immunocolloidal

(immunology) Describing colloidal particles (especially of gold) that attach to immunological targets, and are thus used in electron microscopy of biological materials


satellitosis

(pathology) An abnormal clustering of cells around another, different, one; especially a clustering of glial cells around damaged neurons


orris pea

(medicine) An issue pea made from orris root.


pelt rot

(veterinary medicine, obsolete) A disease affecting the hair or wool of an animal.


chevron bone

(anatomy) Any of the V-shaped subvertebral arches which enclose the caudal blood vessels in some animals.


miner's elbow

(medicine) A swelling on the back of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon.


capsular ligament

en-noun

capsular ligament (plural capsular ligaments)

(anatomy) A ligamentous bag or capsule a synovial joint.


hydatid of Morgagni

hydatid of Morgagni (plural hydatids of Morgagni)

Named after the Italian anatomist Giovanni Battista Morgagni.


grocer's itch

“Flour” routinely contained crushed stone or gypsum as a cheap extender. Ground insects could be mixed into brown sugar, often without detection; their use was linked to an unpleasant condition known as “grocer’s itch.”

[2018 November, Deborah Blum, “When Milk Was Full of Calf Brains”, in The Atlantic:

(medicine) An itching eruption, a variety of eczema, produced by sugar mites (Tyroglyphus sacchari or Glycyphagus domesticus) or fruit mites (Carpoglyphus lactis et al.).


strengthening plaster

strengthening plaster (plural strengthening plasters)

(medicine, archaic) A plaster containing iron, supposed to have tonic effects.


hobnail liver

(medicine, archaic) A liver that is shrunken, hard, and covered with projections like hobnails, resulting from cirrhosis.


weak sore

(medicine, archaic) A sore covered with pale, flabby, sluggish granulations.


zygotal

(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a zygote.


phrenocostal

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and diaphragm.


weaning brash

(medicine, archaic) A severe form of diarrhea which was said to affect children recently weaned.


biliojejunal

(anatomy, surgery) relating to the bile duct and the jejunum


pharyngojejunal

(surgery) relating to, or connecting the pharynx and the jejunum


-l-

(pharmacology) Alternative form of -lim-.


MPM

MPM (countable and uncountable, plural MPMs)

(medicine) Initialism of malignant pleural mesothelioma.


organ of Corti

Named after the Italian anatomist Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti (1822–1876).

(anatomy) Part of the cochlea of the inner ear in mammals, provided with hair cells or auditory sensory cells.

Alfonso Giacomo Gaspare Corti
organ of Corti


issue pea

(medicine, archaic) A pea, or similar round body, used to maintain irritation in a wound, and promote the secretion and discharge of pus.


anticitrullinated

(immunology) That targets citrullinated proteins


BDD

BDD (countable and uncountable, plural BDDs)

Is BDD caused by our culture's emphasis on appearance and our concepts of beauty? We are certainly bombarded with messages telling us what looks good, what makes people attractive, and that whatever we look like now is not good enough.

2002, James Claiborne, Cherlene Pedrick, The BDD Workbook, New Harbinger Publications, →ISBN, page 14:

body dysmorphic disorder
w:body dysmorphic disorder

(medicine) Initialism of body dysmorphic disorder.


muco-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from mucus; more at mucus § Etymology.

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary


prophy

(informal, veterinary medicine) Cleaning and polishing of an animal's teeth.


gametal

(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a gamete.


pit of the stomach

pit of the stomach (plural pits of the stomach or pits of stomachs)

pits of the stomach (plural)
pits of stomachs (plural)

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viral load

(pathology) A measure of the severity of a viral infection based on the amount of virus in a bodily fluid.


diphallia

(medicine, urology) A rare medical condition in which a male infant is born with two penises.


monosodium glutamate symptom complex

monosodium glutamate symptom complex (uncountable)

(medicine, gastroenterology) A complex of symptoms thought to be associated with eating food laced with glutamates and other glutamic compounds such as glutamic acid, frequently associated with headaches, quickened pulse and tingling.


minicircle

(genetics) One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being maxicircles). They produce gRNA (guide RNA) to decode the encrypted information in the maxicircles, typically through the insertion or deletion of uridine residues.


maxicircle

(genetics) One of the forms of circular DNA in a kinetoplast (the other being minicircles). They encode the typical protein products needed for the mitochondria.


editosome

(genetics) A multiprotein complex that catalyzes the editing of RNA.


movement disorder

movement disorder (plural movement disorders)

(medicine) Any abnormality that concerns control of skeletal muscle, from involuntary twitching or lack of coordination to loss of function.


pretarsus

(anatomy) The distal segment of the leg in many insects, often including a pair of claws.


moronism

One reason for the assumption that the germ damage takes place from the effect of alcohol is that the incidence of moronism is higher among children of alcoholic parents than among children of nonalcoholic parents.

1959, Alwyn J. Atkins, John Minor Gwynn, Teaching Alcohol Education in the Schools, page 100:

(medicine, dated) The condition of being a moron (person of borderline intelligence).


adhesive capsulitis

(pathology) A disorder in which the shoulder capsule, the connective tissue surrounding the glenohumeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff, greatly restricting motion and causing chronic pain.


decorporation

/dikɔɹpəˈɹeɪʃən/

/diːkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/

(medicine) The therapeutic removal of radioactive material that has been absorbed by the body


zona incerta

(anatomy) A horizontally elongated region of grey matter in the subthalamus, of unknown function.


autoaggressive

(immunology, of antibodies) That attacks the organism that produces them


omohyoideus

Borrowing from New Latin ōmohȳoīdeus, ellipsis of mūsculus ōmohȳoīdeus (“omohyoid muscle”). Doublet of omohyoid.


baby powder

en-noun

baby powder (countable and uncountable, plural baby powders)

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osseous tissue

(anatomy) The major structural and supportive connective tissue of the body which forms the rigid part of the bone organs that make up the skeletal system.


radiosynovectomy

(surgery) synovectomy by means of radioactive isotopes


pansclerotic

(medicine, of a form of morphea) Manifested by sclerosis of the dermis, panniculus, fascia, muscle, and at times, the bone, all causing disabling limitation of motion of joints.


palatomaxillary

(anatomy) Relating to the palate and maxilla.


nutmeg psychosis

nutmeg psychosis (countable and uncountable, plural nutmeg psychoses)

NUTMEG PSYCHOSIS Ingestion of ground nutmeg can induce symptoms, including transient psychosis and mild tachycardia, that are similar to those of an anticholinergic toxic episode.

1993, Emergency Medicine, vol. 25, Issues 1-4, (Google snippet view)

Large quantities can cause nutmeg psychosis, which may require hospitalization. This is an acute psychiatric disorder that causes confusion, hallucinations, agitation, and the feeling that death is inevitably coming soon.

2007, Serita Stevens, Anne Bannon, HowDunit — The Book of Poisons, →ISBN, page 80:

Eating a whole nutmeg can lead to “nutmeg psychosis,” which includes feelings of impending doom, confusion, and agitation.

2009, The Ultimate Book of Top Ten Lists: The Best of listverse.com, →ISBN, page 448:

(medicine) A transient mental health disorder caused by the ingestion of a significant quantity of nutmeg, characterized by such psychotic symptoms as disorientation, hallucinations, and hyperexcitation.


nevus flammeus nuchae

(medicine) A congenital and usually temporary capillary malformation in a newborn. It is generally pink and flat, and is caused by the dilation of blood vessels.


thoracic cavity

thoracic cavity (plural thoracic cavities)

(anatomy) A chamber located within the upper human torso (and other animal bodies) which contains the heart and lungs.


thoracopagus

(medicine, of conjoined twins) With fusion of the chest.


pygopagus

(medicine) A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the sacrum.


rachipagus

(medicine, obstetrics) A conjoined twin, or a pair of conjoined twins, exhibiting fusion of the back.


backmutation

backmutation (countable and uncountable, plural backmutations)

(genetics) A mutation that restores the original sequence and hence the original phenotype.


Meckel's ganglion

Meckel's ganglion (plural Meckel's ganglia)

Named after German anatomist Johann Friedrich Meckel (1781–1833).

named-after

pterygopalatine ganglion
pterygopalatine ganglion#English

(neuroanatomy) Synonym of pterygopalatine ganglion.


gestational sac

en-noun

gestational sac (plural gestational sacs)

intrauterine pregnancy
intrauterine pregnancy

(medicine) The intrauterine structure around an embryo in the very early stage of a fetus that can be used to determine if an intrauterine pregnancy exists until the embryo is identified.


supratherapeutic

en-adj

supratherapeutic (comparative more supratherapeutic, superlative most supratherapeutic)

more supratherapeutic (comparative)
most supratherapeutic (superlative)

(medicine) Administered at levels greater than would normally be used in treatment of a medical condition.


exophoric

exophoric (comparative more exophoric, superlative most exophoric)

more exophoric (comparative)
most exophoric (superlative)

en:relating to or afflicted with exophoria, in medicine

(biology, medicine) Relating to, or afflicted with, exophoria.


glymphatic

Blend of glial + lymphatic; from late 2013.

Recent research has shown that sleep allows for the clearing of toxic substances from the brain. It does this through the glymphatic system, which is the brain's equivalent of the lymphatic system.

2015, Alexandra Armitage, Advanced Practice Nursing Guide to the Neurological Exam, Springer Publishing, page 205:

Hence, an increase of BWC^([brain water content]) can only occur though an increased flow of water from the intravascular space into the brain parenchyma by an increase in glymphatic influx or by a reduced glymphatic efflux.

2017, Nikolaus Pleslila, “4: Experimental Techniques to Investigate the Formation of Brain Edema In Vivo”, in Jérôme Badaut, Nikolaus Plesnila, editors, Brain Edema: From Molecular Mechanisms to Clinical Practice, Elsevier (Academic Press), page 72:

The glymphatic system is most active during sleep and is largely disengaged during waking hours.

2017, Amy Berger, The Alzheimer's Antidote, Chelsea Green Publishing, page 216:

central nervous system
central nervous system

(biology, anatomy) Of or relating to the waste clearance pathway for the central nervous system of vertebrates.

glymfaattinen

of or relating to the waste clearance pathway of the central nervous system


Edison's medicine

After Thomas Edison (1847–1931), American inventor who pioneered applications of electricity. Chosen for the near-rhyme.

They used to call it "Edison's medicine" or, with a touch of gallows humor, a "Georgia Power cocktail" — the practice of hooking mentally troubled patients up to an electrical current and jolting them until they went into convulsions.

2011 March 19, Andrew Zajac, “FDA revisits risks of electric shock treatment”, in Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2014-01-25:

The use of electroshock as mind-erasing punishment was dramatized in the 1975 film One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, and that negative portrayal almost served as a death knell for a practice derided as "Edison's medicine."

2012 May 11, “The rise of electroshock therapy: A guide”, in The Week, retrieved 2014-01-25:

So this woman who has had Edison's medicine (electroshock treatment) and medication, and who has the good fortune to have such a "sister" as Ginger, has lost everything.

