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

pyelitis
<nephrology> Inflammation of the pelvis of the kidney. It is attended by pain and tenderness in the loins, irritability of the bladder, remittent fever, bloody or purulent urine, diarrhoea, vomiting and a peculiar pain on flexion of the thigh. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pyelo-
<anatomy, prefix> Relating to the pelvis, usually the renal pelvis. ... Origin: G. Pyelos, trough, tub, vat ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelocaliceal
<anatomy> Relating to the renal pelvis and calices. ... Synonym: pyelocalyceal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelocaliectasis
Synonym for caliectasis ... Dilation of the calices, usually due to obstruction or infection. ... Synonym: calicectasis, pyelocaliectasis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelocalyceal
Synonym for pyelocaliceal ... <anatomy> Relating to the renal pelvis and calices. ... Synonym: pyelocalyceal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelocystitis
<nephrology> Inflammation of the renal pelvis and the bladder. ... Origin: G. Kystis, bladder, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelofluoroscopy
<radiology> Fluoroscopic examination of the renal pelves and ureters, following administration of contrast medium. ... Origin: pyelo-+ L. Fluo, to flow, + G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelogram
<investigation, radiology> X-ray study of the kidney especially showing the pelvis (urine-collecting basin) of the kidney and the ureter. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pyelography
<investigation, radiology> Radiologic study of the kidney, ureters, and usually the bladder, performed with the aid of a contrast agent either injected intravenously, or directly through a ureteral or nephrostomy catheter or percutaneously. ... Synonym: pelviureterography, pyeloureterography, ureteropyelography. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Grapho, t …

pyelolithotomy
<procedure, surgery> Operative removal of a calculus from the kidney through an incision in the renal pelvis. ... Synonym: pelvilithotomy, pelviolithotomy. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Lithos, stone, + tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelolymphatic
<anatomy> Pertaining to the lymphatics of the renal pelvis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelonephritic kidney
<nephrology> A kidney deformed by multiple scars as a result of chronic or recurrent renal infection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelonephritis
<nephrology> Inflammation of the kidney and its pelvis, beginning in the interstitium and rapidly extending to involve the tubules, glomeruli and blood vessels, due to bacterial infection. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pyelonephritis, xanthogranulomatous
An inflammatory condition of the kidney most commonly resulting in a grossly enlarged and nonfunctioning kidney associated with stones and infection. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pyelonephrosis
An obsolete term for any disease of the pelvis of the kidney. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Nephros, kidney, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyeloplasty
Surgical reconstruction of the kidney pelvis to correct an obstruction. ... Synonym: pelvioplasty. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyeloplication
An obsolete procedure of taking tucks in the wall of the renal pelvis when unduly dilated by a hydronephrosis. ... Origin: pyelo-+ L. Plico, to fold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyeloscopy
Fluoroscopic observation of the pelvis and calices of the kidney, and the ureter, after the injection through the ureter of an opaque solution. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Skopeo, to view ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelostomy
<procedure> Formation of an opening into the kidney pelvis to establish urinary drainage. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelotomy
<procedure> Incision into the pelvis of the kidney. ... Synonym: pelviotomy, pelvitomy. ... Origin: pyelo-+ G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelotubular reflux
Synonym for intrarenal reflux ... Urinary reflux from renal pelvis and calices into the collecting ducts. This is seen as a blush of the renal pyramid on voiding cystourethrography. ... Synonym: pyelotubular reflux. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyeloureterectasis
Dilation of kidney pelvis and ureter, seen in hydronephrosis due to obstruction in the lower urinary tract. ... Origin: pyelo-+ ureter + G. Ektasis, a stretching ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyeloureterography
Synonym for pyelography ... <investigation, radiology> Radiologic study of the kidney, ureters, and usually the bladder, performed with the aid of a contrast agent either injected intravenously, or directly through a ureteral or nephrostomy catheter or percutaneously. ... Synonym: pelviureterography, pyeloureterography, ureteropyelography. ... O …

