure to the aboral end of the pelvic colon. ... Synonym: artery of Drummond, Riolan's arc. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal artery of drummond
<radiology> Formed by, right and left br. Of middle colic a., and left and right colic aa., runs along mesenteric border of colon, supplies vasa recta ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marginal band
A bundle of equatorially located microtubules that stabilise the biconvex shape of platelets and avian erythrocytes. They are unusual in that they do not derive from the centrosomal microtubule organising centre. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

marginal blepharitis
Synonym for blepharitis marginalis ... Inflammation of the margins of the eyelids. ... Synonym: ciliary blepharitis, marginal blepharitis. ... Meibomian blepharitis, inflammation of the eyelid margin and the meibomian glands. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal corneal degeneration
Bilateral opacification and vascularization of the periphery of the cornea, progressing to formation of a gutter and ectasia. ... Synonym: ectatic marginal degeneration of cornea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal crest
The rounded borders which form the mesial and distal margins of the occlusal surface of a tooth. ... Synonym: crista marginalis, marginal ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal fasciculus
Synonym for dorsolateral fasciculus ... A longitudinal bundle of thin, unmyelinated and poorly myelinated fibres capping the apex of the posterior horn of the spinal gray matter, composed of posterior root fibres and short association fibres that interconnect neighboring segments of the posterior horn. ... Synonym: fasciculus dorsolateralis, tractus …

marginal gingivitis
Gingivitis in which the clinical alterations are confined to the marginal gingiva and do not involve the attached gingiva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal gyrus
Synonym for superior frontal gyrus ... A broad convolution running in an anteroposterior direction on the medial edge of the convex surface and of each frontal lobe. ... Synonym: gyrus frontalis superior, marginal gyrus, superior frontal convolution. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal keratitis
A corneal inflammation at the limbus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal layer
The outer, nonnuclear layer of the embryonic neural tube; into its fibrous network grow the longitudinal nerve fibres which eventually become the white matter of the cord and brain stem. ... Synonym: marginal zone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marginal Line Calculus Index
An index which scores supragingival calculus found in cervical areas paralleling marginal gingiva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal rays
In geometric optics, those ray's originating from the periphery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal ridge
Synonym for marginal crest ... The rounded borders which form the mesial and distal margins of the occlusal surface of a tooth. ... Synonym: crista marginalis, marginal ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal ring ulcer of cornea
A slowly advancing intermittent ulcer involving the circumference of the corneal margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal sphincter
Synonym for ileal sphincter ... A thickening of circular musculature at the free margin of the ileal papilla. ... Synonym: ileocaecocolic sphincter, marginal sphincter, operculum ilei, Varolius' sphincter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal tubercle
Synonym for marginal tubercle of zygomatic bone ... A prominence on the temporal border of the zygomatic bone to which the temporal fascia is attached. ... Synonym: tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici, marginal tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal tubercle of zygomatic bone
A prominence on the temporal border of the zygomatic bone to which the temporal fascia is attached. ... Synonym: tuberculum marginale ossis zygomatici, marginal tubercle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginal zone
Synonym for marginal layer ... The outer, nonnuclear layer of the embryonic neural tube; into its fibrous network grow the longitudinal nerve fibres which eventually become the white matter of the cord and brain stem. ... Synonym: marginal zone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margination
Adhesion of leucocytes to the endothelial lining of blood vessels, particularly post capillary venules, often, but not always, a prelude to leaving the circulation and entering the tissues. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

margination of placenta
See: placenta marginata. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margines
Plural of margo. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marginoplasty
Plastic surgery of the tarsal border of an eyelid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margins
The area of tissue surrounding a tumour when it is removed by surgery. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

