vaccinize

en-verb

vaccinize (third-person singular simple present vaccinizes, present participle vaccinizing, simple past and past participle vaccinized)

vaccinizes (present singular third-person)
vaccinizing (participle present)
vaccinized (participle past)
vaccinized (past)

A series of carefully conducted experiments has convinced him that a not inconsiderable proportion of those vaccinated are not vaccinized.

1883, “Vaccination and Vaccinization”, in Southern Medical Record:

(transitive, immunology, archaic) To vaccinate repeatedly until susceptibility to a virus has completely disappeared, as indicated by the complete absence of pustules etc. at the point of application.


vulsellum

en-noun

vulsellum (plural vulsellums or vulsella)

(surgery) A type of forceps with hooks at the tip of each blade, used in obstetrics and gynecology


versive

(medicine) Exhibiting or relating to version.


fecaluria

(pathology) The presence of feces in the urine.


ventriculoatrial

Coordinate term: atrioventricular (broadly synonymous; precisely differentiated regarding conduction pathways)

(anatomy) Relating to the ventricles and atrium.


vesicointestinal

(biology, medicine) Synonym of intestinovesical.


enterovesical

enterovesical fistulas

Fistulas and sinus tracts are hallmarks of Crohn’s disease, affecting approximately 20–40% of patients [7]. The morphology and anatomic sites of fistulas are protean: enteroenteric, enterocolic, colocolic, enterovesical, enterovaginal, enterocutaneous, anorectal, duodenopancreatic, gastrocolic, colobronchial, and enterospinal [48–54].

1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 9:

(anatomy, medicine) Synonym of intestinovesical.


vesicoenteric

vesicoenteric fistulas


colovesical

colovesical fistulas

(biology, medicine) Synonym of vesicocolic.


vesicocolic

vesicocolic fistulas

(biology, medicine) Relating to the urinary bladder and the colon, usually with reference to a fistula therebetween.


peliomycin

(pharmacology) A particular cytotoxic agent.


pectinate line

(anatomy) The line that divides the upper two thirds of the anal canal from the lower third. Developmentally, it represents the hindgut-proctodeum junction.


pectus excavatum

(medicine) A congenital deformity of the anterior wall of the chest, in which several ribs and the sternum grow abnormally, giving a caved or sunken appearance.


DMD

DMD (countable and uncountable, plural DMDs)

(medicine) Initialism of doctor of dental medicine.

Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Duchenne muscular dystrophy#English

(medicine) Initialism of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.


prenaris

(anatomy, rare, chiefly in the plural) One of the anterior nares; a nostril.


booty bump

Well, he don't much like the taste of chili P. That much has been established. So unless you can convince him to booty bump...

2009, “Grilled” (33:48 from the start), in Breaking Bad, season 2, episode 2, spoken by Jesse Pinkman (Aaron Paul):

(informal, drugs) The act of taking methamphetamine by squirting it into the rectum.


capsuloplasty

(surgery) repair of a capsule, particularly a joint capsule


ARFID

ARFID (usually uncountable, plural ARFIDs)

avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder#English

(medicine) Initialism of avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder.


avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (countable and uncountable, plural avoidant/restrictive food intake disorders)

(medicine) An eating disorder preventing the consumption of certain foods that appears in childhood and is generally overcome with age.


ozopore

Ancient Greek ὄζω (ózō, “I smell”) + Latin pore

(anatomy) The opening of a defensive gland present in some arthropods, which secretes a foul-smelling substance to discourage predators.


lixisenatide

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

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(pharmacology) A glucogan-like peptidase agonist being investigated for the treatment of diabetes.


antigingivitis

(pharmacology, dentistry) Countering gingivitis.


Seconal

en-noun

Seconal (countable and uncountable, plural Seconals)

Blend of secondary + allyl; origin 1930s.

Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal (“yellow jackets”).

1952 October 13, Richard L. Williams, “‘To sleep: perchance…’”, in Life, volume 33, number 15, page 110:

In spite of the seconal he was eaten up by his nerves. His face was covered with sweat.

1953, Raymond Chandler, chapter 29, in The Long Goodbye, New York: Ballantine, published 1971:

Each night she looked at the bottle of Seconals with affection. She never could do this without the dolls. She would have spent sleepless nights, smoking, worrying—and she would have lost her nerve.

1966, Jacqueline Susann, Valley of the Dolls, page 227:

Doctor, they can stand on the window ledge and threaten to splatter themselves on the pavement below, they can pile the Seconal to the ceiling—I may have to live for weeks and weeks on end in terror of these marriage-bent girls throwing themselves beneath the subway train, but I simply cannot, I simply will not, enter into a contract to sleep with just one woman for the rest of my days.

1969, Philip Roth, Portnoy’s Complaint, New York: Vintage, published 1994, page 104:

His horror of insomnia, compounded with a family history of compulsive worrying, caused him to down three or four Placidyls, Seconals, Quaaludes, or Tuinals almost every night—and often it was a combination of all four.

1985, Priscilla Presley, Sandra Harmon, Elvis and Me, Putnam, →ISBN, page 151:

(pharmacology) A barbiturate drug used as a sedative and hypnotic, a trade name of secobarbital.


HSCT

HSCT (countable and uncountable, plural HSCTs)

(medicine) Initialism of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.


acrodynamic

If the bacillus, discovered in 1884 by Lustgarten,” in Weigert's laboratory, is really the specific virus of syphilis, this bacillus undoubtedly belongs to the general acrodynamic bacteria, though giving rise to a remarkably slow dynamic evolution of the organisms, this latter remaining unusually long in the different states that correspond to the different degrees of the dynamic evolution of syphilis.

1891, New York Medical Journal - Volume 54, page 67:

Natural and acquired immunity against general acrodynamic bacteria represents the same condition of the system.

1891, Leartus Connor, The American Lancet - Volume 15, page 357:

(medicine) Giving rise to an acquired immunity.


temporomandibular joint dysfunction

temporomandibular joint dysfunction (plural temporomandibular joint dysfunctions)

temporomandibular joint dysfunctions (plural)

muscles of mastication
muscle of mastication

temporomandibular joints
temporomandibular joint

(pathology) An umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication (the muscles that move the jaw) and the temporomandibular joints (the joints which connect the mandible to the skull).

Kiefergelenkserkrankung

an umbrella term covering pain and dysfunction of the muscles of mastication and the temporomandibular joints


nasus externus

(medicine) The visible part of the human nose.


adjunct treatment

adjunct treatment (plural adjunct treatments)

(medicine) An additional treatment (e.g. a drug or procedure) used to increase the efficacy or safety of a primary treatment.


atlantad

[…] when the scapula is moved directly atlantad, the atlantal forces acting on the base and acromion are the motors, the dorsa-mesial and ster-mesi-lateral the directors, and the sacral forces the moderators […]

1808, John Barclay, The Muscular Motions of the Human Body:


social anxiety disorder

social anxiety disorder (countable and uncountable, plural social anxiety disorders)

(clinical psychology, psychiatry) The most common anxiety disorder, characterized by intense fear in one or more social situations, causing considerable distress and impaired ability to function in at least some parts of daily life.


EDD

(medicine, dated) Acronym of emotional dysregulation disorder.


diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (uncountable)

(medicine) calcification of ligaments near their attachment points to the spine

diffuusi idiopaattinen skeletaalinen hyperostoosi


frontonasal

frontonasal duct, frontonasal prominence

(anatomy) relating to the frontal bone and the nose


rhinolalia

(pathology) a nasal quality of speech from some disease or defect of the nasal passages


oligolalia

/ˌɑlɪɡoʊˈleɪliə/

/əˌlɪɡəˈleɪliə/

(pathology) a condition in which a person says, or writes, fewer words than might normally be expected, given his/her personality, education, and the specific circumstances


agitolalia

/ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈleɪliə/

From Latin agitō (“I put something in motion, drive, impel”) + -lalia.

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Anxiety group characterised by palpitation, excessive micturation, vertigo, shortness of breath, gastro-intestinal disturbances, trembling, agitolalia, etc.

1962, Proceedings of the Indian Science Congress, page 521:

When he finally began to speak, his agitolalia, or habit of rapid utterance, was more pronounced.

1982 -, Jon Ewbank Manchip White, Death by Dreaming, →ISBN, page 106:

Her oral behaviour may be denoted as a word salad, automatic speaking, logorrhoea, or cluttered and excessively rapid speech with sounds omitted, distorted as in agitiolalia.

1984, István Anhalt, Alternative voices: essays on contemporary vocal and choral composition, page 37:


agitophasia

/ˌæd͡ʒɪtoʊˈfeɪʒə/

From Latin agitō (“I put something in motion, drive, impel”) + Ancient Greek φάσις (phásis, “utterance, statement, expression”) + -ia.

Thousands of persons suffer from agitophasia in some degree. This, in fact, is the most common of speech defect.

1920, “Good News for Stutterers and Other Defectives in Speech”, in American Magazine, volume 90, page 177:

(pathology) A condition characterized by abnormally rapid speech in which words, sounds, or syllables are unconsciously omitted, slurred, or distorted.


rhinolalia aperta

(pathology) a disorder that causes abnormal resonance in a human's voice due to increased airflow through the nose during speech


rhinolalia clausa

(pathology) abnormal speech attributable to nasal or nasopharyngeal obstruction


underaccommodation

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...attributed to the fact that infantile astigmatism can disrupt emmetropization by reducing an infant sensitivity to focusing signals, thus leading to underaccomodation or alignment impairment with a physiological fix of elongated eye ball [18].

2016, Moheem Masumali Halari, Chidambra Dhariwal Halari, Otohinoyi David Adeiza, D'Souza Ryan Alex Francis, Igberi Ugochi Calista, Akanbi Hameed Ayotunde, “Prevalence of Eye Defects Among Medical Students in Dominica”, in erican Scientific Research Journal for Engineering, Technology, and Sciences, volume 18, number 1:

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


rodding

en-noun

rodding (countable and uncountable, plural roddings)

(medicine) The insertion of a metal rod or nail into the cavity of a bone, to treat deformity or fracture.


perforatus

(anatomy) The short flexor of the toes, or the superficial flexor of the fingers.


epitenon

From epi- + Ancient Greek τένων (ténōn, “tendon”).

It expands on the surface of the tendon, forming a delicate, almost microscopic layer, the epitenon. Paratenon, epitenon, and mesotenon constitute the esotenon as opposed to the endotenon, the connected-tissue strands within the tendon.

1916, Clinics of John B. Murphy at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, volume 5, number 2:

(anatomy) A bundle of parallel arrays of fascicles, forming a sheath around tendons.


adiapneustia

From New Latin adiapneustia, from Ancient Greek ἀδιαπνευστία (adiapneustía, “lack of perspiration”).

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ἀδιαπνευστία

(medicine) Defective perspiration; adiaphoresis.


albuminosis

(archaic, pathology) A condition of the blood characterized by the presence of more than the usual amount of albumin; hyperalbuminemia.


hyperalbuminemia

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


osphresiolagnia

From Ancient Greek ὄσφρησις (ósphrēsis, “sense of smell”) (from ὄζω (ózō, “to smell”)) + λαγνεία (lagneía, “lust, coition”).

