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

simple fission
Division of the nucleus and then the cell body into two parts. ... See: binary fission. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple fracture
Synonym for closed fracture ... A fracture in which skin is intact at site of fracture. ... Synonym: simple fracture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple glaucoma
Synonym for open-angle glaucoma ... <ophthalmology> A disorder which is characterised by increased pressure within the eyeball. ... This occurs secondary to the chronic blockage of normal fluid circulation within the eye. Increased pressure within the eye can cause damage to the optic nerve and eventual blindness. Glaucoma is the leading cause …

simple goiter
Thyroid enlargement unaccompanied by constitutional effects, e.g., hypo-or hyperthyroidism, commonly caused by inadequate dietary intake of iodine. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple goitre
An enlargement of the thyroid gland that is usually visible as a swelling in the anterior portion of the neck. Simple goitre occurs when the thyroid gland is unable to meet the demands of the body (for example iodine deficiency). The thyroid gland compensates by enlarging. Some foods such as cabbage, soybeans, peanuts, peaches, radishes and spinach …

simple heterochromia
Heterochromia iridis appearing as a developmental defect, without any innervation defect. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple hyperopic astigmatism
Synonym for hyperopic astigmatism ... That form of astigmatism in which one meridian is hyperopic and the one at right angle to it is without a refractive error. ... Synonym: simple hyperopic astigmatism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple hypertrophy
Increase in size of cells. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple joint
One composed of two bones only. ... Synonym: articulatio simplex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple lipids
Synonym for homolipids ... Lipids containing only C, H, and O. ... Compare: heterolipids. ... Synonym: simple lipids. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple lobule
The smaller anterior part of the posterior lobe of the cerebellum, demarcated by the primary fissure from the anterior lobe rostrally and from the large caudal subdivision of the posterior lobe caudally. ... Synonym: lobulus simplex. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple lymphangiectasis
Synonym for lymphangioma simplex ... A circumscribed region or focus of several to numerous lymphatic vessels that are moderately dilated. ... Synonym: simple lymphangiectasis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple mastectomy
<procedure> Excision of the breast including the nipple, areola, and most of the overlying skin. ... Synonym: total mastectomy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple microscope
<instrument> A microscope that has a single magnifying lens. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple myopia
Myopia arising from failure of correlation of the refractive power of the anterior segment and the length of the eyeball. ... Space myopia, a type of myopia arising when no contour is imaged on the retina. ... Transient myopia, myopia observed in accommodative spasm secondary to iridocyclitis or ocular contusion. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple myopic astigmatism
Synonym for myopic astigmatism ... That form of astigmatism in which one meridian is myopic and the one at right angle to it is without refractive error. ... Synonym: simple myopic astigmatism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple necrosis
A stage of coagulation necrosis; the occurrence of a coarsely granular or hyaline change in the cytoplasm, and the lack of a recognizable nucleus, with the general configuration of the dead cells being relatively unchanged. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple partial seizure
A partial seizure that is not associated with impairment of consciousness. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple protein
Protein that yields only alpha-amino acids or their derivatives by hydrolysis; e.g., albumins, globulins, glutelins, prolamines, albuminoids, histones, protamines. ... Compare: conjugated protein. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple pulmonary eosinophilia
Pulmonary infiltrates seen as transient migratory shadows on the chest X-ray, accompanied by blood eosinophilia; often symptomless, but there may be cough, fever, and breathlessness; most cases are due to worm infestation, especially by Ascaris lumbricoides; a few cases follow administration of drugs. ... Synonym: Loffler's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000 …