margins of eyelids
The free edges of the eyelids. ... See: anterior border of eyelids, posterior border of eyelids. ... Synonym: margo palpebrae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo
Synonym: margin, border. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo acetabularis
An alternate term for margin of acetabulum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo anterior fibulae
Synonym for anterior border of fibula ... A ridge on the shaft of the fibula to which is attached the anterior intermuscular septum of the leg. ... Synonym: margo anterior fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo anterior pancreatis
Synonym for anterior border of pancreas ... The sharp margin between the anterior and inferior surfaces of the pancreas. ... Synonym: margo anterior pancreatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo anterior pulmonis
Synonym for anterior border of lung ... The thin anteromedial or sternal edge of the lung which overlaps the pericardial sac anteriorly and forms the boundary between the mediastinal and costal surfaces. ... Synonym: margo anterior pulmonis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo anterior radii
Synonym for anterior border of radius ... The ridge on the shaft of the radius extending from the radial tuberosity to the anterior part of the styloid process. ... Synonym: margo anterior radii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo anterior testis
Synonym for anterior border of testis ... An imaginary convex line demarcating the lateral and medial surfaces. ... Synonym: margo anterior testis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo anterior tibiae
Synonym for anterior border of tibia ... The sharp subcutaneous ridge of the tibia that extends from the tuberosity to the anterior part of the medial malleolus. ... Synonym: margo anterior tibiae, anticnemion, shin, tibial crest. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo anterior ulnae
Synonym for anterior border of ulna ... The ridge on the body of the ulna that extends from the tuberosity to the anterior part of the styloid process. ... Synonym: margo anterior ulnae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo ciliaris iridis
Synonym for ciliary border of iris ... The peripheral border of the iris attached to the ciliary body. ... Synonym: margo ciliaris iridis, ciliary margin of iris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo dexter cordis
Synonym for right border of heart ... The border between the sternocostal and diaphragmatic surfaces of the heart; it is fairly well defined in fixed hearts but is rounded and indefinite in the living heart. ... Synonym: margo dexter cordis, right margin of heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo falciformis
Synonym for falciform margin ... The sharply curved, free margin of the saphenous opening in the fascia lata; medially, it ends in a superior and an inferior horn. ... Synonym: margo falciformis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo fibularis pedis
An alternate term for lateral border of foot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo frontalis
Synonym for frontal border ... Edge of a bone which articulates with the frontal bone. ... See: frontal border of parietal bone, frontal border of sphenoid bone. ... Synonym: margo frontalis, frontal margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo frontalis ossis parietalis
Synonym for frontal border of parietal bone ... The margin of the parietal bone that articulates with the frontal bone. ... Synonym: margo frontalis ossis parietalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo frontalis ossis sphenoidalis
Synonym for frontal border of sphenoid bone ... The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid bon that articulates with the frontal bone. ... Synonym: margo frontalis ossis sphenoidalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo incisalis
Synonym for incisal edge ... The part of an anterior tooth farthest from the apex of the root. ... Synonym: margo incisalis, cutting edge, incisal margin, incisal surface, shearing edge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferior
Synonym for inferior border ... The caudal or lowermost margin of a structure. ... Synonym: inferior margin, margo inferior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferior cerebri
The irregular, discontinuous margin of the cerebral hemisphere at the junction of the inferior and superolateral surfaces. ... Synonym: margo inferolateralis, inferolateral margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferior hepatis
Synonym for inferior border of liver ... The sharp border of the liver that separates the diaphragmatic and visceral surfaces. ... Synonym: margo inferior hepatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferior pancreatis
Synonym for inferior border of pancreas ... The border of the pancreas separating the inferior and posterior surfaces. ... Synonym: margo inferior pancreatis, margo inferior splenis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferior pulmonis
Synonym for inferior border of lung ... The sharp border of the lung that separates the diaphragmatic surface from the costal and mediastinal surfaces. ... Synonym: margo inferior pulmonis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferior splenis
Synonym for inferior border of pancreas ... The border of the pancreas separating the inferior and posterior surfaces. ... Synonym: margo inferior pancreatis, margo inferior splenis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferolateralis
An alternate term for margo inferior cerebri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo inferomedialis
An alternate term for margo medialis cerebri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo infraorbitalis
Synonym for infraorbital margin ... The inferior half of the orbital rim, or the lower border of the orbital opening, formed by the maxilla medially and the zygomatic bone laterally. ... See: orbital rim. ... Synonym: margo infraorbitalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo interosseus
Synonym for interosseous border ... Edge of a bone to which a fibrous (interosseous) membrane is attached, by which the bone becomes attached to another bone. ... See: interosseous border of fibula, interosseous border of radius, interosseous border of tibia, interosseous border of ulna. ... Synonym: margo interosseus, interosseous crest, interosseous …

