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

neogenesis
Synonym: regeneration. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Genesis, origin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neogenetic
Pertaining to or characterised by neogenesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neokinetic
Denoting one of the divisions of the motor system, the function of which is the transmission of isolated synergic movements of voluntary origin; it represents a more highly specialised form of movement than the paleokinetic function. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Kinetikos, relating to movement ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neolallism
Abnormal use of neologisms in speech. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Laleo, to chatter ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neologism
A new word or phrase of the patient's own making often seen in schizophrenia (e.g., headshoe to mean hat), or an existing word used in a new sense; in psychiatry, such usages may have meaning only to the patient or be indicative of his condition. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Logos, word ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neology
1. The introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable instance of neology. ... 2. <study> A new doctrine; especially. A doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed truth; a new method of theological interpretation; rationalism. ... Origi …

neomembrane
Synonym for false membrane ... <dermatology> A thick, tough fibrinous exudate on the surface of a mucous membrane or the skin, as seen in diphtheria. ... Synonym: croupous membrane, neomembrane, plica, pseudomembrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neomenoidea
<marine biology> A division of vermiform gastropod mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura. ... Origin: NL, fr. Neomenia, a representative genus (See Neomenia). ... (19 Mar 1998) ...

neomycin
<drug> Either of two aminoglycosides (B & C) produced by Streptomyces fradiae that have generalised antibiotic activity. ... Neomycin A (Ineamine) contains 2 deoxy 1,3 diamino inositol combined with the aminoglycoside. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

neomycin sulfate
The sulfate of an antibacterial antibiotic substance produced by the growth of Streptomyces fradiae, active against a variety of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neon
<chemical> Neon. A noble gas with the atomic symbol ne, atomic number 10, and atomic weight 20.18. It is found in the earth's crust and atmosphere as an inert, odourless gas and is used in vacuum tubes and incandescent lamps. ... Chemical name: Neon ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatal
<paediatrics> Pertaining to the first four weeks after birth. ... Origin: L. Natus = born ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

neonatal abstinence syndrome
<syndrome> Foetal and neonatal addiction and withdrawal as a result of the mother's dependence on drugs during pregnancy. Withdrawal or abstinence symptoms develop shortly after birth. Symptoms exhibited are loud, high-pitched crying, sweating, yawning and gastrointestinal disturbances. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatal anaemia
Synonym for erythroblastosis foetalis ... <haematology> A condition which develops in the foetus due to an incompatibility between the mother's blood type (RH factor) and the baby's. Maternal antibodies, which enter the foetal circulation during delivery attack the baby's red blood cells leading to haemolysis (rupture of the cells). ... Symptom …

neonatal apoplexy
Intracranial haemorrhage in newborn children. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal arthritis of foals
Bacterial polyarthritis caused by umbilical infections by several bacterial species. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal calf diarrhoea virus
One of two virus's causing neonatal calf diarrhoea; a reovirus-like virus is associated with disease in newborn calves, and a coronavirus is associated with disease in calves over 5 days of age. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal conjunctivitis
Synonym for ophthalmia neonatorum ... Acute conjunctival inflammation in the newborn, usually caused by maternal gonococcal infection. The causative agent is neisseria gonorrhoeae. The baby's eyes are contaminated during passage through the birth canal. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatal death
Death of a young, liveborn infant; classified as: ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal diagnosis
Systematic evaluation of the newborn for evidence of disease or malformations, and the conclusion reached. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal diseases and abnormalities
Diseases existing at birth and often before birth, regardless of causation. Of these congenital diseases, those characterised by structural deformities are termed abnormalities. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatal heart failure
<radiology> most likely cause, premature: patent ductus arteriosus, full term: hypoplastic left heart, 2nd week: coarctation and VSD aetiology, valvular stenosis, mitral stenosis, aortic stenosis, aortic coarctation, vein of Galen aneurysm, infantile haemangioendothelioma of liver, hypoplastic left heart see also: congestive heart failure in …

neonatal hepatitis
Hepatitis in the neonatal period presumed to be due to a variety of causes, chiefly viral; characterised by direct and indirect bilirubinaemia, hepatocellular degeneration, and appearance of multinucleated giant cells; may be difficult to distinguish from biliary atresia, but is more likely to end with recovery, although cirrhosis may develop. ... S …

