liver cancer

en-noun

liver cancer (usually uncountable, plural liver cancers)

Mostly, the microbiome is beneficial.[…]Research over the past few years, however, has implicated it in diseases from atherosclerosis to asthma to autism. Dr Yoshimoto and his colleagues would like to add liver cancer to that list.

2013 June 29, “A punch in the gut”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8842, pages 72–3:

(pathology) A malignant neoplasm of the liver.


hepatocellular carcinoma

hepatocellular carcinoma (plural hepatocellular carcinomas or hepatocellular carcinomata)

hepatocellular carcinomas (plural)
hepatocellular carcinomata (plural)


Kawasaki disease

After Tomisaku Kawasaki, who first identified the disease.

(medicine) An illness of childhood that causes fever, lymphadenopathy, elevated platelet count, and a variety of other symptoms.

en:Kawasaki disease
en:Tomisaku Kawasaki

hCoV-NH

a virus thought associated with Kawasaki disease


diabetic embryopathy

diabetic embryopathy (countable and uncountable, plural diabetic embryopathies)

(pathology) Any of a range of congenital defects that affect some children born to diabetic mothers.


embryopathy

(pathology) Any developmental disorder of an embryo


intrasynovial

(anatomy) Within the synovial sac of a joint, or the synovial sheath of a tendon


afterwardsness

From afterwards + -ness. Coined by Jean Laplanche in his 1998 work Essays on Otherness, as a translation of Sigmund Freud's German term Nachträglichkeit, on the model of the French translation après-coup.

(psychoanalysis) The concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning.

posterioridade

the concept that an earlier event in one's life can later acquire a meaning


postfrontal

(anatomy) A bone located behind the frontal bone.


alloxanized

(pathology) Suffering from alloxan diabetes.


antihyperlipidemic

en-adj

antihyperlipidemic (comparative more antihyperlipidemic, superlative most antihyperlipidemic)

more antihyperlipidemic (comparative)
most antihyperlipidemic (superlative)


logroll

(emergency medicine) A method of moving a patient, rolling them onto their side, and later onto a transport method such as a tarp, spineboard, or stretcher.


charybdotoxin

Blend of Charybdis + toxin; along with scyllatoxin in the same scorpion's venom, it references the monsters Scylla and Charybdis of Ancient Greek mythology.

(toxicology) An oligopeptide neurotoxin from the venom of a scorpion of the genus Leiurus.


bremelanotide

From [Term?] + melano- + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

af

(pharmacology) A drug being developed for the treatment of hemorrhagic shock and reperfusion injury.


tuberculostatic

en-adj

tuberculostatic (comparative more tuberculostatic, superlative most tuberculostatic)

more tuberculostatic (comparative)
most tuberculostatic (superlative)

(medicine) That halts the growth of tubercle mycobacteria.


skin tag

(medicine, dermatology) Synonym of acrochordon

(medicine, dermatology) A small flap of skin that hangs off the surface of one's skin.


adipo-

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin adeps.

(anatomy, medicine, usually) fat, as fat tissue or fat cells.

(anatomy, medicine) fat, as a form of lipid, either contained in such tissue, free/unbound, or carried in circulation by lipoproteins.


haustrum

(anatomy) Any of the small pouches of the colon caused by sacculation, giving the colon its segmented appearance.


fascia adherens

(anatomy) An intercellular junction that transmits contractile forces in cardiac muscles


melioidosis

2005, Mark A. Suckov, Alexander Valisenko, Nikolai Tokarevich, Chapter 3: Animals Models in Biodefense Research, Jann Hau, Steven J. Schapiro, Gerald L. Van Hoosier, Jr. (editors), Handbook of Laboratory Animal Science, Volume 3: Animal Models, 2nd Edition, 40,
A close relative of the agent of glanders, B. pseudomallei causes a disease (melioidosis) with clinical manifestations including asymptomatic pneumonitis, acute or chronic pneumonia, and overwhelming septicemia.

Twenty-seven proteins distinctively reacted with human plasma following environmental exposure or clinical melioidosis.

2012, Melioidosis: New Insights for the Healthcare Professional, page 7:

Melioidosis is the etiological designation of a spectrum of clinical manifestations caused by the gram-negative bacillus Burkholderia pseudomallei.

2013, Prakash S. Bisen, Ruchika Raghuvanshi, Emerging Epidemics: Management and Control, unnumbered page:

Burkholderia pseudomallei is the cause of meliodosis, which is a multiorgan infection seen mainly in South East Asia and Northern Australia. Meliodosis often first presents with lung disease, which may be an acute pneumonia or more chronic lung disease, sometimes resembling TB.

2015, Jeremy Hull, Julian Forton, Anne Thomson, Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, 2nd edition, page 159:

(pathology) An infectious disease caused by the bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, endemic to some areas of Southeast Asia and northern Australia.

Nightcliff gardener's disease

infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei


avertin

It may be useful to re-emphasize a few factors most essential for a valid and safe catheterization: […] 4. Avertin, drug of choice, for anaesthesia of children under the age of nine.

1951 March, J. H. Lehmann, A. D. Johnson, W. C. Bridges, J. Michel, D. M. Green, “Cardiac Catheterization—A Diagnostic Aid in Congenital Heart Disease”, in Northwest Medicine, volume 50, number 3, Portland, Ore.: Northwest Medical Publishing Association, page 171:

(pharmacology, organic chemistry) Synonym of tribromoethanol.


congestant

congestant (comparative more congestant, superlative most congestant)

more congestant (comparative)
most congestant (superlative)


congestiparous

congestiparous (comparative more congestiparous, superlative most congestiparous)

more congestiparous (comparative)
most congestiparous (superlative)


chromomycin

(medicine) Any of a family of glycoside antibiotics produced by the bacterium Streptomyces griseus


cyclopiazonic acid

(medicine) A polycyclic metabolite of the fungus Penicillium cyclopium that interferes with calcium metabolism


ectomesenchyme

(anatomy) A form of mesenchyme, in the embryo, consisting of neural crest cells; forms the tissues of the neck and cranium


epidermoid

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: epidermo- + -oid.


immunobead

(immunology) A very small bead coated with an antigen (or antibody) that forms aggregates in the presence of the appropriate antibody (or antigen)


leptomycin

(medicine) Any of a family of antibiotics produced by Streptomyces bacteria.


taeniasis

en-noun

taeniasis (countable and uncountable, plural taeniases)

From Latin taen(ia) (from Ancient Greek ταινία (tainía, “band, ribbon, tapeworm”)) + -iasis (““pathological or morbid condition””)

suffix

(pathology) An infection of tapeworms of the genus Taenia that does not usually cause any disease.


metafectene

(biochemistry, genetics) A polycationic transfection reagent based on liposome technology


proangiogenic

en-adj

proangiogenic (comparative more proangiogenic, superlative most proangiogenic)

more proangiogenic (comparative)
most proangiogenic (superlative)


asenapine

From [Term?] + -apine (“psychoactive tricyclic compound”).

af

(pharmacology) An atypical antipsychotic under development for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute mania associated with bipolar disorder.


spadetail

(biology, genetics) A mutation (and associated gene) affecting the trunk mesoderm in some fish embryos.


transillumination

en-noun

transillumination (countable and uncountable, plural transilluminations)

Transillumination of anterior teeth, using the composite curing light placed labially to shine through the tooth and be viewed using the mouth mirror, shows up any cavities as dark interproximal shadows.

2013, Carole Hollins, Questions and Answers for Dental Nurses, page 44:

(medicine) The examination of a body part, or a tissue sample, by shining light through it.


rupture of membranes

rupture of membranes (usually uncountable, plural ruptures of membranes)

(medicine) The rupture of the amniotic sac, whether naturally at the onset of labour, occurring prematurely, or artificially induced.


polythelia

(medicine) The condition of having a supernumerary nipple.


arterialization

(physiology) The conversion of venous blood into arterial blood (by absorption of oxygen in the lungs, gas exchange, and reoxygenation).

arterialização

the conversion of venous blood into arterial blood


arteriogenic

(pathology) Whose cause lies in the arteries


caveolar

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the caveolae.


dizocilpine

From [Term?] + [Term?] (“tricyclic compound”) + -pine.

af

(pharmacology) A particular antagonist of glutamate receptors that may have some medical applications.


dyshomeostasis

(physiology) An imbalance or other breakdown of a homeostasis system


erythrogenesis

(physiology) the production of erythrocytes


holoreceptor

(biochemistry, physiology) A complete receptor whose subunits are capable of transducing intracellular signals


leukostasis

(pathology) The abnormal clumping together of leukocytes


lysosomotropic

(medicine) Of a drug, able to penetrate the lysosomes of particular types of cell


memantine

(medicine) A drug, derived from adamantane, that is used to treat Alzheimer's disease, dementia etc.


meprin

en-noun

meprin (countable and uncountable, plural meprins)

(medicine) A sedative that is used to treat anxiety etc.


neointima

neointima (plural neointimas or neointimae)

(anatomy) A new layer of arterial intima, especially that formed on a prosthesis


parthanatos

Blend of PAR + Thanatos (“Greek personification of death”)

blend

Our results suggest that excessive activation of PARP-1 leads to an intrinsic cell death program, which we designate as parthanatos to distinguish from necrosis and apoptosis.

2006, Seong-Woon Yu, “Apoptosis-inducing factor mediates poly(ADP-ribose) (PAR) polymer-induced cell death”, in PNAS, volume 103, number 48:

Also, the lack of knowledge of mechanisms of calpain activation in parthanatos makes it difficult to identify calpain as PAR-dependent mediators of AIF release.

2008, Gary E. Gibson, Mitochondria and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Disorders:

The biochemical features of parthanatos are distinct from classically defined pathways of cell death, and include rapid PARP-1 activation, early PAR accumulation, mitochondrial depolarization, early nuclear AIF translocation, loss of cellular NAD and ATP, and late caspase activation.

2010, Denson G. Fujikawa, Acute Neuronal Injury: The Role of Excitotoxic Programmed Cell Death Mechanisms:

(physiology) A form of apoptosis associated with PARP.


periadventitial

We have made diagnoses of medulloblastomas, astrocytomas, glioblastomatous or sarcomatous tumors, periadventitial and meningeal sarcomatoses, meningiomas, and a chromophobe adenoma.

2013, Klaus Joachim Zülch, Brain Tumors: Their Biology and Pathology, page 53:


adventitial

en-adj

adventitial (comparative more adventitial, superlative most adventitial)

more adventitial (comparative)
most adventitial (superlative)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the adventitia


reendothelialization

(physiology) The regrowth of endothelial tissue following damage


tubulogenesis

(physiology) The formation of tubules in epithelial or endothelial cells


vasculoprotection

(physiology) The protection of the vascular system from damage


vasculoprotective

vasculoprotective (comparative more vasculoprotective, superlative most vasculoprotective)

more vasculoprotective (comparative)
most vasculoprotective (superlative)

(physiology) That protects the vascular system from damage


nondiagnostic

(medicine) Unsatisfactory for diagnosis, not characteristic of a particular disease


myofibrillar

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to myofibrils.


neuroparalysis

(pathology) paralysis because of damage to a nerve


antidiarrheic

ăn'tĭdīərhēʹĭk

/ˌæntɪdaɪəˈɹiːɪk/

(pharmacology) An agent which counteracts or remedies diarrhea; an antidiarrheic agent.

