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

parametrium
The connective tissue of the pelvic floor extending from the fibrous subserous coat of the supracervical portion of the uterus laterally between the layers of the broad ligament. ... Origin: para-+ G. Metra, uterus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramimia
The use of gestures unsuited to the words which they accompany. ... Origin: para-+ G. Mimia, imitation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramnesia
False recollection, as of events that have never occurred. ... Origin: para-+ G. Amnesia, forgetfulness ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Paramoeba
Former name for Entamoeba. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramolar
A supernumerary tooth lying among, lingual, or buccal to the maxillary or mandibular molars. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramour
1. A lover, of either sex; a wooer or a mistress (formerly in a good sense, now only in a bad one); one who takes the place, without possessing the rights, of a husband or wife; used of a man or a woman. 'The seducer appeared with dauntless front, accompanied by his paramour' (Macaulay) ... 2. Love; gallantry. 'For paramour and jollity.' ... Origin: …

paramphistomatidae
A family of flukes of the class trematoda found in the intestinal tract and liver of animals and man. Some of the genera are homalagaster, gastrodiscus, paramphistomum, watsonius, nilocotyle, gigantocotyle, gastrothylax, macropotrema, ceylonocotyle, zygocotyle, cotylophoron, and calicophoron. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paramphistomiasis
Infection of animals and humans with trematodes of the family Paramphistomatidae; human disease is caused by Gastrodiscoides hominis in Asia and Watsonius watsoni in Africa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Paramphistomum
The rumen fluke, a genus of digenetic trematodes (family Paramphistomatidae) parasitic in the rumen or paunch of cattle; species include Paramphistomum microbothrioides, Paramphistomum cervi, and Paramphistomum liorchis. ... Origin: para-+ G. Amphistomos, having a double mouth, fr. Amphi, two-sided, + stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramural body
<plant biology> Membranous structure located between the plasma membrane and cell wall of plant cells. ... If it contains internal membranes, it may be called a lomasome, if not, it may be termed a plasmalemmasome. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

paramusia
Loss of the ability to read or to render music correctly. ... Origin: para-+ G. Mousa, music, + -ia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramyloidosis
1. Deposition in tissues of an amyloid-like protein resembling light chains of immunoglobulins in primary amyloidosis or (particularly) in atypical amyloidosis of multiple myeloma. ... 2. Various hereditary amyloidoses (Portuguese amyloidosis, Indiana amyloidosis) characterised by progressive hypertrophic polyneuritis with sensory changes, ataxia, p …

paramylon
<plant biology> Storage polysaccharide of Euglena and related algae, present as a discrete granule in the cytoplasm and consisting of _(1-3) glucan. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

paramyoclonus multiplex
Synonym: myoclonus multiplex. ... Origin: para-+ G. Mys, muscle, + klonos, a tumult ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramyosin
<protein> Protein (200-220 kD) that forms a core in the thick filaments of invertebrate muscles. ... The molecule is rather like the rod part of myosin and has a two chain coiled coil _ helical structure, 130 nm by 2 nm. Paramyosin is present in particularly high concentration in the catch muscle of bivalve molluscs, where it forms the almost …

paramyotonia
An atypical form of myotonia. ... Synonym: paramyotonus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paramyotonus
Synonym for paramyotonia ... An atypical form of myotonia. ... Synonym: paramyotonus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Paramyxoviridae
<virology> Class V viruses of vertebrates. The genome consists of a single negative strand of RNA as one piece. ... The helical nucleocapsid has a virus specific RNA polymerase (transcriptase) associated with it. They are enveloped viruses: main members are Newcastle disease virus, measles virus and the parainfluenza viruses. ... (18 Nov 1997)< …

