air embolism

Lieutenant Axel suspected an air embolism, meaning that Savino had taken a breath and held it before they’d pulled him up. As the pressure around him dropped to sea level, the pressure exerted by the air inside his lungs would have mounted until a bubble was expelled into his bloodstream. It would travel through veins and arteries until it lodged in a passage too small to pass through―in Savino’s case, one bringing blood to the brain. Air embolisms were often deadly, but Savino had survived.

2017, Jennifer Egan, Manhattan Beach, Corsair, page 290:

(pathology) condition caused by bubbles of gas in a vascular system.


intracolic

the intracolic valve

intracolic pressure


vesicoprostatic

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the bladder and prostate.


orbitonasal

orbitonasal, or ophthalmic, nerve

orbitonasal canal

orbitonasal foramen

orbitonasal fenestra

orbitonasal length

orbitonasal vein

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or between the eye socket and the nose.


extrabranchial

Certain fishes have extrabranchial cartilage.

(anatomy) Outside of the branchial arches.


intermembral

intermembral index

Intermembral homology is the correspondence of the limbs with each other.


oblongata

en-noun

oblongata (plural oblongatas or oblongatae)

/ˌɒb.lɒŋˈɡɑː.tə/

/ˌɑb.lɔŋˈɡɑt.ə/

The line separating the fuliated cerebellum proper from the OBLONGATA constituting the ventral portion of that region

1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

medulla oblongata
medulla oblongata#English

(anatomy) Clipping of medulla oblongata.


intersesamoid

intersesamoid ligaments


visceroskeletal

the visceroskeletal system of muscles

visceroskeletal hypoplasia

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the framework, or skeleton, of the viscera.


musculospiral

musculospiral trunk

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; applied especially to a large nerve of the arm.


opercular

opercular bone

opercular cavity

opercular flap

opercular mechanism

opercular movement

opercular plate

opercular pouch

opercular series

(anatomy, botany, zoology) relating to the operculum


opercular

(anatomy) The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.


eyewater

eyewater (usually uncountable, plural eyewaters)

(medicine) A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.


basalioma

basalioma (plural basaliomas or basaliomata)

basaliomas (plural)
basaliomata (plural)

basal cell carcinoma
basal cell carcinoma#English

(pathology) Synonym of basal cell carcinoma.


basal cell

(cytology) A cell of the basal layer (stratum basale) of the epidermis


basal layer

(anatomy) The deepest layer of the epidermis


uriniparous

the uriniparous tubes in the cortical portion of the kidney

(physiology) Producing or preparing urine.


underpull

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

Half an inch (1.25 cm) of shortening due to underpull is far less serious than half an inch of lengthening with slow union due to overpull.

1977, James Kyle, Walter Pye, Pye's Surgical Handicraft, page 282:

Increased length and inhibited stabilizing muscles result in underpull at a motion segment dependent on the normality of its antagonist muscle as well.

2011, Nicola J. Petty, Ann P. Moore, Neuromusculoskeletal Examination and Assessment:

The act of pulling (any sense) insufficiently.

(medicine) Failure to pull a muscle as far as it can contract.


uvulatomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the uvula.


CBRN

weapons of mass destruction
weapon of mass destruction

(military, US, emergency medicine) Initialism of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear, used to remember the four types of weapons of mass destruction.


simillimum

(homeopathy) A remedy selected because it causes symptoms similar to those that the practitioner wishes to treat.


pultaceous

en-adj

pultaceous (comparative more pultaceous, superlative most pultaceous)

more pultaceous (comparative)
most pultaceous (superlative)

From Latin puls (“meal, porridge”) + -aceous.

(archaic, medicine) Macerated; softened; nearly fluid; gloopy


sex gland

(anatomy) A gland in which sex cells are produced.


torsades de pointes

From French torsader (“to twist”), de (“of”), and pointe (“a(n ECG) spike”), from the characteristic/classic appearance of the associated electrocardiogram image of a turning of the QRS complex's orientation around the isoelectric baseline (namely peaks which are at first f.e. pointing up are progressively seen to be diminishing in height and then pointing further and further down for subsequent heartbeats); term coined by the French physician François Dessertenne in 1966.

ventricular tachycardia
ventricular tachycardia

sudden cardiac death
sudden cardiac death

(cardiology) A polymorphic ventricular tachycardia, predisposing to sudden cardiac death and more likely to occur during prolongations of the QT interval.


adnexum

(anatomy) An appendage of an organ, especially a Fallopian tube (viewed as an appendage of the uterus).


blear eye

LIPPITU′DO, Ophthal′mia chron′ica of some. Lippitude, Blear eye, Lappa, Lipa, Xerophthal′mia, Lema, Lemē, Glama, Gramia.

[1839, Robley Dunglison, “LIPPITUDO”, in Medical Lexicon. A New Dictionary of Medical Science, […], 2nd edition, Philadelphia, Pa.: Lea and Blanchard, successors to Carey and Co., →OCLC, page 362:

(medicine) A disease of the eyelids, involving chronic inflammation of the margins, with a gummy secretion of sebaceous matter.


luteo-

(physiology) Relating to the corpus luteum


post-op

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

(medicine) A postoperative patient or procedure.


exstrophy

From ex- + Ancient Greek στροφή (strophḗ, “turning”) + -y.

af

(anatomy) The eversion or turning out of any organ, or of its inner surface.