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1910, Karl Abraham, Douglas Bryan, Alix Strachey (translators), The Man who Loved Corsets, reprinted in 1959, Harold Greenwald, Great Cases in Psychoanalysis, 1987, page 45,
In the present case it turned out that the patient had passed through a stage which corresponded to smell-fetishism, and that after this a peculiar modification had taken place by which his osphresiolagnia (abnormal interest in odors [Ed.]) had been repressed and his pleasure in looking had been sublimated to pleasure in seeing foot-wear which had an æsthetic value.

In the Hindu theory of ojas and sublimation, we may have an interesting complement to the Freudian hypothesis about osphresiolagnia and its 'repression'.

1950, Swami Smaranananda, Awakened India, volume 60, page 87:

This instance belongs to the field of osphresiolagnia, the fetishistic-libidinal attachment to odors, especially those emanating from some part of the loved one's body.

1964, Benjamin Karpman, The Sexual Offender and His Offenses: Etiology, Pathology, Psychodynamics, and Treatment, page 496:

(psychology, psychoanalysis) Sexual arousal through olfactory stimulation.


finrozole

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

af

(pharmacology) A drug which acts as aromatase inhibitor thus reducing estrogen production; used e.g. in treating breast cancer.


antiantibody

(immunology) An antibody that binds to other antibodies.

antianticorpo

an antibody that binds to other antibodies


attachment therapy

en-noun

attachment therapy (countable and uncountable, plural attachment therapies)

(psychology, psychiatry) Any of a category of controversial alternative child mental health interventions intended to treat attachment disorders.


Okinawa diet

(medicine, nutrition) A weight loss diet based on the eating habits of the indigenous people of the Ryukyu Islands.


nucleus pulposus

(anatomy) The gel-like centre of an intervertebral disc.


DCD

(medicine) Initialism of (organ) donation after cardiac/circulatory death.

developmental coordination disorder
w:developmental coordination disorder

(neurology) Initialism of developmental coordination disorder.


anaclisis

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀνάκλισις (anáklisis), intended as a calque of German Anlehnung.

(psychoanalysis) The choice of an object of libidinal attachment on the basis of a resemblance to early childhood protective and parental figures.


antigenized

Immunization with antigenized antibodies is an efficient method to focus the immune response against defined epitopes of foreign antigens.

2004, Cristina Musselli, Svetlana Daverio -Zanetti and Maurizio Zanetti, Antigenized antibodies expressing V β 8.2 TCR peptides immunize against rat experimental a llergic encephalomyelitis, Journal of Immune Based Therapies and Vaccines 2004, 2 :9 doi:10.1186/1476-8518-2-9, page 2

(immunology, of antibodies) Genetically engineered in order to express epitopes of different antigens.


caudate nucleus

(neuroanatomy) a nucleus within each hemisphere of the brain, sitting astride the thalamus and located near the center of the brain.


bundle branch block

bundle branch block (plural bundle branch blocks)

The electrocardiogram manifests with a basic second degree conduction block, e.g. a 2:1 ratio associated with a bundle branch block pattern.

1971, Leo Schamroth, The disorders of cardiac rhythm, page 185:

(pathology) A heart condition in which the electrical impulses controlling the pace of the heart are not transmitted normally through either of the bundle branches.


foreload

(physiology) The weight that acts on muscle once it begins to contract; increased end-diastolic volume.


creatinuria

(pathology) The presence of creatine in the urine


gork

1970–75; perhaps back-formation from gorked (slang), meaning "anesthetized"; apparently an expressive coinage.

(medicine, slang, offensive) A terminal patient whose brain is nonfunctional and the rest of whose body can be kept functioning only by the extensive use of mechanical devices and nutrient solutions.

(medicine, slang, offensive) A stuporous or imbecilic patient; a patient who has lost brain function.


gork

en-verb

gork (third-person singular simple present gorks, present participle gorking, simple past and past participle gorked)

gorks (present singular third-person)
gorking (participle present)
gorked (participle past)
gorked (past)

(medicine, slang) To sedate a patient heavily.


hot abscess

(pathology) A recently formed, inflamed abscess.


BAL

en-noun

BAL (countable and uncountable, plural BALs)

biphenotypic acute leukaemia
w:biphenotypic acute leukaemia

(medicine) Initialism of biphenotypic acute leukaemia.


NLR

(immunology) Initialism of NOD-like receptor.


preoedipal

(psychoanalysis) Before the formation of the Oedipus complex.


Iraqibacter

From Iraqi + -bacter. From Blend of Iraqi + translingual Acinetobacter due to the instances of infection of US military service personnel serving in Iraq by this bacteria.

blend

Acinetobacter baumannii
Acinetobacter baumannii#English

(slang, pathology, military, US) Synonym of Acinetobacter baumannii


horizontal plane

en-noun

horizontal plane (plural horizontal planes)

(anatomy) Any plane that divides the body into superior and inferior parts, roughly perpendicular to spine; transverse plane.


transaxial plane

transaxial plane (plural transaxial planes)


balloon sinuplasty

balloon sinuplasty (plural balloon sinuplasties)

(medicine) A surgical procedure for the treatment of blocked sinuses, involving the use of a balloon over a wire catheter to dilate the sinus passageways.


fluoroimmunometry

(medicine) A method for testing allergies by measuring fluorescently labelled antibodies for detection of antigens in the cells of a patient.


LFT

(medicine) Initialism of liver function test.

lateral flow test
lateral flow test#English

(medicine) Initialism of lateral flow test.


frambesiform

(medicine, of a rash) Resembling raspberries.


hyperlordosis

(pathology) Particularly severe lordosis.


gene flow

(genetics) Transfer of alleles or genes from one population to another.


axiniform

en-adj

axiniform (comparative more axiniform, superlative most axiniform)

more axiniform (comparative)
most axiniform (superlative)

(anatomy, zoology) Shaped like the head of an axe.


preambivalently

(psychiatry) During the preambivalent phase.


preambivalent

(psychiatry) Of or relating to an early oral stage, prior to recognition of external objects and the development of ambivalent feelings toward them.


brittle bone disease

osteogenesis imperfecta
osteogenesis imperfecta#English

(pathology) Synonym of osteogenesis imperfecta


genital herpes

(pathology) A genital infection caused by herpes simplex viruses (mostly HHV2 but also HHV1).


cardiovascular system

en-noun

cardiovascular system (plural cardiovascular systems)


VSV

VSV (countable and uncountable, plural VSVs)

vesicular stomatitis virus
vesicular stomatitis virus#English

(biology, medicine) Abbreviation of vesicular stomatitis virus.


cerebromedullary

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and medulla.


ammoniaporin

(physiology, biochemistry) A mitochondrial membrane channel permeable to ammonia.


antidiuresis

(physiology) The control of body water balance by the reduction of urination


craniodiaphyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and diaphysis; applied to a form of dysplasia that is also known as lionitis.


parietosquamosal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the parietal bone and the squamous part of the temporal bone


tetraparalogous

(genetics) That has resulted from four paralogous diversions from a common ancestor


diparalogous

(genetics) That has resulted from two paralogous diversions from a common ancestor


triparalogous

(genetics) That has resulted from three paralogous diversions from a common ancestor


trophoplast

From tropho- + -plast. Coined by Arthur Meyer in 1883.

In a paper on the same subject, A. Meyer proposes a somewhat different terminology. […] And since anaplasts, chromoplasts, and autoplasts are all nearly related in structure and origin, he includes them in the common term Trophoplasts.

(cytology, dated) Any of various organelles found in plant and algae cells, such as a chloroplast, chromoplast, leucoplast, or gerontoplast; a plastid.


laterotemporal

(anatomy) Relating to the lateral part of the temporal region of the skull


polynucleosis

(medicine, obsolete) The presence of cells with multiple nuclei, especially in the blood.


ultramolecular

(homeopathy) So highly diluted as not to contain a single molecule of the active substance.


livor mortis

From Latin līvor (“bluish colour”) + Latin mortis (“of death”).

(medicine) A settling of the blood in the lower portion of the body, causing a purplish red discoloration of the skin, typically occurring after death.


antimacrophage

en-adj

antimacrophage (comparative more antimacrophage, superlative most antimacrophage)

more antimacrophage (comparative)
most antimacrophage (superlative)

(immunology) That counters the activity of macrophages

antimacrófago

that counters the activity of macrophages


zygopodium

(anatomy) The radioulnar or tibiofibular portion of an embryonic limb


sigmoiditis

(pathology) inflammation of the sigmoid colon


hiatic

When both tests are negative the diagnosis of heart problems will be rejected and the patient will be advised to consult a specialist in internal medicine, because sliding hiatic hernia has become a more probable diagnosis.

2012 March 23, Léna Soler, Emiliano Trizio, Thomas Nickles, William Wimsatt, Characterizing the Robustness of Science: After the Practice Turn in Philosophy of Science, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 136:

The obese population also faces a higher risk of other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract (e.g., pancreatitis, gallbladder stones, hiatic hernia, gastroesophageal reflux, etc.) as well as dermatological diseases, sleep apnea,[…]

2021 August 1, Dana Müllerová, Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Karolinum Press, →ISBN, page 112:

(anatomy) Hiatal, relating to a hiatus (opening in an organ).


choroidoscleral

(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the choroid and the sclera


distalometatarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the distal side of the metatarsus


fistulous withers

It is now generally believed that fistulous withers are the result of a germ, probably picked up from the grass, although at one time they were thought to be caused by saddle or roller pressure.

1962, Catherine Harris, “Ailments”, in Practical Pony Keeping, London; Glagsow: Blackie, →OCLC, part 2 (Care of Your Pony), page 100:

The sooner fistulous withers is treated, the more likely that a cure is effected.

1997, Tony Pavord, Marcy Pavord, “Fistulous Withers”, in The Complete Equine Veterinary Manual: A Comprehensive and Instant Guide to Equine Health, Newton Abbot, Devon: David & Charles, published 1998, →ISBN, part III (A–Z of Diseases), page 154, column 2:

(veterinary medicine, pathology, equestrianism) Inflammation of the serous bursa of withers in horses which bursts outside, creating a fistula.


-otic

Borrowed from French -otique, from Latin -ōticus, from Ancient Greek -ωτικός (-ōtikós), from -όω (-óō)-stem verbs + -τικός (-tikós). Equivalent to -όω (-óō) + -σις (-sis) + -ικός (-ikós).

psychosis + -otic → psychotic

(pathology) Having disease or abnormal condition.


distodorsal

(anatomy, botany) Both distal and dorsal


distolateral

(anatomy, botany) Both distal and lateral


entocuneiform

(anatomy) The outermost of the cuneiform bones


inguinoscrotal

(anatomy) Relating to the groin and scrotum.


inguinocrural

(anatomy) Relating to the groin and leg.


inguinoperitoneal

(anatomy) Relating to the groin and peritoneum.


hypnalgia

(medicine) pain experienced during sleep


hysterodynia

From hystero- + -odynia or hyster- + -odynia.


maturase

(genetics, biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that splice introns; any gene that codes for such a protein


echotexture

(medicine) The patterning of echogenicity in a diagnostic image.


metapodiophalangeal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting a metapodial bone and a phalange


naviculodistal

(anatomy) Relating to the distal part of a navicular bone


parapapillary

(anatomy) Relating to a papilla and surrounding region


prelaminar

(anatomy, of the intraocular part of the optic nerve) immediately anterior to the lamina cribrosa of the sclera


hyperketonemia

(pathology) An abnormally high level of ketone in the blood.


hyperhemoglobinemia

(pathology) An abnormally high level of hemoglobin in the blood


hyperproinsulinemia

(pathology) An abnormally high level of proinsulin in the blood


genioglossal

(anatomy) Relating to the chin and tongue.


