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

peracute
Very acute; said of a disease. ... Origin: L. Peracutus, very sharply ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perambulating ulcer
Synonym for phagedenic ulcer ... <dermatology> A rapidly spreading ulcer attended by the formation of extensive sloughing. ... Synonym: perambulating ulcer, sloughing ulcer, ulcus ambulans. ... Origin: L. Phagedaena, Gr Phago, To eat. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

peraquic moisture regime
A soil condition in which reducing conditions always occur due to the presence of ground water at or near the soil surface. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

perarticulation
Synonym: synovial joint. ... Origin: per-+ L. Articulatio, joint ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

peratodynia
An obsolete term for pyrosis. ... Origin: G. Peratos, on the opposite side, + odyne, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

peraxillary
Through the axilla. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perazine
<chemical> A phenothiazine antipsychotic with actions and uses similar to those of chlorpromazine. Extrapyramidal symptoms may be more common than other side effects. ... Pharmacological action: antipsychotic agents, phenothiazine, dopamine antagonists. ... Chemical name: 10H-Phenothiazine, 10-(3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)propyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998 …

perceive
1. To obtain knowledge of through the senses; to receive impressions from by means of the bodily organs; to take cognizance of the existence, character, or identity of, by means of the senses; to see, hear, or feel; as, to perceive a distant ship; to perceive a discord. ... 2. To take intellectual cognizance of; to apprehend by the mind; to be convi …

percentile
The percentage of individuals in a group who have achieved a certain quantity (such as height, weight, and head circumference) or developmental milestone (such as walking well the 50th percentile for which is12 months of age). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

percept
1. That which is perceived; the complete mental image, formed by the process of perception, of an object or idea. ... 2. In clinical psychology, a single unit of perceptual report, such as one of the responses to an inkblot in the Rorschach test. ... Origin: L. Perceptum, a thing perceived ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percept analysis
Psychologic survey of an individual's personality using Rorschach's series of inkblots. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perception
<psychology> The conscious mental registration of a sensory stimulus. ... Origin: L. Percipere = to take in completely ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

perceptive
Relating to or having a higher than normal power of perception. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perceptive deafness
Former term for sensorineural deafness. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perceptivity
The power of perception. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perceptorium
Synonym for sensorium ... Origin: L, fr. Sentire, sensum, to discern or perceive by the senses. ... <physiology> The seat of sensation; the nervous center or centers to which impressions from the external world must be conveyed before they can be perceived; the place where external impressions are localised, and transformed into sensations, pri …

perceptual closure
The tendency to perceive an incomplete pattern or object as complete or whole. This includes the gestalt law of closure. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

perceptual defense
Selective perceiving such that the individual protects himself from becoming aware of something unpleasant or threatening, e.g., obscene words are not heard correctly, or violent acts are not seen accurately. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

perceptual disorders
Disturbances in recognizing and interpreting sensory stimuli dependent upon one's previous experience. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

perceptual distortion
Lack of correspondence between the way a stimulus is commonly perceived and the way an individual perceives it under given conditions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

perceptual expansion
Development of an ability to recognise and interpret sensory stimuli through associations with past similar stimuli; perceptual expansion by relaxation of defenses is a goal of psychotherapy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perceptual masking
The interference of one perceptual stimulus with another causing a decrease or lessening in perceptual effectiveness. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

perch
<zoology> ... 1. Any fresh water fish of the genus Perca and of several other allied genera of the family Percidae, as the common American or yellow perch (Perca flavescens, or Americana), and the European perch (P. Fluviatilis). ... 2. Any one of numerous species of spiny-finned fishes belonging to the Percidae, Serranidae, and related familie …

perched wetland
<ecology> Wetlands away from stream or river influence with water made available by general drainage. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

perchloric acid
<chemical> An oxidizing agent that is used in analytical chemistry for separation of potassium from sodium. ... Chemical name: Perchloric acid ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

percolator
A funnel-shaped vessel used for the process of percolation in pharmacy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Percoll
Trademark for colloidal silica coated with polyvinylpyrrolidone that is used for density gradients. Inert and will form a good gradient rapidly when centrifuged. Useful for the separation of cells, viruses and suB-cellular organelles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