(especially) A congenital malformation of the bladder in which the normally internal mucosa of the organ lies exposed on the abdominal wall because of failure of union between the halves of the pubic symphysis and between the adjacent halves of the abdominal wall.


vesicouterine

vesicouterine ligament

vesicouterine fistula

vesicouterine pouch

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the bladder and uterus.


decrown

en-verb

decrown (third-person singular simple present decrowns, present participle decrowning, simple past and past participle decrowned)

decrowns (present singular third-person)
decrowning (participle present)
decrowned (participle past)
decrowned (past)

From de- + crown, or French découronner.

(transitive, dentistry) To decoronate (a tooth).


James's powder

Named after Dr. Robert James, an English physician.

(medicine, archaic) A powder consisting of one part oxide of antimony and two parts calcium phosphate, once falsely claimed to have medical benefits.


spiroscope

From Latin spirare (“to breathe”) + -scope.

(physiology) A wet meter used to determine the breathing capacity of the lungs.


kinology

Spinal cord callus was assessed by using physiology, kinology, and electrophysiology

2009 June 1, Shen Y.X., Lieu D., Sun Y. M., Zhou X. Z, Tian Y, Lu Z.F., Fan Z. H,, “Local X-irradiation promotes regeneration of spinal cord central nervous system in a rat model”, in Chinese Journal of Surgery:


subpeduncular

the subpeduncular lobe of the cerebellum

(anatomy) Situated beneath the peduncle.


astragaloid

en-adj

astragaloid (comparative more astragaloid, superlative most astragaloid)

more astragaloid (comparative)
most astragaloid (superlative)

(anatomy, archaic) Of, pertaining to, or shaped like, the astragalus (anklebone).


mesosternal

mesosternal lobe

mesosternal segments

lateral mesosternal foveae

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.


chloralism

(medicine) A morbid condition of the system resulting from excessive use of chloral.


mucocele

(medicine) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or edema of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of the latter.


olecranal

olecranal bursa

olecranal cavity

olecranal fosssa

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the olecranon.


bronchotome

From broncho- + -tome, from Ancient Greek βρόγχος (brónkhos) and -τομον (-tomon, “that cuts”), from τέμνω (témnō, “I cut”).

(archaic, surgery) An instrument for cutting into the bronchi.


ureteritis

en-noun

ureteritis (usually uncountable, plural ureteritides)


admaxillary

en-adj

admaxillary (comparative more admaxillary, superlative most admaxillary)

more admaxillary (comparative)
most admaxillary (superlative)

admaxillary glands

(archaic, anatomy) Near to the maxilla (jawbone)


dispensatory

Borrowed from Latin dispēnsātōrius, and the noun dispēnsātōrium. Compare Latin dispēnsātor, dispēnsō and English dispense.

(pharmacy, pharmacology) A book containing a systematic description of drugs and of preparations made from them.


water pox

Compound of water + pox. Attested from the nineteenth century.

Water pox. Varicella.

1801, Philipp Andreas Nemnich, Lexicon Nosologicum Polygloton:

Varicella (water-pox, stone-pox, wind-pox,) is said to be often epidemic at the period of the public vaccinations...

1839, “Heim on small-pox and vaccination in the Kingdom of Wirtemberg”, in British and Foreign Medical Review, volume 7:

(medicine, dated) A common childhood disease caused by virus; chickenpox, varicella.


vertebrally

(anatomy) At, within, or related to a vertebra or vertebrae.


nervomuscular

nervomuscular energy

(physiology) Of or pertaining to both nerves and muscles.


stomatoplasty

(surgery) The operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted or deformed


chondrotomy

(anatomy) The dissection or cutting of cartilage.


diapophysical

diapophysical notch

(anatomy, archaic, rare) Pertaining to a diapophysis.


neurapophysial

neurapophysial surface

neurapophysial pit

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.


orthognathism

A secondary condition is the form of the alveolar portion of the upper jaw, which, so far as it is vertical, tends toward orthognathism

1877, Thomas Henry Huxley, A Manual of the anatomy of vertebrated animals:

(anatomy) The quality of being orthognathous.


osphradium

(zoology, anatomy) a sensory organ in certain molluscs, whose main function is believed to test incoming water for silt and other possible food particles.


crash cart

(informal, emergency medicine) A portable set of trays, drawers and shelves containing equipment and medication used in a medical emergency


pleuralgia

en-noun

pleuralgia (usually uncountable, plural pleuralgias)

From Latin, from Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, pleuro- + -algia.

(medicine) Pain in the side or region of the ribs.


hygrology

(medicine, archaic) The science that deals with the fluids of the body.


chirurgic

Compare French chirurgique surgical, Latin chirurgicus, Ancient Greek χειρουργικός (kheirourgikós, “surgical”), from χειρουργός (kheirourgós, “surgeon”), from χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”). See chirurgeon, and compare surgical.

der

χειρουργικός

[…] That all Ulcers which are ſtubborn or, as they are termed, rebellious, come under the Name of Cacoethic, a Word frequently met with in chyrurgic Treatiſes […]

1736, Daniel Turner, “Of Ulcers in General”, in The Art of Surgery: in which is Laid down such a General Idea of the same, as is Founded upon Reason, Confirm'd by Practice, and farther Illustrated with many Singular and Rare Cases Medico-chirurgical. In Two Volumes, 5th corr. edition, volume II, London: Printed for C[harles] Rivington in St. Paul's Church-Yard, and J. Clarke under the Royal Exchange, page 4:

"I brought my chirurgic instruments with me."

