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


pulmonary stretch receptors
Stretch receptors found in the bronchi and bronchioles. Pulmonary stretch receptors are sensors for a reflex which stops inspiration. In humans, the reflex is protective and is probably not activated during normal respiration. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary subvalvular stenosis
Stenosis of the conus arteriosus (infundibulum) with or without involvement of the pulmonary valve. It is usually associated with a defect in the interventricular septum. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary sulcus
Synonym for paravertebral gutter ... The deep recess on either side of the vertebral column formed by the posterior sweep of the curvature of the ribs. ... Synonym: sulcus pulmonalis, pulmonary sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonary surface of heart
The lateral surface of the heart, directed toward the lungs; on the left it is principally the left ventricular wall; on the right it is the right atrial wall and the upper part of the right ventricular wall. ... Synonym: facies pulmonalis cordis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonary surfactants
Lipoproteins in which the lipid moiety is based mainly on lecithin and other phospholipids. They may also contain small amounts of prostaglandins and other compounds. Composition is species dependent. They are secreted by the mitochondria of type II alveolar cells. Surfactants regulate the surface tension of the mucoid layer lining the alveoli. Abs …

pulmonary surgical procedures
Surgery performed on the lung. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary transpiration
The passage of water vapor from the blood into the air via the respiratory tract. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonary trunk
Origin, right ventricle of heart; distribution, it divides into the right pulmonary artery and the left pulmonary artery, which enter the corresponding lungs and branch along with the segmental bronchi. ... Synonym: truncus pulmonalis, arteria pulmonalis, pulmonary artery, venous artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis of the lungs. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonary tularaemia
Tularaemia affecting the lungs; tularaemic pneumonia. ... Synonym: pulmonic tularaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonary valve
<anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve opens when the right ventricle contracts allowing blood to flow into the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve on closure prohibits the backwash of unoxygenated blood into the right ventricle. The pulmonic valve has 3 valve cusps …

pulmonary valve insufficiency
Backflow of blood from the pulmonary artery into the right ventricle, owing to imperfect functioning of the pulmonary valve. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary vein
<anatomy, vein> One of four vessels that carry aerated blood from the lungs to the right atrium of the heart. (the four are the right and left superior and inferior pulmonary veins). The pulmonary veins are the only veins that carry bright red oxygenated blood. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary veins
The veins that return the oxygenated blood from the lungs to the left atrium of the heart. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary veno-occlusive disease
Obstruction of the small- and medium-sized pulmonary veins by fibrous proliferation of the intima and media or by thrombosis or a combination of both. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary venolobar syndrome
<radiology> Always involves aplasia of one or more lobes of right lung, variably involves: partial anomalous pulmonary venous return (scimitar-shaped vein), usually drains to IVC; but portal vein, hepatic vein, RA possible, absent or small pulmonary artery perfusing abnormal lung segment, arterial supply from thoracic/abdominal aorta or coeli …

pulmonary ventilation
The process of exchange of air between the lungs and the ambient air. Pulmonary ventilation is a measure of the rate of ventilation expressed usually in liters per minute. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonary wedge pressure
The blood pressure as recorded after wedging a catheter in a small pulmonary artery; believed to reflect the pressure in the pulmonary capillaries. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulmonectomy
Synonym: pneumonectomy. ... Origin: L. Pulmo (pulmon-), lung, + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonic plague
Synonym for pneumonic plague ... A rapidly progressive and frequently fatal form of plague in which there are areas of pulmonary consolidation, with chill, pain in the side, bloody expectoration, and high fever. ... Synonym: plague pneumonia, pulmonic plague. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonic regurgitation
Incompetence of the pulmonic valve permitting retrograde flow. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonic tularaemia
Synonym for pulmonary tularaemia ... Tularaemia affecting the lungs; tularaemic pneumonia. ... Synonym: pulmonic tularaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmonic valve
Synonym for pulmonary valve ... <anatomy, cardiology> The heart valve that divides the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve opens when the right ventricle contracts allowing blood to flow into the pulmonary artery. The pulmonic valve on closure prohibits the backwash of unoxygenated blood into the right ventricle. The p …

