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

septic shock
<microbiology> Condition of clinical shock caused by endotoxin in the blood. ... A serious complication of severe burns and abdominal wounds, frequently fatal. Part of the problem seems to be due to increased leucocyte adhesiveness, which leads to massive sequestration of neutrophils in the lung, increased vascular permeability and acute respi …

septic wound
A wound that has become infected. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septicaemia
Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. ... Synonym: blood poisoning. ... See: bacteraemia. ... Origin: Gr. Haima = blood ... (11 Jan 1998) ...

septicaemia pluriformis
Synonym for haemorrhagic septicaemia ... <microbiology> Haemorrhagic septicaemia is an infectious disease of cattle and buffalo which is caused by the bacteria Pasteurella multocida. ... Symptoms include fever, appetite loss, and drooling. It appears as a result of stress from malnutrition, exhaustion, or lengthy transportation. ... (09 Oct 1997 …

septicaemic
Relating to, suffering from, or resulting from septicaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septicaemic abscess
Synonym for pyaemic abscess ... A haematogenous abscess resulting from pyaemia, septicaemia, or bacteraemia. ... Synonym: septicaemic abscess. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septicaemic plague
A generally fatal form of plague in which there is an intense bacteraemia with symptoms of profound toxaemia. ... Synonym: pestis siderans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septicemia
Synonym for septicaemia ... Systemic disease associated with the presence and persistence of pathogenic microorganisms or their toxins in the blood. ... Synonym: blood poisoning. ... See: bacteraemia. ... Origin: Gr. Haima = blood ... (11 Jan 1998) ...

septicidal
<plant biology> Of the dehiscence of a fruit, along lines coinciding with the partitions between loculi. ... Compare: loculicidal. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

septicopyaemia
Pyaemia and septicaemia occurring together. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septicopyaemic
Relating to septicopyaemia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septifragal
<plant biology> Of the dehiscence of a fruit, when the valves or backs of the carpels break away leaving the septa intact. ... (11 Jan 1998) ...

septimetritis
An obsolete term for septic inflammation of the uterus. ... Origin: G. Septikos, septic, + metra, uterus, + -itis, inflammation ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septin
<protein> Family of homologous proteins (around 40 kD) first identified in Saccharomyces cerevisiae where they associated with cytokinesis and septum formation. Encoded by CDC3, CDC10, CDC11 and CDC12 genes in s. Cerevisiae: seem to form 10nm filaments that form a ring around the plasma membrane in the mother bud neck. Homologous proteins, as …

septivalent
Having a combining power (valency) of seven. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septo-
Septum. ... Origin: L. Saeptum ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septo-optic dysplasia
<radiology> Blindness, hypopituitarism, hypoplastic optic nerves, optic chiasm rotated 90 degrees, bulbous 3rd ventricle, CT findings: absent septum pellucidum, small optic nerves ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septodermoplasty
Operation to graft squamous epithelium to replace the mucosa of the nasal septum, especially in cases of hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia. ... Origin: septo-+ dermo-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septomarginal
Relating to the margin of a septum, or to both a septum and a margin. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septomarginal fasciculus
Septomarginal fasciculus or tract. ... Synonym: fasciculus septomarginalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septomarginal trabecula
One of the trabeculae carneae in the right ventricle of the heart; it carries part of the right branch of the A-V bundle from the septum to the anterior papillary muscle on the opposite wall of the ventricle. ... Synonym: trabecula septomarginalis, moderator band, Reil's band. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septomarginal tract
See: semilunar fasciculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septonasal
Relating to the nasal septum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septoplasty
Operation to correct defects or deformities of the nasal septum, often by alteration or partial removal of supporting structures. ... Origin: septo-+ G. Plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septorhinoplasty
Combined operation to repair defects or deformities of the nasal septum and of the external nasal pyramid. ... Origin: septo-+ G. Rhis, nose, + plastos, formed ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septostomy
<procedure> Surgical creation of a septal defect. ... Origin: septo-+ G. Stoma, mouth ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septuagint
A Greek version of the Old Testament; so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy-two) translators. ... The causes which produced it [the Septuagint], the number and names of the translators, the times at which different portions were translated, are all uncertain. The only point in which all agree is that Alexa …

septula of testis
One of the trabeculae of the testis; imperfect septa and fibrous cords radiating toward the surface of the gland from the mediastinum testis. ... Synonym: septulum testis, trabecula testis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septulum testis
Synonym for septula of testis ... One of the trabeculae of the testis; imperfect septa and fibrous cords radiating toward the surface of the gland from the mediastinum testis. ... Synonym: septulum testis, trabecula testis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum
A dividing wall or partition, a general term for such a structure. The term is often used alone to refer to the septal area or to the septum pellucidum. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

