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

salicin
Saligenin-beta-d-glucopyranoside;a glucoside of o-hydroxybenzylalcohol, obtained from the bark of several species of Salix (willow) and Populus (poplar); salicin is hydrolyzed to glucose and saligenin (salicyl alcohol); formerly used in rheumatoid arthritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicylamide
The amide of salicylic acid, o-hydroxybenzamide; an analgesic, antipyretic and antiarthritic, similar in action to aspirin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicylamides
Amides of salicylic acid. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salicylanilide
N-Phenylsalicylamide;an antifungal agent especially useful in the treatment of tinea capitis caused by Microsporum audouinii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicylanilides
2-hydroxy-n-phenylbenzamides. N-phenyl substituted salicylamides. Derivatives have been used as fungicides, anti-mildew agents and topical antifungal agents. In concentrated form may cause irritation of skin and mucous membranes. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salicylate
<pharmacology> A group of chemical substances with anti-inflammatory properties which includes aspirin, choline salicylate, magnesium salicylate, sodium salicylate and salsalate. ... (17 Dec 1997) ...

salicylated
Treated by the addition of salicylic acid as a preservative. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicylates
The salts, esters of salicylic acids, or salicylate esters of an organic acid. Some of these have analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory activities by inhibiting prostaglandin synthesis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salicylic
<chemistry> Pertaining to, derived from, or designating, an acid formerly obtained by fusing salicin with potassium hydroxide, and now made in large quantities from phenol (carbolic acid) by the action of carbon dioxide on heated sodium phenolate. It is a white crystalline substance. It is used as an antiseptic, and in its salts in the treatm …

salicylic acid
O-Hydroxybenzoic acid;a component of aspirin, derived from salicin and made synthetically; used externally as a keratolytic agent, antiseptic, and fungicide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicylic acid 5-hydroxylase
<enzyme> Catalyses conversion of salicylic acid to gentisic acid ... Registry number: EC 1.14.- ... Synonym: salicylate 5-hydroxylase ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

salicylic acid collodion
A keratolytic agent used in the treatment of corns and verrucae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicylic aldehyde
salicyl aldehyde ...

salicylise
Synonym for salicylate ... <pharmacology> A group of chemical substances with anti-inflammatory properties which includes aspirin, choline salicylate, magnesium salicylate, sodium salicylate and salsalate. ... (17 Dec 1997) ...

salicylism
A group of commonly occurring toxic effects of excessive dosage with salicylic acid or its salts, usually marked by tinnitus, nausea and vomiting. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

salicylsalicylic acid
Synonym for salsalate ... A combination of 2 molecules of salicylic acid in ester linkage. The compound is hydrolyzed during and after absorption to salicylic acid which, like other salicylates, exerts analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects. ... Synonym: salicylsalicylic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicylsulfonic acid
Synonym for sulfosalicylic acid ... HOC6H3(CO2H)SO3H; 3-carboxy-4-hydroxybenzenesulfonic acid;used as a test for albumin and ferric ion. ... Synonym: salicylsulfonic acid. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salicyluric acid
The conjugation product of glycine with salicylic acid; excreted in urine after the administration of salicylic acid or some of its compounds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salient
1. Moving by leaps or springs; leaping; bounding; jumping. 'Frogs and salient animals.' ... 2. Shooting out up; springing; projecting. 'He had in himself a salient, living spring of generous and manly action.' (Burke) ... 3. Hence, figuratively, forcing itself on the attention; prominent; conspicuous; noticeable. 'He [Grenville] had neither salient t …

salimeter
A hydrometer used to determine the specific gravity, or the concentration, of a saline solution. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

saline
Salty, of the nature of a salt, containing a salt or salts. ... Origin: L. Salinus, sal = salt ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

saline agglutinin
An antibody which causes agglutination of erythrocytes when they are suspended either in saline or in a protein medium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

