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

articulatio cricoarytenoidea
Synonym for cricoarytenoid joint ... The synovial joint between the base of each arytenoid cartilage and the upper border of the lamina of the cricoid cartilage. ... Synonym: articulatio cricoarytenoidea, cricoarytenoid articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio cricothyroidea
Synonym for cricothyroid joint ... The synovial articulation between the inferior horn of the thyroid cartilage and the side of the cricoid cartilage. ... Synonym: articulatio cricothyroidea, cricothyroid articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio cubiti
Synonym for elbow joint ... A compound hinge synovial joint between the humerus and the bones of the forearm; it consists of the articulatio humeroradialis and the articulatio humeroulnaris. ... Synonym: articulatio cubiti, cubital joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio cuneonavicularis
Synonym for cuneonavicular joint ... The synovial joint between the anterior surface of the navicular and the posterior surfaces of the three cuneiform bones. ... Synonym: articulatio cuneonavicularis, cuneonavicular articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio dentoalveolaris
An alternate term for gomphosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio ellipsoidea
Synonym for ellipsoidal joint ... A modified ball-and-socket synovial joint in which the joint surfaces are elongated or ellipsoidal; it is a biaxial joint, i.e., two axes of motion at right angles to each other, the radiocarpal being an example. ... Synonym: articulatio ellipsoidea, articulatio condylaris, condylar articulation, condylar joint. ... ( …

articulatio fibrosa
Synonym for fibrous joint ... A union of two bones by fibrous tissue such that there is no joint cavity and almost no motion possible; the types of fibrous joints are sutures, syndesmoses, and gomphoses. ... Synonym: articulatio fibrosa, immovable joint, junctura fibrosa, synarthrodia, synarthrodial joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio genus
Synonym for knee joint ... A compound condylar synovial joint consisting of the joint between the condyles of the femur and the condyles of the tibia, articular menisci (semilunar cartilages) being interposed, and the articulation between femur and patella. ... Synonym: articulatio genus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio humeri
Synonym for shoulder joint ... A ball-and-socket synovial joint between the head of the humerus and the glenoid cavity of the scapula. ... Synonym: articulatio humeri, glenohumeral articulation, humeral articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio humeroradialis
Synonym for humeroradial joint ... The portion of the elbow joint between the capitulum of the humerus and the head of the radius. ... Synonym: articulatio humeroradialis, humeroradial articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio humeroulnaris
Synonym for humeroulnar joint ... The portion of the elbow joint between the trochlea of the humerus and the trochlear notch of the ulna. ... Synonym: articulatio humeroulnaris. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio incudomallearis
Synonym for incudomalleolar joint ... The saddle synovial joint between the incus and the malleus. ... Synonym: articulatio incudomallearis, incudomalleolar articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio incudostapedia
Synonym for incudostapedial joint ... The synovial joint between the lenticular process on the long crus of the incus and the head of the stapes. ... Synonym: articulatio incudostapedia, incudostapedial articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio lumbosacralis
Synonym for lumbosacral joint ... The articulation of the fifth lumbar vertebra with the sacrum. ... Synonym: articulatio lumbosacralis, junctura lumbosacralis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio mandibularis
Synonym for temporomandibular joint ... <anatomy, dentistry> The joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...