1898, Maurus Jokai, The Nameless Castle:

"It is but fitting that a great medicus like you," said Nello, adjusting the cloth, "should be shaved by the same razor that has shaved the illustrious Antonio Benevieni, the greatest master of the chirurgic art."

(medicine, obsolete) Of or pertaining to chirurgery; surgical.


myodynamics

(physiology) The part of physiology that deals with the principles of muscular contraction.


ventrad

en-adv

ventrad (comparative more ventrad, superlative most ventrad)

more ventrad (comparative)
most ventrad (superlative)


antizymotic

en-adj

antizymotic (comparative more antizymotic, superlative most antizymotic)

more antizymotic (comparative)
most antizymotic (superlative)

(medicine) Preventing fermentation, decomposition, or similar enzyme activity.

antizimótico

preventing fermentation or decomposition


antizymotic

(medicine) A substance that prevents fermentation or decomposition.


suprasphenoidal

the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body

(anatomy) Situated above the sphenoidal bone.


diarthrodial

diarthrodial joints

diarthrodial cartilages


vermifugal

vermifugal (comparative more vermifugal, superlative most vermifugal)

more vermifugal (comparative)
most vermifugal (superlative)

From Latin vermis (“a worm”) + fugare (“to drive away”), from fugere (“to flee”). See worm, and fugitive.

(medicine) Tending to prevent, destroy, or expel worms or vermin; anthelmintic.


sarcocele

The complaint was a sarcocele, which Johnson bore with uncommon firmness, and was not at all frightened while he looked forward to amputation.

1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 1249:

(medicine) Any solid tumour of the testicle.


ridgebone

/ˈɹɪd͡ʒbəʊn/

From Middle English rygge-bone, rigbone, from Old English hryċġbān (“backbone; spine”), from Proto-West Germanic *hruggjabain, from Proto-Germanic *hrugjabainą (“backbone”); equivalent to ridge (“the back”) + bone.

inh

[T]he corrupt blood […] lying cluttered about the ridge-bone.

1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXII.] Chapter XXI.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], 2nd tome, London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC:

Let your body be erect and straight, your ridgebone answering to that of the horse; so that his body and your's may appear but as one piece of mechanism.

1815, G. LLOYD (Riding Master, and SYMES (R.)), R. SYMES, The Improved Art of Riding, Etc

And running zigzag down its back, you can see its squiggly ridgebone taking all the meanders you can see right down below. "That ridgebone is the river, I swear. Rising sun hits it dead the same way, only earlier, over the plateau.

2005, Brock Brower, Nancy Lawton, Blue Dog, Green River:

[…]; a Drynnian ridgebone was made for combat, hunting, and tunneling rock. It was also a very good shield and with it, he parried the blow meant for his head.

“Voila, my little angry one,” Markus spoke, looking at the foreign piece of junk that had been yanked free without any further struggle, straight out of the ridgebone of his back.

2015, Adele DeGirolamo, Stolen Child - In-Between: Book Two:

(anatomy, rare, also figuratively) The backbone or spine.


vertebro-

Holonyms: rachi-, spino-

Comeronym: myelo- (spinal cord)


repletive

en-adj

repletive (comparative more repletive, superlative most repletive)

more repletive (comparative)
most repletive (superlative)

This pig died from extreme exhaustion of all the repletive functions.

1880, John M. McGehee, “Review of Special Report No. 12”, in United States. Department of Agriculture, editor, Special Report 22: Contagious Diseases of Domesticated Animals, page 95:

Active movements are always repletive to the working muscles and, if large groups of muscles are worked, they are depletive to other parts of the body.

1945 ·, Mary Victoria Lace, Massage and Medical Gymnastics, page 40:

The exercises should not be too strongly repletive to the pelvis, because such produce too violent a depletion of the head.

2013, Noël M. Tidy, Massage and Remedial Exercises, page 337:

(medicine) Causing blood to flow to (a body part)

The realm of therapeutics divides in the cosmic duality of the unctuous or repletive and the dry or depletive.

1992, Charles Leslie, Charles M. Leslie, Allan Young, Paths to Asian Medical Knowledge, page 213:

Also [inversely], if among a great number of repletive symptoms suddenly signs of depletion manifest themselves, these latter will require the most urgent attention, even if depletion is limited to one or two spots only.

2001, Manfred Porkert, Chinese Medical Diagnostics, page x:

traditional Chinese medicine
traditional Chinese medicine

(traditional Chinese medicine) Associated with oiliness and characterized by fullness or excess, such as with inflammation, swelling; mucus production, puss, etc.


epicranial

From epi- + cranial, or epicranium + -al.

(anatomy) Overlying the skull; specifically designating the tendon and muscle forming the epicranium.


Lacanian

Lacanian (comparative more Lacanian, superlative most Lacanian)

more Lacanian (comparative)
most Lacanian (superlative)

For him, then, the only truly liberating response is a Lacanian act, an attack on the fundamental fantasy of our current social configuration.

2009, Wesley C. Swedlow, Against the Personification of Democracy: A Lacanian Critique of Political Subjectivity, Continuum International, page 11:

(psychoanalysis) Of, pertaining to, or resembling the psychoanalytical views of Jacques Lacan (1901–1981).


PIIgG

(medicine, biology) Abbreviation of pre-immune immunoglobulin G.


pIgG

en-noun

pIgG (usually uncountable, plural pIgGs)

(medicine, biology) Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin G.


pIgM

(medicine, biology) Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin M.