percomorph oil
A liver oil from fish of the order Percomorphi, with a standardised amount of vitamins A and D. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percussion
1. The act of percussing, or striking one body against another; forcible collision, especially. Such as gives a sound or report. ... 2. Hence: The effect of violent collision; vibratory shock; impression of sound on the ear. 'The thunderlike percussion of thy sounds.' (Shak) ... 3. <medicine> The act of tapping or striking the surface of the bo …

percussion sound
Any sound elicited on percussing over one of the cavities of the body. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percussion wave
The main positive wave of an arterial pulse tracing. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percussor
Synonym for plessor ... A small hammer, usually with soft rubber head, used to tap the part directly, or with a plessimeter, in percussion of the chest or other part. ... Synonym: percussor, plexor. ... Origin: G. Plesso, to strike ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percutaneous
<technique> Performed through the skin, as injection of radiopacque material in radiological examination or the removal of tissue for biopsy accomplished by a needle. ... Origin: L. Cutis = skin ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

percutaneous absorption
The absorption of drugs, allergens, and other substances through unbroken skin. ... Synonym: cutaneous absorption. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percutaneous cholangiography
Radiography of the biliary system after introduction of contrast medium by introducing a needle through the skin inferior to the right costal margin, and inserting it into the substance of the liver or into the gallbladder. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percutaneous nephrostomy
<procedure> Drainage of the collecting system through a catheter inserted through the skin of the flank under fluoroscopic control, usually using the Seldinger technique. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

percutaneous stimulation
Electrical stimulation of the peripheral nerves or spinal cord by the application of electrodes to the skin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

peregrine
Foreign; not native; extrinsic or from without; exotic. [Spelt also pelegrine] 'Peregrine and preternatural heat. ... <zoology> ' Peregrine falcon, a courageous and swift falcon (Falco peregrinus), remarkable for its wide distribution over all the continents. The adult plumage is dark bluish ash on the back, nearly black on the head and cheeks …

peremptory
1. Precluding debate or expostulation; not admitting of question or appeal; positive; absolute; decisive; conclusive; final. 'Think of heaven with hearty purposes and peremptory designs to get thither.' (Jer. Taylor) ... 2. Positive in opinion or judgment; decided; dictatorial; dogmatical. 'Be not too positive and peremptory.' (Bacon) 'Briefly, then …

perencephaly
A condition marked by one or more cerebral cysts. ... Origin: G. Pera, a purse, a wallet, + enkephalos, brain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perennate
To maintain a dormant, vegetative state throughout non-growing seasons. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

perennation
Survival of a plant for a number of years. ... To live over from season to season. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

perennial
<botany> Lasting through the year of for several years. ... Origin: L. Perennis, from per = through, annus = year ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

Perez reflex
Running a finger down the spine of an infant held supported in a prone position will normally cause the whole body to become extended. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Perez, Bernard
<person> French physician, 1836-1903. ... See: Perez reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Perez, George
<person> Spanish physician, +1920. ... See: Perez' sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Perez' sign
<clinical sign> Rales audible over the upper part of the chest when the arms are alternately raised and lowered; common in cases of fibrous mediastinitis and also of aneurysm of the aortic arch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfect
1. Brought to consummation or completeness; completed; not defective nor redundant; having all the properties or qualities requisite to its nature and kind; without flaw, fault, or blemish; without error; mature; whole; pure; sound; right; correct. 'My strength is made perfect in weakness.' (2 Cor. Xii. 9) 'Three glorious suns, each one a perfect s …

perfect flower
<botany> A flower with both essential and accessory organs. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

perfect stage
A mycological term used to describe the sexual life cycle phase of a fungus in which spores are formed after nuclear fusion. ... Synonym: teleomorph. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfect state
In fungi, that portion of the life cycle in which spores are formed after nuclear fusion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfection
1. The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing requisite is wanting; entire development; consummate culture, skill, or moral excellence; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence; maturity; as, perfection in an art, in a science, or in a system; perfection in form or degree; fruits in perfection. ... 2. A quality, e …

perfectionism
A tendency to set rigid high standards of performance for oneself. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perflation
Blowing air into or through a cavity or canal in order to force apart its walls or to expel any contained material. ... Origin: L. Per-flo, pp, -flatus, to blow through ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perflubron
Generic name for perfluorooctyl bromide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfluorooctyl bromide
A bromine-substituted fluorocarbon, prepared as a particulate emulsion, used as a CT, MR, and ultrasound contrast medium. ... Acronym: PFOB ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfoliate
Of a sessile leaf or bract, having its base completely wrapped around the stem. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