articulatio mediocarpea
Synonym for midcarpal joint ... The synovial joint between the proximal and distal rows of carpal bones. ... Synonym: articulatio mediocarpea, middle carpal joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio ossis pisiformis
Synonym for pisotriquetral joint ... The synovial joint between the pisiform and triquetrum; it is separate from the other intercarpal joints. ... Synonym: articulatio ossis pisiformis, articulation of pisiform bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio ovoidalis
Synonym for saddle joint ... A biaxial synovial joint in which the double motion is effected by the opposition of two surfaces, each of which is concave in one direction and convex in the other; as in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. ... Synonym: articulatio sellaris, articulatio ovoidalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio plana
Synonym for plane joint ... A synovial joint in which the opposing surfaces are nearly planes and in which there is only a slight, gliding motion, as in the intermetacarpal joints. ... Synonym: articulatio plana, arthrodia, arthrodial articulation, arthrodial joint, gliding joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio radiocarpea
Synonym for wrist joint ... The synovial joint between the distal end of the radius and its articular disk and the proximal row of carpal bones with the exception of the pisiform bone. ... Synonym: articulatio radiocarpea, carpal articulation, carpal joints, radiocarpal articulation, radiocarpal joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio radioulnaris distalis
Synonym for distal radioulnar joint ... The pivot synovial joint between the head of the ulna and the ulnar notch on the radius; an articular disk passes across the distal part of the joint. ... Synonym: articulatio radioulnaris distalis, distal radioulnar articulation, inferior radioulnar joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio radioulnaris proximalis
Synonym for proximal radioulnar joint ... The pivot synovial joint between the head of the radius and the ring formed by the radial notch of the ulna and the annular ligament. ... Synonym: articulatio radioulnaris proximalis, proximal radioulnar articulation, superior radioulnar joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio sacrococcygea
Synonym for sacrococcygeal joint ... The cartilaginous articulation of the coccyx with the sacrum. ... Synonym: articulatio sacrococcygea, coccygeal joint, junctura sacrococcygea, sacrococcygeal junction, symphysis sacrococcygea. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio sacroiliaca
Synonym for sacroiliac joint ... The joint between the sacrum and ilium and associated ligaments. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

articulatio sellaris
Synonym for saddle joint ... A biaxial synovial joint in which the double motion is effected by the opposition of two surfaces, each of which is concave in one direction and convex in the other; as in the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb. ... Synonym: articulatio sellaris, articulatio ovoidalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio simplex
Synonym for simple joint ... One composed of two bones only. ... Synonym: articulatio simplex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio spheroidea
Synonym for ball-and-socket joint ... A multiaxial synovial joint in which a more or less extensive sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone, as in the hip joint. ... Synonym: articulatio spheroidea, articulatio cotylica, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, enarthrosis, socket joint, spheroid articulation, spheroid …

articulatio sternoclavicularis
Synonym for sternoclavicular joint ... The synovial articulation between the medial end of the clavicle and the manubrium of the sternum and cartilage of the first rib; an articular disk subdivides the joint into two cavities. ... Synonym: articulatio sternoclavicularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio subtalaris
Synonym for subtalar joint ... Formed by the articulation of the talus with the calcaneus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

articulatio synovialis
Synonym for synovial joint ... A joint in which the opposing bony surfaces are covered with a layer of hyaline cartilage or fibrocartilage, there is a joint cavity containing synovial fluid, lined with synovial membrane and reinforced by a fibrous capsule and ligaments, and there is some degree of free movement possible. ... Synonym: articulatio syno …

articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis
Synonym for talocalcaneonavicular joint ... A ball-and-socket synovial joint, part of which participates in the transverse tarsal joint, formed by the head of the talus articulating with the navicular bone and the anterior part of the calcaneus. ... Synonym: articulatio talocalcaneonavicularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio talocruralis
Synonym for ankle joint ... The joint that is formed by the inferior articular and malleolar articular surfaces of the tibia, the malleolar articular surface of the fibula, and the medial malleolar, lateral malleolar, and superior surfaces of the talus. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

articulatio tarsi transversa
Synonym for transverse tarsal joint ... The synovial joints between the talus and navicular bone medially and the calcaneus and navicular bones laterally which act as a unit in allowing the front of the foot to pivot relative to the back of the foot about the longitudinal axis of the foot, contributing to the total inversion and eversion movements.< …

articulatio temporomandibularis
Synonym for temporomandibular joint ... <anatomy, dentistry> The joint that connects the lower jaw to the skull. ... (12 Jan 1998) ...

