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


Pellizzi, G
<person> 19th-20th century Italian physician. ... See: Pellizzi's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pellizzi's syndrome
macrogenitosomia praecox ...

pellote
Synonym: peyote. ... Origin: Aztec, peyotl ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pellucid
Transparent. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

pellucid zone
Synonym for zona pellucida ... <cell biology, gynaecology> A translucent, elastic, noncellular layer surrounding the ovum of many mammals. ... (11 May 1997) ...

pelmatic
Relating to the sole of the foot. ... Origin: G. Pelma, sole ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelmatogram
An imprint of the sole of the foot, made by resting the inked foot on a sheet of paper, or by pressing the greased foot on a plaster of Paris paste. ... Origin: G. Pelma (pelmat-), sole of the foot, + gramma, a picture ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelopathy
Synonym: pelotherapy. ... Origin: G. Pelos, mud, + pathos, suffering ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelotherapy
Application of peloids, such as mud, peat, or clay, to all or part of the body. ... Synonym: pelopathy. ... Origin: G. Pelos, mud, + therapeia, treatment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelt
1. To strike with something thrown or driven; to assail with pellets or missiles, as, to pelt with stones; pelted with hail. 'The children billows seem to pelt the clouds.' (Shak) ... 2. To throw; to use as a missile. 'My Phillis me with pelted apples plies.' (Dryden) ... Origin: OE. Pelten, pulten, pilten, to thrust, throw, strike; cf. L. Pultare, e …

peltate
<botany> Of a leaf, having the stalk attached to the lower surface of the blade, not to the margin (also applied, in the same sense, to other stalked structures). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

peltation
Protection provided by inoculation with an antiserum or with a vaccine. ... Origin: L. Pelta, a light shield, fr. G. Pelte ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvi-
The pelvis. ... Compare: pyelo-, pelyco-. ... Origin: L. Pelvis, basin (pelvis) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic
<anatomy> Pertaining to the pelvis. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pelvic abscess
An abscess in the pelvic peritoneal cavity, developing as a complication of diffuse peritonitis or of localised peritonitis associated with abdominal or pelvic inflammatory disease, such as salpingitis; the pus frequently collects in the rectovesical or rectouterine pouch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic axis
A hypothetical curved line joining the centre point of each of the four planes of the pelvis, marking the centre of the pelvic cavity at every level. ... Synonym: axis pelvis, plane of pelvic canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic brim
Synonym for superior pelvic aperture ... The upper opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic symphysis and the pubic crest on either side, laterally by the iliopectineal lines, and posteriorly by the promontory of the sacrum. ... Synonym: apertura pelvis superior, aditus pelvis, first parallel pelvic plane, pelvic brim, pelvic inlet …

pelvic canal
The passage from the superior to the inferior aperture of the pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic cavity
The space bounded at the sides by the bones of the pelvis, above by the superior aperture of the pelvis, and below by the pelvic diaphragm; it contains the pelvic viscera. ... Synonym: cavitas pelvis, cavum pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic diaphragm
Diaphragm of pelvis, the paired levator ani and coccygeus muscles together with the fascia above and below them. ... Synonym: diaphragma pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic direction
The direction of the axis of the pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic exenteration
Removal of all of the organs and adjacent structures of the pelvis. It is usually performed to surgically remove cancer involving the bladder, uterine cervix, or rectum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pelvic fascia
It includes parietal and visceral components: fascia pelvis parietalis and fascia pelvis visceralis. ... Synonym: fascia pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic floor
Soft floor composed mainly of two muscles. These are the levators of the anus and a pair of sacrosciatic ligaments. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pelvic ganglia
The parasympathetic ganglia scattered through the pelvic plexus on either side. ... Synonym: ganglia pelvina, hypogastric ganglia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic girdle
The bony ring formed by the hip bones and the sacrum, to which the lower limbs are attached. ... Synonym: cingulum membri inferioris. ... Shoulder girdle, the bony ring, incomplete behind, that serves for the attachment and support of the upper limbs. It is formed by the manubrium sterni, the clavicles, and the scapulae. ... Synonym: cingulum membri s …

pelvic haematocele
Intraperitoneal effusion of blood into the pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic imflammatory disease
<disease> The inflammation of any of the female pelvic organs, usually due to infection from a sexually transmitted disease. PID can result in sterility if left untreated. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

pelvic index
The ratio of the conjugate of the pelvic inlet to the transverse diameters of the pelvis: (conjugate of pelvic inlet &times; 100)/transverse diameter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic inflammatory disease
<disease> An inflammatory process that results from other pelvic diseases, may result from gonorrhoea, chlamydia, ovarian cystic disease or postpartum infections. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pelvic inlet
Synonym for superior pelvic aperture ... The upper opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic symphysis and the pubic crest on either side, laterally by the iliopectineal lines, and posteriorly by the promontory of the sacrum. ... Synonym: apertura pelvis superior, aditus pelvis, first parallel pelvic plane, pelvic brim, pelvic inlet …

