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

propitocaine hydrochloride
Synonym for prilocaine hydrochloride ... 2-(propylamino)-o-propionotoluidide hydrochloride;a local anaesthetic of the amide type, related chemically and pharmacologically to lidocaine hydrochloride; used for peridural, caudal, and nerve blocks, and for regional and infiltration anaesthesia. ... Synonym: propitocaine hydrochloride. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

proplasia
That state of cell or tissue in which activity is increased above that of euplasia, i.e., characterised by stimulation, repair, or regeneration. ... Origin: pro-+ G. Plasso, to form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proplasmacyte
A cell in the process of differentiating from a plasmablast to a mature plasma cell. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proplast
Polymer of polytetrafluoroethylene and carbon filaments; porous biocompatible material used in orofacial and middle ear reconstruction and as coating for metal implants. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

proplastid
Small, colourless plastid precursor, capable of division. It can develop into a chloroplast or other form of plastid and has little internal structure. Found in cambial and other young cells. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

proplexus
The choroid plexus in the lateral ventricle of the brain. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propodium
1. <marine biology> The anterior portion of the foot of a mollusk. ... 2. <zoology> The segment which forms the posterior part of the thorax of a hymenopterous insect. ... Alternative forms: propodeum. ... Origin: NL. See Propodiale. ... (19 Mar 1998) ...

propofol
<chemical> 2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)phenol. An intravenous anaesthetic and a sedative for patients in the intensive care unit or under regional anaesthesia. Induction of anaesthesia is rapid and maintenance can be achieved by either continuous infusion or intermittent bolus injection. Recovery from propofol is rapid and the patient is clear-head …

propolis
<chemical> Resinous substance obtained from beehives; contains many different substances which may have antimicrobial or antimycotic activity topically; its extracts are called propolis resin or balsam. ... Synonym: bee bread; hive dross; bee glue. ... Chemical name: Beebread ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

proportion
1. The relation or adaptation of one portion to another, or to the whole, as respect magnitude, quantity, or degree; comparative relation; ratio; as, the proportion of the parts of a building, or of the body. 'The image of Christ, made after his own proportion.' (Ridley) 'Formed in the best proportions of her sex.' (Sir W. Scott) 'Documents are aut …

proportional
Being in proportion: corresponding in size, degree or intensity, having the same or a constant ratio, of, relating to or used in determining proportions. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

proportional counter
A Geiger-Muller counter operating in the voltage range and under conditions in which pulse height is proportional to the energy of the particles or rays being counted, thus making discrimination between particles or rays of different energies possible. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proportional hazards models
Statistical models used in survival analysis that assert that the effect of the study factors on the hazard rate in the study population is multiplicative and does not change over time. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

proportional limit
The greatest stress that a material is capable of sustaining without any deviation from proportionality of stress to strain (Hooke's law). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proportionate infantilism
Synonym for idiopathic infantilism ... Dwarfism generally associated with hypogonadism; may be caused by deficient secretion of anterior pituitary hormones. ... Synonym: Lorain's disease, proportionate infantilism, universal infantilism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proposed
Those species named in formal documents published in the Federal Register under the direction of the Endangered Species act and 50 CFR 402.2 but which have not yet been listed as endangered or threatened. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

proposition
1. The act of setting or placing before; the act of offering. 'Oblations for the altar of proposition.' ... 2. That which is proposed; that which is offered, as for consideration, acceptance, or adoption; a proposal; as, the enemy made propositions of peace; his proposition was not accepted. ... 3. A statement of religious doctrine; an article of fai …

propositus
The family member through whom a family medically comes to light. Also called the proband or index case. The feminine of propositus is proposita. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

propound
1. To offer for consideration; to exhibit; to propose; as, to propound a question; to propound an argument. 'And darest thou to the Son of God propound To worship thee, accursed?' (Milton) 'It is strange folly to set ourselves no mark, to propound no end, in the hearing of the gospel.' (Coleridge) ... 2. To propose or name as a candidate for admissi …

propoxycaine
<chemical> A local anaesthetic of the ester type that has a rapid onset of action and a longer duration of action than procaine hydrochloride. ... Pharmacological action: anaesthetics, local. ... Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 4-amino-2-propoxy-, 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

propoxyphene
<chemical> A narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone. Only the dextro-isomer has an analgesic effect; the levo-isomer appears to exert an antitussive effect. ... Pharmacological action: analgesics, opioid, antitussive agents, narcotics. ... Chemical name: Benzeneethanol, alpha-(2-(dimethylamino)-1-methylethyl)-alpha-phenyl-, propan …