AIP

acute intermittent porphyria
w:acute intermittent porphyria

(pathology) Initialism of acute intermittent porphyria.


intradialytic

(medicine) carried out, or occurring, during dialysis (of blood)


holiday heart syndrome

Sometimes associated with binge drinking during the holiday season. Coined in 1978.

(medicine, cardiology) A usually temporary irregular heartbeat in individuals who are otherwise healthy.


Egyptiac

From the Late Latin Aegyptiacus (“Egyptian”), from the Ancient Greek Αἰγῠπτῐᾰκός (Aigŭptĭăkós, “of or for the Egyptians”), from Αἰγῠ́πτῐος (Aigŭ́ptĭos, “Egyptian”) + -ᾰκός (-ăkós). Equivalent to Latin Aegyptius (“Egyptian”) + -acus.

suffix

(rare, medicine) a mixture of vinegar, honey, verdigris and sometimes burnt alum formerly used as a detergent, Egyptian ointment


spinopelvic

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the pelvis


microsurgeon

(surgery) A surgeon who specializes in microsurgery.


PSS

post-SSRI syndrome
post-SSRI syndrome#English

(medicine, pathology) Initialism of post-SSRI syndrome.


spatia zonularia

(anatomy) lymph-filled spaces between the fibers of the ciliary zonule at the equator of the lens of the eye


glossolabiolaryngeal

(anatomy) Relating to the tongue, lips, and larynx.


selaphobia

Perhaps this explains so much of the monotony. Henri LePont sits in his "barber's chair / of worry and denial" and writes of "Selaphobia," a fear of light flashes.

1985, Robert Peters, The Peters Second Black and Blue Guide to Current Literary Journals, →ISBN, page 102:

Ever want to approach that hot guy or gal from cross the bar but you were too afraid? You might have Kakorrhaphiophobia, the fear of failure and rejection. If you find a disco ball at the dance club frightening, you might have Selaphobia, the fear of flashing light.

2013 October, Michael Buzzelli, “Oh, don't be such a phobe”, in Equal Magazine:

[…] many patients complain about the syndrome and side-effects associated with the surgery, such as dizzying, selaphobia, lowered contrast sensitivity, blurred vision in dark environment etc.

2013, Yun Feng, Yang Li, and Wei Wang, Reduced wavefront aberration influence the visual function after the senile cataract surgery with an aspherical intraocular lenshttp://www.grin.com/de/e-book/213709/reduced-wavefront-aberration-influence-the-visual-function-after-the-senile, abstract

(rare, medicine) Fear or intolerance of flashes of light.


aorticopulmonary

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the pulmonary artery; specifically, connecting the two, as for example in a congenital heart defect whereby the septum that normally separates the two has a hole (fistula) in it.

aorticopulmonar

relating to, or connecting the aorta and the pulmonary artery


cranioquadrate

(anatomy) Relating to the cranium and the quadrate ramus (of the pterygoid)


oxyjoule

This dependence of the oxyjoule equivalent on RQ is in the opposite direction to the error created in equation 10.2 by assuming the incorrect RQ.

2008, John R. B. Lighton, Measuring Metabolic Rates: A Manual for Scientists:

(physiology, rare) The number of joules of heat energy produced per unit of oxygen consumption.


paraoccipital

paraoccipital process
paraoccipital process


subarticular

After adequate decompression of the contralateral central and subarticular zones, a surprisingly good view of the traversing nerve root can be achieved.

2007, Alexander R. Vaccaro, Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, page 112:

(anatomy, surgery) Beneath an articulation or joint.


tracheoesophageal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the esophagus and the trachea


ziphodont

From a scientific name Crocodilus ziphodon coined by Othniel Charles Marsh (1871). Apparently from an alteration of xipho- + -odont.

(anatomy, of teeth) Laterally compressed, sharp, and with serrated edges


galactography

From galacto- (“milk-related”) + -graphy (“something written or represented”). Circa 1930s.

confix

A newer technique, galactography, may sometimes be of value in locating ductal papillomas. Bloody nipple discharge suggests the need for galactography.

1971, “The Breast”, in Textbook of Clinical Pathology, page 647:

Cases are selected for galactography essentially on the basis of the type of nipple discharge.

1988 April 30, Ciatto S, Bravetti P, Berni D, Catarzi S, Bianchi S, “The Role of Galactography in the Detection of Breast Cancer”, in Tumori, volume 74, number 2, page 180:

(medicine) A type of x-ray examination used to evaluate breast fluid.


HFV

HFPPV

high frequency positive pressure ventilation

high frequency ventilation
high frequency ventilation#English

(medicine) Abbreviation of high frequency ventilation.


oligaemia

en-noun

oligaemia (countable and uncountable, plural oligaemias)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαιμία (oligaimía).

(medicine) The condition of having a low quantity of blood.


galactographic

From galactography (“x-ray examination used to evaluate breast fluid”) + -ic.

suffix

We follow the galactogram with sonography, whether or not the galactogram is successful, posititve, or negative. The ultrasound can be useful regardless of the galactographic results.

2010, Lawrence W. Bassett, Mary C Mahoney, Sophia Apple, Carl D'Orsi, “Ultrasound Indications and Interpretation”, in Breast Imaging:

(medicine) Pertaining to galactography, the use of X-rays to evaluate breast fluid.


frontocortical

(anatomy) Relating to the front of the cortex


miliary tuberculosis

en-noun

miliary tuberculosis (plural miliary tuberculoses)

(pathology) A form of tuberculosis that is characterized by a wide dissemination into the human body and by the tiny size of the lesions (1-5 mm).


teixobactin

Ancient Greek τεῖχος (teîkhos, “wall”) + -bactin, pertaining to a cell wall (broken down by the antibiotic).

Here we report a new antibiotic that we term teixobactin, discovered in a screen of uncultured bacteria.

2015 January 22, Losee L. Ling et. at., “A new antibiotic kills pathogens without detectable resistance”, in Nature, volume 517, number 7535, page 455:

As we finished writing this book, a study published online in the journal Nature reported the discovery of teixobactin, a new antibiotic derived from previously unculturable soil bacteria.

2015, David R. Montgomery, Anne Biklé, The Hidden Half of Nature: The Microbial Roots of Life and Health:

Scientists at the University of Lincoln, UK, have successfully produced two synthetic derivatives of Teixobactin – the world's first known antibiotic capable of destroying 'drug resistant' bacteria.

2016 April 27, Elizabeth Allen, “UK scientists pioneer synthetic forms of 'game-changing' antibiotic”, in phys.org:

(medicine) An antibiotic discovered in a screen of uncultured bacteria (Eleftheria terrae) grown in situ in soil, thought to be unlikely to lead to the development of resistance in pathogens.


bovinized

(genetics, of an animal) Into whose genome has been introduced bovine genes


fibroblastoma

fibroblastoma (plural fibroblastomas or fibroblastomata)

fibroblastomas (plural)
fibroblastomata (plural)

(pathology) Any tumour associated with a fibroblast


hematomyelia

(medicine) hemorrhage of the spinal cord.


Rokitansky nodule

Rokitansky nodule (plural Rokitansky nodules)

(gynaecology) A mass or lump in an ovarian teratomatous cyst.

Baron Carl von Rokitansky
Rokitansky nodule


rotatores

(anatomy) A group of muscles that lie beneath the multifidus. Somewhat quadrilateral in form, they are present in all spinal regions but most prominent in the thoracic region; they are eleven in number on either side.


fossa of Rosenmüller

Named after the German anatomist Johann Christian Rosenmüller.

(anatomy) The pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.


node of Rouvière

node of Rouvière (plural nodes of Rouvière)

Named after French anatomist Henri Rouvière.

fossa of Rosenmüller
fossa of Rosenmüller

(anatomy) The retropharyngeal lymph node found at the base of the fossa of Rosenmüller.


Murphy drip

The technique was introduced by Wisconsin surgeon John Benjamin Murphy.

(gastroenterology, surgery) A rectal infusion apparatus for administering proctoclysis.


ischioanal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the ischium and anus.


tachyarrhythmia

tachyarrhythmia (countable and uncountable, plural tachyarrhythmias)


teflurane

From te(tra)- + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

af

(pharmacology) 2-bromo-1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed due to a high incidence of cardiac arrhythmias


roflurane

From (b)ro(mo)- + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

Roflurane does not react with metals such as steel, nickel, copper, and aluminum […] and inhibits the reaction of haloalkanes with aluminum […]

1972, Maynard B. Chenoweth, P. Bass, Modern inhalation anesthetics, page 22:

(pharmacology) 2-bromo-1,1,2-trifluoroethyl methyl ether, a halocarbon drug investigated as an inhalational anesthetic but never marketed.


norflurane

From nor- + -flurane (“halogenated compound”).

(pharmacology) The haloalkane refrigerant 1,1,1,2-tetrafluoroethane.


thoracoacromial

(anatomy) Relating to the thorax and acromion.


twenty-nail dystrophy

(medicine, dermatology) Trachonychia affecting all twenty of the fingernails and toenails.


thyrohyoideus

Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdeus, clipping of mūsculus thyreohȳoīdeus (“thyrohyoid muscle”). Doublet of thyrohyoid.

clipping

thyrohyoid muscle
thyrohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Alternative form of thyrohyoid muscle.


nitrovasodilator

Nitrovasodilators are among the oldest but still most widely used drugs in cardiovascular medicine.

2012, John B. Chang, Textbook of Angiology, page 122:

(medicine) Any vasodilator that functions by supplying nitric oxide.


pyrogenicity

en-noun

pyrogenicity (usually uncountable, plural pyrogenicities)

Pyrogenicity testing was developed from the rabbit test (monitoring of the temperature of three healthy rabbits for 3 h after injection of the test sample) to a more sophisticated and rapid method called the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method.

2010, Magdy Khalil, Basic Sciences of Nuclear Medicine, page 63:

(pathology, chemistry, geology) The condition or extent of being pyrogenic.


bibrotoxin

(toxicology) A toxin derived from the venom of the asp Atractaspis bibronii.


sarafotoxin

From Hebrew שָׂרָף (saráf, “venomous snake”) + toxin.

(toxicology) Any of a class of toxins derived from the venom of the snake Atractaspis engaddensis.


hinge joint

(anatomy) A type of joint where motion is restricted to one plane as in the knee or elbow.


muscle of mastication

muscle of mastication (plural muscles of mastication)

(anatomy) Any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication: the masseter, the temporalis, the medial pterygoid, and the lateral pterygoid.

咀嚼肌

any of the four muscles that are the primary participants in mastication


pseudobulbar affect

(medicine, neurology) A neurological disorder characterized by episodes of uncontrollable laughing or crying, or other emotional displays.


borreliacidal

en-adj

borreliacidal (comparative more borreliacidal, superlative most borreliacidal)

more borreliacidal (comparative)
most borreliacidal (superlative)

(medicine) That kills spirochetes of the genus Borrelia (that cause Lyme disease)


chromosomic

(genetics, especially in combination) Having a specified type or number of chromosomes


cryotransfer

en-noun

cryotransfer (usually uncountable, plural cryotransfers)

(surgery) An IVF technique in which one or more frozen embryos are transferred to a mother's uterus


frameshifted

(genetics) That has undergone a frameshift mutation


pladienolide

(medicine) Any of a family of macrocyclic lactones, isolated from Streptomyces platensis, that exhibit antitumor activity


anticerebral

anticerebral antibodies

(immunology) That is active within the brain or cerebral cortex


anti-Müllerian

(physiology) That inhibits the function or development of the Müllerian ducts

antimülleriano

that inhibits the function or development of the Müllerian ducts


antiperinuclear

An antiperinuclear factor counters the perinuclear factor.