pelvic kidney
Kidney that has been displaced into the pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic limb
Synonym for lower limb ... The hip, thigh, leg, ankle, and foot. ... Synonym: membrum inferius, inferior limb, lower extremity, pelvic limb. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic outlet
Synonym for inferior pelvic aperture ... The lower opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic arch, laterally by the rami of the ischium and the sacrotuberous ligament on either side, and posteriorly by these ligaments and the tip of the coccyx. ... Synonym: apertura pelvis inferior, apertura pelvis minoris, fourth parallel pelvic pl …

pelvic pain
Pain in the pelvic region of genital and non-genital origin and of organic or psychogenic aetiology. Frequent causes of pain are distension or contraction of hollow viscera, rapid stretching of the capsule of a solid organ, chemical irritation, tissue ischemia, and neuritis secondary to inflammatory, neoplastic, or fibrotic processes in adjacent or …

pelvic part of ureter
The part of the ureter between the brim of the pelvis and the urinary bladder; the upper pelvic portion of the embryologic urogenital sinus. ... Synonym: pars pelvina ureteris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic peritonitis
Generalised inflammation of the peritoneum surrounding the uterus and fallopian tubes. ... Synonym: pelvioperitonitis, pelviperitonitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic plane of greatest dimensions
The plane extending from the middle of the posterior surface of the pubic symphysis to the junction of the second and third sacral vertebrae, and laterally passing through the ischial bones over the middle of the acetabulum. ... Synonym: second parallel pelvic plane, wide plane. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic plane of inlet
Synonym for superior pelvic aperture ... The upper opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic symphysis and the pubic crest on either side, laterally by the iliopectineal lines, and posteriorly by the promontory of the sacrum. ... Synonym: apertura pelvis superior, aditus pelvis, first parallel pelvic plane, pelvic brim, pelvic inlet …

pelvic plane of least dimensions
The plane that extends from the end of the sacrum to the inferior border of the pubic symphysis; it is bounded posteriorly by the end of the sacrum, laterally by the ischial spines, and anteriorly by the inferior border of the pubic symphysis. ... Synonym: midplane, plane of least pelvic dimensions, plane of midpelvis, third parallel pelvic plane.
pelvic plane of outlet
Synonym for inferior pelvic aperture ... The lower opening of the true pelvis, bounded anteriorly by the pubic arch, laterally by the rami of the ischium and the sacrotuberous ligament on either side, and posteriorly by these ligaments and the tip of the coccyx. ... Synonym: apertura pelvis inferior, apertura pelvis minoris, fourth parallel pelvic pl …

