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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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antinialRelating to the antinion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antinionThe space between the eyebrows; the point on the skull opposite the inion. ... See: glabella. ... Origin: anti-+ G. Inion, nape of the neck ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antinomyOrigin: L. Antinomia, Gr.; against + law. ... 1. Opposition of one law or rule to another law or rule. 'Different commentators have deduced from it the very opposite doctrines. In some instances this apparent antinomy is doubtful.' (De Quincey) ... 2. An opposing law or rule of any kind. 'As it were by his own antinomy, or counterstatute.' (Milton)
antinuclear
Having an affinity for or reacting with the cell nucleus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antinuclear antibody
<immunology> Antinuclear antibody is an antibody that react against components of the cell nucleus such as DNA, RNA, histone or non-histone proteins. ... These antibodies are present in a variety of immunologic or autoimmune diseases including systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, scleroderma, Sjogren's syndrome, rheumatoid arthrit …
antinuclear factor
A factor, usually antibodies, present in serum with strong affinity for nuclei and detected by fluorescent antibody technique; present in lupus erythematosus, rheumatic arthritis, and certain other autoimmune conditions; may also be present at lower levels in normal individuals. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antioestrogen
<pharmacology> Any substance capable of preventing full expression of the biological effects of oestrogenic hormones on responsive tissues, either by producing antagonistic effects on the target tissue, as androgens and progestogens do, or by competing with oestrogens at oestrogen receptors at the cellular level. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antioestrogenic
<pharmacology> Counteracting or suppressing oestrogenic activity ... Origin: Gr. Gennan = to produce ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
antioncogene
<molecular biology> A gene which suppresses the formation of tumours (tumour-suppressor gene). Deletion or inactivation of this gene is believed to be a necessary prerequisite for tumour development. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
antioxidant
<chemistry> One of many widely used synthetic or natural substances added to a product to prevent or delay its deterioration by action of oxygen in the air. Rubber, paints, vegetable oils and prepared foods commonly contain antioxidants. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antioxidants
Synthetic or natural substances added to products to prevent or delay their deterioriation by action of oxygen in air. In biochemistry and medicine, antioxidants are enzymes or other organic substances, such as vitamin e or beta-carotene, that are capable of counteracting the damaging effects of oxidation in animal tissue. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antipain
<chemical> An oligopeptide produced by various bacteria which acts as a protease inhibitor. ... Pharmacological action: protease inhibitors. ... Chemical name: L-Valinamide, N2-(((1-carboxy-2-phenylethyl)amino)carbonyl)-L-arginyl-N-(4-((aminoiminomethyl)amino)-1-formylbutyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antiparallel
<molecular biology> Having the opposite polarity (for example the two strands of a DNA molecule). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
antiparallel strand
A macromolecular strand that is oriented in the opposite direction of a neighboring strand. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiparasite
<pharmacology> A substance or chemical which kills parasites. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiparasitic
Destructive to parasites. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiparasitic agents
Drugs used to treat or prevent parasitic infections. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antiparastata
An obsolete term for bulbourethral gland. ... Origin: anti-+ G. Parastates, a testicle ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiparietal cell antibody
<immunology> A serologic blood test which measures the presence of antibodies to gastric parietal cells. ... Less than 2% of the general population will be antibody positive although this can be higher in the elderly. ... Approximately 90% of individuals with pernicious anaemia will be antibody positive. A positive result may also be seen in at …
antiparkinson agents
Agents used in the treatment of parkinson's disease. The most commonly used drugs act on the dopaminergic system in the striatum and basal ganglia or are centrally acting muscarinic antagonists. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antipedicular
Destructive to lice. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipediculotic
Effective in the treatment of pediculosis, especially denoting such an agent. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipellagra factor
Synonym for nicotinic acid ... A precursor of NAD, that is a product of the oxidation of nicotine. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
antiperistalsis
<physiology> Reverse peristalsis, a wave of contraction in the gastrointestinal tract which moves contents toward the oral end. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antipernicious anaemia factor
Synonym for vitamin B12 ... <biochemistry> Member of the water soluble B vitamin group, important in the proper function of the nervous system and important in proper carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
antiperspirant
1. Having an inhibitory action upon the secretion of sweat. ... 2. An agent having such an action (e.g., aluminum chloride). ... Synonym: anhidrotic. ... Synonym: antihidrotic, antihydriotic, antisudorific. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipetalous
<plant biology> Inserted in front of the petals, opposite the petals. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiphagocytic
Impeding or preventing the action of the phagocytes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiphlogistic
<pharmacology> An agent that counteracts inflammation and fever. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiphobic
A mechanism or drug designed to control phobias. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiphospholipid antibodies
Antibodies directed against phosphorylated polysaccharide esters of fatty acids, includes lupus anticoagulant, VDRL, and anticardiolipin antibodies. Associated with immune-mediated illnesses, syphilis, and stroke; thought to be from a hypercoagulable disorder. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiphospholipid antibody
Synonym for antiphospholipid syndrome ... <immunology, syndrome> An uncommon disorder that is characterised by hypercoagulability due to the presence of antibodies against phospholipids. ... These patients exhibit a tendency for recurrent and life-threatening thrombosis and embolic events (for example stroke). Individuals with antiphospholipid …
antiphospholipid antibody syndrome
<syndrome> An immune disorder characterised by the presence of abnormal antibodies in the blood associated with certain medical conditions including abnormal blood clotting, migraine headaches, premature miscarriage, and low blood platelet counts (thrombocytopenia). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antiphospholipid syndrome
<immunology, syndrome> An uncommon disorder that is characterised by hypercoagulability due to the presence of antibodies against phospholipids. ... These patients exhibit a tendency for recurrent and life-threatening thrombosis and embolic events (for example stroke). Individuals with antiphospholipid syndrome also have an increased tendency …
antiplasmin
<chemical> A member of the serpin superfamily found in human plasma that inhibits the lysis of fibrin clots induced by plasminogen activator. It is a glycoprotein, molecular weight approximately 70,000 that migrates in the alpha 2 region in immunoelectrophoresis. It is the principle plasmin inactivator in blood, rapidly forming a very stable …
antiplatelet
A substance that manifests a lytic or agglutinative action on the blood platelets, thereby inhibiting or destroying the effects of the latter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiplatyhelmintic agents
Agents used to treat cestode, trematode, or other flatworm infestations in man or animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antiplectic
<cell biology> Pattern of metachronal coordination of ciliary beat in which the waves pass in the opposite direction to that of the active stroke. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antipneumococcic
Destructive to, or repressing the growth of, the pneumococcus (e.g., penicillin). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipodal
Denoting opposite positions; positioned at opposite sides of a cell or other body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipodal cell
<plant biology> Three cells of the embryo sac in angiosperms, found at the end of the embryo away from the point of entry of the pollen tube. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antipodal cone
The set of astral rays of a dividing cell extending from the centriole in a direction opposite to the equatorial plate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipode
That which is diametrically opposite. ... Origin: G. Antipous, with the feet opposite ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiport
<cell biology, physiology> A membrane protein that transports two different ions or molecules, in opposite directions, across a lipid bilayer. ... Energy may be required, as in the sodium pump or it may not, as in Na+/H+ antiport. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiporter
A protein responsible for mediating the transport of two different molecules or ions simultaneously in opposite directions through a membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiporters
Membrane glycoproteins that transport substrates across the membrane in a tightly coupled stoichiometric manner. The stoichiometry of influx of one substrate and the efflux of another is fixed by a single transport catalytic cycle; that is, the membrane is not freely permeable to either substrate. Antiporters mediate secondary active transport, usi …
antiposic
Rarely used term for:1. Inhibitory to the drinking of water and other beverages. ... 2. An agent that has this effect. ... Origin: anti-+ G. Posis, drinking, + -ic ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiprecipitin
A specific antibody that inhibits or prevents the effects of a precipitin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiprogestin
A substance that inhibits progesterone formation, that interferes with its carriage or stability in the blood, or that reduces its uptake by, or effects on, target organs (e.g., RU-486). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiproliferative
<pharmacology> Counteracting a process of proliferation. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiprostate
An obsolete term for bulbourethral gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiprotease
<pharmacology> Substances that inhibit proteolytic enzymes. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiprothrombin
An anticoagulant that inhibits or prevents the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin; examples are heparin, which is present in various tissues (especially in liver), and dicoumarin, which is isolated from partially decomposed sweet clover. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiprothrombinase
<chemical> Spontaneously acquired anticoagulant found in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus ... (26 Jun 1999) ...