perforans
A term applied to several muscles and nerves which, in their course, perforate other structures. ... Origin: L. Perforating ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforant pathway
A pathway of fibres originating in the lateral part of the entorhinal area, perforating the subiculum of the hippocampus, and running into the stratum moleculare of the hippocampus, where these fibres synapse with others that go to the dentate gyrus. It is also called the perforating fasciculus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

perforated
Pierced with one or more holes. ... Origin: L. Perforatus, fr. Per-foro, pp. -atus, to bore through ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforated layer of sclera
Synonym for lamina cribrosa sclerae ... The portion of the sclera through which pass the fibres of the optic nerve. ... Synonym: cribrous lamina, perforated layer of sclera. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforated space
See: anterior perforated substance, posterior perforated substance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforated ulcer
An ulcer extending through the wall of an organ. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforated viscus
A ruptured abdominal organ. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

perforating abscess
An abscess that breaks down tissue barriers to enter adjacent areas. ... Synonym: gravitation abscess, hypostatic abscess, migrating abscess, wandering abscess. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating appendicitis
Inflammation of the appendix leading to perforation of the wall of the appendix into the peritoneal cavity, resulting in peritonitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating arteries
Origin, arteria profunda femoris; distribution, as three or four vessels that pass through the aponeurosis of the adductor magnus to the posterior and anterior compartments of the thigh. ... Synonym: arteriae perforantes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating arteries of foot
Synonym for perforating branches of plantar metatarsal arteries ... The perforating branches of the plantar metatarsal arteries, three small arteries that pass dorsally through the second, third, and fourth interosseous spaces of the foot from the plantar metatarsal arteries. ... Synonym: ramus perforantes arteriarum metatarsearum plantarium, perfora …

perforating arteries of hand
Synonym for perforating branches of palmar metacarpal arteries ... The perforating branches of the palmar metacarpal arteries, three small arteries that pass dorsally through the second, third, and fourth interosseous spaces of the hand from the palmar metacarpal arteries. ... Synonym: ramus perforantes arteriarum metacarpalium palmarium, perforating …

perforating branches
Arterial branches which penetrate a wall or pass from the anterior to the posterior aspect or compartment of a structure such as the hand or foot to anastomose or be distributed. ... Synonym: ramus perforans, perforating peroneal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating fibres
Bundles of collagenous fibre's that pass into the outer circumferential lamellae of bone or the cementum of teeth. ... Synonym: Sharpey's fibres. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating folliculitis
Erythematous papules with a central keratin plug which are scattered on the arms, thighs, and buttocks; seen especially in diabetics on haemodialysis. ... See: hyperkeratosis follicularis et parafollicularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating keratoplasty
Synonym for penetrating keratoplasty ... Corneal transplant with replacement of all layers of the cornea, but retaining the peripheral cornea. ... Synonym: perforating keratoplasty. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating peroneal artery
Synonym for perforating branches ... Arterial branches which penetrate a wall or pass from the anterior to the posterior aspect or compartment of a structure such as the hand or foot to anastomose or be distributed. ... Synonym: ramus perforans, perforating peroneal artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating ulcer of foot
A round, deep, trophic ulcer of the sole of the foot, following disease or injury, in any part of its course from the centre to the periphery of the nerve supplying the part. ... Synonym: mal perforant. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating veins
The veins that accompany the perforating arteries from the profunda femoris artery; they drain blood from the vastus lateralis and hamstring muscles and terminate in the profunda femoris vein. ... Synonym: venae perforantes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforating wound
A wound with an entrance and exit opening. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforation
1. The act of boring or piercing through a part. ... 2. A hole made through a part or substance. ... Origin: L. Perforare = to pierce through ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

perforatorium
A rod or fibrous cone located between the acrosome and the anterior pole of the nucleus in the spermatozoa of toads and birds; no corresponding structure evident in the subacrosomal space of mammalian spermatozoa. ... Origin: L. Per-foro, pp. -foratum, to bore, + -orium, instrumental suffix ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perforin
<protein> Perforins 1 and 2 form tubular transmembrane complexes (16nm diameter) at the sites of target cell lysis by natural killer cells and cytotoxic T-cells. ... (10 Jan 1998) ...