pelvic plexus
Synonym for inferior hypogastric plexus ... One of the bilateral autonomic plexus in the pelvis distributed to the pelvic viscera; it receives the hypogastric nerves and the pelvic splanchnic nerves. ... Synonym: plexus hypogastricus inferior, plexus pelvinus, pelvic plexus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic presentation
Synonym for breech presentation ... Presentation of any part of the pelvic extremity of the foetus, the nates, knees, or feet; more properly only of the nates; frank breech presentation occurs when the foetus presents by the pelvic extremity; the thighs may be flexed and the legs extended over the anterior surfaces of the body; in ... (05 Mar 2000)
pelvic promontory
Synonym for sacral promontory ... The most prominent anterior projection of the base of the sacrum. ... Synonym: pelvic promontory, promontorium ossis sacri, promontory of the sacrum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic splanchnic nerves
Visceral branches from the ventral primary rami of the second, third, and fourth sacral spinal nerves that join the inferior hypogastric plexus, to form the pelvic plexuses to and from which they convey presynaptic parasympathetic and sensory fibres, respectively. ... Synonym: nervi pelvici splanchnici, nervi erigentes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic surface of sacrum
The surface of the sacrum that faces downward and forward forming part of the posterior wall of the pelvic cavity. ... Synonym: facies pelvina ossis sacri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvic version
Version by means of which a transverse or oblique presentation is converted into a pelvic presentation by manipulating the buttocks of the foetus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvicephalography
Synonym: cephalopelvimetry. ... Origin: pelvi-+ G. Kephale, head, + grapho, to write ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvicephalometry
Measurement of the female pelvic diameters in relation to those of the foetal head. ... Origin: pelvi-+ G. Kephale, head, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvifixation
Surgical attachment of a floating pelvic organ to the wall of the pelvic cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvigraph
An obsolete term for an instrument for drawing the contour and dimensions of the pelvis; may be drawn to scale. ... Origin: pelvi-+ G. Grapho, to write ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvilithotomy
Synonym: pyelolithotomy. ... Origin: pelvi-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvimeter
An obsolete term for instrument shaped like calipers for measuring the diameters of the pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvimetry
Measurement of the dimensions and capacity of the pelvis. It includes cephalopelvimetry (measurement of foetal head size in relation to maternal pelvic capacity), a prognostic guide to the management of labour associated with disproportion. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pelvio-
See: pelvi-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelviolithotomy
Synonym for pyelolithotomy ... <procedure, surgery> Operative removal of a calculus from the kidney through an incision in the renal pelvis. ... Synonym: pelvilithotomy, pelviolithotomy. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvioperitonitis
Synonym for pelvic peritonitis ... Generalised inflammation of the peritoneum surrounding the uterus and fallopian tubes. ... Synonym: pelvioperitonitis, pelviperitonitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvioplasty
1. Symphysiotomy or pubiotomy for enlargement of the female pelvic outlet. ... Synonym: pyeloplasty. ... Origin: pelvio-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvioscopy
Examination of the pelvis for any purpose, usually by endoscopy. ... Synonym: pelvoscopy. ... Origin: pelvio-+ G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelviotomy
Pelvitomy ... Synonym: symphysiotomy. ... Synonym: pubiotomy. ... Synonym: pyelotomy. ... Origin: pelvio-+ G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelviperitonitis
Synonym for pelvic peritonitis ... Generalised inflammation of the peritoneum surrounding the uterus and fallopian tubes. ... Synonym: pelvioperitonitis, pelviperitonitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvirectal sphincter
Synonym for rectosigmoid sphincter ... <anatomy> A circular band of muscular fibres at the recto sigmoid junction. ... Synonym: O'Beirne's sphincter, O'Beirne's valve, pelvirectal sphincter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis
The pelvis is a basin shaped cavity bordered by the pelvic girdle and sacrum, containing and protecting the bladder, rectum and reproductive organs. Pelvic, as pertains to the pelvis. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pelvis justo major
A symmetrical pelvis with greater than normal measurements in all diameters. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis justo minor
A pelvis of the female type, but with all its diameters smaller than normal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis major
Synonym for greater pelvis ... The expanded portion of the pelvis above the brim. ... Synonym: pelvis major, false pelvis, large pelvis, pelvis spuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis minor
Synonym for lesser pelvis ... The cavity of the pelvis below the brim or superior aperture. ... Synonym: pelvis minor, pelvis vera, small pelvis, true pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis nana
Synonym for dwarf pelvis ... A very small pelvis, in which the several bones are united by cartilage as in the infant. ... Synonym: pelvis nana. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis obtecta
A form of kyphotic pelvis in which the angular curvature of the spine is low and extreme so that the spinal column projects horizontally across the inlet of the pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis of gallbladder
hartmann's pouch ...

pelvis plana
Synonym for flat pelvis ... A pelvis in which the anteroposterior diameter is uniformly contracted, the sacrum being dislocated forward between the iliac bones. ... Synonym: pelvis plana. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis renalis
Synonym for renal pelvis ... <anatomy> The area at the centre of the kidney. Urine collects here and is funneled into the ureter. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pelvis spuria
Synonym for greater pelvis ... The expanded portion of the pelvis above the brim. ... Synonym: pelvis major, false pelvis, large pelvis, pelvis spuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvis vera
Synonym for lesser pelvis ... The cavity of the pelvis below the brim or superior aperture. ... Synonym: pelvis minor, pelvis vera, small pelvis, true pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvisacral
Relating to both the pelvis, or hip bones, and the sacrum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelviscope
<instrument> Endoscopic instrument for examining the interior of the pelvis. ... Origin: pelvi-+ G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvitherm
Instrument for applying heat to the pelvic organs. ... Origin: pelvi-+ G. Therme, heat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelviureterography
Synonym for pyelography ... <investigation, radiology> Radiologic study of the kidney, ureters, and usually the bladder, performed with the aid of a contrast agent either injected intravenously, or directly through a ureteral or nephrostomy catheter or percutaneously. ... Synonym: pelviureterography, pyeloureterography, ureteropyelography. ... O …