pulmonitis
Synonym for pneumonitis ... <pathology> Inflammation of the lung secondary to viral or bacterial infection. ... Common symptoms include a productive cough, fever, chills and shortness of breath. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pulmonocoronary reflex
Reflex constriction of the coronary arteries as a result of vagal stimuli arising in the lungs, as in pulmonary embolism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulmotor
A medically obsolete term still used occasionally by lay personnel to refer to volume-limited or, more rarely, pressure-limited devices for the rhythmical inflation of lungs during resuscitation outside of hospitals. ... Origin: L. Pulmo, lung, + motor ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp
<dentistry> The soft inner structure of a tooth, consisting of nerve and blood vessels. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

pulp abscess
An abscess involving the soft tissue within the pulp chamber of a tooth, usually a sequela of caries or less frequently of trauma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp amputation
Synonym for pulpotomy ... <procedure> Removal of a portion of the pulp structure of a tooth, usually the coronal portion. ... Synonym: pulp amputation. ... Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp atrophy
Diminution in size and/or cellular elements of the dental pulp due to interference with the blood supply. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp calcification
Synonym for endolith ... A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). ... Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp calculus
Synonym for endolith ... A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). ... Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp canal
<dentistry> Another name for the pulp chamber. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

pulp cavity
The central hollow of a tooth consisting of the crown cavity and the root canal; it contains the fibrovascular dental pulp and is lined throughout by odontoblasts. ... Synonym: cavitas dentis, cavity of tooth, cavum dentis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp chamber
<dentistry> The very inner part of your tooth containing nerve cells and blood vessels. ... (08 Jan 1998) ...

pulp chips
Timber or residues processed into small pieces of wood of more or less uniform dimensions with minimal amounts of bark. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

pulp horn
A prolongation of the pulp extending toward the cusp of a tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp nodule
Synonym for endolith ... A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). ... Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp of finger
The fleshy mass at the extremity of the finger. ... Synonym: digital pulp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp polyp
hyperplastic pulpitis ...

