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

auri-
Combining form denoting the ear. ... See: ot-, oto-. ... Origin: L. Auris, an ear. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriasis
Synonym for chrysiasis ... A permanent slate-gray discoloration of the skin and sclera resulting from deposition of gold in the connective tissue of the skin and eye together with increased melanin formation after administration of gold. ... Synonym: auriasis, aurochromoderma, chrysoderma. ... Origin: G. Chrysos, gold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricle
<botany> An ear-shaped appendage at the base of a leaf, leaflet or corolla lobe. Adj. Auriculate. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

auricle of atrium
A small conical ('ear-shaped') pouch projecting from the upper anterior portion of each atrium of the heart, increasing slightly the atrial volume. ... See: auricle of left atrium, auricle of right atrium. ... Synonym: auricula atrialis, atrial auricle, atrial auricula, auricle, auricula, auricular appendage, auricular appendix, skin tag. ... (05 Mar …

auricle of left atrium
The small conical projection from the left atrium of the heart. ... Synonym: auricula sinistra, left auricular appendage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricle of right atrium
The small conical projection from the right atrium of the heart. ... Synonym: auricula dextra, right auricular appendage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricula
Origin: L. Auricula. See Auricle. ... 1. <botany> (a) A species of Primula, or primrose, called also, from the shape of its leaves, bear's-ear. ... A species of Hirneola (H. Auricula), a membranaceous fungus, called also auricula Judae, or Jew's-ear. ... 2. <marine biology> A genus of air-breathing mollusks mostly found near the sea, where …

auricula atrialis
Synonym for auricle of atrium ... A small conical ('ear-shaped') pouch projecting from the upper anterior portion of each atrium of the heart, increasing slightly the atrial volume. ... See: auricle of left atrium, auricle of right atrium. ... Synonym: auricula atrialis, atrial auricle, atrial auricula, auricle, auricula, auricular appendage, auricula …

auricula dextra
Synonym for auricle of right atrium ... The small conical projection from the right atrium of the heart. ... Synonym: auricula dextra, right auricular appendage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricula sinistra
Synonym for auricle of left atrium ... The small conical projection from the left atrium of the heart. ... Synonym: auricula sinistra, left auricular appendage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular
<anatomy> Pertaining to an auricle or to the ear, and, formerly, to an atrium of the heart. ... Origin: L. Auricularis ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

auricular appendage
A small congenital skin tag usually located anterior to the tragus of the ear, often called a skin tag; more often unilateral than bilateral. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular appendix
Synonym for auricle of atrium ... A small conical ('ear-shaped') pouch projecting from the upper anterior portion of each atrium of the heart, increasing slightly the atrial volume. ... See: auricle of left atrium, auricle of right atrium. ... Synonym: auricula atrialis, atrial auricle, atrial auricula, auricle, auricula, auricular appendage, auricula …

auricular arc
A line carried over the cranium from the centre of one external auditory meatus to that of the other. ... Synonym: interauricular arc. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular branch of vagus nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A branch of the superior ganglion of the vagus, supplying the back of the pinna and the external acoustic meatus. ... Synonym: ramus auricularis nervi vagi, Arnold's nerve. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular canaliculus
Synonym for mastoid canaliculus ... The canal that extends from the jugular fossa laterally through the mastoid process. It transmits the auricular branch of the vagus. ... Synonym: canaliculus mastoideus, auricular canaliculus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular cartilage
The cartilage of the auricle. ... Synonym: cartilago auriculae, cartilage of ear, conchal cartilage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular complex
Synonym for atrial complex ... P wave in the electrocardiogram. ... Synonym: auricular complex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular extrasystole
Synonym for atrial extrasystole ... A premature contraction of the heart arising from an ectopic atrial focus. ... Synonym: auricular extrasystole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular fissure
Synonym for tympanomastoid fissure ... A fissure separating the tympanic portion from the mastoid portion of the temporal bone; it transmits the auricular branch of the vagus nerve. ... Synonym: fissura tympanomastoidea, auricular fissure, tympanomastoid suture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular ganglion
Synonym for otic ganglion ... An autonomic ganglion situated below the foramen ovale medial to the mandibular nerve; its postganglionic, parasympathetic fibres are distributed to the parotid gland. ... Synonym: ganglion oticum, Arnold's ganglion, auricular ganglion, otoganglion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular index
Relation of the width to the height of the auricle or pinna: (width of pinna &times; 100)/length of pinna. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular ligaments
The three ligaments that attach the auricle to the side of the head: anterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare anterius), which extends from the root of the zygomatic process to the spine of the helix; posterior auricular ligament (ligamentum auriculare posterius), which extends from the mastoid process to the conchal eminence; superior au …

auricular notch
Synonym for anterior notch of ear ... A notch between the supratragic tubercle and the crus of the helix. ... Synonym: incisura anterior auris, anterior auricular groove, auricular notch, sulcus auriculae anterior. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular point
Synonym for auriculare ... A craniometric point at the centre of the opening of the external acoustic meatus; or, in certain cases, the middle of the upper edge of this opening. ... Synonym: auricular point. ... Origin: L. Auricularis, pertaining to the ear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular reflex
A movement of the ears in animals in response to a sound; part of the investigatory reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular standstill
atrial standstill ...

