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

appendico-
An appendix, usually the vermiform appendix. ... Origin: L. Appendix, appendicis an appendage, fr. Appendo, to hang something onto something, fr. Ad-, ap-, to, onto, + pendo, to hang, + -o- ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicocele
The vermiform appendix in a hernial sac. ... Origin: appendico-+ G. Kele, hernia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicoenterostomy
1. <procedure> Formerly used term for the establishment of an artificial opening between the appendix and the small intestine. ... Origin: appendico-+ G. Enteron, intestine, + stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicolith
A calcified concretion in the appendix visible on an abdominal radiograph. ... Origin: appendico-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicolithiasis
The presence of concretions in the vermiform appendix. ... Origin: appendico-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicolysis
An operation for freeing the appendix from adhesions. ... Origin: appendico-+ G. Lysis, a loosening ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicostomy
<procedure> An operation for opening into the intestine through the tip of the vermiform appendix, previously attached to the anterior abdominal wall. ... Origin: appendico-+ G. Stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicovesicostomy
<procedure> Use of an isolated appendix on a vascularised pedicle as a catheterizable route of access to the bladder from the skin. ... Synonym: Mitrofanoff principle. ... Origin: eppendico-+ L. Vesica, bladder, + G. Stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicular
1. Relating to an appendix or appendage. ... 2. Relating to the limbs, as opposed to axial, which refers to the trunk and head. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicular artery
<anatomy, artery> The branch of the ileocolic artery that descends posterior to the terminal ileum in the mesoappendix to supply the vermiform appendix. ... Synonym: arteria appendicularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicular colic
Colicky pain occurring early in acute appendicitis. ... Synonym: vermicular colic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicular lymph nodes
Nodes along the appendicular vessels in the mesoappendix; they receive afferent vessels from the vermiform appendix and send efferent vessels to the ileocolic lymph nodes. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici appendiculares. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicular muscle
<anatomy> One of the skeletal muscle's of the limbs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendicular skeleton
<anatomy> The bony structure that makes up the shoulder girdle, upper extremity, pelvis and lower extremities. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...

appendicular vein
<anatomy, vein> The tributary of the ileocolic vein that accompanies the appendicular artery. ... Synonym: vena appendicularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendix
<anatomy> A worm-shaped process projecting from the blind end of the caecum. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

appendix ceci
Synonym for vermiform appendix ... A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the caecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. ... Synonym: appendix vermiformis, appendix ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform process, vermix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendix epididymidis
Synonym for appendix of epididymidis ... A small pedunculated body often attached to the head of the epididymis which is a vestige of the embryonic mesonephric duct. ... Synonym: appendix epididymidis, pedunculated hydatid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendix epididymis
A small cystic projection from the surface of the epididymus which represents a remnant the embryologic mesonephros. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

appendix epiploica
A finger-like projection of fat attached to the colon. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

appendix fibrosa hepatis
Synonym for fibrous appendix of liver ... A fibrous process, into which the tip of the left lobe of the liver may taper out, that passes with the left triangular ligament to be attached to the diaphragm. ... Synonym: appendix fibrosa hepatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendix of epididymidis
A small pedunculated body often attached to the head of the epididymis which is a vestige of the embryonic mesonephric duct. ... Synonym: appendix epididymidis, pedunculated hydatid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendix of the testis
Synonym for testicular appendage ... A vesicular nonpedunculated structure attached to the cephalic pole of the testis; a vestige of the cephalic end of the paramesonephric (mullerian) duct. ... Synonym: appendix testis, appendix of the testis, nonpedunculated hydatid, ovarium masculinum, sessile hydatid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendix testis
A small solid projection of tissue on the outer surface of the testis which is a remnant of the embryologic mullerian duct. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

appendix ventriculi laryngis
Synonym for saccule of larynx ... A small diverticulum provided with mucous glands extending upward from the ventricle of the larynx between the vestibular fold and the lamina of the thyroid cartilage; it is a vestigial structure, being a much larger structure interdigitating with the neck musculature in some of the great apes where it serves as a r …