saline conditions
Soils or waters that are high in salt content, that is, more than 0.5 parts per thousand (=0.05% salinity). Usually sodium chloride (NaCl) is the predominant salt, but some areas have high concentrations of sulphates, carbonates, and bicarbonates, as well. Habitats are commonly subdivided on the basis of total salt content. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

saline solution
A solution of any salt. ... Synonym: salt solution. ... Specifically, an isotonic sodium chloride solution.; 0.85 to 0.9/100 ml water. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

saline solution, hypertonic
Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g nacl in 100 ml purified water). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

saline water
A water that contains neutral salts (chlorides, bromides, iodides, sulfates) in appreciable amounts. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Salinem fever
Infection with Leptospira pyrogenes, reported in Salinem. ... Synonym: Salinem infection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Salinem infection
Synonym for Salinem fever ... Infection with Leptospira pyrogenes, reported in Salinem. ... Synonym: Salinem infection. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salinometer
A hydrometer so calibrated as to give a direct reading of the percentage of a particular salt present in solution. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Salisbury common cold viruses
Strains of rhinovirus of historical interest because of early studies that established the viral aetiology of common colds. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

saliva
<physiology> The secretion from the salivary glands. ... In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from the individual sali …

saliva pump
saliva ejector ...

saliva, artificial
A solution used for irrigating the mouth in xerostomia and as a substitute for saliva. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salivant
1. Causing a flow of saliva. ... 2. An agent that increases the flow of saliva. ... Synonym: salivator. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary calculus
A calculus in a salivary duct or gland. ... Synonym: supragingival calculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary colic
Periodic attacks of pain in the region of a salivary duct or gland, accompanied by an acute swelling of the gland, occurring in cases of salivary calculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary corpuscle
One of the leukocytes present in saliva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary digestion
The conversion of starch into sugar by the action of salivary amylase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary duct
Synonym for striated duct ... A type of intralobular duct found in some salivary glands that modifies the secretory product; it derives its name from extensive infolding of the basal membrane. ... Synonym: salivary duct, secretory duct. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary duct calculi
Small calculi found in the terminal salivary ducts may be referred to as salivary sand. Larger calculi (stones) are found in the larger ducts, such as stensen's duct and wharton's duct. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salivary ducts
The ducts that convey the saliva. They are the parotid duct, the major and minor sublingual ducts, and the submandibular duct. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salivary fistula
A pathologic communication between a salivary duct or gland and the cutaneous surface or the oral mucus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary gland
Any of the saliva-secreting exocrine glands of the oral cavity. ... Synonym: glandula salivaria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary gland biopsy
Synonym for biopsy, salivary gland ... <investigation, procedure, surgery> A procedure which involves the removal of a small specimen of salivary gland tissue for microscopic analysis. ... Used in the diagnosis of Sjogren's syndrome. Risks include localised bleeding, infection and injury to the facial nerve. ... (21 Mar 1998) ...

salivary gland calculi
Calculi occurring in a salivary gland. most salivary gland calculi occur in the submandibular gland, but can also occur in the parotid gland and in the sublingual and minor salivary glands. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salivary gland disease
Disorder of salivary glands; i.e., Sjogren's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary gland fistula
An abnormal passage between a salivary duct or gland and the cutaneous surface, or into the oral cavity through other than a normal pathway. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salivary gland hormone
Synonym for parotin ... <chemical> Chemical name: Parotin ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salivary gland virus
Synonym for salivary virus ... A highly species-specific herpesvirus (cytomegalovirus) with particular affinity for the salivary gland tissue. ... Synonym: salivary gland virus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivary glands
The salivary glands include the parotid, submandibular and sublingual glands. They produce enzymes that aid in the breakdown of starches. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

salivary proteins
Proteins found in saliva and the salivary glands. These proteins show some enzymatic activity, but their composition varies in different individuals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salivary virus
A highly species-specific herpesvirus (cytomegalovirus) with particular affinity for the salivary gland tissue. ... Synonym: salivary gland virus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivate
To cause an excessive flow of saliva. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivation
The secretion of saliva. Excessive salivation is called ptyalism. ... Origin: L. Salivatio ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

