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

sondeli
<zoology> The musk shrew. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

Sondermann
R., 20th century German ophthalmologist. ... See: Sondermann's canal. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sondermann's canal
A blind outpouching of Schlemm's canal, extending toward, but not communicating with, the anterior chamber of the eye. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sone
A unit of loudness; a pure tone of 1000 Hz at 40 dB above the normal threshold of audibility has a loudness of 1 sone. ... Origin: L. Sonus, sound ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

songless
<biology, zoology> Destitute of the power of song; without song; as, songless birds; songless woods. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

Songo fever
Synonym for epidemic haemorrhagic fever ... A condition characterised by acute onset of headache, chills and high fever, sweating, thirst, photophobia, coryza, cough, myalgia, arthralgia, and abdominal pain with nausea and vomiting; this phase lasts from three to six days and is followed by capillary and renal interstitial haemorrhages, oedema, olig …

sonic
Of, pertaining to, or determined by sound; e.g., sonic vibration. ... Origin: L. Sonus, sound ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonic waves
Audible sound wave's, as distinguished from ultrasonic wave's. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonicate
To expose a suspension of cells or microbes to the disruptive effect of the energy of high frequency sound waves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonication
The process of disrupting biologic materials by use of sound wave energy. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonification
The production of sound, or of sound waves. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonifier
An instrument which produces sound waves, especially those of the frequencies used in sonification procedures. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonify
To produce sound. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sonne
Carl, Danish bacteriologist, 1882-1948. ... See: Sonne bacillus, Sonne dysentery. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sonne bacillus
Synonym for shigella sonnei ... A lactose-fermenting bacterium causing dysentery. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Sonne dysentery
Dysentery due to infection by Shigella sonnei; sometimes milder than other types of bacterial dysentery caused by Shigella. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonochemistry
The branch of chemistry concerned with chemical changes caused by, or involving, sound, particularly ultrasound. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonogram
Synonym: ultrasonogram. ... Origin: L. Sonus, sound, + G. Gramma, a drawing ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonograph
Synonym: ultrasonograph. ... Origin: L. Sonus, sound, + G. Grapho, to write ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonographer
Synonym for ultrasonographer ... A person who performs and interprets ultrasonographic examinations. ... Synonym: echographer, sonographer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonography
Synonym: ultrasonography. ... Origin: L. Sonus, sound. + G. Grapho, to write ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonolucent
In ultrasonography, containing few or no echoes; a misnomer for transonic or anechoic. ... See: anechoic. ... Origin: L. Sonus, sound + L. Luceo, to shine ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonometer
1. <physiology> An instrument for exhibiting the transverse vibrations of cords, and ascertaining the relations between musical notes. It consists of a cord stretched by weight along a box, and divided into different lengths at pleasure by a bridge, the place of which is determined by a scale on the face of the box. ... 2. <instrument> A …

sonomicrometer
An operatively implanted ultrasonic dimension gauge to measure the wall thickening and motion of the heart. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonomotor
Related to movements caused by sound. ... See: sonomotor response. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonomotor response
Widespread myogenic potential evoked by click stimulation. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sonorous
1. Giving sound when struck; resonant; as, sonorous metals. ... 2. Loud-sounding; giving a clear or loud sound; as, a sonorous voice. ... 3. Yielding sound; characterised by sound; vocal; sonant; as, the vowels are sonorous. ... 4. Impressive in sound; high-sounding. 'The Italian opera, amidst all the meanness and familiarty of the thoughts, has somet …

sonorous rale
A cooing or snoring sound often produced by the vibration of a projecting mass of viscid secretion in a large bronchus. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

soot wart
The precancerous lesion of chimney sweep's cancer. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sooty
1. Of or pertaining to soot; producing soot; soiled by soot. 'Fire of sooty coal.' ... 2. Having a dark brown or black colour like soot; fuliginous; dusky; dark. 'The grisly legions that troop under the sooty flag of Acheron.' ... 3. <zoology> Sooty albatross, a tern (Sterna fuliginosa) found chiefly in tropical seas. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