止泻药

an agent which counteracts or remedies diarrhea; an antidiarrheic agent


antidiarrheic

ăn'tĭdīərhēʹĭk

/ˌæntɪdaɪəˈɹiːɪk/

(pharmacology) Counteractive of or remedying diarrhea.


electrotransfer

(biology, genetics) the use of electroporation to transfer genetic material into cells


etamycin

(medicine) A peptidolactone antibiotic produced by Streptomyces griseoviridis.


fibroadenoma

en-noun

fibroadenoma (plural fibroadenomas or fibroadenomata)

fibroadenomas (plural)
fibroadenomata (plural)

For instance, the incidence of mammary fibroadenomas among populations of Charles River Sprague-Dawley females ranged from 13 to 62% [3 ].

2015 July 2, Mesnage R, Defarge N, Rocque L-M, Spiroux de Vendômois J, Séralini G-E, “Laboratory Rodent Diets Contain Toxic Levels of Environmental Contaminants: Implications for Regulatory Tests”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 7, →DOI:

(pathology) A benign tumour of the breast


casuistics

(medicine) The recording and study of individual cases.


neuroinflammation

neuroinflammation (usually uncountable, plural neuroinflammations)

(pathology) inflammation of a nerve or of parts of the nervous system


multi-infarct

(pathology) Describing the condition of having or having had two or more infarcts.


multiinfarct

(medicine) Alternative spelling of multi-infarct


interdigital

In a review of over 1000 interdigital clavuses, 65% were found in the fourth interspace […]

1988, Shepard R. Hurwitz, Foot and ankle pain, page 331:


perimembranous

(anatomy) Forming a surrounding membrane


autoadjuvant

(immunology) A substance that enhances the immune response to an antigen produced by the same organism


endourology

(surgery) urology by use of the endoscope and similar techniques


fibrogenesis

(pathology) The abnormal accumulation of fibrous tissue


immunobullous

(pathology) Describing any blistering disease of the immune system


immunoconjugate

(immunology) An antibody that has a second material as a conjugate


mesangium

(anatomy) A thin layer of the glomerulus, within the basement membrane surrounding the glomerular capillaries.


myofibroblast

(cytology) A cell that is intermediate between a fibroblast and smooth muscle


zona reticularis

(anatomy) The innermost layer of the adrenal cortex, responsible for the production of precursor androgens including dehydroepiandrosterone and androstenedione from cholesterol.


radiosensitize

en-verb

radiosensitize (third-person singular simple present radiosensitizes, present participle radiosensitizing, simple past and past participle radiosensitized)

radiosensitizes (present singular third-person)
radiosensitizing (participle present)
radiosensitized (participle past)
radiosensitized (past)

(medicine) The use a drug to make a patient more sensitive to radiation therapy


somatotropic

en-adj

somatotropic (comparative more somatotropic, superlative most somatotropic)

more somatotropic (comparative)
most somatotropic (superlative)

(physiology) That stimulates body growth


virotherapy

genetically modified
genetically modified

(medicine) The use of genetically modified viruses to treat cancer


abdominocentesis

From abdomino- (“abdomen”) + -centesis (“puncture”).

confix

(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar.

abdominocentèse

extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen


abducens

Although the abducens runs in a fissure along the so-often fractured petrous bone, a rupture of the nerve-trunk has never been noticed in autopsies save once:[…]

1895, Frederic Shepard Dennis, editor, System of Surgery, volume 2, page 672:

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles

Oxford University Press
w:Oxford University Press


abrachia

en-noun

abrachia (usually uncountable, plural abrachias)

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + βραχίων (brakhíōn, “arms”).

Neonates with abrachia have dysplasia of the spinal cord segment corresponding to the leg defect.

1984, Harold Kalter, Issues and Reviews in Teratology, volume 2, page 103:

(medicine) The congenital absence of both arms


calcifediol

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A prehormone which is produced by hydroxylation of vitamin D₃ (cholecalciferol) in the liver.


CABG

(medicine) Initialism of coronary artery bypass grafting.


neostomy

(surgery) The construction of an artificial opening


gaboxadol

From gab- (“gabamimetic agent”) + (is)oxa(zole) + -adol (“analgesic”).

af

(pharmacology) An experimental drug derived from muscimol, formerly being developed as a sleep aid.


antialbuminuric

en-adj

antialbuminuric (comparative more antialbuminuric, superlative most antialbuminuric)

more antialbuminuric (comparative)
most antialbuminuric (superlative)

(pharmacology) That counters albuminuria


dyscromia

(pathology) Any disorder affecting the pigmentation of the skin, hair or nails.

discromia

any disorder affecting the pigmentation of the skin, hair or nails


capsulorhexis

en-noun

capsulorhexis (countable and uncountable, plural capsulorhexes)

(surgery) The removal of the lens capsule during cataract surgery.


immunoanalytical

(immunology) Describing immunological methods of analysis, or the analysis of immunological systems


nephrolithotomy

(surgery) The removal of a renal calculus by incision into the kidney


oscillometry

(physics, medicine) The measurement of oscillations


oscillometer

(physics, medicine) Any of several devices that measure oscillations

tugoysukat

any of several devices that measure oscillations


thioguanine

thioguanine (countable and uncountable, plural thioguanines)

/ˌθʌɪ.ə(ʊ)ˈɡwɑː.niːn/

(pharmacology) US and UK spelling of tioguanine.


hydrolipid

(anatomy) An emulsion of fat and water, a film of which normally covers the skin


lysergide

lysergide (countable and uncountable, plural lysergides)

/lɪˈsɝˌd͡ʒaɪd/

From contraction of lysergic acid diethylamide.

(biochemistry, pharmacology) The International Nonproprietary Name of LSD.


megalocornea

megalocornea (countable and uncountable, plural megalocorneas)

(pathology) A condition characterized by a very large cornea


neuroimmunological

(immunology) Of or pertaining to neuroimmunology.


subareolar

en-adj

subareolar (comparative more subareolar, superlative most subareolar)

more subareolar (comparative)
most subareolar (superlative)


ramal

Between the ramal walls above this the bone is longitudinally scooped out to the upper termination of the symphysis.

1890, R.W. Shufeldt, “Osteophysiology of Arctic and Subarctic Water-Birds”, in Journal of Anatomy and Physiology, volume 24, page 98:

(anatomy, dated) Of or pertaining to a ramus, or branching


vaginal ring

Inequality, research shows, [is why] we still see Aids-related deaths in an era when we have all the antiretrovirals, HIV prevention pills, vaginal rings, injections and harm-reduction plans needed to end the pandemic.

2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian:

(medicine) A device consisting of a flexible ring held in the vagina which provides a controlled release of drugs, typically used for contraception.


typhl-

From the Ancient Greek τῠφλόν (tŭphlón, “cæcum”, “blind gut”), the neuter form of τῠφλός (tŭphlós, “blind”), whence typhl-¹.


xanthemia

Among the latter, incipient nephritis and metabolic anomalies, as xanthemia, arthritis uritica, oxaluria are common.

1902, Heinrich Stern, “On the treatment of obesity”, in Journal of the American Medical Association, volume 38:

Carotin was inferred, not demonstrated, in these cases, although Salomon measured the extent of the "xanthemia" in certain individuals by determining the extinction coefficient of the absorption bands of the ether extract of the blood.

1922, Leroy Sheldon Palmer, Carotinoids and related pigments: the chromolipoids, page 136:

(pathology) The occurrence of yellow matter in the blood.

False jaundice or carotenemia (xanthemia) is an unusual and abnormal yellowness of the human skin, sometimes actually appearing in the sweat, resulting from the ingestion of carotenoid-rich food such as carrots, oranges or yellow cucurbits in large quantities over protracted periods.

1976, Denis Llewellyn Fox, Animal biochromes and structural colours: physical, chemical, distributional, page 174:

(pathology) The occurrence of yellow skin


actinoscopy

(medicine, archaic) Radiology; examination by means of an X-ray machine.


fluvastatin

From flu(oro)- + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

af

(pharmacology) A drug of the statin class, used to treat hypercholesterolemia and to prevent cardiovascular disease.


vernix

Derived from Medieval Latin vernix (“varnish”).

The cheesy stuff is called vernix, and it's a natural moisturizer that protects the baby's skin while she's in the womb.

2004, Armin A Brott, The New Father, Mitchell Beazley, published 2011, page 21:

But when – like Troy in the end of the film – you are presented for the first time with an angry, purple, bloody, vernix-covered, shit-smeared, breathing human being, everything changes.

2009 November 7, Sam Leith, The Guardian:

(obstetrics, medicine) Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.


zoophilism

They make the interesting suggestion that since cattle are rare in Kigezi christyi has had to abandon its zoophilism and become anthropophilic.

1951, Meillon de Botha, “Species and varieties of malaria vectors in Africa and their bionomics”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 421:

(epidemiology) A preference of a parasite or vector to feed on non-human animals


acetylcysteine

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An acetylated form of the amino acid cysteine (trademark Mucomyst), which is an antioxidant used as a mucolytic agent and in the treatment of paracetamol poisoning.


antivascular

en-adj

antivascular (comparative more antivascular, superlative most antivascular)

more antivascular (comparative)
most antivascular (superlative)

(pharmacology, oncology) Describing any drug that attacks the vasculature of a tumour


carprofen

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug whose structure is based on carbazole


chemosensitivity

(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.

(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.


clomiphene

en-noun

clomiphene (countable and uncountable, plural clomiphenes)

(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of clomifene.


cyclodialysis

cyclodialysis (countable and uncountable, plural cyclodialyses)

(surgery) The creation of a passage between anterior chamber of the eye and the suprachoroidal space such that the aqueous humour may filter out and reduce pressure in cases of glaucoma.


depigmentation

depigmentation (countable and uncountable, plural depigmentations)

(pathology) The loss of the skin's normal pigmentation.


esophagogastroduodenal

(anatomy) Relating to the esophagus, stomach and duodenum


exudative

en-adj

exudative (comparative more exudative, superlative most exudative)

more exudative (comparative)
most exudative (superlative)

(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by exudation


hypogonadotropic

hypogonadotropic (comparative more hypogonadotropic, superlative most hypogonadotropic)

more hypogonadotropic (comparative)
most hypogonadotropic (superlative)

(pathology) Of or pertaining to an abnormally reduced secretion of gonadotropin


keratoplasty

en-noun

keratoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural keratoplasties)

(surgery) grafting or transplantation of the cornea


reticuloendothelial

white blood cell
white blood cell#English

(cytology) Describing all phagocytic cells (except some white blood cells).


perforant

(anatomy) Describing a connective route from the entorhinal cortex to the hippocampus.


piriformis

/ˌpɪ.ɹɪˈfɔː.mɪs/

/ˌpɪɹ.əˈfɔɹ.mɪs/

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin pirifōrmis, ellipsis of mūsculus pirifōrmis (“pear-shaped muscle”). Doublet of piriform.

ellipsis

sacrotuberous ligament
sacrotuberous ligament

greater sciatic foramen
greater sciatic foramen

(anatomy, zootomy) A gluteal muscle which arises from the front of the sacrum and the ischium or sacrotuberous ligament, passes out of the pelvis through the greater sciatic foramen, and inserts into the greater trochanter of the femur, serving in humans to rotate the thigh laterally.


steatohepatitis

(pathology) A form of hepatitis characterized by an accumulation of fat.


nitrosative stress

en-noun

nitrosative stress (countable and uncountable, plural nitrosative stresses)

(physiology) The reaction of body tissues to nitric oxide, nitrous oxide or similar species at levels greater than can be neutralized.


volvulus

volvulus (countable and uncountable, plural volvuli or volvuluses)

Borrowed from Late Latin volvulus (“tending to roll”), from volvo (“I roll”) + -ulus (“tending to, inclined to”).

af

Only one case of gallbladder volvulus within an incisional hernia has been previously described, but it was a parastomal herniation (Rosenblum et al. 2013).