2013 August 5, David Thomson, "Woody Allen makes a wonderful film. Really" (film review of Blue Jasmine), New Republic, vol. 244, no. 12, p. 56

Electroconvulsive therapy
electroconvulsive therapy

(medicine, humorous) Electroconvulsive therapy.


petechioid

petechioid (comparative more petechioid, superlative most petechioid)

more petechioid (comparative)
most petechioid (superlative)

(medicine, dated) Resembling a petechia.


arthroscopist

(medicine) One who carries out arthroscopy.


keloidosis

(pathology) The presence or occurrence of keloids.


puboischiatic

(anatomy) Relating to the pubis and ischium.


blastocystic

(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a blastocyst


blastular

(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a blastula


CRE

(pathology) Initialism of carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae.


passageable

passageable (comparative more passageable, superlative most passageable)

more passageable (comparative)
most passageable (superlative)

(cytology, virology) Capable of being maintained or preserved indefinitely by transplantation in tissue cultures or other organisms.


pars tuberalis

(anatomy) Part of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, which wraps the pituitary stalk in a highly vascularized sheath.


pars nervosa

(anatomy) A region constituting the majority of the posterior pituitary, and serving as the storage site of oxytocin and vasopressin.


Herring body

They were first described by Percy Theodore Herring in 1908.

(anatomy) A neurosecretory structure found in the posterior pituitary, where hormones are temporarily stored. They represent the terminal end of the axons from the hypothalamus.


aeroneurosis

A pilot who is under par physically soon becomes a prey to aeroneurosis. He will dislike to take the air and may actually fear to leave the ground.

1940 April, Stephen Bates, "Flight Surgeon," Popular Aviation, vol. 26, no. 4, p. 90 (Google preview)

By April 1943 the flight surgeons could detect a growing number of aeroneuroses among their aircrews. The strain of constant overwater flying rested particularly heavily upon the navigators, but it was severe for all air personnel.

1983, Wesley Frank Craven, James Lea Cate, editors, The Army Air Forces in World War II, Volume Four, →ISBN, page 274:

Gotch had described aeroneurosis developing in flying training and considered that it was infectious, commenting that "one pupil who has given up flying [is] followed ... by 2 or 3 more in the same week."

2006, David Gradwell, David J Rainford, editors, Ernsting's Aviation Medicine, 4th edition, →ISBN, page 740:

(aviation, medicine, pathology) A disorder afflicting pilots and members of aviation crews, characterized by exhaustion, fearfulness, and other symptoms of physical and emotional distress, associated with prolonged flying times and stressful flight conditions.


molluscum fibrosum

(medicine) skin tags associated with tuberous sclerosis


sella turcica

From Latin sella + turcica, literally "Turkish chair".

(anatomy) A saddle-shaped depression in the sphenoid bone of the skull in humans and other hominids.


BME

(medicine) Initialism of biomedical engineering.

(medicine) Initialism of bone marrow examination.


Pribnow box

(genetics) The nucleotide sequence TATAAT, an essential part of a promoter site on DNA for transcription to occur in bacteria.


pregenitality

(psychiatry) The pregenital phase of development.


uretero-

/jəˈɹiːtəɹoʊ-/

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek οὐρητήρ (ourētḗr).

urethro-

not to be confused; downstream; bladder outlet


top surgery

en-noun

top surgery (countable and uncountable, plural top surgeries)

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Sex reassignment surgery
sex reassignment surgery#English

(LGBTQ, surgery) Sex reassignment surgery performed on the chest.

Breast augmentation
breast augmentation#English


bottom surgery

bottom surgery (countable and uncountable, plural bottom surgeries)

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I am a 37-yr-old female-to-male living full-time as a man since 1980, when I had my mastectomy. Recently completed my bottom surgery ("genitoplasty").

1998 December 13, Lou Sullivan, [Correspondence from Lou Sullivan to Paul Johnson (December 13, 1988)]:

Again, there is not a good bottom surgery option for an FTM. I can see why they skip that step. And it is very easy for an FTM to be stealth.

2005 February 13, Jennifer Usher <jennisuzan@earthlink.net>, “Re: A Rationale for SRS”, in soc.support.transgendered (Usenet), retrieved 2022-10-17:

According to Henry Benjamin, for example, most trans folx were thought to "have no overt sex life at all," at least prior to medical interventions, and particularly bottom surgeries.

2021, Lucie Fielding, “Unimaginable Bodies”, in Lucie Fielding, Trans Sex: Clinical Approaches to Trans Sexualities and Erotic Embodiments, e-book edition, Routledge, →ISBN, page [unumbered]:

(LGBTQ, surgery) Sex reassignment surgery performed on the reproductive organs, particularly the genitals.


dermadrome

(medicine) Any skin disorder associated with internal malignancy.


PRICE

(medicine) Initialism of protect, rest, ice, compression, and elevation: a common treatment method for sprained joints.


tailgut

(anatomy) The portion of the gut beyond the anus.


Arthus reaction

Arthus reaction (plural Arthus reactions)

Discovered by Nicolas Maurice Arthus in 1903.

(immunology) A hypersensitivity reaction involving the in situ formation of antigen/antibody complexes after the intradermal injection of an antigen.


arteriographically

(medicine) By means of, or in terms of, arteriography.

arteriograficamente

by means of, or in terms of, arteriography


subpatent

Following the period of patent parasitemia is a subpatent period.

1991, Julius P. Kreier, John Robin Baker, Parasitic Protozoa - Volume 7, →ISBN, page 105:

Twenty-two per cent of humans in the area were, or had been, carrying subpatent trypanosome infections, suggesting that the T. b. rhodesiense reservoir in the region could be considerable.

1999, Stephen G. A. Leak, Tsetse Biology and Ecology, →ISBN:

While the method of PCR has allowed increased accuracy in the screening of infections from putative host species and populations, including individuals with very light or subpatent infections, and has thus allowed better estimates of the true prevalence of infection, it also poses numerous limitations.

2013, Jane M. Carlton, Susan L. Perkins, Kirk W. Deitsch, Malaria Parasites, →ISBN, page 10:

(epidemiology) Infected but asymptomatic or not readily detectable.


hyperflex

en-verb

hyperflex (third-person singular simple present hyperflexes, present participle hyperflexing, simple past and past participle hyperflexed)

hyperflexes (present singular third-person)
hyperflexing (participle present)
hyperflexed (participle past)
hyperflexed (past)

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(anatomy) To flex beyond the normal range of motion.


epi

(medicine, colloquial) Abbreviation of epidural.


epi

(medicine, colloquial) Abbreviation of episiotomy.


MEM

monocular estimate method
w:monocular estimate method

(ophthalmology) Initialism of monocular estimate method.


mitgehen

(psychiatry) An extreme form of mitmachen, where very slight pressure exerted on a body will cause a movement in any direction.


thyromental

thyromental distance

(anatomy) Relating to the thyroid cartilage and the chin.


vacuolate

vacuolate (third-person singular simple present vacuolates, present participle vacuolating, simple past and past participle vacuolated)

vacuolates (present singular third-person)
vacuolating (participle present)
vacuolated (participle past)
vacuolated (past)

From vacuole + -ate (verb-forming suffix).


mycobiome

Herein, we characterized the infecting microbe, host, micro- and mycobiomes leading up to infection onset in a leukemia patient that developed invasive mucormycosis.

2015 November 11, “Implementation of a Pan-Genomic Approach to Investigate Holobiont-Infecting Microbe Interaction: A Case Report of a Leukemic Patient with Invasive Mucormycosis”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(medicine, biology) A mycological biome.


atrogene

(genetics) Any gene that has an influence on atrophy of muscle tissue.


esophagopathy

en-noun

esophagopathy (usually uncountable, plural esophagopathies)

(pathology) The failure of the lower oesophageal sphincter to relax


foramen of Monro

foramen of Monro (plural foramina of Monro)

Named after the Scottish physician Alexander Monro.

(anatomy) Either of the interventricular foramina, channels that connect the paired lateral ventricles with the third ventricle at the midline of the brain.


pseudoobstruction

pseudoobstruction (countable and uncountable, plural pseudoobstructions)

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(pathology) Any of several conditions that prevent passage through the intestines / bowels without a physical obstruction


quadrate bone

(anatomy) A bone between the base of the lower jaw and the skull in most vertebrates other than mammals. In reptiles and birds it articulates the lower jaw with the skull; in mammals it is represented by the incus.


tympanic bone

(anatomy) A bone of the skull which encloses part of the tympanum and supports the tympanic membrane.


alacrimia

(pathology) A congenital inability to produce enough tears (absence or inadequacy of tear production).


geneflow

(genetics) The transfer of alleles or genes between populations


histoneurology

(histology, neurology) Synonym of neurohistology


neurohistology

(histology, neurology) Histology of the nervous system.


hyperheparinemia

(pathology) An elevated level of heparin in the bloodstream


heparinemia

(pathology) The presence of heparin in the bloodstream.


maschalephidrosis

From Ancient Greek μασχάλη (maskhálē, “armpit”) + hidrosis.

der

(medicine) Excessive sweating in the armpits.


prepatent

(pathology) Before symptoms (especially of infection) become manifest.


supravital

(cytology, of a stain) Capable of staining living cells after their removal from a host


broncho-

(anatomy, combining form) relating to bronchi and the airways


bronchio-

(anatomy) (combining form) relating to bronchi


decannulation

en-noun

decannulation (countable and uncountable, plural decannulations)


cold ulcer

(medicine) An ulcer on a finger or toe, due to deficient circulation and nutrition. In such cases the extremities are cold.


atomic cocktail

atomic cocktail (plural atomic cocktails)

For most patients, the old-fashioned basal metabolism test is a mild form of torture . . . and four Navy researchers have come to the conclusion that in big medical centers with facilities for handling radioisotopes it should be replaced by the "atomic cocktail."

1954 March 22, “Medicine: Atomic Diagnosis”, in Time, retrieved 2014-03-19:

Lilienthal's speech to the scientists at G.E. revelled in possibilities for atomic measurement and medicine, especially how a man dying of a huge throat tumor was treated with an atomic cocktail, causing the tumor to disappear completely in a matter of days.

1998, Jerome Klinkowitz, Vonnegut in Fact: The Public Spokesmanship of Personal Fiction, →ISBN, page 73:

The test showed excessive hormone, so the doctor prescribed an “atomic cocktail,” a radioactive iodine mixture designed to partially kill the thyroid gland.

2007, Ira Edwards, Honest Nutrition, →ISBN, page 130:

I was at Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles for a radioactive iodine scan, this one at diagnostic levels—less radiation than the therapeutic levels I would eventually endure. I drank my first atomic cocktail: a vial of liquid radioactive iodine diluted in what seemed like gallons of water.

2010, R Alan Smith, Our Eyes Are on You, →ISBN, page 148:

(idiomatic, medicine) A drinkable liquid containing a radioactive substance, used in health care either as a diagnostic aid or as a treatment, especially for cancer of the thyroid.


angiodermatitis

(pathology) inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin

αγγειοδερματίτιδα

Inflammation of the blood vessels of the skin


ROSC

Return of spontaneous circulation
w:Return of spontaneous circulation

(medicine) Initialism of Return of spontaneous circulation.


anagliptin

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

af

(pharmacology) A pharmaceutical drug for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.


alisertib

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An orally available selective aurora A kinase inhibitor being investigated as a treatment for relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma.


aliconazole

From ally(l) + -conazole (“miconazole derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antifungal azole derivative.


adarotene

From ada(mantyl) + -arotene (“arotinoid derivative”).


afovirsen

From [Term?] + -virsen (“antiviral antisense oligonucleotide”).

