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

platy-
<prefix> A combining form from Gr. Platys broad, wide, flat; as, platypus, platycephalous. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...

platybasia
A developmental deformity of the occipital bone and upper end of the cervical spine, in which the latter appears to have pushed the floor of the occipital bone upward. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

platycephaly
Flatness of the skull, a condition in which the vertical cranial index is below 70. ... Synonym: platycrania. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Kephale, head ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platycnaemia
A condition in which the tibia is abnormally broad and flat. ... Synonym: platycnemism. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Kneme, leg ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platycnaemic
Relating to or marked by platycnaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platycrania
Synonym: platycephaly. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Kranion, skull ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platycyte
A relatively small giant cell sometimes formed in tubercles. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Kytos, cell ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platyglossal
Having a broad, flattened tongue. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Glossa, tongue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platyhelminth
Common name for any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes; any cestode (tapeworm) or trematode (fluke). ... Origin: platy-+ G. Helmins, worm ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Platyhelminthes
A phylum of flatworms that are bilaterally symmetric, flattened, and acelomate. There is no digestive tract in some platyhelminths (Cestoda), or the gut may be incomplete (without an anus), as in the Trematoda; most of the forms are hermaphroditic. There are three major classes, but the parasitic species of medical and veterinary importance are in …

platyhelminths
A phylum of acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical flatworms, without a definite anus. It includes three classes: cestoda, turbellaria, and trematoda. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

platyhieric
Having a broad sacrum. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Heiron, sacrum ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platymeric
Having a broad femur. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Meros, thigh ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platymeter
<apparatus, physics> An apparatus for measuring the capacity of condensers, or the inductive capacity of dielectrics. ... (24 Mar 1998) ...

platymorphia
Having a flat shape; term denoting an eye with a short anteroposterior axis. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Morphe, shape ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platyopia
Broadness of the face; denoting a condition in which the orbitonasal index is less than 107.5. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Ops, eye, face ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platyopic
Relating to or characterised by platyopia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platypellic
Having a broad pelvis, with an index below 90°. ... See: platypellic pelvis. ... Synonym: platypelloid. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Pellis, bowl (pelvis) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platypellic pelvis
Flat oval pelvis, in which the transverse diameter is more than 3 cm longer than the anteroposterior diameter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platypelloid
Synonym for platypellic ... Having a broad pelvis, with an index below 90°. ... See: platypellic pelvis. ... Synonym: platypelloid. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Pellis, bowl (pelvis) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platypelloid pelvis
Simple flat pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platypnea
Difficulty in breathing when erect, relieved by recumbency. ... Compare: orthopnea. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Pnoe, a breathing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platyrrhine
1. Characterised by a nose of large width in proportion to its length. ... 2. Denoting a skull with a nasal index between 53 and 58. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Rhis, nose ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platyrrhiny
A condition in which the nose is wide in proportion to its length. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platysma
<anatomy, muscle> Origin, subcutaneous layer and fascia covering pectoralis major and deltoid at level of first or second rib; insertion, lower border of mandible, risorius and platysma of opposite side; action, depresses lower lip, forms ridges in skin of neck and upper chest when jaws are 'clenched', denoting stress, anger; nerve supply, ce …

platyspondylia
Platyspondylisis ... Flatness of the bodies of the vertebrae. ... Origin: platy-+ G. Spondylos, vertebra ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

platystencephaly
Extreme width of the skull in the occipital region, with narrowing anteriorly and prognathism. ... Origin: G. Platystos, widest, superl. Of platys, wide, + enkephale, brain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Plaut
Hugo K., German physician, 1858-1928. ... See: Plaut's bacillus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Plaut's bacillus
Probably Fusobacterium nucleatum, differentiated by some from Vincent's bacillus; the former is motile and nonpathogenic, the latter is nonmotile and pathogenic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

play
1. To put in action or motion; as, to play cannon upon a fortification; to play a trump. 'First Peace and Silence all disputes control, Then Order plays the soul.' (Herbert) ... 2. To perform music upon; as, to play the flute or the organ. ... 3. To perform, as a piece of music, on an instrument; as, to play a waltz on the violin. ... 4. To bring into …