2015 July 1, Pierre Goubault et al., “Gallbladder torsion within incisional hernia: an original cholecystitis”, in SpringerPlus, volume 4, →DOI:

(medicine) Obstruction of the bowel in which a loop of bowel has abnormally twisted on itself.


urethrotomy

(surgery) Any operation which involves the incision of the urethra.


urethroplasty

en-noun

urethroplasty (countable and uncountable, plural urethroplasties)

(surgery) Surgery involving the repair of the urethra.


ureterotomy

(surgery) Any operation which involves the incision of the ureter.


aminocaproic acid

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A drug C₆H₁₃NO₂ that inhibits the breakdown of fibrin by blocking the activation of plasminogen and is used to control bleeding (as during surgery) especially in cases where blood clots are broken down too quickly. It is a chemical analog of lysine and is marketed under the trademark Amicar.

aminocaproate

coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution


psoitis

(medicine) Inflammation of a psoas muscle or its sheath.


ophthalmia

ophthalmia (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmias)

From Medieval Latin obtalmia and Old French obtalmie, ultimately from Ancient Greek ὀφθαλμός (ophthalmós). Re-classicized from the Greek spelling, instead of archaic obtalmy (“eye inflammation, (also?) longsightedness”).

Dr. Buck reports that the Swabians also believe in the efficacy of fasting spittle for sore eyes; and our never-failing Pliny records the Roman belief that ophthalmia may be cured by anointing the eyes every morning with fasting spittle.

1891 July, Fanny D. Bergen, “Animal and Plant Lore”, in Popular Science, page 377:

(medicine) Synonym of ophthalmitis (“inflammation of the eye”)


urethrorectal

(medicine) Pertaining to the urethra and rectum.


xanthochromia

(medicine) The yellowish appearance of cerebrospinal fluid that accompanies certain conditions, especially subarachnoid hemorrhage.


monotal

(medicine, organic chemistry) The methylglycolate of guaiacol; once used as an analgesic


neosalvarsan

(medicine) A synthetic organoarsenic compound used in the treatment of syphilis.


salvarsan

salvarsan (countable and uncountable, plural salvarsans)

(medicine) The organoarsenic compound arsphenamine, formerly used in the treatment of syphilis and the first effective antibiotic developed against any bacterial illness.


albumosuria

(pathology) The presence of proteoses in the urine.


alphos

From Latin alphos, from Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “dull white, used for some leprosy, psoriasis, etc.”).

bor

(medicine, obsolete) Any disease causing dull white or silvery spots on the skin, including non-contagious forms of leprosy and psoriasis.


antiseptol

quaternary ammonium compound
quaternary ammonium compound

benzethonium chloride
benzethonium chloride#English

(medicine) The quaternary ammonium compound benzethonium chloride that is used as a detergent and antiseptic.


cantharidism

(medicine) poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides


cardiomyoliposis

(pathology) fatty degeneration of the myocardium


sequestrotomy

The patient passed out of my hands, was finally taken to a hospital and a sequestrotomy performed after which he made a good recovery.

1885, G.G. Eitel, “Osteomyelitis”, in Northwestern Lancet, page 62:

(medicine, obsolete) Surgical removal of a sequestrum, or piece of dead bone that has become separated due to necrosis.


ferrinol

(medicine) A therapeutic preparation of iron and nuclein (a phosphorized protein) historically used in the treatment of anemia.


folliculitis

en-noun

folliculitis (countable and uncountable, plural folliculitides)

(medicine) Inflammation of one or more hair follicles.

毛囊炎

inflammation of one or more hair follicles


diarthrosis

(anatomy) A joint that can move freely in various planes

diartrosi

a joint that can move freely in various planes


panidrosis

(medicine, obsolete) Sweating occurring over the entire body


pansphygmograph

(medicine) A device for recording cardiac, pulse, and chest movements at the same time.


sphygm-

From the Ancient Greek σφυγμός (sphugmós, “pulse”), from σφύζω (sphúzō, “I beat”, “I throb”).

uder

(medicine and physiology) pulse, pulsation (of blood delivered by the beating heart)


dynamization

en-noun

dynamization (countable and uncountable, plural dynamizations)

(medicine) A hypothetical increase of medicinal effectiveness by dilution and trituration.


diaphtherin

(obsolete, medicine) A dental antiseptic derived from hydroxyquinoline and a phenolsulfonic acid


dicrotic

From Ancient Greek δίκροτος (díkrotos, “double-beating”) + -ic, from δύο (dúo, “two”) + κρότος (krótos, “beat”).

af

dicrotic notch of aortic pressure

(physiology, medicine) Denoting a pulse in which a double beat is detectable for each beat of the heart.


dipsosis

(medicine) Any condition characterized by excessive thirst


discission

(surgery) incision, especially of a soft cataract


dolomol

(medicine) magnesium stearate when used in medicinal preparations


elytrotomy

From elytron (“the protective wing of a beetle”), + -tomy.

(surgery, especially in combination) The surgical division or removal of a winglike structure


ectad

From Ancient Greek ἐκτός (ektós, “out of”) + -ad.

Insertion was ectad of the rectus almost to the midventral line.

1878, Proceedings of the United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution Press, page 57:

This is the cephalic and ventral ramus of the common trunk; it is ectad of the carotid artery and the facial vein, entad of the submaxillary gland, and upon the ectal surface of the masseter muscle.

1886 November 5, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for Promoting Useful Knowledge, volume 24:

Its cranial border is thickened and somewhat curled around the anterior fifth of the ilium and distad lies in the groove between the gluteus medius and the iliacus, continuing ectad of the proximal end of the vastus externus the cranial border of the biceps femoris to which it has a short semitendinous attachment distad and ectad of its insertion on the great trochanter.

1921, Wilfred H. Osgood, A monographic study of the American marsupial, Cænolestes, page 36:


etherization

en-noun

etherization (countable and uncountable, plural etherizations)


gastropathy

gastropathy (countable and uncountable, plural gastropathies)


gastrosplenic

(anatomy, pathology) Of or pertaining to the stomach and the spleen.

gastroesplénico

of or pertaining to the stomach and the spleen


glonoin

Shortened from glycerine, oxygen, nitrogen, + -in.

(medicine, archaic) nitroglycerine when used medicinally


grattage

grattage (countable and uncountable, plural grattages)

August 18th.—Operation by "grattage" without ether. The pain experienced by the patient was quite severe.

1891 October 24, John E. Weeks, “The surgical treatment of granulated lids”, in New York Medical Journal, volume 54, page 456:

Among those vaccinated by piqûre (sticking) a very small number only contracted the disease, and in these it was mild, while in those vaccinated by grattage it was, in general, severe.

1894, “Progress of Medical Science”, in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, page 334:

The results obtained by friction or grattage, by tearing the superficial capillaries, as well as the softer pathologic elements, will cause local depletion and will greatly improve circulation and absorption.

1897 July 24, J. A. Bach, “The surgical treatment of granular conjunctivitis”, in The Medical News, volume 71, page 110:

(surgery) The scraping away of granulations (from an ulcer etc.) in order to stimulate healing.


hematinic

en-adj

hematinic (comparative more hematinic, superlative most hematinic)

more hematinic (comparative)
most hematinic (superlative)

(medicine) That improves the quality of blood, especially by increasing the amount of hemoglobin or of red blood cells.


hematinic

(medicine) Any substance that has this effect.


hemisystole

(physiology) The contraction of the left ventricle alternating with that of the right ventricle, instead of both contracting together


teratism

(pathology) Any severe congenital malformation


hydatoid

From hydato- + -oid.
Hydat- is the stem of Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”).


hypertropia

(pathology) A form of strabismus in which one eye points upward.


iniencephaly

From Ancient Greek ἰνίον (iníon) + ἐγκέφαλος (enképhalos) + -y.

(pathology) A cephalic disorder characterized by spina bifida and spinal retroflexion


mercauro

(obsolete, medicine) A mixture of the bromides of mercury, gold and arsenic used to treat syphilis


nidation

en-noun

nidation (countable and uncountable, plural nidations)

(physiology) The implantation of the early embryo in the uterus


paristhmic

(anatomy, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the tonsils; tonsillar.


pentosuria

(pathology) the presence of pentose sugars in the urine; especially the presence of abnormally high levels of xylulose in the urine


perididymis

(anatomy) A fibrous membrane surrounding most of the testis


picropodophyllin

(medicine) A particular chemokine that induces apoptosis in some tumour cells


plasson

(obsolete, cytology) A mass of undifferentiated anucleate protoplasm supposed to be the simplest structure of living organisms


Santyl

Brand name, attested since at least the early 1900s, from Santalum or santalum (which see for other related terms).

Santyl is excreted in a form more allied to sulphates and glycoll; it is more fully oxidized and its products are unirritating. Some experiments recently conducted with Santyl tablets show that these are absorbed almost as quickly as Santyl drops […]

1909, Adolf Baginsky, Jacob Snowman, Folia Therapeutica: A Periodical Journal Relating to Modern Therapeutics and Pharmacology for Medical Practitioners:

- Antibiotic fights infection and Santyl® ointment removes dead skin.
- Healthy skin tissue fills in the wound.
- Healthy pink cells start to form around the edge and on the surface.
Discontinue Santyl® when granulation tissue is well established.

2012, Pamela Brown, Quick Reference to Wound Care, →ISBN, page 83:

(medicine) A particular brand of collagenase ointment.


scalenus

(anatomy) Alternative form of scalene muscle.


sextan

(obsolete, medicine) That recurs on the sixth day


sextan

(obsolete, medicine) A fever that recurs every sixth day.


tannosal

(obsolete, medicine) A mixture of creosote and tannin once used to treat tuberculosis


temporalis

Borrowed from Late Latin temporālis (“of or belonging to the temples of the head”), ellipsis of mūsculus temporālis (“the temporal muscle”). Doublet of temporal.

ellipsis

(anatomy) A fan-shaped muscle which arises from the surface of the temporal fossa and converges to an aponeurosis which contracts into a thick flat tendon inserted into the coronoid process of the mandible; it serves to raise the lower jaw and is involved in closing the mouth and chewing.


antiricin

(medicine) An antitoxin produced in the blood as a response to exposure to ricin.


teratoblastoma

en-noun

teratoblastoma (plural teratoblastomas or teratoblastomata)

teratoblastomas (plural)
teratoblastomata (plural)

(medicine) A neoplasm containing embryonic tissue, but lacking some of the germ layers that would be present in a teratoma


boroglyceride

(dated, medicine) A preparation made by warming boric acid with glycerine; once used as an antiseptic


bromism

bromism (usually uncountable, plural bromisms)

(pathology) poisoning by bromine or bromides


bromoformin

hexamethylene diamine
hexamethylene diamine

(organic chemistry, medicine) A bromomethylate of hexamethylene diamine, once used as a sedative


axipetal

en-adj

axipetal (comparative more axipetal, superlative most axipetal)

more axipetal (comparative)
most axipetal (superlative)

A general law has been laid down by van Gehuchten and Cajal, that all nerve impulses are axipetal, that is, they pass towards the attachment of the axon, by which they leave the body of the cell.