sophism
The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive. 'When a false argument puts on the appearance of a true one, then it is properly called a sophism, or 'fallacy'.' (I. Watts) 'Let us first rid ourselves of sophisms, those of depraved men, and those of heartless philosophers.' (I. Taylor) ... Origin: F. …

sophisticate
To adulterate. ... Origin: Mod. L. Sophisticare, pp. Sophisticatus, to alter deceptively, fr. G. Sophistikos, deceitful ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sophoretin
Synonym for quercetin ... <protein> Mutagenic flavonol pigment found in many plants. Inhibits F0F1 ATPases. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

soporific
1. Causing or inducing profound sleep. ... 2. <pharmacology> A drug or other agent which induces sleep. ... Origin: L. Soporificus ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

soporose
Soporous ... Relating to or causing an unnaturally deep sleep. ... Origin: L. Sopor, deep sleep ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

soprano
The treble; the highest vocal register; the highest kind of female or boy's voice; the upper part in harmony for mixed voices. ... A singer, commonly a woman, with a treble voice. ... Origin: It, fr. Soprano superior, highest, fr. Sopra above, L. Supra. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

sora
<zoology> A North American rail (Porzana Carolina) common in the Eastern United States. Its back is golden brown, varied with black and white, the front of the head and throat black, the breast and sides of the head and neck slate-coloured. ... Called also American rail, Carolina rail, Carolina crake, common rail, sora rail, soree, meadow chic …

sorbefacient
<medicine> Producing absorption. ... <pharmacology> A medicine or substance which produces absorption. ... Origin: L. Sorbere to suck in, absorb + faciens, p.pr. Of facere = to make. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

sorbic acid
<chemical> 2,4-hexadienoic acid. Mold and yeast inhibitor. Used as a fungistatic agent for foods, especially cheeses. ... Pharmacological action: food preservatives. ... Chemical name: 2,4-Hexadienoic acid, (E,E)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sorbinose
Synonym for l-sorbose ... A very sweet reducing, but not fermentable, 2-ketohexose obtained from the berries of the mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia (family Rosaceae), and from sorbitol by fermentation with Acetobacter suboxydans; l-sorbose is epimeric with d-fructose and is used in the manufacture of vitamin C. ... Synonym: sorbin, sorbinose, sorbitos …

sorbitan
Sorbitol or sorbose and related compounds in ester combination with fatty acids, and with short oligo (ethylene oxide) side chains and an oleate terminus, to form detergents such as polysorbate 80. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sorbitol
<chemical> The polyol (polyhydric alcohol) corresponding to glucose. Occurs naturally in some plants, is used as a growth substrate in some tests for bacteria and is sometimes used to maintain the tonicity of low ionic strength media. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

sorbitol pathway
A pathway responsible for d-fructose formation from sorbitol; increases in activity as the glucose concentration rises in diabetes. ... Synonym: polyol pathway. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sorbitol permease
<chemical> Not related to other sugar transporters ... Chemical name: proteins, specific or class, sorbitol-transporting ... (26 Jun 1999) ...

sorbitose
Synonym for l-sorbose ... A very sweet reducing, but not fermentable, 2-ketohexose obtained from the berries of the mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia (family Rosaceae), and from sorbitol by fermentation with Acetobacter suboxydans; l-sorbose is epimeric with d-fructose and is used in the manufacture of vitamin C. ... Synonym: sorbin, sorbinose, sorbitos …

sorbose
<chemistry> A monosaccharide hexose: L sorbose is an intermediate in the commercial synthesis of ascorbic acid. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

sordes
<dentistry> Foul matter; excretion; dregs; filthy, useless, or rejected matter of any kind; specifically, the foul matter that collects on the teeth and tongue in low fevers and other conditions attended with great vital depression. ... Origin: L, fr. Sordere to be dirty or foul. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