(immunology, in combination) That is counter to a given perinuclear material

antiperinuclear

that is counter to a given perinuclear material


zonampanel

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A quinoxalinedione drug that acts as a competitive antagonist of the AMPA receptor.


pivenfrine

(pharmacology) A sympathomimetic and mydriatic agent.


tiludronate

From tiludronic acid + -ate (“salt or ester”).

af

(pharmacology) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of tiludronic acid. Used as a medication to inhibit bone loss in disorders of bone metabolism.

tiludronic acid

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


trometamol

fosfomycin trometamol

(pharmacology) The organic compound tris when used in drugs.


eliglustat

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

(pharmacology) A drug used to treat Gaucher's disease, commonly used as the tartrate salt.


ethacridine

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An aromatic organic compound based on acridine, used as an antiseptic and as an agent for second-trimester abortion.


cefsumide

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + su(lfona)mide.

(pharmacology) A particular beta-lactam antibiotic.


cefaloridine

Blend of cephalosporanic acid + pyridine.

blend

(pharmacology) A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.


cloxotestosterone

From (tri)chlo(ro) + (hydr)ox(y) + -o- + testosterone (“androgen/anabolic steroid”).

af

(pharmacology) A particular anabolic steroid.


ecothiopate

From e(thyl) + cho(line) + thio- + (phos)phate.

intraocular pressure
intraocular pressure

(pharmacology) A long-acting anticholinesterase C₉H₂₃NO₃PS⁺ used especially to reduce intraocular pressure in the treatment of glaucoma.


inocoterone

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

(pharmacology) A particular antiandrogen.


leconotide

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

(pharmacology) A peptide isolated from the venom of Conus catus, under investigation as an analgesic drug.


afegostat

(pharmacology) An experimental drug for the treatment of certain forms of Gaucher's disease, never marketed.


overjet

(dentistry) The extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors over the mandibular central incisors.

sobressaliência

the extent of horizontal overlap of the maxillary central incisors


overclosure

en-noun

overclosure (countable and uncountable, plural overclosures)

(dentistry) Quality or degree of being overclosed.


stapedotomy

From Late Latin stapēs, stapedem (“stirrup”) + -otomy.

(surgery) A surgical operation in which a tiny hole is made in the footplate of the stapes, and a prosthesis is placed to touch this area with movement of the tympanic membrane.


creps

bibasal creps


proctosigmoiditis

(pathology) inflammation of the rectum and the sigmoid colon


EFS

(medicine) Initialism of event-free survival.


Friedreich's ataxia

Named after the German physician Nikolaus Friedreich, who first described it in the 1860s.

(pathology) An inherited disease in which reduced expression of frataxin causes progressive damage to the nervous system.

ataxia de Friedreich

an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system


hyperlactatemia

(pathology) An increased level of lactate in the blood


lactatemia

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

lactatémie

the (normal) presence of lactate in the blood


manumycin

(medicine) Any of a group of antibiotics that exhibit antitumor activity via the inhibition of farnesyltransferase


pseudohypoxia

(pathology) A condition in which the symptoms of hypoxia are caused by metabolic complications, such as those associated with diabetes


electroneuromyography

(medicine) A method for diagnostic assessment of the peripheral neuromuscular system, technically consisting of combined use of electromyography and electroneuronography.


allohexaploid

(genetics) Having six complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species


immunocompromising

(immunology) That compromises (impairs) an immune system


oophorectomize

en-verb

oophorectomize (third-person singular simple present oophorectomizes, present participle oophorectomizing, simple past and past participle oophorectomized)

oophorectomizes (present singular third-person)
oophorectomizing (participle present)
oophorectomized (participle past)
oophorectomized (past)

(surgery) To perform, or to undergo an oophorectomy


pseudomolecule

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

(genetics) A concatenation of contigs with a small sequence between them, intended to represent a larger, native-sized molecule.


craniosacral therapy

en-noun

craniosacral therapy (usually uncountable, plural craniosacral therapies)

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) A form of therapy applying therapeutic touch to regulate the flow of cerebrospinal fluid and thus improving the patient's overall well-being.


anal fistula

anal fistula (plural anal fistulas or anal fistulae)

anal fistulas (plural)
anal fistulae (plural)

(medicine) A chronic abnormal communication between the epithelialised surface of the anal canal and (usually) the perianal skin.


Hickman

Polly stayed with us at first, helping Jane clean her Hickman, sitting with her while I shopped and did errands. As soon as Jane felt more vigorous, Polly moved back to her flat.

2005, Donald Hall, The Best Day the Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon, Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company, →ISBN, page 64:


caseous necrosis

caseous necrosis (countable and uncountable, plural caseous necroses)

(pathology) A form of cell death in which the tissue maintains a cheese-like appearance.


overfire

en-verb

overfire (third-person singular simple present overfires, present participle overfiring, simple past and past participle overfired)

overfires (present singular third-person)
overfiring (participle present)
overfired (participle past)
overfired (past)

/ˌəʊvəˈfaɪə/

From over- (prefix meaning ‘above, higher; excessively’) + fire.

prefix

Geoffery Schultz, a student of [Ronald] Melzack, has recently conducted a study showing that visual hallucinations need not be caused by psychopathology but may result from the disruption of sensory input among patients suffering eye damage. The neuromatrix, in Melzack's theory, overfires its output messages in the absence of stimulation from external sources (or temping feedback), and creates images – often fantastic or exaggerated – that may be experienced as real.

2003, Ariel Glucklich, Sacred Pain: Hurting the Body for the Sake of the Soul, Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 57:

(transitive, physiology) Of a cell or group of cells: to fire excessively.


asonia

From New Latin [Term?]; see a-, -sonous, -ia.


athymia

en-noun

athymia (countable and uncountable, plural athymias)

From a- + -thymia.
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + θυμός (thumós, “heart”), meaning "without heart".

(medicine) The absence of emotion; morbid impassivity.

(medicine) The absence of the thymus gland or the suppression of its secretion.


colopexy

colopexy (countable and uncountable, plural colopexies)

kŏlˈə-pĕkˈsē

kōˈlə-pĕkˈsē

(medicine) The attachment of a portion of the colon to the abdominal wall.


nucleo-capsular

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the basal ganglia nuclei and the internal capsule.


parainfluenza virus 5
parainfluenza virus 5#English

(pathology) Abbreviation of parainfluenza virus 5.


hPIV

human parainfluenza virus
human parainfluenza virus#English

(pathology) Abbreviation of human parainfluenza virus.


planectomy

(veterinary medicine) The removal of the nasal planum (the flat tip of the nose in cats and dogs).


tinea versicolor

(pathology) A skin condition of a yeast infection causing discoloured patches on the trunk and proximal extremities.


agalactorrhea

(pathology) The failure of a mother (human or otherwise) to produce sufficient milk following birth.


muesli belt malnutrition

(medicine, nutrition) A type of malnutrition supposed to be caused by feeding children a high-fiber diet that would be more suited to adults.


Holliday junction

Holliday junction (plural Holliday junctions)

Named after Robin Holliday, who proposed it in 1964 to account for homologous recombination in Ustilago maydis.

(genetics) A junction between four strands of DNA. They are a key intermediate in many types of genetic recombination, as well as in double-strand break repair.


Milwaukee protocol

(medicine) An experimental course of treatment for a rabies infection in a human being, whereby the patient is put into a chemically-induced coma and given antiviral drugs.


antimongoloid

(medicine) Relating to a slant of the eyes associated with certain conditions, opposite to that seen in Down syndrome.


UTR

(genetics) Initialism of untranslated region.


parotidoauricularis

(anatomy) A muscle located between the parotid gland and the auricle.


zygomaticoauricular

(anatomy) Relating to the zygomatic bone and auricle.


parabrachial

From para- + brachial, referring to the brachia conjunctiva, or superior cerebellar peduncle.

Kölliker-Fuse nucleus
Kölliker-Fuse nucleus

(anatomy) Of or relating to a horseshoe-shaped strip of grey matter in the brain, comprising the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus, the lateral parabrachial nucleus, and the medial parabrachial nucleus.


papulosis

(medicine) Any medical condition characterised by the presence of papules.


pancreatojejunostomy

(surgery) A side-to-side anastomosis of the pancreatic duct and jejunum, used to treat chronic pancreatitis.


papulation

papulation (countable and uncountable, plural papulations)


bladder cancer

bladder cancer (countable and uncountable, plural bladder cancers)

(oncology) A disease in which abnormal cells multiply without control in the bladder.


Bowenoid

Bowenoid papulosis


polysyndactyly

(teratology) polydactyly and syndactyly in the same hand or foot


proctalgia

(medicine) Pain in the anal or rectal region.

pain in the ass

idiomatically restricted to a different register and generally a figurative meaning


hypercarotenemia

(medicine) An excess of carotene in the bloodstream.


photic sneeze reflex

(medicine, pathology) A condition of uncontrollable sneezing in response to numerous stimuli, including bright light.


cysto-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κύστη (kústē).

(anatomy) Of or relating to any cyst or sac.

(anatomy) Of or relating to the urinary bladder.


hystericize

en-verb

hystericize (third-person singular simple present hystericizes, present participle hystericizing, simple past and past participle hystericized)

hystericizes (present singular third-person)
hystericizing (participle present)
hystericized (participle past)
hystericized (past)

(transitive, psychoanalysis) To make hysterical.


stratum granulosum

en-noun

stratum granulosum (plural strata granulosa)

(anatomy) A thin layer of cells in the epidermis.


granule cell

(neuroanatomy) Any of several unrelated types of small neurons in various parts of the brain which have very small cell bodies.

顆粒細胞

any of several unrelated types of small neurons


embryo transfer

embryo transfer (plural embryo transfers)

(medicine) The practice of placing an embryo or embryos into the uterus of a female with the intent of establishing a pregnancy.


trapezium bone

(anatomy) A bone of the carpus at the base of the first metacarpal, or thumb.

trapézcsont

a bone of the carpus at the base of the thumb


urinary tract infection

urinary tract infection (plural urinary tract infections)

urinary tract infections (plural)
UTI (abbreviation)

The priest proceeds to pour bowl after bowl of ceremonial water on our scalps. My makeup, hair and contact lenses stream down my cheeks. My eyes burn. I wonder if I could get a urinary tract infection this way.

2022 November 26, Virginia Feito, “Sweating Through a Honeymoon in Paradise”, in The New York Times:

(pathology) An infection that affects part of the urinary tract.


acute cystitis

acute cystitis (plural acute cystitides)

urinary tract infection
urinary tract infection


bladder infection

bladder infection (plural bladder infections)


Bourbon virus

Discovered in 2014 in a case in Bourbon County, Kansas by Olga Kosoy.