pulp pressure
The pressure in the dental pulp cavity associated with extracellular fluid pressure, but showing pulsatile variations during the cardiac cycle because of the encasement of the pulp within the tooth. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp stone
Synonym for endolith ... A calcified body found in the pulp chamber of a tooth; may be composed of irregular dentin (true denticle) or due to ectopic calcification of pulp tissue (false denticle). ... Synonym: denticle, pulp calcification, pulp calculus, pulp nodule, pulp stone. ... Origin: endo-+ G. Lithos, stone ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulp test
Synonym for vitality test ... A group of thermal and electrical test's used to aid in assessment of dental pulp health. ... Synonym: pulp test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpa
Synonym: pulp. ... Origin: L. Pulp ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpa coronalis
Synonym for coronal pulp ... That portion of the dental pulp contained within the pulp chamber or crown cavity of the tooth. ... Synonym: pulpa coronalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpa dentis
Synonym for dental pulp ... <dentistry> A richly vascularised and innervated connective tissue of mesodermal origin, contained in the central cavity of a tooth and delimited by the dentin, and having formative, nutritive, sensory, and protective functions. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulpa lienis
Synonym for splenic pulp ... The soft cellular substance of the spleen. ... Synonym: pulpa splenica, pulpa lienis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpa radicularis
Synonym for radicular pulp ... That part of the dental pulp contained within the apical or root portion of the tooth. ... Synonym: pulpa radicularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpa splenica
Synonym for splenic pulp ... The soft cellular substance of the spleen. ... Synonym: pulpa splenica, pulpa lienis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpal
Relating to the pulp. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpal wall
One of the wall's of the pulp cavity, the wall of a cavity preparation adjacent to the pulp space; e.g., mesial pulpal wall. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpalgia
Pain arising from the dental pulp. ... Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpar cell
The specific macrophagic cell of the spleen substance. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpation
An obsolete term for pulpifaction. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpectomy
<procedure> Removal of the entire pulp structure of a tooth, including the pulp tissue in the roots. ... Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpifaction
Reduction to a pulpy condition. ... Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + facio, pp. Factus, to make ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpiform
Resembling pulp; pulpy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpify
To reduce to a pulpy state. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpit spectacles
Synonym for half-glass spectacles ... Spectacles, used for reading, in which the upper portion of the lenses are removed. ... Synonym: clerical spectacles, pantoscopic spectacles, pulpit spectacles. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpitis
Inflammation of the dental pulp, usually due to bacterial infection in dental caries, tooth fracture, or other conditions causing exposure of the pulp to bacterial invasion. Chemical irritants, thermal factors, hyperaemic changes, and other factors may also cause pulpitis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulpless
1. Without a pulp. ... 2. Denoting a tooth in which the pulp has died or from which the pulp has been removed. ... 3. Denoting a tooth that gives no response to an electric pulp test or thermal test. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpless tooth
A tooth with a nonvital or necrotic pulp, or one from which the pulp has been extirpated. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpodontia
The science of root canal therapy. ... See: endodontics. ... Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Odous, tooth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulposus
Synonym: pulpy. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpotomy
<procedure> Removal of a portion of the pulp structure of a tooth, usually the coronal portion. ... Synonym: pulp amputation. ... Origin: L. Pulpa, pulp, + G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpy
In the condition of a soft, moist solid. ... Synonym: pulposus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulpy kidney disease
An enterotoxaemia of sheep caused by the bacterium Clostridium perfringens type D and characterised by sudden death preceded in some cases by excitement, incoordination, and convulsions; also occurs in goats and rarely in cattle. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsatile
Throbbing or beating. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsatile flow
Rhythmic, intermittent propagation of a fluid through a vessel or piping system, in contrast to constant, smooth propagation, which produces laminar flow. The quality of blood flow, whether smooth (laminar) or pulsatile, is important to the integrity of the tissues being artificially perfused by various heart assist devices or in regional perfusion …

pulsatile haematoma
Synonym for pseudoaneurysm ... 1. A cavity due to ruptured myocardial infarction that has been contained by an intact parietal pericardium and communicates with the left ventricle by a narrow neck, 2. A dilation of an artery with actual disruption of one or more layers of its walls, as at the site of puncture as a complication of precutaneous arteri …

pulsatility index
Calculation of Doppler measurements of systolic and diastolic velocities in the uterine, umbilical, or foetal circulations. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsating metastases
Metastases to bone, usually from hypernephromas, but occasionally from thyroid tumours; may have expansile pulsation and a continuous bruit. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsating neurasthenia
Synonym for angiopathic neurasthenia ... Angioparalytic neurasthenia, a form of mild neurasthenia in which the chief complaint is of a universal throbbing or sense of pulsation throughout the body. ... Synonym: pulsating neurasthenia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsation
<physiology> A throb or rhythmical beat, as of the heart. ... Origin: L. Pulsatio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pulse
<cardiology, physiology> The impulse transmitted to arteries by contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. ... Customarily palpated at the radial artery in the wrist. The pulse can provide information concerning the number of cardiac contractions per minute (rate) and the overall regularity of the contractions (rhythm). ... (15 Dec 1997)
pulse chase
<biochemistry> An experimental protocol used to determine cellular pathways, such as precursor product relationships. ... A sample organism, cell or cellular organelle), is exposed for a relatively brief time to a radioactively labelled molecule, the pulse. It is then replaced with an excess of the unlabelled molecule, the chase (cold chase). …

pulse deficit
The absence of palpable pulse waves in a peripheral artery for one or more heart beats, as is often seen in atrial fibrillation, the number of such missing pulse waves (usually expressed as heart rate minus pulse rate per minute). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse duration
The interval between onset of the leading edge and the end of the trailing edge of a pulse wave. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse field electrophoresis
<investigation> A method used for high resolution electrophoretic separation of very large (megabase) fragments of DNA. Electric fields 100­ apart (the angle may vary) are applied to the separation gel alternately. The continuous change of direction prevents the molecules aligning in the electric field and greatly improves resolution on the a …

