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

painful point
See: Valleix's points. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

painful toe
Synonym for hallux dolorosus ... A condition, usually associated with flatfoot, in which walking causes severe pain in the metatarsophalangeal joint of the great toe. ... Synonym: painful toe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

painful-bruising syndrome
<syndrome> An intense inflammatory reaction to slight extravasation of blood, due to an allergic sensitivity to red blood cells; more commonly seen in adult women. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

painless haematuria
Haematuria not associated with dysuria, often connoting a vascular or neoplastic aetiology. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

painless jaundice
Jaundice not associated with abdominal pain; usually used for obstructive jaundice resulting from obstruction of the common bile duct at the head of the pancreas by a tumour or impaction of a stone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pains, growing
Mysterious pains in growing children, usually in the legs. These pains are similar to what the weekend gardener suffers from on monday an overuse type of problem. If in playing, children exceed their regular threshold, they will be sore, just like an adult. Growing pains are typically somewhat diffuse (vs. Focal) and are not associated with physica …

paint
1. To cover with colouring matter; to apply paint to; as, to paint a house, a signboard, etc. 'Jezebel painted her face and tired her head.' (2 Kings ix. 30) ... 2. To colour, stain, or tinge; to adorn or beautify with colours; to diversify with colours. 'Not painted with the crimson spots of blood.' (Shak) 'Cuckoo buds of yellow hue Do paint the me …

painter
<zoology> The panther, or puma. ... Origin: Corrupt. Of panther. ... One whose occupation is to paint; especially., ... One who covers buildings, ships, ironwork, and the like, with paint. ... An artist who represents objects or scenes in colour on a flat surface, as canvas, plaster, or the like. Painter's colic. ... <medicine> See Lead coli …

painter's colic
Synonym for lead colic ... Severe colicky abdominal pain, with constipation, symptomatic of lead poisoning. ... Synonym: Devonshire colic, painter's colic, Poitou colic, saturnine colic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pair
1. To be joined in paris; to couple; to mate, as for breeding. ... 2. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart. 'My heart was made to fit and pair with thine.' (Rowe) ... 3. Same as To pair off. See phrase below. To pair off, to separate from a company in pairs or couples; specif., to agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on …

pair bond
In animals, the social relationship established between a male and female for reproduction. It may include raising of young. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pair production
<physics> The simultaneous production of an electron and a positron by an interaction of a photon or a fast charged particle with the electronic field of a nucleus or other particle. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

pair rule gene
<molecular biology> A segmentation gene, expressed sequentially between gap genes and segment polarity genes. In development of Drosophila, a set of about 8 genes that are expressed only in alternate segments (odd or even) of the developing embryo. Loss of function mutants thus lack alternate segments. ... Examples: even skipped (eve), fushi t …

paired
Developmentally regulated gene in Drosophila that contains the paired box domain. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

paired allosome
Synonym for diplosome ... Paired allosomes; the pair of centrioles of mammalian cells. ... Synonym: paired allosome. ... Origin: diplo-+ G. Soma, body ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paired associates
Words, syllables, digits, or other items learned in pairs, so that when one is given, its associate is to be recalled. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paired beats
See: bigeminy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paired box domain
<molecular biology> Conserved domain of 128 amino acids, found in several developmentally regulated proteins in Drosophila (for example paired, gooseberry, Pox), mouse and human (for example Pax, HuP1, HuP48). ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

paired organelles
Synonym for rhoptry ... Electron-dense club-shaped, tubular or saccular organelles extending back from the anterior end of sporozoites and other stages of certain sporozoans in the subphylum Apicomplexa. ... Synonym: paired organelles, toxoneme. ... Origin: G. Rhopalon, club ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paired-associate learning
Learning in which the subject must respond with one word or syllable when presented with another word or syllable. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pajaroello
Synonym: Ornithodoros coriaceus. ... Origin: Am. Sp. Pajahuello, fr. Sp. Paja, straw, + huello, undersurface of hoof ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pajot, Charles
<person> French obstetrician, 1816-1896. ... See: Pajot's manoeuvre. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pajot's manoeuvre
An obsolete term for traction downward on the forceps lock with one hand while traction is applied with the other hand to bring the foetal head down in the axis of the birth canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

PAK2 kinase
<enzyme> Shows 79% identity to pak1 kinase; belongs to the family of p21-activated serine-threonine kinases; amino acid sequence has been determined ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... Synonym: pak2 gene product, p21-activated kinase 2 ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

