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

middle temporal vein
<anatomy, vein> It arises near the lateral angle of the eye and joins the superficial temporal veins to form the retromandibular vein. ... Synonym: vena temporalis media. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

middle thyroid vein
<anatomy, vein> It passes from the thyroid gland across the common carotid artery with the inferior thyroid arteries to empty into the internal jugular vein. ... Synonym: vena thyroidea media. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

middle transverse rectal fold
See: transverse rectal folds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

middle trunk of brachial plexus
The continuation of the ventral ramus of the seventh cervical nerve; it contributes fibres to the posterior and lateral cords (fasciculi) of the brachial plexus. ... Synonym: truncus medius plexus brachialis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

middle turbinated bone
Synonym for middle nasal concha ... The middle thin, spongy, bony plate with curved margins, part of the ethmoidal labyrinth, projecting from the lateral wall of the nasal cavity and separating the superior meatus from the middle meatus, the above bony plate and its thick mucoperiosteum containing a cavernous vascular bed for heat exchange. ... Synon …

middle umbilical fold
Synonym for median umbilical fold ... A fold of peritoneum on the anterior wall of the abdomen covering the urachus, or remains of the allantoic stalk. ... Synonym: plica umbilicalis mediana, middle umbilical fold, plica umbilicalis media, plica urachi, urachal fold. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

middle umbilical ligament
Synonym for median umbilical ligament ... <anatomy> The remnant of the urachus, contained in the median umbilical fold; it persists as a midline fibrous cord between the apex of the bladder and the umbilicus. ... Synonym: ligamentum umbilicale medianum, middle umbilical ligament, urachal ligament. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midecamycin 4''-acylase
<enzyme> Use two apostrophes to type ''; when expressed in spiramycin producing strains of s. Lividans, forms propionylspiramycin II and III ... Registry number: EC 2.3.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

midforceps delivery
Delivery by forceps applied to the foetal head before the criteria of low forceps delivery have been met, but after engagement has taken place. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midgastric transverse sphincter
Synonym for sphincter angularis ... Angular sphincter, thickening of the circular muscular layer forming a proposed intermediate sphincter at the level of the angular notch of the stomach. While the thickening of the circular muscle may indicate the commencement of the pyloric antrum, true functional sphincteric activity distinct from the other peri …

midge
<zoology> ... 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the Chironomus, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larvae are usually aquatic. ... 2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite. ... The name is also applied to various other small flies. Se …

midget bipolar cells
Bipolar cell's in the inner nuclear layer of the retina that synapse with individual cone cell's in the outer plexiform layer; other larger bipolar cell's in the inner nuclear layer synapse with both rod and cone cell's; the axons of both types synapse in the inner plexiform layer with the dendrites of the ganglion cell's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midgracile
Denoting an occasional fissure dividing the gracile lobe of the cerebellum into two parts. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midkine
<growth factor> Heparin binding growth factor (13 kD) of the TGF superfamily, has 50% sequence identity with Heparin Binding Growth Associated Molecule (HB GAM). Structurally unrelated to FGF. Midkine was originally described as associated with tooth morphogenesis induced by epithelial mesenchyme interactions. Nucleolin binds midkine. ... (18 …

midlife crisis
A point in a sequence of events during the middle years of life at which certain trends of prior and subsequent events in one's life are pondered, generally involving an aggregate of personal, career, or sexual dissatisfactions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midline
<dentistry> A plane through the very centre of your mouth perpendicular to your nose. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

midline closure defects
<radiology> Anencephaly, encephalocele, 70% occipital, 20% parietal or frontal, 10% basal, agenesis of corpus callosum associated with increased alpha-fetoprotein. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

midline granulomatosis
Wegener's granulomatosis or midline granulomatosis is a rare disorder characterised by chronic tissue inflammation (due to the inflammation of blood vessels) and granuloma (aggregates of cells) formation in the nasal passages, lungs and kidneys. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

midline incision
A vertical abdominal incision placed in the midline aponeurosis between the two sheaths of the rectus muscles of the abdomen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midline myelotomy
<procedure> Section of the midline transverse fibres of the spinal cord for the treatment of intractable pain. ... Synonym: commissural myelotomy, commissurotomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midmenstrual
Denoting the several days midway in time between two menstrual periods. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midnodal extrasystole
An obsolete term for a nodal extrasystole supposed to arise from the midportion of the A-V node and recognised in the electrocardiogram by absence of the P wave that is lost within the normal QRS complex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midoccipital
Relating to the central portion of the occiput. ... Synonym: medioccipital. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midodrine
<chemical> An ethanolamine derivative that is an adrenergic alpha agonist. It is used as a vasoconstrictor agent in the treatment of hypotension. ... Pharmacological action: adrenergic alpha-agonists, sympathomimetic, vasoconstrictor agents. ... Chemical name: Acetamide, 2-amino-N-(2-(2,5-dimethoxyphenyl)-2-hydroxyethyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