appendix vermiformis
Synonym for vermiform appendix ... A wormlike intestinal diverticulum extending from the blind end of the caecum; it varies in length and ends in a blind extremity. ... Synonym: appendix vermiformis, appendix ceci, processus vermiformis, vermiform appendage, vermiform process, vermix. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appendix vesiculosa
Synonym for vesicular appendices of uterine tube ... A small fluid-filled cyst attached by a slender stalk to the fimbriated end of the uterine tube; a vestigial remnant of the embryonic mesonephric duct. ... Synonym: appendix vesiculosa, Morgagni's hydatid, morgagnian cyst, stalked hydatid, vesicular appendage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apperception
<psychology> The mind's perception of itself as the subject or actor in its own states; perception that reflects upon itself; sometimes, intensified or energetic perception. 'This feeling has been called by philosophers the apperception or consciousness of our own existence.' (Sir W. Hamilton) ... Origin: Pref. Ad- + perception: cf. F. Apperce …

apperceptive
Relating to, involved in, or capable of apperception. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apperceptive mass
The already existing knowledge base in a similar or related area with which the new perceptual material is articulated. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appersonation
Appersonification ... A delusion in which one assumes the character of another person. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appestat
The mechanism in the brain (possibly in the hypothalamus) concerned with the appetite and control of food intake. ... Origin: appetite + G. Statos, standing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appetency
Origin: L. Appetentia, fr. Appetere to strive after, long for. See Appetite. ... 1. Fixed and strong desire; especially. Natural desire; a craving; an eager appetite. 'They had a strong appetency for reading.' (Merivale) ... 2. Specifically: An instinctive inclination or propensity in animals to perform certain actions, as in the young to suck, in aq …

appetite
Natural recurring desire for food. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

appetite depressants
Agents that are used to decrease appetite. In man, tolerance to the appetite suppression develops rapidly. Hence, continuous weight reduction is not usually observed in obese individuals without dietary restrictions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

appetite juice
Gastric juice secreted upon the sight or smell of food and at the time of eating, influenced by the attractiveness of the food and delight in the food ingested; a conditioned reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appetite regulation
Physiologic mechanisms which regulate or control the appetite and food intake. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

appetite stimulants
Agents that are used to stimulate appetite. These drugs are frequently used to treat anorexia associated with cancer and aids. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

appetition
Desire directed toward a definite goal or object. ... Origin: L. Appetitio, strong desire ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appetitive behaviour
Animal searching behaviour. The variable introductory phase of an instinctive behaviour pattern or sequence, e.g., looking for food, or sequential courtship patterns prior to mating. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

applagin
<protein> See disintegrin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

applanation
In tonometry, the flattening of the cornea by pressure. Intraocular pressure is directly proportional to external pressure, and inversely proportional to the area flattened. ... See: applanation tonometer. ... Origin: L. Ad, toward, + planum, plane ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applanation tonometer
An instrument for determining ocular tension by application of a small flat disk to the cornea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applanometry
Use of an applanation tonometer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apple
1. The fleshy pome or fruit of a rosaceous tree (Pyrus malus) cultivated in numberless varieties in the temperate zones. ... The European crab apple is supposed to be the original kind, from which all others have sprung. ... 2. <botany> Any tree genus Pyrus which has the stalk sunken into the base of the fruit; an apple tree. ... 3. Any fruit or …

apple domain
<molecular biology> A consensus sequence, composed of 90 amino acids including 6 cysteines, that forms a characteristic, vaguely apple shaped, pattern via disulphide bridges. Shared by plasma kallikrein and coagulation factor XI, both serine proteases. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

apple jelly nodules
Descriptive term for the papular lesions of lupus vulgaris, as they appear on diascopy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apple oil
Synonym for amyl valerate ... Isoamyl isovalerate;used as a sedative; formerly used in the treatment of gallstones because of its solvent action on cholesterol. ... Synonym: apple oil. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appliance
<dentistry> Anything the orthodontist attaches to your teeth to move your teeth or to change the shape of your jaw ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applicand
<abbreviation> Applicandus, to be applied. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applicate
Applied or put to some use. 'Those applicate sciences which extend the power of man over the elements.' (I. ... <mathematics> Taylor) Applicate number, one which applied to some concrete case. Applicate ordinate, right line applied at right angles to the axis of any conic section, and bounded by the curve. ... Origin: L. Applicatus, p. P. Of ap …