1905, William Senhouse Kirkes, Handbook of Physiology, page 204:


abdominocystic

* abdomino- (“abdomen”) + cystic (“bladder”)

prefix

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.


abdominogenital

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.


abdominohysterotomy

(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.


xeroform

bismuth tribromophenate
bismuth tribromophenate

(medicine) A wound dressing consisting of a gauze soaked in a mixture of bismuth tribromophenate and petroleum jelly.


matzol

(obsolete, medicine) A proprietary preparation of matzoon and cod-liver oil.


nanism

en-noun

nanism (countable and uncountable, plural nanisms)

In this gene, other mutations can cause a kind of nanism that is lethal during the first weeks of life.

2006 April, Henri Friedhofer et al., “Surgical treatment for eyelid deformity in Crouzon syndrome associated with acanthosis nigricans: case report”, in Clinics:

(biology, medicine) Unusually small size, as the result of a developmental abnormality.

nanismi

developmental abnormality manifested as unusually small size


windage

windage (usually uncountable, plural windages)

(medicine, dated) A contusion caused by a projectile that does not enter the skin, due to either compressed air or a glancing blow


acanthion

From New Latin acanthion, from Ancient Greek ἄκανθα (ákantha, “thorn”) + -ion.

The central ray is directed to a point just inferior to the acanthion.

1987, D.M. Wilmot, Gail A. Sharko, Pediatric Imaging for the Technologist, page 114:

(medicine) A point lying near the base of the nose; specifically, the point at the base of the anterior nasal spine that lies on the mesial line; tip of the anterior nasal spine.


valvotomy

(surgery) An incision into a narrowed valve of the heart, in order to restore the proper flow of blood


alastrim

From Portuguese alastrim, from alastrar (“to spread out”).


molluscum

(medicine) Any of various skin diseases marked by soft, pulpy nodules or tumors


vomitory

(pharmacology) A substance that induces vomiting; an emetic


vomitory

en-adj

vomitory (comparative more vomitory, superlative most vomitory)

more vomitory (comparative)
most vomitory (superlative)

(medicine, pharmacology) Inducing vomiting; emetic


ortho

en-noun

ortho (countable and uncountable, plural orthos)

(uncountable, medicine) Clipping of orthopedics.


abaptiston

From Ancient Greek ἀβάπτιστος (abáptistos, “not dipped”).

bor

(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.


abdominoscrotal

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the scrotum.


bacteriogenous

en-adj

bacteriogenous (comparative more bacteriogenous, superlative most bacteriogenous)

more bacteriogenous (comparative)
most bacteriogenous (superlative)

(archaic, medicine) Bacteriogenic; producing bacteria.

(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.


antifatigue

an antifatigue medication


restis

Borrowed from Latin restis (“rope, cord”).

(anatomy) Any of the restiform bodies on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.


acanthoma

en-noun

acanthoma (plural acanthomas or acanthomata)

acanthomas (plural)
acanthomata (plural)

From acanth- + -oma (“tumor consisting of a specified cell”).

confix

Warts, both simple and venereal, may be the starting-points of acanthoma.

1922, James Ewing, Neoplastic Diseases, page 822:

(medicine) A neoplasm of the prickle cell layer of the skin


acephalia

(medicine) A birth defect in which the head is absent


achromia

(medicine) Absence of pigmentation, especially in the skin or blood


vomitive

en-adj

vomitive (comparative more vomitive, superlative most vomitive)

more vomitive (comparative)
most vomitive (superlative)

(medicine, pharmacology) Inducing vomiting


vomitive

(medicine, pharmacology) Something that induces vomiting


vesiculitis

en-noun

vesiculitis (countable and uncountable, plural vesiculitides)

(medicine) Inflammation of a vesicle, often specifically the seminal vesicles


vesicatory

en-adj

vesicatory (comparative more vesicatory, superlative most vesicatory)

more vesicatory (comparative)
most vesicatory (superlative)

The Same Woman.—She is the same woman you have had to deal with in your professional career, dear doctor (Gleaner). Has the same begabled frame, the same hooked beak, the same thin, neutral tinted lips, the same parchmental skin, the same supra-lateral nasal mole, the same hammer dressed saw-file voice, the same fearful masculo-feminine vesicatory tout ensemble.

1892, “Items of Interest”, in A[mant] H[enry] Ohmann-Dumesnil, editor, Medical Review. A Weekly Retrospect of Medicine and Surgery., volume XXV, St. Louis, Mo.: Medical Review Association, page 415, column 2:


vesicatory

(medicine) An agent that causes blistering.


achylia

(pathology) The lack or reduced production of gastric juices in any part of the digestive tract.


intertrigo

(medicine, dated) Chafing or dermatitis occurring between two folds of skin.


orchitis

en-noun

orchitis (countable and uncountable, plural orchitides or orchitises)

From orchi- (“testicular”) + -itis (“inflammation”), from Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle, ovary, orchid”).

der

It has been well studied, however, and helps to understand the evolution of other orchitises (197).

2004, Stephen S. Sternberg, Stacey E. Mills, Darryl Carter, Sternberg's Diagnostic Surgical Pathology - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 2154:

Avoid corticosteroids for mumps orchitis as they can reduce testosterone concentrations and increase testicular atrophy.

2010, Frank J. Domino, The 5-Minute Clinical Consult 2011, →ISBN, page 863:

This condition is encountered in Klinefelter's Syndrome, in primary hypogonadism, following orchitides, and during chronic hemodialysis.

2013, Gottfried Lemperle, Jürg Nievergelt, Plastic and Reconstructive Breast Surgery: An Atlas, →ISBN, page 63:

(pathology) A painful inflammation of one or both testes.


panhysterectomy

(surgery) An operation in which the entire uterus is removed, including the cervix


anagen

(medicine, dermatology) The production of new hair from stem cells.


valvula

From Latin valvula, from valva (“double door, valve”) + -ula (“-ule, -ling: forming diminutives”). Doublet of valvule.


varicocele

en-noun

varicocele (countable and uncountable, plural varicoceles)

He had a way of focusing his whole self's concentration very narrowly, adjusting his legs' spread for the varicoceles and curling one arm over the other […]

1996, David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest […], Boston, Mass., New York, N.Y.: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 80:

(medicine, andrology) Varicose veins in the area of the scrotum.

kiveskohjut

varicose veins in the area of the scrotum


variolization

(medicine, obsolete) Variolation: inoculation against smallpox using material from a smallpox lesion


actinomycosis

actinomycosis (countable and uncountable, plural actinomycoses)

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.


abortient

(archaic, medicine) Abortifacient; an agent producing abortion.


abortient

en-adj

abortient (comparative more abortient, superlative most abortient)

more abortient (comparative)
most abortient (superlative)

(archaic, medicine) Reproductively sterile or miscarrying.


word-deafness

(medicine) Auditory aphasia, a condition in which the patient hears words but cannot understand them.


vesuvin

From German Vesuvin, from Vesuv (“Vesuvius”) + -in.

(cytology) The pigment Bismark brown when used as a biological stain.


violine

(obsolete, medicine) An emetocathartic alkaloid, of uncertain composition, obtained from violets


emetocathartic

emetocathartic (comparative more emetocathartic, superlative most emetocathartic)

more emetocathartic (comparative)
most emetocathartic (superlative)

(medicine) That is both emetic and cathartic


tonoplast

(cytology) The cytoplasmic membrane surrounding a vacuole, separating the vacuolar contents from the cell's cytoplasm


dextrocardia

en-noun

dextrocardia (countable and uncountable, plural dextrocardias)

The term "pure dextrocardia" is used here to signify those cases of dextrocardia in which the liver and spleen are normally placed.

1917, James B. Holmes, “Recent Work in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology of Childhood”, in American Journal of Diseases of Children, volume 13, page 193:

(medicine) A congenital abnormality in which the heart is transposed to the right side of the chest


dialyzer

It mixes with the dialysis machine, and then it exchanges the elements through the blood; through the dialyzer.

2011 August 3, Rich Wisniewski, “Healthy Families, Healthy Homes: Dialysis Unit Reopens”, in KFYR-TV:

(medicine) The part of a hemodialysis machine that performs filtration by unequal diffusion through membranes


dorsiflexion

(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction.


ductule

From New Latin ductulus, diminutive of Latin ductus. By surface analysis, duct + -ule.

(anatomy) Any very small duct, typically lactiferous.


vermiculation

vermiculation (countable and uncountable, plural vermiculations)

Borrowed from Latin vermiculātiōnem, from vermiculor (“to be worm-eaten, to be wormy”) + -tiō (suffix forming nouns relating to actions or the results of actions) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *-tis (suffix forming abstract or action nouns from verb roots)). The Latin verb is from vermis (“worm”) (from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥mis (“worm”), possibly from *wer- (“to turn”)).

der

When a patient dies on the fourth, fifth or sixth day, the cause is traumatic peritonitis. Lack of food, sleep and rest, is exhausting, but the poisoning of ferments—exudates and effusions in the peritoneal cavity—determines the fatal issue. Knuckles of intestines become agglutinated and held rigid. The normal and necessary vermiculation is cut off. At an autopsy the folds of the intestines seem glued together, as do the cerebral convolutions in brain fever. From such agglutination there is no relief—no method of cure. The injection of warm water and free manipulation of the bowels with the hand, is the only method of diluting the gluey exudates, and exciting normal vermiculation.

1890, Andrew Jackson Howe, “Ovariotomy”, in Operative Gynæcology, Cincinnati, Oh.: Robert Clarke & Co., →OCLC, section XI (Abdominotomy), pages 240–241:

Deficiency of vital energy, characterized as "gastrointestinal weakness," is a functional decrease of digestive absorption; i.e., insufficient secretion of peptic fluid, loss of appetite due to decrease of gastrointestinal vermiculation, […]

1991, International Journal of Oriental Medicine, volume 16, number 1, Long Beach, Calif.: OHAI Press, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 46:

(physiology, dated) Peristalsis (“wave-like contraction of the digestive tract, resembling the movement of a worm”).


actinotherapy

I shall discuss in the following chapter the underlying principles and indications of actinotherapy in each of the diseases enumerated.

1917, Charles Herman Viol, William Herron Cameron, Radium, volumes 9-10, page 8:

The author reports a series of 160 cases of peritoneal and genital tuberculosis in the female, about half of which were treated by actinotherapy and heliotherapy, while the other half were given radiotherapy.

1946, Radiological Society of North America, Radiology, volume 47, page 209:

Apart from tuberculosis and open wounds, the other main indication found for actinotherapy was rickets.