simple retinitis
Synonym for serous retinitis ... Oedema of the retina; an inflammation of the inner layers of the retina. ... Synonym: simple retinitis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple schizophrenia
Schizophrenia characterised by withdrawal, apathy, indifference, and impoverishment of human relationships without overt psychotic features. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple skull fracture
Synonym for closed skull fracture ... Fracture with intact overlying scalp and/or mucous membranes. ... Synonym: simple skull fracture. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple squamous epithelium
Epithelium composed of a single layer of flattened scalelike cells, such as mesothelium, endothelium, and that in the pulmonary alveoli. ... Synonym: pavement epithelium. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple ulcer
A local, not constitutional, ulcer not accompanied by marked pain or inflammation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple urethritis
Synonym for non-specific urethritis ... Urethritis not resulting from gonococcal, chlamydial, or other specific infectious agents. ... Synonym: simple urethritis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simple-central anisocoria
Synonym for simple anisocoria ... A common (20% of normals) benign inequality of the pupils that may change from one hour to the next. ... Synonym: essential anisocoria, physiologic anisocoria, simple-central anisocoria. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simplexvirus
A genus of the family herpesviridae, subfamily alphaherpesvirinae, consisting of herpes simplex-like viruses. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Simplified Oral Hygiene Index
An index that measures the current oral hygiene status based upon the amount of debris and calculus occurring on six representative tooth surfaces in the mouth; often used in field surveys of periodontal disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Simpson uterine sound
A slender flexible metal rod used to calibrate or dilate the cervical canal, or to hold the uterus in various positions during gynecologic surgery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Simpson,Sir James
<person> Scottish obstetrician, 1811-1870. ... See: Simpson uterine sound, Simpson's forceps. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Simpson's forceps
An obstetrical forceps. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sims uterine sound
A slender flexible sound with a small projection about 7 cm from its tip, used to estimate the size and caliber of the uterine cavity. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sims, J Marion
<person> U.S. Gynecologist, 1813-1883. ... See: Sims' position, Sims uterine sound. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sims' position
A position to facilitate a vaginal examination, the patient lying on the side with the under arm behind the back, the thighs flexed, the upper one more than the lower. ... Synonym: English position, lateral recumbent position, semiprone position. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simulated annealing
<molecular biology> In the biosciences, this refers to using computers to model how complementary strands of DNA or RNA will link via hydrogen bonds to form a double-stranded molecule, or how a protein sequence will fold up and make hydrogen bonds with itself to form a more convoluted molecule. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

simulated hypertrophy
Increased size of a part due to continued growth unrestrained by attritions, as is seen in the case of the teeth of certain animals when the opposing teeth have been destroyed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simulation
Imitation; said of a disease or symptom that resembles another, or of the feigning of illness as in factitious illness or malingering; in radiation therapy, using a geometrically similar radiographic system or computer to plan the location of therapy ports. ... Origin: L. Simulatio, fr. Simulo, pp. -atus, to imitate, fr. Similis, like ... (05 Mar 200 …

simulator
An apparatus designed to produce effects simulating those of specific environmental conditions; used in experimentation and training. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simuliidae
Several species of the genus simulium (family simuliidae) that act as intermediate hosts (vectors) for the parasitic disease onchocerciasis. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Simulium
A genus of biting gnats or midges, the black flies, humpbacked flies, or buffalo gnats in the dipteran family Simuliidae. The aquatic larvae require swift-flowing streams or highly oxygenated waters for their development, a critical epidemiological factor in the role of these flies as disease vectors. In Central and South America, Mexico, and acros …

Simulium damnosum
Species that is an important vector of onchocerciasis in central Africa. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Simulium neavei
Species that is an important vector of onchocerciasis in eastern Africa where its larvae and pupae are attached to the shells of crabs of the genus Potamonantes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Simulium ochraceum
Species that is a vector of human onchocerciasis in Central America. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Simulium ornatum
Species that is a vector of bovine onchocerciasis in Australia. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Simulium rugglesi
Species that is a vector of Leucocytozoon simondi in Canada and the northern U.S. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simultagnosia
Synonym for simultanagnosia ... Inability to recognise multiple elements in a visual presentation, i.e., one object or some elements of a scene can be appreciated but not the display as a whole. ... Synonym: simultagnosia. ... Origin: simultaneous + agnosia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simultanagnosia
Inability to recognise multiple elements in a visual presentation, i.e., one object or some elements of a scene can be appreciated but not the display as a whole. ... Synonym: simultagnosia. ... Origin: simultaneous + agnosia ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simultaneous
Existing or occurring at the same time: coincident, concurrent. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

simultaneous contrast
The enhancement of the visual sensation of white when a white object is viewed adjacent to a black object; the black object also appears blacker as a result of the contiguity of white. Adjacent complementary colours also appear brighter; e.g., green appears a brighter green and red a brighter red if these two colours are viewed side by side. ... (05 …

simultaneous hermaphrodite
A type of hermaphrodite which has both male and female organs at the same time and is able to produce both sperm and eggs at the same time. Such an organism is also able to fertilize its eggs with its own sperm (self-fertilization). ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

simultaneous perception
A combination of two slightly dissimilar images into a single image. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