Palade granule
Synonym for ribosome ... <cell biology> A small particulate organelle found in prokaryotes and eukaryotes and also within mitochondria and chloroplasts, but differing in size and composition. Made of two subunits, each being an RNA protein complex. Ribosomes are responsible for the translation of mRNA which may occur in the cytoplasm (see poly …

Palade pathway
<cell biology> The routing of proteins from the site of their synthesis to the final cellular or secreted position. Several different pathways are known and others suspected. Glycosylation of the proteins may provide specific address labels for the proteins. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Palade, George
<person> Roumanian-U.S. Cell biologist and Nobel laureate, *1912. ... See: Palade granule, Weibel-Palade bodies. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palanquin
An inclosed carriage or litter, commonly about eight feet long, four feet wide, and four feet high, borne on the shoulders of men by means of two projecting poles, used in India, China, etc, for the conveyance of a single person from place to place. ... Alternative forms: palankeen. ... Origin: F. Palanquin, Pg. Palanquim, Javan. Palangki, OJavan. Pa …

palatal
Relating to the palate or the palate bone. ... Synonym: palatine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal abscess
A lateral periodontal abscess associated with the lingual surface of a maxillary tooth, an alveolar abscess that has eroded the cortical plate, allowing extension into the palatal soft tissues. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal bar
A major connector which crosses the palate and unites two or more parts of a maxillary removable partial denture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal expander
<dentistry> A device used to make your jaw wider ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

palatal index
Synonym for palatomaxillary index ... Relation of the palatomaxillary width, measured between the outer borders of the alveolar arch just above the middle of the second molar tooth, and the palatomaxillary length, measured from the alveolar point to the middle of a transverse line touching the posterior borders of the two maxillae: (palatomaxillary …

palatal muscles
The muscles of the palate are the glossopalatine, palatoglossus, levator palati(ni), musculus uvulae, palatopharyngeus, and tensor palati(ni). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palatal myoclonus
Rhythmic contractions of the soft palate, the facial muscles, and the diaphragm, related to lesions of the olivocerebellar pathways. ... See: palatal nystagmus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal nystagmus
A clonic spasm of the levator palati muscle, causing an audible click. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal obturators
Appliances that close a cleft or fissure of the palate. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palatal papillomatosis
Synonym for inflammatory papillary hyperplasia ... Closely arranged papules of the palatal mucosa underlying an ill-fitting denture. ... Synonym: palatal papillomatosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal plate
A partial denture major connector that has an anteroposterior width in excess of two maxillary premolars. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal reflex
Swallowing reflex induced by stimulation of the palate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal seal
Synonym for posterior palatal seal ... The seal at the posterior border of a denture. ... See: posterior palatal seal area. ... Synonym: palatal seal, post dam, postdam, postpalatal seal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal shelf
A medially directed outgrowth of the embryonic maxilla; when fused with its opposite number it forms the secondary palate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatal triangle
A triangular area bounded by the greatest transverse diameter of the palate and by lines converging from its extremities to the alveolar point. ... Synonym: trigonum palati. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palate
1. <anatomy> The roof of the mouth. ... The fixed portion, or palate proper, supported by the maxillary and palatine bones, is called the hard palate to distinguish it from the membranous and muscular curtain which separates the cavity of the mouth from the pharynx and is called the soft palate, or velum. ... 2. Relish; taste; liking; a sense o …

palate hook
An instrument for pulling forward the soft palate in order to facilitate posterior rhinoscopy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palate myograph
Synonym: palatograph. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palate, cleft
An opening in the roof of the mouth, due to a failure of the palatal shelves to come fully together from either side of the mouth and fuse during embryonic development. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palate, hard
The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is just in front of the soft palate. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palate, soft
The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone and so is soft. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palatiform
Palate-shaped; resembling the palate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatinase
A maltase in the intestinal mucosa that hydrolyzes palatinose; probably oligo-1,6-glucosidase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine
1. One invested with royal privileges and rights within his domains; a count palatine. See Count palatine, under 4th Count. ... 2. The Palatine hill in Rome. ... <anatomy> Of or pertaining to the palate. ... <anatomy> Palatine bones, a pair of bones (often united in the adult) in the root of the mouth, back of and between the maxillaries.< …