1994, G. David Baxter, Costas Diamantopoulos, Therapeutic Lasers: Theory and Practice, page 5:

(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.

actinoteràpia

treatment of disease by ultraviolet light


adactylism

(biology, medicine) Synonym of adactyly.


agraphia

en-noun

agraphia (usually uncountable, plural agraphias)

From Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “lacking”) and γράφω (gráphō, “I write”).

(pathology) A loss of the ability to write (usually resulting from a brain injury).


adjuvanted

(medicine) Modified by addition of an adjuvant.


aetiopathogenesis

(medicine) The cause and subsequent development of an abnormal condition or of a disease.

etiopatogenia

cause and development of an abnormal condition


alloreactivity

(cytology, immunology) The reaction of a lymphocyte or antibody with an alloantigen.

alorreatividade

the reaction of a lymphocyte or antibody with an alloantigen


antihormonal

(medicine) That counteracts the effects of a particular hormone

antyhormonalny

that counteracts the effects of a particular hormone

(physiology) Of or pertaining to antihormones


bendroflumethiazide

(medicine) A thiazide diuretic used to treat hypertension


carbocisteine

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A mucolytic that reduces the viscosity of sputum.


chemoradiotherapy

(medicine) A combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy used to treat some cancers


cromoglycate

(medicine) Any salt of cromoglicic acid, especially one that is used as an antiasthmatic


dapagliflozin

From dapa- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).

af

(pharmacology) A drug C₂₁H₂₅ClO₆·C₃H₈O₂·H₂O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys and is taken orally to treat type 2 diabetes. It is marketed under the trademark Farxiga.


dapsone

en-noun

dapsone (countable and uncountable, plural dapsones)

(pharmacology) A bacteriostatic antimicrobial agent 4-[(4-aminobenzene)sulfonyl]aniline (C₁₂H₁₂N₂O₂S) used in the treatment of leprosy and a chronic form of dermatitis.


diabetology

(medicine) The study of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes

diabetologia

the study of the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes


extraskeletal

(anatomy) Located in soft tissue rather than in the bones


fingerstick

(medicine) The pricking of a finger in order to obtain a small sample of blood


glitazone

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + th(i)az(olidinedi)one.

af

(pharmacology) Synonym of thiazolidinedione.

-glitazone

peroxisome proliferator activating receptor-γ


hyperperfusion

en-noun

hyperperfusion (usually uncountable, plural hyperperfusions)

(medicine) Increased perfusion of blood through an organ


hypoendemic

en-adj

hypoendemic (comparative more hypoendemic, superlative most hypoendemic)

more hypoendemic (comparative)
most hypoendemic (superlative)

(medicine) That has a low incidence in an area


hypofractionated

(medicine) Describing a dosage of radiation that is divided into several large doses that are given every few days


iliofemoral

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the ilium and the femur


immunochromatography

en-noun

immunochromatography (countable and uncountable, plural immunochromatographies)

(immunology) A chromatographic method of immunoassay


immunoepidemiology

(immunology) The epidemiology of the immune system


inguinofemoral

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the inguen (groin) and the femur.


inguen

Ganglions of the right and of the left inguens […]

1909, Transactions of the third International Sanitary Conference of the American Republics:


lacunar

Once stroke was classified by a risk factor-free method, the stronger relationship between hypertension and lacunar versus nonlacunar infarction patients disappeared.

2016 March 3, “Comparison of Risk Factor between Lacunar Stroke and Large Artery Atherosclerosis Stroke: A Cross-Sectional Study in China”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(medicine) Of or pertaining to a lacuna.


liraglutide

/lɪˈɹæɡ.lʊˌtaɪd/

From ly(sine) + [Term?] + -glutide (“glucagon-like peptide analog”).

af

Coordinate term: semaglutide

(pharmacology) A antidiabetic drug C₁₇₂H₂₆₅N₄₃O₅₁ (trademark Victoza) that is an analog of glucagon-like peptide 1 administered by injection in the treatment of type 2 diabetes and obesity.


mesoendemic

(medicine) Having some transmission in an area


mipomersen

(medicine) An oligonucleotide drug used to reduce cholesterol levels


pancreectomy

(archaic, medicine) Alternative spelling of pancreatectomy


neoadjuvant

(medicine) Describing an adjuvant preparation given before a course of treatment.


neurocritical

(medicine) Describing critical neurological situations


neuromyelitis

(pathology) inflammation of both the spinal cord and nerves


neuropathogen

(pathology) Any material that is pathogenic to the nervous system


neuropathogenic

en-adj

neuropathogenic (comparative more neuropathogenic, superlative most neuropathogenic)

more neuropathogenic (comparative)
most neuropathogenic (superlative)

(pathology) pathogenic to the nervous system


periprocedural

From peri- + procedural or peri- + procedure + -al.

(medicine, surgery) Occurring at about the same time as a medical procedure: shortly before it, during it, and/or shortly after it (but without further specificity).

(medicine, surgery) Occurring at all of those times, as opposed to only certain ones.


pleurodesis

en-noun

pleurodesis (countable and uncountable, plural pleurodeses)

From pleuro- (“relating to the pleura”) + -desis (“binding”).

af

(surgery) The production of adhesions in the pleural cavity, typically by the use of sclerosing agents or surgical abrasion, used especially in the treatment of recurrent pneumothorax, pleural effusion and chylothorax.

(rare) The condition created by this procedure: adhesion between the parietal and visceral pleurae.


pluristratified

(anatomy) Having several stratifications


prediagnostic

(pathology) Describing the course of a disease before it has been diagnosed


ramipril

(pharmacology) A drug commonly used to treat hypertension.


rosuvastatin

From (fluo)ro- + su(lfonyl) + -vastatin (“HMG CoA reductase inhibitor”).

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A statin (trademark Crestor) that is administered orally in the form of its calcium salt Ca(C₂₂H₂₇FN₃O₆S)₂ especially to treat hypercholesterolemia.


sensorineural

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sensory nerves


supraclavicular

From supra- + clavicular or supraclavicle + -ar.

(anatomy, zootomy, relational) Above the clavicle.


thienopyridine

(medicine) Any of a class of drugs, having a structure based on a thiophene ring fused to one of tetrahydropyridine, that have anti-platelet activity


ticlopidine

(medicine) A particular thienopyridine drug


tranexamic acid

From trans- + (cycloh)ex(ane) + am(ino) + -ic acid.

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound derived from cyclohexane which inhibits the breakdown of fibrin in blood clots and is used to treat hemorrhage.


trialist

From trial (“test; experiment; court proceedings”) + -ist.

suffix

2001, LeRoy Walters and Tamar Joy Kahn (eds.), Bibliography of Bioethics, Washington, DC: Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Volume 27, p. 48,
The balance of expertise and authority between research subjects and triallists is profoundly changed, raising questions about the limits of voluntarism and differing perspectives on risk—benefit analysis.

2002, Mike Clarke, “The importance of The Cochrane Controlled Trials Register to people doing and interpreting randomised trials” in Lelia Duley and Barbara Farrell (eds.), Clinical Trials, London: BMJ Books, p. 30,
Having completed their trial, the trialists should ensure that they discuss it in the context of a systematic review of related studies.

(medicine) A person who takes part in a clinical trial, especially as a researcher.


underdiagnosis

en-noun

underdiagnosis (countable and uncountable, plural underdiagnoses)

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(medicine) The failure to diagnose a condition in a significant proportion of patients.


abulic

en-adj

abulic (comparative more abulic, superlative most abulic)

more abulic (comparative)
most abulic (superlative)

(psychiatry) Relating to, characterized by, or affected with abulia.


bursal

bursal (comparative more bursal, superlative most bursal)

more bursal (comparative)
most bursal (superlative)

(anatomy) Relating to, or resembling, a bursa


urothelium

(anatomy) The epithelium of the urinary bladder.


uterotonic

uterotonic (comparative more uterotonic, superlative most uterotonic)

more uterotonic (comparative)
most uterotonic (superlative)

(anatomy) That supplies tone (overcomes relaxation) to the uterine muscle


uterotonic

(medicine) Any medication that has this effect


horror autotoxicus

Latinate neologism coined c. 1900 by Paul Ehrlich in German, from Latin horror, auto- (“self”), toxicus (“toxic”). Compare horror vacui.

Ehrlich's dictum of horror autotoxicus makes no claim that autoantibodies may not be formed; it only suggests that they are somehow prevented from acting.

1989, Arthur M. Silverstein, A History of Immunology, →ISBN, page 163:

(historical, immunology) The now-discredited principle that the body will not harm itself by its own immune reactions.


erythematosus

From Ancient Greek ἐρύθημα (erúthēma, “a redness or flush on the skin”), from ἐρυθρός (eruthrós, “red”).
The German form Erythematodes is arguably the preferred correct form.

der

Iberdomide, a cereblon modulator promoting degradation of the transcription factors Ikaros and Aiolos, which affect leukocyte development and autoimmunity, is being evaluated for the treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

2022 March 17, Joan T. Merrill, Victoria P. Werth, Richard Furie et al., “Phase 2 Trial of Iberdomide in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus”, in The New England Journal of Medicine, volume 386, number 11, →DOI, page 1034:


theonellamide

(medicine) Any of a class of cytotoxic antifungal bicyclic peptides isolated from marine sponges of the genus Theonella.


chemoresistant

en-adj

chemoresistant (comparative more chemoresistant, superlative most chemoresistant)

more chemoresistant (comparative)
most chemoresistant (superlative)

(medicine) Describing the resistance of a tumour to chemotherapy


epicutaneous

epicutaneous (comparative more epicutaneous, superlative most epicutaneous)

more epicutaneous (comparative)
most epicutaneous (superlative)

(medicine) Describing the application of a drug etc. directly onto the surface of the skin.


oculopharyngeal

(anatomy) Relating to both the eye and the throat (especially to their respective muscles)


exonization

en-noun

exonization (countable and uncountable, plural exonizations)

(genetics) Recruiting of a new exon from non-protein-coding, intronic DNA sequences.


plectasin

Pseudoplectania nigrella
Pseudoplectania nigrella

(medicine) An antibiotic peptide isolated from the fungus Pseudoplectania nigrella.


transection

transection (countable and uncountable, plural transections)

(surgery) The creation of a transverse cut or division.


atypia

From New Latin atypia, from a- + typus (English “type”) + -ia.

(medicine) abnormality in a cell (the state of being atypical)


tannal

(obsolete, medicine) An aluminium salt of tannic acid (and sometimes also tartaric acid) used in various preparations


tannigen

(obsolete, medicine) An acetyl derivative of tannic acid once used as an astringent.


taraxacin

(obsolete, medicine) A bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion, once used as a diuretic.


taraxacum

taraxacum (countable and uncountable, plural taraxacums)

Take dandelion root, dried and sliced, six ounces […] This is an excellent way of taking taraxacum.