SIMV
<abbreviation> Spontaneous intermittent mandatory ventilation, synchronised intermittent mandatory ventilation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

simvastatin
<chemical> A derivative of lovastatin and potent competitive inhibitor of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl coenzyme a reductase (hydroxymethylglutaryl CoA reductases), which is the rate-limiting enzyme in cholesterol biosynthesis. It may also interfere with steroid hormone production. Due to the induction of hepatic ldl receptors, it increases brea …

sin
1. Transgression of the law of God; disobedience of the divine command; any violation of God's will, either in purpose or conduct; moral deficiency in the character; iniquity; as, sins of omission and sins of commission. 'Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.' (John viii. 34) 'Sin is the transgression of the law.' (1 John III. 4) 'I think …

sin recombinase
<enzyme> From staphylococcus aureus; genbank l23109; do not confuse with sin gene product, a repressor protein from bacillus subtilis ... Registry number: EC 2.7.7.- ... Synonym: sin gene product, staphylococcus ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

sincalide
<chemical> 1-de(5-oxo-l-proline)-2-de-l-glutamine-5-l-methioninecaerulein. The eight-amino-acid carbon-terminal fragment and physiologically active portion of the cholecystokinin-pancreozymin molecule. It stimulates the GI tract, especially gallbladder and pancreas, and has many, often depressant, effects on the CNS. It is also a neurotransmi …

sincere
1. Pure; unmixed; unadulterated. 'There is no sincere acid in any animal juice.' (Arbuthnot) 'A joy which never was sincere till now.' (Dryden) ... 2. Whole; perfect; unhurt; uninjured. 'The inviolable body stood sincere.' (Dryden) ... 3. Being in reality what it appears to be; having a character which corresponds with the appearance; not falsely ass …

sincipital presentation
See: cephalic presentation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sindbis fever
A febrile illness of humans in Africa, Australia, and other countries, characterised by arthralgia, rash, and malaise; caused by the Sindbis virus, a member of the family Togaviridae, and transmitted by culicine mosquitoes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sindbis virus
<virology> Enveloped virus of the alphavirus group of Togaviridae. It is thought to be an infection of birds spread by fleas and there is little evidence that it causes any serious infection in humans. The synthesis and export of the spike proteins, via the endoplasmic reticulum and Golgi complex, have been used as a model for the synthesis a …

sinding-larson-johansson disease
<radiology> Contusion and subsequent tendonitis in the proximal attachment of the patellar tendon, can be followed by calcification, ossification, or frank inferior pole avulsion fractures that produce one or more distinct ossicles. Symptoms: tenderness and soft tissue swelling over the lower pole of the patella, aggregated by activity X-ray …

sine
<mathematics> The length of a perpendicular drawn from one extremity of an arc of a circle to the diameter drawn through the other extremity. ... The perpendicular itself. See Sine of angle, below. Artificial sines, logarithms of the natural sines, or logarithmic sines. Curve of sines. See Sinusoid. Natural sines, the decimals expressing the v …

sine condition
<microscopy> The design of a lens must fulfill this condition, described by Abbe, if the image is to be aplanatic. It states that the ratio of the sines of the angles of the incident and refracted rays to the axis must be constant, this constant is equal to the inverse of the magnification of the image. ... (05 Aug 1998) ...

SINES
<abbreviation> Short interspersed elements. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinew
1. <anatomy> A tendon or tendonous tissue. See Tendon. ... 2. Muscle; nerve. ... 3. That which supplies strength or power. 'The portion and sinew of her fortune, her marriage dowry.' (Shak) 'The bodies of men, munition, and money, may justly be called the sinews of war.' (Sir W. Raleigh) ... Money alone is often called the sinews of war. ... Orig …

singe
1. To burn slightly or superficially; to burn the surface of; to burn the ends or outside of; as, to singe the hair or the skin. 'You sulphurous and thought-executing fires, . . . Singe my white head!' (Shak) 'I singed the toes of an ape through a burning glass.' (L'Estrange) ... 2. To remove the nap of (cloth), by passing it rapidly over a red-hot …

singer's nodes
Synonym for vocal cord nodules ... Small, circumscribed, bilateral, beadlike enlargements on the vocal cords caused by overuse or abuse of the voice; often reversible by voice therapy. ... Synonym: singer's nodes, singer's nodules, teachers' nodes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

singer's nodules
Synonym for vocal cord nodules ... Small, circumscribed, bilateral, beadlike enlargements on the vocal cords caused by overuse or abuse of the voice; often reversible by voice therapy. ... Synonym: singer's nodes, singer's nodules, teachers' nodes. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

singing
From Sing, Singing bird. ... A California toadfish (Porichthys porosissimus). ... <physics> Singing flame, a flame, as of hydrogen or coal gas, burning within a tube and so adjusted as to set the air within the tube in vibration, causing sound. The apparatus is called also chemical harmonicon. Singing master, a man who teaches vocal music. Sing …

single
1. One only, as distinguished from more than one; consisting of one alone; individual; separate; as, a single star. 'No single man is born with a right of controlling the opinions of all the rest.' (Pope) ... 2. Alone; having no companion. 'Who single hast maintained, Against revolted multitudes, the cause Of truth.' (Milton) ... 3. Hence, unmarried; …

single ascertainment
Method of ascertainment of locating affected individuals by hospital or clinic admission or another way in which probability of encountering the same family twice approaches zero; thus, the probability that a family will be ascertained is proportional to the number of affected members. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

single bond
A covalent bond resulting from the sharing of one pair of electrons; e.g., H3C-CH3 (ethane). ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

single cell protein
<protein> Protein produced by single cells in culture, especially Candida species, that could be of possible commercial importance in providing food sources from biotechnological processes. ... (10 Oct 1997) ...