play and playthings
Spontaneous or voluntary recreational activities pursued for enjoyment and accessories or equipment used in the activities; includes games, toys, etc. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

play therapy
A treatment technique utilizing play as a medium for expression and communication between patient and therapist. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

playa
Periodically-flooded basin common in parts of the Southwest. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

plea
1. That which is alleged by a party in support of his cause; in a stricter sense, an allegation of fact in a cause, as distinguished from a demurrer; in a still more limited sense, and in modern practice, the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's declaration and demand. That which the plaintiff alleges in his declaration is answered and repelled or …

please
1. To give pleasure to; to excite agreeable sensations or emotions in; to make glad; to gratify; to content; to satisfy. 'I pray to God that it may plesen you.' (Chaucer) 'What next I bring shall please thee, be assured.' (Milton) ... 2. To have or take pleasure in; hence, to choose; to wish; to desire; to will. 'Whatsoever the Lord pleased, that di …

Pleasure
Max A., U.S. Dentist. ... See: Pleasure curve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pleasure curve
A curve of occlusion which when viewed in sagittal section conforms to a line that is convex upward except for the last molars. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleasure principle
Synonym for pain-pleasure principle ... A psychoanalytic concept that, in a human's psychic functioning, he/she tends to seek pleasure and avoid pain; a term borrowed by experimental psychology to denote the same tendency of an animal in a learning situation. ... Synonym: pleasure principle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleasure-pain principle
The psychoanalytic concept that man instinctively seeks to avoid pain and discomfort and strives for gratification and pleasure. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pleckstrin
<protein> The major PKC substrate in platelets, a protein of 47 kD. Pleckstrin homology (PH) domains are being identified in a number of proteins and seem to be associated with the interaction with heterotrimeric G-proteins. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

plectin
<protein> Abundant protein of cytomatrix (apparent 300 kD but 466 kD on basis of cDNA sequence). Co localises with various intermediate filament proteins and may be involved in their cross linking or anchoring. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

plectognathi
<zoology> An order of fishes generally having the maxillary bone united with the premaxillary, and the articular united with the dentary. ... The upper jaw is immovably joined to the skull; the ventral fins are rudimentary or wanting; and the body is covered with bony plates, spines, or small rough ossicles, like shagreen. The order includes t …

plectridium
A bacterial rod-shaped cell that contains a spore at one end, imparting a drumstick shape to the cell, such as the spore-containing cells in the organism causing tetanus, Clostridium tetani. ... Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of G. Plektron, an instrument to strike with ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plectrovirus
A genus of bacteriophages of the family inoviridae. Organisms of this genus infect acholeplasma and spiroplasma. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pledge
1. The transfer of possession of personal property from a debtor to a creditor as security for a debt or engagement; also, the contract created between the debtor and creditor by a thing being so delivered or deposited, forming a species of bailment; also, that which is so delivered or deposited; something put in pawn. ... Pledge is ordinarily confi …

pledgetted suture
A suture supported by a small piece of cloth or tissue so that the suture will tear through the tissue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleiades
1. The seven daughters of Atlas and the nymph Pleione, fabled to have been made by Jupiter a constellation in the sky. ... 2. <astronomy> A group of small stars in the neck of the constellation Taurus. ... Alcyone, the brightest of these, a star of the third magnitude, was considered by Madler the central point around which our universe is revo …

pleio-
Rarely used alternative spelling for pleo-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleiotropic
Having multiple effects. For example: the cyclic AMP concentration in a cell will have a variety of effects because the cAMP acts to control a protein kinase that in turn affects a variety of proteins. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pleiotropic gene
A gene that has multiple, apparently unrelated, phenotypic manifestations. ... Synonym: polyphenic gene. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleiotropy
The ability of a single allele to have more than one distinguishable effect. Themost familiar example is the allele responsible for colour pattern inSiamese cats. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