1882, John Gardner, Household Medicine and Sick-room Guide, page 431:

(medicine) The dried root of the dandelion once used as a tonic.


tartarization

tartarization (countable and uncountable, plural tartarizations)

(obsolete, medicine) Treatment with tartar emetic, especially as a treatment for syphilis.


terebene

terebene (countable and uncountable, plural terebenes)

(obsolete, medicine) Any of various preparations, composed mainly of terpenes, obtained from camphor or turpentine by several chemical methods, used as an expectorant and antiseptic


teucrin

(obsolete, medicine) A preparation of this used as a febrifuge


thalline

thalline (countable and uncountable, plural thallines)

(obsolete, medicine) Any of several derivatives of quinoline used as antipyretics.


afterpain

(pathology, often in the plural) Pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially after passage of the placenta).

nawee

pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth


angiostatin

angiostatin (countable and uncountable, plural angiostatins)

(biochemistry, medicine) A protein that inhibits angiogenesis; it is used to inhibit the growth of new blood vessels in tumours.


bacteriuria

bacteriuria (usually uncountable, plural bacteriurias)

(pathology) The presence of bacteria in the urine


baroreceptor

(anatomy) A nerve ending that is sensitive to changes in blood pressure.


falx cerebelli

(medicine) A fold of the dura mater that divides the hemispheres of the cerebellum.


fatigability

(medicine) A medical condition in which fatigue is easily induced.


caseation

caseation (countable and uncountable, plural caseations)

(pathology) A necrotic degeneration of tissue to a cheese-like condition.


chondrocranium

(anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification


colchicum

colchicum (countable and uncountable, plural colchicums)

From Latin, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν (kolkhikón).

Book VI deals with surgery, including an account of tracheotomy, and a final long book is taken up with drugs, including the use of colchicum for gout.

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 87:

Colchicum autumnale
Colchicum autumnale#Translingual

(uncountable, medicine) The dried seed of the poisonous meadow saffron, Colchicum autumnale, used medicinally.


crossmatch

en-verb

crossmatch (third-person singular simple present crossmatches, present participle crossmatching, simple past and past participle crossmatched)

crossmatches (present singular third-person)
crossmatching (participle present)
crossmatched (participle past)
crossmatched (past)

(pathology) To test whether the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.


crossmatch

(pathology) A test of whether the blood of a donor and recipient are compatible.


diverticular

In an earlier study among nearly 44,000 male health professionals, fiber from fruit and vegetables, but not cereal, was linked to a reduced risk of diverticular disease.

2019 October 28, Jane E. Brody, “Fiber in Fruits and Grains Protects Against Diverticulitis”, in The New York Times, →ISSN:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diverticulum.


enanthem

From Ancient Greek ἐνανθέω (enanthéō), from ἐν- (en-, “in”) + ἀνθέω (anthéō, “to blossom”).

(pathology) A lesion of the mucous membrane (especially of the mouth)


pleuretic

[…] which I expected to have found extremely sizy and glutinous, or indeed coagulated, as it is in pleuretic complaints;

1749, Henry Fielding, chapter XIII, in The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, book VII:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the pleura, the smooth serous membrane which closely covers the lungs and the adjacent surfaces of the thorax.


vaccinable

en-adj

vaccinable (comparative more vaccinable, superlative most vaccinable)

more vaccinable (comparative)
most vaccinable (superlative)

The balance of resources expended to keep children under five safe from vaccinable diseases is questioned, given the meager resources expended to improve the quality of life for child survivors.

1996, Mark Nichter, “Vaccinations in the Third World”, in Anthropology and International Health: Asian Case Studies, page 333:

(medicine) Able to be vaccinated against

Within a few years we had practically vaccinated the vaccinable population.

(medicine) Able to be successfully vaccinated


haematocele

(British spelling, medicine) Alternative spelling of hematocele


hematocele

(pathology) A swelling caused by the collection of blood in a cavity, especially of the membrane covering a testicle.


intermedium

en-noun

intermedium (plural intermediums or intermedia)

intermediums (plural)
intermedia (plural)

(anatomy) A central carpal bone or tarsal bone.


hepatomegaly

hepatomegaly (countable and uncountable, plural hepatomegalies)

(pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver.


lipidosis

(pathology) A disorder in the metabolism of lipids in which fat is deposited in the tissues


metrorrhagia

metrorrhagia (countable and uncountable, plural metrorrhagias)

/ˌmiːtrɔːˈɹeɪd͡ʒɪə/

(pathology) abnormal uterine bleeding at irregular intervals.

menorrhagia

heavy menstrual flow but regularly timed

colporrhagia

bleeding per vaginam with vaginal source


monochromatism

(pathology) The condition of being totally colour blind; achromatopsia


osteitis

osteitis (usually uncountable, plural osteitides or osteitises)


petrosal

From Latin petrōsus (“full of rocks, rocky”) + -al.

af

(anatomy, relational) Of, pertaining to, or located near the petrous part of the temporal bone or the capsule of the inner ear.

岩的

relating to the petrous part of the temporal bone


petrosal

(anatomy) The petrous part of the temporal bone at the base of the skull, surrounding the inner ear.

midal-shaped petrosal of mammals and bird

1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:

(anatomy, zootomy) The auditory capsule.


physiatrics

(medicine) Physical medicine or therapy.


platysma

en-noun

platysma (plural platysmas or platysmata)

Borrowed from New Latin platysma, from Ancient Greek πλᾰ́τῠσμᾰ (plắtŭsmă, “flat object”), from πλᾰτῠ́νω (plătŭ́nō, “widen”) + -μᾰ (-mă, “nominal suffix”).

af

(anatomy) A superficial muscle of the human neck that overlaps the sternocleidomastoid.


sociogenomics

(sociology, genetics) The study of the effect of the gene pool of a society on its behaviour


sternocleidomastoid

Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdēs, from Latin sternum (“the breastbone”) + Ancient Greek κλείς (kleís, “the collarbone”) + Latin mastoīdēs (“like a breast”), equivalent to sterno- + cleido- + mastoid.

(anatomy) Relating to or involving the sternum, the clavicle and the mastoid process of the temporal bone.

sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid muscle

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.


sternocleidomastoid

sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of sternocleidomastoid muscle.


sternomastoid

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the mastoid process.


supinator

(anatomy) Any muscle that aids supination


thymoma

(oncology, pathology) Any tumour of the thymus


truncal

Cerebellar dysfunction is characterized by truncal ataxia, a broad-based stance, dysmetria in which the limbs either overstep (hypermetria) or understep (hypometria), and tremor that is most pronounced when the animal attempts a goal-orientated movement (intention tremor).

2004, Johnny D. Hoskins, Geriatrics and Gerontology of the Dog and Cat, →ISBN, page 358:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the trunk (of the body).


hachement

From French hachement, from hacher (“to chop”).

(medicine) In massage, a hacking or chopping stroke repeated in succession with the edge of the extended fingers or with the whole hand.


prozone

(immunology) The range of antibody concentrations within which reaction is inhibited.

Coordinate term: metazone

Median carina strongly cristate on the prozone and on the metazone and with one deep transverse incision so that the prozone is only about one-third the length of the metazone, the incision inclined anterio-ventrad.

1924, William Williams Henderson, A Taxonomic and Ecological Study of the Species of the Subfamily Oedipodinae (Orthoptera-Acrididae) Found in Utah, page 53:

(anatomy) The anterior zone of the pronotum in an insect of the family Acrididae or Gryllidae.


resupinate

en-adj

resupinate (comparative more resupinate, superlative most resupinate)

more resupinate (comparative)
most resupinate (superlative)


intronization

(genetics) The addition of introns into coding sequences


yawey

yawey (comparative more yawey, superlative most yawey)

more yawey (comparative)
most yawey (superlative)

(archaic, medicine) Alternative form of yawy


xanthopsydracia

(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.


penoscrotal

penoscrotal (comparative more penoscrotal, superlative most penoscrotal)

more penoscrotal (comparative)
most penoscrotal (superlative)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the penis and scrotum.


thermin

(obsolete, medicine) The hydrochloride of tetrahydronaphthalene, once used as a mydriatic


AnCC

(medicine) Abbreviation of anodal closure contraction.


thymacetin

(medicine) An acetamide derivative of thymol that was once used as an antipyretic and analgesic


traumaticin

(obsolete, surgery) A solution of gutta-percha in chloroform once used for closing wounds.


traumatol

(obsolete, medicine) A material prepared from iodine and cresol, once used as an antiseptic


quinquivalent

(medicine) Having a vaccine valence of 5.


vomiturition

Borrowed from New Latin vomitūritiō (“nausea”), alteration of vomitiō (“a vomiting”).

(medicine) Repeated ineffectual attempts at vomiting; retching.


saprol

The value of saprol as a disinfectant for human excreta has been investigated by Laser. It being lighter than water floats upon the surface of fluids which, from the supernatant layer dissolve phenol, cresol, and other coal-tar products which are soluble in water.

1898, Albion G. Young, Notes on Disinfectants and Disinfection, page 170:

(archaic, medicine) A dark brown oily compound containing phenol, creosol, and other hydrocarbons such as coal tar products, used as a disinfectant.


debilitant

(medicine) A substance which debilitates; a weakening agent; a remedy for excessive excitement.


femur head

(anatomy) The highest, globular part of the femur.


mesorectal

See total mesorectal excision

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the middle part of the rectum


proctectomy

(surgery) The resection of the rectum and anus.


sclerotherapy

(surgery) A treatment for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and ulcers involving an injection of material into a blood vessel in order to make it harden and shrink.


telcagepant

(medicine) A particular drug under investigation in the treatment of migraine


pentaploid

(genetics) That has five haploid sets of chromosomes


ambisense

(genetics) Describing single-stranded, viral RNA, part of which has a positive sense and part negative.


agrypnia

From Ancient Greek ἀγρυπνία (agrupnía, “sleeplessness, vigilance”).

lbor

(psychiatry, pathology) Persistent loss of sleep; insomnia; sleeplessness.


acroblast

(medicine) Material derived from the Golgi apparatus from which the acrosome develops during spermatogenesis.

(medicine, archaic) A type of embryonic cell forming a layer external to the mesoblast.


autotherapy

en-noun

autotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural autotherapies)

(medicine) The spontaneous cure of a medical condition.

autoterapia

the spontaneous cure of a medical condition

(medicine) Self-treatment of a medical condition.

(medicine) Treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretions, such as the ingestion of discharge from wounds.

autoterapia

treament of a disease by administration of filtrates from the patient's own pathological secretion


autointoxication

autointoxication (countable and uncountable, plural autointoxications)

(medicine) Poisoning due to the faulty absorption of the waste products of metabolism or of the products of decomposition within the intestines.


auto-intoxication

(medicine) Alternative spelling of autointoxication


assident

en-adj

assident (comparative more assident, superlative most assident)

more assident (comparative)
most assident (superlative)

(medicine) Of a symptom, generally, but not always, accompanying a disease; indicative of the presence of a disease but not a necessary occurrence in conjunction with that disease.


self-treatment

en-noun

self-treatment (countable and uncountable, plural self-treatments)

(medicine) The action of attempting to cure one's own medical condition.