pulse generator
A device that produces an electrical discharge with a regular or rhythmic wave form in which the electromotive force varies in a specific pattern in relation to time; e.g., in an electronic pacemaker, it produces an electric discharge at regular intervals, and these intervals may be modified by a sensory circuit which can reset the time-base for su …

pulse granuloma
Synonym for giant cell hyaline angiopathy ... <pathology> An inflammatory infiltrate containing foreign body giant cells and eosinophilic material. Fragments of foreign material resembling vegetable matter may be included. ... Synonym: pulse granuloma. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse height analyzer
Electronic circuitry that determines the energy of scintillations recorded by a detector, allowing use of a discriminator to select for photons of a specific type. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse period
The reciprocal of the repetition rate; e.g., the interval between leading edges of successive pulses. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse pressure
The variation in blood pressure occurring in an artery during the cardiac cycle; it is the difference between the systolic or maximum and diastolic or minimum pressure's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse radiolysis
Use of a pulse of X-rays or fast electrons to generate free radicals for spectroscopic examination. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pulse rate
Rate of the pulse as observed in an artery; recorded as beats per minute. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse therapy
A short, intensive course of pharmacotherapy, usually given at intervals such as weekly or monthly; often used in chemotherapy of malignancy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse wave
The progressive expansion of the arteries occurring with each contraction of the left ventricle of the heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse-chase experiment
An experiment in which an enzyme, a metabolic pathway, a culture of cells, etc., interacts with a brief addition (pulse) of a labelled compound followed by its removal and replacement (chase) by an excess of unlabelled compound. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulse-field gel electrophoresis
Gel electrophoresis in which, after electrophoretic migration has begun, the current is briefly stopped and reapplied in a different orientation; allows for the purification of long DNA molecules. ... Synonym: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsed power
<radiobiology> The technology of using electrical energy stores for producing multi-terawatt (10^12 Watts or higher) pulses of electrical power for inertial confinement fusion, nuclear weapon effects simulation, and directed energy weapons. High efficiency and cost effectiveness make it desirable technology for large energy experiments. ... (0 …

pulsed-field gel electrophoresis
Synonym for pulse-field gel electrophoresis ... Gel electrophoresis in which, after electrophoretic migration has begun, the current is briefly stopped and reapplied in a different orientation; allows for the purification of long DNA molecules. ... Synonym: pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulseless disease
Synonym for takayasu's arteritis ... A thrombo-obliterative process of the great vessels stemming from the aortic arch, occurring generally in young women. Radial and carotid pulses are typically obliterated. Skin changes are due to the disturbed circulation. There may be loss of hair and atrophy of the skin and its appendages with underlying muscle …

pulsellum
A posterior flagellum constituting the organ of locomotion in certain protozoa. ... Origin: Mod. L. Dim. Of L. Pulsus, a stroking ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsion
A pushing outward or swelling. ... Origin: L. Pulsio ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsion diverticulum
A diverticulum formed by pressure from within, frequently causing herniation of mucosa through the muscularis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsus
Synonym: pulse. ... Origin: L. A stroke, pulse ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsus abdominalis
Synonym for abdominal pulse ... The soft, compressible aortic pulse occurring in certain abdominal disorders. ... Synonym: pulsus abdominalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsus alternans
Synonym for alternating pulse ... Mechanical alternation, a pulse regular in time but with alternate beats stronger and weaker, often detectable only with the sphygmomanometer and usually indicating serious myocardial disease. ... Synonym: pulsus alternans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pulsus anadicrotus
Synonym for anacrotic pulse ... A pulse wave showing one or more notches or indentations on its rising limb that are sometimes detectable by palpation. ... Synonym: pulsus anadicrotus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...