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

posttransverse
Behind a transverse process. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic
Occurring as a result of or after injury. ... (21 Jun 2000) ...

posttraumatic arterial thrombosis
Posttraumatic venous thrombosis, intravascular clotting due to injury to a vessel wall. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic automatism
A posttraumatic state in which the individual performs automatically without immediate or later memory of that behaviour. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

posttraumatic delirium
Delirium caused by a structural traumatic brain injury. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic epilepsy
A convulsive state following and causally related to head injury; with brain damage either manifested clinically or ascertained by special examinations such as computed tomography. To assume causal relationship, the individual must have had no previous epilepsy, no cerebral disease, and no other brain trauma. The attacks should have started, depend …

posttraumatic hydrocephalus
Ventricular dilation following injury, due either to impaired circulation and/or absorption of cerebrospinal fluid or due to loss of brain substance (h. Ex vacuo). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic leptomeningeal cyst
A persistent cystic accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid with progressive loss of bone and dura, occurring at the site of a previous fracture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic neck syndrome
<syndrome> A clinical complex of pain, tenderness, tight neck musculature, vasomotor instability, and ill-defined symptoms such as dizziness and blurred vision as the result of trauma to the neck. Also variously termed occipital or suboccipital neuralgia or neuritis; cervical tension syndrome; cervical myospasm, myositis, or fibrositis. ... Sy …

posttraumatic neurosis
Synonym for traumatic neurosis ... Any functional nervous disorder following an accident or injury. ... See: posttraumatic stress disorder. ... Synonym: accident neurosis, posttraumatic neurosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic osteoporosis
Synonym for Sudeck's atrophy ... Atrophy of bones, commonly of the carpal or tarsal bones, following a slight injury such as a sprain. ... See: causalgia, reflex sympathetic dystrophy. ... Synonym: acute reflex bone atrophy, posttraumatic osteoporosis, Sudeck's syndrome. ... Origin: L. English sweat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic pericarditis
Pericardial inflammation developing following injury to the chest. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic psychosis
Psychosis following trauma, especially to the head. ... Compare: traumatic psychosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic stress
A psychological disorder that develops in some individuals who have had major traumatic experiences (and, for example, have been in a serious accident or through a war). The person is typically numb at first but later has symptoms including depression, excessive irritability, guilt (for having survived while others died), recurrent nightmares, flas …

posttraumatic stress disorder
Development of characteristic symptoms following a psychologically traumatic event that is generally outside the range of usual human experience; symptoms include numbed responsiveness to environmental stimuli, a variety of autonomic and cognitive dysfunctions, and dysphoria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttraumatic stress syndrome
<syndrome> A disorder appearing after a physically or psychologically traumatic event outside the range of usual human experience, (e.g., a serious threat to one's life or seeing a loved one killed), characterised by symptoms of re-experiencing the event, numbing of responsiveness to the environment, exaggerated startle response, guilt feelin …

posttraumatic syndrome
<syndrome> A clinical disorder that often follows head injury, characterised by headache, dizziness, neurasthenia, hypersensitivity to stimuli, and diminished concentration. ... Synonym: traumatic neurasthenia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttrematic
Relating to the caudal surface of a branchial cleft. ... Origin: post-+ G. Trema, perforation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttussis
After coughing; referring usually to certain auscultatory sounds. ... Origin: L. Tussis, cough ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttussis suction sound
A sound produced by the falling back of a drop of mucus or pus into a pulmonary cavity after the latter has been emptied by coughing. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttussive suction
A suction sound heard on auscultation over a pulmonary cavity at the end of a cough. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posttyphoid
Occurring as a sequel of typhoid fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postulate
1. Something demanded or asserted; especially, a position or supposition assumed without proof, or one which is considered as self-evident; a truth to which assent may be demanded or challenged, without argument or evidence. ... 2. <geometry> The enunciation of a self-evident problem, in distinction from an axiom, which is the enunciation of a …

postural
<anatomy> Pertaining to posture or position. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

