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

parrot fever
Synonym for psittacosis ... <chest medicine, disease> Psittacosis is primarily an infectious disease of birds caused by the bacterium Chlamydia psittaci. Transmission from infected birds results in a relatively rare febrile illness characterised by pneumonia and systemic symptoms. A flu-like illness can also occur. Almost any bird can harbor t …

parrot jaw
A condition caused by protrusion of incisor teeth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parrot mouth
A condition of the horse in which the upper jaw is relatively longer than the lower, resulting in elongation of the upper incisors. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parrot virus
An obsolete term for Chlamydia psittaci. ... Synonym: Pacheco's parrot disease virus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parrot-beak nail
A markedly curved fingernail. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Parrot's disease
Pseudoparalysis in infants, due to syphilitic osteochondritis. ... Synonym: marasmus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parrots
Birds widely distributed in tropical regions and having a distinctive stout curved cered hooked bill whose upper mandible is movably hinged to the skull. Parrots are often crested and highly variegated and are excellent mimics. They often readily learn to simulate laughter and crying and to enunciate words and phrases. (webster, 3d ed) ... (12 Dec 1 …

Parry
Caleb H., English physician, 1755-1822. ... See: Parry's disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parry fracture
Rarely used synonym for Monteggia's fracture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

parry's disease
Toxic multinodular goiter. Named for the english physician caleb hillier parry (1755-1822). Also called plummer's disease. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pars
A part; a portion. ... Origin: L. Pars (part-) a part ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars abdominalis aortae
Synonym for abdominal aorta ... <anatomy> The largest arterial conduit below the diaphragm. This term refers to the portion of the aorta below the diaphragm to the bifurcation into the right and left common iliac arteries. It supplies blood to the abdominal viscera, pelvic organs and lower extremities. ... (20 Jun 2000) ...

pars abdominalis ductus thoracici
Synonym for abdominal part of thoracic duct ... The part of the thoracic duct between the cisterna chyli and the aortic hiatus of the diaphragm. ... Synonym: pars abdominalis ductus thoracici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars abdominalis oesophagi
Synonym for abdominal part of oesophagus ... The part of the oesophagus inferior to the diaphragm. ... See: oesophagus. ... Synonym: pars abdominalis oesophagi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars abdominalis ureteris
Synonym for abdominal part of ureter ... The part of the ureter between the renal pelvis and the brim of the pelvis. ... Synonym: pars abdominalis ureteris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars alaris musculi nasalis
Synonym for alar part of nasalis muscle ... <anatomy> See: nasalis muscle. ... Synonym: pars alaris musculi nasalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars alveolaris mandibulae
Synonym for alveolar part of mandible ... The portion of the body of the mandible that surrounds and supports the lower teeth. ... Synonym: pars alveolaris mandibulae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars amorpha
The part of the nucleolus that occupies irregular spaces in the nucleolonema and contains finely filamentous substance. ... See: pars granulosa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars annularis vaginae fibrosae
Synonym for annular part of fibrous digital sheath ... One of the two circular fibrous bands of the fibrous sheaths of the fingers and toes attached to the shaft of the proximal and middle phalanges. ... Synonym: pars annularis vaginae fibrosae, annular pulley, annulus of fibrous sheath, ligamentum annulare digitorum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars anterior
Synonym for anterior part ... The portion of a structure that tlies most forward, or closest to the front surface relative to other parts; in human anatomy, the ventral portion of a structure. ... See: anterior part of anterior commissure of brain, anterior part of diaphragmatic surface of liver, anterior part of fornix of vagina. ... Synonym: pars an …