PIgG

(medicine, biology) Abbreviation of plasma immunoglobulin G.


UIgG

(medicine, biology) Abbreviation of urine immunoglobulin G.


pIgA

(medicine, biology) Abbreviation of polyclonal immunoglobulin A.


postaxial

en-adj

postaxial (comparative more postaxial, superlative most postaxial)

more postaxial (comparative)
most postaxial (superlative)

postaxial border

postaxial cartilage

postaxial limb

(anatomy) Situated behind an axis in the body of an animal; hind; posterior.


vertebrarterial

vertebrarterial canal

vertebrarterial foramen

vertebrarterial bridge

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to a vertebra and an artery.


antivertiginous

(pharmacology) Preventing or countering vertigo.


ventro-inguinal

a ventro-inguinal block

a ventro-inguinal hernia

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the abdomen and the groin, or to the abdomen and inguinal canal.


hydrarthrosis

en-noun

hydrarthrosis (countable and uncountable, plural hydroarthroses)

(medicine) An effusion of watery liquid into the cavity of a joint.


eutrophy

eutrophy (countable and uncountable, plural eutrophies)


aglutition

From a- (“not”) + Latin glutire (“to swallow”).


Listerism

From Lister + -ism, after Joseph Lister who pioneered antiseptics.

(medicine, archaic) The systematic use of antiseptics in operations and the treatment of wounds.


entoglossal

(anatomy) Within the tongue; applied to the glossohyal bone.


Baunscheidtism

From Baunscheidt + -ism, after its founder Carl Baunscheidt (1809–1873), a German mechanic and inventor.

(medicine) A form of acupuncture with toxic oil, causing inflammation that is alleged to draw the body's "attention" away from the patient's illness, thus effecting a cure.


endotheloid

en-adj

endotheloid (comparative more endotheloid, superlative most endotheloid)

more endotheloid (comparative)
most endotheloid (superlative)

endotheloid cells


neuroskeleton

the bones of the neuroskeleton

1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:

(anatomy) The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate skeleton related to the nervous axis and locomotion.


thecodont

Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “case, chest”) + -odont.

uder

(anatomy) Having the teeth inserted in sockets in the alveoli of the jaws.

gyökeres fogak

having teeth with roots &/or alveoli/sockets


thyrotomy

(surgery) An incision into the thyroid cartilage.


eyestring

Or euer sleepe his eye-strings did vntye

1590, Edmund Spenser, “The Cave of Mammon”, in The Faerie Queene, Book 2, Canto VII:

I would have broke mine eyestrings, cracked them, but / To look upon him,

a. 1611, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline, act 1, scene 4:

(obsolete, anatomy, chiefly in the plural) One of the fibres of the eye, such as a tendon, nerve or muscle.


submaxillary

(anatomy) Situated under the maxilla, or lower jaw; inframaxillary.

submaxillary saliva

submaxillary mucin

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the submaxillary gland.


allogeneous

en-adj

allogeneous (comparative more allogeneous, superlative most allogeneous)

more allogeneous (comparative)
most allogeneous (superlative)

From New Latin, based on Ancient Greek. By surface analysis, allo- + gen- + -eous.

surf

(medicine) From a nonself donor of the same species.


carnification

en-noun

carnification (countable and uncountable, plural carnifications)

Carnification is held to be most common in new-born children; after the fifth year it is comparatively unfrequent in occurrence; whilst in adults it is very rarely met with; but in aged people again becomes more common , though still less so than in early life.

1853, The British and Foreign Medico-chirurgical Review, page 529:

The lesions alluded to are those which have been hitherto described under the names of lobular pneumonia and carnification.

1858, J. Forsyth Meigs, A Practical Treatise of the Diseases of Children, page 129:

The physical signs of carnification of the lower lobe of a lung and those of a small pleural effusion are the same, excepting that the chest may be distended on one side, and the heart be displaced away from the disease in some cases of local pleural effusion.

1898, Thomas Clifford Allbutt, A System of Medicine - Volume 5, page 368:

Fig. 3.31: Chronic organizing pneumonia ("carnification" ) .

2013, Gerhard R F Krueger, L Maximilian Buja, Atlas of Anatomic Pathology with Imaging, page 130:

(medicine) A pathological process in which chronic inflammation or infection causes lung tissue to organize into a fibrous form that resembles meat, which can lead to a loss of normal lung function.

One grade of inflammatory irritation produces carnification or hepatization of the medullary tissue, another grade suppuration, and a still higher degree of inflammatory irritation produces gangrene of that tissue.

1866, Edward Swift Dunster, James Bradbridge Hunter, Charles Eucharist de Medicis Sajous, International Record of Medicine and General Practice Clinics, page 440:

The liver was not cirrhosed, as he had believed, but was in a state of carnification.

1873, Dr. Eames, “Carnification of the Liver--Peritonitis”, in The Dublin Journal of Medical Science, volume 56, page 64:

From this condition the marrow may return to its normal state, or the carnification may be the stage prior to and immediately preceding suppuration.

1887, Thomas Jones, Diseases of the bones, page 72:

Salt-secretion, water-storage, high osmotic pressure as well as branch and leaf carnification and shrinkage and other plants are very commonly distributed

2003, Xiaoling Pan, Ecosystems Dynamics, Ecosystem-society Interactions, and Remote Sensing Applications for Semi-arid and Arid Land, page 51:

Its deficiency causes sterility in males and carnification of vaginal epithelium in females.

