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

margo posterior fibulae
Synonym for posterior border of fibula ... The ridge on the posterior aspect of the fibula extending from the head to the medial aspect of the peroneal groove. ... Synonym: margo posterior fibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo posterior radii
Synonym for posterior border of radius ... The ridge on the radius that extends from the tuberosity to the tubercle on the posterior aspect of the distal extremity. ... Synonym: margo posterior radii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo posterior testis
Synonym for posterior border of testis ... The rounded posterior portion of the testis into which the vessels enter. ... Synonym: margo posterior testis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo posterior ulnae
Synonym for posterior border of ulna ... The sinuous palpable subcutaneous ridge on the posterior aspect of the ulna that extends from near the olecranon to the styloid process, demarcating 'anterior' (flexor) from 'posterior' (extensor) compartments of forearm. ... Synonym: margo posterior ulnae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo pupillaris iridis
Synonym for pupillary border of iris ... The inner border of the iris that forms the edge of the pupil. ... Synonym: margo pupillaris iridis, pupillary margin of iris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo radialis antebrachii
An alternate term for lateral border of forearm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo sagittalis ossis parietalis
Synonym for sagittal border of parietal bone ... The medial border of the parietal bone entering into the sagittal suture. ... Synonym: margo sagittalis ossis parietalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo sphenoidalis ossis temporalis
Synonym for sphenoidal border of temporal bone ... The part of the border of the squamous part of the temporal bone that articulates with the greater wing of the sphenoid. ... Synonym: margo sphenoidalis ossis temporalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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

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

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

margo superior cerebri
The curved margin of the cerebral hemisphere at the junction of the superolateral and medial surfaces. ... Synonym: margo superomedialis, superomedial margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo superior pancreatis
Synonym for superior border of pancreas ... The uppermost border of the body of the pancreas that separates the anterior and posterior surfaces. ... Synonym: margo superior pancreatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo superior scapulae
Synonym for superior border of scapula ... The margin of the scapula that extends from the glenoid fossa to the superior angle. ... Synonym: margo superior scapulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo superior splenis
Synonym for superior border of spleen ... The notched border of the spleen that separates the gastric and disphragmatic surfaces. ... Synonym: margo superior splenis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo superomedialis
Synonym for margo superior cerebri ... The curved margin of the cerebral hemisphere at the junction of the superolateral and medial surfaces. ... Synonym: margo superomedialis, superomedial margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo supraorbitalis
Synonym for supraorbital margin ... The superior half of the orbital rim, which constitutes the curved superior border of the orbital opening, formed by the frontal bone. ... See: orbital rim. ... Synonym: margo supraorbitalis, supraorbital arch, supraorbital ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo tibialis pedis
An alternate term for medial border of foot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo ulnaris antebrachii
An alternate term for medial border of forearm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo uteri
Synonym for border of uterus ... The right or left margin of the uterus along which the broad ligament is attached. The uterine tube and round ligament attach to the uterus at the upper part of the border. ... Synonym: margo uteri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margo zygomaticus alae majoris
Synonym for zygomatic border of greater wing of sphenoid bone ... The border of the greater wing of the sphenoid that articulates with the zygomatic bone. ... Synonym: margo zygomaticus alae majoris, zygomatic margin of greater wing of sphenoid bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

margosa
<botany> A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, …

margrave
1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany. ... 2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis. ... Origin: G. Markgraf, prop, lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. Gagrefts decree: cf. D. Markgraaf, F. Margrave. See March …

marian lithotomy
Synonym for median lithotomy ... <surgery> Lithotomy in which the perineal incision is made in the median raphe. ... Synonym: marian lithotomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mariculture
The cultivation of marine plants or animals for food or for otherpurposes. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Marie-Robinson syndrome
<syndrome> Insomnia and mild melancholia associated with alimentary levulosuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marie-Strumpell disease
Synonym for ankylosing spondylitis ... <rheumatology> A polyarthritis involving the spine, which is characterised by progressive, painful stiffening of the joints and ligaments. It almost exclusively affects young men. ... Interestingly the disease seems to be associated with HLA B27, those with this histocompatability antigen are 300 times mor …