propoxyphene hydrochloride
(+)-alpha-4-(dimethylamino)-3-methyl-1,2-diphenyl-2-butanol propionate hydrochloride;a nonantipyretic, orally effective weak narcotic analgesic structurally related to methadone and used for the relief of mild to moderate pain; it is less effective than codeine. ... Synonym: dextropropoxyphene hydrochloride. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propoxyphene napsylate
Mono-2-naphthalenesulfonate monohydrate salt of propoxyphene;a weak narcotic analgesic. ... Synonym: dextropropoxyphene napsylate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propranolol
<drug> Potent adrenergic antagonist acting at beta-1 and beta-2 adrenergic receptors. ... Pharmacologic action: Non-selective beta blockade (beta-1 and beta-2), reduces heart rate, myocardial contractility, and blood pressure, but also reduces myocardial oxygen demand. ... Uses: Atrial and ventricular tachyarrhythmias caused by catecholamines; …

propranolol N-desisopropylase
<enzyme> Liver microsomal enzyme containing cytochrome p-448 ... Registry number: EC 1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

proprietary
1. A proprietor or owner; one who has exclusive title to a thing; one who possesses, or holds the title to, a thing in his own right. ... 2. A body proprietors, taken collectively. ... 3. A monk who had reserved goods and effects to himself, notwithstanding his renunciation of all at the time of profession. ... Belonging, or pertaining, to a proprieto …

proprietary hospital
Synonym for private hospital ... A hospital similar to a group hospital except that it is controlled by a single practitioner or by the practitioner and the associates in his or her office, a hospital operated for profit. ... Synonym: proprietary hospital. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proprietary medicine
<pharmacology> A medicinal compound the formula and mode of manufacture of which are the property of the maker. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proprietary name
<pharmacology> The protected brand name or trademark, registered with the U.S. Patent Office, under which a manufacturer markets its product. It is written with a capital initial letter and is often further distinguished by a superscript R in a circle. ... Compare: generic name, nonproprietary name. ... Origin: L. Proprietas, ownership ... (05 M …

propriety
1. Individual right to hold property; ownership by personal title; property. 'Onles this propriety be exiled.' 'So are the proprieties of a wife to be disposed of by her lord, and yet all are for her provisions, it being a part of his need to refresh and supply hers.' (Jer. Taylor) ... 2. That which is proper or peculiar; an inherent property or qua …

proprioception
<physiology> The mechanism involved in the self-regulation of posture and movement through stimuli originating in the receptors imbedded in the joints, tendons, muscles, and labyrinth. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

proprioceptive
<physiology> Capable of receiving stimuli originating in muscles, tendons, and other internal tissues. ... Origin: L. Proprius, one's own, + capio, to take ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proprioceptive mechanism
<physiology> The mechanism of sense of position and movement, by which muscular movements can be adjusted to a great degree of accuracy and equilibrium maintained. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proprioceptive reflexes
<physiology> Any reflex brought about by stimulation of proprioceptors. ... See: proprioceptor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proprioceptive sensibility
Synonym for proprioceptive ... <physiology> Capable of receiving stimuli originating in muscles, tendons, and other internal tissues. ... Origin: L. Proprius, one's own, + capio, to take ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proprioceptive-oculocephalic reflex
Synonym for vestibular ocular reflex ... doll's eye sign ...

proprioceptor
<physiology> One of a variety of sensory end organs (such as the muscle spindle and Golgi's tendon organ) in muscles, tendons, and joint capsules. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propriospinal
<anatomy> Relating especially or wholly to the spinal cord; specifically, denoting those nerve cells and their fibres that connect the different segments of the spinal cord with each other (e.g., spino-spinalis). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proprotein
<biochemistry> Inactive protein precursors; e.g., proinsulin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proptometer
A synonym for exophthalmometer. ... Origin: pro-+ G. Ptosis, a falling, + metron, measure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proptosis
<clinical sign, ophthalmology> Forward projection or displacement especially of the eyeball: exophthalmos. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

proptotic
<ophthalmology> Referring to proptosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propulsion
<neurology> The tendency to fall forward; responsible for the festination in paralysis agitans. ... Origin: G. Pro-pello, pp. -pulsus, to drive forth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propulsive
<physiology> Tending or having power to propel, driving onward or forward, impelling to action or motion. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

propyl gallate
<chemical> N-propyl gallate. Antioxidant for foods, fats, oils, ethers, emulsions, waxes, transformer oils. ... Synonym: progallin p; tenox pg. ... Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 3,4,5-trihydroxy-, propyl ester ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

propyl hydroxybenzoate
Synonym for propylparaben ... <chemical> An antifungal agent and pharmaceutical preservative. ... Chemical name: P-hydroxybenzoic acid propyl ester. ... Synonym: propyl hydroxybenzoate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propylbenzilylcholine mustard
<chemical> An analog of benzilylcholine mustard. It is an alkylating nitrogen mustard analog that binds specifically and irreversibly to cholinergic muscarinic receptors and is used as an affinity label to isolate and study the receptors. ... Pharmacological action: affinity labels, muscarinic antagonists. ... Chemical name: Benzeneacetic acid, …