2013, Venkataraman, Diagnostic Oral Medicine with the Point Access Scratch Code, page 750:

(medicine, botany) A similar pathological transformation to other types of tissue so that it becomes fibrous and dense.


ovariotomist

Liston lashed the ovariotomists as ‘belly rippers’, and critics suggested it was done only to allow surgeons to practise pelvic surgery.

1997, Roy Porter, The Greatest Benefit to Mankind, Folio Society, published 2016, page 351:

(surgery, now historical) Someone who performs a ovariotomy.


pericellular

the pericellular lymph spaces surrounding ganglion cells

the pericellular matrix

the pericellular staining


poikilocyte

(physiology) An irregularly-shaped red blood cell.


myelogenic

myelogenic leukemia

myelogenic tumor

(physiology) Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.


basipodite

(anatomy) The basal joint of the legs of crustaceans.


lientery

lientery (countable and uncountable, plural lienteries)

From Latin leinteria, ultimately from Ancient Greek λειεντερία (leientería), which is composed of λεῖος (leîos) and ἔντερον (énteron); compare French lientérie.

(medicine) A form of diarrhea in which food passes through the body with little or no digestion.


postglenoid

postglenoid foramen

postglenoid process

postglenoid vein

(anatomy) Situated behind the glenoid fossa of the temporal bone.


uvulatome

(surgery, historical) An instrument for removing the uvula.


hygrophthalmic

(anatomy, rare) Serving to moisten the eye.


interlobar

interlobar artery

interlobar pleura

interlobar surface

the interlobar notch of the liver

the interlobar ducts of a gland


biliation

(physiology) The production and/or excretion of bile.


variolous

Latin variolosus, from variola (“smallpox”): compare French varioleux.

(medicine, archaic) Of or pertaining to smallpox.


omosternal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the omosternum.


interganglionic

interganglionic cords

interganglionic partition

interganglionic nerve fibre

(anatomy) Between, and/or joining, the ganglions.


lateritious

en-adj

lateritious (comparative more lateritious, superlative most lateritious)

more lateritious (comparative)
most lateritious (superlative)

From Latin latericius, from later (“brick”).

lateritious sediment in urine

lateritious deposit

(medicine, archaic) The color of bricks; of a reddish brick colour.


otopathy

en-noun

otopathy (countable and uncountable, plural otopathies)


internasal

the internasal cartilage


uronology

(medicine, archaic) The branch of medicine that deals with urine.


hydrargyrism

(medicine) A diseased condition produced by poisoning with hydrargyrum, or mercury; mercurialism.


prenasal

(anatomy) Situated in front of the nose, or in front of the nasal chambers.


KED

Kendrick Extrication Device
Kendrick Extrication Device#English

(emergency medicine) Initialism of Kendrick Extrication Device.


monorganic

monorganic disease

monorganic disturbance

(archaic, biology, medicine) Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ or organ group.


musculophrenic

the musculophrenic artery

(anatomy) Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm.

musculofrénico

pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm


divaricator

An operation case containing: 1. A tongue forceps. 2. Heister's gag. 3. Author's ringed gag. 4. Three Krishaber's tracheotomoy tubes for children and adults. 5. One divaricator of the commissure. 6. One divaricator of the molars. […]

1917, Eugène-Louis Doyen, Surgical Therapeutics and Operative Technique - Volume 1, page 228:

In 1987, Griffith12 proposed an endonasal sphenoidotomy through a sphenoethmoidal recess. Here it is also necessary to use a divaricator.

2010, Edward R. Laws, Giuseppe Lanzino, Transsphenoidal Surgery, page 153:

The automatic divaricator is placed between the ribs and the operative field is expanded by rotating the lever of the automatic divaricator (see Figure 7.1).

2024, Henri Kolani, Esophageal Cancer Surgery: Akiyama Procedure, pages 7-1:

(medicine) A surgical device for spreading the surroundings and holding open the area in which one is operating.


epicardiac

(anatomy) Of or relating to the epicardium.


variolar

(medicine, dated) variolous (pertaining to smallpox)


cephalostyle

(anatomy) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.


osteogen

osteogen (usually uncountable, plural osteogens)

(physiology) The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.


glycerite

(medicine) A medicinal preparation made by mixing or dissolving a substance in glycerin.


homatropine

parasympathetic nervous system
parasympathetic nervous system

(pharmacology) An anticholinergic medication that inhibits muscarinic acetylcholine receptors and thus the parasympathetic nervous system.


cervical spine

Intradural lesions of the cervical spine iam R. White In comparison to the wide range of pathology which affects the cervical spine, intradural lesions are a somewhat rare, but important group of spinal disorders

1994, Howard S. An, J. Michael Simpson, Surgery of the surgical spine, page 325

1998, Stephan Klemm, Interactions Between the Craniomandibular System and Cervical Spine
He describes how the movements of the jaw occur around a region in the upper cervical spine, namely around the atlanto-axial joint.

This requirement will influence the route of approach to the cervical spine, which may be made from the anterolateral, posterolateral, or posterior aspect, depending on the location of the disease process.

1998, Hans Heinz Naumann, Head and neck surgery, Volume 3, page 73

Car accidents lead to many cervical spine injuries and various levels of paralysis.

