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

palmatisect
<botany> A condition intermediate between palmate and palmatifid, with the green tissue of the lamina completely divided into several segments, but the segments not fully separated at the base. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

palmellin
A red colouring matter formed by an alga, Palmella cruenta. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmer
A wandering religious votary; especially, one who bore a branch of palm as a token that he had visited the Holy Land and its sacred places. 'Pilgrims and palmers plighted them together.' (P. Plowman) 'The pilgrim had some home or dwelling place, the palmer had none. The pilgrim traveled to some certain, designed place or places, but the palmer to a …

Palmer acid test for peptic ulcer
In duodenal ulcer, the administration of acid by duodenal tube causes severe pain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Palmer, Walter
<person> U.S. Physician, *1896. ... See: Palmer acid test for peptic ulcer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Palmer's notation
<dentistry> Palmer's notation is a widely used method to designate individual teeth. In Palmer's notation, your mouth is divided into four parts called quadrants, upper left quadrant, upper right quadrant, lower left quadrant, and lower right quadrant. ... Each individual tooth in the quadrant is given a name which in order are: Central, Later …

palmerworm
<zoology> Any hairy caterpillar which appears in great numbers, devouring herbage, and wandering about like a palmer. The name is applied also to other voracious insects. ... In America, the larva of any one of several moths, which destroys the foliage of fruit and forest trees, especially. The larva of Ypsolophus pometellus, which sometimes a …

palmetto
<botany> A name given to palms of several genera and species growing in the West Indies and the Southern United States. In the United States, the name is applied especially to the Chamaerops, or Sabal, Palmetto, the cabbage tree of Florida and the Carolinas. See Cabbage tree, under Cabbage. Royal palmetto, the West Indian Sabal umbraculifera, …

palmin test
A test of pancreatic efficiency, based upon the fact that the presence of fat in the stomach causes the pylorus to open and admit the pancreatic juice; this splits the palmin so that an examination of the stomach contents, after a test meal containing palmin, will reveal the presence of fatty acids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmitaldehyde
CH3(CH2)14CHO; Hexadecanal(dehyde);the 16-carbon aldehyde analog of palmitic acid; a constituent of plasmalogens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmitates
Salts and esters of the 16-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acid--palmitic acid. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palmitic acid
<biochemistry> One of the most widely distributed of fatty acids. ... The palmitoyl residue is one of the common acyl residues of membrane phospholipids. It is also found as a thioester attached to cystein residues on some membrane proteins. The proteins so modified are often transmembrane proteins and the modified residue is on the cytoplasmi …

palmitic acids
A group of 16-carbon fatty acids that contain no double bonds. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palmitin
<physiology> A solid crystallizable fat, found abundantly in animals and in vegetables. It occurs mixed with stearin and olein in the fat of animal tissues, with olein and butyrin in butter, with olein in olive oil, etc. Chemically, it is a glyceride of palmitic acid, three molecules of palmitic acid being united to one molecule of glyceryl, …

palmitoleic acid
9-Hexadecenoic acid;a monounsaturated 16-carbon acid; one of the common constituents of the triacylglycerols of human adipose tissue. ... Synonym: zoomaric acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmitoyl CoA oxidase
<enzyme> In peroxisomes; forms hydrogen peroxide ... Registry number: EC 1.3.3.- ... Synonym: palmityl CoA oxidase, palmitoyl coenzyme a oxidase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

palmitoyl coenzyme a
<chemical> S-palmitoyl coenzyme a. A fatty acid coenzyme derivative which plays a key role in fatty acid oxidation and biosynthesis. ... Chemical name: Coenzyme A, S-hexadecanoate ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase
<enzyme> Enzyme catalyzing reversibly the hydrolysis of palmitoyl-CoA or other long-chain acyl coenzyme a compounds to yield CoA and palmitate or other acyl esters. The enzyme is involved in the esterification of fatty acids to form triglycerides. ... Chemical name: Palmitoyl-CoA hydrolase ... Registry number: EC 3.1.2.2 ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palmitoyl-L-asparaginase
<enzyme> Derivative of asparaginase which is incorporated into liposomes to avoid acute allergic reactions ... Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- ... Synonym: pal-asnase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

palmitoyl-protein thioesterase
<enzyme> Cleaves palmitoyl-cysteine bond of proteins; genbank u44772; do not confuse with palmitoyl-acyl carrier protein thioesterase ... Registry number: EC 3.1.2.- ... Synonym: palmitoyl-ras thioesterase, protein palmitoyl thioesterase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

palmitoylation
Synonym for palmitic acid ... <biochemistry> One of the most widely distributed of fatty acids. ... The palmitoyl residue is one of the common acyl residues of membrane phospholipids. It is also found as a thioester attached to cystein residues on some membrane proteins. The proteins so modified are often transmembrane proteins and the modified …