pars anterior commissurae rostralis
An alternate term for anterior part of anterior commissure of brain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars anterior fornicis vaginae
Synonym for anterior part of fornix of vagina ... The portion of the fornix of the vagina anterior to the uterine cervix. ... Synonym: pars anterior fornicis vaginae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars ascendens aortae
Synonym for ascending aorta ... The part of the aorta prior to the aortic arch from which arise the coronary arteries. ... Synonym: aorta ascendens, ascending part of aorta, pars ascendens aortae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars ascendens duodeni
Synonym for ascending part of duodenum ... The terminal or fourth part of the duodenum, ascending from the horizontal part to the jejunum. ... Synonym: pars ascendens duodeni. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars atlantica
See: vertebral artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars autonomica
Synonym for autonomic nervous system ... <anatomy> Neurons that are not under conscious control, comprising two antagonistic components, the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems. ... The autonomic nervous system regulates key functions including the activity of the cardiac (heart) muscle, smooth muscles (e.g., of the gut), and glands …

pars basalis arteriae pulmonalis
See: right pulmonary artery, left pulmonary artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars basilaris ossis occipitalis
Synonym for basilar part of the occipital bone ... The part of the occipital bone that lies anterior to the foramen magnum and joins with the body of the sphenoid bone. ... Synonym: pars basilaris ossis occipitalis, basal part of occipital bone, basilar apophysis, basilar process of occipital bone, basilar process, basiocciput. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars basilaris pontis
Synonym for ventral part of pons ... The large ventral part of the pons occupied by the nuclei pontis, traversed longitudinally by corticopontine, corticobulbar, and corticospinal fibres, and transversely by pontocerebellar fibres. Pontocerebellar fibres converging laterally form the middle cerebellar peduncle or brachium pontis. ... Synonym: pars ve …

pars cardiaca gastris
Synonym for cardiac part of stomach ... The area of the stomach close to the oesophageal opening (cardiac orifice or cardia) which contains the cardiac glands. ... Synonym: pars cardiaca gastris, pars cardiaca ventriculi, cardia, gastric cardia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars cardiaca ventriculi
An alternate term for cardiac part of stomach. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars cartilaginea septi nasi
Synonym for nasal septal cartilage ... A thin cartilaginous plate located between vomer, perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, and nasal bones, and completing the nasal septum anteriorly. ... Synonym: cartilago septi nasi, cartilage of nasal septum, cartilaginous septum, pars cartilaginea septi nasi, quadrangular cartilage, septal cartilage. ... (05 Mar …

pars cartilaginea tubae auditivae
Synonym: cartilaginous part of auditory tube. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars cavernosa
Synonym for spongy urethra ... The portion of the male urethra, about 15 cm in length, which traverses the corpus spongiosum. ... Synonym: pars spongiosa urethrae masculinae, pars cavernosa, penile urethra, spongy part of the male urethra. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars ceca retinae
The embryological anterior part of the retina that evolves into the pars ciliaris retinae and pars iridica retinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars centralis
Synonym for central nervous system ... <anatomy, neurology> Pertaining to the brain, cranial nerves and spinal cord. It does not include muscles or peripheral nerves. ... In invertebrates, the central nervous system is composed of the segmental ganglia of the ventral nerve cord together with the fused ganglia or brain at the anterior end. ... Ac …

pars centralis ventriculi lateralis
The body of the lateral ventricle of the brain, extending from the interventricular foramen (of Monro) to the collateral trigone (i.e., junction of posterior and inferior horns). ... Synonym: cella media. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars cervicalis ductus thoracici
Synonym for cervical part of thoracic duct ... The portion of the thoracic duct above the first rib. ... Synonym: pars cervicalis ductus thoracici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars cervicalis medullae spinalis
Synonym for cervical part of spinal cord ... The part of the spinal cord that consists of the eight cervical segments and gives rise to the first eight pairs of spinal nerves. ... Synonym: pars cervicalis medullae spinalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars ciliaris retinae
Synonym for ciliary part of retina ... pars ciliaris retinae ...

pars coccygea medullae spinalis
Synonym for coccygeal part of spinal cord ... The terminal part of the spinal cord consisting of the three coccygeal segments of the spinal cord from which the three pairs of coccygeal nerves originate. ... Synonym: pars coccygea medullae spinalis, segmenta medullae spinalis coccygea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars corticalis
Synonym for cortical part ... pars corticalis ...