articulatio tibiofibularis
Synonym for proximal tibiofibular joint ... The plane synovial joint between the lateral condyle of the tibia and the head of the fibula. ... Synonym: articulatio tibiofibularis, superior tibial articulation, superior tibiofibular joint, tibiofibular articulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulatio trochoidea
Synonym for pivot joint ... A synovial joint in which a section of a cylinder of one bone fits into a corresponding cavity on the other, as in the proximal radioulnar joint. ... Synonym: articulatio trochoidea, helicoid ginglymus, lateral ginglymus, rotary joint, rotatory joint, trochoid articulation, trochoid joint. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulation
<neurology> The ability to pronounce speech sounds, words and thoughts. ... <orthopaedics, rheumatology> The junction of two or more bones. ... (11 Nov 1997) ...

articulation disorders
Disorders of speech sound production characterised by substitution, omission, and distortion of sounds. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

articulation of pisiform bone
Synonym for pisotriquetral joint ... The synovial joint between the pisiform and triquetrum; it is separate from the other intercarpal joints. ... Synonym: articulatio ossis pisiformis, articulation of pisiform bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes carpometacarpeae
Synonym for carpometacarpal joints ... The synovial joints between the carpal and metacarpal bones; these are all plane joints except that of the thumb, which is saddle-shaped. ... Synonym: articulationes carpometacarpeae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes costovertebrales
Synonym for costovertebral joints ... The synovial joints uniting ribs and vertebrae; they consist of the articulatio capitis costae and the articulatio costotransversaria. ... Synonym: articulationes costovertebrales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes intercarpeae
Synonym for intercarpal joints ... The synovial joints between the carpal bones. ... Synonym: articulationes intercarpeae, carpal joints. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes interchondrales
Synonym for interchondral joints ... The synovial joints between the contiguous surfaces of the fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, ninth, and tenth costal cartilages, forming the costal arch. ... Synonym: articulationes interchondrales, interchondral articulations. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes intermetacarpeae
Synonym for intermetacarpal joints ... The synovial joints between the bases of the second, third, fourth, and fifth metacarpal bones. ... Synonym: articulationes intermetacarpeae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes intermetatarseae
Synonym for intermetatarsal joints ... The synovial joints between the bases of the five metatarsal bones. ... Synonym: articulationes intermetatarseae, intermetatarsal articulations. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes intertarseae
Synonym for intertarsal joints ... The synovial joints which unite the tarsal bones. ... Synonym: articulationes intertarseae, intertarsal articulations, tarsal joints. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes manus
Synonym for joints of hand ... These joints include the radiocarpal or wrist joint; intercarpal, carpometacarpal, intermetacarpal; metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: articulationes manus, articulations of hand. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes metacarpophalangeae
Synonym for metacarpophalangeal joints ... The spheroid synovial joints between the heads of the metacarpals and the bases of the proximal phalanges. ... Synonym: articulationes metacarpophalangeae, metacarpophalangeal articulations, MP joints. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes metatarsophalangeae
Synonym for metatarsophalangeal joints ... The spheroid synovial joints between the heads of the metatarsals and the bases of the proximal phalanges of the toes. ... Synonym: articulationes metatarsophalangeae, metatarsophalangeal articulations, MP joints. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes ossiculorum auditus
Synonym for joints of auditory ossicles ... The joints of the ossicular chain consisting of incudomallear joint, incudostapedeal joint, and the tympanostapedeal syndesmosis. ... Synonym: articulationes ossiculorum auditus, joints of ear bones. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes pedis
Synonym for joints of foot ... Joints including the talocrural, intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: articulationes pedis, articulations of foot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes sternocostales
Synonym for sternocostal joints ... The joints between the cartilages of the first seven ribs and the sternum; synovial cavities are variable in occurrence in these joints. ... Synonym: articulationes sternocostales, sternocostal articulations. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulationes tarsometatarseae
Synonym for tarsometatarsal joints ... The three synovial joints between the tarsal and metatarsal bones, consisting of a medial joint between the first cuneiform and first metatarsal, an intermediate joint between the second and third cuneiforms and corresponding metatarsals, and a lateral joint between the cuboid and fourth and fifth metatarsals.< …