(pharmacology) A particular antiviral compound.


acetergamine

From acetyl + -erg- (“ergot alkaloid derivative”) + -amine.

(pharmacology) A bioactive ergotamine analogue.


adosopine

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

(pharmacology) A dibenzoazepine drug that has been studied for the treatment of urinary incontinence.


lesogaberan

From [Term?] + -gab- (“gabamimetic agent”).

(pharmacology) An experimental drug candidate for the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease.


arbaclofen placarbil

(pharmacology) A prodrug of R-baclofen, formerly under development as a potential treatment for patients with GERD and spasticity due to multiple sclerosis.


ardeparin

(pharmacology) A particular anticoagulant.


bambermycin

en-noun

bambermycin (countable and uncountable, plural bambermycins)

From Streptomyces bambergiensis + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

af

(pharmacology) A complex of antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces bambergiensis, used as a food additive for poultry and swine.


gliptin

(pharmacology) Any of the class of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors, a class of oral hypoglycemics that block DPP-4.


teneligliptin

(pharmacology) A particular gliptin drug used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus.


gemigliptin

(pharmacology) A particular gliptin drug.


anticholera

(medicine) Preventing or counteracting cholera.


pauciarticular

(pathology) That affects few joints of the body.


capture myopathy

(veterinary medicine) An often fatal stress-induced myopathy affecting captured wild animals.


dental formula

en-noun

dental formula (plural dental formulas or dental formulae)

dental formulas (plural)
dental formulae (plural)

(anatomy, dentistry, zoology) A brief notation used by zoologists to denote the number and type of teeth of a mammal.


orbital index

orbital index (plural orbital indexes or orbital indices)

orbital indexes (plural)
orbital indices (plural)

(anatomy) In the skull, the ratio of the vertical height to the transverse width of the orbit, which is taken as the standard, equal to 100.


oculometric

These general requirements constrain the oculometric method to an optical observation of the area within and around the pupil.

1966, John Merchant, "Oculometry", Optical Engineering, vol. 4, no. 2, (Google search result)

The first reports of the employment of image-based techniques for oculometric measurement, involving photographic and cinematographic recording of the eye for pupillometric analysis (Machemer, 1933; Lowenstein & Friedman, 1942), were published over sixty years ago.

1997, M. Fetter et al., editors, Three-dimensional Kinematics of the Eye, Head and Limb Movements, →ISBN, page 429:

Here we assessed whether oculometric measures such as gaze position, blink frequency and pupil size were correlated with the occurrence and time course of self-reported mind-wandering episodes.

2014 February 11, Romain Grandchamp with Claire Braboszcz and Arnaud Delorme, “Oculometric variations during mind wandering”, in Frontiers in Psychology, volume 5, number 31, →DOI, abstract:

(medicine) Relating to oculometry; measured using an oculometer


oculometry

This analysis forms the basis of the formulation of a slit-lamp technique called photometric oculometry, which makes it possible to measure intraocular distances.

1985, Bent Krogsaa et al., "Photometric oculometry: A slit-lamp technique for determination of intraocular distances," Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology, vol. 222, no. 4-5, p. 212 (Abstract)

Eight experienced pilots and eight non-rated individuals flew simulated instrument training circuits while eye movements were recorded with infrared oculometry.

1998, D. J. Callan, "Eyes Movement Relationships to Excessive Performance Error in Aviation," Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 42nd Annual Meeting, Proceedings, p. 1132 (Abstract)

Infrared oculometry (sampling frequency: 500 Hz) was used to record eye movements.

2003, Ralph Radach et al., editors, The Mind's Eye: Cognitive and Applied Aspects of Eye Movement Research, →ISBN, page 130:

(medicine) Biometric measurement of the condition and movements of the eye.


scotochromogen

(medicine) A microorganism whose pigmentation develops in the dark as well as in the light.


nonchromogenic

(medicine) Of or pertaining to a nonchromogen.


photochromogenic

(medicine) Of or pertaining to a photochromogen.


polychrest salt

polychrest salt (usually uncountable, plural polychrest salts)

(obsolete, medicine, chemistry) potassium sulfate obtained by fusing niter with sulfur


exercise bone

(medicine, dated) A deposit of bony matter in the soft tissues, produced by pressure or exertion.


antimonial powder

antimonial powder (countable and uncountable, plural antimonial powders)

(medicine) A preparation of one part oxide of antimony and two parts phosphate of calcium.


senile gangrene

(medicine, archaic) A form of gangrene occurring particularly in old people, and usually caused by insufficient blood supply due to degeneration of the walls of the smaller arteries.


friar's balsam

(medicine) An alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes, used as an inhalant and to treat damaged skin.

βάμμα βενζοΐνης

an alcoholic solution of benzoin, styrax, tolu balsam, and aloes


echinocyte

From Ancient Greek ἐχῖνος (ekhînos, “hedgehog; sea urchin”) + -cyte.

der

(biology, medicine) A red blood cell with abnormal appearance characterized by many small, evenly spaced thorny projections.


rider's bone

(medicine) A bony deposit in the muscles of the upper and inner part of the thigh, due to the pressure and irritation caused by the saddle in riding.


placenta praevia

From Late Latin, from placenta + praevia.

1987, G. J. Kloosterman, Some Obstetric Comments on Vrouw Schrader's Notebook and Memoirs, Hilary Marland (editor), Mother and Child Were Saved: The Memoirs (1693-1740) of the Frisian Midwife Catharina Schrader, page 35,
The description of case 2980 leaves it uncertain whether this is a case of placenta praevia, but in the notebook is mentioned: "The afterbirth was in front of the child in the mouth of the womb and stuck very fast. Could not remove it completely".

A second trimester low-lying placenta which is posterior or centrally located over the os is more likely to persist as a placenta praevia at term.

2007, D. K. Dutta, Dutta's Obstetrics Haemorrhage: Made Easy, page 128:

If placenta praevia is identified, further imaging should be undertaken to ascertain the presence of placenta accreta.

2011, David Levy, “8: Obstetric Haemorrhage”, in Ian Johnston, William Harrop-Griffiths, Leslie Gemmell, editors, AAGBI Core Topics in Anaesthesia 2012, page 110:

(pathology) A complication of pregnancy in which the placenta is inserted partially or completely in the lower segment of the uterus (above the opening of the cervix).


gutta serena

From Latin gutta serena (literally “clear drop”), as the term refers to blindness when the eye is unobstructed (clear).


antiganglioside

(immunology) An antibody that reacts to self-gangliosides, found in autoimmune neuropathies.

anticorpo antigangliosídeos

an antibody that reacts to self-gangliosides, found in autoimmune neuropathies


glycolipidosis

(pathology) Any of several disorders involving glycolipid synthesis, storage, or transport


macrovesicle

(pathology) A vesicle in which a large amount of lipid has accumulated as a result of steatosis


London paste

(medicine, historical) A paste made of caustic soda and unslaked lime, used as a caustic to destroy tumours and other morbid enlargements.


oligosaccharidosis

(pathology) Any of several diseases characterised by increased levels of oligosaccharides in the urine


holocentric

(genetics) (of a chromosome) in which the centromere makes up the entire length (of the chromosome)


parabronchus

(anatomy) Any of very many small air passages ('air capillaries') in the lungs of birds


chromatophilic

en-adj

chromatophilic (comparative more chromatophilic, superlative most chromatophilic)

more chromatophilic (comparative)
most chromatophilic (superlative)


MVA

(medicine) Initialism of malignant ventricular arrhythmia.

(medicine) Initialism of mechanical ventricular assistance.

microvillous atrophy
microvillous atrophy#English

(medicine) Initialism of microvillous atrophy.

mitral valve annuloplasty
mitral valve annuloplasty#English

(medicine) Initialism of mitral valve annuloplasty.

mitral valve area
mitral valve area#English

(medicine) Initialism of mitral valve area.


counterextension

en-noun

counterextension (countable and uncountable, plural counterextensions)

(surgery) The fixation of the upper part of a limb, while extension is practiced on the lower part, as in cases of luxation or fracture.


abdominal migraine

abdominal migraine (plural abdominal migraines)

(pathology) A variant of migraine in which the pain occurs in the stomach rather than the head.


smell-brain

This system is a fairly old part of the brain and one that humans share with many other vertebrates; in reptiles, it is known as the rhinencephalon, or “smell-brain,” because it reacts primarily to signals of odor.

1992, Sandra Ackerman, Discovering the Brain:

(neuroanatomy) The part of the brain involved with smelling.


pars recta

/ˌpɑːzˈɹɛktə/

Latin: pars (“part”) + rēcta (“straight”) = “straight part”

(anatomy) The straight (descending) portion of the proximal tubule of the kidney, coming after the initial convoluted portion (the pars convoluta).


Asboe-Hansen sign

Named for Gustav Asboe-Hansen (1917–1989), Danish physician.

(medicine) The extension of a blister to adjacent unblistered skin when pressure is put on the top of the bulla.

sinal de Asboe-Hansen

the extension of a blister to adjacent skin with pressure


plumbophilic

en-adj

plumbophilic (comparative more plumbophilic, superlative most plumbophilic)

more plumbophilic (comparative)
most plumbophilic (superlative)


plumbophilia

(medicine) The property of attracting lead.


Murphy's sign

Named after American physician John Benjamin Murphy (1857–1916).

(medicine) A sign of cholecystitis, etc. identified by the patient experiencing pain when the gall bladder is obstructed on the right-hand side while he/she breathes out.


suloctidil

(pharmacology) Alternative form of sulcotidil


ECP

eosinophil cationic protein
w:eosinophil cationic protein

(medicine) Initialism of eosinophil cationic protein.


adytus

These two continuants, voiceless and voiced, respectively, are actually made by lowering the epiglottis over the adytus (opening of the larynx) [...].

1992, chapter 2, in The grammar of the Kabardian language, London: University of Calgary Press, →OCLC, page 11:


Fontan

In preparation for our first meeting after months of cyber-contact, I send Dr. Chin Damon's complete medical records. But he keeps asking for more: echo reports, Holters (heart monitoring data), growth curves, and all protein and albumin readings since his Fontan.

2013, Doron Weber, Immortal Bird: A Family Memoir, New York, NY: Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 90:

Fontan procedure
Fontan procedure#English


impetiginized

impetiginized eczema


quantum sufficit

From Latin quantum (“however much”) sufficit (“is enough”).


nick translation

(genetics) A tagging technique in molecular biology in which DNA polymerase I is used to replace some of the nucleotides of a DNA sequence with their labelled analogues, creating a tagged sequence which can be used as a probe in hybridization or blotting techniques.


Delhi boil

(medicine, archaic) A form of leishmaniasis once prevailing in India, as among the British troops, and especially in Delhi; not necessarily a separate disease entity from any other form of cutaneous leishmaniasis, but the old toponymic names predated the microbiological taxonomic knowledge.


kala-azar

en-noun

kala-azar (usually uncountable, plural kala-azars)

/ˌkɑːlə əˈzɑː/

Borrowed from Hindustani کالا آزار (kālā āzār) / काला आज़ार (kālā āzār, literally “black sickness”).