On the basis of limited information for our case-patient, health care providers might consider Bourbon virus as a potential infectious etiology in patients in whom fever, leukopenia, and thrombocytopenia develop without a more likely explanation and who have shown negative results for other tickborne diseases (e.g., ehrlichiosis, anaplasmosis, or Heartland virus disease) or have not responded to doxycycline therapy.

2015 May 7, Olga I. Kosoy, Amy J. Lambert, Dana J. Hawkinson, Daniel M. Pastula, Cynthia S. Goldsmith, D. Charles Hunt, J. Erin Staples, “Novel Thogotovirus Associated with Febrile Illness and Death, United States, 2014”, in Emerging Infectious Diseases, volume 21, number 5 (in English), pages 760–764:

Rickettsioses caused by Rickettsia parkeri or by R. assiliae or the Bourbon virus disease caused by Bourbon virus, a new virus thought to be transmitted by ticks, serve as examples.

2015 August 25, World Journal of Clinical Infectious Diseases, volume 5, number 3:

And early last year, a new disease-causing virus, the Bourbon virus, was reported for the first time.

2016, Joy Xiaomin Su, Truth Vs Illusion: What Is Life About?:

A proportion of these viruses are zoonotic (severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome virus in China, the Heartland virus and the Bourbon virus in the USA) but the pathogenicity of many others is poorly documented.

2016 May 7, S. Moutailler, I. Popovici, E. Devillers1, M. Vayssier-Taussat, M. Eloit, “Diversity of viruses in Ixodes ricinus, and characterization of a neurotropic strain of Eyach virus”, in New Microbes and New Infections, volume 11, pages 71–81:

(pathology, neologism) A virus believed to be in species Dhori thogotovirus in family Orthomyxoviridae, a tick-borne virus discovered in 2014 that has caused at least one fatality in an otherwise healthy man


repose in action

(obsolete, rare, phrenology) The state or quality in which a person exhibits willingness to act rather than talk.


hand, foot and mouth disease

hand, foot and mouth disease (uncountable)

(pathology) An infection in humans caused by a group of enteroviruses, typically characterized by a mild fever followed by a rash of flat discoloured spots and bumps that may blister, most commonly on the hands, feet and mouth.

hand-, voet- en mondziekte

syndrome caused by contagious intestinal viruses


acoria

ACORIA (a, priv.; κορεα, to satisfy). Insatiable hunger.

1856, Richard Dennis Hoblyn, A dictionary of terms used in medicine and the collateral sciences:

By acoria is meant that condition in which there is an absence of the sensation of satiety.

1908, Sir William Osler, Modern Medicine, Its Theory and Practice:

Acoria consists in the absence of normal sense of satiety after eating, so that the patient never knows when hunger is appeased.

1913, George Roe Lockwood, Diseases of the Stomach: Including Dietetic and Medicinal Treatment, page 544:

(pathology, obsolete) Excessive eating due to a lack of the sensation of satiety.


acrisia

(medicine, dated) The absence of a crisis from a disease.

(medicine, dated) An unfavorable crisis or turn in the course of an attack of disease.

(medicine, dated) A condition in which diagnosis and especially prognosis are uncertain.


chondrolaryngoplasty

(surgery) A surgical procedure in which the thyroid cartilage is reduced in size by shaving down the cartilage through an incision in the throat.


PVS

persistent vegetative state
persistent vegetative state#English

(medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of persistent vegetative state.


PVS

Plummer-Vinson syndrome
Plummer-Vinson syndrome#English

(medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of Plummer-Vinson syndrome.


PVS

PVS (countable and uncountable, plural PVSs or PVSes)

post-viral syndrome
post-viral syndrome#English

(medicine, pathology) Abbreviation of post-viral syndrome.


Trousseau's sign

Named after French physician Armand Trousseau (1801–1867), who described the phenomenon in 1861.

(medicine) A medical sign observed in patients with low calcium, whereby occlusion of the brachial artery induces spasm of the muscles of the hand and forearm.


ADE

(medicine) Initialism of adverse drug effect.

(medicine) Initialism of antibody-dependent enhancement.


almecillin

From al(lyl) + me(rcapto)- + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).


intergonial

(anatomy) Between the gonia in the mandible.


intermammillary

(anatomy) Between the breasts or nipples


linguofacial

(anatomy) Relating to the tongue and face.


linguogingival

(anatomy) Relating to the tongue and gums.


interfemoral

the interfemoral membrane of a bat


interpectoral

(anatomy) Between the pectoralis muscles.


lienorenal

(anatomy) Relating to the spleen and kidneys; splenorenal.


crypt of Lieberkühn

en-noun

crypt of Lieberkühn (plural crypts of Lieberkühn)

Named after German physician Johann Nathanael Lieberkühn (1711–1756).


leukocytopenia

leukocytopenia (countable and uncountable, plural leukocytopenias)


lipomatosis

From lipoma (“fat tumor”) + -osis (“disease”).

af

The accompanying family trees show the occurrence of lipomatosis.

1957 November 1, John A. Shanks, “Familial Multiple Lipomatosis”, in Canadian Medical Association Journal, volume 77, page 881:

The authors report six new cases of epidural lipomatosis--a rarely described entity characterized by increased extradural fat within the spinal canal causing compression of the spinal cord and neurologic deficits.

1988 November 1, DJ Quint, “Epidural lipomatosis”, in Radiology:

(pathology) A condition in which multiple lipomas are present on the body.


liotrix

Alteration of blend of liothyronine + levothyroxine.

(pharmacology) A synthetic mixture of levothyroxine and liothyronine, used to replenish thyroid hormones.


lymphangiosarcoma

en-noun

lymphangiosarcoma (plural lymphangiosarcomas or lymphangiosarcomata)

lymphangiosarcomas (plural)
lymphangiosarcomata (plural)

(oncology) A rare malignant tumor that occurs in long-standing cases of primary or secondary lymphedema.


livedo

(pathology) A form of skin discoloration.


livedoid

en-adj

livedoid (comparative more livedoid, superlative most livedoid)

more livedoid (comparative)
most livedoid (superlative)

(pathology) Resembling or characteristic of livedo.


allantiasis

In the first case, a child of 3 years, it was preceded a few months before by an alimentary intoxication, allantiasis; in the second case there was no history of an infectious disease.

1912, Archives of Ophthalmology, volume 41, page 303:

The cases of poisoning observed as a result of partaking of more or less tainted articles of food—sausages (botulismus and allantiasis), meat, milk, ice-cream, cheese, corned beef, etc., and with some specimens of mussels and oysters—are due to the development of ptomain products.

1924, Torald Sollmann, A Manual of Pharmacology and Its Applications to Therapeuties and Toxicology, 2nd edition, Philadelphia: W. B. Saunders Company, page 439:

The classical reports of outbreaks of sausage poisoning in Würtemburg by Justinus Kerner (1), a Schwabian poet and physician, are believed to refer undoubtedly to the toxic syndrome of allantiasis, or botulism, as it is now called.

1928, Samuel Reed Damon, Food Infections and Food Intoxications, Baltimore, MD: The Williams & Wilkins Company, page 67:

(pathology, archaic) Food poisoning (especially botulism) as a result of eating poorly cooked sausages.

Wurstvergiftung

food poisoning as a result of eating poorly cooked sausages


allochromasia

(pathology) A change in the colour of skin or hair.


allorhythmia

/æɫloʊɻðmiːə/

(pathology) An irregular pattern of the heartbeat


Virchow's line

(anatomy) A line from the root of the nose to the lambda.


Seckel syndrome

Named after Helmut Paul George Seckel (1900–1960), American physician.

(pathology) Microcephalic primordial dwarfism, a congenital nanosomic disorder characterized by intrauterine growth retardation and postnatal dwarfism with a small head, narrow birdlike face, and intellectual disability.


love hole

(anatomy, slang, vulgar, gay culture) anus


ametria

(pathology) The congenital absence of the uterus


ametropic

ametropic (comparative more ametropic, superlative most ametropic)

more ametropic (comparative)
most ametropic (superlative)

(ophthalmology) Relating to or suffering from ametropia


amyelia

(pathology) The congenital lack of a spinal cord


bubble boy disease

Due to some sufferers who have become famous for living in a sterile environment, or a "bubble".

(medicine, medical genetics) Severe combined immunodeficiency.


ampelotherapy

There is much evidence that ampelotherapy is used as a natural treatment because of its strong curative powers and its ability to produce good results in many cases especially for people with nervous tension, tiredness, a weakened immune system, involuntary weight loss, or heart and respiratory disorders, and patients in a stage of recovering after some serious surgeries.

2008, Svetlana Konnikova, Mama's Home Remedies:

(medicine) The therapeutic use of grapes.


POG

en-noun

POG (countable and uncountable, plural POGs)

(oncology, genetics) Acronym of personalized oncogenomics.


postdrome

By analogy with syndrome and prodrome. See post-.

(pathology) The set of symptoms that persist after a condition (typically a migraine) has passed.


aMCI

amnestic mild cognitive impairment#English

(pathology) Abbreviation of amnestic mild cognitive impairment.


amnestic mild cognitive impairment

amnestic mild cognitive impairment (plural amnestic mild cognitive impairments)

amnestic mild cognitive impairments (plural)

(pathology) a clinically recognized condition where memory impairment is greater than the expected range of impairment due to old age at the patient's age


anhepatia

(pathology) The total failure of liver function.


knismogenic

(medicine, rare) Causing a tickling sensation.


overeruption

overeruption (countable and uncountable, plural overeruptions)

Overeruption can cause interferences in the occlusion and difficulty when constructing dentures.

(dentistry) The physiological movement of a tooth lacking an opposing partner in the dental occlusion.


MJDF

(UK, dentistry) Initialism of Membership of the Joint Dental Faculties: an examination taken by dentists.


Virchow's angle

(anatomy) The angle between the nasobasilar line and the nasosubnasal line.


Virchow's node

(anatomy) A lymph node in the left supraclavicular fossa that may indicate cancer in the abdomen if it is hard and enlarged.


anostosis

(pathology) Failure of bone formation, or atrophy of bones


schizoaffective disorder

schizoaffective disorder (countable and uncountable, plural schizoaffective disorders)

Dr. Melanie met with Annabelle and delivered her diagnosis: Benny was in the prodromal phase of schizoaffective disorder, and she was recommending that they stop the Ritalin and start him on an antidepressant for the mood disorder and an antipsychotic to treat the auditory hallucinations.

2021, Ruth Ozeki, The Book of Form and Emptiness, Canongate Books (2022), page 102:

(psychiatry) A mental disorder in which symptoms of schizophrenia and an affective disorder, such as depression or bipolar disorder, occur concurrently.


antianaphylaxis

(immunology) desensitization to antigens


antiasthenic

en-adj

antiasthenic (comparative more antiasthenic, superlative most antiasthenic)

more antiasthenic (comparative)
most antiasthenic (superlative)


anticardium

(anatomy) The epigastrium, especially the part almost in front of the heart.


antineurotic

antineurotic (comparative more antineurotic, superlative most antineurotic)

more antineurotic (comparative)
most antineurotic (superlative)


antineurotic

(medicine) Any drug that counters neurosis.


anarthria

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀναρθρία (anarthría).