(medicine) A method or substance intended to permit the user to cure their own medical condition.


chemoresistance

chemoresistance (countable and uncountable, plural chemoresistances)

(medicine) The resistance of a tumour to chemotherapy.


extrastriate

(anatomy) Describing that part of the cortex next to the striate cortex


wharl

(medicine) A rattling or uvular utterance of the r-sound.


wheyn

(obsolete, medicine) A proprietary drink for nutrition and stimulation prepared from sterilized whey.


whirl-bone

From Middle English whirlebon, whyrlebone, whorlbane (“hip or hip joint; the thighbone, femur; the rounded head of the femur; the kneecap, patella; a vertebra; ankle”), perhaps an alteration of Old English hweorfbān (“a joint, kneecap, vertebra”), equivalent to whirl + bone. Cognate with Scots whorlebone, whorle-bane (“hip bone, joint, vertebra”), German Wirbelbein (“vertebra”).

inh

(medicine, archaic) The patella, rotula, or kneecap.

(medicine, archaic) The head of the femur.


zygomaticus

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin zygomaticus, clipping of mūsculus zygomaticus (“zygomatic muscle”). Doublet of zygomatic.

clipping

Meronyms: zygomaticus major, zygomaticus minor

(anatomy) One of several small subcutaneous facial muscles arising from or in relation with the zygomatic bone.


tinctura

From Latin tīnctūra. Doublet of tainture, teinture, and tincture.


tincturation

en-noun

tincturation (usually uncountable, plural tincturations)

(medicine) The formulation and preparation of a tincture.


calculary

(medicine) Of or relating to calculus (stony concretions).


chlorprothixene

(medicine) A particular thioxanthene antipsychotic


choriocapillaris

(anatomy) The capillary layer of the choroid of the eye


cilastatin

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A dehydropeptidase inhibitor that is used in association with certain antibiotics to prevent them being inactivated


clinafloxacin

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) A particular fluoroquinolone antibiotic.


cointervention

(medicine) Any additional procedure applied to members of either the study group or the control group in a randomized, controlled trial


endophthalmitis

en-noun

endophthalmitis (countable and uncountable, plural endophthalmitides or endophthalmites)

endophthalmitides (plural)
endophthalmites (plural)

(medicine) Inflammation of the interior of the eye.


extracapsular

(anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.


hemiarthroplasty

(surgery) The replacement of one surface of a joint with artificial material


hypoalbuminemia

(pathology) The presence of an abnormally low concentration of albumin in the blood.


albuminemia

(pathology) The (normal) presence of albumin in the blood.

albuminémie

the (normal) presence of albumin in the blood


intertrochanteric

(anatomy) Between the two trochanters of the femur


intraarticular

Intraarticular visualization and suture placement are easier while the patient's knee is unstable and before notchplasty or osseous tunnel drilling can cause bleeding.

2003, John B. McGinty, Stephen S. Burkhart, Operative Arthroscopy, page 354:


maculopathy

maculopathy (countable and uncountable, plural maculopathies)

(pathology) Any disease of the macula of the eye.


metaphysis

From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after”) + Ancient Greek φύσις (phúsis, “growth”), equivalent to meta- + -physis.

(anatomy) The part of a long bone that grows during development


acritochromacy

From Ancient Greek ἄκριτος (ákritos, “indistinguishable”) + χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”) + -acy.

der

(archaic, medicine) Color blindness, achromatopsia.


quasiexperimental

(medicine) Describing a trial in which the assignment to a group is based upon an experimental condition


quasirandomised

(medicine) Describing a trial in which a quasirandom method is used to assign participants to groups


reoperation

en-noun

reoperation (countable and uncountable, plural reoperations)

(surgery) A second or subsequent operation


serodiscordance

Poor knowledge of HIV serodiscordance, transmission, and prevention contribute to HIV transmission risk.

2015, W. Kilembe with Wall, K. M., Mokgoro, M., Mwaanga, A., Dissen, E., Kamusoko, M, et al., “Knowledge of HIV Serodiscordance, Transmission, and Prevention among Couples in Durban, South Africa”, in PLOS ONE, volume 10, number 4, →DOI:

(immunology) The condition of being serodiscordant.


subtrochanteric

(anatomy) Beneath the trochanter of the femur


trochanteric

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the trochanter of the femur


modiolus

From Latin modiolus (“wheel's hub”), diminutive of modius (“measure of grain”).

(anatomy) The central core of the cochlea

(anatomy) A chiasma of facial muscles held together by fibrous tissue


interarm

(physiology) Between arms (used especially to describe the difference in measured blood pressure when measured in each arm).


trinitrocresol

(organic chemistry, medicine) Any of several isomeric trinitro derivatives of cresol; the commercial mixture was once used as an antiseptic


trional

'My wife always takes a sleeping draught when travelling by train. She took her usual dose of trional.'

1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 7, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 123:

(medicine) The anesthetic drug 2,2-bis(ethylsulfonyl)butane.


flibanserin

Contains -anserin (“serotonin receptor antagonist”).

af

(medicine) A drug that may be used to treat decreased libido in women


repositor

(surgery) An instrument used to reposition a displaced organ


coarctate

en-adj

coarctate (comparative more coarctate, superlative most coarctate)

more coarctate (comparative)
most coarctate (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin coarctātus, perfect participle of coarctō (“to press together, compress, contract, confine”), from co- (“being or bringing together, co-”) + arctō (“to draw or press close together”).

af

(medicine) Pressed close together, constricted, narrowed, compressed.


natriuresis

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from natr- + -i- + -uresis; those combining forms are ultimately from New Latin natrium (“sodium”) + Ancient Greek οὔρησις (oúrēsis, “a making water”).

(physiology) excretion of sodium in the urine.


orbitosphenoid

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbit and the sphenoid bone


pronator

en-noun

pronator (plural pronators or pronatores)

(anatomy) Any muscle that produces pronation


transcortical

Because association fibers are compromised in the transcortical aphasias, Lichtheim (1885) called what we know as transcortical aphasia commissural dysphasia or white matter dysphasia.

2007, Robert H. Brookshire, Introduction to Neurogenic Communication Disorders:

(anatomy) Between the two parts of the cerebral cortex


fibrocystic

(pathology) Having increased fibrosis together with increased cystic spaces.


rhombomere

(developmental biology, neurology) A temporarily divided segment of the developing neural tube, within the hindbrain region


sclerotome

(anatomy) A segmented mass of mesenchymal tissue, in a somite, that develops into the ribs


acrocephalia

(medicine) A deformity of the head in which the top is more or less pointed.


acrochordon

(medicine) A soft, pedunculated or pensile wart, consisting of myomatous or edematous fibrous tissue, often found on the neck or eyelids of elderly persons.


myomatous

en-adj

myomatous (comparative more myomatous, superlative most myomatous)

more myomatous (comparative)
most myomatous (superlative)


acrodynia

(pathology) An epidemic disease of the skin characterized by increased sensibility of the soles and palms, with pricking sensations in them and rheumatoid pains in the hands and feet.


acromiocoracoid

acromiocoracoid (comparative more acromiocoracoid, superlative most acromiocoracoid)

more acromiocoracoid (comparative)
most acromiocoracoid (superlative)

(medicine) Pertaining to the acromion and the coracoid process.


acronarcotic

acronarcotic (comparative more acronarcotic, superlative most acronarcotic)

more acronarcotic (comparative)
most acronarcotic (superlative)

(medicine) Of a substance, both acrid and narcotic; irritant in local effect and narcotic in action upon the nerve centers.


nerve center

(anatomy) A point at which nerves come together for the processing of signals.

hermokeskus

anatomy: a point at which nerves come together for the processing of signals


zean

Former trade name. See Zea (“genus of grasses”).

(medicine, archaic) A highly concentrated fluid extract of cornsilk used as a diuretic and urinary antiseptic.


zymad

(medicine) The organism responsible for a zymotic or infectious disease; the contagium vivum.


zygon

From Ancient Greek ζυγόν (zugón, “yoke”).

“The evidence is threefold: (1) as admitted by Ecker, the zygon always appears independently in the foetus;

1896, Andrew J. Parker, “Morphology of the Cerebral Convolutions with special reference to the order of Primates”, in Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 2nd Series edition, volume 10, number 3, page 323:

I am falling apart, the delicate zygon of my brain is opened.

1938, Lawrence Durrell, The Black Book, book 3, London: Faber and Faber, published 1977, page 223:

(anatomy, plural "zyga") In the cerebrum, a short crossbar fissure that connects the two pairs of branches of a larger zygal (H-shaped) fissure.


endoreduplication

en-noun

endoreduplication (countable and uncountable, plural endoreduplications)

(genetics) The replication of chromosomes without mitotic cell division.


shrinker

(medicine) A sock-like article used to compress a stump remaining after amputation.

puristusside

medicine: sock-like article used to compress a stump


phantosmia

phantosmia (countable and uncountable, plural phantosmias)

* Blend of phantom (from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma)) and Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”).

In addition, phantosmias or, in essence, olfactory hallucinations have been described in association with seizure activity, psychiatric illness, and Alzheimer's Disease.

1997, Allen M. Seiden, Taste and Smell Disorders, page 5:

Most often, phantosmias occur after trauma or URTI and consist of unpleasant odors occurring without being elicited through environmental odor sources.

2005, B. N. Landis, T. Hummel, J.-S. Lacroix, “Basic and Clinical Aspects of Olfaction”, in Nejat Akalan, Concezio Di Cuore Rocco, Vinko V. Dolenc, Rudolf Fahlbusch, J. Lobo Antunes, Marc Sindou, Nicolas De Tribolet, Cees A.F. Tulleken, editors, Advances and Technical Standards in Neurosurgery, volume 30, page 86:

Patients with phantosmia thought to be related to abnormal olfactory signal processing will often confirm a unilateral presentation to the distorted smell when asked.

2009, Eric H. Holbrook, “10: Clinical Assessment and Management of Olfactory Disorders”, in Fred J. Stucker, Chris de Souza, Guy S. Kenyon, Timothy S. Lian, Wolfgang Draf, Bernhard Schick, editors, Rhinology and Facial Plastic Surgery, page 116:

(pathology) A form of parosmia involving olfactory hallucinations in which the perceived smell is triggered apparently without cause rather than by another smell.


subacromial

en-adj

subacromial (comparative more subacromial, superlative most subacromial)

more subacromial (comparative)
most subacromial (superlative)


belinostat

(medicine) A histone deacetylase inhibitor proposed as an anticancer drug


crossreaction

(immunology) a reaction between an antigen and an antibody that was formed to counteract a different (often similar) antigen


globozoospermia

(pathology) A form of teratospermia characterized by round-headed spermatozoa


glomerulopathy

en-noun

glomerulopathy (countable and uncountable, plural glomerulopathies)

(pathology) Any disease of the renal glomeruli.


lesional

en-adj

lesional (comparative more lesional, superlative most lesional)

more lesional (comparative)
most lesional (superlative)

(pathology) Of, pertaining to, or accompanied by lesions


regenerome

“Liver Physiome” will include metabolome, toxicome, pharmacome, and regenerome, which correspond to the proteomic basis of the main hepatic physiological functions such as metabolism, detoxication, pharmacokinetics, and regeneration, respectively.

2005, He Fuchu, “Human Liver Proteome Project: Plan, Progress, and Perspectives”, in Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, volume 4, number 12:

Only now have new genetic, molecular and cellular technologies as well as scientific knowledge of the salamander, mouse and human genomes and ‘regeneromes’ risen to a level where scientists can compare systemwide responses to injury.