propylcarbinol
<chemistry> Primary butyl alcohol. ... See: butyl alcohol. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propylene glycol
<chemical> A clear, colourless, viscous liquid used as a humectant and solvent in pharmaceutical preparations. ... Derivative of propylene glycol (1,2-propanediol). They are used as humectants and solvents in pharmaceutical preparations. ... Pharmacological action: cryoprotective agents, solvents, vehicles. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

propylhexedrine
N,alpha-Dimethylcyclohexaneethylamine; 1-cyclohexyl-2-methylaminopropane;a sympathomimetic and local vasoconstrictor. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propyliodone
<chemical> Propyl 3,5-diiodo-4-oxo-1(4h)-pyridine acetate. Radiopaque medium usually in oil; used in bronchography. ... Pharmacological action: contrast media. ... Chemical name: 1(4H)-Pyridineacetic acid, 3,5-diiodo-4-oxo-, propyl ester ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

propylparaben
<chemical> An antifungal agent and pharmaceutical preservative. ... Chemical name: P-hydroxybenzoic acid propyl ester. ... Synonym: propyl hydroxybenzoate. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

propylthiouracil
<drug> A drug that blocks the production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland. ... Propylthiouracil is used to treat hyperthyroidism, to reduce the excessive thyroid activity before surgery and to treat and maintain patients not having surgery. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

propyromazine
<drug> An intestinal antispasmodic with anticholinergic properties. ... Chemical name: 1-Methyl-1-[1-(phenothiazin-10-ylcarbonyl)ethyl]pyrrolidinium bromide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prorenin
<protein> Inactive precursor of renin. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

prorennin
Synonym for prochymosin ... The precursor of chymosin. ... Synonym: chymosinogen, pexinogen, prorennin, renninogen, rennogen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prorsad
In a forward direction. ... Origin: L. Prorsum, forward, + ad, to ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prorubricyte
Basophilic normoblast. ... See: erythroblast. ... Origin: pro-+ rubricyte ... Pernicious anaemia type prorubricyte, basophilic megaloblast. ... See: erythroblast, megaloblast. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pros
1. (&pi;) Referring to the nitrogen atom in the imidazole ring in histidine that is closest to the beta-carbon. ... Compare: tele. ... 2. Pros-; Prefix for near or in front. ... Origin: G. Near ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

proscillaridin
<chemical> [(6-deoxy-alpha-l-mannopyranosyl)oxy]-14-hydroxybufa-4,20,22-trienolide. A cardiotonic glycoside isolated from scilla maritima var. Alba (squill). ... Pharmacological action: anti-arrhythmia agents, cardiotonic agent, enzyme inhibitors. ... Chemical name: Bufa-4,20,22-trienolide, 3-((6-deoxy-alpha-L-mannopyranosyl)oxy)-14-hydroxy-, ( …

proscribe
1. To doom to destruction; to put out of the protection of law; to outlaw; to exile; as, Sylla and Marius proscribed each other's adherents. 'Robert Vere, Earl of Oxford, . . . Was banished the realm, and proscribed.' (Spenser) ... 2. To denounce and condemn; to interdict; to prohibit; as, the Puritans proscribed theaters. 'The Arian doctrines were …

proscription
1. The act of proscribing; a dooming to death or exile; outlawry; specifically, among the ancient Romans, the public offer of a reward for the head of a political enemy; as, under the triumvirate, many of the best Roman citizens fell by proscription. 'Every victory by either party had been followed by a sanguinary proscription.' (Macaulay) ... 2. Th …

prose
1. The ordinary language of men in speaking or writing; language not cast in poetical measure or rhythm; contradistinguished from verse, or metrical composition. 'I speak in prose, and let him rymes make.' (Chaucer) 'Things unattempted yet in prose or rhyme.' (Milton) 'I wish our clever young poets would remember my homely definitions of prose and …

prosecretin
Unactivated secretin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosecretion granules
Granule's in the cytoplasm of a cell indicative of a preliminary step in the formation of a secretory product. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosect
To dissect a cadaver or any part, that it may serve for a demonstration of anatomy before a class. ... Origin: L. Pro-seco, pp. -sectus, to cut ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosector
One who prosects, or prepares the material for a demonstration of anatomy before a class. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosector's tubercle
postmortem wart ...

prosector's wart
postmortem wart ...