antiprotozoal agents
Agents destructive to protozoans or that check their growth or reproduction, especially those causing protozoan infections in man and animal. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antipruritic
<pharmacology> Relieving or preventing itching. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
antipruritics
Agents, usually topical, that relieve itching (pruritus). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antipsychotic
<pharmacology> A drug that is effective in the treatment of psychosis. ... Antipsychotic drugs (also called neuroleptic drugs and major tranquillisers) are a chemically diverse (including phenothiazines, thioxanthenes, butyrophenones, dibenzoxazepines, dibenzodiazepines and diphenylbutylpiperidines) but pharmacologically similar class of drugs …
antipsychotic agent
A functional category of neuroleptic drugs that are helpful in the treatment of psychosis and have a capacity to ameliorate thought disorders (e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol). ... See: neuroleptic. ... Synonym: antipsychotic, major tranquilliser. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipsychotic agents
Agents that control agitated psychotic behaviour, alleviate acute psychotic states, reduce psychotic symptoms, and exert a quieting effect. They are used in schizophrenia, senile dementia, transient psychosis following surgery or myocardial infarction, etc. These drugs are often referred to as neuroleptics alluding to the tendency to produce neurol …
antipsychotic agents, butyrophenone
Those butyrophenone derivatives used in the treatment of psychoses. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antipsychotic agents, phenothiazine
Phenothiazine derivatives used in the treatment of psychoses. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antipurine
An analog of the purines and purine nucleotides that acts as an antimetabolite. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipyogenic
Preventing suppuration. ... Origin: anti-+ G. Pyon, pus, + -gen, production ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antipyretic
<pharmacology> An agent that relieves or reduces fever. ... Synonym: antifebrile, antithermic, febrifuge. ... Origin: Gr. Pyretos = fever ... (13 Nov 1997) ...
antipyrimidine
An analog of the pyrimidines and pyrimidine nucleotides that acts as an antimetabolite. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antique
1. Old; ancient; of genuine antiquity; as, an antique statue. In this sense it usually refers to the flourishing ages of Greece and Rome. 'For the antique world excess and pride did hate.' (Spenser) ... 2. Old, as respects the present age, or a modern period of time; of old fashion; antiquated; as, an antique robe. 'Antique words.' ... 3. Made in imi …
antirabies serum
A sterile solution containing antibodies obtained from the blood serum or plasma of a healthy animal, or human, that has been immunised against rabies by means of vaccine; administered immediately after severe or multiple bites by domestic animals suspected to be rabid and in all wild animal bites, to be followed by a regimen of rabies vaccine. ... …
antirachitic vitamins
Ergocalciferol (v. D2) and cholecalciferol (v. D3). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antireflection coating
A film of magnesium fluoride spread on a lens to minimise reflections. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antireticular cytotoxic serum
An antiserum specific for cells of the reticuloendothelial system. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiretroviral
<pharmacology> A substance that stops or suppresses the activity of a retrovirus such as HIV. AZT, ddC, ddI and d4T are examples of antiretroviral drugs. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
antirheumatic
1. Denoting an agent which suppresses manifestations of rheumatic disease; usually applied to anti-inflammatory agents or agents that are capable of delaying progression of the basic disease process in inflammatory arthritis. ... 2. An agent possessing such properties (e.g., gold compounds). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antirheumatic agents
Drugs that are used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antirheumatic agents, gold
Gold salts that are effective in the therapy of rheumatoid arthritis. These compounds usually do not have analgesic activity. Since these compounds are poorly absorbed from the intestinal tract, they are usually given intramuscularly. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antiricin
An antibody or antitoxin that inhibits or prevents the effects of ricin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
Antirrhinum majus
<botany> A flowering plant (the common snap dragon), widely used as a model system for plant molecular genetics. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
antiruminant