(anatomy) The five vertebrae below the skull that protect the spinal cord.


epiglottitis

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(pathology) Inflammation of the epiglottis.


leprosity

leprosity (countable and uncountable, plural leprosities)

From Middle English leprosite, from Medieval Latin leprositas (“state of being leprous, leprosy”) either directly or via French leprosite, from leprōsus (“leprous”) + -itas (“-ity”).

der

(medicine, now rare) Synonym of leprosy in its various senses.


pneumonitic

pneumonitic change

pneumonitic patient

(medicine) Of, pertaining to, or suffering from, pneumonitis.


fibrination

en-noun

fibrination (usually uncountable, plural fibrinations)

(medicine) The state of acquiring or having an excess of fibrin.


kinesodic

(physiology) Conveying motion; applied especially to the spinal cord, because it is capable of conveying both voluntary and reflex motor impulses while not being responsive to them.


urosacral

the urosacral vertebrae of birds

(zoology, anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to both caudal and sacral parts of the vertebral column.


astragalar

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the astragalus.


excitosecretory

excitosecretory nerve

excitosecretory system

(physiology) Triggering secretion; said of the influence exerted by reflex action on the function of secretion, by which the various glands are activated.


peptogen

(physiology) Any substance convertible into peptone.


mechanography

(medicine) A diagnostic procedure that measures ground reaction forces in order to assess muscle function and strength.


ophthalmometer

(physiology) An instrument for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.


hyperchromatism

hyperchromatism (usually uncountable, plural hyperchromatisms)

(pathology) An elevated level of chromatin in the skin


osteodentine

osteodentine (countable and uncountable, plural osteodentines)

(anatomy) A hard bony substance that is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth of certain animals.


cystotome

(surgery) A knife or instrument used in cystotomy.


kinesiatrics

(medicine) The treatment of disease by muscular movements.


gastroepiploic

left gastroepiploic artery

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stomach and omenta; gastroomental.

gastroepiploico

of or pertaining to the stomach and omenta


oncotomy

(surgery) The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumour, with a cutting instrument.


metritis

metritis (countable and uncountable, plural metritides)

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The conjunctive tissue, young and succulent, then becomes hard and fibrous, and the uterus, on section, is pale, indurated and devoid of blood; that is chronic metritis which has reached the second period, or period of induration.

1888, Georges Apostoli, On a New Treatment of Chronic Metritis:

The use of systemic antibiotics is justified and often required for metritis that causes systemic illness.

2008, Thomas J. Divers, Rebhun's Diseases of Dairy Cattle, page 411:


neurocentral

the neurocentral suture

(anatomy, zoology) Between the neural arch and the centrum of a vertebra.


rectovesical

(biology, medicine) Synonym of vesicorectal.


oncometer

(physiology) An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs of the body.


intermandibular

intermandibular muscles

intermandibular space

intermandibular width


arboviral

(pathology, virology) Of, pertaining to, or caused by an arbovirus.

arboviral

pertaining to or caused by the arbovirus


aphakial

aphakial eyes

(ophthalmology, dated) Pertaining to or exhibiting aphakia; aphakic.


typhomania

(medicine, obsolete) A form of delirium common in typhoid fever.


subzonal

(anatomy) Situated under a zone, or zona; applied to a membrane between the zona radiata and the umbilical vesicle in the mammal embryo.


hypopharynx

hypopharynx (plural hypopharynges or hypopharynxes)

hypopharynges (plural)
hypopharynxes (plural)

(anatomy) bottom part of the pharynx, the part of the throat that connects to the esophagus


galvanocautery

galvanocautery (usually uncountable, plural galvanocauteries)

galvanocautery puncture

(surgery) Cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current.

galvanocautérisation

cautery by means of a knife or needle heated by a galvanic current


subepiglottic

(anatomy) Situated under the epiglottis.


antipyrotic

(medicine) Effective against burns or burning sensations.


aroph

Contraction of aroma philosophorum, from Latin.

(medicine, obsolete) Any of various medical remedies.


synophthalmia

(medicine) Fusion of the eyes, as in cyclopia.


electromuscular

(physiology) Pertaining to the response (typically a contraction) of the muscles under electricity.


pulvinar

Borrowed from Latin pulvīnar (“a cushion”).

(anatomy) A prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain.


hypsiloid

en-adj

hypsiloid (comparative more hypsiloid, superlative most hypsiloid)

more hypsiloid (comparative)
most hypsiloid (superlative)

(anatomy) Resembling the Greek letter upsilon.


genian

/d͡ʒəˈnaɪən/

From French génien, from Latin genianus, from Ancient Greek γένειον (géneion, “chin”) + Latin -ānus (“-an”).

the genian prominence

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the chin.


ethmovomerine

ethmovomerine plate

ethmovomerine crest

ethmovomerine teeth

(anatomy) Pertaining to the region of the vomer and the base of the ethmoid in the skull.


subarytenoid

(anatomy) Situated under the arytenoid cartilage of the larynx.


empyesis

From Ancient Greek ἐμπύησις (empúēsis, “suppuration”).


typhous

(medicine) Of or pertaining to typhus; of the nature of typhus.


hyoglossus

Borrowed from New Latin hyoglōssus, clipping of musculus hyoglōssus (“hyoglossal muscle”).

clipping

The Muscles of the Tongue are: the Genio-hyoglossus, which is the protruder; — the Hyoglossus, which is the depressor or retractor, or muscle which draws the tongue in; […]

1895, Edmond Souchon, Resume of Lectures on Anatomy, page 10:

(anatomy) A flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.


laniariform

en-adj

laniariform (comparative more laniariform, superlative most laniariform)

more laniariform (comparative)
most laniariform (superlative)

1840-1845, Richard Owen, Odontography
the presence not only of canines, but of a pair of laniariform incisors in the upper jaw of the Camelidæ

(anatomy) Shaped like a laniary, or canine tooth.


water doctor

(medicine, archaic) A physician who treats diseases with water; a hydropathist.