A chronic disease, invariably fatal, kala azar makes its presence known by the appearance of pustulating epidermal ulcers, marasmus and enlargement of the spleen.

1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 298:

Ratanmala was afraid of these but what frightened her even more was the fever, kala azar, which had taken so many lives including that of her uncle's first born.

2011, Arupa Patangia Kalita, translated by Deepika Phukan, The Story of Felanee:

It is administered by IV infusion in the treatment of severe systemic fungal infections and kala-azars in patients refractory to or intolerant of conventional amphotericin B therapy.

2010, Mosby's Pocket Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions, 6th edition, St. Louis, MO: Mosby, →ISBN, page 68:

Visceral leishmaniasis
visceral leishmaniasis#English


black fever

* (visceral leishmaniasis): Compare kala-azar.

Visceral leishmaniasis
visceral leishmaniasis


septum pellucidum

(anatomy) A thin triangular vertical membrane separating the anterior horns of the left and right lateral ventricles of the brain. It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.


factory leg

(medicine, archaic) A variety of bandy leg, associated with partial dislocation of the tibia, once seen in young children who worked in factories.


milk knot

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-milk knot.wav

(medicine) A hard lump forming in the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk and congestion of the mammary glands.


blepharonasofacial

(anatomy) Of or relating to the eyelids, nose, and face; applied to Pashayan syndrome.


cerebrofacioarticular

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cerebrum, face, and joints; applied to a particular form of Pashayan syndrome.


hot reactor

Coined by Dr. Robert Eliot et al c. 1982

Secondly, BP and HR values at baseline and during test activity, and change scores (ie baseline level minus level during activity) are fairly stable on retesting. In other words, a hot reactor is still likely to be a hot reactor 6 months later.

1982, RS Eliot, JC Buell, TM Dembroski, “Bio–Behavioural Perspectives on Coronary Heart Disease, Hypertension and Sudden Cardiac Death”, in Acta Medica Scandinavica:

(psychology, physiology) A person whose blood pressure and heart rate increase abnormally in response to stress.


xylostyptic

(medicine, archaic) Applied to a substance with styptic and hemostatic properties, made by dissolving tannic acid in a mixture of alcohol, ether, and collodion.


kerotherapy

(medicine, dated) The treatment of burns and denuded surfaces by ambrine or similar wax or paraffin preparations.


processus mamillaris

processus mamillaris (plural processus mamillaris)

Coined by the British surgeon G. M. Humphry; from Latin, because of its resemblance to a small breast.

The processus mamillaris is located on the dorsolateral edge of the upper articular process.

2011, Jiri Nedoma, Jiri Stehlik, Ilan Hlavacek, Josef Danek, Tatjana Dostolova, & Petra Preckova, Mathematical and Computational Methods in Biomechanics of Human Skeletal Systems, Chapter 7.10, page 464

superior articular process
superior articular process

(anatomy) A rounded protuberance found on the posterior edge of the superior articular process of a lumbar vertebra.


chiasmatic

(anatomy) Of or relating to the optic chiasma.

(genetics) Relating to or characterized by a chiasma (the contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis).


butafosfan

(pharmacology) An organic phosphorus compound used as a drug in animals.


butter tooth

(anatomy, dentistry) Either of the two middle incisors of the upper jaw.


Moebius syndrome

Named after the neurologist who first described the disability, Paul Julius Möbius.

(neurology) A rare congenital disorder characterized by facial paralysis and an inability to move one's eyes from side to side.


fig-wart

(medicine, archaic) A soft, bright red, pointed or tufted tumor found around the genitals, often massed into large groups. It is a variety of condyloma.


saddle joint

(anatomy) A joint allowing movement in every direction except axial rotation.


DNACPR

cardiopulmonary resuscitation
cardiopulmonary resuscitation#English

(medicine) Initialism of do not attempt cardiopulmonary resuscitation.


grain itch

(medicine, dermatology) A cutaneous condition caused by several types of mite, and characterized by intense pruritus.


ovarian ligament

ovarian ligament (plural ovarian ligaments)

(anatomy) A fibrous ligament that connects the ovary to the lateral surface of the uterus.


adenolipoma

(oncology) A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.


adipolysis

(anatomy, medicine) The process of converting fat into free fatty acids, especially by the action of enzymes.


dentulous

The teeth of such of the reptiles as are dentulous, are simple organs of prehension, and not intended for mastication.

1874 June, W. C. Barrett, "The Anatomical and Histological Structure of Deciduous Teeth," Transactions of the Dental Society of the State of New York, p. 121 (Google preview)

No dentulous jaws of multituberculates found in deposits of Early Cretaceous age have yet been described.

1979, William A. Clemens and Zofia Kielan-Jaworowska, "Multituberculata," in Jason A. Lillegraven et al. (eds.), Mesozoic Mammals, p. 112 (Google preview)

Edentulous patients with an atrophic mandible require a different plating strategy than dentulous patients who have a greater amount of bone.

2011, K. J. Lee, Elizabeth H. Toh, editors, Otolaryngology: A Surgical Notebook, →ISBN, page 71:

(usually medicine or zoology) Having natural teeth.


adenomatotic

(pathology) Of or pertaining to adenomatosis.


adenotonsillitis

(pathology) Inflammation of the tonsils and adenoids.


anteromedially

(anatomy) In an anteromedial position or direction.

ântero-medialmente

in an anteromedial position or direction


nail plate

nail plate (countable and uncountable, plural nail plates)

(anatomy) The hard, exposed portion of a fingernail or toenail, made of translucent keratin protein.

kynsilevy

anatomy: exposed portion of fingernail or toenail


Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

Wernicke's encephalopathy
Wernicke's encephalopathy

Korsakoff's syndrome
Korsakoff's syndrome

(medicine, pathology) The combined presence of Wernicke's encephalopathy and Korsakoff's syndrome.


-stat

The terminal element in certain names of scientific instruments, employed on the analogy of early coinages from other languages, namely heliostat (from the New Latin hēliostata, itself apparently representing an assumed Ancient Greek etymon of the form *ἡλιοστάτης (hēliostátēs), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + -στατης (-statēs), the latter an agent-nominal suffix from the aorist active participial stem (the στα- (sta-) root) of ἵστημι (hístēmi, “I cause to stand”, “I set”)), siderostat (from the Latin sīdus, star + the Ancient Greek -στατης (-statēs)), and aerostat (from the French aérostat, itself a back-formation from aérostatique (formed after hydrostatique), formed on the analogy of héliostat); later coinages have been formed on the analogy of heliostat, apparently with some reference to the Ancient Greek στατός (statós, “standing”, “stationary”). See also clinostat, hydrostat, and thermostat.

(pharmacology) Used to form names of enzyme inhibitors.


aqueous solubility

aqueous solubility (plural aqueous solubilities)

(pharmacology) equilibrium partitioning of a compound between its pure phase and water


purpurous

en-adj

purpurous (comparative more purpurous, superlative most purpurous)

more purpurous (comparative)
most purpurous (superlative)

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)pəɹəs/

/ˈpɜː(ɹ)pjʊəɹəs/

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Sacred Heart Cathedral, Sarajevo

The cavities of the pleuræ and pericardium were filled with a reddish serous effusion; but these membranes, with the exception of numerous points of purpurous effusion beneath them, were otherwise quite healthy. The purpurous spots were seen both under the pleura pulmonalis and costalis.

1838 October 1, James Y[oung] Simpson, “Art VI.—Contributions to Intra-Uterine Pathology.—Part I. Notices of Cases of Peritonitis in the Fœtus in Utero.”, in James Watt Black, editor, The Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal: Exhibiting a Concise View of the Latest and Most Important Discoveries in Medicine, Surgery, and Pharmacy, volume 50, number CXXXVII, Edinburgh: Printed for Edwin and Charles Black; Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, & Longmans, London: John Cumming, and Hodges & Smith, Dublin, →OCLC, page 395:

[Gabriel] Andral states that he was in attendance upon an old woman suffering from a cancerous affection of the stomach, and that, a fortnight before her death, numerous purpurous spots appeared upon the skin, and at the same time a notable quantity of blood escaped daily with her urine.

1842, George Burrows, “Hæmorrhage from the Urinary Organs, or Hæmaturia”, in Alexander Tweedie, W[illiam] W[ood] Gerhard, editors, A System of Practical Medicine Comprised in a Series of Original Dissertations. … In Three Volumes, 2nd American edition, volumes III (Digestive, Urinary, and Uterine Organs, Hæmorrhage, Dropsy, Rheumatism, Gout.—Formulary, etc.), Philadelphia, Pa.: Lee & Blanchard, →OCLC, page 411:

A very interesting form of purpura is that arising from congenital peculiarity:—Four or five years ago a poor mother brought her child, then aged 2 years, affected with this form of disease. The least blow upon the limbs produced effusions of blood, and a purpurous spot was the result, which soon resembled a large bruise; any puncture of the skin was followed by uncontrollable hæmorrhage; the gums very readily bled. […] During the last winter, the child was again brought to me, but in a dying state, […] The poor mother afterwards came in great distress, because a medical practitioner, who had been called in to see the child, not recognising the nature of the malady, said there must be a coroner's inquest; the purpurous vibices upon the body being mistaken for the bruises of ill treatment.

1865, S[amuel] O[sborne] Habershon, “Clinical Remarks on Diseases of the Skin”, in Samuel Wilks, editor, Guy's Hospital Reports (Third Series), volume XI, London: John Churchill and Sons, New Burlington Street, →OCLC, page 233:

(medicine, archaic) Of or relating to purpura: Synonym of purpuric.


TLR

toll-like receptor
toll-like receptor#English

(immunology) Initialism of toll-like receptor.


maljunction

en-noun

maljunction (usually uncountable, plural maljunctions)

(anatomy) anomalous union of the pancreatic and biliary ducts outside the duodenal wall.


wine of opium

(medicine, archaic) A solution of opium in aromatized sherry.


tincture of steel

(medicine, obsolete) An alcoholic solution of the chloride of iron.


counteropening

(surgery) An aperture or vent on the opposite side, or in a different place.


pembrolizumab

From [Term?] + -li- (“immunomodulating”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

af

(pharmacology) A drug that targets the programmed cell death 1 (PD-1) receptor, intended for use in treating metastatic melanoma.


OCT

(medicine) Initialism of optical coherence tomography: an optical signal acquisition and processing method that captures high-resolution three-dimensional images from biological tissues.


anterior pituitary

en-noun

anterior pituitary (plural anterior pituitaries)


anterior pituitary gland

anterior pituitary gland (plural anterior pituitary glands)


adenomyomatosis

adenomyomatosis (countable and uncountable, plural adenomyomatoses)

(pathology) The condition of having adenomyomas.


sadistic personality disorder

sadistic personality disorder (plural sadistic personality disorders)

(historical, psychiatry) A disorder characterized by cruel, aggressive, demeaning, and manipulative behavior towards others.


puerilism

puerilism (usually uncountable, plural puerilisms)

With regard to hysteria; in dissociation there may be a secondary time disorder; for example a patient with puerilism said: "People all seem grown up and older. And my Mum, I'm sure I know her from a long time ago. I look at her, but I can't make it out."