midpain
Synonym for intermenstrual pain ... Pelvic discomfort occurring approximately at the time of ovulation, usually at the midpoint of the menstrual cycle. ... Synonym: midpain. ... Synonym: mittelschmerz. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midpalmar space
Either of the two central palmar spaces (medial or lateral). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midplane
Synonym for pelvic plane of least dimensions ... The plane that extends from the end of the sacrum to the inferior border of the pubic symphysis; it is bounded posteriorly by the end of the sacrum, laterally by the ischial spines, and anteriorly by the inferior border of the pubic symphysis. ... Synonym: midplane, plane of least pelvic dimensions, pl …

midrib
The central, and usually the most prominent, vein of a leaf or leaf-like organ. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

midsagittal plane
Synonym for median plane ... A vertical plane through the midline of the body that divides the body into right and left halves. ... See: Addison's clinical planes. ... Synonym: midsagittal plane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midsagittal section
Synonym for median section ... A cross section attained by slicing in the median plane, actually or through imaging techniques, the body or any part of the body which occupies or crosses the median plane or by slicing any generally symmetrical anatomic structure, such as a finger or a cell, in its midline. Since actual sectioning the median plane re …

midsection
A cut or section through the middle of an organ. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midshipman
1. Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc, between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required. In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having se …

midsigmoid sphincter
The physiological sphincter midway in the sigmoid colon. ... Synonym: iliopelvic sphincter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midsternum
Synonym for body of sternum ... The middle and largest portion of the sternum, lying between the manubrium superiorly and the xiphoid process inferiorly. ... Synonym: corpus sterni, gladiolus, mesosternum, midsternum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midtarsal
Relating to the middle of the tarsus. ... Synonym: mediotarsal, mesotarsal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

midtarsal joint
Synonym for transverse tarsal joint ... The synovial joints between the talus and navicular bone medially and the calcaneus and navicular bones laterally which act as a unit in allowing the front of the foot to pivot relative to the back of the foot about the longitudinal axis of the foot, contributing to the total inversion and eversion movements.< …

midwestern united states
The geographic area of the midwestern region of the united states in general or when the specific state or states are not indicated. The states usually included in this region are illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, kentucky, michigan, minnesota, missouri, nebraska, ohio, oklahoma, north dakota, south dakota and wisconsin. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Miescher
Johann F., Swiss pathologist, 1811-1887. ... See: Miescher's elastoma, Miescher's granuloma, Miescher's tubes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Miescher's elastoma
Circinate groups of hyperkeratotic papules that become dislodged, leaving a small bloody depression; associated with pseudoxanthoma elasticum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Miescher's granuloma
Synonym for actinic granuloma ... An annular eruption on sun-exposed skin which microscopically shows phagocytosis of dermal elastic fibres by giant cells and histiocytes. ... Synonym: Miescher's granuloma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Miescher's tubes
Elongate fusiform or cylindrical bodies forming the encapsulated cystic intramuscular stage of the protozoan Sarcocystis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

MIF
<abbreviation> Migration-inhibitory factor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mifepristone
<chemical> A progestational and glucocorticoid hormone antagonist. Its inhibition of progesterone induces bleeding during the luteal phase and in early pregnancy by releasing endogenous prostaglandins from the endometrium or decidua. As a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist, the drug has been used to treat hypercortisolism in patients with non …

Mig
Mouse _ interferon produced protein. ... See: cytokines. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

might
Force or power of any kind, whether of body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; ability; capacity. 'What so strong, But wanting rest, will also want of might?' (Spenser) 'Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, and with all …

mighty
1. Possessing might; having great power or authority. 'Wise in heart, and mighty in strength.' (Job ix. 4) ... 2. Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary; wonderful. 'His mighty works.' ... 3. Denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc. 'A mighty famine.' . 'Giants of mighty bone.' . …

mignon lamp
A minute electric light used in various endoscopic instruments. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migraine
<disease> An often familial symptom complex of periodic attacks of vascular headache, usually temporal and unilateral in onset, commonly associated with irritability, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhoea and often photophobia, attacks are preceded by constriction of the cranial arteries, usually with resultant prodromal sensory (especi …

migraine headache
The most common type of vascular headache involving (it is thought). Abnormal sensitivity of blood vessels (arteries) in the brain to various triggers resulting in rapid changes in the artery size due to spasm (constriction). Other arteries in the brain and scalp then open (dilate), and throbbing pain is perceived in the head. The tendency to migra …

migraine without headache
Synonym for acephalic migraine ... A classic migraine episode in which the teichopsia is not followed by a headache. ... Synonym: migraine without headache. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migraine, classic
Migraine with aura. Accounts for no more than most 20% of migraines. See migraine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