sore
1. <symptom> Tender to the touch; susceptible of pain from pressure; inflamed; painful; said of the body or its parts; as, a sore hand. ... 2. Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation. 'Malice and hatred are very fretting and vexatious, and apt to make our minds sore and uneasy.' (Tillotson) ... 3. < …

sore shins
A condition seen most frequently in young thoroughbred horses during early training, and characterised by periostitis of the dorsal surface of the third metacarpal or metatarsal bone. ... Synonym: bucked shins. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sore throat
A condition characterised by pain or discomfort on swallowing; it may be due to any of a variety of inflammations of the tonsils, pharynx, or larynx. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sorehead
Synonym for filarial dermatosis ... A disease of sheep on high mountain ranges during the summer caused by larvae of the filarial worm, Elaeophora schneideri, which localise chiefly on the head, causing intense itching and loss of wool. ... Synonym: sorehead. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

soremouth
Synonym for orf ... A specific disease of sheep and goats, caused by the orf virus. This virus is transmissible to man and characterised by vesiculation and ulceration of the infected site. ... Synonym: contagious ecthyma, contagious pustular dermatitis, scabby mouth, soremouth. ... Origin: O.E. Orfcwealm, murrain, fr. Orf, cattle, + cwealm, destructi …

soremouth virus
contagious ecthyma (pustular dermatitis) virus of sheep ...

soremuzzle
Synonym for bluetongue ... A reovirus infection, chiefly of sheep, characterised by a swollen blue tongue, catarrhal inflammation of upper respiratory and gastrointestinal tracts, and often by inflammation of sensitive laminae of the feet and coronet. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

Sorensen scale
The negative logarithm of the hydrogen ion concentration, used as a scale for expressing acidity and alkalinity. ... See: pH. ... Synonym: pH scale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sorensen, Soren
<person> Danish chemist, 1868-1939. ... See: Sorensen scale. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Soret band
The absorption band of all porphyrins at about 400 nm. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Soret, C
<person> French radiologist, +1931. ... See: Soret band, Soret's phenomenon. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Soret's phenomenon
In a solution kept in a long, upright tube at room temperature, the upper part, being the warmer, is also the more concentrated. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sorghum
<botany> A genus of grasses, properly limited to two species, Sorghum Halepense, the Arabian millet, or Johnson grass (see Johnson grass), and S. Vulgare, the Indian millet (see Indian millet, under Indian). ... A variety of Sorghum vulgare, grown for its saccharine juice; the Chinese sugar cane. ... Origin: NL, probably of Chinese origin. ... S …

sorocarp
<plant biology> Fruiting body formed by some cellular slime moulds, has both stalk and spore mass. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

soroche
Synonym: altitude sickness. ... Origin: Sp. (orig. Ore, formerly attributed to toxic emanations of ores in mountains) ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sorosis
<botany> A fleshy fruit formed by the consolidation of many flowers with their receptacles, ovaries, etc, as the breadfruit, mulberry, and pineapple. ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

sorption
Adsorption or absorption. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sorption detoxification
Elimination of toxic or biologically active substances from body fluids by interaction with a sorbent medium. The types of media include absorbents, adsorbents, ion-exchange materials, and complexing agents. Detoxification can be extracorporeal (haemodialysis, haemofiltration, haemoperfusion, plasmapheresis), or occur inside the body (enterosorptio …

sorrel
Of a yellowish or redish brown colour; as, a sorrel horse. ... Origin: F. Saur, saure, OF. Sor, sore, probably of Teutonic origin; cf. D. Zoor dry, LG. Soor; the meaning probably coming from the colour of dry leaves. See Sear, and cf. Sorel. ... <botany> One of various plants having a sour juice; especially, a plant of the genus Rumex, as Rumex …

sorry
1. <psychology> Grieved for the loss of some good; pained for some evil; feeling regret; now generally used to express light grief or affliction, but formerly often used to express deeper feeling. ... 2. Melancholy; dismal; gloomy; mournful. 'All full of chirking was this sorry place.' (Chaucer) ... Synonym: Hurt, afflicted, mortified, vexed, c …