Pleistophora
A genus of microsporidians in the protozoan phylum Microspora, commonly found in fish and insects, with mononucleate, thick-walled spores in clusters of more than eight. An undescribed but distinct species of Pleistophora was implicated as the cause of a disseminated microsporidial myositis in an immunocompromised male patient. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plenteous
1. Containing plenty; abundant; copious; plentiful; sufficient for every purpose; as, a plenteous supply. 'Reaping plenteous crop.' ... 2. Yielding abundance; productive; fruitful. 'The seven plenteous years.' ... 3. Having plenty; abounding; rich. 'The Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods.' (Deut. Xxviii. 11) ... Synonym: Plentiful, copious, full. …

plentiful
1. Containing plenty; copious; abundant; ample; as, a plentiful harvest; a plentiful supply of water. ... 2. Yielding abundance; prolific; fruitful. 'If it be a long winter, it is commonly a more plentiful year.' (Bacon) ... 3. Lavish; profuse; prodigal. 'He that is plentiful in expenses will hardly be preserved from' (Bacon) Plen'tifully, Plen'tiful …

pleo-
More. ... Origin: G. Pleion ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleochroic
Synonym: pleochromatic. ... Origin: pleo-+ G. Chroa, colour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleochroism
<microscopy> The phenomenon of a substance showing different absorption colours in different vibration directions of polarized light. The observed colours change with the orientation of the crystal and can be seen only with plane polarized light, i.e., a single polar. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

pleochromatism
Synonym for pleochroism ... <microscopy> The phenomenon of a substance showing different absorption colours in different vibration directions of polarized light. The observed colours change with the orientation of the crystal and can be seen only with plane polarized light, i.e., a single polar. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

pleocytosis
Presence of more cells than normal, often denoting leukocytosis and especially lymphocytosis or round cell infiltration; orginally applied to the lymphocytosis of the cerebrospinal fluid present in syphilis of the central nervous system. ... Origin: pleo-+ G. Kytos, cell, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleomastia
Pleomazia ... Synonym: polymastia. ... Origin: pleo-+ G. Mastos, breast ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleomorphic adenoma
Synonym for mixed tumour of salivary gland ... A tumour composed of salivary gland epithelium and fibrous tissue with mucoid or cartilaginous areas. ... Synonym: pleomorphic adenoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleomorphic lipoma
Synonym for atypical lipoma ... <tumour> Lipoma, occurring primarily in older men on the posterior neck, shoulders, and back, which is benign but microscopically atypical, containing giant cells with multiple overlapping nuclei forming a circle. ... Synonym: pleomorphic lipoma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleomorphic oligodendroglioma
anaplastic oligodendroglioma ...

pleomorphism
Having different forms at different stages of the life cycle. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pleonasm
Excess in number or size of parts. ... Origin: G. Pleonasmos, exaggeration, excessive, fr. Pleion, more ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleonectic
An obsolete term denoting specifically a blood that has a percentage saturation of oxygen above normal at any given pressure. ... See: mesectic, mionectic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleonexia
Rarely used term for excessive greediness. ... Origin: pleo-+ G. Echo, fut. Hexo, to have ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleonosteosis
Superabundance of bone formation. ... Origin: pleo-+ G. Osteon, bone, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleoptics
A term introduced by Bangerter to include all forms of treatment for amblyopia, particularly that associated with eccentric fixation. ... Origin: pleo-+ optics ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleoptophor
An instrument for the treatment of amblyopia. ... Origin: pleo-+ G. Optos, visible, + phoros, bearing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plerocercoid
A stage in the development of a tapeworm following the procercoid stage, which develops in an animal serving as the second or subsequent intermediate host; a wormlike nonsegmented larva with an invaginated scolex at one end, usually unencysted in the flesh of various fishes, reptiles, or amphibians, the ingestion of which transmits the parasite to …

plesio-
Nearness, similarity. ... Origin: G. Plesios, close, near ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plesiomonas
A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs in fish and other aquatic animals and in a variety of mammals, including man. Its organisms probably do not belong to the normal intestinal flora of man and can cause diarrhoea. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