migraine, common
Migraine without aura. The most frequent type, accounting for about 80-85% of migraines. See migraine. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

migrainous neuralgia
A term used to describe a headache that is typified by constant, unilateral pain around the eye, with onset usually within 2-3 hours of falling asleep. Can be accompanied by a blocked nasal passage, runny nose, and-or tearing. One may also notice facial flushing, ptosis (dropping eyelid), facial swelling and constriction of the pupils. ... (27 Sep 1 …

migrate
1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West. ... 2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds. ... Origin: L. …

migrating abscess
Synonym for perforating abscess ... An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. ... Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migrating teeth
Teeth which are changing position under natural forces. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migration
1. Passing from one part to another, said of certain morbid processes or symptoms. ... Synonym: diapedesis. ... 3. Movement of a tooth or teeth out of normal position. ... 4. Movement of molecules during electrophoresis. ... Origin: L. Migro, pp. -atus, to move from place to place ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migration inhibition test
Synonym for migration-inhibitory factor test ... A test which measures the presence of migration-inhibitory factor. Usually peritoneal macrophages are placed in a capillary tube in the presence or absence of supernatants from activated T-cells. If MIF is present, the migration of monocyte/macrophages is reduced. ... Synonym: macrophage migration inhi …

migration of ovum
<gynaecology> The transperitoneal passage of an ovum from the ovarian follicle into the uterine tube. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migration theory
An obsolete theory that sympathetic ophthalmia is caused by a migration of the pathogenic agent through the lymph channels of the optic nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migration-inhibitory factor
<growth factor> A soluble, nondialysable factor that is produced by sensitised lymphocytes following exposure to a specific antigen. It inhibits macrophage migration and causes adherence. ... It was originally defined on the basis of inhibition of emigration of mononuclear cells from capillary (haematocrit) tubes, more recently a 13 kD protein …

migration-inhibitory factor test
A test which measures the presence of migration-inhibitory factor. Usually peritoneal macrophages are placed in a capillary tube in the presence or absence of supernatants from activated T-cells. If MIF is present, the migration of monocyte/macrophages is reduced. ... Synonym: macrophage migration inhibition test, migration inhibition test. ... (05 M …

migratory cell
Synonym for ameboid cell ... A cell such as a leukocyte, having ameboid movements, with a power of locomotion. ... Synonym: wandering cell. ... Synonym: migratory cell. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

migratory pneumonia
A form of pneumonia in which successive areas of the lung are affected; may occur in bronchopulmonary aspergillosis. ... Synonym: wandering pneumonia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

MIH
<abbreviation> Melanotropin release-inhibiting hormone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mika operation
The establishment of a permanent fistula in the bulbous portions of the urethra in order to render the man incapable of procreating; said to be a practice among certain Australian aborigines. ... Origin: Australian native term ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mikity, Victor
<person> U.S. Radiologist, *1919. ... See: Wilson-Mikity syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mikulicz clamp
A clamp used to crush walls between proximal and distal colon in two-stage colectomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mikulicz-Vladimiroff amputation
An osteoplastic resection of the foot in which the talus and calcaneus are excised, the anterior row of tarsal bones being united to the lower end of the tibia, the articular surfaces of both being removed; the lower end of the stump is therefore the anterior portion of the foot, the patient walking thereafter on tiptoe. ... Synonym: Vladimiroff-Mik …

Mikulicz, Johannes von-Radecki
<person> Polish surgeon in Germany, 1850-1905. ... See: Mikulicz' aphthae, Mikulicz' cells, Mikulicz clamp, Mikulicz' disease, Mikulicz' drain, Mikulicz' operation, Mikulicz' syndrome, Mikulicz-Vladimiroff amputation, Vladimiroff-Mikulicz amputation, Heineke-Mikulicz pyloroplasty. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mikulicz' aphthae
Synonym for aphthae major ... A severe form of aphthae characterised by unusually numerous, large, deep, and frequent ulcers; healing may take as long as six weeks and results in scarring. ... Synonym: Mikulicz' aphthae, periadenitis mucosa necrotica recurrens, recurrent scarring aphthae, Sutton's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mikulicz' cells
Foamy macrophages containing Klebsiella rhinoscleromatis; found in the mucosal nodules in rhinoscleroma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mikulicz' disease
A chronic, benign, and usually painless inflammatory swelling of the lacrimal and salivary glands. It is considered by some to include the glandular enlargement associated with other diseases, such as sjogren's syndrome, sarcoidosis, lupus erythematosus, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Mikulicz' drain
A drain made of several strings of gauze held together by a single layer of gauze. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mikulicz' operation
Excision of bowel in two stages: 1) exteriorizing the diseased area, suturing efferent and afferent limbs together, and closing the abdomen around them, after which the diseased part is excised; 2) at a later time, cutting the spur with an enterotome and closing the stoma extraperitoneally. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Mikulicz' syndrome
<syndrome> The symptoms characteristic of Mikulicz' disease occurring as a complication of some other disease, such as lymphoma, leukaemia, or uveoparotid fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mil
<oncogene> An oncogene, identified in bird and mouse sarcomas, encoding a serine/threonine protein kinase. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