margo interosseus fibulae
Synonym for interosseous border of fibula ... The ridge along the medial border of the fibula to which is attached the interosseous membrane. ... Synonym: margo interosseus fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo interosseus radii
Synonym for interosseous border of radius ... The ridge along the medial side of the radius to which is attached the interosseous membrane. ... Synonym: margo interosseus radii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo interosseus tibiae
Synonym for interosseous border of tibia ... The ridge along the lateral border of the tibia to which is attached the interosseous membrane. ... Synonym: margo interosseus tibiae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo interosseus ulnae
Synonym for interosseous border of ulna ... The ridge along the lateral side of the body of the ulna to which is attached the interosseous membrane. ... Synonym: margo interosseus ulnae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lacrimalis maxillae
Synonym for lacrimal border of maxilla ... The margin of the nasal surface of the maxilla that articulates with the lacrimal bone. ... Synonym: margo lacrimalis maxillae, lacrimal margin of maxilla. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lateralis
Synonym for lateral border ... The margin or edge of a structure which is farthest from the midline. ... Synonym: margo lateralis, lateral margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lateralis antebrachii
Synonym for lateral border of forearm ... An imaginary line running along the outermost extent of the forearm separating anterior and posterior surfaces laterally. ... Synonym: margo lateralis antebrachii, margo radialis antebrachii, radial border of forearm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lateralis humerii
Synonym for lateral border of humerus ... The ridge on the humerus that extends from the greater tubercle to the lateral epicondyle. ... Synonym: margo lateralis humerii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lateralis pedis
Synonym for lateral border of foot ... The border of the foot between the small toe and the heel. ... Synonym: margo lateralis pedis, margo fibularis pedis, fibular margin of foot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lateralis renis
Synonym for lateral border of kidney ... The convex narrow edge separating the anterior and posterior surfaces. ... Synonym: margo lateralis renis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lateralis scapulae
Synonym for lateral border of scapula ... The edge of the scapula extending from the glenoid fossa to the inferior angle. ... Synonym: margo lateralis scapulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo lateralis unguis
Synonym for lateral border of nail ... The sides of the nail extending from the proximal to the free borders. ... Synonym: margo lateralis unguis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo liber
Synonym for free border ... Unattached edge of a sturcture, often opposite the attached edge. ... See: free border of nail, free border of ovary. ... Synonym: margo liber, free margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo liber ovarii
Synonym for free border of ovary ... The unattached, posterior margin of the ovary. ... Synonym: margo liber ovarii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo liber unguis
Synonym for free border of nail ... The distal border of the nail that overhangs the tip of the digit. ... Synonym: margo liber unguis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo linguae
Synonym for margin of the tongue ... The lateral border that separates the dorsum from the inferior surface of the tongue on each side, the two borders meeting anteriorly at the apex. ... Synonym: margo linguae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis
Synonym for medial border ... The border of a structure closest to the medial plane. ... Synonym: margo medialis, medial margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis antebrachii
Synonym for medial border of forearm ... An imaginary line extrapolated from the medial epicondyle of the humerus to the styloid process of the ulna, forming a border between the anterior and posterior surfaces. ... Synonym: margo medialis antebrachii, margo ulnaris antebrachii, ulnar margin of forearm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis cerebri
The irregular border of the cerebral hemisphere at the junction of the inferior and medial surfaces. ... Synonym: margo inferomedialis, inferomedial margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis humerii
Synonym for medial border of humerus ... The ridge on the humerus extending from the crest of the lesser tubercle to the medial epicondyle. ... Synonym: margo medialis humerii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis pedis
Synonym for medial border of foot ... The inner border of the foot extending from heel to the great toe. ... Synonym: margo medialis pedis, margo tibialis pedis, tibial border of foot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis renis
Synonym for medial border of kidney ... The concave border of the kidney. ... Synonym: margo medialis renis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis scapulae
Synonym for medial border of scapula ... The edge of the scapula closest to the vertebral column, extending from superior angle to inferior angle. ... Synonym: margo medialis scapulae, vertebral border of scapula. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo medialis tibiae
Synonym for medial border of tibia ... The rounded border of the tibia that separates the posterior and medial surfaces. ... Synonym: margo medialis tibiae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo mesovaricus ovarii
Synonym for mesovarian border of ovary ... The border of the ovary to which the mesovarium is attached. ... Synonym: margo mesovaricus ovarii, mesovarian margin of ovary. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo nasalis ossis frontalis
Synonym for nasal border of frontal bone ... The border of the frontal bone that articulates with the nasal bones. ... Synonym: margo nasalis ossis frontalis, nasal margin of frontal bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo occipitalis
Synonym for occipital border ... Edge of a bone which articulates with the occipital bone. ... See: occipital border of parietal bone, occipital border of temporal bone. ... Synonym: margo occipitalis, occipital margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo occipitalis ossis parietalis
Synonym for occipital border of parietal bone ... The posterior margin of the parietal bone that articulates with the occipital squama. ... Synonym: margo occipitalis ossis parietalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo occipitalis ossis temporalis
Synonym for occipital border of temporal bone ... That part of the temporal bone that articulates with the occipital squama. ... Synonym: margo occipitalis ossis temporalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo occultus unguis
Synonym for proximal border of nail ... The proximal border of the nail entirely covered by the nail wall. ... Synonym: margo occultus unguis, occult border of nail. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo palpebrae
Synonym for margins of eyelids ... The free edges of the eyelids. ... See: anterior border of eyelids, posterior border of eyelids. ... Synonym: margo palpebrae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo parietalis
Synonym for parietal border ... Edge of a bone which articulates with the parietal bone. ... See: parietal border of frontal bone, parietal border of sphenoid bone, parietal border of temporal bone. ... Synonym: margo parietalis, parietal margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo parietalis ossis frontalis
Synonym for parietal border of frontal bone ... The margin of the frontal bone that articulates with the parietal bone. ... Synonym: margo parietalis ossis frontalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo parietalis ossis sphenoidalis
Synonym for parietal border of sphenoid bone ... The margin of the greater wing of the sphenoid that articulates with the parietal bone. ... Synonym: margo parietalis ossis sphenoidalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo parietalis ossis temporalis
Synonym for parietal border of temporal bone ... The border of the squamous part of the temporal bone that articulates with the parietal bone. ... Synonym: margo parietalis ossis temporalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...