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

pandiculation
One of the more wondrous medical words, pandiculation is the act of stretching and yawning. (if in a public place, you might consider demonstating the versatility of your vocabulary by saying, sorry, but i feel the need to pandiculate. ) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pandora
1. A beautiful woman (all-gifted), whom Jupiter caused Vulcan to make out of clay in order to punish the human race, because Prometheus had stolen the fire from heaven. Jupiter gave Pandora a box containing all human ills, which, when the box was opened, escaped and spread over the earth. Hope alone remained in the box. Another version makes the bo …

pandora's pneumonitis
<radiology> Type of extrinsic allergic alveolitis, from forced air equipment (heating, humidifying, air conditioning systems), organism: thermophilic actinomycetes ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pandurate
<botany> Shaped somewhat like a violin, as some leaves. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Pandy
Kalman, Hungarian neurologist, *1868. ... See: Pandy's test, Pandy's reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pandy's reaction
A test to determine the presence of proteins (chiefly globulins) in the spinal fluid, by adding one drop of spinal fluid to 1 ml of solution (e.g., carbolic acid crystals in distilled water, cresol, or pyrogallic acid); the reaction varies from a faint turbidity to a dense 'milky' precipitate according to the degree of protein content. ... Synonym: …

pane
1. A division; a distinct piece, limited part, or compartment of any surface; a patch; hence, a square of a checkered or plaided pattern. ... 2. One of the openings in a slashed garment, showing the bright coloured silk, or the like, within; hence, the piece of coloured or other stuff so shown. ... 3. A compartment of a surface, or a flat space; henc …

panel
1. A sunken compartment with raised margins, molded or otherwise, as in ceilings, wainscotings, etc. ... 2. A prisoner arraigned for trial at the bar of a criminal court. ... 3. Formerly, a piece of cloth serving as a saddle; hence, a soft pad beneath a saddletree to prevent chafing. ... 4. A board having its edges inserted in the groove of a surround …

panencephalitis
A diffuse inflammation of the brain. ... Nodular panencephalitis, probably a form of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. ... Synonym: Pette-Doring disease. ... Subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare chronic, progressive encephalitis that affects primarily children and young adults, caused by the measles virus. Characterised by a history o …

panendoscope
<instrument> An illuminated instrument for inspection of the interior of the urethra as well as the bladder by means of a foroblique lens system. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Endon, within, + skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panesthesia
The sum of all the sensations experienced by a person at one time. ... See: cenesthesia. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Paneth
Josef, Austrian physician, 1857-1890. ... See: Paneth's granular cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Paneth cell
<pathology> Coarsely granular secretory cells found in the basal regions of crypts in the small intestine. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

paneth cells
Epithelial cells found in the basal part of the intestinal glands (crypts of lieberkuhn). Paneth cells synthesise and secrete lysozyme and cryptidins. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Paneth, Joseph
<person> A Physiologist who held Chairs in the Universities of Breslau and Vienna. ... Paneth's Cells - 'cellules etroites' of the mucosa of the small intestine. ... Lived: 1857-1890. B. Vienna, Oct 6th, 1857, d. Vienna, Jan 4th, 1890. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

Paneth's granular cells
Cell's, located at the base of intestinal glands of the small intestine, which contain large acidophilic refractile granules and may produce lysozyme. ... Synonym: Davidoff's cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pang
A sudden sharp, brief pain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pangenesis
<biology> An hypothesis advanced by Darwin in explanation of heredity. ... The theory rests on the assumption, that the whole organization, in the sense of every separate atom or unit, reproduces itself, the cells throwing off minute granules called gemmules, which circulate freely throughout the system and multiply by subdivision. These gemmu …

panglossia
Abnormal or pathologic garrulousness. ... See: logorrhoea. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Glossa, tongue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panhidrosis
Synonym for panidrosis ... Sweating of the entire surface of the body. ... Synonym: panhidrosis. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Hidros, sweat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panhydrometer
A hydrometer for determining the specific gravity of any liquid. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Hydor, water, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panhyperaemia
Universal congestion or hyperaemia. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Hyper, over, + haima, blood ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panhypopituitarism
A state in which the secretion of all anterior pituitary hormones is inadequate or absent; caused by a variety of disorders that result in destruction or loss of function of all or most of the anterior pituitary gland. Rare forms of PHP are inherited as autosomal recessive or as an X-linked recessive. ... Synonym: ateliotic dwarfism, hypophyseal cac …