performance
The act of performing; the carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action; as, the performance of an undertaking of a duty. 'Promises are not binding where the performance is impossible.' (Paley) ... 2. That which is performed or accomplished; a thing done or carried through; an achievement; a dee …

performance test
A test, such as five of the eleven Wechsler adult intelligence scale subtests, requiring little or no verbal instruction from the examiner and virtually no verbal response by the examinee. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

performic acid
H-CO-O-OH;an organic peracid used in cleaving disulfide links in peptides by oxidizing cysteine and cystine to cysteic acid. ... Synonym: peroxyformic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

performic acid reaction
Oxidative destruction of the ethylene double bond (-HC==CH-) which is converted to a Schiff-reactive double aldehyde; used to indicate the presence of unsaturated lipids, such as phospholipids and cerebrosides, as well as cystine-rich substances, such as keratin, in tissue sections. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfrigeration
A minor degree of frostbite. ... Origin: L. Per-frigero, pp. -atus, to make cold, fr. Frigus, cold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfume
1. The scent, odour, or odouriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odour; fragrance; aroma. 'No rich perfumes refresh the fruitful field.' (Pope) ... 2. A substance that emits an agreeable odour. 'And thou shalt make it a perfume.' (Ex. Xxx. 35) ... Origin: F. Parfum; cf. Sp. Perfume. See Perfume. ... Source: Websters D …

perfunctory
1. Done merely to get rid of a duty; performed mechanically and as a thing of rote; done in a careless and superficial manner; characterised by indifference; as, perfunctory admonitions. ... 2. Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. 'Perfunctory in his devotions.' ... Origin: L. Perfunctorius, fr. Perfunctus dispatched, p.p. Of perfungi …

perfusate
The fluid used for perfusion; sometimes more broadly applied to fluid that has been forced through any more or less porous membrane or material. ... Origin: see perfuse ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfuse
To force blood or other fluid to flow from the artery through the vascular bed of a tissue or to flow through the lumen of a hollow structure (e.g., an isolated renal tubule). ... Compare: perifuse, superfuse. ... Origin: L. Perfusio, fr. Per-+ fusio, a pouring ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfusion
1. <physiology> The act of pouring over or through, especially the passage of a fluid through the vessels of a specific organ. ... 2. A liquid poured over or through an organ or tissue. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

perfusion cannula
A double-barreled cannula used for irrigation of a cavity, the wash fluid passing into the cavity through one tube and out through the other. ... Washout cannula, a cannula that can be irrigated without removal from the artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perfusion, regional
Neoplasm drug therapy involving an extracorporeal circuit with temporary exclusion of the tumour-bearing area from the general circulation during which high concentrations of the drug are perfused to the isolated part. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pergolide
<chemical> 8-((methylthio)methyl)-6-propylergoline. A long-acting dopamine agonist which is effective in the treatment of parkinson's disease and hyperprolactinaemia. It has also been observed to have antihypertensive effects. ... Pharmacological action: antiparkinson agents, dopamine agonists, neuroprotective agents. ... Chemical name: Ergolin …

pergolide mesylate
8b-[(Methylthio)methyl]-6-propylergoline monomethanesulfonate;an ergot derivative with dopaminergic properties; used in parkinsonism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pergonal
Human menopausal gonadotrophins are the luteinising and follicle-stimulating hormones recovered from the urine of postmenopausal women that is used to induce multiple ovulation in various fertility treatments. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

perhexiline
<chemical> 2-(2,2-dicyclohexylethyl)piperidine. Coronary vasodilator used especially for angina of effort. It may cause neuropathy and hepatitis. ... Pharmacological action: calcium channel blockers, cardiovascular agents, vasodilator agents. ... Chemical name: Piperidine, 2-(2,2-dicyclohexylethyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

perhexiline maleate
2-(2,2-Dicyclohexylethyl)piperidine maleate;a coronary vasodilator and diuretic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

perhydrase milk
Milk treated by the addition of hydrogen peroxide. ... See: Budde process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

peri-
<prefix> Meaning around, about, near. ... Compare: circum-. ... Origin: G. Around ... (21 Jun 2000) ...

peri-implantoclasia
In dentistry, a general term implying disease of the supporting bone involving an implant; the disease may be exfoliative, resorptive, traumatic, or ulcerative in nature. ... Origin: peri-+ L. Im, in, + planto, to plant, + G. Klasis, breaking up ... (05 Mar 2000) ...