septum accessorium
An additional ridge forming the lower border of the limbus fossae ovalis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum atrioventriculare
Synonym for atrioventricular septum ... The small part of the membranous septum of the heart just above the septal cusp of the tricuspid valve that separates the right atrium from the left ventricle. ... Synonym: septum atrioventriculare, pars membranacea septi atriorum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum bulbi urethrae
A fibrous septum in the interior of the bulb of the penis which divides it into two hemispheres. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum canalis musculotubarii
Synonym for septum of auditory tube ... A very thin horizontal plate of bone forming two semicanals, the upper, smaller, for the tensor tympani muscle, the lower, larger for the auditory tube; its termination in the middle ear is the processus cochleariformis. ... Synonym: septum canalis musculotubarii, septum of musculotubal canal, septum tubae. ... …

septum cervicale intermedium
Synonym for intermediate cervical septum ... A thin septum composed of glia fibre and leptomeningeal connective tissue in the cervical spinal cord marking the border between the gracile fasciculi and cuneatus of the dorsal funiculus. ... Synonym: septum cervicale intermedium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum clitoridis
An incomplete fibrous septum between the corpora cavernosa of the clitoris. ... Synonym: septum corporum cavernosorum clitoridis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum femorale
Synonym for femoral septum ... The delicate fibrous membrane that closes the femoral ring at the base of the femoral canal. ... Synonym: septum femorale, Cloquet's septum, crural septum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum glandis
Synonym for septum of glans penis ... A fibrous partition extending through the glans penis from the lower surface of the tunica albuginea to the urethra. ... Synonym: septum glandis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum interalveolare
Synonym for interalveolar septum ... The tissue intervening between two adjacent pulmonary alveoli; it consists of a close-meshed capillary network covered on both surfaces by very thin alveolar epithelial cells, one of the bony partitions between the tooth sockets. ... Synonym: septum interalveolare, alveolar septum, septal bone. ... (05 Mar 2000) …

septum interatriale
Synonym for interatrial septum ... The partition separating the upper chambers (the atria) of the heart. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septum intermedium
Old term for the septum of the atrioventricular canal of the embryonic heart formed by the fusion of the dorsal and ventral atrioventricular canal cushions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum intermusculare
Synonym for intermuscular septum ... <anatomy> A term applied to aponeurotic sheets separating various muscles of the limbs; these are anterior and posterior crural, lateral and medial femoral, lateral and medial humeral. ... Synonym: septum intermusculare. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum interventriculare
Synonym for interventricular septum ... The stout wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart fromone another. A hole in the interventricular septum is termed a ventricular septal defect (vsd). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septum linguae
Synonym for lingual septum ... The median vertical fibrous partition of the tongue merging posteriorly into the aponeurosis of the tongue. ... Synonym: septum linguae, septum of tongue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum lucidum
Synonym for transparent septum ... A thin plate of brain tissue, containing nerve cells and numerous nerve fibres, that is stretched like a flat, vertical sheet between the column and body of fornix below, the corpus callosum above and anteriorly; it is usually fused in the median plane with its partner on the opposite side so as to form a thin, med …

septum mediastinale
Synonym for mediastinum ... <anatomy> The space in the thoracic cavity behind the sternum and in between the two pleural sacs (containing the lungs). ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

septum membranaceum ventriculorum
Synonym for membranous part of interventricular septum ... Part of the fibrous skeleton of the heart which is seen as a small, thin, round or oval nonmuscular area at the superior end of the interventricular septum; it lies just below and is continuous with the portion of the fibrous ring of the aortic valve supporting the anterior and posterior cus …

septum mobile nasi
Synonym for mobile part of nasal septum ... The anterior movable part of the nasal septum formed by the medial crus of the greater alar cartilage on each side. ... Synonym: pars mobilis septi nasi, septum mobile nasi. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum musculare ventriculorum
Synonym for muscular part of interventricular septum of heart ... The thick muscular portion which comprises most of the interventricular septum of the heart. ... Synonym: pars muscularis septi interventricularis cordis, septum musculare ventriculorum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum nasi
Synonym for nasal septum ... The dividing wall that runs down the middle of the nose so that there are normally two sides to the nose, each ending in a nostril. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septum nasi osseum
Synonym for bony nasal septum ... The bones supporting the bony part of the nasal septum; these are the perpendicular plate of the ethmoid, the vomer, the sphenoidal rostrum, the crest of the nasal bones, the frontal spine, and the median crest formed by the apposition of the maxillary and palatine bones. ... Synonym: septum nasi osseum. ... (05 Mar 2 …