articulationes zygapophyseales
Synonym for zygapophyseal joints ... The synovial joints between zygapophyses or articular processes of the vertebrae. ... Synonym: articulationes zygapophyseales, facet joints, interarticular joints, juncturae zygapophyseales. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulations of foot
Synonym for joints of foot ... Joints including the talocrural, intertarsal, tarsometatarsal, intermetatarsal, metatarsophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: articulationes pedis, articulations of foot. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulations of hand
Synonym for joints of hand ... These joints include the radiocarpal or wrist joint; intercarpal, carpometacarpal, intermetacarpal; metacarpophalangeal and interphalangeal joints. ... Synonym: articulationes manus, articulations of hand. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulator
<dentistry> A special holder for models of your teeth. The articulator holds the models in the same alignment as your jaw so the orthodontist can look carefully at your bite. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

articulatory
Relating to articulate speech. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

articulin
<protein> Membrane associated protein complex of Euglena, two isoforms of 80 and 86 kD, completely unlike spectrin, though functionally analogous. Have a core domain of 12 residue repeats, rich in valine and proline. May attach directly to membrane proteins. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

articulostat
A research instrument that will position the dentition and the head of an X-ray machine in such a manner that films made at separate times may be accurately superimposed. ... Origin: articulo-+ G. Stasis, a standing still ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artifact
Something artificial, a distortion that does not reflect normal anatomy or pathology, not usually found in the body. For example: in radiology, the appearance on an X-ray of a surgical metal clip that obscures the clear view of an anatomical structure. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

artifactitious
Synonym for artifactual ... Produced or caused by an artifact. ... Synonym: artifactitious. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artifacts
Any visible result of a procedure which is caused by the procedure itself and not by the entity being analyzed. Common examples include histological structures introduced by tissue processing, radiographic images of structures that are not naturally present in living tissue, and products of chemical reactions that occur during analysis. ... (12 Dec …

artifactual
Produced or caused by an artifact. ... Synonym: artifactitious. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial
Made by art, not natural or pathological. ... Origin: L. Ars = art, facere = to make ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

artificial active immunity
See: acquired immunity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial anatomy
The manufacture of models of anatomic structures, or the study of anatomy from such models. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial ankylosis
Synonym for arthrodesis ... <orthopaedics> The surgical immobilisation of a joint (joint fusion). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

artificial anus
An opening into the bowel, usually in the right or left flank, as a result of a colostomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial Carlsbad salt
A mixture of potassium sulfate, sodium chloride, sodium bicarbonate, and dried sodium sulfate; a laxative. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial classification
<zoology> Classification based on convenient or conspicuous diagnostic characters without attention to characters indicating relationship, often a classification based on a single arbitrarily chosen character, rather than an evaluation of the totality of characters. ... (09 Jan 1998) ...

artificial crown
A fixed restoration of the major part of the entire coronal part of a natural tooth; usually of gold, porcelain, or acrylic resin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial dentition
Synonym for denture ... <dentistry> A synthetic replacement for all of your teeth in either your upper or your lower jaw. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

artificial eye
A curved disk of opaque glass or plastic, containing an imitation iris and pupil in the centre, inserted beneath the eyelids and supported by the orbital contents after evisceration or enucleation; it may be ready-made (stock) or custom-made. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial fever
Synonym for pyretotherapy ... 1. Obsolete synonym for pyrotherapy. ... 2. Treatment of fever. ... Synonym: artificial fever, induced fever. ... Origin: pyreto-+ G. Therapeia, treatment ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial heart
A mechanical pump used to replace the function of a damaged heart, either temporarily or as a permanent prosthesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial heart valve
<cardiology> A synthetic or porcine (pigskin) valve surgically placed into the heart to replace a defective or malfunctioning valve. The aortic and mitral valves are the most frequently replaced with artificial valves. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