panhypopituitary dwarfism
Type I is an autosomal recessive disorder with deficient human growth hormone, ACTH, FSH, etc., having delayed sexual development, hypothyroidism, and adrenal insufficiency; type II is similar but is an X-linked disorder. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panic disorder
Symptoms of panic attack usually begin abruptly and include rapid heartbeat, chest sensations, shortness of breath, dizziness, tingling, and anxiousness. Treatments include several medications and psychotherapy. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

panicle
<botany> A compound raceme, an indeterminate inflorescence in which the flowers are borne on branches of the main main stem or on further branches of these. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

paniculate
Indeterminate and much branched. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

panidrosis
Sweating of the entire surface of the body. ... Synonym: panhidrosis. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Hidros, sweat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panimmunity
A general immunity to all infectious diseases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panleukopenia
A highly contagious and fatal disease of cats, particularly young cats, caused by feline panleukopenia virus, a member of the family Parvoviridae, and manifested by severe leukopenia, prostration, fever, vomiting and diarrhoea. ... Synonym: distemper, feline agranulocytosis, feline distemper, feline infectious enteritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panleukopenia virus of cats
Synonym for feline panleukopenia virus ... A virus of the genus Parvovirus that causes panleukopenia; the virus infects all Felidae, raccoons and mink, but not dogs or other Canidae. ... Synonym: cat distemper virus, panleukopenia virus of cats. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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) ...

panmixis
Synonym: random mating. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Mixis, intercourse ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panmyelophthisis
Synonym for myelophthisis ... 1. Wasting or atrophy of the spinal cord as in tabes dorsalis. ... 2. Replacement of haemopoietic tissue in the bone marrow by abnormal tissue, usually fibrous tissue or malignant tumours which are most commonly metastatic carcinomas. ... Synonym: panmyelophthisis. ... Origin: myelo-+ G. Phthisis, a wasting away ... (05 Mar …

panmyelosis
Myeloid metaplasia with abnormal immature blood cells in the spleen and liver, associated with myelofibrosis. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Myelos, marrow, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Panner
H.J., Danish radiologist, 1871-1930. ... See: Panner's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panner disease
<radiology> Avascular necrosis of capitellum ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Panner's disease
Epiphysial aseptic necrosis of the capitellum of the humerus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panneuritis
Rarely used term meaning extreme polyneuritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panneuritis endemica
Synonym for beriberi ... <disease> An endemic form of polyneuritis (nerve inflammation), due to an unbalanced diet, with a deficiency of vitamin B1(thiamin). ... Common in those who chronically abuse alcohol. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...

panni
Plural of pannus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pannicular hernia
The escape of subcutaneous fat through a gap in a fascia or an aponeurosis. ... Synonym: fatty hernia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panniculectomy
<procedure> Surgical excision of redundant paniculus adiposus, usually of the abdomen. ... Origin: panniculus + G. Ektome, a cutting out ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panniculitis
<pathology> An inflammatory reaction of the subcutaneous fat, which may involve the connective tissue septa between the fat lobes, the septa lobules and vessels or the fat lobules, characterised by the development of single or multiple cutaneous nodules. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

panniculitis, lupus erythematosus
A type of lupus erythematosus characterised by deep dermal or subcutaneous nodules, most often on the head, face, or upper arms. It is generally chronic and occurs most often in women between the ages of 20 and 45. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

panniculitis, peritoneal
Condition of the peritoneum, most commonly of the mesentery, but also of the omentum, characterised by tissue thickening, alteration of fat cells, infiltration of lipid-laden macrophages, and fibrosis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

panniculus
A sheet or layer of tissue. ... Origin: L. Dim. Of pannus, cloth ... Panniculus adiposus, the superficial fascia which contains an abundance of fat deposit in its areolar substance. ... Panniculus carnosus, the skeletal muscle layer in the superficial fascia represented in humans by the platysma muscle; it is much more extensive in lower mammals. ... ( …