auricular surface of ilium
The irregular, L-shaped articular surface on the medial aspect of the ilium that articulates with the sacrum. ... Synonym: facies auricularis ossis ilii. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular surface of sacrum
The rough articular surface on the lateral aspect of the sacrum that articulates with the ilium on each side. ... Synonym: facies auricularis ossis sacri. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular systole
Synonym for atrial systole ... Contraction of the atria. ... Synonym: auricular systole. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular tachycardia
Synonym for atrial tachycardia ... Paroxysmal tachycardia originating in an ectopic focus in the atrium. ... Synonym: auricular tachycardia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular triangle
A triangle formed by the base of the auricle and by lines drawn from the true tip of the auricle to the extremities of the base. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular tubercle
A small projection from the upper end of the posterior portion of the incurved free margin of the helix. ... Synonym: tuberculum auriculae, darwinian tubercle, tuberculum superius. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auricular veins
See: anterior auricular vein, posterior auricular vein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculare
A craniometric point at the centre of the opening of the external acoustic meatus; or, in certain cases, the middle of the upper edge of this opening. ... Synonym: auricular point. ... Origin: L. Auricularis, pertaining to the ear ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculo-infraorbital plane
Synonym for orbitomeatal plane ... A standard craniometric reference plane passing through the right and left porion and the left orbitale; drawn on the profile radiograph or photograph from the superior margin of the acoustic meatus to the orbitale. ... Synonym: auriculo-infraorbital plane, eye-ear plane, Frankfort horizontal plane, Frankfort plane, …

auriculocranial
Relating to the auricle or pinna of the ear and the cranium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculopalpebral reflex
Synonym for Kisch's reflex ... Closure of the eye in response to stimulation of the skin at the depth of the external auditory meatus. ... Synonym: auriculopalpebral reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculopressor reflex
Peripheral vasoconstriction and a rise in blood pressure in response to a fall in pressure in the great veins. ... Synonym: Pavlov's reflex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculotemporal
Relating to the auricle or pinna of the ear and the temporal region. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculotemporal nerve
<anatomy, nerve> A branch of the mandibular, usually arising by two roots embracing the middle meningeal artery; it passes through the parotid gland conveying post-synaptic parasympathetic secretomotor fibres from the otic ganglion, and continuing to terminate in the skin of the temple and scalp; also sends branches to the external acoustic m …

auriculotemporal nerve syndrome
<syndrome> Localised flushing and sweating of the ear and cheek in response to eating. ... Synonym: Frey's syndrome, gustatory sweating syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculoventricular
An obsolete synonym for atrioventricular. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculoventricular groove
Synonym for coronary groove ... A groove on the outer surface of the heart marking the division between the atria and the ventricles. ... Synonym: sulcus coronarius, atrioventricular groove, atrioventricular sulcus, auriculoventricular groove, coronary sulcus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriculoventricular interval
The time between depolarisation of the atria and of the ventricle. ... Synonym: atrioventricular interval. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aurid
A skin lesion due to injection of gold salts. ... Origin: L. Aurum, gold, + -id ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auriform
Ear-shaped. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aurintricarboxylic acid
<chemical> 5-((3-carboxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)(3-carboxy-4-oxo-2,5-cyclohexadien-1-ylidene)methyl)-2-hydroxybenzoic acid. A dye which inhibits protein biosynthesis at the initial stages. The ammonium salt (aluminon) is a reagent for the colourimetric estimation of aluminum in water, foods, and tissues. ... Chemical name: Benzoic acid, 5-((3-carboxy …

auris
Synonym: ear. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auris externa
Synonym for external ear ... Which includes the auricle and the external acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the middle ear or the tympanic cavity with its ossicles; and the internal ear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the semicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. ... See: auricle. ... Synonym: auris. ... Origin: A.S. Eare ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auris interna
Synonym for internal ear ... auris interna ...

auris media
Synonym for middle ear ... auris media ...