paramyxoviridae infections
Infections with viruses of the family paramyxoviridae. This includes morbillivirus infections, paramyxovirus infections, pneumovirus infections, and rubulavirus infections. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paramyxovirinae
A subfamily of paramyxoviridae containing two genera: paramyxovirus and morbillivirus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paramyxovirus
A genus of the family paramyxoviridae (subfamily paramyxovirinae) where all the virions have both haemagglutinin and neuraminidase activities and encode a c protein. Parainfluenza virus 1, human is the type species. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paramyxovirus infections
Infections with viruses of the genus paramyxovirus, family paramyxoviridae. Host cell infection occurs by adsorption, via haemagglutinin, to the cell surface. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paramyxoviruses, avian
A group of viruses in the genus rubulavirus causing disease in domestic fowl. There are many species, the most well-known being avian paramyxovirus 1 (newcastle disease virus). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranalgesia
Analgesia of the lower half of the body. ... Origin: para-+ analgesia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranasal
Alongside the nose. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranasal sinus diseases
Diseases affecting or involving the paranasal sinuses and generally manifesting as inflammation, abscesses, cysts, or tumours. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranasal sinus neoplasms
Neoplasms or tumours of the paranasal sinuses. Malignant neoplasms are rare, comprising 3% of all head and neck neoplasms. The majority arise in the maxillary sinus with malignancies of the ethmoid sinus constituting virtually all the remaining tumours. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranasal sinuses
Air-filled extensions of the respiratory part of the nasal cavity into the frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, and maxillary cranial bones. They vary in size and form in different individuals and are lined by the ciliated mucous membranes of the nasal cavity. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranemin
<protein> Developmentally regulated protein (280 kD) associated with desmin and vimentin filaments. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

paraneoplasia
Hormonal, neurological, haematological, and other clinical and biochemical disturbances associated with malignant neoplasms but not directly related to invasion by the primary tumour or its metastases. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraneoplastic
Relating to or characteristic of paraneoplasia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraneoplastic acrokeratosis
Synonym for Bazex's syndrome ... <syndrome> Erythematous to plum-coloured scaly acral skin lesions, paronychia, and nail dysplasia; associated with cancer of the upper respiratory or upper alimentary tract. ... Synonym: paraneoplastic acrokeratosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraneoplastic encephalomyelopathy
An encephalomyelopathy as a remote effect of carcinoma, most often oat cell carcinoma of the lung; characterised by extensive nerve cell loss, which may be diffuse, but often predominates in particular portions of the central nervous system, particularly the limbic lobes, medulla, cerebellum, and gray matter of the spinal cord. ... Synonym: carcinom …

paraneoplastic syndrome
<oncology, syndrome> A collection of symptoms or clinical signs that are found in patients that have malignant disease. By definition, the signs and symptoms are not produced by a direct effect of a tumour or its metastasis nor due to direct invasion, compression, metastasis, infection, nutritional deficiency or treatment of the underlying ne …

paraneoplastic syndromes
In patients with neoplastic diseases a wide variety of clinical pictures which are indirect and usually remote effects produced by tumour cell metabolites or other products. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranephric
1. Relating to the paranephros. ... Synonym: pararenal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranephric abscess
An abscess in the region of the kidney, outside the renal fascia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranephric body
A mass of fat lying behind the renal fascia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranephros
Synonym: suprarenal gland. ... Origin: para-+ G. Nephros, kidney ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranesthesia
Anaesthesia of the lower half of the body. ... Origin: para-+ anaesthesia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraneural
Near or alongside a nerve. ... Origin: para-+ G. Neuron, nerve ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraneural infiltration
Infiltration adjacent to or along a nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraneurone
A gland or aggregate of cells containing neurosecretory granules. ... Synonym: neuroendocrine cell. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parangi
A disease similar to yaws, occurring in Sri Lanka. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranoia
<psychiatry> A psychotic disorder marked by persistent delusions of persecution or delusional jealousy and behaviour like that of the paranoid personality, such as suspiciousness, mistrust and combativeness. ... It differs from paranoid schizophrenia, in which hallucinations or formal thought disorder are present, in that the delusions are log …