artificial insemination
<gynaecology> The placement of a sperm sample inside the female reproductive tract to improve the female's chances of getting pregnant. (See also intracervical insemination, intrauterine insemination, intratubal insemination). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

artificial intelligence
In a nutshell, artificial intellence (AI) is the study of how to create acomputer that can think like a human being. See also expert systems and machine learning. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

artificial kidney
Synonym for haemodialyzer ... A machine for haemodialysis in acute or chronic renal failure; toxic substances in the blood are removed by exposure to dialyzing fluid across a semipermeable membrane. ... Synonym: artificial kidney. ... Ultrafiltration haemodialyzer, a haemodialyzer that uses fluid pressure differentials to bring about loss (usually) of …

artificial Kissingen salt
A mixture of potassium chloride, sodium chloride, anhydrous magnesium sulfate, and sodium bicarbonate; an antacid and laxative. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial life
Artificial life (AL, alife) is a scientific discipline in whichresearchers study life by creating computer programs that recreatebiological systems from scratch. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

artificial limbs
Prosthetic replacements for arms, legs, and parts therof. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

artificial melanin
Synonym for melanoid ... A dark pigment, resembling melanin, formed from glucosamines in chitin. ... Synonym: artificial melanin, factitious melanin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial neural net
Artificial Neural Nets (ANN) are computer models of biological nerve cell networks. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

artificial organs
Devices intended to replace non-functioning organs. They may be temporary or permanent. Since they are intended always to function as the natural organs they are replacing, they should be differentiated from prostheses and implants and specific types of prostheses which, though also replacements for body parts, are frequently cosmetic (eye, artific …

artificial pacemaker
Any device that substitutes for the normal pacemaker and controls the rhythm of the organ; especially an electronic cardiac pacemaker, which may be implanted in the chest, with electrodes attached to the external cardiac surface, or passed through the venous circulation into the right side of the heart (pervenous pacemaker). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial passive immunity
See: acquired immunity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial pneumothorax
Pneumothorax produced by the injection of air, or a more slowly absorbed gas such as nitrogen, into the pleural space to collapse the lung. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial pupil
An opening made by excision of a portion of the iris in order to improve the vision in cases of central opacity of the cornea or lens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial respiration
Synonym for artificial ventilation ... Application of mechanically or manually generated pressures, usually positive, to gas(es) in or about the airway as a means of producing gas exchange between the lungs and surrounding atmosphere. ... Synonym: artificial respiration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial selection
<genetics> The selective breeding by humans towards a desired trait in a plant, animal, or other organism which is of value (usually economic) to the humans. The process operates on the same principles as natural selection. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

artificial sphincter
A sphincter produced by surgical procedures to reduce speed of flow in the digestive system or to maintain continence of the intestine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial stone
A specially calcined gypsum derivative similar to plaster of Paris, but stronger, because the grains are nonporous. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial tears
Mixtures of fluid compounds to substitute for naturally produced t's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial ventilation
Application of mechanically or manually generated pressures, usually positive, to gas(es) in or about the airway as a means of producing gas exchange between the lungs and surrounding atmosphere. ... Synonym: artificial respiration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial Vichy salt
A mixture of sodium bicarbonate, anhydrous magnesium sulfate, potassium carbonate, and sodium chloride; an antacid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

artificial wetland
<ecology> Wetlands created by the activities of man, either purposefully or accidentally. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

artiodactyla
<zoology> One of the divisions of the ungulate animals. The functional toes of the hind foot are even in number, and the third digit of each foot (corresponding to the middle finger in man) is asymmetrical and paired with the fourth digit, as in the hog, the sheep, and the ox; opposed to Perissodactyla. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Even + finger or …

artiodactyle
<zoology> One of the Artiodactyla. ... (01 Mar 1998) ...