(neurology, neuropsychology) A speech impairment in which the ability to articulate is lost completely.


aortocoronary

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and the coronary arteries

αορτοστεφανιαίος

relating to the aorta and the coronary arteries


koilosternia

pectus excavatum
pectus excavatum#English


oculozygomatic

(anatomy) Relating to the eye and the zygoma or zygomatic bone.


ovulocyclic

(medicine) Relating to the cycle of ovulation.


RBF

en-noun

RBF (countable and uncountable, plural RBFs)

(pathology, uncountable) Abbreviation of rat-bite fever.


palmaris longus

About 14 per cent of us lack a muscle called the palmaris longus, which helps to keep the palm tensed.

2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 197:

palmaris longus muscle
palmaris longus muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of palmaris longus muscle. A muscle in the mammalian forearm which inserts into the palmar aponeurosis. In humans it is vestigial, and is absent in some people in one or both arms.

palmaris longus muscle

palmaris longus tendon
palmaris longus tendon#English

flexor carpi radialis
flexor carpi radialis

flexor carpi ulnaris
flexor carpi ulnaris

(anatomy) Ellipsis of palmaris longus tendon. A tendon in the mammalian forearm, between the flexor carpi radialis and the flexor carpi ulnaris tendons. In humans, it is vestigial and absent in about 1/8th of people in one or both arms; frequently repurposed for reconstructive surgery.


flexor carpi radialis

(anatomy) A muscle in the anterior compartment of the human forearm which flexes the radiocarpal joint.


flexor carpi ulnaris

(anatomy) A muscle in the anterior compartment of the human forearm.


pronator quadratus

(anatomy) A muscle in the distal ends of ulna and radius which serves to pronate the forearm and stabilise the distal radioulnar joint.


extensor carpi radialis brevis

Latin. Cognate with French muscle court extenseur radial du carpe.

cognate

(anatomy) A muscle in the human forearm that acts to extend and abduct the radiocarpal joint.


anatomical snuffbox

en-noun

anatomical snuffbox (plural anatomical snuffboxes)

From the practice of using the surface to place and sniff snuff.

extensor pollicis longus
extensor pollicis longus

extensor pollicis brevis
extensor pollicis brevis

(anatomy) A triangular deepening on the radial, dorsal aspect of the hand, bounded by extensor pollicis longus and extensor pollicis brevis.


aphasiologically

(speech therapy) In terms of aphasiology.


Henoch-Schönlein purpura

Henoch-Schönlein purpura (countable and uncountable, plural Henoch-Schönlein purpuras)

(medicine, pathology) A disease of the skin and other organs, resulting in palpable purpura, often with joint and abdominal pain, and occasionally leading to kidney disease.


Marek's disease

Named after József Marek, a Hungarian veterinarian.

(veterinary medicine) A contagious viral neoplastic disease in chickens.


NAC

(pharmacology) Abbreviation of N-acetylcysteine.


notalgia

An acquaintance of mine was fortunate enough to discover the most impressive word notalgia for back-ache.

1946, George Mikes, “How to be a General Alien”, in How to be an Alien (fiction), →ISBN, The Language:


theinism

[…] this special form of addiction is described as theism—which word has not, of course, any connection with the similar theological term but is derived from theine, […] Perhaps a better form of the word, in order to avoid ambiguity, is theinism.

1946 January, Hubert J. Norman, “Desultory thoughts on alcohol and on drugs”, in British Journal of Inebriety, volume 43, number 2, London: Society for the Study of Inebriety, →DOI, page 50:


theaism

By surface analysis, translingual Thea (“tea”) + -ism.

surf

1895, James Wood, “A remarkable case of theaism”, in The Medical News, volume 67, number 3, Philadelphia: Lea Brothers, →OCLC, page 66:

(pathology) theism (morbid condition resulting from excessive consumption of tea)


LBM

Long bone metastases (LBM) are a common occurrence in patients with advanced cancer, arising in up to 70% of patients with advanced disease.

2018, J.J. Willeumier et al., “An Easy-to-Use Prognostic Model for Survival Estimation for Patients with Symptomatic Long Bone Metastases”, in The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, volume 100, number 3, page 196:

(medicine) Initialism of long bone metastases.


dementia dialytica

(pathology) A progressive, usually fatal condition that occurs in some hemodialysis patients


identical by descent

(genetics) Of corresponding segments of a chromosome in different individuals, identical because they were inherited from a common ancestor without crossover.


lithophone

It is needless to dwell on the utility of the lithophone for finding vesical calculi and small fragments after lithotrity. The instrument in figured in Le Progrés Medica, 3 April, 1880.

1880, Nashville Journal of Medicine and Surgery, volume 26, page 126:

Ogston of Aberdeen, has invented and advertised in the Lancet a new instrument which is termed a " lithophone," and is to enable surgeons to hear a stone in the bladder.

1885, Edinburgh Medical Journal, volume 30, number 1, page 191:

Mr James M'Kenzie Davidson, M.B., C.M., with the assistance of Processor Alex. Ogston of Aberdeen, has invented and advertised in the Lancet a new instrument which is termed a "lithophone," and is to enable surgeons to hear a stone in the bladder.

1885 August, Edinburgh Medical Journal, volume 30, number 1, page 191:

(medicine, dated) A device by which the presence of bladder stones can be audibly detected.


sulphasalazine

en-noun

sulphasalazine (countable and uncountable, plural sulphasalazines)

(British spelling, pharmacology) Alternative form of sulfasalazine


'tweenbrain

Deep within the brain is a biologically ancient section called the diencephalon or tweenbrain.

The brainstem constituents include the medulla oblongata, pons varolii, midbrain, and tweenbrain.

2007, Robb S. Rehberg, Sports Emergency Care: A Team Approach:

(neuroanatomy) The region of the human brain, specifically the human forebrain, that includes the thalamus, the hypothalamus, the epithalamus, the prethalamus or subthalamus, and the pretectum.


forespur

The tibial comb or forespur, on the front pair of legs, has about 65 teeth, stiff and elastic, and is deftly fitted into the tarsus opposite, which has about 45 coarser teeth.

1914, Joshua Hughes Paul, Out of doors in the west:

The main joint at his forespur kept slipping each time he tried to unfold it. Nilrasha stifled a sob. "I'm sorry, Ru. But it doesn't matter. Your wings are uncased." She began to lick his wounds. By hooking the wing tip in a crack on the balcony and ...

2007, E. E. Knight, Dragon Outcast - Page 246:

Finally, species living on (d) hard soils have long spur—like apical extensions of the protibiae and well—developed forespurs, which often exhibit a lot of wear.

2010, Richard A.B. Leschen, Rolf G. Beutel, John F. Lawrence, Volume 2: Morphology and Systematics:

(anatomy, zoology) A spur positioned at the fore, or facing forward.


SID

(medicine) once a day, such as for the administration of medication. From Latin semel in die.


nosema disease

nosema disease (usually uncountable, plural nosema diseases)

1909, translingual Nosema (“a taxonomic genus within the family Nosematidae”) + disease; a calque of German Nosemaseuche, coined from Nosema + Seuche (“epidemic, pestilence”).

der

An infectious disease of some insects caused by some microsporidian parasites of the genus Nosema.

Nosema Disease of the Honeybee¶ (Microsporidiosis, or Nosemosis, of the Honeybee)¶ Nosema disease of the honeybee, Apis mellifera Linn., is caused by Nosema apis Zander, a microsporidian parasite of the intestinal epithelium of adult bees.

1949, Edward A. Steinhaus, Principles of insect pathology, New York: McGraw-Hill, →OCLC, page 602:

Nosema ceranae
Nosema ceranae#Translingual

(honey bees) An infectious disease of adult honey bees caused by microsporidian parasites, such as Nosema apis and Nosema ceranae.


otitic

(medicine) Relating to otitis, or inflammation of the ear.


lacrimal canaliculus

en-noun

lacrimal canaliculus (plural lacrimal canaliculi)


white plague

white+plague
* (tuberculosis): From the white pallor of victims of the disease
* (eletronics): From the colour of the deposits which cause electrical problems to plague devices

(medicine) Tuberculosis, especially of the lungs.


nasolacrimal sac

nasolacrimal sac (plural nasolacrimal sacs)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) Synonym of lacrimal sac.


lacrimal punctum

lacrimal punctum (plural lacrimal puncta)

(anatomy) A minute orifice in the margin of each eyelid, through which the lacrimal ducts convey the lacrimal fluid from the eye to the lacrimal sac.


lacrimal caruncle

lacrimal caruncle (plural lacrimal caruncles)

(anatomy) A small globular nodule at the inner corner of the eye that covers sebaceous and sudoriferous glands.


jury mast

(medicine) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in cases of spinal disease.


audiophobia

(medicine) Excessive sensitivity to noise.


brachial plexus

brachial plexus (plural brachial plexuses)

With the knuckles of my right hand I struck him in his brachial plexus.

2022, Percival Everett, Dr. No, Influx Press (2023), page 142:

(anatomy) A network of nerves formed by the anterior rami of the cervical nerves C5–C8 and first thoracic nerve (T1).


konseal

Old trade name, presumably from conceal.

(medicine, dated) A capsule for enclosing a dose of medicine.


neuropharmacologically

en-adv

neuropharmacologically (comparative more neuropharmacologically, superlative most neuropharmacologically)

more neuropharmacologically (comparative)
most neuropharmacologically (superlative)

(pharmacology) In a neuropharmacological manner; with regard to neuropharmacology.


infantile paralysis

Online Etymology Dictionary
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enface

(pathology) Of a section of tissue: cut tangentially to an area of interest.


matchbox sign

So called because a matchbox can be used as a container for small objects.

(medicine) The characteristic situation where a patient with delusional parasitosis presents the doctor with a collection of fibers or other foreign objects supposedly retrieved from the skin.


electragol

We injected, however, Paltauf's antistreptococcic serum, and into the veins electragol.

1910, Transactions of the American Surgical Association:

After irrigations with salt or boric acid solutions and finally electragol, the wound of the conjunctiva and Tenon's capsule is closed with a few firm sutures and a bandage applied for from one to two days 'The patient is not confined to bed.

1914, Charles Heady Beard, Ophthalmic Surgery; a Treatise on Surgical Operations:

Schilleau and Pasquer report a recovery after the intraspinal injection of electragol, but the nature of the organism was not very satisfactorily demonstrated.

1922, Frederick Tice, Practice of Medicine - Volume 10:

(medicine) A colloid preparation of silver.


antistreptococcic

(immunology) Countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus.

antiestreptocócico

countering bacteria of the genus Streptococcus


cancerology

It is at one and the same time a centre of research and a benevolent undertaking. Furthermore, it would tend to give concretion to a group of medical studies which might be brought under the heading of “Cancerology,” or, to be more comprehensive and scientific, of “Oncology.”

1920 March 7, “Institute "Pricipe de Asturias" for the investigation and study of cancer”, in Bulletin, volume 2, number 3, American Cancer Society:

(medicine, dated) The scientific study of cancer.


asialism

Where swelling is prominent, edema and a massive accumulation of lymphocytes and plasma cells compress the salivary duct, which may result in almost complete asialism.