paranoia originaria
A form occurring in children. ... Paranoia querulans, a morbid state characterised by discontent and the disposition to complain of imaginary slights. ... Synonym: litigious paranoia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranoiac
1. Relating to or affected with paranoia. ... 2. One who is suffering from paranoia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranoid
1. Relating to or characterised by paranoia. ... 2. Having delusions of persecution. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranoid behaviour
Behaviour exhibited by individuals who are overly suspicious, but without the constellation of symptoms characteristic of paranoid personality disorder or paranoid type of schizophrenia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranoid disorder
Synonym for delusion ... A false belief, seen most often in psychosis (for example schizophrenia). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

paranoid disorders
Chronic mental disorders in which there has been an insidious development of a permanent and unshakeable delusional system (persecutory delusions or delusions of jealousy), accompanied by preservation of clear and orderly thinking. Emotional responses and behaviour are consistent with the delusional state. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranoid personality
A personality disorder characterised by hypersensitivity, rigidity, unwarranted suspicion, jealousy, and a tendency to blame others and ascribe evil motives to them; though neither a neurosis or psychosis, it interferes with the individual's ability to maintain interpersonal relationships. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranoid personality disorder
A personality disorder characterised by the avoidance of accepting deserved blame and an unwarranted view of others as malevolent. The latter is expressed as suspiciousness, hypersensitivity, and mistrust. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paranoid schizophrenia
Schizophrenia characterised predominantly by delusions of persecution and megalomania. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranomia
A form of aphasia in which objects are called by the wrong names. ... Origin: para-+ G. Onoma, name ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranuclear
Synonym: paranucleate. ... 2. Outside, but near the nucleus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranuclear body
Synonym for astrosphere ... A set of radiating microtubules extending outward from the cytocentrum and centrosphere of a dividing cell. ... Synonym: aster, attraction sphere, Lavdovsky's nucleoid, paranuclear body. ... Origin: G. Astron, star, + sphaira, ball ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranucleate
Relating to or having a paranucleus. ... Synonym: paranuclear. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paranucleolus
See: sex chromatin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraomphalic
Synonym: paraumbilical. ... Origin: para-+ G. Omphalos, umbilicus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraoperative
Synonym for perioperative ... <surgery> Pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalisation for surgery to the time of discharge. ... (30 Mar 1998) ...

paraoral
Near or adjacent to the mouth. ... Origin: para-+ L. Os (or-), mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraovarian
Synonym for parovarian ... 1. Relating to the paroophoron. ... 2. Beside or in the neighborhood of the ovary. ... Synonym: paraovarian. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraoxon
<chemical> An organophosphate cholinesterase inhibitor that is used as a pesticide. ... Pharmacological action: cholinesterase inhibitor, insecticide, organophosphate. ... Chemical name: Phosphoric acid, diethyl 4-nitrophenyl ester ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

parapancreatic
Near or alongside of the pancreas. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraparesis
Weakness affecting the lower extremities. ... Origin: para-+ paresis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraparesis, tropical spastic
Subacute paralytic myeloneuropathy occurring endemically in tropical areas such as the caribbean, colombia, india, and africa, as well as in the southwestern region of japan; associated with infection by type I human lymphotropic retrovirus (HTLV-I). Toxic nutritional factors have largely been ruled out as the cause of this syndrome, the primary cl …

paraparetic
1. Relating to paraparesis. ... 2. A person with paraparesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parapedesis
Excretion or secretion through an abnormal channel. ... Origin: para-+ G. Pedesis, a bending, deflection ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraperitoneal
Outside of or alongside the peritoneum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraperitoneal hernia
A vesical hernia in which only a part of the protruded organ is covered by the peritoneum of the sac. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parapestis
Synonym: ambulant plague. ... Origin: para-+ L. Pestis, plague ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parapharyngeal space
Synonym for pharyngomaxillary space ... The space limited by the lateral wall of the pharynx, the cervical vertebrae, and the medial pterygoid muscle. ... Synonym: parapharyngeal space. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraphasia
A form of aphasia in which a person has lost the ability to speak correctly, substituting one word for another, and jumbling words and sentences unintelligibly. ... Synonym: jargon, paragrammatism, paraphrasia, pseudoagrammatism. ... Origin: para-+ G. Phasis, speech ... Thematic paraphasia, incoherent speech that wanders from the theme or subject unde …