palmitoylcarnitine
<chemical> 3-carboxy-n,n,n-trimethyl-2-((1-oxohexadecyl)oxy)-1- propanaminium hydroxide, inner salt. A long-chain fatty acid ester of carnitine which facilitates the transfer of long-chain fatty acids from cytoplasm into mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids. ... Chemical name: 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-2-((1-oxohex …

palmityl alcohol
Synonym for cetyl alcohol ... The 16-carbon alcohol corresponding to palmitic acid, so called because it is isolated from among the hydrolysis products of spermaceti; it is used as an emulsifying aid and in the preparation of 'washable' ointment bases. ... Synonym: 1-hexadecanol, palmityl alcohol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmodic
Relating to palmus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmomental reflex
Unilateral (sometimes bilateral) contraction of the mentalis and orbicularis oris muscles caused by a brisk scratch made on the palm of the ipsilateral hand. ... Synonym: palm-chin reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmoplantar keratoderma
The occurrence of symmetrical diffuse or patchy areas of hypertrophy of the horny layer of the epidermis on the palms and soles; a group of ectodermal dysplasias of considerable variety, and either autosomal dominant or recessive inheritance. ... Synonym: ichthyosis palmaris et plantaris, keratoderma palmaris et plantaris, keratoderma symmetrica, ke …

palmoscopy
Examination of the cardiac pulsation. ... Origin: G. Palmos, pulsation, + skopeo, to examine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmus
Synonym: facial tic. ... 2. Rhythmical fibrillary contractions in a muscle. ... See: jumping disease. ... 3. The heart beat. ... Origin: G. Palmos, pulsation, quivering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palmyra
<botany> A species of palm (Borassus flabelliformis) having a straight, black, upright trunk, with palmate leaves. It is found native along the entire northern shores of the Indian Ocean, from the mouth of the Tigris to new Guinea. More than eight hundred uses to which it is put are enumerated by native writers. Its wood is largely used for b …

palpable
1. Perceptible to touch; capable of being palpated. ... 2. Evident; plain. ... Origin: see palpation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpable rale
A vibration that can be felt accompanying a low-pitched, hard, musical, or sonorous rale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpate
To touch or feel. The liver's edge may be palpated. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palpation
<technique> A simple technique in which a doctor presses lightly on the surface of the body to feel the organs or tissues underneath ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

palpatopercussion
Examination by means of combined palpation and percussion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpatory percussion
Finger percussion in which attention is focused upon the resistance and reverberation of the tissues under the finger as well as upon the sound elicited. ... Synonym: plessesthesia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebra
<anatomy> An eyelid, either of the two movable folds that protect the anterior surface of the eyeball. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

palpebra III
Synonym for plica semilunaris conjunctivae ... The semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye, a fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winking-like action …

palpebra inferior
Synonym for lower eyelid ... The inferior, smaller and less mobile of the two eyelids; a check ligament from the inferior rectus muscle extends into it, pulling the lid inferiorly when the gaze is directed downward. ... Synonym: palpebra inferior, lower lid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebra superior
Synonym for upper eyelid ... The superior, larger and more mobile of the two eyelids which covers most of the anterior surface of the eyeball, including the cornea, when closed; a portion of the lacrimal gland and the aponeurosis of the levator palpebrae superioris muscle extend into it, the muscle opening the closed eye and providing additional ele …

palpebra tertia
Synonym for plica semilunaris conjunctivae ... The semilunar fold formed by the palpebral conjunctiva at the medial angle of the eye, a fold of the conjunctival mucous membrane found in many animals; normally partially hidden in the medial canthus of the eye when at rest, it may be extended to cover part or all of the cornea in a winking-like action …

palpebrae
Pleural of palpebra ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebral
Relating to an eyelid or the eyelids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebral arteries
Branches of the ophthalmic supplying the upper and lower eyelids, consisting of two sets, lateral and medial. ... Synonym: arteriae palpebrales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebral conjunctiva
The part of the conjunctiva lining the posterior surface of the eyelids and continuous with the bulbar conjunctiva at the conjunctival fornices. ... Synonym: tunica conjunctiva palpebrarum, conjunctival layer of eyelids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebral fissure
The opening for the eyes between the eyelids. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palpebral glands
Synonym for tarsal glands ... Sebaceous glands embedded in the tarsal plate of each eyelid, discharging at the edge of the lid near the posterior border. Their secretions create a lipid barrier along the margin of the eyelids which contains the normal secretions in the conjunctival sac by preventing the watery fluid from spilling over the barrier wh …

palpebral part of lacrimal gland
Synonym for pars palpebralis glandulae lacrimalis ... palpebral part of lacrimal gland ...