1991, K. Graamans, Hans Van den Akker, Diagnosis of salivary gland disorders, page 151:

(pathology) Decrease or absence of salivary secretion; xerostomia.


abasically

(genetics, biochemistry) Missing a nucleotide base.


apposable

(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.


arthrotome

(surgery) A strong scalpel used in the dissection of joints.


athrepsia

From a- + Ancient Greek θρέψις (thrépsis, “nourishing”) (from τρέφω (tréphō)) + -ia.

der

(pathology) Profound debility of children due to lack of food and to unhygienic surroundings.


kinanesthesia

(medicine, rare) An inability to perceive movement.


catacrotic

(physiology) Relating to, or characterized by, that form of pulse tracing, or sphygmogram, in which the descending portion of the curve is marked by secondary elevations due to two or more expansions of the artery in the same beat.


swimmer's ear

It may be caused by swimming in polluted water.


otitis externa

(pathology) An inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal, resulting in earache.


antipseudomonal

antipseudomonal antibiotic ear drops

(pharmacology) Countering pseudomonad bacteria


Nauheim treatment

en-noun

Nauheim treatment (countable and uncountable, plural Nauheim treatments)

(medicine, historical) A therapeutic treatment administered, especially for chronic diseases of the circulatory system, at the city of Bad Nauheim in Germany, consisting of baths in the natural mineral waters of that region, which are charged with carbonic acid, and a graduated course of rest, physical exercise, massage, etc.


faradize

en-verb

faradize (third-person singular simple present faradizes, present participle faradizing, simple past and past participle faradized)

faradizes (present singular third-person)
faradizing (participle present)
faradized (participle past)
faradized (past)

(medicine, transitive) To subject to faradization.


faradizer

(medicine) A device that performs faradization.


Tenon's capsule

en-noun

Tenon's capsule (plural Tenon's capsules)

Named after Jacques-René Tenon (1724–1816), a French surgeon and pathologist.


fascia bulbi

(anatomy) A thin membrane that envelops the eyeball from the optic nerve to the limbus, separating it from the orbital fat and forming a socket in which it moves.


paranesthesia

(medicine) anesthesia of both sides of the lower half of the body


odontometer

(dentistry) A device for measuring teeth, used in orthodontia and for creating crowns.


tenorrhaphy

tenorrhaphy (countable and uncountable, plural tenorrhaphies)


thermoanesthesia

Abrupt onset of hypalgesia and thermoanesthesia over the entire half of the face accompanied by hypalgesia and thermoanesthesia over the contralateral half of the trunk and extremities indicates involvement of the lateral medulla.

2012, José Biller, Practical Neurology, page 270:

(neurology) Loss of the ability to distinguish heat or cold by touch.


parafoveally

Readers do not fixate on short function words, but instead see them parafoveally.


asteatosis

asteatosis (usually uncountable, plural asteatoses)

(pathology) Persistent dry scaling of the skin due to an absence or shortage of sebum


asthenocoria

(pathology) torpidity of the pupillary light reflex


Carrion's disease

Named after Peruvian medical student Daniel Alcides Carrión (1857–1885).

(pathology) A disease resulting from Bartonella bacilliformis infection.


atelia

(pathology) incomplete development (of a body part)


algometry

(medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli.


acutorsion

(medicine) The twisting of an artery with a needle to arrest hemorrhage.


hyparchic

(genetics, of a gene) Whose action is affected by adjacent, especially by adjacent epistatic, genes


autoclasis

(pathology) destruction of tissue due to internal (or immunological) processes


auxopathy

(pathology) Any disease that affects growth


TATT

(medicine) Initialism of tired all the time.


couchlock

Silver Goo is strong medicine—a bit heavy for some but not a complete couchlock. The Haze influence brings an up edge that balances the high nicely.

The young saleslady at the medical marijuana distribution center told me that one brownie was equal to one dose. Later I found out that it was equal to four doses. The brownie caused complete couchlock for about four hours, but I had no trouble whatsoever with the experience itself because I was already familiar with how to handle high doses.

2013, Robert E. Leihy, PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIENCE FOR PERSONAL BENEFIT - Page 12:

(colloquial, drugs) A state of idleness, laziness, or inactivity brought about by excessive consumption of drugs, typically marijuana.


Bötzinger complex

Named in 1978 by Professor Jack Feldman of UCLA, after a variety of white wine served at a scientific meeting in Hirschhorn, Germany.

(anatomy) A group of neurons located in the rostral ventrolateral medulla and ventral respiratory column in mammals. It plays an important role in controlling breathing and responding to hypoxia.


diparesis

(medicine) A neurological condition that causes weakness affecting symmetrically opposed parts of the body, most commonly in the legs or face.


coelenteric

(anatomy) Of or relating to the coelenteron.


spermatozoic

/ˌspɜːmətə(ʊ)ˈzəʊɪk/

(cytology) Of or pertaining to spermatozoa; of the nature of spermatozoa.


boracic lint

(surgery) A former surgical dressing made from lint soaked in a solution of boric acid and glycerine


zymotherapy

(medicine) therapy based on naturally-occurring enzymes


Phrygian cap

/ˌfrɪd͡ʒɪən ˈkæp/

Eugène Delacroix
Liberty Leading the People

From Phrygian (“of or relating to Phrygia, its people or their culture”) + cap. Sense 2 (“congenital abnormality of the gall bladder”) is a calque of German phrygische Mütze, coined by J. Bartel in 1916 and popularized by Edward A. Boyden.

compound

The phrygian cap or folded-fundus gallbladder is a relatively frequent variation in the shape of the gallbladder, which appears as a persistent notch on radiographic contrast study. […] The phrygian cap does not appear to be the result or the cause of disease, and is considered to be of no clinical importance except that it may stimulate a stone or other abnormality.

2003, Ernest E. Lack, “Normal Anatomy of the Gallbladder and Cystic Duct along with Developmental and Other Abnormalities”, in Pathology of the Pancreas, Gallbladder, Extrahepatic Biliary Tract, and Ampullary Region, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, part II (Gallbladder), page 407, column 1:

(by extension, anatomy) A congenital abnormality of the gall bladder with no pathological significance, caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus.

قلنسوة فريجية

congenital abnormality of the gall bladder caused by a folding at the distal part of the fundus

synnynnäinen sappirakon pohjukan ja rungon välinen poimu

pęcherzyk w kształcie czapki frygijskiej


toe drop

(medicine) A morbid condition of the foot in which the toe is depressed and the heel elevated.


agrammaphasia

The first element is related to agrammatical; the second is + -phasia.

On the other hand, when answering she always tended to limit her answer to the linguistically essential minimum, and sometimes she ended in some slight agrammaphasia […]

1983, Glossogenetics: the origin and evolution of language, page 240:

Mixed aphasia: characterized by such disorders as agrammaphasia, syntactical aphasia, word-salad speech, groping speech, repetitious speech or paraphasia.

2013, Sara M Stinchfield, Speech Disorders, →ISBN:

Broca's aphasia involves a deficit with regard to combining phonemes (word simplification associated with phonetic disintegration) and combining words (decrease in volume of voice, stereotypy, agrammaphasia).

2014, Christiane Fäcke, Manual of Language Acquisition, →ISBN, page 145:

(medicine, rare) A speech disorder in which a person is unable to produce a grammatical or intelligible sentence.


heterophasia

(pathology) A form of aphasia characterized by habitual substitution of meaningless or inappropriate words for those intended.


otosclerosis

en-noun

otosclerosis (countable and uncountable, plural otoscleroses)

(pathology) Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.

otoskleroosi

sclerosis of the labyrinth and middle ear

(pathology) Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.

(pathology) Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.


delayed puberty

delayed puberty (countable and uncountable, plural delayed puberties)

(medicine) Absence of any signs of puberty by a specified age, such as 14 years or 2.5 standard deviations above the mean age at onset of puberty in a population.


ORS

(medicine) Initialism of oral rehydration solution.

olfactory reference syndrome
olfactory reference syndrome#English

(medicine) Initialism of olfactory reference syndrome.


NOID

(UK, medicine) Initialism of notification of infectious disease.


HPT

(medicine) Initialism of health protection team.


vaccine point

(medicine, historical) A pointed piece of quill or bone covered at one end with vaccine matter, used before syringes.


leaky gut syndrome

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) A supposed medical condition where an altered or damaged bowel lining or gut wall allows substances such as toxins, microbes, undigested food, or waste to leak through, triggering an immune reaction and leading to other disorders.


pedophilic disorder

The behavioral expression of pedophilic disorder often involves nonconsenting victims, since prepubescent children cannot legally give consent to sexual activity. However, the diagnostic criteria for pedophilic disorder have retained their DSM-IV-TR wording and thus differ from the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for the other paraphilic disorders involving nonconsenting victims.

2014 June, Michael B. First, “DSM-5 and paraphilic disorders”, in The journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, volume 42, number 2, American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law, →ISSN, →PMID:

American Psychiatric Association
w:American Psychiatric Association

(psychiatry) An American Psychiatric Association clinical diagnostic classification of pedophilia, APA defines it as intense sexual fantasies about and attraction to prepubescent children by a person of 16 years or older for a period of 6 months or more.

pedophilia

an outmoded clinical diagnostic classification; American Psychiatric Association

pedophilia

a clinical diagnostic classification; World Health Organization

paraphilic disorder

a clinical diagnostic classification; American Psychiatric Association


ACG

(medicine) Initialism of angle closure glaucoma.


unigene

(genetics) A cluster of genes that perform a particular function


meralgia paraesthetica

The term "meralgia paraesthetica" combines four Greek roots to mean "thigh pain with anomalous perception".

lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh

(pathology) numbness or pain in the lateral thigh caused by lesion to the lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh


uraturia

(pathology) The presence of uric acid in the urine


Aleppo boil

(medicine, archaic) A chronic skin disorder terminating in an ulcer, thought to be caused by the protozoan Leishmania tropica.


Underwood's septa

First described in 1910 by Arthur S. Underwood, an anatomist at King's College in London.

(anatomy) fin-shaped projections of bone sometimes found in the maxillary sinus


gastricism

Hence it happens, that, unreflecting physicians are often ignorant of the true efficient cause of this disease, for, among the non-natural causes and gastricism they find the usual cause of its being […]

1878, C. F. Panelli, A Treatise on Typhoid Fever: And Its Homoeopathic Treatment, page 50:

(medicine, dated) Any gastric disorder, such as dyspepsia or indigestion.


pyrogenetic

en-adj

pyrogenetic (comparative more pyrogenetic, superlative most pyrogenetic)

more pyrogenetic (comparative)
most pyrogenetic (superlative)

(pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenic

(pathology, chemistry, geology) Synonym of pyrogenous


juxta-articular

(anatomy) Alternative form of juxtaarticular


jugum petrosum

(anatomy) An arched elevation on the anterior surface of the petrous portion of the temporal bone over the superior semicircular canal.


jugum sphenoidale

(anatomy) The structure connecting the two wings of the sphenoid bone.


vacciniola

(medicine) A secondary general eruption sometimes following the local vaccine eruption.


iliocostal

(anatomy) Relating to the ilium and ribs.


ileotomy

(surgery) cutting into the ileum; ileostomy


allotriploid

(genetics) Having three sets of chromosomes derived from different species


homoploid

(genetics) Involving no change in number of chromosomes


transvector

(epidemiology) An organism that transmits a disease-causing agent from another source


nanomelia

From nano- + Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -ia.

(pathology) An extreme form of micromelia.


nanomyelia

(pathology) An extreme form of micromyelia.


micromyelia

(pathology) An abnormal shortening of the spinal cord.


eccrisis

Hepatitis is inflammation of a venous gland, whose function is eccrisis […]

1819, The London Medical Repository: Monthly Journal and Review:

(medicine, obsolete) The removal of waste.


enthlasis

Instead, enthlasis, either open or closed, may have been the reason for this trepanation.