salivator
Synonym for salivant ... 1. Causing a flow of saliva. ... 2. An agent that increases the flow of saliva. ... Synonym: salivator. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salivolithiasis
Synonym for sialolithiasis ... The formation or presence of a salivary calculus. ... Synonym: ptyalolithiasis, salivolithiasis. ... Origin: sialolith + G. -iasis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Salk
Jonas, U.S. Immunologist, *1914. ... See: Salk vaccine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salk vaccine
Inactivated Polio Vaccine (IPV). The polio virus in ipv has been inactivated (killed). The salk vaccine is named after the american physician-virologist jonas salk. See immunization, polio. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Salla disease
An autosomal recessive disorder in which there is a defect in the transport of free sialic acid across lysosomal membranes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sallenders
<veterinary> An eruption on the hind leg of a horse. ... Alternative forms: sellanders, and sellenders] 'On the inside of the hock, or a little below it, as well as at the bend of the knee, there is occasionally a scurfy eruption called 'mallenders' in the fore leg, and 'sallenders' in the hind leg.' (Youatt) ... Origin: F. Solandres, solandre. …

sallow
Having a yellowish colour; of a pale, sickly colour, tinged with yellow; as, a sallow skin. ... Origin: AS. Salu; akin to D. Zaluw, OHG. Salo, Icel. Solr yellow. ... To tinge with sallowness. 'July breathes hot, sallows the crispy fields.' (Lowell) ... 1. The willow; willow twigs. 'And bend the pliant sallow to a shield.' (Fawkes) 'The sallow knows th …

sally
Origin: F. Saillie, fr. Sailir. See Sally. ... 1. A leaping forth; a darting; a spring. ... 2. A rushing or bursting forth; a quick issue; a sudden eruption; specifically, an issuing of troops from a place besieged to attack the besiegers; a sortie. 'Sallies were made by the Spaniards, but they were beaten in with loss.' (Bacon) ... 3. An excursion fr …

salmine
<chemical> Chemical name: Salmine ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmon
Origin: OE. Saumoun, salmon, F. Saumon, fr. L. Salmo, salmonis perhaps from salire to leap. Cf. Sally, v. ... 1. <zoology> Any one of several species of fishes of the genus Salmo and allied genera. The common salmon (Salmo salar) of Northern Europe and Eastern North America, and the California salmon, or quinnat, are the most important species …

salmon disease
Synonym for salmon poisoning ... A disease of dogs and other canids in the northwest coastal region of the U.S., resulting from eating infected salmon and trout from streams flowing into the Pacific Ocean; these fish carry the encysted form or metacercaria of Nanophyetus salmincola, which infects the intestine and carries with it Neorickettsia helmi …

salmon patch
Interstitial or parenchymatous keratitis giving rise to neovascularization of the cornea. ... Synonym: Hutchinson's patch. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salmon patches
Red or purple-coloured vascular skin markings that develop shortly after birth. most are usually painless and benign. Some lesions (cavernous haemangiomas) will disappear or become harder to see as the child approaches school age. Localised steroid injections have been used successfully to reduce the size of a birthmark. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

salmon poisoning
A disease of dogs and other canids in the northwest coastal region of the U.S., resulting from eating infected salmon and trout from streams flowing into the Pacific Ocean; these fish carry the encysted form or metacercaria of Nanophyetus salmincola, which infects the intestine and carries with it Neorickettsia helmintheca, the actual agent of the …