Marie, Pierre
<person> French neurologist, 1853-1940. ... See: Marie's ataxia, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, Bamberger-Marie disease, Bamberger-Marie syndrome, Marie-Strumpell disease, Strumpell-Marie disease, Brissaud-Marie syndrome, Foix-Cavany-Marie syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marie's ataxia
An obsolete term for a variety of non-Friedreich hereditary ataxias. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marie's disease
A hypertrophic osteopathy of dogs in which osseous changes of the limbs are associated with intrathoracic lesions such as pulmonary neoplasms; also occurs in horses, cattle, and sheep. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marigold
<botany> A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes. ... There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the African or French marigold of the genus Tagetes, of which several species and many varieties are …

marihuana
Popular name for the dried flowering leaves of Cannabis sativa, which are smoked as cigarettes, 'joints,' or 'reefers.' In the U.S. Marihuana includes any part of, or any extracts from, the female plant. Alternative spellings are mariguana, marijuana. ... See: cannabis. ... Origin: fr. Sp. Maria-Juana, Mary-Jane ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marijuana
A often used street drug that is derived from the marijuana plant (active ingredient tetra-hydro-cannabinol). Used to heighten perception, cause mood swings and relax the mind and body. Signs of use include: red eyes, lethargy and uncoordinated body movements. Long term effects include a decrease in motivation, but may also have harmful effects on …

marijuana abuse
The excessive use of marijuana with associated psychological symptoms and impairment in social or occupational functioning. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marijuana smoking
Inhaling and exhaling the smoke from cannabis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marine
1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine. ... 2. <geology> Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits. ... <medicine> Marine acid, a steam engine for propelling a vessel. Ma …

marine soap
A soap made of palm or coconut oil for use with sea water in which it is soluble. ... Synonym: salt water soap. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marine toxins
Toxic or poisonous substances elaborated by marine flora or fauna. They include also specific, characterised poisons or toxins for which there is no more specific heading, like those from poisonous fishes. Clupeotoxin, pahutoxin, prymnesin, scombrotoxin go here. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

mariner
Group of transposons with broad phylogenetic distribution (arthropods, nematodes, planaria, humans). Mariner elements consist of a transposase gene flanked by short inverted repeats. Nature 378:672 ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Marinesco-Garland syndrome
<syndrome> A rare neurologic disorder characterised by cerebellolental degeneration with mental retardation; autosomal recessive inheritance. ... Synonym: cataract-oligophrenia syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, Torsten Sjogren's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome
Synonym for Marinesco-Garland syndrome ... <syndrome> A rare neurologic disorder characterised by cerebellolental degeneration with mental retardation; autosomal recessive inheritance. ... Synonym: cataract-oligophrenia syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome, Torsten Sjogren's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marinesco, Georges
<person> Roumanian neurologist, 1863-1938. ... See: Marinesco's succulent hand, Marinesco-Garland syndrome, Marinesco-Sjogren syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marinesco's succulent hand
Oedema of the hand with coldness and lividity of the skin, observed in syringomyelia. ... Synonym: main succulente. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marinobufotoxin
A poison produced by the parotid gland of Bufo marinus (family Bufonidae), a large toad native to Central and South America; used in tropical countries for insect control. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marinol
An appetite stimulant composed of THC, the active ingredient in marijuana. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Marion, Georges
<person> French urologist, 1869-1932. ... See: Marion's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marion's disease
A congenital obstruction of the posterior urethra. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mariotte bottle
A stoppered bottle with bottom outlet, used as a reservoir for constant infusions; air enters only by bubbling through a tube extending down through the stopper almost to the bottom; a partial vacuum thus supports the variable height of liquid above the air inlet, providing a constant gravity head for outflow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mariotte, Edme
<person> French physicist, 1620-1684. ... See: Mariotte bottle, Mariotte's experiment, Mariotte's law, Mariotte's blind spot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mariotte's blind spot
Synonym for optic disk ... The portion of the optic nerve seen in the fundus with the ophthalmoscope. It is formed by the meeting of all the retinal ganglion cell axons as they enter the optic nerve. Because the retina at the optic disk has no photoreceptors there is a corresponding blind spot in the visual field. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Mariotte's experiment
An experiment in which one looks fixedly with one eye (the other being closed), at a black dot on a card, on which is also marked a black cross; as the card is moved to or from the eye, at a certain distance the cross becomes invisible but appears again as the card is moved further; this proves the absence of photoreceptors where the optic nerve en …