mild
Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in degree or quality; the opposite of harsh, severe, irritating, violent, disagreeable, etc.; applied to persons and things; as, a mild disposition; a mild eye; a mild air; a mild medicine; a mild insanity. 'The rosy morn resigns her light And milder glory to the noon.' (Waller) 'Adore h …

mild foetal bradycardia
A foetal heart rate less than 120 beats per minute. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mild mercurial ointment
Synonym for blue ointment ... A grease-based ointment containing 20% finely divided metallic mercury, formerly widely used for local application to the skin for the destruction of body lice. Risk is associated with transdermal absorption of mercury and a local dermatitis. ... Synonym: mild mercurial ointment. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

mild silver protein
A complex prepared by the reaction of silver oxide with either gelatin or serum albumin. Black shiny crystals liberate silver and it was formerly widely used as a topical anti-infective on mucous membranes. Contains from 19 to 25% silver, only a small fraction of which is ionizable. Can produce black or brown pigmentation due to deposition of reduc …

mile
A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet. ... The distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; …

mileage
1. An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per mile. ... 2. Aggregate length or distance in miles; especially, the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, telegraph company, etc. ... Alternative forms: milage] Constructive mileage, a mileage allowed for journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made. ... Source: Web …

Miles
William E., British surgeon, 1869-1947. ... See: Miles' operation, Miles resection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Miles resection
Synonym for Miles' operation ... Combined abdominoperineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum. ... Synonym: Miles resection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Miles' operation
Combined abdominoperineal resection for carcinoma of the rectum. ... Synonym: Miles resection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

milia
Plural of milium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Milian, Gaston
<person> French dermatologist, 1871-1945. ... See: Milian's disease, Milian's erythema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Milian's disease
Synonym for ninth-day erythema ... An obsolete term for a nontoxic eruption that simulates measles or a toxic erythema, occurring usually on the ninth day of a course of medication; first described as a reaction to arsenical treatment of syphilis. ... Synonym: Milian's disease, Milian's erythema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Milian's erythema
Synonym for ninth-day erythema ... An obsolete term for a nontoxic eruption that simulates measles or a toxic erythema, occurring usually on the ninth day of a course of medication; first described as a reaction to arsenical treatment of syphilis. ... Synonym: Milian's disease, Milian's erythema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliaria alba
Miliaria with vesicles containing a milky fluid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliaria crystallina
A noninflammatory form of miliaria in which the vesicles are filled with clear fluid. ... Synonym: crystal rash, sudamina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliaria profunda
Pale firm papules, most commonly on the trunk; it is asymptomatic and results from severe damage to the sweat ducts after repeated episodes of miliaria rubra or from experimental injury. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliaria rubra
An eruption of papules and vesicles at the orifices of sweat glands, accompanied by redness and inflammatory reaction of the skin. ... Synonym: heat rash, lichen infantum, lichen strophulosus, prickly heat, strophulus, summer rash, tropical lichen, lichen tropicus, wildfire rash. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliary
1. Like millet seeds; as, a miliary eruption. ... 2. <medicine> Accompanied with an eruption like millet seeds; as, a miliary fever. ... 3. <zoology> Small and numerous; as, the miliary tubercles of Echini. ... Origin: L. Miliarius, fr. Milium millet: cf. F. Miliaire. ... <zoology> One of the small tubercles of Echini. ... Source: Webs …

miliary abscess
One of a number of minute collections of pus, widely disseminated throughout an area or the whole body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliary aneurysm
Dilatation in the diameter of small arteries and arterioles secondary to lipohyalinosis from long-standing hypertension associated with intracerebral haematomas. ... Synonym: Charcot-Bouchard aneurysm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliary embolism
Embolism occurring simultaneously in a number of capillaries. ... Synonym: multiple embolism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliary fever
An infectious disease characterised by profuse sweating and the production of sudamina, occurring formerly in severe epidemics. ... Synonym: miliaria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

miliary lung infiltrate
<radiology> T tuberculosis / fungal disease, E eosinophilic granuloma, M metastases (thyroid, melanoma, choriocarcinoma, renal cell, breast), P pneumoconiosis, parasites, E embolism of oily contrast, S sarcoid, T tuberous sclerosis ... (12 Dec 1998) ...