Salmonella
Genus of gram-negative Enterobacteriaceae that are responsible for several infections in humans (gastroenteritis and typhoid). If invasive they can cause enteric fevers (e.g. Typhoid, caused by Salmonella typhi), food poisoning (usually Salmonella typhimurium or Salmonella enteridis, the latter notorious for contamination of poultry) and occasional …

salmonella arizonae
Gram-negative rods widely distributed in lizards and snakes, and implicated in enteric, bone, and joint infections in man. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Salmonella choleraesuis
A species that occurs in pigs, where it is an important secondary invader in the virus disease hog cholera, but does not occur as a natural pathogen in other animals; occasionally causes acute gastroenteritis and enteric fever in humans; it is the type species of the genus Salmonella. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salmonella enterica
A subgenus of salmonella containing several medically important serotypes. The habitat for the majority of strains is warm-blooded animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella enteritidis
A serotype of salmonella enterica which is an aetiologic agent of gastroenteritis in man and other animals. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella food poisoning
Poisoning caused by ingestion of food harboring species of salmonella. Conditions of raising, shipping, slaughtering, and marketing of domestic animals contribute to the spread of this bacterium in the food supply. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella hirschfeldii
A serotype of salmonella enterica which is an agent of paratyphoid fever in asia, africa, and southern europe. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella infections
Infections with bacteria of the genus salmonella. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella infections, animal
Infections in animals with bacteria of the genus salmonella. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella paratyphi a
A serotype of salmonella enterica that causes mild paratyphoid fever in humans. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella phages
Viruses whose host is salmonella. A frequently encountered salmonella phage is bacteriophage p22. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella schottmuelleri
A serotype of salmonella enterica which is the aetiologic agent of enteric fever in man. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Salmonella schottmulleri
A species causing enteric fever in man; found rarely in cattle, sheep, swine, chickens, and lower primates. ... Synonym: Schottmueller's bacillus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salmonella typhi
A serotype of salmonella enterica which is the aetiologic agent of typhoid. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonella typhimurium
A serotype of salmonella enterica that is a frequent agent of salmonella gastroenteritis in humans. It also causes paratyphoid fever. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Salmonella typhosa
Former name for Salmonella typhi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salmonellosis
Infection with bacteria of the genus Salmonella. Patients with sickle cell anaemia and compromised immune systems are particularly susceptible. ... Origin: Salmonella + G. -osis, condition ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salmonidae
A family of anadromous fish comprising the salmons, trouts, whitefishes, graylings, and chars. They are the most important food and game fishes. Their habitat is the northern atlantic and pacific, both marine and inland, and the great lakes. (nelson: fishes of the world, 1976, p97) ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salmonids
Fish of the family Salmonidae, including salmon, trout, chars, whitefish, ciscoes and grayling. In general usage, the term most often refers to salmon, trout and chars. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

salmoniformes
An order of fish comprising pikes, salmons, mudminnows, smelts, barreleyes, slickheads, trouts, and many other families - totalling 24 - with 145 genera and 508 species. They are both marine and freshwater fish, found in all oceans and are quite numerous in the northern hemisphere. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

salolase
<enzyme> Hydrolyzes phenyl esters (salicylates); may be classified with a-esterase, EC 3.1.1.2 ... Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

salorthids
Soils of arid regions with salic (salt-bearing) horizon within 30 inches of the surface and saturated within 40 inches for one month or more in most years, common in playas of the Southwest. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

salpa
Origin: NL., cf. L. Salpa a kind of stockfish. ... <zoology> A genus of transparent, tubular, free-swimming oceanic tunicates found abundantly in all the warmer latitudes. ... Each species exists in two distinct forms, one of which lives solitary, and produces, by budding from an internal organ, a series of the other kind. These are united toge …

salping-
See: salpingo-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salpingectomy
<procedure, surgery> Surgical removal of the fallopian tubes. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

salpingemphraxis
Obstruction of the eustachian or the fallopian tube. ... Origin: salping-+ G. Emphraxis, a stopping ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salpinges
Plural of salpinx. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salpingian
Relating to the fallopian tube or to the auditory tube. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salpingioma
<tumour> Any tumour arising in the tissues of a fallopian tube. ... Origin: salping-+ G. -oma, tumour ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salpingitic
Relating to salpingitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

salpingitis
1. <gynaecology> Inflammation of the uterine tube. ... 2. <otolaryngology> Inflammation of the auditory tube. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

salpingitis isthmica nodosa
An abnormal condition of the fallopian tube in the place where it attaches to the uterus, characterised by nodules. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...