panniculus carnosus muscle
<anatomy> A sheet of muscle, lying beneath the skin, by which the skin can be made to shiver; it is especially well developed in the horse, in man, platysma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pannier
1. A bread basket; also, a wicker basket (used commonly in pairs) for carrying fruit or other things on a horse or an ass ... 2. A shield of basket work formerly used by archers as a shelter from the enemy's missiles. ... 3. A table waiter at the Inns of Court, London. ... 4. A framework of steel or whalebone, worn by women to expand their dresses; a …

pannus
1. <pathology, rheumatology> Vascularised granulation tissue rich in fibroblasts, lymphocytes and macrophages, derived from synovial tissue, overgrows the bearing surface of the joint in rheumatoid arthritis and is associated with the breakdown of the articular surface. ... 2. <ophthalmology> Granulation tisuue that invades the cornea fr …

pannus crassus
In which there are many blood vessels and the opacity is very dense, pannus siccus (dry), pannus with dry, glossy surface, pannus tenuis (thin), in which there are few blood vessels and the opacity is slight. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panodic
Denoting a wide and extreme diffusion of a nerve impulse. ... Synonym: panthodic, pollodic. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Hodos, way ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panophthalmitis
Acute suppurative inflammation of the inner eye with necrosis of the sclera (and sometimes the cornea) and extension of the inflammation into the orbit. Pain may be severe and the globe may rupture. In endophthalmitis the globe does not rupture. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

panoptic
All-revealing, denoting the effect of multiple or differential staining. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Optikos, relating to vision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panoptic stain
<technique> A stain in which a Romanowsky-type stain is combined with another stain; such a combination improves the staining of cytoplasmic granules and other bodies. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panoramic radiograph
A radiographic view of the maxillae and mandible extending from the left to the right glenoid fossae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panoramic rotating machine
An X-ray machine using a reciprocating motion of the tube and extraoral film to produce a radiograph of all the teeth and surrounding structures. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panoramic X-ray
<dentistry> An X-ray taken by a machine that rotates around your head to give the orthodontist a picture of your teeth, jaws and other important information. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

panoramic X-ray film
In dentistry, a radiograph taken to give a panoramic view of the entire upper and lower dental arch as well as the temporomandibular joints. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panosteitis
Inflammation of an entire bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panotitis
General inflammation of all parts of the ear; specifically, a disease which begins as an otitis interna, the inflammation subsequently extending to the middle ear and neighboring structures. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Ous, ear, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panphobia
<psychology> Fear of everything. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panplegia
Paralysis of the four extremities. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Plege, stroke ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pansch, Adolf
<person> German anatomist, 1841-1887. ... See: Pansch's fissure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pansch's fissure
A cerebral fissure (sulcus) running from the lower extremity of the central fissure (sulcus) nearly to the end of the occipital lobe. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pansclerosis
Universal sclerosis of an organ or part. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pansinuitis
Synonym for pansinusitis ... Inflammation of all the accessory sinuses of the nose on one or both sides. ... Synonym: pansinuitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pansinusitis
Inflammation of all the accessory sinuses of the nose on one or both sides. ... Synonym: pansinuitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panspermia
The hypothetical doctrine of the omnipresence of minute forms and spores of animal and vegetable life, thus accounting for apparent spontaneous generation. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Sperma, seed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pansporoblast
The reproductive sporoblast that gives rise to more than one spore in the order Myxosporida (class Myxosporea, phylum Myxozoa). ... Origin: pan-+ G. Sporos, seed, + blastos, germ ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pansporoblastic
Referring to a pansporoblast. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panstrongylus
A genus of cone-nosed bugs of the subfamily triatominae (reduviidae). Its species are vectors of trypanosoma cruzi. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pansy
Origin: F. Pensee thought, pansy, fr. Penser to think, L. Pensare to weigh, ponder. See Pensive. ... <botany> A plant of the genus Viola (V. Tricolour) and its blossom, originally purple and yellow. Cultivated varieties have very large flowers of a great diversity of colours. ... Synonym: heart's-ease, love-in-idleness, and many other quaint na …