application
Employment as a means, specific use. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

applicator
A slender rod of wood, flexible metal, or synthetic material, at one end of which is attached a pledget of cotton or other substance for making local applications to any accessible surface. ... Origin: L. Ap-plico, to attach to ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applied anatomy
Synonym for clinical anatomy ... <procedure> The practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment. ... Synonym: applied anatomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applied anthropology
A fusion of modern cultural anthropology and some aspects of sociology in the study of literate peoples in their cultures and deriving applications therefrom. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applied chemistry
The application of the theories and principles of chemistry to practical purposes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

applied-b diode
<radiobiology> An ion diode with an applied magnetic field to prevent electrons flowing from cathode to anode. The applied magnetic field also regularizes the electron swarm to reduce beam divergence. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

applique forms
A term applied to the manner in which the ring stage of Plasmodium falciparum parasitises the marginal portion of erythrocytes. ... Synonym: accole forms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apply
1. To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body. 'He said, and the sword his throat applied.' (Dryden) ... 2. To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money t …

appointments and schedules
The different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, waiting times, waiting lists for hospitals, walk-in clinics, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

apposition
1. The act of adding; application; accretion. 'It grows . . . By the apposition of new matter.' (Arbuthnot) ... 2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed. ... 3. The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. He …

apposition suture
A suture of the skin only. ... Synonym: coaptation suture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appositional growth
Growth accomplished by the addition of new layers on those previously formed; e.g., the addition of lamellae in the formation of bone; it is the characteristic method of growth when rigid materials are involved. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apprehensive
1. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning. 'It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend, a kind and apprehensive . . . Friend, is listening to our talk.' (Hawthorne) ... 2. Knowing; conscious; cognizant. 'A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is, by the grace of God, apprehensive of it.' (Jer. Taylor) …

apprentice
1. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him. ... 2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro. ... 3. A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be calle …

appressed
Pressed closely against but not united with. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

approach
1. The act of drawing near; a coming or advancing near. 'The approach of summer.' 'A nearer approach to the human type.' (Owen) ... 2. A access, or opportunity of drawing near. 'The approach to kings and principal persons.' (Bacon) ... 3. Movements to gain favor; advances. ... 4. A way, passage, or avenue by which a place or buildings can be approache …

approach-approach conflict
A situation of indecision and vacillation when an individual is confronted with two equally attractive alternatives. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

approach-avoidance conflict
A situation of indecision and vacillation when the individual is confronted with a single object or event which has both attractive and unattractive qualities. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

approximate
Approximal ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

approximation
1. The act of approximating; a drawing, advancing or being near; approach; also, the result of approximating. 'The largest capacity and the most noble dispositions are but an approximation to the proper standard and true symmetry of human nature.' (I. Taylor) ... 2. An approach to a correct estimate, calculation, or conception, or to a given quantit …

approximation suture
A suture that pulls together the deep tissues. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

appui
A support or supporter; a stay; a prop. 'If a be to climb trees that are of any great height, there would be stays and appuies set to it.' (Holland) Point d'appui . [F, a point of support. ... A given point or body, upon which troops are formed, or by which are marched in line or column. An advantageous defensive support, as a castle, morass, wood, …

appulse
1. A driving or running towards; approach; impulse; also, the act of striking against. 'In all consonants there is an appulse of the organs.' (Holder) ... 2. <astronomy> The near approach of one heavenly body to another, or to the meridian; a coming into conjunction; as, the appulse of the moon to a star, or of a star to the meridian. ... Origi …

appurtenance
That which belongs to something else; an adjunct; an appendage; an accessory; something annexed to another thing more worthy; in common parlance and legal acceptation, something belonging to another thing as principal, and which passes as incident to it, as a right of way, or other easement to land; a right of common to pasture, an outhouse, barn, …