neonatal herpes
Herpes simplex virus type 1 or 2 infection transmitted from the mother to the newborn infant, often during passage through an infected birth canal; severity varies from mild to fatal generalised infection, the latter especially with primary maternal genital herpes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal hypoglycaemia
Familial onset of symptomatic hypoglycaemia during infancy, with persistently low blood glucose; a variant form is leucine-induced with hyperinsulinism and variable mental retardation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal isoerythrolysis
Isoerythrolysis in the newborn animal, haemolytic icterus of the newborn. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal jaundice
Synonym for icterus neonatorum ... Icterus which can be accentuated by many factors including excessive haemolysis, sepsis, neonatal hepatitis or congenital atresia of the biliary system. ... Synonym: physiologic icterus, jaundice of the newborn, neonatal jaundice, physiologic jaundice. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal line
In deciduous teeth, a line of demarcation between prenatal and postnatal enamel. ... Synonym: neonatal ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal lupus
Lupus erythematosus occurring in newborn children of mothers who had lupus during pregnancy; anti-SSA antibodies usually should be screened for; 50% have anti-nuclear antibodies. A variety of skin lesions are seen, which can resolve or leave scarring; the syndrome usually resolves; however cardiac manifestations can be fatal. Some children develop …

neonatal medicine
Synonym for neonatology ... The art and science of caring medically for the newborn. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatal mortality rate
The number of children dying under 28 days of age divided by the number of live births that year. The neonatal mortality rate in the united states, which was 8.4 per 1,000 live births in 1980, declined to 5.8 per 1,000 live births in 1990. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatal nursing
The nursing specialty that deals with the care of newborn infants during the first four weeks after birth. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatal ring
Synonym for neonatal line ... In deciduous teeth, a line of demarcation between prenatal and postnatal enamel. ... Synonym: neonatal ring. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal screening
The identification of selected parameters in newborn infants by various tests, examinations, or other procedures. Screening may be performed by clinical or laboratory measures. A screening test is designed to sort out healthy neonates from those not well, but the screening test is not intended as a diagnostic device, rather instead as epidemiologic …

neonatal sepsis
<paediatrics> A serious blood-borne bacterial infection in the infant who is less than 4 months of age. ... A common causative agent is haemophilus influenza type b. Babies who are septic are usually listless, weak, overly sleepy, not urinating and pale. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

neonatal tetanus
Synonym for tetanus neonatorum ... Tetanus occurring in newborn infants, usually due to infection of umbilical area with Clostridium tetani, often a result of ritualistic practices; has high fatality rate (about 60%). ... Synonym: neonatal tetanus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal tetany
Hypocalcaemic tetany occurring in neonates or young infants, due to transient functional hypoparathyroidism in consumption of cow's milk (high phosphorus content). ... Synonym: myotonia neonatorum, tetania neonatorum, tetanism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonatal tooth
A tooth erupting up to 30 days after birth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neonate
A newborn baby. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatologist
A specialist in the care of the newborn. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neonatology
The art and science of caring medically for the newborn. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neopallium
Synonym for isocortex ... O. And C. Vogt's term for the larger part of the mammalian cerebral cortex, distinguished from the allocortex by being composed of a larger number of nerve cells arranged in six layers. ... See: cerebral cortex. ... Synonym: homotypic cortex, neocortex, neopallium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neopathy
A new lesion or pathologic process. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Pathos, disease ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neophobia
<psychology> Morbid aversion to, or dread of, novelty or the unknown. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neophrenia
Rarely used term for any major mental disorder (psychosis) occurring in childhood. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Phren, mind ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neophyte
1. A new convert or proselyte; a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, especially. To converts from heathenism or Judaism. ... 2. A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything. ... Origin: L. Neophytis, Gr, prop, newly planted; new + …

neoplasia
<oncology, pathology> Literally new growth, usually refers to abnormal new growth and thus means the same as tumour, which may be benign or malignant. ... Unlike hyperplasia, neoplastic proliferation persists even in the absence of the original stimulus. ... Origin: Gr. Plassein = to form ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

neoplasm
<oncology, pathology> New and abnormal growth of tissue, which may be benign or cancerous. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