Sorsby, Arnold
<person> British ophthalmologist, *1900. ... See: Sorsby's macular degeneration, Sorsby's syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sorsby's macular degeneration
Synonym for familial pseudoinflammatory macular degeneration ... Macular degeneration that occurs during the fifth decade of life, with sudden development of a central scotoma in one eye followed rapidly by a similar lesion in the opposite eye; autosomal dominant inheritance. ... Synonym: Sorsby's macular degeneration. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sorsby's syndrome
<syndrome> Congenital macular coloboma and apical dystrophy of the extremities. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sort
1. A kind or species; any number or collection of individual persons or things characterised by the same or like qualities; a class or order; as, a sort of men; a sort of horses; a sort of trees; a sort of poems. ... 2. Manner; form of being or acting. 'Which for my part I covet to perform, In sort as through the world I did proclaim.' (Spenser) 'Fl …

sorting out
Phenomenon observed to occur when mixed aggregates of dissimilar embryonic cell types are formed in vitro. The original aggregate sorts out so that similar cells come together into homotypic domains, usually with one cell type sorting out to form a central mass that is surrounded by the other cell type. Much controversy has arisen over the years as …

sorus
A group of sporangia or spore cases, for example on the underside of fern leaves. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

sos
Guanine nucleotide releasing factor (155 kD), the mammalian homologue of son of sevenless. The proline rich region of sos binds to the SH3 domain of GRB2. Has homology with CDC 25, the yeast GTP releasing factor for ras. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

SOS genes
A group of genes involved in DNA repair, often induced by damage severe enough to cause stoppage of DNA synthesis. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

SOS repair
A system that repairs severely damaged bases in DNA by base excision and replacement, even if there is no template to guide base selection. This process is a last resort for repair, and is often the cause of mutations. ... Synonym: error-prone repair. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sos response (genetics)
An error-prone mechanism or set of functions for repairing damaged microbial DNA. Sos functions (a concept reputedly derived from the sos of the international distress signal) are involved in DNA repair and mutagenesis, in cell division inhibition, in recovery of normal physiological conditions after DNA repair, and possibly in cell death when DNA …

SOS system
The DNA repair system also called error prone repair in which apurinic DNA molecules are repaired by incorporation of a base that may be the wrong base but that permits replication. RecA protein is required for this type of repair. SOS genes function in control of the cell cycle in pro and eu karyotes. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...

sotalol
<chemical> An adrenergic beta-antagonist that is used in the treatment of life-threatening arrhythmias. ... Pharmacological action: adrenergic beta-antagonists, anti-arrhythmia agents, sympatholytics. ... Chemical name: Methanesulfonamide, N-(4-(1-hydroxy-2-((1-methylethyl)amino)ethyl)phenyl)- ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sotalol hydrochloride
4'-[1-Hydroxy-2-(isopropylamino)ethyl]methanesulfonanilide monohydrochloride;a beta-receptor blocking agent with uses similar to those of propranolol; also possesses potassium blocking properties. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

soteriology
<study> A discourse on health, or the science of promoting and preserving health. ... Origin: Gr. Safety (from saving, a savoir, to save). ... (04 Mar 1998) ...