postural albuminuria
Synonym for orthostatic albuminuria ... The appearance of albumin in the urine when the patient is erect and its disappearance when recumbent. ... Synonym: orthostatic proteinuria, postural proteinuria, postural albuminuria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural contraction
Maintenance of muscular tension (usually isometric) sufficient to maintain posture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural drainage
Drainage used in bronchiectasis and lung abscess. The patient's body is positioned so that the trachea is inclined downward and below the affected chest area. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural hypotension
Synonym for orthostatic hypotension ... <cardiology> The manifestation of low blood pressure when rising from a chair or bed. ... A drop in blood pressure that is precipitated by changes in body position. May be related to hydration status, drug side effect or be caused by a dysfunction in the autonomic nervous systems ability to maintain blood …

postural ischemia
The reduced blood pressure and flow induced in a part, e.g., the leg or foot, by raising it above the heart level; used to reduce bleeding during surgical operations on the extremities. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural myoneuralgia
Muscle pain associated with cramped position, stress of standing with improper posture, etc. ... Origin: myo-+ G. Neuron, nerve, + algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural position
Synonym for physiologic rest position ... The usual position of the mandible when the patient is resting comfortably in the upright position and the condyles are in a neutral unstrained position in the glenoid fossae. ... See: rest relation. ... Synonym: postural position, postural resting position, rest position. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural reflex
Responses that control the position of the trunk and extremities. ... See: righting reflexes. ... Synonym: static reflexes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural set
An overall motor readiness to respond, as in a runner instructed to get set and on the mark. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural syncope
Syncope upon assuming an upright position; caused by failure of normal vasoconstrictive mechanisms. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural tremor
Tremor present when the limbs or trunk are kept in certain positions and when they are moved actively, usually due to near-synchronous rhythmic bursts in opposing muscle groups. ... Synonym: static tremor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural version
Nonmanual version obtained by changing the position of the mother. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postural vertigo
Light-headedness that appears particularly in elderly people with change of position usually from lying or sitting to standing; due to orthostatic hypotension. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posture
The position of the limbs or the carriage of the body as a whole. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

posture sense
The ability to recognise the position in which a limb is passively placed, with the eyes closed. ... Synonym: position sense. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posturography
A force platform that evaluates somatosensory and visual influences on posture and equilibrium. ... Synonym: dynamic platform posturography. ... Origin: posture + G. Grapho, to write ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postuterine
Posterior to the uterus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postvaccinal
After vaccination. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postvaccinal encephalitis
Synonym for postvaccinal encephalomyelitis ... A severe type of encephalomyelitis that can follow the rabies vaccination. ... Synonym: postvaccinal encephalitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postvaccinal encephalomyelitis
A severe type of encephalomyelitis that can follow the rabies vaccination. ... Synonym: postvaccinal encephalitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postvaccinal myelitis
Spinal cord inflammation that follows vaccination. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

postvalvar
Postvalvular ... Relating to a position distal to the pulmonary or aortic valves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

posy
Origin: Contr. Fr. Poesy. ... 1. A brief poetical sentiment; hence, any brief sentiment, motto, or legend; especially, one inscribed on a ring. 'The posy of a ring.' ... 2. [Probably so called from the use of flowers as having an enigmatical significance. Wedgwood] A flower; a bouquet; a nosegay. 'Bridegroom's posies.' 'We make a difference between s …

pot
To place or inclose in pots; as: ... To preserve seasoned in pots. 'Potted fowl and fish.' . ... To set out or cover in pots; as, potted plants or bulbs. ... To drain; as, to pot sugar, by taking it from the cooler, and placing it in hogsheads, etc, having perforated heads, through which the molasses drains off. ... To pocket. ... Origin: Potted; Pottin …

pot curare
(curare stored in clay pots), curare from Chondodendron sp.; not highly poisonous. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potable
Drinkable (for example, potable water) ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

potable water
A water fit for drinking, being free from contamination and not containing a sufficient quantity of saline material to be regarded as a mineral water. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Potain
Pierre C.E., French physician, 1825-1901. ... See: Potain's sign. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Potain's sign
<clinical sign> In dilation of the aorta, dullness on percussion extending from the manubrium sterni toward the second intercostal space and the third costal cartilage on the right, the upper limit extending from the base of the sternum in the segment of a circle to the right. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potamophobia
<psychology> Morbid fears aroused by the sight, and sometimes thought, of a river or any flow of water. ... Origin: G. Potamos, river, + phobos, fear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potash
<chemistry> A white amorphous or granular substance which consists principally of potassium carbonate, and has a strong alkaline reaction. ... The hydroxide of potassium hydrate, a hard white brittle substance, KOH, having strong caustic and alkaline properties; hence ... The impure potassium carbonate obtained by leaching wood ashes, and evapo …