pyelovenous
Denoting the phenomenon of drainage from the renal pelvis into the renal veins from increased intrapelvic pressure. ... Origin: pyelo-+ venous ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyelovenous backflow
Retrograde movement of fluid (urine or injected contrast materials) from renal pelvis into renal venous system. This occurs under conditions of distal obstruction or injection of solutions into renal collecting system. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyemesis
The vomiting of pus. ... Origin: G. Pyon, pus, + emesis, vomiting ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pyemotes tritici
The straw or grain itch mite, a common parasite of insects in stored grain and a frequent cause of straw or grain itch from their bites; not to be confused with Pyemotes tritici ventricosus, often called the straw itch mite, which is associated with the furniture beetle Anobium punctatum and is harmless to humans. ... Synonym: Pediculoides ventricos …

pyencephalus
Synonym: pyocephalus. ... Origin: G. Pyon, pus, + enkephalos, brain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyesis
Synonym: suppuration. ... Origin: G. Pyon, pus, + -esis, condition or process ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyg-
See: pygo-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pygalgia
Rarely used term meaning pain in the buttocks. ... Origin: pyg-+ G. Algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pygmalionism
Rarely used term for the state of being in love with an object of one's own creation. ... Origin: Pygmalion, G. Myth. Char. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pygmean
Of or pertaining to a pygmy; resembling a pygmy or dwarf; dwarfish; very small. ' Like that Pygmean race. ... <zoology> ' Pygmy antelope, any one of several species of very small green parrots (Nasiternae), native of new Guinea and adjacent islands. They are not larger than sparrows. ... Origin: L. Pygmaeus. See Pygmy. ... Source: Websters Dicti …

pygmy
Origin: L. Pygmaeus, Gr, fr. The fist, a measure of length, the distance from the elbow to the knuckles, about 131 inches. Cf. Pugnacious, Fist ... Alternative forms: pigmy. ... 1. One of a fabulous race of dwarfs who waged war with the cranes, and were destroyed. ... 2. Hence, a short, insignificant person; a dwarf. 'Pygmies are pygmies still, though …

pygo-
The buttocks. ... Origin: G. Pyge ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pygoamorphus
Conjoined twins in which the parasite, attached to the buttocks of the autosite, is reduced to a formless mass or embryoma. ... See: conjoined twins. ... Origin: pygo-+ G. A-priv. + morphe, form ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pygodidymus
Conjoined twins fused in the cephalothoracic region but with the buttocks and parts below doubled. ... See: conjoined twins. ... See: duplicitas posterior. ... Origin: pygo-+ G. Didymos, twin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pygomelus
Unequal conjoined twins in which the parasite is represented by a fleshy mass, or by a more fully developed limb, attached to the sacral or coccygeal region of the autosite. ... See: conjoined twins. ... Origin: pygo-+ G. Melos, part ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pygopagus
Conjoined twins in which the two individuals are joined at the buttocks, most often back to back. ... See: conjoined twins. ... Origin: pygo-+ G. Pagos, something fixed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyknic
Denoting a constitutional body type characterised by well rounded external contours and ample body cavities; virtually synonymous with endomorphic. ... Origin: G. Pyknos, thick ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pykno-
Thick, dense, compact. ... Origin: G. Pyknos ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyknodysostosis
<radiology> Autosomal recessive, dense, sclerotic bones [Cf: osteopetrosis (sporadic, not inherited)] Features: open cranial sutures and fontanelles, Wormian bones, dolichocephaly, sclerotic vertebrae, fractured long bones, short, stubby hands, partial agenesis/aplasia of terminal phalanges [simulates acro-osteolysis] ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pyknoepilepsy
An obsolete terms for absence. ... Origin: pykno-+ G. Lepsis, seizure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyknolepsy
Synonym for childhood absence epilepsy ... A generalised epilepsy syndrome characterised by the onset of absence seizures in childhood, typically at age six or seven years. There is a strong genetic predisposition and girls are affected more often than boys. EEG reveals generalised 3 Hz spike-wave activity on a normal background. Prognosis for remis …