(medicine, archaic) One who claims to be able to divine diseases by inspection of the urine.


asternal

(anatomy, of ribs) Not sternal; that do not join the sternum.


interbrachial

interbrachial arcs

interbrachial septa


lienal

From lien + -al or its etymon, Latin lien (“the spleen”).

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the spleen.


loimic

From Ancient Greek λοιμός (loimós) + -ic.

The title of this translation (περὶ λοιµικῆς) and its preface prove that the Small-pox had been known to the antient Greeks under the name of Loimiké (the loimic or pestilential disease) and even divided into two distinct species. (pp. 20, 21.)

1821, Robert Willan, edited by Ashby Smith, Miscellaneous Works, T. Cadell, page 12:

Galen has not left us any distinct history of Loimic diseases; but there are numerous scattered observations in his works respecting them—[…]

1823, The Medico-chirurgical Review and Journal of Medical Science, volume 3, Burgess and Hill, page 44:

Philo, the Jewish philosopher, gives a description of a ‘loimic’ pestilence which occurred during that century, and appositely conveys the mode of diffusion and the circumstances of the confluent small-pox.

1851, Edward Bascome, A History of epidemic pestilences, John Churchill (publisher)
John Churchill, page 18:

[…] a euphemism, therefore, was needful to gild over and sweeten the surface of their hideous and poisonous essence, and none more emphatic than that of Abel, for the works of Cain, whose loimic virus has tinged even their admirer’s pen, and ever since shows him a cruel and sarcastic Mishellene, whereas he is as kind a Philhellene as any prejudiced mortal may be.

1867, S. J. Cassimati, The Greeks and Their Detractors, Clayton & Company, page 44:

A.D. 92. A loimic plague is described by the Jewish philosopher Philo, who believed it to have been caused by hot dust. ‘The clouds of dust suddenly falling on men and cattle, produced over the whole skin a severe and intractable ulceration. […]’

1871, George Fleming, Animal Plagues: Their History, Nature, and Prevention, Chapman & Hall, page 26:

(obsolete, medicine) Of or pertaining to the plague or contagious disorders.


myelencephalic

(anatomy) Alternative form of myelencephalous (“Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebrospinal”)


obliterative

obliterative (comparative more obliterative, superlative most obliterative)

more obliterative (comparative)
most obliterative (superlative)

In the case of true obliterative appendicitis, however, the opposed surfaces of the lumen have become firmly united to each other, and the obliterating band is absolutely impervious.

1900, John Blair Deaver, A Treatise on Appendicitis, page 89:

In the 37 cases of deep gangrene observed at Mayo General Hospital, as in other similar cases, the process differed from the gangrene observed in thromboangiitis obliterans, arteriosclerosis, and other obliterative vascular diseases , chiefly because the reduction in the circulation of the foot regularly present in those diseases as the result of obliterative vascular changes was generally absent in trenchfoot.

1958, United States. Army Medical Service, The Medical Department of the United States Army in World War II., page 300:

Although generally obstructive, obliterative changes may lead to non- or poorly communicating airspaces, which will not be obvious on spirometry.

2007, William N. Rom, Steven B. Markowitz, Environmental and Occupational Medicine:

(medicine) Causing a passageway to become completely closed off.


interauricular

the interauricular partition of the heart


mesonasal

mesonasal cavity

mesonasal flap

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the middle portion of the nasal region.


syphilization

en-noun

syphilization (usually uncountable, plural syphilizations)

(obsolete, medicine) inoculation with material from a syphilitic lesion, especially when employed as a preventive measure


hemisection

(anatomy) A division along the mesial plane.

(anatomy) One of the parts thus divided.


intermetatarsal

intermetatarsal angle

intermetatarsal ligament


perichondrial

perichondrial cell

perichondrial graft

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the perichondrium; situated around cartilage.


temporoauricular

the temporoauricular nerve

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the ear.


intercartilaginous

intercartilaginous ossification

intercartilaginous membrane

intercartilaginous incision


intertarsal

intertarsal articulations

intertarsal joints


ischiorectal

ischiorectal abscess

ischiorectal fossa

ischiorectal sex

ischiorectal space

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the region between the rectum and the ischial tuberosity.


supratrochlear

(anatomy) Situated over or above a trochlea or trochlear surface.


caudad

From Latin cauda (“tail”) + ad (“to”). By surface analysis, cauda + -ad.

(anatomy) towards the feet (only in humans); inferior.


funic

(anatomy) funicular (relating to the umbilical cord)


dermoskeleton

/ˈdɜːməʊˌskɛlətən/


Stryker

Sense of armoured vehicle is from 2002, named for two Americans who posthumously received the Medal of Honor: PFC Stuart S. Stryker, who died in World War II, and SP4 Robert F. Stryker, who died in the Vietnam War.

1973, Modern hospital: Volume 120; Volume 120, link
Because we feel that a stretcher should be more than a means of patient transport, we don't offer a standard Stryker stretcher.