pars costalis diaphragmatis
Synonym for costal part of diaphragm ... The part of the diaphragm that arises from the inner aspect of the lower six costal cartilages and the lower four ribs and inserts on the anterolateral part of the central tendon. ... Synonym: pars costalis diaphragmatis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae
Synonym for cruciform part of fibrous digital sheath ... The fibres of the fibrous sheath of the fingers and toes which form X-shaped patterns over the region of the interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: pars cruciformis vaginae fibrosae, crucial ligament, cruciform part of fibrous sheath, cruciform pulley, ligamenta cruciata digitorum. ... (05 Mar 200 …

pars cystica
The smaller caudal division of the primitive embryonic hepatic bud, developing into the gallbladder and cystic duct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars descendens aortae
Synonym for descending aorta ... A part of the aorta, further divided into the thoracic aorta and the abdominal aorta. ... Synonym: pars descendens aortae, aorta descendens, descending part of aorta. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars descendens duodeni
Synonym for descending part of duodenum ... pars descendens duodeni ...

pars distalis
Synonym for distal part of anterior lobe of hypophysis ... The larger part of the adenohypophysis composed of cords of epithelial cells individually specialised to secrete various tropic hormones that exert their effect on several target organs in the body. The secretory activity of these cells is under the control of either releasing or inhibiting …

pars dorsalis pontis
Synonym for dorsal part of pons ... The part of the pons bounded laterally by the middle cerebellar peduncles and anteriorly by the ventral part of pons; it is continuous with the tegmentum of the mesencephalon and contains long tracts such as the medial and lateral lemnisci, cranial nerve nuclei, and reticular formation. ... Synonym: pars dorsalis p …

pars endocrina pancreatis
See: pancreas. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars exocrina pancreatis
Synonym for exocrine part of pancreas ... pars exocrina pancreatis ...

pars flaccida membranae tympani
Synonym for flaccid part of tympanic membrane ... Triangular loose part of tympanic membrane between the malleolar folds. ... Synonym: pars flaccida membranae tympani, flaccid membrane, membrana flaccida, Rivinus' membrane, Shrapnell's membrane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars foetalis placentae
Synonym for foetal placenta ... <embryology> Placenta foetalis, the chorionic portion of the placenta, containing the foetal blood vessels, from which the funis develops; specifically, in humans, it develops from the chorion frondosum. ... Synonym: pars foetalis placentae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars frontalis corporis callosi
Synonym for minor forceps ... Frontal radiation of the corpus callosum; that part of the fibre radiation of the corpus callosum which bends forward toward the frontal pole of the cerebrum. ... Synonym: forceps minor, forceps anterior, frontal part of corpus callosum, pars frontalis corporis callosi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars granulosa
The granular and filamentous part of the nucleolonema of the nucleolus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars hepatica
The larger cranial division of the primitive embryonic hepatic bud, developing into the liver proper. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars horizontalis duodeni
Synonym for horizontal part of duodenum ... pars horizontalis duodeni, inferior part of duodenum, pars inferior duodeni ...

pars inferior
Synonym for inferior part ... The lowermost portion of a structure relative to the other parts; portion closest to the soles of the feet. ... See: inferior part of duodenum, inferior part of lingular branch of left pulmonary vein, inferior part of vestibular ganglion. ... Synonym: pars inferior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars inferior duodeni
Synonym for horizontal part of duodenum ... pars horizontalis duodeni, inferior part of duodenum, pars inferior duodeni ...