pyknomorphous
Denoting a cell or tissue that stains deeply because the stainable material is closely packed. ... Origin: pykno-+ G. Morphe, form, shape ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyknophrasia
Thickness of utterance. ... Origin: pykno-+ G. Phrasis, speech ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyknosis
<cell biology> Contraction of nuclear contents to a deep staining irregular mass, sign of cell death. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pyknotic
Relating to or characterised by pyknosis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylar
Relating to the pyla. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylemphraxis
An obsolete term for obstruction of the portal vein. ... Origin: G. Pyle, gate, + emphraxis, a stoppage ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylephlebectasia
An obsolete term for dilation of the portal vein. ... Origin: G. Pyle, gate, + phleps (phleb-), vein, + ektasis, extension ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylephlebitis
Inflammation of the portal vein or any of its branches. ... Origin: G. Pyle, a gate, + phleps, vein, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylethrombophlebitis
Inflammation of the portal vein with the formation of a thrombus. ... Origin: G. Pyle, gate, + thrombos, a clot, + phleps, vein, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylethrombosis
Thrombosis of the portal vein or its branches. ... Origin: G. Pyle, gate, + thrombos, a clot, + -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylic
Relating to the portal vein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloralgia
Rarely used term for pain in the pyloric region of the stomach. ... Origin: pylor-+ G. Algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorectomy
<procedure> Excision of the pylorus. ... Synonym: gastropylorectomy, pylorogastrectomy. ... Origin: pylor-+ G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylori
Plural of pylorus. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric antrum
The initial portion of the pyloric part of the stomach, which may temporarily become partially or completely shut off from the remainder of the stomach during digestion by peristaltic contraction of the prepyloric 'sphincter'; it is demarcated, sometimes, from the second part of the pyloric part of the stomach (pyloric canal) by a slight groove. …

pyloric artery
Synonym for right gastric artery ... <anatomy, artery> Origin, hepatic; distribution, pyloric portion of stomach on the lesser curvature; anastomoses, left gastric. ... Synonym: arteria gastrica dextra, pyloric artery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric canal
The aboral segment (about 2 to 3 cm long) of the stomach; it succeeds the antrum and ends at the gastroduodenal junction. ... Synonym: canalis pyloricus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric cap
Archaic term for duodenal cap. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric constriction
A prominent fold of mucous membrane at the gastroduodenal junction overlying the pyloric sphincter. ... Synonym: pyloric valve, valvula pylori, valvulae pylori. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric glands
The coiled, tubular glands of the pylorus whose cells secrete mucus. ... Synonym: glandulae pyloricae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric incompetence
A patulous state or want of tone of the pylorus that allows the passage of food into the intestine before gastric digestion is completed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric insufficiency
Patulousness of the pyloric outlet of the stomach, allowing regurgitation of duodenal contents into the stomach. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric lymph nodes
Group of nodes surrounding the pylorus, draining lymph into the right gastric or the right gastro-omental lymph nodes; it is divided into three smaller groups: suprapyloric lymph nodes, above the pylorus; subpyloric lymph nodes, below the pylorus; and retropyloric lymph nodes, behind the pylorus. ... Synonym: nodi lymphatici pylorici, gastroduodenal …

pyloric orifice
The opening between the stomach and the superior part of the duodenum. ... Synonym: ostium pyloricum, gastroduodenal orifice. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric sphincter
A thickening of the circular layer of the gastric musculature encircling the gastroduodenal junction. ... Synonym: musculus sphincter pylori, sphincter muscle of pylorus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloric stenosis
<gastroenterology, paediatrics> A congenital disorder in which the pylorus is thickened causing obstruction of the gastric outlet (to the duodenum). More common in males. ... Symptoms of projectile vomiting begin several weeks after birth. ... Incidence: approximately 1 in 4,000 live births. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pyloric valve
<anatomy> The valve which opens to allow gastric contents to enter the duodenum. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