aurochromoderma
Synonym: chrysiasis. ... Origin: L. Aurum, gold, + chroma, colour, + derma, skin ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aurochs
<zoology> The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused. ... Origin: G. Auerochs, OHG. Rohso; r (cf. AS. R) + ohso ox, G. Ochs. Cf. Owr …

aurodox
<chemical> Antibiotic obtained from a streptomyces variant considered as possibly effective against streptococcus pyogenes infections. It may promote growth in poultry. ... Pharmacological action: antibiotics. ... Chemical name: Mocimycin, 1-methyl- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

auromercaptoacetanilid
AuSCH2CONH-C6H5; [(phenylcarbamoyl)methyl]thiogold;an organic gold compound, insoluble in water; used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and administered by intramuscular injection; more slowly absorbed than the water-soluble gold salts. ... Synonym: aurothioglycanide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aurone
1. 2-benzylidene-3(2H)-benzofuranone;the parent compound of a series of plant pigments; they are substituted coumaranones, and may be formed from chalcones. They are often found as glycosides. ... 2. A class of compounds based on aurone. ... Synonym: benzalcoumaran-3-one. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auropalpebral reflex
Synonym for cochleopalpebral reflex ... A form of the wink reflex in which there is a contraction, sometimes very slight, of the orbicularis palpebrarum muscle when a sudden noise is made close to the ear; it is absent in labyrinthine disease with total deafness. ... Synonym: acousticopalpebral reflex, auropalpebral reflex, cochleo-orbicular reflex, …

aurora
Origin: L. Aurora, for ausosa, akin to Gr, dawn, Skr. Ushas, and E. East. ... 1. The rising light of the morning; the dawn of day; the redness of the sky just before the sun rises. ... 2. The rise, dawn, or beginning. ... 3. The Roman personification of the dawn of day; the goddess of the morning. The poets represented her a rising out of the ocean, i …

aurora kinase
<enzyme> Closely resembles the camp-dependent protein kinases; shows 38% identity with the kinase domains of tpk1 and tpk3; mw 47 kD; genbank x83465 ... Registry number: EC 2.7.10.- ... Synonym: aur kinase, aur gene product ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

aurosome
<cell biology> Gold containing secondary lysosome found in patients treated with gold complexes. ... Origin: Gr. Soma = body ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

aurotherapy
Synonym: chrysotherapy. ... Origin: L. Aurum, gold ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aurothioglucose
<chemical> (1-thio-d-glucopyranosato)gold. A thioglucose derivative used as an antirheumatic and experimentally to produce obesity in animals. ... Pharmacological action: antirheumatic agents, gold. ... Chemical name: Gold, (1-thio-D-glucopyranosato-O2,S1)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

aurothioglycanide
Synonym for auromercaptoacetanilid ... AuSCH2CONH-C6H5; [(phenylcarbamoyl)methyl]thiogold;an organic gold compound, insoluble in water; used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and administered by intramuscular injection; more slowly absorbed than the water-soluble gold salts. ... Synonym: aurothioglycanide. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aurovertin
<protein> Inhibitor of the respiratory chain that binds to ATPase. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

aurovertins
<chemical> Very toxic and complex pyrone derivatives from the fungus calcarisporium arbuscula. They bind to and inhibit mitochondrial atpase, thereby uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation. They are used as biochemical tools. ... Pharmacological action: indicators and reagents, uncoupling agents. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

aurum
Synonym: gold. ... Origin: L. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Aus antigen
Synonym for Australia antigen ... <virology> An envelope antigen now known as HBsAg of Hepatitis B virus. Appearance of the antigen in serum is associated with a phase of high infectivity. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

auscultate
To listen to the sounds made by the internal organs of the body for diagnostic purposes. For example, nurses and doctors auscultate the lungs and heart of a patient by using a stethoscope placed on the patient's chest. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

auscultation
<procedure> The act of listening for sounds within the body, chiefly for ascertaining the condition of the lungs, heart, pleura, abdomen and other organs and for the detection of pregnancy. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

auscultatory
Relating to auscultation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auscultatory alternans
Alternation in the intensity of heart sounds or murmurs in the presence of a regular cardiac rhythm as a result of alternation of the heart. ... Synonym: auditory alternans. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auscultatory gap
The period during which Korotkoff sounds indicating true systolic pressure fade away and reappear at a lower pressure point; responsible for errors made in recording falsely low systolic blood pressure, especially in hypertensive patients, of up to 25 mm Hg, and avoided by pumping the cuff 30 mm Hg beyond palpable systolic pressure. ... Synonym: sil …

auscultatory percussion
Auscultation of the chest or other part at the same time that percussion is made, to aid in hearing the sound made by percussion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