2009, “$2.4 million stimulus fuels effort to regenerate injured spinal cords”, in University of Florida News, archived from the original on 2012-12-15:

All this might explain why the salamander regenerome continues to fascinate researchers (for regenerative medicine, see Brody, 2016, Willyard, 2016.)

2018 December, Mihai Nadin, “Redefining medicine from an anticipatory perspective”, in Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, volume 140:

(biochemistry, physiology) the totality of the regeneration functions of an organ (especially of the liver)


spondylothoracic

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the spine and the thoracic cage


vorozole

From [Term?] + -rozole (“imidazole-triazole derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) An imidazole-based competitive inhibitor of aromatase.


ulobetasol

From [Term?] + -betasol (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).

(pharmacology) A particular corticosteroid used to treat psoriasis.


unoprostone

(pharmacology) A prostaglandin analogue whose isopropyl ester is used to treat glaucoma and ocular hypertension.


urapidil

(pharmacology) A sympatholytic antihypertensive drug.


uldazepam

From [Term?] + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine drug with sedative and anxiolytic effects.


umespirone

From [Term?] + -spirone (“buspirone derivative”).

(pharmacology) An azapirone drug with anxiolytic and antipsychotic properties.


reteplase

Probably from re(combinant) + -teplase (“tissue-type plasminogen activator”).

(pharmacology) A modified form of human tissue plasminogen activator, used as a thrombolytic drug.


quinupristin

From quinu(clidinyl) + -pristin (“pristinamycin derivative”).

(pharmacology) A streptogramin antibiotic derived from pristinamycin.


dalfopristin

From d(iethyl)a(mino) + (su)lfo(nyl) + -pristin (“pristinamycin derivative”).


quinupramine

From quinu(clidine) + -pramine (“substance of the imipramine group”).

(pharmacology) A particular tricyclic antidepressant.


quinisocaine

From quiniso- (“alteration of isoquin(oline)”) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

(pharmacology) A topical anesthetic used as an antipruritic.


quingestanol

From Latin quin(que) (“five”) + (pro)gest(ogen) + [Term?] + -ol.

(pharmacology) 3-cyclopentyl norethisterone, a steroidal progestin whose acylated derivative is used as a pharmaceutical drug.


reproterol

From [Term?] + pro(pyl) + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A β₂-adrenergic receptor agonist used in the treatment of asthma.


quinestrol

From Latin quin(que) (“five”) + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.

(pharmacology) A synthetic oestrogen used in hormone replacement therapy.


raclopride

From [Term?] + (di)chlo(ro) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) A synthetic compound that acts as an antagonist on D₂ dopamine receptors.


remoxipride

From [Term?] + m(eth)oxy + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) An atypical antipsychotic formerly used to treat schizophrenia but later withdrawn because of toxicity concerns.


ramiprilat

(pharmacology) The active metabolite of the prodrug ramipril.


ramosetron

From [Term?] + -setron (“serotonin receptor 5-HT₃ antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A serotonin receptor antagonist for the treatment of nausea and vomiting.


osanetant

From [Term?] + -netant (“neurokinin NK₃ receptor antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A neurokinin 3 receptor antagonist being researched for the treatment of schizophrenia.


nonabine

From no(nyl) + -nab- (“cannabinoid receptor agonist”) + (pyrid)ine.

(pharmacology) A cannabinoid drug with strong antiemetic effects.


nalorphine

From N-allyl + -orphine (“morphinan derivate”).

(pharmacology) A drug used to reverse opioid overdose.


nifurquinazol

From nifur- (“5-nitrofuran derivative”) + quinazol(inyl).

(pharmacology) An antibacterial agent of the nitrofuran class.


leflunomide

(pharmacology) An inhibitor of pyrimidine synthesis, used to treat some forms of arthritis.


ioversol

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast media”) + [Term?] + -ol.

(pharmacology) An organoiodine compound used as a contrast medium.


iotalamic acid

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast media”) + (isoph)thalamic acid.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A molecule used as a contrast medium.


iobitridol

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + [Term?] + tri(s)- + d(i)ol.

(pharmacology) A molecule used as a contrast medium.


oestrum

en-noun

oestrum (countable and uncountable, plural oestrums)


alisphenoid

(anatomy) The greater wing of the sphenoid bone


alisphenoid

(anatomy) Relating to or forming the wing of the sphenoid bone.

alisphenoid bone

alisphenoid canal

(anatomy) Relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid.


astatic

en-adj

astatic (comparative more astatic, superlative most astatic)

more astatic (comparative)
most astatic (superlative)


contractural

(pathology) Of or pertaining to contractures.


cubital

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cubit or ulna.


dichromatism

en-noun

dichromatism (countable and uncountable, plural dichromatisms)

(pathology) A form of colourblindness in which only two of the three primary colours can be distinguished


diethylstilboestrol

(pharmacology) UK spelling of diethylstilbestrol.


bacilluria

(pathology) The discharge of urine containing bacilli.


epicondyle

(anatomy) A protuberance above the condyle of a bone to which ligaments or tendons are attached.


episternum

episternum (plural episternums or episterna)

(anatomy) The upper segment of the sternum


exteriorize

en-verb

exteriorize (third-person singular simple present exteriorizes, present participle exteriorizing, simple past and past participle exteriorized)

exteriorizes (present singular third-person)
exteriorizing (participle present)
exteriorized (participle past)
exteriorized (past)

(surgery, transitive) To expose (an internal organ) for observation or surgery.


linctus

From Latin linctus, from lingō (“I lick (up)”).

(medicine) Any syrupy medication; especially a remedy for coughs.


alteplase

Probably from al(pha) + -teplase (“tissue-type plasminogen activator”).

af

myocardial infarction
myocardial infarction

deep venous thrombosis
deep vein thrombosis

(pharmacology) A form of the enzyme plasminogen activator (trademark Activase) produced by genetic engineering and used to dissolve blood clots in thromboembolic disorders such as myocardial infarction, deep venous thrombosis, and pulmonary embolism.


candesartan

From [Term?] + -sartan (“angiotensin II receptor antagonist”).

(pharmacology) An angiotensin receptor antagonist used for the treatment of hypertension


clodronate

clodronic acid

coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution

(organic chemistry) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of clodronic acid.

(medicine) The sodium salt of clodronic acid, used as a bone resorption inhibitor and antihypercalcemic agent.


clodronic acid

From (di)chlo(ro)- + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The chlorinated phosphonic acid CCl₂(PO(OH)₂)₂.


macies

(archaic, medicine) Emaciation; atrophy.


exenatide

From exen(din) + -a- + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

In humans, the science is much more scant. A couple of studies of exenatide in people with cocaine-use disorder were too short or small to be conclusive.

2023 May 19, Sarah Zhang, “Ozempic’s Next Act”, in The Atlantic:

(pharmacology) Synthetic polypeptide exendin-4 that mimics the hormone incretin and is used for the treatment of diabetes.


immunoabsorption

(immunology) The removal of a specific antibody by an antigen (or of an antigen by a specific antibody)


immunochemotherapy

(immunology, medicine) A combination of immunotherapy and chemotherapy


sitagliptin

From [Term?] + -gliptin (“dipeptidyl aminopeptidase-IV inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A hypoglycemic drug taken orally in the form of its phosphate C₁₆H₁₅F₆N₅O·H₃PO₄·H₂O in the treatment of type 2 diabetes. It acts by inhibiting the degradation of incretins, which results in increased secretion of insulin by the pancreas. It is marketed under the trademark Januvia and when used in combination with metformin, under the trademark Janumet.


synaptopathy

(pathology) Any disease or dysfunction of the synapses


antigenemia

en-noun

antigenemia (countable and uncountable, plural antigenemias)

(pathology, immunology) The presence of antigens (especially viral antigens) in the bloodstream

antigénémie

the presence of antigen (especially viral antigens) in the bloodstream


glenohumeral

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus.

glenohumeral

of or pertaining to the glenoid fossa and the humerus


granulomatosis

granulomatosis (usually uncountable, plural granulomatoses)

(pathology) Any disease or condition accompanied by multiple granulomas.


histoplasmoma

(pathology) An infectious granuloma of the lung caused by the parasitic fungus Histoplasma capsulatum.


lignocaine

From ligno- (“wood, related to xylene”) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

confix

wood, related to <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">xylene</i>


patellofemoral

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the patella and the femur.


psychosomatics

(medicine) psychosomatic medicine (science)


tibiofemoral

(anatomy), Of, pertaining to, or joining the tibia and the femur


vasculitic

en-adj

vasculitic (comparative more vasculitic, superlative most vasculitic)

more vasculitic (comparative)
most vasculitic (superlative)

(pathology) Characterized by inflammatory destruction of blood vessels


pasteurellosis

(pathology) Any disease caused by infection with bacteria of the genus Pasteurella.


perichondrium

(anatomy) a dense layer of fibrous connective tissue surrounding the cartilage of developing bone


cephalization

en-noun

cephalization (countable and uncountable, plural cephalizations)

(medicine) The redistribution of blood flow from the base of the lung towards the upper lobe vessels as a consequence of pulmonary venous hypertension, usually described on a chest radiograph.


decapsulate

en-verb

decapsulate (third-person singular simple present decapsulates, present participle decapsulating, simple past and past participle decapsulated)

decapsulates (present singular third-person)
decapsulating (participle present)
decapsulated (participle past)
decapsulated (past)

From de- + capsule + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

af

(surgery, transitive) To remove a capsule (especially from the kidney).


dideoxyinosine

(pharmacology) Alternative form of didanosine.


iridectomy

(surgery) Removal of part or all of the iris of the eye.


meniscectomy

(surgery) Removal of the meniscus (cartilage) of a joint (especially of the knee).


multivalve

a multivalve mollusk

Having or involving multiple valves (in any context); thus:

(anatomy, zoology, medicine) Having multiple biological valves.

multivalve heart disease

(anatomy, zoology, medicine) Involving multiple heart valves.


postviral

Her symptoms were later diagnosed as postviral myositis, a muscular inflammation that can cause weakness and pain.

2009 July 16, Kristina Peterson, “College Athletes Stuck With the Bill After Injuries”, in New York Times:

(medicine, virology) Following a viral infection.


predorsal

(anatomy) Immediately in front of a dorsal region


obex

(anatomy) A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle.


labyrinthitis

en-noun

labyrinthitis (countable and uncountable, plural labyrinthites or labyrinthitides)

labyrinthites (plural)
labyrinthitides (plural)

/ˌlæbɪɹɪnˈθaɪtɪs/

Some years ago, however, Voltolini described the occurrence of cases which, he believed, were only to be accounted for on the supposition that the symptoms were due to primary labyrinthitis.

1892, Peter McBride, Diseases of the Throat, Nose, & Ear:

(pathology) Inflammation of the labyrinth of the inner ear.


myxedema

myxedema (countable and uncountable, plural myxedemas)

The obvious inference was that myxoedema, goitre and cretinism were due to thyroid failure.

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 542:

(pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective tissue components in subcutaneous tissue.


glutination

glutination (usually uncountable, plural glutinations)

(medicine, obsolete) Something that is used to close up a wound or join together the parts of a broken bone, torn vein, etc; the process of applying such a glutination to a wound.


splenitis

splenitis (usually uncountable, plural splenites)