1932, Aubrey Lewis, "The Experience of Time in Mental Disorder," reprinted in Inquiries in Psychiatry (Routledge, 2013), p. 14 (Google preview)

[T]he Dutchman Johan Huizenga, who coined the term puerilism in the 1930s . . . defined it as permanent puberty.

1962, Walter Laqueur, Young Germany: A History of the German Youth Movement, →ISBN, page xi:

A kind of puerilism marked many American attitudes — an unnaturally extended puerilism which tended to transmute itself into senility alarmingly and swiftly.

2004, John Lukacs, A New Republic: A History of the United States in the Twentieth Century, →ISBN, page 286:

(psychology, psychiatry) Childlike behavior by an adult, especially as indicating a mental disorder.


Osler-Weber-Rendu disease

Described by Sir William Osler, Henri Jules Louis Marie Rendu, and Frederick Parkes Weber.

(pathology) Synonym of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

Frederick Parkes Weber
Henri Jules Louis Marie Rendu
William Osler


oromandibular

(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and mandible.


meibomian gland

meibomian gland (plural meibomian glands)

(ophthalmology, anatomy) A sebaceous gland at the rim of the eyelids, responsible for the production of meibum.


facioscapulohumeral

(anatomy) Relating to the face, scapula, and upper arms; applied to a form of muscular dystrophy.


facioauriculovertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Relating to the face, ears, and vertebrae.


broad ligament

(anatomy) The wide fold of peritoneum that connects the sides of the uterus to the walls and floor of the pelvis.


vortioxetine

From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) A particular atypical antidepressant.


favid

(pathology) An allergic reaction in the skin observed in patients who have favus, which is a type of tinea capitis.


sialadenosis

(medicine) Non-neoplastic, non-inflammatory enlargement of the salivary glands.


chromatoid

We have no direct evidence that excystation occurs while the chromatoids are present. The amoeba illustrated in Fig. 27 may be excysting with chromatoids. However, this may also be artificial excystation produced by fixation.

(cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed.


occipitomental

(anatomy) Of or relating to (the distance between) the chin and the occiput.


suboccipitobregmatic

(anatomy) Of or relating to (the distance between) the middle of the large fontanelle to the undersurface of the occipital bone where it joins the neck.


pum-pum

Go to a nightclub / To have some fun / Looking at pum-pum / Pum-pum come, pum-pum goes, it's alright

2008, “Pum-Pum”, in Repentance, performed by Lee "Scratch" Perry:

[…] she dismissed these queasy impressions as part of her dream and tried to roll over, when she felt a clammy hand flutter down atop her pum-pum and brush it ecstatically […]

2013, Anthony C. Winkler, Dog War, page 74:

(slang, Caribbean, Jamaica, anatomy) The vulva.


counterdrain

(surgery) An inserted device or other means by which excess fluid is drained off from a part of the body in which it accumulates.


counterdrain

en-verb

counterdrain (third-person singular simple present counterdrains, present participle counterdraining, simple past and past participle counterdrained)

counterdrains (present singular third-person)
counterdraining (participle present)
counterdrained (participle past)
counterdrained (past)

(surgery) To drain off excess fluid from a part of the body in which it accumulates.


blue mass

(medicine, historical) A pill of prepared mercury, used as an aperient, etc.


mutational meltdown

en-noun

mutational meltdown (countable and uncountable, plural mutational meltdowns)

(genetics) The process by which a small population accumulates harmful mutations, which leads to loss of fitness and decline of the population size, which may lead to further accumulation of deleterious mutations due to fixation by genetic drift.


overaccommodation

(ophthalmology) The improper adjustment of the eye muscles so that the focal point of a target image falls behind the retina.


steppage

(pathology) A high-stepping gait sometimes used to compensate for foot drop.


witch's broom

witch's broom (countable and uncountable, plural witch's brooms)

(phytopathology) A disease or deformity in a woody plant, typically a tree, such that the natural structure of the plant is changed so that a dense mass of shoots grows from a single point.


Legionnaires' disease

From Legionnaires, members of the American Legion, who were the first described victims of the disease.

Legionnairesʼ disease has become more common than most people suppose.

2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 374:

(pathology) a form of severe pneumonia caused by legionella (bacteria of the genus Legionella).


oval window

(anatomy) A membrane-covered opening that leads from the middle ear to the vestibule of the inner ear.


vestibular window

vestibular window (plural vestibular windows)


vocal cord nodule

vocal cord nodule (plural vocal cord nodules)

(pathology) Symmetrical swellings on both sides of the vocal cords, caused usually by strenuous or abusive voice practices, and symptomatized by hoarseness, pain when using one's voice, vocal breaks and reduced vocal range.


rice blast

(phytopathology) A disease of rice caused by the fungus Magnaporthe grisea.


Goldberg-Hogness box

Goldberg-Hogness box (plural Goldberg-Hogness boxes)

Named after American biochemist David Hogness and his graduate student Michael Goldberg, who identified it in 1978.


cisregulatory

(genetics) Regulating the transcription of nearby genes.


cisregulation

(genetics) Regulation of the transcription of nearby genes.


molimen

(medicine) An effort or impulse toward a certain effect.


pharmacovigilant

en-adj

pharmacovigilant (comparative more pharmacovigilant, superlative most pharmacovigilant)

more pharmacovigilant (comparative)
most pharmacovigilant (superlative)

/ˌfɑːməkəʊˈvɪd͡ʒɪlənt/

(medicine, pharmacology) Exhibiting pharmacovigilance.


pine mouth

(pathology) A taste disturbance after eating pine nuts, causing a bitter, metallic taste.


kinesia paradoxa

(medicine) A phenomenon, mostly associated with Parkinson's disease, where a person who experiences severe difficulties with simple movements may perform complex movements easily.


antiblennorrhagic

antiblennorrhagic (comparative more antiblennorrhagic, superlative most antiblennorrhagic)

more antiblennorrhagic (comparative)
most antiblennorrhagic (superlative)

(pharmacology) Countering or preventing blennorrhoea.


antiblennorrhagic

(pharmacology) Any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea.

antiblenorrágico

any medicine that counters or prevents blennorrhoea


metroperitoneal

(anatomy) Relating to the uterus and peritoneum.


yellow wash

(pharmacology) Yellow oxide of mercury suspended in water; a mixture prepared by adding corrosive sublimate to limewater.


unguitractor

(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the unguis, or claw.


dulaglutide

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

af

(pharmacology) An investigational glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist.


eldecalcitol

(pharmacology) An analog of vitamin D, used to treat osteoporosis.


penmesterol

From (cyclo)pen(tyl) + me(thyltesto)ster(one) + -ol.

(pharmacology) A particular bioactive steroid.


delanterone

From [Term?] + -terone (“antiandrogen”).

(pharmacology) A particular antiandrogen.


lavoltidine

From [Term?] + -tidine (“cimetidine derivative”).


neldazosin

(pharmacology) A particular alpha adrenoreceptor agonist.


osaterone

From osa- (“probably alteration of oxa-”) + -terone (“antiandrogen”).


oxendolone

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).


palovarotene

From [Term?] + -arotene (“arotinoid derivative”).

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A highly selective retinoic acid receptor gamma (RAR-γ) agonist, used to treat heterotopic ossification and fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.


fluorodopa

positron emission tomography
positron emission tomography

(pharmacology) A fluorinated form of L-DOPA primarily synthesized as its fluorine-18 isotopologue for use as a radiotracer in positron emission tomography.


perfosfamide

From (hydro)per(oxy) + -fosfamide (“alkylating agent”).

(pharmacology) The compound 4-hydroperoxycyclophosphamide, used in oncology and hematology.


renanolone

From [Term?] + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic neuroactive steroid.


sulfacitine

(pharmacology) Alternative form of sulfacytine.


hexafluronium

From hexa(ne) + flu(o)r(enyl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) A muscle relaxant that acts as a nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist.


enramycin

(pharmacology) A polypeptide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces fungicidicus and widely used as a feed additive for pigs and chickens to prevent necrotic enteritis induced by Gram-positive gut pathogens.


tabilautide

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

(pharmacology) A particular immunological agent.


topiroxostat

From [Term?] + -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A xanthine oxidase inhibitor used to treat gout and hyperuricemia.


reviparin

From [Term?] + -parin (“heparin derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antithrombotic belonging to the group of low-molecular-weight heparins.


non-traumatic

The patient had a non-traumatic fracture of the femur.

(medicine) not produced by wounds or mechanical stress


popliteal fossa

en-noun

popliteal fossa (plural popliteal fossae or popliteal fossæ)

popliteal fossae (plural)
popliteal fossæ (plural)

(anatomy) A poplit. (shallow depression located at the back of the knee joint)


Argyll Robertson pupil

Argyll Robertson pupil (plural Argyll Robertson pupils)

Named after Douglas Argyll Robertson (1837–1909), a Scottish ophthalmologist and surgeon, who described the condition in the mid-1860s.

(ophthalmology, pathology) A bilateral small pupil of the eye that reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light. It is a sign of neurosyphilis.

segno di Argyll Robertson

a bilateral small pupil of the eye that reduces in size when the patient focuses on a near object but does not constrict when exposed to bright light. It is a sign of neurosyphilis


Adie syndrome

Named after the British neurologist William John Adie.

(pathology, neurology) A neurological disorder characterized by a tonically dilated pupil that reacts slowly to light but shows a more definite response to accommodation (i.e., light-near dissociation).


dilute Russell's viper venom time

dilute Russell's viper venom time (countable and uncountable, plural dilute Russell's viper venom times)

dilute Russell's viper venom times (plural)

(hematology) The time measurement resulting from an in vitro diagnostic test based on the ability of the venom of the Russell's viper to induce thrombosis.


vitrector

(surgery) A tool used to cut the vitreous humour for subsequent removal during a vitrectomy.


isointense

(chiefly medicine) Having the same intensity as another object.


lichen planus

(dermatology, pathology) A disease of the skin and/or mucous membranes, resulting in a lichenoid appearance.


black drop

(medicine, historical) A narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar.


craniomedial

(anatomy) Relating to the middle part of the cranium


black rust

(phytopathology) A disease of wheat, in which a black, moist substance is deposited in the fissures of the grain.


endbulb

(anatomy) One of the bulb-like bodies in which some sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes.


CLE

cutaneous lupus erythematosus
cutaneous lupus erythematosus#English

(pathology) Initialism of cutaneous lupus erythematosus.