palatine aponeurosis
The expanded tendons of the tensor veli palatini muscles in the anterior two-thirds of the soft palate to which the other palatine muscles attach. ... Synonym: aponeurosis palatina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine bone
An irregularly shaped bone posterior to the maxilla, which enters into the formation of the nasal cavity, the orbit, and the hard palate; it articulates with the maxilla, inferior nasal concha, sphenoid, and ethmoid bones, the vomer and its fellow of the opposite side. ... Synonym: os palatinum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine glands
A number of racemose mucous glands in the posterior half of the submucous tissue covering the hard palate. ... Synonym: glandulae palatinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine groove
One of a number of grooves on the lower surface of the palatine process of the maxilla in which the palatine vessels and nerves lie. ... Synonym: sulcus palatinus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine papilla
Synonym for incisive papilla ... A slight elevation of the mucosa at the anterior extremity of the raphe of the palate. ... Synonym: papilla incisiva, palatine papilla. ... Interdental papilla, the gingiva that fills the interproximal space between two adjacent teeth. ... Synonym: gingival septum, interproximal papilla. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine process
In the embryo, medially directed shelves from the oral surface of the maxillae; they develop into the secondary palate after midline fusion. ... Synonym: processus palatinus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine raphe
A rather narrow, low elevation in the centre of the hard palate that extends from the incisive papilla posteriorly over the entire length of the mucosa of the hard palate. ... Synonym: raphe palati, palatine ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine ridge
Synonym for palatine raphe ... A rather narrow, low elevation in the centre of the hard palate that extends from the incisive papilla posteriorly over the entire length of the mucosa of the hard palate. ... Synonym: raphe palati, palatine ridge. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine spines
The longitudinal ridges along the palatine grooves on the inferior surface of the palatine process of the maxilla. ... Synonym: spinae palatinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine tonsil
A large oval mass of lymphoid tissue embedded in the lateral wall of the oral pharynx on either side between the pillars of the fauces. ... Synonym: tonsilla palatina, tonsilla, faucial tonsil, tonsil. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine torus
Torus palatinus, an exostosis protruding from the midline of the hard palate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine uvula
A conical projection from the posterior edge of the middle of the soft palate, composed of connective tissue containing a number of racemose glands, and some muscular fibres (uvulae muscle). ... Synonym: uvula palatina, pendulous palate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatine vein
<anatomy, vein> Drains the palatine regions and empties into the facial vein. ... Synonym: vena palatina. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatinose
A disaccharide consisting of d-glucose and d-fructose in alpha-1,6 linkage (sucrose is alpha-1,2). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatitis
Inflammation of the palate. ... Synonym: uranisconitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palato-
<prefix> A combining form used in anatomy to indicate relation to, or connection with, the palate; as in palatolingual. ... Origin: From Palate. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...

palatoethmoidal suture
Line of junction of the orbital process of the palatine bone and the orbital plate of the ethmoid. ... Synonym: sutura palatoethmoidalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatoglossal
Relating to the palate and the tongue, or to the palatoglossus muscle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatoglossal arch
One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane passing from the soft palate to the side of the tongue; it encloses the palatoglossus muscle and forms anterior margin of the tonsillar fossa. Also demarcates oral cavity from isthmus of fauces. ... Synonym: arcus palatoglossus, anterior palatine arch, anterior pillar of fauces, arcus glossopalatin …

palatoglossus
Synonym for palatoglossus muscle ... <anatomy> Forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa; origin, oral surface of soft palate; insertion, side of tongue; action, raises back of tongue and narrows fauces; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). ... Synonym: musculus palatoglossus, glossopalatinus, musculus glossopalatin …

palatoglossus muscle
<anatomy> Forms anterior pillar of tonsillar fossa; origin, oral surface of soft palate; insertion, side of tongue; action, raises back of tongue and narrows fauces; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). ... Synonym: musculus palatoglossus, glossopalatinus, musculus glossopalatinus, palatoglossus. ... (05 Mar 2000)< …

palatognathous
Having a cleft palate. ... Origin: palato-+ G. Gnathos, jaw ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatogram
A registration of tongue action against the palate made by placing soft wax or powder on a baseplate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatograph
An instrument used in recording the movements of the soft palate in speaking and during respiration. ... Synonym: palate myograph, palatomyograph. ... Origin: palato-+ G. Grapho, to record ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatomaxillary
Relating to the palate and the maxilla. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatomaxillary index
Relation of the palatomaxillary width, measured between the outer borders of the alveolar arch just above the middle of the second molar tooth, and the palatomaxillary length, measured from the alveolar point to the middle of a transverse line touching the posterior borders of the two maxillae: (palatomaxillary width &times; 100)/palatomaxillar …