pars inferior ganglii vestibularis
Synonym for inferior part of vestibular ganglion ... The lower part of the vestibular ganglion that receives fibres from the macula of the saccule and the ampulla of the posterior semicircular duct. ... Synonym: pars inferior ganglii vestibularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars inferior rami lingularis
An alternate term for inferior part of lingular branch of left pulmonary vein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars infrasegmentalis
Synonym for intersegmental veins ... A vein receiving blood from adjacent bronchopulmonary segments; it emerges from the inferior margin of a segment to become a tributary of a branch of a pulmonary vein. ... Synonym: infrasegmental part, intersegmental part of pulmonary vein, pars infrasegmentalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars infundibularis
Synonym for pars tuberalis ... <anatomy> The upward extension of the anterior lobe that wraps around the infundibular stalk; its cells, mostly gonadotropic, are arranged in cords and clusters; it is supplied by the superior hypophyseal arteries and contains the first capillary bed and the venules of a portal system that carries neurosecretory …

pars insularis
Synonym for insular part ... pars insularis ...

pars interarticularis
The segment of bone between the superior and inferior articular facets, especially in the lumbar spine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intermedia
Synonym for intermediate part ... Central portion; the portion located between extreme portions of a structure; an interposed or intervening part. ... See: intermediate part of adenohypophysis, intermediate part of vestibular bulb. ... Synonym: pars intermedia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intermedia adenohypophyseos
Synonym for intermediate part of adenohypophysis ... The part of the adenohypophysis located between the pars distalis and the nervous lobe; poorly developed in humans. ... Synonym: pars intermedia adenohypophyseos. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intermedia bulborum
Synonym for commissure of vestibular bulb ... A narrow median band that connects the two masses of erectile tissue (the bulbus vestibuli) on either side of the vaginal orifice. ... Synonym: pars intermedia commissura bulborum, commissura bulborum, intermediate part of vestibular bulb, pars intermedia bulborum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intermedia commissura bulborum
Synonym for commissure of vestibular bulb ... A narrow median band that connects the two masses of erectile tissue (the bulbus vestibuli) on either side of the vaginal orifice. ... Synonym: pars intermedia commissura bulborum, commissura bulborum, intermediate part of vestibular bulb, pars intermedia bulborum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intersegmentalis
Synonym for infrasegmental veins ... pars intersegmentalis ...

pars intracanaliculus nervi optici
Synonym for intracanicular part of optic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve lying within the optic canal. ... Synonym: pars intracanaliculus nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intracranialis nervi optici
Synonym for intracranial part of optic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve between the optic canal and the optic chiasm. ... Synonym: pars intracranialis nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intralaminaris nervi optici
Synonym for intralaminar part of optic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The portion of the optic nerve as it passes through the lamina cribrosa of the sclera. ... Synonym: pars intralaminaris nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intraocularis nervi optici
Synonym for intraocular part of optic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve within the eye; it is divided into intralaminar, postlaminar, and prelaminar parts. ... Synonym: pars intraocularis nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars intrasegmentalis
Synonym for intrasegmental veins ... A vein emerging from the bronchopulmonary segment it drains; a tributary to a branch of a pulmonary vein. ... Synonym: pars intrasegmentalis, intrasegmental part. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars iridica retinae
Synonym for iridial part of retina ... pars iridica retinae ...

pars laryngea pharyngis
Synonym for laryngopharynx ... The part of the pharynx lying below the aperture of the larynx and behind the larynx; it extends from the vestibule of the larynx to the oesophagus at the level of the inferior border of the cricoid cartilage. ... Synonym: pars laryngea pharyngis, hypopharynx, laryngeal part of pharynx, laryngeal pharynx. ... (05 Mar 200 …

pars lateralis fornicis vaginae
Synonym for lateral part of vaginal fornix ... pars lateralis fornicis vaginae ...

pars lateralis ossis occipitalis
Synonym for lateral part of occipital bone ... The part of the occipital bone that lies on either side of the foramen magnum. ... Synonym: pars lateralis ossis occipitalis, exoccipital bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars lateralis ossis sacri
Synonym for lateral part of sacrum ... The lateral mass of the sacrum formed by the fused costal elements. ... Synonym: pars lateralis ossis sacri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars lumbalis diaphragmatis
Synonym for lumbar part of diaphragm ... The portion of the diaphragm that arises from the upper lumbar vertebrae and from the medial and lateral arcuate ligaments. ... See: right crus of diaphragm, left crus of diaphragm, lateral arcuate ligament, medial arcuate ligament. ... Synonym: pars lumbalis diaphragmatis, vertebral part of diaphragm. ... (05 M …

pars lumbalis medullae spinalis
lumbar part ...