2016 June 11, S. M. Slepchenko, “Ante Mortem Cranial Trepanation in the Late Bronze Age in Western Siberia”, in International Journal of Osteoarchaeology:

(medicine, rare) A depressed fracture of the skull.


kiotome

(surgery, dated) A knife for amputating the uvula.


kestin

I ordered an injection of equal parts of kestin and water to be taken four times daily for two days. This was then made in the strength of one to three, then one to four and finally one to six. In two weeks the trouble was well.

1899, St. Louis Medical and Surgical Journal, volumes 76-77, page 306:

(medicine, historical) An antiseptic, antipruritic, and analgesic agent comprising trinitrophenol combined with resorcinol, ammonium chloride, orthoboric acid, and formaldehyde.


cardiant

(medicine, dated) A remedy that affects the heart.


oligocythemia

(pathology) A deficiency in the number of erythrocytes in the blood.


omalgia

From Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + -algia.


omodynia

From Ancient Greek ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + -odynia.


varication

(medicine) The formation or presence of varicose veins.


spondylalgia

From spondyl- + -algia, "vertebral pain".


vesanic

(medicine, archaic) Relating to insanity.


conus medullaris

(anatomy) The tapered lower end of the spinal cord.


spondylarthrosis

en-noun

spondylarthrosis (countable and uncountable, plural spondylarthroses)

(pathology) Synonym of spondyloarthropathy


veratrized

These facts, however, do not prove that the convulsions in the veratrized frog are not spinal, but only show that there is a state of excitation of the muscles.

1877, Horatio Charles Wood, A Treatise on therapeutics, page 160:

(medicine, archaic) Treated with veratrine.


uratosis

(medicine) Any morbid condition due to the presence of urates in the blood or tissues.


ulnad

Excise the ulnar anlage and perform a corrective radial osteotomy for ulnad deviation of the wrist

Orangutan fingers possess a “double-locking” mechanism (Napier, '60), and a slight ulnad shift in the axis of the hand which results in lengthened phalanges

2006, Cross-sectional geometry of the hand and foot bones of Hominoidea and its relationships with locomotor behavior:

[Profundus muscle] Draws the carpus thenad and ulnad, and draws the proximal phalanges of the fingers thenad.

1832, The Edinburgh Encyclopædia, Volume 1:


uroammoniac

(rare, medicine) Relating to or containing uric acid and ammonia.


utriculoplasty

(surgery) An operation for reducing the size of the uterus by excision of a wedge-shaped longitudinal strip the entire thickness of the wall of the organ.


arteriocapillary

(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and the capillaries.

arteriocapilar

relating to the arteries and the capillaries


hyposthenia

From Ancient Greek ὑπό (hupó, “under”) + σθένος (sthénos, “strength”) + -ia.

(medicine, dated) weakness; subnormal strength


blastochyle

(anatomy) The clear or shiny colorless fluid in the blastodermic vesicles.


leproma

From New Latin leproma, equivalent to lepra (“leprosy”) + -oma (“mass or tumor related to”).

suffix

(pathology) An area of inflammation in the skin symptomatic of leprosy


rhinomaxillary

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and the jaw (especially to the bones of the nose and the jawbone)


nephelopia

(pathology) cloudy vision due to damage to the cornea


nephroplegia

(pathology) functional paralysis of the kidney


nephrorrhaphy

(surgery) suturing of the kidney (to hold it in place)


adipoma

(medicine, archaic) A mass of fat found internally; also, a fatty tumor.


archoplasm

en-noun

archoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural archoplasms)

(cytology, dated) The substance from which attraction spheres develop in mitotic cell division, and of which they consist.

arcoplasma

the substance of cells’ attraction spheres


asemia

(medicine) Loss of power to express, or to understand, symbols or signs of thought.


asthma paper

asthma paper (usually uncountable, plural asthma papers)

(medicine, historical) Paper impregnated with saltpetre and burned to produce fumes that can be inhaled to alleviate asthma.


lithodialysis

(medicine, dated) The fragmentation or solution of a calculus.


omentopexy

(surgery) The operation of suturing the omentum to the abdominal wall, securing anastomotic communication between the portal system and that of the vena cava.


oophoron

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾠοφόρον (ōiophóron, “egg-bearer”), neuter of ᾠοφόρος (ōiophóros, “egg-bearing”). By surface analysis, oo- + -phore + -on.


neuroanastomosis

(surgery) anastomosis of a pair of nerves


nidate

en-verb

nidate (third-person singular simple present nidates, present participle nidating, simple past and past participle nidated)

nidates (present singular third-person)
nidating (participle present)
nidated (participle past)
nidated (past)

They are essential for the integrity of the cell shape, and would theoretically be important for the ability of the cells to nidate in vessels and transgress capillary walls.

1983, Invasion & Metastasis, Karger Publishers, page 9:

The early embryo nidated into the endometrium (decidua) is a fluid-filled sphere which contains smaller fluid-containing sacs in addition to the embryonic disc.

2000, P. Ebbesen, “1.3: Placenta Physiology”, in Pierre Ambroise-Thomas, Eskild Petersen, editors, Congenital Toxoplasmosis: Scientific Background, Clinical Management and Control, page 27:

At the same time the maternal protective systems help the conceptus to successfully implant and then nidate and grow.

2014, Pankaj Desai, Recurrent Spontaneous Miscarriages, page 46:

(physiology, intransitive) To become implanted in, especially, a uterus.


notarium

From Ancient Greek νῶτον (nôton, “back”).

(anatomy) A fused vertebra in the shoulder of some species of birds and pterosaurs.


cruropatagium

(anatomy) The portion of patagium found between the hind limbs but not connecting to the tail.


Liberty measles

Similarly, the term "German measles" arose from inconsistent terminology following its initial description by its German discoverers as Rötheln (red). The corresponding virus (now called rubella) has no relation to Germany, nor the actual measles virus. Despite this, the U.S. renamed the disease "liberty measles" to stoke anti-German sentiment and strengthen U.S. patriotism during World War I.

2021 May 12, Ashley Mayrianne Champagne, “Why Scientists Should Not Name Diseases Based On Location”, in American Society for Microbiology:

(obsolete, pathology, US) Synonym of German measles


nosotherapy

(medicine) The medical treatment of a disease, especially the deliberate use of one disease to treat another


nosotropic

(medicine) Describing a therapy that is directed against the pathological symptoms of a disease


infraduction

en-noun

infraduction (countable and uncountable, plural infraductions)

(medicine) The turning downward of a part, especially of the eye.


iniad

While the vaulted crania, as has been already noticed, sink iniad, the crania of Bovines, which are flattened over the palate, rise to an inial elevation of one half the basilar length.

1855, The transactions of the Linnean Society of London:


intercadence

(pathology) The occurrence of an extra beat between the two regular pulse beats; extreme dicrotism, interpolated extra-systole


intercerebral

(anatomy) Between the two cerebral hemispheres.


intercristal

(anatomy) Between two crests, as for example between the crests of the ilia, designating one of the pelvic measurements.


interhemicerebral

(anatomy) Between the cerebral hemispheres.


hemicerebral

(anatomy) Relating to a cerebral hemisphere.


gastroplasty

(surgery) A surgical operation to correct any kind of defect in the stomach


gliomatosis

(pathology) Excessive development of the neuroglia, especially of the spinal cord, in certain cases of syringomyelia


gut-tie

(medicine) ileus occurring in horses or cattle


gonagra

From Ancient Greek γονάγρα (gonágra, “gout in the knee”). Compare gon-.


gt

(medicine, dated) drop (as a measurement in medical prescriptions)


overbeaming

(radiology) The extension of the radiographic beam beyond the detectors, so as to avoid penumbral effects at the outer edges.


scar tissue

en-noun

scar tissue (usually uncountable, plural scar tissues)

(anatomy) A type of tissue found in animals containing a higher than normal amount of the protein collagen formed in a place where an injury has healed.

疤痕組織 /疤痕组织

type of tissue formed in a place where an injury has healed


phrenicocolic

(anatomy) Relating to the diaphragm and colon.


anticathartic

en-adj

anticathartic (comparative more anticathartic, superlative most anticathartic)

more anticathartic (comparative)
most anticathartic (superlative)

(medicine) Acting as the opposite of a cathartic, preventing purging.


anticathartic

(medicine) A drug that acts as the opposite of a cathartic, inhibiting purging.


amphiplatyan

(anatomy, of a vertebra) Having flat surfaces at both ends


coracoideal

(anatomy) Relating to the coracoid process


normocalcemic

From normocalcemia + -ic or normo- + calcemic or normo- + calc- + -emia + -ic.

(medicine) Having a normal amount of calcium in the bloodstream.


normocalcemia

From normo- + calcemia or normo- + calc- + -emia.

(biology, medicine) The presence of a normal concentration of calcium in one's blood.


rhexis

en-noun

rhexis (countable and uncountable, plural rhexes)

Many times if the rhexis is incomplete, one might have to convert to an extracapsular cataract extraction to prevent a posterior capsular rupture or nucleus drop.

2006, Mastering the Techniques of Presbyopia Surgery:

(medicine, especially ophthalmology) The rupture of an organ.


oculorhinitis

(pathology) inflammation of the mucous membranes of the eyelid and of the nose


odontopathy

(pathology) Any disease that affects the teeth


ophthalmospasm

(pathology) A sudden involuntary contraction of the eyeball


ophthalmostat

(surgery) A device that holds the eye steady during an operation


ophthalmotherapy

(medicine) Any therapy used against a disease or disorder of the eye.


avoidant personality disorder

avoidant personality disorder (plural avoidant personality disorders)

personality disorder
personality disorder

(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an irrational fear of rejection and anxiety in social situations.


schizoid personality disorder

schizoid personality disorder (countable and uncountable, plural schizoid personality disorders)

/ˈskɪtsɔɪd ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/

/ˈskɪdzɔɪd ˌpɝsəˈnælɪɾi dɪsˈɔːɹdɚ/

(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by social withdrawal, flat affect, very few, if any, close friends or personal relationships, excessive preoccupation with fantasy and insensitivity to prevailing social norms and conventions.


schizotypal personality disorder

schizotypal personality disorder (plural schizotypal personality disorders)

schizotypal personality disorders (plural)

(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by an extreme discomfort in social situations and perceptual distortions.

trastorn esquizotípic de la personalitat

trouble de la personnalité schizotypique

transtorno de personalidade esquizotípica

trastorno esquizotípico de la personalidad


dependent personality disorder

dependent personality disorder (usually uncountable, plural dependent personality disorders)

dependent personality disorders (plural)

(psychiatry) A personality disorder characterized by a dependence on others to take care of oneself and one's life.


introflexion

introflexion (countable and uncountable, plural introflexions)


interscapulum

Generally speaking, patients complain about stiffness, tension, or pain in the region from the nucha to the trapezius muscle, and sometimes also involving the interscapulum.

2003, K. Nakamura, Cervical Laminoplasty, page 169:

(anatomy) The space between the shoulders.


iodotannin

(medicine, archaic) A compound of tannin and iodine, used as an alterative and astringent.


helleborism

(medicine, historical) The use of hellebore to treat insanity.