MET

MET (countable and uncountable, plural METs or METS)

metabolic equivalent of task
w:metabolic equivalent of task

(physiology, countable) Initialism of metabolic equivalent of task, a measure of the intensity of aerobic exercise.

metabolic equivalent of task

mesenchymal–epithelial transition
w:mesenchymal–epithelial transition

(oncology) Initialism of mesenchymal–epithelial transition.

muscle energy technique
w:muscle energy technique

(medicine) Initialism of muscle energy technique, a neuromuscular protocol used in osteopathy, physical therapy, and massage therapy.


calcemic

(biology, medicine) Of or pertaining to calcemia: (usually, especially) regarding trends of calcium (Ca) concentration over time.

natremic

biometallic cation concentration in blood


epidepride

(organic chemistry, medicine) A benzamide derivative that is used, when labelled with iodine-123, as a radioligand


immunotarget

(immunology) The target of an immunological reaction or therapy


mesopolyploid

(genetics) That has become polyploid in more recent history


paleopolyploid

(genetics) That became polyploid in the distant past


myodystonia

(pathology) Any general disorder of muscular tone


pseudoxanthoma

pseudoxanthoma (plural pseudoxanthomas or pseudoxanthomata)

pseudoxanthomas (plural)
pseudoxanthomata (plural)

(pathology) Any of several diseases of tendons and other tissues having some characteristics of true xanthomas


dementia paralytica

(medicine) A form of encephalopathy seen in long-term dialysis patients.


A&P

(medicine, education) Initialism of anatomy and physiology.


A&P

(medicine) Initialism of anterior and posterior.


RBC

(hematology) Initialism of red blood cell.


deazaneplanocin

(medicine) Any of a class of anticancer drugs that inhibit the biosynthesis of adenosylhomocysteine


lexidronam

(medicine) Any of a class of chelation complexes (normally of radiosamarium) used to control in bone cancer cases


pseudodiploid

(genetics) diploid, but with chromosomal translocations


rhythmogenesis

/ˌɹɪð.moʊˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.sɪs/

[...] I describe four main principles of rhythmogenesis: [...]

2010 December 21, Ronald M. Harris-Warrick, “General Principles of Rhythmogenesis in Central Pattern Networks”, in Progress in brain research.:

In contrast, inhibitory neuromodulatory influences exerted by the pons on respiratory rhythmogenesis are stronger in the mutant, thereby explaining the breathing anomalies observed in vivo.

2018 October 4, Christophe J. Dubois, Laura Cardoit, Veronika Schwarz, Marika Markkanen, Matti S. Airaksinen, Pavel Uvarov, John Simmers, Muriel Thoby-Brisson, “Role of the K⁺-Cl⁻ Cotransporter KCC2a Isoform in Mammalian Respiration at Birth”, in eNeuro:

Rhythmogenesis is the process that develops the capacity for rhythmic activity in a non-rhythmic system.

2019 August 10, Maoz Shamir, “Theories of rhythmogenesis”, in Current opinion in neurobiology.:

(neurology) The genesis (and maintenance) of a rhythm, especially that of respiration


clofenvinfos

From (di)chlo(ro)phen(yl) + vin(yl) + -fos (“phosphorous derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) An organophosphorus compound once widely used as an insecticide.


zoster sine herpete

(medicine, pathology, virology) Herpes zoster in the absence of a rash.


nasolabial

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and lips.


neomort

Coined by Willard Gaylin. Compare neo- and mortal.

Neomorts offer a great potential source of bone marrow for transplant procedures, and I am assured that a bioemporium of modest size could be assembled to fit most transplantation antigen requirements.

2005, Michael Palmer, Moral Problems in Medicine: A Practical Coursebook, page 92:

(medicine) A brain-dead human being that could be kept on life support for organ transplantation, medical and nursing education, and drug research.


moly cow

From moly (informal term for molybdenum) + cow. The word cow alludes to the fact that the device “milks” technetium-99m from molybdenum-99: see quotations.

When the ⁹⁹Tcₘ isotope is needed for medical imaging purposes, it has to be created on the spot because its half-life is only six hours. This is done using a device filled with longer-lived ⁹⁹Mo, which decays into ⁹⁹Tcₘ, continually replenishing the supply within the device. Because the process of removing the accumulated ⁹⁹Tcₘ is called "milking", the device is informally known as a "moly cow."

2012, Theodore [W.] Gray, The Elements: A Visual Exploration of Every Known Atom in the Universe, New York, N.Y.: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, →ISBN:

The radioactive isotope molybdenum-99 (half-life of 66 hours) decays to generate technetium-99m, which has a half-life of only six hours and is used in hospitals for medical imaging. The technetium isotope collects in various parts of the body, in particular bone. Scanners detect the radiation from the isotope to create an image, enabling diagnosis. The process uses a device that is filled with Mo-99, which decays into Tc-99m, forming a continuous supply that is ‘milked off’. The device is nicknamed the ‘moly cow’.

2013, Paul Parsons, Gail Dixon, The Periodic Table: A Field Guide to the Elements, London: Quercus, →ISBN:

Clearly, transporting the daughter in equilibrium with the parent is a more economical, safer, and environmentally friendlier approach. This is the reason that "technetium generators," dubbed "moly cows," are transported around the globe instead of the ⁹⁹ᵐTc isotope.

2013 November 6, Chary Rangacharyulu, “Radioactivity”, in Physics of Nuclear Radiations: Concepts, Techniques and Applications, Boca Raton, Fla.: CRC Press, →ISBN, page 43:

(chemistry, medicine, informal) A device used to extract from a source of decaying molybdenum-99 the metastable isotope ⁹⁹ᵐTc of technetium, which is the most commonly used medical radioisotope.


rubber room

"If you kept on worrying about being killed you could end up in a rubber room."

2002 December 6, Robert L. Jamieson Jr, “Dec. 7, 1941: From boy to man in one hellish day”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 2014-08-07:

Barry is... well, what? Borderline autistic and obsessive-compulsive, with serious anger management issues and a dangerous behavioural disorder that in the real world would get him a one-way ticket to the rubber room.

2003 February 7, Peter Bradshaw, “Punch-Drunk Love”, in The Guardian, UK, retrieved 2014-08-07:

How is it that the Virginia Tech shooter Seung Cho and Adam Lanza weren't in a rubber room instead of in a classroom shooting people?

2013 Jan. 25, Comment by egginmybeer, "The gun lobby’s long reach," Boston Globe (retrieved 7 Aug 2014)

(idiomatic, psychiatry) A cell lined with cushions used for confinement of a mentally disturbed person.


paraconule

(dentistry) A conule located between a paracone and a metacone.


ulnocarpal

(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and carpus.


ulnoradial

(anatomy) Relating to the ulna and radius.


round ligament

It is observed by Professor Scarpa, that "the round ligament of the uterus, in passing through the abdominal muscles, follows precisely the same track as the spermatic cord."

1822, Samuel Cooper, A Dictionary of Practical Surgery, →OCLC, page 630:

(anatomy) Either of two ligaments running from the uterus through the inguinal canal to the labia majora; ligamentum teres uteri.

Ligamentum Teres Hepatis. — The round ligament of the liver is a stout fibrous band which passes from the umbilicus, backwards and upwards, within the free margin of the falciform ligament...

1902, Aurthur Robinson, editor, Cunningham's Textbook of Anatomy, 5th edition, published 1918, page 1196:

(anatomy) A string of tissue dividing the liver into medial and lateral sections; ligamentum teres hepatis.

...that the violence of the fall had produced an extensive contusion of the round ligament and joint...

1827, “Operation for anchylosis of the hip-joint”, in The Lancet London, volume 12, page 683:

(anatomy) Any of various rounded ligaments in the body; ligamentum teres.


diascopy

(medicine) A test for blanchability performed by applying pressure with a finger or glass slide and observing color changes.


decubital

(medicine) In a decubitus position: lying down; thus:

(medicine, loosely) Any position of lying down.

(medicine, less broadly) A position of lying on one's side, in contrast with supine or prone positions of lying down.

(medicine, dated) Relating to a pressure ulcer (a decubitus ulcer, that is, a bedsore).


dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans

(oncology) A rare fibrosarcoma of the dermis.


dacryon

(anatomy) The point of junction of the maxillary bone, lacrimal bone, and frontal bone.


dermatochalasis

(medicine, dermatology) The condition of having an excess of skin in the upper or lower eyelid, causing bagginess.


despeciation

(biology, immunology, physiology, medicine) The loss of antigenic specificity in an antigen or an antibody thereto.


deoxycortone

In 1951, when many people, both patients and doctors, thought that the newly discovered cortisone of Philip Hench was the therapeutic answer to this disease but were for one reason or another unable to obtain it, a paper from Sweden stated that similar results could be obtained by injections of deoxycortone (Doca) and ascorbic acid.

1976 March 27, F. Dudley Hart, “History of the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis”, in British Medical Journal, volume 1, number 6012, →DOI, →JSTOR, page 763:

(pharmacology) UK form of desoxycortone.


desoxycortone

(pharmacology) The steroid hormone deoxycorticosterone when used as a drug.


deuteranomaly

en-noun

deuteranomaly (countable and uncountable, plural deuteranomalies)

(ophthalmology) A form of anomalous trichromacy involving a reduction in sensitivity to the green area of the spectrum.


dacryocystocele

From dacryocyst + -o- + -cele or dacryo- + cysto- + -cele.

(embryology, ophthalmology) A benign, bluish-gray mass in the inferomedial canthus that forms as a result of a narrowing or obstruction of the nasolacrimal duct, usually during prenatal development.


dacryoadenitis

(pathology) inflammation of the lacrimal glands


digastricus

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin digastricus, ellipsis of mūsculus digastricus (“digastric muscle”). Doublet of digastric.

ellipsis

digastric muscle
digastric muscle#English


diflucortolone

(pharmacology) Alternative form of difluocortolone.


uterus didelphys

(medicine, pathology) A uterine malformation where the uterus is present as a paired organ, as the embryogenetic fusion of the Müllerian ducts failed to occur.


diplacusis

(medicine, otolaryngology) A form of tinnitus in which a single auditory stimulus is perceived as two separate sounds which may differ in pitch or in time.


diskography

(medicine) Alternative form of discography


diskographic

(medicine) Alternative form of discographic


discogram

(medicine) The diagnostic image produced by discography.


dysbarism

en-noun

dysbarism (countable and uncountable, plural dysbarisms)

(pathology) Any medical condition resulting from changes in ambient pressure, as for example when scuba diving


dysnomia

dysnomia (countable and uncountable, plural dysnomias)

2013, Annette Kujawski Taylor, Dysnomia, entry in Annette Kujawski Taylor (editor), Encyclopedia of Human Memory, ABC-CLIO (Greenwood), page 404,
Dysnomia is a disorder in which a person has difficulty naming people or objects. Some sources consider it a milder form of anomia, which is a type of aphasia, or disorder of language. Dysnomia seems to be more clearly memory related and specifically related to a retrieval deficit. Presented with an object, most people who suffer from dysnomia can describe the object, talk about how it can be used, and what category of objects it falls into. However, they are unable to come up with the name for it.

(medicine, pathology) Anomic aphasia, a condition affecting the memory that impairs the recall of words or names.

Dysnomia refers to a large group of children who talk and understand well but have difficulty with word retrieval.[…]Dysnomia is a well-established antecedent to stuttering or stammering.

1989, J. P. Mohr, Manual of Clinical Problems in Neurology, Little, Brown, page 315:

(neurology, psychology, developmental psychology) Impaired or deficient ability to recall words or names.


Ommaya reservoir

Ommaya reservoir (plural Ommaya reservoirs)

Invented in 1963 by Ayub K. Ommaya, a Pakistani neurosurgeon.