pars mastoidea ossis temporalis
Synonym for mastoid part of the temporal bone ... The portion of the petrous part of the temporal bone bearing the mastoid process. ... Synonym: pars mastoidea ossis temporalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars mediastinalis pulmonis
Synonym for mediastinal surface of lung ... The part of the medial surface of a lung in contact with the mediastinum. ... Synonym: pars mediastinalis pulmonis, facies mediastinalis pulmonis, mediastinal part of lung. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars membranacea septi atriorum
Synonym for atrioventricular septum ... The small part of the membranous septum of the heart just above the septal cusp of the tricuspid valve that separates the right atrium from the left ventricle. ... Synonym: septum atrioventriculare, pars membranacea septi atriorum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars membranacea septi nasi
Synonym for membranous part of nasal septum ... The small portion of the nasal septum anterior to the portion supported by the cartilage of the nasal septum. ... Synonym: pars membranacea septi nasi, membranous septum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars mobilis septi nasi
Synonym for mobile part of nasal septum ... The anterior movable part of the nasal septum formed by the medial crus of the greater alar cartilage on each side. ... Synonym: pars mobilis septi nasi, septum mobile nasi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars nasalis ossis frontalis
Synonym for nasal part of frontal bone ... Nasal portion of the frontal bone which lies between the two orbital parts anteriorly and forms part of the roof of the nasal cavity. ... Synonym: pars nasalis ossis frontalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars nasalis pharyngis
Synonym for nasopharynx ... <anatomy> The portion of the pharynx extending from the posterior nares to the level of the soft palate. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pars nervosa hypophyseos
Synonym for neurohypophysis ... It is composed of the infundibulum and the nervous lobe of hypophysis. ... See: hypophysis. ... Synonym: lobus posterior hypophyseos, neural part of hypophysis, pars nervosa hypophyseos, posterior lobe of hypophysis. ... Origin: neuro-+ hypophysis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars nervosa retinae
Synonym for nervous part of retina ... pars nervosa retinae ...

pars obliqua musculi cricothyroidei
Synonym for oblique part of cricothyroid muscle ... <anatomy> See: cricothyroid muscle. ... Synonym: pars obliqua musculi cricothyroidei. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars occipitalis corporis callosi
Synonym for major forceps ... Occipital radiation of the corpus callosum; that part of the fibre radiation of the corpus callosum which bends sharply backward into the occipital lobe of the cerebrum. ... Synonym: forceps major, forceps posterior, occipital part of corpus callosum, pars occipitalis corporis callosi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars opercularis
Synonym for opercular part ... One of the three small cortical convolutions together forming a cover for the insular region. Opercular convolutions are frontal, temporal, and parietal. ... Synonym: pars opercularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars optica retinae
Synonym for cerebral layer of retina ... The internal layer of the retina containing the neural elements, as distinguished from the outer leaf of the retina, or pigmented layer. ... Synonym: pars optica retinae, neural layer of retina, optic part of retina, stratum cerebrale retinae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars oralis pharyngis
Synonym for oropharynx ... The area of the throat at the back of the mouth. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pars orbitalis glandulae lacrimalis
See: lacrimal gland. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars orbitalis nervi optici
Synonym for orbital part of optic nerve ... <anatomy, nerve> The part of the optic nerve between the eye and the optic canal. ... Synonym: pars orbitalis nervi optici. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars orbitalis ossis frontalis
Synonym for orbital part of frontal bone ... The portion of the frontal bone that contributes to the formation of the orbits; the most rostral of three cortical convolutions that togetther form the inferior frontal gyrus. ... Synonym: pars orbitalis ossis frontalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pars ossea septi nasi
Synonym for bony part of nasal septum ... The major portion of the nasal septum supported by the vomer and the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid. ... Synonym: pars ossea septi nasi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...