Sotos, J
<person> U.S. Paediatrician, *1927. ... See: Sotos' syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sotos' syndrome
<syndrome> Cerebral gigantism and generalised large muscles in childhood, with mental retardation and defective coordination; of unknown aetiology. Most cases have been sporadic, perhaps new dominant mutations with low fitness, but there is one set of concordant identical twins on record. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Sottas, Jules
<person> French neurologist, 1866-1943. ... See: Dejerine-Sottas disease. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

soufffle
<clinical sign> A soft, blowing, auscultatory sound, also called bruid de soufflet and bellows murmur. ... Origin: Fr. = a puff, L. Sufflare = to blow ... (05 Jan 1998) ...

souffle
A side dish served hot from the oven at dinner, made of eggs, milk, and flour or other farinaceous substance, beaten till very light, and flavored with fruits, liquors, or essence. ... Origin: F, fr. Souffle, p.p. Of souffler to puff. ... <medicine> A murmuring or blowing sound; as, the uterine souffle heard over the pregnant uterus. ... Origin: …

soul
1. The spiritual, rational, and immortal part in man; that part of man which enables him to think, and which renders him a subject of moral government; sometimes, in distinction from the higher nature, or spirit, of man, the so-called animal soul, that is, the seat of life, the sensitive affections and phantasy, exclusive of the voluntary and ratio …

soul pain
Synonym for psychalgia ... 1. Distress attending a mental effort, noted especially in melancholia. ... Synonym: algopsychalia, mind pain, phrenalgia, psychalgalia, soul pain. ... Synonym: psychogenic pain. ... Origin: psych-+ G. Algos, pain ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

Soulier, Jean Pierre
<person> French haematologist, *1915. ... See: Bernard-Soulier disease, Bernard-Soulier syndrome. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sound
The air bladder of a fish; as, cod sounds are an esteemed article of food. ... Origin: AS. Sund a swimming, akin to E. Swim. See Swim. ... 1. Whole; unbroken; unharmed; free from flaw, defect, or decay; perfect of the kind; as, sound timber; sound fruit; a sound tooth; a sound ship. ... 2. Healthy; not diseased; not being in a morbid state; said of bo …

sound localization
Ability to determine the specific location of a sound source. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

sound pressure level
A measure of sound energy relative to 0.0002 dynes/cm2, expressed in decibels. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sound spectrography
The graphic registration of the frequency and intensity of sounds, such as speech, infant crying, and animal vocalizations. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...

soundex code
A sequence of letters used for recording names phonetically, especially in record linkage. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...

sour
A sour or acid substance; whatever produces a painful effect. ... 1. To cause to become sour; to cause to turn from sweet to sour; as, exposure to the air sours many substances. 'So the sun's heat, with different powers, Ripens the grape, the liquor sours.' (Swift) ... 2. To make cold and unproductive, as soil. ... 3. To make unhappy, uneasy, or less …

source emission reduction plan
(SERP) A contingency plan developed to reduce emissions during an air quality emergency. ... (05 Dec 1998) ...

souse
To swoop or plunge, as a bird upon its prey; to fall suddenly; to rush with speed; to make a sudden attack. 'For then I viewed his plunge and souse Into the foamy main.' (Marston) 'Jove's bird will souse upon the timorous hare.' (J. Dryden. Jr) ... Origin: Probably fr. OF. Sors, p.p. Of sordre to rise, and first used of an upward swood, then of a sw …

soutane
A close garnment with straight sleeves, and skirts reaching to the ankles, and buttoned in front from top to bottom; especially, the black garment of this shape worn by the clergy in France and Italy as their daily dress; a cassock. ... Origin: F, fr. Sp. Sotana, or It. Sottana, LL. Subtana, fr. L. Subtus below, beneath, fr. Sub under. ... Source: We …

south
Lying toward the south; situated at the south, or in a southern direction from the point of observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the south, or coming from the south; blowing from the south; southern; as, the south pole. 'At the south entry. ... <botany> ' South-Sea tea See Yaupon. ... 1. To turn or move toward the south; to veer toward t …

south africa
A republic in southern africa, the southernmost part of africa. It has three capitals: pretoria (administrative), cape town (legislative), and bloemfontein (judicial). The history is a fabric interwoven with hostile activity among the native tribes, particularly the zulus, the boers (dutch settlers), and the british. Officially the republic of sout …