septum of auditory tube
A very thin horizontal plate of bone forming two semicanals, the upper, smaller, for the tensor tympani muscle, the lower, larger for the auditory tube; its termination in the middle ear is the processus cochleariformis. ... Synonym: septum canalis musculotubarii, septum of musculotubal canal, septum tubae. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum of frontal sinuses
The bony partition between the right and left frontal sinuses; it is often deflected to one side of the middle line. ... Synonym: septum sinuum frontalium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum of glans penis
A fibrous partition extending through the glans penis from the lower surface of the tunica albuginea to the urethra. ... Synonym: septum glandis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum of musculotubal canal
Synonym for septum of auditory tube ... A very thin horizontal plate of bone forming two semicanals, the upper, smaller, for the tensor tympani muscle, the lower, larger for the auditory tube; its termination in the middle ear is the processus cochleariformis. ... Synonym: septum canalis musculotubarii, septum of musculotubal canal, septum tubae. ... …

septum of sphenoidal sinuses
The bony partition between the two sphenoidal sinuses, often deflected to one side of the mid line. ... Synonym: septum sinuum sphenoidalium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum of testis
Synonym for mediastinum testis ... A mass of fibrous tissue continuous with the tunica albuginea, projecting into the testis from its posterior border. ... Synonym: corpus highmori, corpus highmorianum, Highmore's body, septum of testis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum of tongue
Synonym for lingual septum ... The median vertical fibrous partition of the tongue merging posteriorly into the aponeurosis of the tongue. ... Synonym: septum linguae, septum of tongue. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum orbitale
Synonym for orbital septum ... A fibrous membrane attached to the margin of the orbit and extending into the lids, containing the orbital fat and constituting in great part the posterior fascia of the orbicularis oculi muscle. ... Synonym: septum orbitale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum pellucidum
Synonym for transparent septum ... A thin plate of brain tissue, containing nerve cells and numerous nerve fibres, that is stretched like a flat, vertical sheet between the column and body of fornix below, the corpus callosum above and anteriorly; it is usually fused in the median plane with its partner on the opposite side so as to form a thin, med …

septum penis
The portion of the tunica albuginea incompletely separating the two corpora cavernosa of the penis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum primum
A crescentic septum in the embryonic heart that develops on the dorsocephalic wall of the originally single atrium and initiates its partitioning into right and left chambers; the tips of the septum grow toward and fuse with the atrioventricular canal cushions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum rectovaginale
Synonym for rectovaginal septum ... The fascial layer between the vagina and the lower part of the rectum. ... Synonym: septum rectovaginale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum rectovesicale
Synonym for rectovesical septum ... A fascial layer that extends superiorly from the central tendon of the perineum to the peritoneum between the prostate and rectum. ... Synonym: septum rectovesicale, Denonvilliers' aponeurosis, rectovesical fascia, Tyrrell's fascia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum scroti
Synonym for scrotal septum ... An incomplete wall of connective tissue and nonstriated muscle (dartos fascia) dividing the scrotum into two sacs, each containing a testis. ... Synonym: septum scroti. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum secundum
The second of two major septal structures involved in the partitioning of the atrium, developing later than the septum primum and located to the right of it; like the septum primum, it is crescentic, but its tips are directed toward the sinus venosus, and it is more heavily muscular; it remains an incomplete partition until after birth, with its un …

septum sinuum frontalium
Synonym for septum of frontal sinuses ... The bony partition between the right and left frontal sinuses; it is often deflected to one side of the middle line. ... Synonym: septum sinuum frontalium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum sinuum sphenoidalium
Synonym for septum of sphenoidal sinuses ... The bony partition between the two sphenoidal sinuses, often deflected to one side of the mid line. ... Synonym: septum sinuum sphenoidalium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

septum spurium
A septum in the right atrium of the embryonic heart formed by the right venous valve and its continuation onto the dorsocephalic wall of the atrium; in human embryos, it reaches its fullest development during the third month and then undergoes regression, taking no part in atrial partitioning (hence its designation as false); reduced portions persi …

septum tubae
Synonym for septum of auditory tube ... A very thin horizontal plate of bone forming two semicanals, the upper, smaller, for the tensor tympani muscle, the lower, larger for the auditory tube; its termination in the middle ear is the processus cochleariformis. ... Synonym: septum canalis musculotubarii, septum of musculotubal canal, septum tubae. ... …

septum, atrial
The wall between the two upper chambers (the right and left atrium) of the heart. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septum, interatrial
The wall separating the upper chambers (the atria) of the heart. A hole in the interatrial septum is termed an atrial septal defect (ASD). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septum, interventricular
The wall separating the lower chambers (the ventricles) of the heart. A hole in the interventricular septum is termed a venticular septal defect (vsd). ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septum, nasal
The dividing wall that runs down the middle of the nose so that there are normally two sides to the nose, each ending in a nostril. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

septum, ventricular
The wall between the two lower chambers (the right and left ventricles) of the heart. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequela
Any lesion or affection following or caused by an attack of disease. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

sequelae
A condition following as a consequence of a disease. ... (16 Dec 1997) ...