auscultatory sound
A rale, murmur, bruit, fremitus, or other sound heard on auscultation of the chest or abdomen. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

aussage test
A test of ability to reproduce correctly something that has been seen for a brief interval. ... Origin: Ger. Aussage, a declaration ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Austin Flint murmur
Synonym: Austin Flint phenomenon, Flint's murmur. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Austin Flint phenomenon
The murmur of relative mitral stenosis during significant aortic regurgitation owing to narrowing of the mitral orifice by pressure of the aortic regurgitant flow on the anterior mitral leaflet. ... Synonym: Austin Flint murmur. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Australia
The smallest continent and the only one existing as an independent country, comprising six states and one territory. Its capital is canberra. It was first sighted by the spanish in the early 17th century and at that time explored by the dutch who named it new holland. Stories dating from the 2d century a.d. Tell of a 'terra australis incognita', un …

Australia antigen
<virology> An envelope antigen now known as HBsAg of Hepatitis B virus. Appearance of the antigen in serum is associated with a phase of high infectivity. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

Australian Q fever
A variety of Q fever occurring in Australia; an acute infectious rickettsial infection caused by Coxiella burnetii and transmitted by ticks, enzootic in animals in Australia, especially bandicoots. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Australian X disease
Synonym for Murray Valley encephalitis ... A severe encephalitis with a high mortality rate occurring in the Murray Valley of Australia; the disease is most severe in children and is characterised by headache, fever, malaise, drowsiness or convulsions, and rigidity of the neck; extensive brain damage may result; it is caused by the Murray Valley enc …

Australian X disease virus
Synonym for Murray Valley encephalitis virus ... A group B arbovirus of the genus Flavivirus that causes Murray Valley encephalitis; it is transmitted by Culex mosquitoes, and also infects birds and horses. ... Synonym: Australian X disease virus, MVE virus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Australian X encephalitis
Synonym for Murray Valley encephalitis ... A severe encephalitis with a high mortality rate occurring in the Murray Valley of Australia; the disease is most severe in children and is characterised by headache, fever, malaise, drowsiness or convulsions, and rigidity of the neck; extensive brain damage may result; it is caused by the Murray Valley enc …

australoid race
A racial group that includes the Australian aborigines, the veddahs of ceylon, the pre-dravidian people of india, and possibly some other remnant populations of malaysia. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

aut-
See: auto-. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

autacoid
A substance, formed metabolically by one set of cells, which alters the function of other cells. (This term is sometimes used in place of the term hormone.) [aut-+ G. Akos, relief, resource ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

autacoid substance
A substance formed metabolically by one set of cells, which alters the function of other cells. (This term is sometimes used in place of the term hormone.) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

autacoids
<endocrinology> Local hormones such as histamine, serotonin, angiotensin, eicosanoids. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

autecic
Autecious ... Denoting a parasite that infects, throughout its entire existence, the same host. ... Origin: G. Autos, same, + oikion, house ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

autecology
<study> Ecological study of a single organism or a single species. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

autemesia
Rarely used term for:1. Idiopathic or functional vomiting. ... 2. Vomiting induced by provoking the gag reflex. ... Origin: G. Autos, self, + emesis, vomiting ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

authenticity
1. The quality of being authentic, genuine, and valid. ... 2. In psychological functioning and personality, applied to the conscious feelings, perceptions, and thoughts that one expresses and communicates honestly and genuinely. ... Origin: G. Authentikos, original, primary ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

authorise
1. To clothe with authority, warrant, or legal power; to give a right to act; to empower; as, to authorise commissioners to settle a boundary. ... 2. To make legal; to give legal sanction to; to legalize; as, to authorise a marriage. ... 3. To establish by authority, as by usage or public opinion; to sanction; as, idioms authorised by usage. ... 4. To …

authoritarian personality
A cluster of personality traits reflecting a desire for security and order, e.g., rigidity, highly conventional outlook, unquestioning obedience, scapegoating, desire for structured lines of authority. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

authoritarianism
The personality pattern or syndrome consisting of behavioural and attitudinal characteristics reflecting a preoccupation with the factors of power and authority in interpersonal relationships. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

authority figure
A real or projected person in a position of power; one's parents, police, and boss are authority figures to some people; during the transference phase of psychoanalysis, the psychoanalyst becomes an authority figure. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

authorship
The profession of writing. Also the identity of the writer as the creator of a literary production. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

autism
Mental introversion in which the attention or interest is fastened upon the patients own ego. A self centreed state from which reality tends to be excluded. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...

autism, infantile
A syndrome beginning in infancy and characterised by a lack of responsiveness to other people, gross impairment in verbal and nonverbal communication skills, and bizarre responses to the environment. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...