(medicine, surgery) An intraventricular catheter system consisting of a catheter in one lateral ventricle attached to a reservoir implanted under the scalp, used for the aspiration of cerebrospinal fluid or for the delivery of drugs.


club cell

Named for their shape. See usage notes at Clara cell.

(anatomy, cytology) A dome-shaped cell with short microvilli, found in the bronchioles of the lungs, and capable of secreting glycosaminoglycans, in order to protect the bronchiole lining.


uncovertebral

(anatomy) Relating to the uncus and vertebrae; applied to Luschka's joints.


olfactory reference syndrome

olfactory reference syndrome (uncountable)

(psychiatry) A mental disorder in which the patient believes he or she is emitting abnormal and offensive body odors.


uterosacral

(anatomy) Relating to the uterus and sacrum.


koilocytosis

From koilocyte + -osis = koilo- + -cyte + -osis.

(medicine) The presence of koilocytes usually in the anogenital region or the uterine cervix.


karyosome

karyosome (countable and uncountable, plural karyosomes)

(cytology) The chromatin material inside a cell nucleus when the cell is not undergoing mitotic division.


uterosacral ligament

uterosacral ligament (plural uterosacral ligaments)

(anatomy) Any of the major ligaments travelling from the uterus to the anterior aspect of the sacrum.


do no harm

en-verb

do no harm (third-person singular simple present does no harm, present participle doing no harm, simple past did no harm, past participle done no harm)

does no harm (present singular third-person)
doing no harm (participle present)
did no harm (past)
done no harm (participle past)

"Oh, make your mind easy! I shall do no harm, if I do no good."

1889, Wilkie Collins, chapter 51, in The Legacy of Cain:

[G]et government out of the gambling business. . . . These officials pervert public policy, which should at least do no harm.

1999 March 29, William Safire, “Essay”, in New York Times, retrieved 2014-08-18:

First, consider the moral minimum, do no harm.

2005, Patricia Illingworth, Trusting Medicine: The Moral Costs of Managed Care, Routledge, →ISBN, page 100:

A doctor's principle code is, "First, do no harm."

2008 December 20, Judith D. Schwartz, “Making Hospitals Greener — and Patients Healthier”, in Time, retrieved 2014-08-18:

Hence, some people consider non-maleficence to be the most basic of all the cardinal principles of ethics; it lays down the least minimum condition for ethical correctness, as if to say: "even if you would not do good, at least do no harm."

2012, A. Bame Nsamenang, editor, Handbook of African Educational Theories and Practices, →ISBN, page 100:

(ethics, medicine) To perform no actions which will be injurious or in any way unfavorable to another person, regardless of whether one does anything of positive benefit for that other person.


otomycosis

en-noun

otomycosis (countable and uncountable, plural otomycoses)

/ˌəʊtəʊmɪˈkəʊsɪs/

(pathology) a fungal infection in the outer canal of the ear


capillariasis

(pathology) A disease caused by nematodes in the genus Capillaria.


carbocysteine

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Alternative form of carbocisteine


carbomycin

A neologism mimicking the names of other antibiotics. By surface analysis, carbo- (“carbon”) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

surf

(pharmacology) A crystalline macrolide antibiotic with the molecular formula C₄₂H₆₇NO₁₆, derived from the bacterium Streptomyces halstedii.


cardiectomy

(medicine) The surgical removal of the cardia (the part of the esophagus that connects to the stomach).


cardiectomy

(medicine) The surgical removal of the heart, either in transplantation or in autopsy.


cebocephaly

(teratology) A developmental anomaly of the head, characterized by a monkey-like head with a defective small, flattened nose with a single nostril or absent nose and closely set eyes.


gigantiform

gigantiform cementoma


cervicothoracic

(anatomy) Relating to the cervix and thorax.


choledocholithotomy

Two months later, he opened the duct of another patient and took out gallstones – the first choledocholithotomy.

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 578:

(medicine) The removal of the gallstone from the bile duct in a case of choledocholithiasis.


choly

en-noun

choly (countable and uncountable, plural cholies)


chole

(medicine, colloquial) Short for cholecystectomy.


canal of Hering

canal of Hering (plural canals of Hering)

(anatomy) Any of the intrahepatic bile ductules, part of the outflow system of exocrine bile product from the liver.


chloroma

chloroma (plural chloromas or chloromata)

(oncology) A myeloid sarcoma, often green in tint.


chromophobic

en-adj

chromophobic (comparative more chromophobic, superlative most chromophobic)

more chromophobic (comparative)
most chromophobic (superlative)


chondroglossus

(anatomy) A muscle that arises from the medial side and base of the lesser cornu and contiguous portion of the body of the hyoid bone, and passes directly upward to blend with the intrinsic muscular fibers of the tongue, between the hyoglossus and genioglossus.


choroideremia

(pathology) An X-linked recessive retinal degenerative disease


chondroblastoma

en-noun

chondroblastoma (plural chondroblastomas or chondroblastomata)

chondroblastomas (plural)
chondroblastomata (plural)

(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts


chondrodystrophy

chondrodystrophy (countable and uncountable, plural chondrodystrophies)

(medicine, osteology) A skeletal disorder caused by various genetic mutations, affecting the development of cartilage.


cinnamedrine

(pharmacology) The psychostimulant 2-[methyl-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enyl]amino]-1-phenylpropan-1-ol.


citrullinemia

(medicine) The normal presence of citrulline in the blood.

(medicine, medical genetics) A disorder of the urea cycle that causes ammonia and other toxic substances to accumulate in the blood.


coccydynia

A five-year prospective trial involving 120 patients was undertaken to investigate the aetiology and treatment of coccydynia.

1991, “Coccydynia. Aetiology and treatment”, in The Bone & Joint Journal:

(pathology) Pain in the coccyx or its area.


conization

conization (countable and uncountable, plural conizations)

(surgery) The excision of a cone-shaped sample of tissue from the mucous membrane of the cervix.


comedocarcinoma

comedocarcinoma (plural comedocarcinomas or comedocarcinomata)

comedocarcinomas (plural)
comedocarcinomata (plural)

(medicine, oncology) A kind of early-stage breast cancer which demonstrates central necrosis.


coracobrachialis

(anatomy) The smallest of the three muscles that attach to the coracoid process of the scapula.


coracoclavicular

(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the coracoid process of the scapula; applied to a ligament that connects them.

coracoclavicular

relating to the clavicle and the coracoid process


costoclavicular

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and clavicle; applied to a ligament that connects the cartilage of the first rib with the costal tuberosity on the undersurface of the clavicle.


subclavius

Borrowed from New Latin subclavius, from sub- (“under”) + clavicula (“collar bone, clavicle”) + -ius (suffix to form an adjective).

affix

(anatomy) A muscle which (in humans) originates from the first costal cartilage and inserts on to the undersurface of the clavicle, acting to elevate the first rib or fix the clavicle.


costochondral

(anatomy) Relating to ribs and cartilage.


costocervical

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the ribs and the neck.


cricoarytenoid

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˌæɹ.əˈtiˌnɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊ.əˈɹɪt.n̩ˌɔɪd/

From crico- + arytenoid, or borrowed from New Latin cricoarytaenoīdēs.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricoid and arytenoid cartilages.

cricoarytenoid muscle
cricoarytenoid muscle

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricoarytenoid muscle.


cricoarytenoid

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˌæɹ.əˈtiˌnɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊ.əˈɹɪt.n̩ˌɔɪd/

cricoarytenoid muscle
cricoarytenoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of cricoarytenoid muscle..


craniotabes

Dr. Elsässer applies the terms "soft occiput, or craniotabes," to the particular phase of this affection as he observed it, because it attacked the cranial bones, and especially the occipital bone, producing in these changes precisely analogous to those which rickets occasions in other parts of the skeleton.

1852 October 7, E. J. Beylard, “On Rachitis, Fragility of the Bones, and Osteomalacia”, in The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, page 431:

The greater number of cases of acquired rickets develop in the first half year (often in the first three months), with softness of the occiput which Elsässer has well defined as craniotabes.

1910, Abraham Jacobi, Diseases of Children, page 251:

Palpate the scalp firmly above and behind the ears to detect craniotabes, a softening of the outer table of the skull.

2003, Henry M. Seidel, Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination, page 266:

(medicine) The medical finding of a softening or thinning of the skull.


congenital disorder

en-noun

congenital disorder (plural congenital disorders)


cryptitis

(pathology) Inflammation of an intestinal crypt.


cuneocuboid

(anatomy) Relating to the joint between the cuboid and lateral cuneiform.

cuneocuboideo

relating to the cuboid and lateral cuneiform


cyclotropia

cyclotropia (countable and uncountable, plural cyclotropias)

(medicine, ophthalmology) A form of strabismus in which, compared to the correct positioning of the eyes, there is a torsion of one eye (or both) about the eye's visual axis. Consequently, the visual fields of the two eyes appear tilted relative to each other.


cytohet

(genetics) A eukaryotic cell whose non-nucleic genome is heterozygous.


cuneocerebellar

accessory cuneate nucleus
accessory cuneate nucleus

(anatomy) Relating to the accessory cuneate nucleus and the cerebellum.


semicircular canal

semicircular canal (plural semicircular canals)

(anatomy) Any of three semicircular interconnected tubes located inside each ear: the horizontal (or lateral) semicircular canal, the superior (or anterior) semicircular canal, and the posterior semicircular canal. They form part of the bony labyrinth.


cricothyroideus

Borrowed from New Latin cricothyroīdeus, clipping of musculus cricothyroīdeus (“cricothyroid muscle”).

clipping

cricothyroid muscle
cricothyroid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of cricothyroid muscle.


dorsal hood

(anatomy) The connective attachment by which the extensor tendons insert into the phalanges.


nonrelapse

(medicine) Not of or relating to a relapse.


salpingotomy

(obstetrics, surgery) The operation of making an incision into a Fallopian tube to remove an ectopic.


scapulohumeral

(anatomy) Of or relating to the scapulohumerus


scleredema

en-noun

scleredema (countable and uncountable, plural scleredemas)

(pathology) A rare medical condition involving progressive thickening and hardening of the skin


SCID

SCID (countable and uncountable, plural SCIDs)

(uncountable, pathology, immunology) Initialism of severe combined immunodeficiency.


acrokeratosis paraneoplastica of Bazex

Named after French dermatologist André Bazex (1911–1988), who first described this condition as a paraneoplastic syndrome in 1965.

named-after

(pathology) A cutaneous condition characterized by psoriasiform changes of hands, feet, ears, and nose, with involvement of the nails and periungual tissues being characteristic and indistinguishable from psoriatic nails. The condition is associated with carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract.


scrotoplasty

en-noun

scrotoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural scrotoplasties)

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-scrotoplasty.wav

(surgery) Plastic surgery to construct or repair the scrotum.


semitendinous

(anatomy) Relating to the semitendinosus muscle; tendinous for half its length.


seroma

(pathology) A pocket of clear serous fluid that sometimes develops in the body after surgery.


somnoplasty

(medicine) A medical treatment for snoring, nasal obstruction, or apnea, using radiofrequency ablation to shrink the tissues that are causing the problem.


sphenomandibular

(anatomy) Relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen that limits distension of the mandible in an inferior direction.

sfenomandibolare

relating to a ligament connecting the sphenoid bone and mandibular foramen


sphenofrontal

(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and frontal bone.


stenochoria

From Ancient Greek στενοχωρία (stenokhōría), see στενοχωρέω (stenokhōréō).