palatomaxillary suture
Line of union, in the floor of the orbit, between the orbital process of the palatine bone and the orbital surface of the maxilla. ... Synonym: sutura palatomaxillaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatomyograph
Synonym: palatograph. ... Origin: G. Palato-+ mys, muscle, + grapho, to record ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatonasal
Relating to the palate and the nasal cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatopharyngeal
Relating to palate and pharynx. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatopharyngeal arch
One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane which passes downward from the posterior margin of the soft palate to the lateral wall of the pharynx. It encloses the palatopharyngeus muscle and forms the posterior margin of the tonsillar fossa. It also demarcates the isthmus of fauces from oropharynx. ... Synonym: arcus palatopharyngeus, pharyn …

palatopharyngeal muscle
Synonym for palatopharyngeus ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory …

palatopharyngeal sphincter
A constant band of the superior pharyngeal constrictor muscle which sweeps posteriorly from the anterolateral part of the superior surface of the palatine aponeurosis. It creates a visible ridge when the superior constrictor is contracted, meeting the elevated soft palate to seal off the pharyngeal isthmus during swallowing. ... Synonym: pharyngeal …

palatopharyngeus
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, soft palate; forms the posterior pillar of the fauces or tonsillar fossa; insertion, posterior border of thyroid cartilage and aponeurosis of pharynx; action, narrows fauces, depresses soft palate, elevates pharynx and larynx; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus (cranial root of accessory nerve). ... Synonym: musculus pal …

palatopharyngoplasty
<procedure> Surgical resection of unnecessary palatal and oropharyngeal tissue in selected cases of snoring, with or without sleep apnea. ... This technique has proven effective in approximately 50% of cases, when undertaken to cure sleep apnea. Pharmacological treatment of apnea generally fails to correct the problem, thus surgery has offered …

palatopharyngorrhaphy
Synonym: staphylopharyngorrhaphy. ... Origin: palato-+ pharynx + G. Rhaphe, suture ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatoplasty
Surgery of the palate to restore form and function. ... Synonym: staphyloplasty, uraniscoplasty, uranoplasty. ... Origin: palato-+ G. Plasso, to form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatoplegia
Paralysis of the muscles of the soft palate. ... Synonym: staphyloplegia. ... Origin: palato-+ G. Plege, stroke ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatorrhaphy
Suture of a cleft palate. ... Synonym: staphylorrhaphy, uraniscorrhaphy, uranorrhaphy, velosynthesis. ... Origin: palato-+ G. Rhaphe, suture ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatosalpingeus
Synonym: tensor veli palati muscle. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatoschisis
Synonym: cleft palate. ... Origin: palato-+ G. Schisis, fissure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatouvularis muscle
Synonym for uvulae ... <anatomy, muscle> Origin, posterior nasal spine; insertion, forms chief bulk of the uvula; action, raises the uvula; nerve supply, pharyngeal plexus. ... Synonym: musculus uvulae, muscle of uvula, musculus azygos uvulae, palatouvularis muscle, uvularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatovaginal canal
Synonym for pharyngeal canal ... On the undersurface of the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone, a furrow that is converted into a canal by the sphenoidal process of the palatine bone; it transmits the pharyngeal branch of the maxillary artery and the pharyngeal nerve from the pterygopalatine ganglion. ... Synonym: canalis palatovaginalis, palatovag …

palatovaginal groove
A furrow on the inferior aspect of the vaginal process of the sphenoid bone that is bridged below by the sphenoidal process of the palatine bone to form the palatovaginal canal. ... Synonym: sulcus palatovaginalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatum
Synonym: palate. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palatum durum
Synonym for hard palate ... The bony part of the roof of the mouth. The hard palate is the front of the palate and is in front of the soft palate. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palatum fissum
Synonym for cleft palate ... <embryology, paediatrics> A congenital fissure in the roof of the mouth forming a communication between the nasal passages and the oral cavity. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

palatum molle
Synonym for soft palate ... The muscular part of the roof of the mouth. The soft palate is directly behind the hard palate. It lacks bone and so is soft. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...