Denoting a method to 1) control regurgitation of food or 2) break a compulsive trend of thought. ... Origin: anti-+ L. Rumino, to chew the cud, fr. Rumen, throat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiscorbutic vitamin
Synonym for ascorbic acid ... <biochemistry> A requisite in the diet of man and guinea pigs. May act as a reducing agent in enzymic reactions, particularly those catalysed by hydroxylases. ... Synonym: Vitamin C. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
antiseborrheic
1. Preventing or relieving excessive secretion of sebum; preventing or relieving seborrheic dermatitis. ... 2. An agent having such actions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisecretory
Inhibitory to secretion, said of certain drugs that reduce or suppress gastric secretion (e.g., ranitidine, omeprazole). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisense
<molecular biology> In general the complementary strand of a coding sequence of DNA (antisense DNA) or of mRNA (antisense RNA). ... A collection of nucleotide sequences which are not templates for synthesis but yet interact with complementary sequences in other molecules thereby causing function of those molecules to be affected. ... Antisense …
antisense DNA
<molecular biology> A synthetic DNA strand that is complementary to a particular strand of target DNA with a complementary sequence of bases. This results in preventing expression of the gene encoded. ... These proteins can be used to selectively turn off production of certain proteins or block viral genetic instructions, by marking them for d …
antisense RNA
<molecular biology> A complementary RNA sequence that binds to (and thus blocks the transcription of) a naturally-occuring (sense) messenger RNA molecule. ... These proteins can be used to selectively turn off production of certain proteins or block viral genetic instructions, by marking them for destruction by cellular enzymes, in order to pr …
antisense strand
<molecular biology> The strand of DNA which is not used during transcription to make mRNA (anticoding strand). The mRNA made during transcription thus has the same sequence as this strand, so that the eventual protein will be a sense version. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antisense therapy
Use of antisense DNA for the inhibition of translation of a specific gene product for therapeutic purposes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisepalous
<plant biology> Inserted in front of the sepals, opposite the sepals. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antisepsis
<microbiology> Processes, procedures or chemical treatments that kill or inhibit micro organisms in contrast to asepsis where microorganisms are excluded. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiseptic
<pharmacology, microbiology> A substance that inhibits the growth and development of microorganisms without necessarily killing them. ... Compare: disinfectant and germicide. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiseptic dressing
A sterile dressing of gauze impregnated with an antiseptic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antiserum
<haematology, immunology> Serum containing immunoglobulins against specified antigens. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antiserum anaphylaxis
Synonym for passive anaphylaxis ... A reaction resulting from inoculation of antigen in an animal previously inoculated intravenously with specific antiserum from another animal, a latent period being required between the two inoculations. ... Synonym: antiserum anaphylaxis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antishock garment
See: military antishock trousers, pneumatic antishock garment. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisialagogue
An agent that diminishes or arrests the flow of saliva (e.g., atropine). ... Origin: anti-+ G. Sialon, saliva, + agogos, drawing forth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisickling agents
Agents used to prevent or reverse the pathological events leading to sickling of erythrocytes in sickle cell conditions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
antisideric
Counteracting the physiological action of iron, probably by chelating or precipitation. ... Origin: anti-+ G. Sideros, iron ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisocial
Behaving in violation of the social or legal norms of society; e.g., the antisocial personality, the psychopath. ... Compare: asocial. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisocial personality
A personality disorder characterised by a continuous and persistent pattern of aggressive behaviour in which the rights of others are violated. ... See: psychopath, sociopath. ... Synonym: psychopathic personality. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
antisocial personality disorder
<psychiatry> An individual who engages in deviant behaviour with lack of remorse. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
antispasmodic
<pharmacology> An agent that relieves spasm. ... (13 Jan 1998) ...