palpebral raphe
Synonym for lateral palpebral raphe ... A narrow fibrous band in the lateral part of the orbicularis oculi muscle formed by the interlacing of fibres passing through the upper and lower eyelids. ... Synonym: raphe palpebralis lateralis, palpebral raphe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebral veins
Veins draining the superior eyelid posteriorly as tributaries of the superior ophthalmic vein. ... Synonym: venae palpebrales, veins of eyelids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebralis
Synonym: levator palpebrae superioris muscle. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebrate
<zoology> Having eyelids. ... (20 Mar 1998) ...

palpebration
Winking. ... Origin: L. Palpebratio ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpebronasal fold
Synonym for epicanthal fold ... A fold of skin that comes down across the inner angle of the eye. The epicanthal fold is more common in children with Down syndrome and other birth defects than normal children and so is of value in diagnosis. Although some dictionaries state that this eye fold is found in peoples of Asian origin, this is not true. Th …

palpitatio cordis
Palpitation of the heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

palpitation
<symptom> A subjective sensation of a rapid, irregular or forceful beating of the heart that the patient is aware of. ... Origin: L. Palpitatio ... (29 Sep 1997) ...

palpitations
Unpleasant sensations of irregular and/or forceful beating of the heart. In some patients with palpitations, no heart disease or abnormal heart rhythms can be found. In others, palpitations result from abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias). Arrhythmias refer to heartbeats that are too slow, too rapid, irregular, or too early. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

palsy
<neurology> Complete paralysis. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

palter
1. To haggle. ... 2. To act in insincere or deceitful manner; to play false; to equivocate; to shift; to dodge; to trifle. 'Romans, that have spoke the word, And will not palter.' (Shak) 'Who never sold the truth to serve the hour, Nor paltered with eternal God for power.' (Tennyson) ... 3. To babble; to chatter. ... Origin: See Paltry. ... Source: Web …

paludal
An obsolete term for malarial. ... Origin: L. Palus, marsh ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paludal fever
Synonym for malaria ... In humans, the set of diseases caused by infection by the protozoans Plasmodium vivax causing the tertian type, P. Malariae the quartan type and P. Falciparum the quotidian or irregular type of disease, the names referring to the frequency of fevers. The fevers occur when the merozoites are released from the erythrocytes. The …

paludina
<marine biology> Any one of numerous species of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks, belonging to Paludina, Melantho, and allied genera. They have an operculated shell which is usually green, often with brown bands. ... Origin: NL, fr. L. Palus, -udis, a marsh, pool. ... (19 Mar 1998) ...

palustrine
<ecology> Living or thriving in a marshy environment, being or made up of marsh. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

palynology
<study> The scientific study of fossil spores, pollen, and microscopic organisms preserved in sedimentary rock. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

pamabrom
8-Bromotheophylline compound with 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol;an obsolete diuretic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pamaquine
An antimalarial agent, active against avian malaria and against the gametocytes of all malarial forms in humans; it is more toxic than chloroquine or primaquine and has been replaced by primaquine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pamoate
USAN-approved contraction for 4,4'-methylenebis(3-hydroxy-2-naphthoate). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pampas
1. <geography> Vast plains in the central and southern part of the Argentine Republic in South America. The term is sometimes used in a wider sense for the plains extending from Bolivia to Southern Patagonia. ... 2. <zoology> Pampas cat, a small, reddish-brown, South American deer (Cervus, or Blastocerus, campestris). ... 3. <botany> …

pamphlet
1. A writing; a book. Printed publications usually having a format with no binding and no cover and having fewer than some set number of pages. They are often devoted to a single subject. ... 2. A small book consisting of a few sheets of printed paper, stitched together, often with a paper cover, but not bound; a short essay or written discussion, u …

pampiniform plexus
<anatomy> A plexus formed, in the male, by veins from the testicle and epididymis, consisting of eight or ten veins lying in front of the ductus deferens and forming part of the spermatic cord. ... In the female the ovarian veins form this plexus between the layers of the broad ligament; in the male it is part of the thermoregulatory system of …

pampinocele
Synonym for varicocele ... Varicose veins in the scrotum. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

pan american health organization
<organisation> WHO regional office for the americas acting as a coordinating agency for the improvement of health conditions in the hemisphere. ... The four main functions are: control or eradication of communicable diseases, strengthening of national and local health services, education and training, and research. ... (21 Jun 2000) ...

pan paniscus
The pygmy chimpanzee, a species of the genus pan, family pongidae. Its common name is bonobo, which was once considered a separate genus by some; others considered it a subspecies of pan troglodytes. Its range is confined to the forests of the central zaire basin. Despite its name, it is often of equal size to p. Troglodytes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pan troglodytes
The common chimpanzee, a species of the genus pan, family pongidae. It lives in africa, primarily in the tropical rainforests. There are a number of recognised subspecies. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pan-
<prefix> All, entire, everything, everywhere. It is used correctly when affixed to words derived from Greek roots. ... Origin: G. Pas, all ... (21 Jun 2000) ...