mariposia
Thallasoposia;rarely used term for abnormal consumption of sea water as a result of psychogenic factors. ... Synonym: thalassoposia. ... Origin: L. Mare, the sea, + G. Posis, drinking ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marital counseling
The process whereby a trained counselor assists married couples to resolve problems that arise and trouble them in their relationship; husband and wife are seen by the same counselor in separate and joint counseling sessions focusing on immediate family problems. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marital status
A demographic parameter indicating a person's status with respect to marriage, divorce, widowhood, singleness, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marital therapy
A form of psychotherapy involving the husband and wife and directed to improving the marital relationship. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Marjolin, Jean
<person> French physician, 1780-1850. ... See: Marjolin's ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marjolin's ulcer
Well-differentiated but aggressive squamous cell carcinoma occurring in cicatricial tissue at the epidermal edge of a sinus draining underlying osteomyelitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marjoram
<botany> A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. Vulgare, far less fragrant than the other. ... Origin: OE. Majoran, F. Marjolaine, LL. Marjoraca, fr. L. Amaracus, amar …

marked foetal bradycardia
A foetal heart rate less than 100 beats per minute. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marker
An identifiable physical location on a chromosome (for example, restriction enzyme cuttingsite, gene) whose inheritance can bemonitored. Markers can beexpressed regions of DNA (genes) or some segment of DNA with no knowncoding function but whose pattern of inheritance can be determined. ... See: restriction fragment length polymorphism. ... (09 Oct 1 …

marker chromosome
An abnormal chromosome that is distinctive in appearance but not fully identified. For example, the fragile x chromosome was once called the marker x. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marker enzyme
<enzyme> An enzyme that is used to identify a specific cell type, cell organelle, or cell component. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marker gene
Gene that confers some readily detectable phenotype on cells carrying the gene, either in culture or in transgenic or chimeric organisms. Gene could be an enzymic reporter gene, a selectable marker conferring antibiotic resistance or a cell membrane protein with a characteristic epitope. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

marker locus
A locus on a chromosome or in a stretch of DNA that can be identified (e.g., a restriction fragment length polymorphism) and can serve in linkage analysis and in the isolation of a disease gene. ... See: linkage marker. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marker trait
A trait that may be of little importance in itself but which by association, linkage, or other means facilitates the detection, anticipation, or understanding of a disease or (for genetic diseases) the localization of the causative gene on the karyotype. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marker, object
<microscopy> A small abrasive stylus, set in a rotating holder mounted on the lower end of the drawtube. The desired part of the specimen is placed in the centre of the field, and the abrasive point is pressed against the slide or cover, and rotated. It describes a tiny circle around the desired object field. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

market
1. A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week. 'He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares At wakes, and wassails, meetings, markets, fairs.' (Shak) 'Three women and a goose m …

marketing of health services
Application of marketing principles and techniques to maximise the use of health care resources. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marking
The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or colouring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage. Marking ink, indelible ink, because used in marking linen. ... <botany> Marking nut, the nut of the Semecarpus Anacardium, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous …

markov chains
A stochastic process such that the conditional probability distribution for a state at any future instant, given the present state, is unaffected by any additional knowledge of the past history of the system. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Markov process
A stochastic process in which the probability of an event in the future is not affected by the past history of events. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Markov, Andrei
<person> Russian mathematician, 1865-1922. ... See: Markov process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marl flats
Marl flats are areas where the soil has accumulated high concentrations of calcium carbonate (lime) from the strongly alkaline groundwater. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

marline
A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting. Marline spike, Marling spike A tropic bird. A jager, or skua gull. ... Origin: LG. Marlien, marling, or D. Marling, marlijn, fr. D. Marren to tie, prob. Akin to E. Moor, v, and lijn line: cf.F. Merlin. See Moo …

marmalade
A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc, boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. ... <botany> Marmalade tree, a sapotaceous tree (Lucuma mammosa) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, conta …