paraphasic
Relating to paraphasia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraphia
Any disorder of the sense of touch. ... Synonym: parapsia, pseudaphia, pseudesthesia, pseudoesthesia. ... Origin: para-+ G. Haphe, touch ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraphilia
Paraphilias are a variety of complex psychiatric disorders which are manifest as deviant sexual behaviour. For example, in men the most common forms are pedophilia (sexual behaviour toward children) and exhibitionism (exposing one's body in public setting). Men with paraphilia are usually treated with psychotherapy, antidepression medications, and …

paraphilias
Abnormal sexual behaviour manifested by unusual or bizarre imagery or acts that are necessary for sexual excitement. They tend to be involuntarily repetitive. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

paraphonia
Any disorder of the voice, especially a change in its tone. ... Origin: para-+ G. Phone, voice ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraphora
A slight emotional disturbance. ... Origin: G. A going aside, derangement ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraphrasia
Synonym: paraphasia. ... Origin: para-+ G. Phrasis, speech ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraphysial
Paraphyseal ... Pertaining to the paraphysis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraphysial cysts
Cyst's arising from vestigial remnants of the paraphysis; they are the possible origin of some third ventricular colloid cyst's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parapineal
Beside the pineal; denoting the visual or photoreceptive portion of the pineal body present, if not functioning, in certain lizards. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraplasm
1. Obsolete term for hyaloplasm. ... 2. Malformed or abnormal tissue. ... Origin: para-+ G. Plasma, a thing formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraplastic
Relating to paraplasm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraplectic
Synonym: paraplegic. ... Origin: G. Paraplektikos, paralysed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraplegia
<neurology> Paralysis of the legs and lower part of the body. ... Origin: Gr. Pleg = stroke ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

paraplegia dolorosa
Paralysis of the lower extremities in which the affected parts, in spite of loss of motion and sensation, are the seat of excruciating pain; occurs in certain cases of cancer of the spinal cord. ... Synonym: painful paraplegia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraplegia in extension
Paralysis of the legs, maintained in an extended position by hypertonic extensor muscles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraplegia in flexion
The fixation of the paralysed legs in a flexed posture; usually in transection of the spinal cord. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraplegic
Relating to or suffering from paraplegia. ... Synonym: paraplectic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parapodium
Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Beside +, dim. Of foot. ... <zoology> One of the lateral appendages of an annelid; called also foot tubercle. ... They may serve for locomotion, respiration, and sensation, and often contain spines or setae. When well developed, a dorsal part, or notopodium, and a ventral part, or neuropodium, are distinguished. ... Source: W …

parapoxvirus
A genus of the family poxviridae, subfamily chordopoxvirinae, which infect ungulates and may infect humans. Orf virus is the type species. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

parapraxia
A condition analogous to paraphasia and paragraphia in which there is a defective performance of purposive acts; e.g., slips of the tongue, or mislaying of objects. ... Origin: para-+ G. Praxis, a doing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraproctitis
Inflammation of the cellular tissue surrounding the rectum. ... Origin: para-+ G. Proktos, anus, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraproctium
The cellular tissue surrounding the rectum. ... Origin: para-+ G. Proktos, anus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraprostatitis
Inflammation of the tissue around the prostate gland. ... Origin: para-+ L. Prostata, prostate, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

paraprotein
<biochemistry, immunology> Malignant paraprotein is a form of antibody characteristic of and produced by malignant cells of the mature B-cell type, for example in multiple myeloma. ... <tumour marker> Its presence in the blood acts as an important marker of disease. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

paraproteinaemia
The presence of abnormal proteins in the blood. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...