pansystolic
Lasting throughout systole, extending from first to second heart sound. ... Synonym: holosystolic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pansystolic murmur
A murmur occupying the entire systolic interval, from first to second heart sounds. ... Synonym: holosystolic murmur. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pant
1. To breathe quickly or in a labored manner, as after exertion or from eagerness or excitement; to respire with heaving of the breast; to gasp. 'Pluto plants for breath from out his cell.' (Dryden) ... 2. Hence: To long eagerly; to desire earnestly. 'As the hart panteth after the water brooks.' (Ps. Xlii. 1) 'Who pants for glory finds but short rep …

pantachromatic
An obsolete term meaning completely achromatic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantalgia
Pain involving the entire body. ... Origin: pant-+ G. Algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantaloon embolism
Synonym: saddle embolism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantaloon hernia
An inguinal hernia that involves both an indirect and a direct component. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantamorphia
Shapelessness; general or over-all malformation. ... Origin: pant-+ G. A-priv. + morphe, shape ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantanencephaly
Pantanencephalia ... Congenital absence of the brain. ... Origin: pant-+ G. An-priv. + enkephalos, brain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantankyloblepharon
An obsolete term for blepharosynechia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantaphobia
<psychology> Absolute fearlessness. ... Origin: pant-+ G. A-priv. + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantatrophy
Synonym: panatrophy. ... Origin: pant-+ atrophy ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantetheinase
<enzyme> Catalyses hydrolysis of pantethine to panothenic acid and cysteamine ... Registry number: EC 3.5.1.- ... Synonym: pantetheine hydrolase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

pantetheine
<chemical> 2,4-dihydroxy-n-[2-[(2-merceptoethyl)carbamoyl]ethyl]-3,3-dimethylbutyramide. An intermediate in the pathway of coenzyme a formation in mammalian liver and some microorganisms. ... Chemical name: Butanamide, 2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3-((2-mercaptoethyl)amino)-3-oxopropyl)-3,3-dimethyl-, (R)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pantetheine 4'-phosphate
Synonym for 4'-phosphopantetheine ... The prosthetic group of the acyl carrier protein in the fatty acid synthase complex. ... Synonym: pantetheine 4'-phosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantetheine kinase
<enzyme> An enzyme that catalyses the phosphorylation of pantetheine by ATP to pantetheine 4'-phosphate; a step in coenzyme A biosynthesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantethine
The disulfide formed from two pantetheines. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panthenol
Synonym for dexpanthenol ... D-(+)-2,4-dihydroxy-N-(3-hydroxypropyl)-3,3-dimethylbutyramide;pantothenic acid with -CH2OH replacing the terminal -COOH; a cholinergic agent and a dietary source of pantothenic acid. ... Synonym: panthenol, pantothenyl alcohol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panther
1. <zoology> A large dark-coloured variety of the leopard, by some zoologists considered a distinct species. It is marked with large ringlike spots, the centers of which are darker than the colour of the body. ... 2. <zoology> In America, the name is applied to the puma, or cougar, and sometimes to the jaguar. ... <zoology> Panther …

panthodic
Synonym for panodic ... Denoting a wide and extreme diffusion of a nerve impulse. ... Synonym: panthodic, pollodic. ... Origin: pan-+ G. Hodos, way ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

panto-
<prefix> Combining forms signifying all, every; as, panorama, pantheism, pantagraph, pantograph. Pan- becomes pam- before b or p, as pamprodactylous. ... Origin: Gr, m,neut, gen, all. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...

pantoate
A salt or ester of pantoic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantoate-activating enzyme
pantothenate synthetase ...

pantograph
An instrument for copying plans, maps, and other drawings, on the same, or on a reduced or an enlarged, scale. ... Alternative forms: pantagraph, and incorrectly pentagraph] Skew pantograph, a kind of pantograph for drawing a copy which is inclined with respect to the original figure; also called plagiograph. ... Origin: Panto- + -graph: cf. F. Panto …

pantoic acid
2,4-Dihydroxy-3,3-dimethylbutyric acid;hOCH2C(CH3)2CHOH-COOH, the beta-alanine amide of which is pantothenic acid; a coenzyme A precursor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantomogram
A panoramic radiographic record of the maxillary and mandibular dental arches and their associated structures, obtained by a pantomograph. ... Origin: pan-+ tomogram ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pantomograph
A panoramic radiographic instrument that permits visualization of the entire dentition, alveolar bone, and contiguous structures on a single extraoral film. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...