pyloric vein
Synonym for right gastric vein ... <anatomy, vein> It receives veins from both surfaces of the upper portion of the stomach, runs to the right along the lesser curvature of the stomach, and empties into the portal vein. ... Synonym: vena gastrica dextra, pyloric vein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloristenosis
Stricture or narrowing of the orifice of the pylorus. ... Synonym: pylorostenosis. ... Origin: pylor-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloritis
Inflammation of the pyloric end of the stomach. ... Origin: pylor-+ G. -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloro-
The pylorus. ... Origin: G. Pyloros, gatekeeper ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorodiosis
An obsolete term for operative dilation of the pylorus. ... Origin: pyloro-+ G. Diosis, pushing apart ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloroduodenitis
Inflammation involving the pyloric outlet of the stomach and the duodenum. ... Origin: pyloro-+ duodenitis ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorogastrectomy
Synonym for pylorectomy ... <procedure> Excision of the pylorus. ... Synonym: gastropylorectomy, pylorogastrectomy. ... Origin: pylor-+ G. Ektome, excision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloromyotomy
<procedure> Longitudinal incision through the anterior wall of the pyloric canal to the level of the submucosa, to treat hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. ... Synonym: Fredet-Ramstedt operation, Ramstedt operation. ... Origin: pyloro-+ G. Mys, muscle, + tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloroplasty
Widening of the pyloric canal and any adjacent duodenal stricture by means of a longitudinal incision closed transversely. ... Origin: pyloro-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyloroptosia
Downward displacement of the pyloric end of the stomach. ... Origin: pyloro-+ G. Ptosis, a falling ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorospasm
Spasmodic contraction of the pylorus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorostenosis
Synonym for pyloristenosis ... Stricture or narrowing of the orifice of the pylorus. ... Synonym: pylorostenosis. ... Origin: pylor-+ G. Stenosis, a narrowing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorostomy
<procedure> Establishment of a fistula from the abdominal surface into the stomach near the pylorus. ... Origin: pyloro-+ G. Stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorotomy
<procedure> Incision of the pylorus. ... Origin: pyloro-+ G. Tome, incision ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pylorus
<anatomy> The opening in a vertebrate from the stomach into the intestine. ... Origin: Gr. Pyloros = gatekeeper ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Pym, Sir William
<person> English physician, 1772-1861. ... See: Pym's fever. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Pym's fever
Synonym for phlebotomus fever ... Influenza-like febrile viral disease caused by several members of the bunyaviridae family and transmitted mostly by the bloodsucking sandfly phlebotomus papatasii. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

pyo-
Suppuration, accumulation of pus. ... Origin: G. Pyon, pus ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyo-ovarium
Presence of pus in the ovary; an ovarian abscess. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocele
An accumulation of pus in the scrotum. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Kele, tumour, hernia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocelia
Synonym: pyoperitoneum. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Koilia, a cavity ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocephalus
A purulent effusion within the cranium. ... Synonym: pyencephalus. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Kephale, head ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyochezia
A discharge of pus from the bowel. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Chezo, to defecate ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocin
Bacteriocin produced by strains of Pseudomonas pyocyaneus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocins
<microbiology> Bacteriocins produced by bacteria of the genus Pseudomonas. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

pyococcus
One of the cocci causing suppuration, especially Streptococcus pyogenes. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Kokkos, berry (coccus) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocolpocele
A vaginal tumour or cyst containing pus. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Kolpos, bosom (vagina), + kele, tumour, hernia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocolpos
Accumulation of pus in the vagina. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Kolpos, bosom (vagina) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

pyocyanic
Relating to blue pus or the organism that causes blue pus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa. ... Origin: pyo-+ G. Kyanos, blue ... (05 Mar 2000) ...