prosectorium
A dissecting room; a place in which anatomical preparations are made for demonstration or for preservation in a museum. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Proskauer, Bernhard
<person> German bacteriologist, 1851-1915. ... See: Voges-Proskauer reaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosobranchiata
<marine biology, zoology> The highest division, or subclass, of gastropod mollusks, including those that have the gills situated anteriorly, or forward of the heart, and the sexes separate. ... Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Forward, further + a gill. ... (19 Mar 1998) ...

prosodemic
Denoting a disease that is transmitted directly from person to person. ... Origin: G. Proso, forward, + demos, people ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosoma
<zoology> The anterior of the body of an animal, as of a cephalopod; the thorax of an arthropod. ... (06 Mar 1998) ...

prosome
<cell biology> Raspberry shaped ribonucleoprotein particle (19S) composed of small cytoplasmic RNA (15%) and heat-shock proteins, thought to be involved in post transcriptional repression of mRNA translation: found in both nucleus and cytoplasm. ... Origin: Gr. Soma = body ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

prosopagnosia
Difficulty in recognizing familiar faces. ... Origin: prosop-+ G. A-priv. + gnosis, recognition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopagus
Synonym for prosopopagus ... Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite, in the form of a tumour-like mass, is attached to the orbit or cheek of the autosite. ... See: conjoined twins. ... Synonym: prosopagus. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Pagos, something fastened ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopalgic
Relating to or suffering from trigeminal neuralgia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopectasia
Enlargement of the face, as in acromegaly. ... Origin: prosop-+ G. Ektasis, extension ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosoplasia
Progressive transformation, such as the change of cells of the salivary ducts into secreting cells. ... See: cytomorphosis. ... Origin: G. Proso, forward, + plasis, a molding ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopo-
The face. ... See: facio-. ... Origin: G. Prosopon ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopoanoschisis
Synonym: facial cleft. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Ano, upward, + schisis, fissure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopodiplegia
Paralysis affecting both sides of the face. ... Origin: prosopo-+ diplegia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosoponeuralgia
Synonym for trigeminal neuralgia ... <neurology> A disorder of trigeminal nerve (cranial nerve V) dysfunction. ... Synonym: tic douloureux. ... Characterised by excruciating paroxysms of pain in the lips, gums, cheek or chin, and, very rarely, in the distribution of the eye (ophthalmic division of the trigeminal nerve). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

prosopopagus
Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite, in the form of a tumour-like mass, is attached to the orbit or cheek of the autosite. ... See: conjoined twins. ... Synonym: prosopagus. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Pagos, something fastened ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopoplegia
Synonym: facial paralysis. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Plege, stroke ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopoplegic
Relating to, or suffering from, facial paralysis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosoposchisis
Congenital facial cleft from mouth to the inner canthus of the eye. ... Synonym: oblique facial cleft. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Schisis, fissure ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopospasm
Synonym: facial tic. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Spasmos, spasm ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prosopothoracopagus
Conjoined twins attached by the face and chest; a variety of cephalothoracopagus. ... See: conjoined twins. ... Origin: prosopo-+ G. Thorax, chest, + pagos, something fastened ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prospect
1. That which is embraced by eye in vision; the region which the eye overlooks at one time; view; scene; outlook. 'His eye discovers unaware The goodly prospect of some foreign land.' (Milton) ... 2. Especially, a picturesque or widely extended view; a landscape; hence, a sketch of a landscape.' 'I went to Putney . . . To take prospects in crayon.' …

prospective payment system
A system wherein reimbursement rates are set, for a given period of time, prior to the circumstances giving rise to actual reimbursement claims. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

prospective studies
Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

prospective study
<epidemiology> A study in which people are initially enrolled and then followed up at subsequent times. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

prospectuses
Advertisements separately printed and distributed by a publisher to describe and solicit orders for a recent or forthcoming publication. In the case of books, they may include sample pages. (the ala glossary of library and information science, 1983) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

prospermia
Rarely used term for premature ejaculation. ... Origin: pro-+ G. Sperma, seed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

prospherosome
<plant biology> Proposed stage in the development of spherosomes in plant cells. There is an accumulation of lipid in the prospherosome that is mobilised at a later stage. ... Origin: Gr. Soma = body ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

prospidium
<chemical> An antineoplastic dispiropiperazine derivative. ... Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, antirheumatic agents. ... Chemical name: 3,12-Diaza-6,9-diazoniadispiro(5.2.5.2)hexadecane, 3,12-bis(3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl)-, dichloride ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

prostacyclin
<biochemistry> Unstable prostaglandin released by mast cells and endothelium, a potent inhibitor of platelet aggregation, also causes vasodilation and increased vascular permeability. Release enhanced by bradykinin. ... (13 Nov 1997) ...

prostacyclin isomerase
<enzyme> No information given on mechanism 3/83 ... Registry number: EC 5.- ... Synonym: pgi isomerase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...