potassic
Relating to or containing potassium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium
<chemistry> An Alkali element, occurring abundantly but always combined, as in the chloride, sulphate, carbonate, or silicate, in the minerals sylvite, kainite, orthoclase, muscovite, etc. Atomic weight 39.0. Symbol K (Kalium). ... It is reduced from the carbonate as a soft white metal, lighter than water, which oxidizes with the greatest read …

potassium acetate
An electrolyte replenisher, as well as a urinary and systemic alkaliser, which can be administered orally or by intravenous infusion. Formerly, it was used as a diuretic and expectorant. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium acid tartrate
Synonym for potassium bitartrate ... KHC4H4O6;a diuretic and laxative. ... Synonym: cream of tartar, potassium acid tartrate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium alum
Synonym for aluminum potassium sulfate ... AlK(SO4)2;an astringent and styptic; also used in veterinary medicine for ulcerative stomatitis, leukorrhoea, and conjunctivitis. ... Synonym: potassium alum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium aminosalicylate
See: p-aminosalicylic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium antimonyltartrate
Synonym for antimony potassium tartrate ... <chemical> Bis(mu-(2,3-dihydroxybutanedioato(4-)-o(1),o(2):o(3),o(4)))diantimonate(2-) dipotassium trihydrate, stereoisomer. A schistosomicide possibly useful against other parasites. It has irritant emetic properties and may cause lethal cardiac toxicity among other adverse effects. ... Pharmacologic …

potassium atractylate
The potassium salt of atractylic acid, the natural source of the latter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium bicarbonate
KHCO3;used as a diuretic to decrease the acidity of the urine, and as an electrolyte replenisher. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium bitartrate
KHC4H4O6;a diuretic and laxative. ... Synonym: cream of tartar, potassium acid tartrate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium bromide
KBr;an obsolescent sedative and hypnotic (sodium bromide is usually preferred). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium channel
Ion channel selective for potassium ions. There are diverse types with different functions, for example: delayed rectifier channels, M channels, A channels, inward rectifier channels, Ca dependent K channels. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

potassium channels
Cell membrane glycoproteins selective for potassium ions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium chlorate
Chlorate of potash, KClO3, used as a mouthwash and gargle in stomatitis and follicular pharyngitis; it is incompatible in the dry state with all easily oxidizable substances. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium chloride
<chemical> Potassium chloride. A white crystal or crystalline powder used as an electrolyte replenisher, in the treatment of hypokalaemia, in buffer solutions, and in fertilisers and explosives. ... Chemical name: Potassium chloride (KCl) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium citrate
<chemical> A systemic alkaliser, electrolyte replenisher, diuretic, and expectorant, usually administered orally. It is sometimes used in veterinary medicine as a nonirritating diuretic. ... Pharmacological action: diuretics, expectorants. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium compounds
Inorganic compounds that contain potassium as an integral part of the molecule. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium cyanide
<chemical> Potassium cyanide (k(cn)). A highly poisonous compound that is an inhibitor of many metabolic processes, but has been shown to be an especially potent inhibitor of haem enzymes and haemproteins. It is used in many industrial processes. ... Pharmacological action: enzyme inhibitors, poisons. ... Chemical name: Potassium cyanide (K(CN) …

potassium deficiency
A condition due to decreased dietary intake of potassium, as in starvation or failure to administer in intravenous solutions, or to gastrointestinal loss in diarrhoea, chronic laxative abuse, vomiting, gastric suction, or bowel diversion. Severe potassium deficiency may produce muscular weakness and lead to paralysis and respiratory failure. Muscul …

potassium dichromate
<chemical> Chromic acid (h2cr2o7), dipotassium salt. A compound having bright orange-red crystals and used in dyeing, staining, tanning leather, as bleach, oxidiser, depolariser for dry cells, etc. Medically it has been used externally as an astringent, antiseptic, and caustic. When taken internally, it is a corrosive poison. ... Pharmacologic …