panacea
A cure for all illnesses (Greek derivation). ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

panacinar emphysema
Synonym for panlobular emphysema ... Emphysema affecting all parts of the lobules, in part, or usually the whole, of the lungs, and usually associated with a1-antiprotease deficiency emphysema. ... Synonym: diffuse emphysema, generalised emphysema, panacinar emphysema. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panagglutinable
<haematology> Agglutinable with all types of human serum; denoting erythrocytes having this property. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panagglutinins
<immunology> Agglutinins that react with all human erythrocytes. ... Origin: pan + L. Agglutino, to glue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panangiitis
<pathology> Inflammation involving all the coats of a blood vessel. ... Origin: pan-+ angiitis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panarteritis
<pathology> An inflammatory disorder of the arteries characterised by involvement of all structural layers of the vessels. ... Synonym: endoperiarteritis. ... Origin: pan-+ L. Arteria, artery, + G. -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panarthritis
1. <rheumatology> Inflammation involving all the tissues of a joint. ... 2. Inflammation of all the joints of the body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panatrophy
1. Atrophy of all the parts of a structure. ... 2. General atrophy of the body. ... Synonym: pantatrophia, pantatrophy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panblastic
Relating to all the primary germ layers. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Blastos, germ ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panbronchiolitis
Idiopathic inflammation and obstruction of bronchioles, eventually accompanied by bronchiectasis; cases reported almost entirely from Japan. ... Synonym: diffuse panbronchiolitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pancake kidney
A disk-shaped organ produced by fusion of both poles of the contralateral kidney anlagen. ... Synonym: disk kidney. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pancarditis
Inflammation of all the structures of the heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pancervical smear
A cytologic smear of material obtained from the endocervical canal, external os, and ectocervix by scraping these areas with a properly designed cervical spatula; used principally for early cervical cancer detection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pancoast syndrome
<syndrome> Lower trunk brachial plexopathy and Horner syndrome due to malignant tumour in the region of the superior pulmonary sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pancoast tumour
<oncology, tumour> Tumour originating from the superior sulcus of the lung that invades all or a portion of the brachial plexus. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

Pancoast, Henry
<person> U.S. Roentgenologist, 1875-1939. ... See: Pancoast syndrome, Pancoast tumour. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pancoast, Joseph
<person> U.S. Surgeon, 1805-1882. ... See: Pancoast's suture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pancoast's suture
In plastic surgery, union of two edges by a tongue-and-groove arrangement. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pancoast's syndrome
<syndrome> Destructive lesions of the thoracic inlet with involvement of the brachial and sympathetic plexus or carcinoma of the lung apex. It is characterised by pain in the shoulder region radiating toward the axilla and scapula, sensory and motor disorders and wasting of the muscles of the hand, the bernard-horner syndrome, and compression …

pancolectomy
<procedure> Extirpation of the entire colon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pancratium
1. An athletic contest involving both boxing and wrestling. ... 2. <botany> A genus of Old World amaryllideous bulbous plants, having a funnel-shaped perianth with six narrow spreading lobes. The American species are now placed in the related genus Hymenocallis. ... Origin: L, fr. Gr. A complete contest, fr. All-powerful, all + strength. ... Sou …

pancreas
<anatomy, gastroenterology> A tongue-shaped glandular organ lying below and behind the stomach. ... The head of the pancreas is encircled by the duodenum and its tail touches the spleen. It secretes the hormones insulin and glucagon (both regulate blood sugar), in addition to pancreatic enzymes involved in the digestion of fats and proteins in …

pancreas accessorium
Synonym for accessory pancreas ... A detached portion of pancreatic tissue, usually the uncinate process, and hence most often found in the vicinity of the head of the pancreas, but may occur within the gut wall (stomach or duodenum). ... Synonym: pancreas accessorium. ... Annular pancreas, a ring of pancreas encircling the duodenum, caused by a failu …

pancreas divisum
<radiology> Unfused ducts of Wirsung and Santorini, incidence: 5-11%, 21-45% get pancreatitis, possibly due to stenosis of the minor ampulla ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pancreas minus
Synonym for uncinate process of pancreas ... A portion of the head of the pancreas that hooks around posterior to the superior mesenteric vessels, sometimes into the 'nutcracker' formed by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. ... Synonym: processus uncinatus pancreatis, lesser pancreas, pancreas minus, small pancreas, uncinate pancreas …

pancreas transplantation
The transference of a pancreas from one human or animal to another. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...