neoplasm circulating cells
Exfoliate neoplastic cells circulating in the blood and associated with metastasizing tumours. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm invasiveness
Ability of neoplasms to infiltrate and actively destroy surrounding tissue. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm metastasis
The transfer of a neoplasm from one organ or part of the body to another remote from the primary site. The ability to metastasize is characteristic of all malignant neoplasms. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm recurrence, local
The local recurrence of a neoplasm following treatment. It arises from microscopic cells of the original neoplasm that have escaped therapeutic intervention and later become clinically visible at the original site. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm regression, spontaneous
Disappearance of a neoplasm or neoplastic state without the intervention of therapy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm seeding
The local implantation of tumour cells by contamination of instruments and surgical equipment during and after surgical resection, resulting in local growth of the cells and tumour formation. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm staging
Methods which attempt to express in replicable terms the extent of the neoplasm in the patient. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm transplantation
Experimental transplantation of neoplasms in laboratory animals for research purposes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasm, residual
Remnant of a tumour or cancer after primary, potentially curative therapy. (dr. Daniel masys, written communication) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms
New abnormal growth of tissue. Malignant neoplasms show a greater degree of anaplasia and have the properties of invasion and metastasis, compared to benign neoplasms. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms by histologic type
A collective term for the various histological types of neoplasms. It is more likely to be used by searchers than by indexers and catalogers. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms by site
A collective term for precoordinated organ/neoplasm headings locating neoplasms by organ, as brain neoplasms, duodenal neoplasms, liver neoplasms, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms, complex and mixed
Neoplasms composed of more than one type of neoplastic tissue. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms, hormone-dependent
Certain tumours that 1) arise in organs that are normally dependent on specific hormones and 2) are stimulated or caused to regress by manipulation of the endocrine environment. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms, multiple primary
Two or more abnormal growths of tissue occurring simultaneously. The neoplasms are histologically different and may be found in the same or different sites. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms, posttraumatic
Cancers, tumours, or other neoplasms caused by or resulting from trauma or other non-radiation injuries. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplasms, second primary
Abnormal growths of tissue that follow a previous neoplasm but are not metastases of the latter. The second neoplasm may have the same or different histological type and can occur in the same or different organs as the previous neoplasm but in all cases arises from an independent oncogenic event. The development of the second neoplasm may or may no …

neoplasms, unknown primary
Metastases in which the tissue of origin is unknown. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplastic
<oncology, pathology> Pertaining to or like a neoplasm with new and abnormal growth, pertaining to neoplasia with the formation of a neoplasm. ... Origin: Gr. Plassein = to form ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

neoplastic arachnoiditis
Synonym for neoplastic meningitis ... Infiltration of subarachnoid space by neoplastic cells, typically medulloblastoma or metastatic carcinoma. ... Synonym: neoplastic arachnoiditis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neoplastic endocrine-like syndromes
Endocrine syndromes due to hormone production by neoplasms of non-endocrine tissue, or by other than the usual endocrine tissues. They are often the first indication of a previously undetected neoplasm. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplastic meningitis
Infiltration of subarachnoid space by neoplastic cells, typically medulloblastoma or metastatic carcinoma. ... Synonym: neoplastic arachnoiditis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neoplastic processes
The pathological mechanisms and forms taken by tissue during degeneration into a neoplasm and its subsequent activity. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoplastic syndromes, hereditary
The condition of a pattern of malignancies within a family, but not every individual's necessarily having the same neoplasm. Characteristically the tumour tends to occur at an earlier than average age, individuals may have more than one primary tumour, the tumours may be multicentric, usually more than 25 percent of the individuals in direct lineal …

neoprene
<chemical> Poly(2-chloro-1,3-butadiene). An oil-resistant synthetic rubber made by polymerization of chloroprene which is toxic to most body systems and may be carcinogenic. Synonym: duprene. ... Chemical name: 1,3-Butadiene, 2-chloro-, homopolymer ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neopterin
A pteridine derivative present in body fluids; elevated levels result from immune system activation, malignant disease, allograft rejection, and viral infections. Neopterin also serves as a precursor in the biosynthesis of biopterin. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neopullulanase
<enzyme> From bacillus stearothermophilus; hydrolyzes alpha-(1--4)glucosidic linkages and specific alpha-(1--6)glucosidic linkages of several branched oligosaccharides to produces panose, maltose and glucose ... Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- ... Synonym: susa gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