potassium ferrocyanide
K4Fe(CN)63H2O;yellow prussiate of potash, used in the preparation of various cyanides and in medicine as an antidote to copper sulfate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium gluconate
Gluconic acid potassium salt, used in hypokalaemia as a replenisher. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium guaiacolsulfonate
C6H3OHOCH3SO3K;used as an expectorant. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium hydroxide
KOH;a strong, penetrating caustic. ... Synonym: caustic potash. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium hypophosphite
KH2PO2;formerly believed to have a tonic effect upon the nervous system; may be explosive if triturated or heated with oxidizing agents. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium inhibition
Arrest of the heart in the fully relaxed state as a result of potassium intoxication. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium iodate
KIO3;an oxidizing agent and disinfectant. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium iodide
<chemical> An inorganic compound that is used as a source of iodine in thyrotoxic crisis and in the preparation of thyrotoxic patients for thyroidectomy. ... Chemical name: Potassium iodide (KI) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium isotopes
Stable potassium atoms that have the same atomic number as the element potassium, but differ in atomic weight. K-41 is a stable potassium isotope. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium magnesium aspartate
<chemical> An intra-extracellular electrolyte exchange agent with a variety of effects. Beneficial in cardiac insufficiency, potentiates the effect of cardiac glycosides by reducing their toxicity, has hypocholesteraemic effects and potentiates the effects of calcium in disturbed calcium metabolism. ... Synonym: panangin; tromcardin. ... Chemic …

potassium metaphosphate
(KPO3)n;a pharmaceutical aid (buffer). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium nitrate
KNO3;sometimes used as a diuretic and diaphoretic; formerly it was included in asthmatic powders containing stramonium leaves. ... Synonym: niter, saltpeter. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium nitrate paper
Synonym for niter paper ... Paper impregnated with potassium nitrate that is ignited to produce fumes inhaled as treatment for asthma. ... Synonym: potassium nitrate paper, saltpeter paper. ... Occluding paper, an inked paper or ribbon interposed between natural or artificial teeth to determine tooth contacts. ... Synonym: articulating paper. ... (05 Ma …

potassium perchlorate
KClO4;occasionally used, as an alternative to a thiouracil derivative, in the control of hyperthyroidism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium permanganate
<chemical> Permanganic acid (hmno4), potassium salt. A highly oxidative, water-soluble compound with purple crystals, and a sweet taste. ... Chemical name: Permanganic acid (HMnO4), potassium salt ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium phosphate
K2HPO4;a mild saline cathartic and diuretic. ... Synonym: dibasic potassium phosphate, dipotassium phosphate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium radioisotopes
Unstable isotopes of potassium that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. K atoms with atomic weights 37, 38, 40, and 42-45 are radioactive potassium isotopes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

potassium rhodanate
Synonym for potassium thiocyanate ... Formerly used in the treatment of essential hypertension and as a reagent in the detection of copper, iron, and silver. ... Synonym: potassium rhodanate, potassium sulfocyanate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium sodium tartrate
KNaC4H4O6;a mild saline cathartic, used as an ingredient in compound effervescent powders. ... Synonym: Rochelle salt, Seignette's salt, sodium potassium tartrate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium sorbate
2,4-hexadienoic acid potassium salt; a mold and yeast inhibitor, used as a preservative. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium sparing diuretics
Diuretic agents that, unlike most diuretics, retain potassium; examples are triamterene and amiloride. Often used together with diuretics that promote the loss of both sodium and potassium. Used in hypertension and in congestive heart failure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium succinate
A deliquescent powder used as a haemostatic. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium sulfate
K2SO4;an obsolete laxative. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium sulfocyanate
Synonym for potassium thiocyanate ... Formerly used in the treatment of essential hypertension and as a reagent in the detection of copper, iron, and silver. ... Synonym: potassium rhodanate, potassium sulfocyanate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

potassium tartrate
K2C4H4O6-1/2 H2O;a mild purgative and diuretic. ... Synonym: soluble tartar. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...