Marme's reagent
A solution of potassium iodide and cadmium iodide used in testing for alkaloids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marmorated
Denoting a condition in which the appearance of the skin is streaked like marble. ... See: cutis marmorata. ... Origin: L. Marmoratus, marbled ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marmoset
<zoology> Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidae. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. ... Synonym: squirrel monkey. ... Origin: F. Marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. Fr. LL. Marmoretum, fr. L. Marmor marb …

marmoset virus
A herpesvirus obtained repeatedly from throat swabs and tissues of New World monkeys. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marmot
1. <zoology> Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. Marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (A. Monax) is the woodchuck. ... 2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the …

marmota
A genus of sciuridae consisting of 14 species. They are shortlegged, burrowing rodents which hibernate in winter. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome
<biochemistry, syndrome> An error of mucopolysaccharide metabolism due to deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme arylsulphatase B. ... It is characterised by excretion of dermatan sulfate in the urine, growth retardation, lumbar kyphosis, sternal protrusion, genu valgum, usually hepatosplenomegaly, and no mental retardation. ... Onset occurs after …

Maroteaux, Pierre
<person> French medical geneticist, *1926. ... See: Maroteaux-Lamy syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marquis' reagent
A solution of formaldehyde in sulfuric acid used in colour tests for formaldehyde. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marriage
1. The act of marrying, or the state of being married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. 'Marriage is honorable in all.' (Heb. Xiii. 4) ... 2. The marriage vow or contract. ... 3. A feast made on the occasion of a marriage. 'The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for h …

marriage therapy
A type of family therapy that involves both husband and wife and focuses on the marital relationship as it affects the individual personalities, behaviours, and psychopathologies of the partners; the rationale for this method is the assumption that emotional or psychopathological processes within the family structure and in the social matrix of the …

marriage, cousin
A form of consanguinity. Everyone carries recessive alleles, genes that are generally innocuous in the heterozygous state but that in the company of another gene of the same type are capable of causing disease. We are all genetic reservoirs for genetic disease. Since first cousins share a set of grandparents, for any particular allele (gene) in the …

marrow
1. <anatomy> The tissue which fills the cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less fatty, and red or reddish in colour. ... 2. The essence; the best part. 'It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and marrow of our attribute.' (Shak) ... 3. [OE. Maru, m …

marrow canal
Synonym for root canal of tooth ... The chamber of the dental pulp lying within the root portion of a tooth. ... Synonym: canalis radicis dentis, marrow canal, pulp canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marrow cell
Any cell of bone marrow, especially haemopoietic cell's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marrow-lymph gland
A type of haemal node, resembling the bone marrow in structure and probable function. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

marry
1. To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws or customs of the place. 'Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself.' (Gay) ... 2. To join according to law, (a man) to a woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as h …

mars
1. The god of war and husbandry. ... 2. <astronomy> One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for the redness of its light. ... 3. <chemistry> The metallic …

Marseilles fever
Synonym for boutonneuse fever ... A febrile disease of the mediterranean area, the crimea, africa, and india, caused by infection with rickettsia conorii. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marsh
<ecology> A tract of wet land principally inhabitated by partially-submerged herbaceous vegetation. ... (05 Jan 1998) ...

marsh fever
See malaria. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

marsh gas
Synonym for methane ... <chemistry> A light, colourless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, CH4; marsh gas. See Marsh gas, under Gas. ... <chemistry> Methane series, a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the paraffin …

Marshall syndrome
<syndrome> Syndrome of mid-face hypoplasia, cataract, sensorineural hearing loss, and hypohidrosis. It is disputed whether this syndrome is distinct from Stickler's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marshall test
Manual deviation of bladder neck during strain or cough to ascertain presence of stress urinary incontinence. ... Synonym: Bonney test, Marshall-Marchetti test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Marshall-Marchetti test
Synonym for Marshall test ... Manual deviation of bladder neck during strain or cough to ascertain presence of stress urinary incontinence. ... Synonym: Bonney test, Marshall-Marchetti test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...