sequence
The noun: the order in which subunits appear in a chain, such as amino acids in a polypeptide or nucleotide bases in a DNA or RNA molecule. ... The verb: To find out in what order the subunits appear in the chain. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

sequence alignment
The arrangement of two or more amino acid or base sequences from an organism or organisms in such a way as to align areas of the sequences sharing common properties. The degree of relatedness or homology between the sequences is predicted computationally or statistically based on weights assigned to the elements aligned between the sequences. This …

sequence analysis
A multistage process that includes the determination of a sequence (protein, carbohydrate, etc.), its fragmentation and analysis, and the interpretation of the resulting sequence information. This information is useful in that it: 1) reveals the similarities of homologous genes, thereby providing insight into the possible regulation and functions o …

sequence analysis, DNA
A multistage process that includes DNA cloning, physical mapping, subcloning, sequencing, and information analysis. New technological advances have led to the automation of certain steps in this process and contribute to the potential for large-scale DNA sequencing efforts. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequence analysis, RNA
A multistage process that includes RNA cloning, physical mapping, subcloning, sequencing, and information analysis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequence deletion
Deletion of sequences of bases or amino acids from the genetic material of an individual. Evidence for these deletions may be obtained by cytological methods. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequence homology
<molecular biology> Strictly, refers to the situation where nucleic acid or protein sequences are similar because they have a common evolutionary origin. Often used loosely to indicate that sequences are very similar. Sequence similarity is observable, homology is an hypothesis based on observation. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

sequence homology, amino acid
The degree of similarity between sequences of amino acids. This information is useful for the understanding of genetic relatedness of certain species. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequence homology, nucleic acid
The sequential correspondence of nucleotide triplets in a nucleic acid molecule which permits nucleic acid hybridization. Sequence homology is important in the study of mechanisms of oncogenesis and also as an indication of the evolutionary relatedness of different organisms. The concept includes viral homology. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequence hypothesis
Francis Crick's seminal concept that genetic information exists as alinear DNA code, DNA and protein sequence are colinear. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

sequence ladder
The array of bands, made conspicuous by labeling, when DNA fragmented by endonucleases is subject to gel electrophoresis; corresponds to the nucleotide sequence. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sequence pulse
In magnetic resonance imaging, the series of radiofrequency signals used to shift the magnetic field to change proton orientation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sequence-tagged site
<molecular biology> Short tagged tracts of DNA sequence (200 to 500 base pairs) that is operationally unique and has a single occurrence in the human genome. Their location and base sequence are known and therefore they can be used as landmarks in genome mapping. ... They can be detected by the polymerase chain reaction in the presence of all …

sequence-tagged site map
<molecular biology> A map representing the order and spacing of sequence-tagged sites within a stretch of DNA. ... (08 Aug 2003) ...

sequence, complementary
Nucleic acid sequence of bases that can form a double- stranded structure by matching base pairs. For example, the complementary sequence to c-a-t-g (where each letter stands for one of the bases in DNA) is g-t-a-c. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequence, conserved
A base sequence in a DNA molecule (or an amino acid sequence in a protein) that has remained essentially unchanged throughout evolution. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequence, regulatory
A sequence of bases in DNA that controls the expression of a gene. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sequencing
<molecular biology, procedure> Determination of the order of nucleotides (base sequences) in a DNA or RNA molecule or the order of amino acids in a protein. ... (11 Jun 1998) ...

sequential
Occurring in sequence. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sequential analysis
A statistical method that allows an experiment to be ended as soon as a result of desired precision is obtained. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sequential hermaphrodite
<biology, zoology> A type of hermaphrodite which starts out life as one sex and will either turn into a member of the other sex at a later point in life or will be capable of doing so if an appropriate condition arises (for example: the removal of all of the males in a population triggers the most dominant female to become a male). ... (11 Jun …

sequester
1. To separate from the owner for a time; to take from parties in controversy and put into the possession of an indifferent person; to seize or take possession of, as property belonging to another, and hold it till the profits have paid the demand for which it is taken, or till the owner has performed the decree of court, or clears himself of conte …

sequestra
Plural of sequestrum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...