single channel recording
Variant of patch clamp technique. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

single gene disorder
Hereditary disorder caused by a mutant allele of a single gene (for example, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, retinoblastoma, sickle cell disease). ... Compare: polygenic disorders. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

single immunodiffusion
See: gel diffusion precipitin tests in one dimension, gel diffusion precipitin tests in two dimensions. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

single lucent skull lesion
<radiology> Mnemonic: HELP ME, haemangioma, epidermoid / dermoid, leptomeningeal cyst, lambdoid suture defect, Paget's (osteoporosis circumscripta), post-surgical, metastasis (solitary), eosinophilic granuloma, encephalocele ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

single parent
An unmarried natural, adoptive, or substitute parent of a dependent child, whether living with or visiting the child. To be used also for single-parent families. The concept includes the never-married, as well as the divorced and widowed. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

single person
The unmarried man or woman. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

single stranded binding protein
<protein> SSB's are proteins responsiblefor holding the replication fork of DNAopen while polymerases readthe templates. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...

single stranded DNA
<molecular biology> DNA that consists of only one chain of nucleotides rather than the two base pairing strands found in DNA in the double helix form. Parvoviridae have a single stranded DNA genome. Single stranded DNA can be produced experimentally by rapidly cooling heat denatured DNA. Heating causes the strands to separate and rapid coolin …

single ventricle
Congenital absence or near total absence of the ventricular septum. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

single-blind method
A method in which either the observer(s) or the subject(s) is kept ignorant of the group to which the subjects are assigned. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

single-gene diseases
Hereditary disorders caused by a change (mutation) in a single gene. There are thousands of single-gene diseases including achondroplastic dwarfism, huntington disease, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, duchenne muscular dystrophy, and haemophilia. Single-gene diseases typically describe classic simple mendelian patterns of inheritance (as auto …

single-payer system
An approach to health care financing with only one source of money for paying health care providers. The scope may be national (the canadian system), state-wide, or community-based. The payer may be a governmental unit or other entity such as an insurance company. The proposed advantages include administrative simplicity for patients and providers, …

single-strand break
A break in double-stranded DNA in which only one of the two strands has been cleaved; both strands have not separated from each other. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

singlet state
A transient, excited state of a molecule (e.g., of chlorophyll, upon absorbing light) that can release energy as heat or light (fluorescence) and thus return to the initial (ground) state; it may alternatively assume a slightly more stable, but still excited state (triplet state), with an electron still dislocated as before but with reversed spin.< …

singularity
Origin: L. Singularitas: cf. F. Singularite. ... 1. The quality or state of being singular; some character or quality of a thing by which it is distinguished from all, or from most, others; peculiarity. 'Pliny addeth this singularity to that soil, that the second year the very falling down of the seeds yieldeth corn.' (Sir. W. Raleigh) 'I took notic …

singultation
Hiccupping. ... See: hiccup. ... Origin: L. Singulto, pp. -atus, to hiccup ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

singultus
Hiccup. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

sinigrase
Synonym for thioglucosidase ... <enzyme> An enzyme in mustard seed that converts thioglycosides into thiols plus sugars. ... Synonym: myrosinase, sinigrase, sinigrinase. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistrality
The condition of being left-handed. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistro-
Left, toward the left. ... Origin: L. Sinister ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistrocardia
Displacement of the heart beyond the normal position on the left side. ... Origin: sinistro-+ G. Kardia, heart ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistrocerebral
Relating to the left cerebral hemisphere. ... Origin: sinistro-+ L. Cerebrum, brain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistrocular
Seldom-used term denoting one who prefers the left eye in monocular work, such as in the use of a microscope. ... Compare: dominant eye. ... Origin: sinistro-+ L. Oculus, eye ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistrogyration
Synonym: sinistrotorsion. ... Origin: sinistro-+ L. Gyratio, a turning around (gyration) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistromanual
Synonym: left-handed. ... Origin: sinistro-+ L. Manus, hand ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sinistropedal
Denoting one who uses the left leg by preference. ... Synonym: left-footed. ... Origin: sinistro-+ L. Pes (ped-), foot ... (05 Mar 2000) ...