apractagnosia
Synonym: constructional apraxia. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + praktea, things to be done, + gnosis, recognition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apractic
Synonym for apraxic ... Marked by or pertaining to apraxia. ... Synonym: apractic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apragmatism
An interest in theory or dogmatism rather than in practical results. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + pragmatism ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apraxia
<clinical sign, neurology> Inability to execute a skilled or learned motor act, not related to paralysis or lack of comprehension, caused by a cortical lesion. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

apraxia algera
A hysterical condition in which speaking, reading, writing, or consecutive thinking is impossible owing to the severe headache it causes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apraxic
Marked by or pertaining to apraxia. ... Synonym: apractic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apricot
<botany> A fruit allied to the plum, of an orange colour, oval shape, and delicious taste; also, the tree (Prunus Armeniaca of Linnaeus) which bears this fruit. By cultivation it has been introduced throughout the temperate zone. ... Origin: OE. Apricock, abricot, F. Abricot, fr. Sp. Albaricoque or Pg. Albricoque, fr. Ar. Albirqq, al-burqq. Th …

apricot kernel oil
See: persic oil. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aprindine
<chemical> A cardiac depressant used in arrhythmias. ... Pharmacological action: anti-arrhythmia agents. ... Chemical name: 1,3-Propanediamine, N-(2,3-dihydro-1H-inden-2-yl)-N',N'-diethyl-N-phenyl- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

aprobarbital
5-Allyl-5-isopropylbarbituric acid; allylisopropylmalonylurea;a hypnotic and sedative with intermediate action; available as aprobarbital sodium, with the same uses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aprocarb
<chemical> A carbamate insecticide. ... Pharmacological action: insecticide, carbamate. ... Chemical name: Phenol, 2-(1-methylethoxy)-, methylcarbamate ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

aproctia
Congenital absence or imperforation of the anus. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + proktos, anus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aprofen
2-Diethylaminoethyl 2,2-diphenylpropionate;analgesic and antispasmodic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apron
1. An article of dress, of cloth, leather, or other stuff, worn on the fore part of the body, to keep the clothes clean, to defend them from injury, or as a covering. It is commonly tied at the waist by strings. ... 2. Something which by its shape or use suggests an apron; as, The fat skin covering the belly of a goose or duck. A piece of leather, o …

aprophoria
Aphasia, including agraphia. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + prophora, utterance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aprosexia
Inattention, due to a sensorineural or mental defect. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + prosexis, attention, fr. Pros-echo, to hold to ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aprosody
Absence, in speech, of the normal pitch, rhythm, and variations in stress. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + prosodia, voice modulation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aprosopia
Congenital absence of the greater part or all of the face, usually associated with other malformations. ... Origin: G. A-priv. + prosopon, face ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aprotic
<chemistry> This refers to an atom or molecule that will neither donate nor accept protons. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...

aprotinin
<protein> Basic polypeptide that inhibits several serine proteases (including trypsin, chymotrypsin, kallikrein, pepsin). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

APS
<abbreviation> Adenosine 5'-phosphosulfate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

apsis
Origin: L. Apsis, absis, Gr, a tying, fastening, the hoop of a wheel, the wheel, a bow, arch, vault, fr. To fasten. ... 1. <astronomy> One of the two points of an orbit, as of a planet or satellite, which are at the greatest and least distance from the central body, corresponding to the aphelion and perihelion of a planet, or to the apogee and …

apt
1. Fit or fitted; suited; suitable; appropriate. 'They have always apt instruments.' (Burke) 'A river . . . Apt to be forded by a lamb.' (Jer. Taylor) ... 2. Having an habitual tendency; habitually liable or likely; used of things. 'My vines and peaches . . . Were apt to have a soot or smuttiness upon their leaves and fruit.' (Temple) 'This tree, if …

Apt test
A test for identifying foetal blood by the addition of sodium hydroxide and water to a specimen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aptamer
<molecular biology> A double stranded DNA or single stranded RNA molecule that bind to specific molecular targets, such as a protein or metabolite. ... (13 Oct 1997) ...