pelvivertebral angle
The angle made by the pelvis as defined by the plane of the superior pelvic aperture with the general axis of the trunk or vertebral column. ... See: inclination of pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvocephalography
Synonym for cephalopelvimetry ... Roentgenographic measurement of the dimensions of the pelvis and the foetal head. ... Synonym: pelvicephalography, pelvocephalography. ... Origin: cephalo-+ pelvimetry ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvofemoral muscular dystrophy
Synonym for limb-girdle muscular dystrophy ... One of the less well-defined types of muscular dystrophy, probably heterogenous in nature. Onset usually in childhood or early adulthood and both sexes affected. Characterised by weakness and wasting, usually symmetrical, of the pelvic girdle muscles, the shoulder girdle muscles, or both, but not the fa …

pelvoscopy
Synonym for pelvioscopy ... Examination of the pelvis for any purpose, usually by endoscopy. ... Synonym: pelvoscopy. ... Origin: pelvio-+ G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelvospondylitis ossificans
Deposit of bony substance between the vertebrae of the sacrum. ... Origin: L. Pelvis, basin, + G. Spondylos, vertebra, + -itis; L. Os, bone, + facio, to make ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pelyco-
RARE the pelvis. ... Origin: G. Pelyx, bowl (pelvis) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemmican
1. Among the North American Indians, meat cut in thin slices, divested of fat, and dried in the sun. 'Then on pemican they feasted.' (Longfellow) ... 2. Meat, without the fat, cut in thin slices, dried in the sun, pounded, then mixed with melted fat and sometimes dried fruit, and compressed into cakes or in bags. It contains much nutriment in small …

pemoline
<drug> This drug is a central nervous system stimulant, and is used to treat children with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and other behavioural problems. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

pemphigoid
1. Resembling pemphigus. ... 2. A disease resembling pemphigus but significantly distinguishable histologically (nonacantholytic) and clinically (generally benign course). ... Origin: G. Pemphix, blister, + eidos, resemblance ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemphigoid syphilid
Synonym for bullous syphilid ... A rare manifestation of congenital syphilis. ... Synonym: pemphigoid syphilid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemphigoid, benign mucous membrane
A chronic blistering disease with predilection for mucous membranes and less frequently the skin, and with a tendency to scarring. It is sometimes called ocular pemphigoid because of conjunctival mucous membrane involvement. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pemphigoid, bullous
A chronic and relatively benign subepidermal blistering disease usually of the elderly and without histopathologic acantholysis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pemphigus
<dermatology> A group of chronic, relapsing, sometimes fatal skin diseases characterised clinically by the development of successive crops of vesicles and bullae, histologically by acantholysis and immunologically by serum autoantibodies directed against antigens in the intracellular zones of the epidermis. The specific disease is usually ind …

pemphigus acutus
An obsolete term for a pyogenic infection due to local trauma, that responds to antibiotic therapy; if untreated, the condition may become extensive and the patient seriously ill. ... Synonym: bullous fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemphigus contagiosus
An obsolete term for a superficial pyogenic infection. ... Synonym: Manson's pyosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemphigus erythematosus
An eruption involving sun-exposed skin, especially the face; the lesions are scaling erythematous macules and blebs, combining the clinical features of both lupus erythematosus and pemphigus vulgaris; bullae are subcorneal; probably a variant of pemphigus foliaceus. ... Synonym: Senear-Usher disease, Senear-Usher syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemphigus foliaceus
A generally chronic form of pemphigus in which extensive exfoliative dermatitis, with no perceptible blistering, may be present in addition to the bullae; serum autoantibodies induce bullae and crusted acantholytic superficial epidermal lesions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemphigus gangrenosus
Synonym for dermatitis gangrenosa infantum ... A bullous or pustular eruption, of uncertain origin, followed by necrotic ulcers or extensive gangrene in children under 2 years of age; if untreated, death may result from haematogenous infection, such as liver abscess. ... Synonym: disseminated cutaneous gangrene, ecthyma gangrenosum, pemphigus gangren …

pemphigus leprosus
An eruption of bullae, occurring sometimes in the course of anaesthetic leprosy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pemphigus vegetans
A form of pemphigus vulgaris in which vegetations develop on the eroded surfaces left by ruptured bullae; new bullae continue to form. ... Synonym: Neumann's disease. ... A chronic benign vegetating form of pemphigus, with lesions commonly in the axillae and perineum; spontaneous remissions and occasionally permanent healing occur. ... Synonym: Hallop …

pemphigus vulgaris
A serious form of pemphigus, occurring in middle age, in which cutaneous flaccid acantholytic suprabasal bullae and oral mucosal erosions may be localised a few months before becoming generalised; blisters break easily and are slow to heal; results from the action of autoimmune antibodies that localise to intercellular sites of stratified squamous …

pemphigus, benign familial
Rare hereditary disease characterised by recurrent eruptions of vesicles and bullae mainly on the neck, axillae, and groin. It exhibits autosomal dominant inheritance and is unrelated to pemphigus vulgaris though it closely resembles that disease. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...