plesiomorphic
Similar in form. ... Synonym: plesiomorphous. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plesiomorphism
Similarity in form. ... Origin: plesio-+ G. Morphe, form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plesiotype
<zoology> A specimen identified by a subsequent author as belonging to a particular species. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

pless-
Plessi- ... A striking, especially percussion. ... Origin: G. Plesso, to strike ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plessesthesia
Synonym: palpatory percussion. ... Origin: G. Plesso, to strike, + aisthesis, sensation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plessimeter
An oblong flexible plate used in mediate percussion by being placed against the surface and struck with the plessor. ... Synonym: pleximeter, plexometer. ... Origin: G. Plesso, to strike, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

plessimetric
Relating to a plessimeter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

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) ...

plethora
1. Overfullness; especially, excessive fullness of the blood vessels; repletion; that state of the blood vessels or of the system when the blood exceeds a healthy standard in quantity; hyperaemia; opposed to anaemia. ... 2. State of being overfull; excess; superabundance. 'He labors under a plethora of wit and imagination.' (Jeffrey) ... Origin: NL, …

plethysmography, impedance
Recording changes in electrical impedance between electrodes placed on opposite sides of a part of the body, as a measure of volume changes in the path of the current. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

plethysmography, whole body
Measurement of the volume of gas in the lungs, including that which is trapped in poorly communicating air spaces. It is of particular use in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and emphysema. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

plethysmometry
Measuring the fullness of a hollow organ or vessel, as of the pulse. ... Origin: G. Plethysmos, increase, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleumato-
<prefix> A combining form from Gr, wind, air, breath, respiration; as, pneumatograph, pneumatology. ... (29 Oct 1998) ...

pleura
<anatomy> The serous membranes covering the lungs (visceral pleura) and lining the inner aspect of the pleural cavity (parietal pleura). ... (29 Oct 1998) ...

pleura costalis
Synonym for costal pleura ... The layer of parietal pleura lining the chest walls. ... Synonym: pleura costalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleura diaphragmatica
Synonym for diaphragmatic pleura ... The layer of parietal pleura covering the upper surface of the diaphragm, except along its costal attachments and where it is covered with the pericardium. ... Synonym: pleura diaphragmatica, phrenic pleura, pleura phrenica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleura mediastinalis
Synonym for mediastinal pleura ... The continuation of the costal pleura passing from the sternum to the vertebral column which covers the side of the mediastinum. ... Synonym: pleura mediastinalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleura parietalis
Synonym for parietal pleura ... That which lines the different parts of the wall of the pleural cavity; called costal, diaphragmatic, and mediastinal, according to the parts invested. ... Synonym: pleura parietalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleura pericardiaca
Pericardial pleura, that portion of the mediastinal pleura which is fused with the pericardium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleura phrenica
Synonym for diaphragmatic pleura ... The layer of parietal pleura covering the upper surface of the diaphragm, except along its costal attachments and where it is covered with the pericardium. ... Synonym: pleura diaphragmatica, phrenic pleura, pleura phrenica. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleura pulmonalis
An alternate term for visceral pleura. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleura visceralis
Synonym for visceral pleura ... The layer investing the lungs and dipping into the fissures between the several lobes. ... Synonym: pleura pulmonalis, pleura visceralis, pulmonary pleura. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleuracentesis
Synonym for thoracentesis ... <procedure> A medical procedure that involves the removal of fluid from the chest cavity using a hollow bore needle. ... Thoracentesis is performed for therapeutic reasons when drawing off large volumes of fluid and for diagnostic reasons (to analyse the fluid). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pleural calculus
Synonym for pleurolith ... A concretion in the pleural cavity. ... Synonym: pleural calculus. ... Origin: pleuro-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleural canal
Synonym for pericardioperitoneal canal ... The portion of the embryonic celom that joins the pericardial cavity to the peritoneal cavity, developing into the pleural cavities. ... Synonym: pleural canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pleural cavity
The potential space which lies in between the visceral pleura and the parietal pleura. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pleural crackles
Sounds heard on auscultation of the chest as a result of inflammation of the pleura with fibrinous exudate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...