neopyrithiamin
Synonym for pyrithiamin ... A thiamin antimetabolite, differing from thiamin in that the thiazole ring of the thiamin molecule is replaced by a pyridine ring. ... Synonym: neopyrithiamin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neoretinal b
Synonym for 11-cis-retinal ... The isomer of retinaldehyde that can combine with opsin to form rhodopsin; it is formed from 11-trans-retinal by retinal isomerase. ... Synonym: neoretinal b. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neoretinene B
Synonym for 11-cis-retinol ... Retinol with cis configuration at the 11-position (carotenoid numbering) or 5'-position (retinol numbering) of the side chain; an intermediate in the vision cycle. ... Synonym: neoretinene B. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Neorickettsia helmintheca
A rickettsial organism that is the agent of salmon disease of dogs and is transmitted by the heterophyid fluke, Nanophytes salmincola. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neospora
A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass coccidia. Its species are parasitic in dogs, cattle, goats, and sheep, among others. N. Caninum, a species that mainly infects dogs, is intracellular in neural and other cells of the body, multiplies by endodyogeny, has no parasitophorous vacuole, and has numerous rhoptries. It is known to cause lesion …

Neospora canium
A protozoan parasite of dogs in the phylum Apicomplexa, an intracellular cyst-forming pathogen of neural and other tissues. Its epidemiology and life history are unknown. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neosporosis
A recently recognised disease of dogs caused by the protozoan parasite Neospora canina and characterised by polyradiculoneuromyositis with ascending paralysis of limbs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neossology
<study, ornithology, zoology> The study of young birds. ... Origin: Gr. A young bird. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

neostigmine
<chemical> A cholinesterase inhibitor used in the treatment of myasthenia gravis and to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants such as gallamine and tubocurarine. Neostigmine, unlike physostigmine, does not cross the blood-brain barrier. ... Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, parasympathomimetic. ... Chemical name: Benzenaminium …

neostomy
<procedure> Surgical construction of a new or artificial opening. ... Origin: neo-+ G. Stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neostriatum
The phylogenetically newer part of the corpus striatum consisting of the caudate nucleus and putamen. It is often called simply the striatum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoteny
<embryology> The persistence in the reproductively mature adult of characters usually associated with the immature organism. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Neotestudina rosati
A species of fungus which causes white grain mycetoma in Somalia and elsewhere in Africa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neothalamus
The portion of the thalamus projecting to the neocortex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neotype
<zoology> A specimen selected as type specimen subsequent to the original description in cases where the original holotype, or lectotype, or all paratypes, or all syntypes are lost or destroyed, or suppressed by the Commission. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

neotype culture
Synonym for neotype strain ... A strain accepted by international agreement to replace a type strain which is no longer in existence or to serve as the type strain if a type strain was not designated and if no strain exists which can be designated as the type. ... Synonym: neotype culture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neotype strain
A strain accepted by international agreement to replace a type strain which is no longer in existence or to serve as the type strain if a type strain was not designated and if no strain exists which can be designated as the type. ... Synonym: neotype culture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neotyrosine
Dimethyltyrosine;a tyrosine antimetabolite. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neovascular glaucoma
Glaucoma occurring in rubeosis iridis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neovascularization
Proliferation of blood vessels in tissue not normally containing them, or proliferation of blood vessels of a different kind than usual in tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

neovascularization, pathologic
Proliferation of blood vessels in tissue not normally containing them, or proliferation of blood vessels of a different kind than usual in tissue. It includes angiogenesis in tumour growth, diabetic retinopathy, haemangiomas, arthritis, and psoriasis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neovascularization, physiologic
The development of new blood vessels, especially in tissues where circulation has been impaired by trauma or disease; in healthy tissue transplants to restore circulation between a transplant and surrounding tissue; and across anastomotic sites. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

neoxanthin
<protein> A xanthophyll carotenoid pigment, found in higher plant chloroplasts as part of the light harvesting system. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

nepenthes
1. Same as Nepenthe. ... 2. <botany> A genus of climbing plants found in India, Malaya, etc, which have the leaves prolonged into a kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence the plants are often called pitcher plants and monkey-cups. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is Nepenthes distillatoria. …

neper
A unit for comparing the magnitude of two powers, usually in electricity or acoustics; it is one half of the natural logarithm of the ratio of the two powers. ... Synonym: napier. ... Origin: fr. Neperus, latinised form of (John) Napier ... (05 Mar 2000) ...