(medicine) Abnormal contraction of a canal or orifice.


sternoclavicular

(anatomy) Relating to the sternum and clavicle.


sternocleidomastoideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternocleidomastoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternocleidomastoīdeus (“sternocleidomastoid muscle”).

clipping

sternocleidomastoid muscle
sternocleidomastoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of sternocleidomastoid muscle.


sternohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin sternohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus sternohȳoīdeus (“sternohyoid muscle”). Doublet of sternohyoid.

sternohyoid muscle
sternohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of sternohyoid muscle.


stomatognathic

(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and jaw.


stylopharyngeus

Borrowed from New Latin stylopharyngeus, clipping of mūsculus stylopharyngeus (“stylopharyngeal muscle”). Doublet of stylopharyngeal.

(anatomy) A slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.


styloglossus

Borrowed from New Latin styloglōssus, clipping of mūsculus styloglōssus (“styloglossal muscle”).

(anatomy) A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing.


stylomandibular

(anatomy) Relating to the styloid process and the mandible; applied to a ligament that extends from near the apex of the styloid process of the temporal bone to the angle and posterior border of the angle of the mandible.


stylohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin stylohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus stylohȳoīdeus (“stylohyoid muscle”). Doublet of stylohyoid.

stylohyoid muscle
stylohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of stylohyoid muscle.


andropodium

From andro- + -podium (“part resembling a foot”).

affix

(anatomy) A modified anal fin of certain types of livebearing fish that can be used for reproduction


leukemoid

(medicine) Resembling leukemia, but triggered by stress, infection, etc. rather than actual malignancy.


syndesis

en-noun

syndesis (usually uncountable, plural syndeses)

Initially in cytology from German Syndesis, coined by Valentin Häcker in 1904 from Ancient Greek σύνδεσις (súndesis, “binding, joining”), from συνδεῖν (sundeîn, “to join, to bind”) + -σῐς (-sĭs, “-sis: forming nouns”), from σῠν- (sŭn-, “together”) + δεῖν (deîn, “to bind, to tie”). Equivalent to syn- + -desis.

der

(cytology, obsolete) Synonym of synapsis, the pairing of chromosomes during cellular reproduction.

synapsis

(orthopedics, surgery) Synonym of arthrodesis, the fusion of a joint between two or more bones.


nasojugal

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and jugal bone.


maldigestion

en-noun

maldigestion (countable and uncountable, plural maldigestions)


neuroplegic

(pathology) Exhibiting or relating to neuroplegia


neuroplegic

(medicine) A drug that counters neuroplegia


radiculous

For quotations using this term, see Citations:radiculous.

(botany, medicine, uncommon) Of or pertaining to a radicle (nerve root, or rudimentary shoot of a plant from which a root is developed downward).


sidegaze

"His light wentout very promptly, didn't it?" She flashed me a sidegaze. Were we acting convincingly?

1930, Ray Cummings, “Section 4, Ch. 28, "The Ascent of Archimedes"”, in "Brigands of the Moon: Part Three of a Four-part Novel" in Astounding Stories of Super-Science, May and June 1930:

Gaze is almost never straight ahead but varies between downgaze, sidegaze, and upgaze. Correct fixation of an object does not take place.

1984, Joseph Lang, Strabismus, →ISBN, page 127:

(medicine) The act of looking sideways, to the left or right, by moving only one's eyes.


tigroid

(pathology) In a pattern resembling tiger stripes.


trichonodosis

(medicine) A condition involving knots in the hair.


teleradiography

(medicine, dated) Radiography with the tube held at a distance of about six feet from the body.


default mode network

default mode network (plural default mode networks)

(neuroscience) A network of brain regions that are active when the individual is not focused on the outside world and the brain is at wakeful rest.


cluneal

(anatomy) of or relating to a group of cutaneous nerves of the buttocks


genocopy

en-verb

genocopy (third-person singular simple present genocopies, present participle genocopying, simple past and past participle genocopied)

genocopies (present singular third-person)
genocopying (participle present)
genocopied (participle past)
genocopied (past)


geniohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin genīohyoīdeus, clipping of musculus genīohyoīdeus (“geniohyoid muscle”).

clipping

geniohyoid muscle
geniohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of geniohyoid muscle.


triplopia

(pathology) An ophthalmologic or neurologic condition where one perceives three images.


thalamectomy

(medicine) Destruction or removal of the thalamus.


thalamolenticular

(anatomy) Relating to the thalamus and the lenticular nucleus.


thromboblast

(cytology) A precursor to a platelet/thrombocyte.


bacterioagglutinin

(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.


bibativeness

Coined circa 1843, by Orson Squire Fowler, as variant of earlier aquativeness (1843), by analogy with earlier alimentiveness (1828). From Latin bibō (“I drink”) + -ative (“related to”) + -ness (“the quality of”); compare Latin bibāx (“tending to drink”).

Just in front of Alimentiveness, is one or more organs which create a love of drinking, bathing, sailing, &c., which might be called Aquativeness, or Bibativeness, or Thirst, as thought best.

1843, Orson Squire Fowler, Phrenology and physiology explained and applied to education, page 193:

(phrenology, obsolete) penchant for drinking, love of liquids (not necessarily alcoholic), thirst.


aquativeness

Coined early 1843 (January or February) by Spencer Timothy Hall. From Latin aqua (“water”) + -ative (“related to”) + -ness (“the quality of”).

1843, The American Phrenological Journal and Miscellany, Volume 5, p. 193:
Just in front of Alimentiveness, is one or more organs which create a love of drinking, bathing, sailing, &c., which might be called Aquativeness, or Bibativeness, or Thirst, as thought best.

(phrenology, obsolete, obscure) love of liquids, including drinking, bathing, and sailing.


cecocentral

(medicine) of or relating to the blind spot and the central macular area


GPI

general paresis of the insane
general paresis of the insane#English

(pathology) Initialism of general paresis of the insane.

general paralysis of the insane
general paralysis of the insane#English

(pathology) Initialism of general paralysis of the insane.

(medicine) Acronym of glycosylphosphatidylinositol.


general paresis of the insane

en-noun

general paresis of the insane (uncountable)

General paresis was described in 1822 by Antoine Laurent Bayle (1799–1858).

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 487:

(pathology) A neuropsychiatric disorder caused by late-stage syphilis, and characterized by fatigue, headaches, insomnia, personality changes, delusions, etc.

paràlisi general de la demència

neuropsychiatric disorder caused by syphilis


aryepiglottic

/ˌæɹ.iˌɛp.əˈɡlɑt.ɪk/

(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.


depathologization

Some trans activists critique depathologization. For example, we may argue that having a diagnosis has allowed many trans people to access medical transition. From this perspective, depathologization may inhibit health care access.

2014, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves:

(medicine) The process of coming to regard a formerly medical condition as a health or behaviour condition.


urobilinuria

Urobilinuria is frequent with scarlet fever (Jugendreich) particularly with the malignant or more severe types. The mild cases of measles may show moderate urobilinuria, the more severe are likely to give positive reaction.

1916, Henry Leopold Elsner, The Prognosis of Internal Diseases, volume 6, page 783:

(medicine, obsolete) The presence of urobilin in the urine.


oligoamnios

(medicine) The presence of an abnormally small volume of amniotic fluid.


overdominant

en-adj

overdominant (comparative more overdominant, superlative most overdominant)

more overdominant (comparative)
most overdominant (superlative)


otomandibular

(anatomy) Relating to the ear and mandible.


phren

From Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “mind; stomach, midriff”).


pancreatomegaly

(medicine) The presence of an abnormally large pancreas.


ophthalmopathy

en-noun

ophthalmopathy (countable and uncountable, plural ophthalmopathies)


carpotarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the carpals and tarsus.


craniocarpotarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the cranium, carpals, and tarsus.


arteritic

We can fairly reconcile this apparent lapse by observing, that M. Nelaton confounds the arteritic form of the affection with that supervening on ossified arteries; a circumstance first noticed by Cowper, the anatomist, but denied gravely by Pott, an author who is frequently quoted as countenancing the idea.

1856, M. Nélaton, “Clinical Lectures on Surgery”, in Dublin quarterly journal of medical science, volume 22, page 167:

These arteritic lesions are not confined to the striated musculature, but occur everywhere, including the superior and inferior mesenteric arterial beds.

1965, John R. Gamble, Current concepts of clinical gastroenterology, page 119:

Arteritic and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy both manifest as sudden visual loss associated with optic disc edema.


metakinesis

(anatomy) Cranial kinesis involving jointing between the dermatocranium and occipital segment.


cardiorespirography

(medicine) The graphical recording and analysis of the action of the heart and lungs


ischiosacral

(anatomy) Relating to the ischium and sacrum.


enchondromatosis

enchondromatosis (usually uncountable, plural enchondromatoses)

(pathology) A form of osteochondrodysplasia characterized by a proliferation of enchondromas.


cutis laxa

(medicine, pathology) A group of rare connective tissue disorders in which the skin becomes inelastic and hangs loosely in folds.


epicillin

From epi- + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) A particular aminopenicillin antibiotic.


pythiosis

(pathology, zoology) Infection by the mold Pythium insidiosum.


enophthalmia

(medicine) A condition where the eyes are abnormally sunken into their sockets.


Churg-Strauss syndrome

Named after Jacob Churg and Lotte Strauss who first published on the topic in 1951.

(pathology) Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis, an extremely rare autoimmune condition.


entamoebiasis

amoebic dysentery
amoebic dysentery#English

(medicine) Infection with certain species of entamoebae, which sometimes causes gastroenteritis, diarrhea, dysentery, and other symptoms; most cases of amoebiasis and amoebic dysentery are entamoebiasis, but they are usually called by the aforementioned names.


erysipeloid

The diffuse phlebitis is an erysipeloid form of the disease, often running for a considerable distance along the coat of the vein, which becomes thickened, pulpy, and red, without adhesions forming, or the blood coagulating; indeed, in these cases there appears to be a great want of plasticity in this fluid.

1860, John Erichsen, The Science and Art of Surgery: Being a Treatise on Surgical Injuries, Diseases, and Operations, Philadelphia: Blanchard and Lea, page 468:


erysipeloid

en-noun

erysipeloid (countable and uncountable, plural erysipeloids)

(pathology, usually uncountable) A mild cutaneous infection by Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae in humans that resembles erysipelas.

różyca

(medicine, countable) A cutaneous cancer metastasis, most commonly associated with breast carcinoma, presenting as an erythematous patch or plaque that resembles erysipelas.


ethynodiol

/ˌɛθ.ɪn.oʊˈdaɪˌɔl/

(pharmacology) UK and US spelling of etynodiol.


ethnopharmaceutical

(pharmacology) A drug or remedy of the kind examined by ethnopharmacy.


supraintestinal

(anatomy) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the intestine.