The handles on the Stryker stretcher can by extended after a locking button has been pressed

2007, Helmut Strasser, Assessment of the ergonomic quality of hand-held tools and computer input devices, page 269:

Of course—anyone would expect the rest to happen—I wake up in the Sea-Clift EMS track, strapped to a yellow Stryker stretcher, shirtless and jacketless, covered with a thin pink blanket, my feet toward the back door

2007, Richard Ford, The Lay of the Land, page 463:

(emergency medicine) A modern, heavy-duty, full-featured gurney, typically heavily padded and having yellow legs.


subpericardial

(anatomy) Situated under the cardiac pericardium.


tearpit

(anatomy) A cavity or pouch beneath the lower eyelid of most deer and antelope; the lachrymal sinus or larmier.


emphractic

en-adj

emphractic (comparative more emphractic, superlative most emphractic)

more emphractic (comparative)
most emphractic (superlative)

From Ancient Greek ἐμφρακτικός (emphraktikós), from ἐμφράσσω (emphrássō), from ἐν- (en-) + φράσσω (phrássō).

der

(medicine) Having the quality of closing the pores of the skin.


subperitoneal

(anatomy) Situated under the peritoneal membrane.


odontograph

mechanical engineering
mechanical engineering

(historical, dentistry, mechanical engineering) An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.


epicoracoid

(anatomy) A ventral cartilaginous or bony element of the coracoid in the shoulder girdle of some vertebrates.


rhachidian

the rhachidian teeth of a mollusk

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the rachis.


omental

omental artery

omental tumor

omental transposition

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.


epiperipheral

1870-1880, Herbert Spencer, Principles of Psychology
On comparing these three great orders of feelings , we found that whereas the epiperipheral are relational to a very great extent , the entoperipheral , and still more the central , have but small aptitudes for entering into relations.

(physiology) Connected with, or having its origin upon, the external surface of the body; especially applied to the feelings that originate at the extremities of nerves, as for example when touching an object with the finger.


infratrochlear

infratrochlear axis

infratrochlear artery

infratrochlear vessel

trigeminal nerve
trigeminal nerve#English

(anatomy) Below a trochlea; applied especially to one of the subdivisions of the trigeminal nerve.


lithoclast

(surgery) A now obsolete instrument for crushing stones in the bladder.


insalivation

There is an important difference between rapid and thorough digestion. In a similar way, a high temperature of our food facilitates deglutition, but, by dispensing with insalivation and the proper use of our teeth, we make the stomach perform the work of our jaws and salivary glands; in other words, we make our food less digestible.

1881 January 7, Felix Leopold Oswald, “Physical Education I”, in Popular Science Monthly, volume 18:

(physiology, dated) The mixing of food with saliva during mastication.


gastroelytrotomy

(surgery, dated) The operation of cutting into the upper part of the vagina, through the abdomen (without opening the peritoneum), for the purpose of removing a foetus.


precoracoid

(anatomy) The anterior part of the coracoid (often closely united with the clavicle) in the shoulder girdle of many reptiles and amphibians


staphyloma

en-noun

staphyloma (plural staphylomas or staphylomata)

staphylomas (plural)
staphylomata (plural)

Staphyloma is that disease of the eyeball, in which the cornea loses its natural transparency, rises above the level of the eye, and successively even projects beyond the eyelids […]

1818, Samuel Cooper, A Dictionary of practical Surgery:

One of the forms of staphyloma, which is regarded as in no degree malignant, appears to be essentially composed of a collection of cysts; and, as far as I can judge from mere description, having never had an opportunity of examining a case of the kind myself, is connected with that form of adventitious serous membrane with which we are now occupied.

1836, Thomas Hodgkin, Lectures on the Morbid Anatomy of the Serous and Mucous Membranes:

Abscission of the staphyloma should never be performed where there is reason to suspect pre-existing disease of the choroid or retina, as deep haemorrhage is likely to follow the removal of the front of the globe, which may necessitate the rest of the eye.

1869, George Lawson, Diseases and injuries of the Eye: their medical and surgical treatment, page 53:

(medicine) An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball.


electropathy

(medicine) The treatment of disease by electricity.


neurography

neurography (countable and uncountable, plural neurographies)


perivisceral

perivisceral fat

perivisceral fluid


interpubic

interpubic ligament

interpubic disk

interpubic joint

(anatomy) Between the pubic bones or cartilage.


letheon

From New Latin lēthēon, from Ancient Greek λήθη (lḗthē, “forgetting, forgetfulness”).

der

(medicine, archaic) sulphuric ether used as an anaesthetic agent.


infrasternal

the infrasternal approach

the infrasternal depression (pit of the stomach)

the infrasternal notch


antismallpox

(immunology, pharmacology) Preventing or countering smallpox.


antivariolous

antivariolous effect

antivariolous power of vaccionation

antivariolous drug

(pharmacology, archaic) Preventing the spread of smallpox.


laryngotome

(surgery) A long sharp needle-like instrument for performing laryngotomy.


syphiloid

en-adj

syphiloid (comparative more syphiloid, superlative most syphiloid)

more syphiloid (comparative)
most syphiloid (superlative)


syphiloid

(medicine) Any disease resembling syphilis.


hexagonal water

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine) Water claimed to have a six-sided ring structure which resonates with energetic vibrations of the body.


water memory

(homeopathy) The ability of water to retain a memory of substances previously dissolved in it after an arbitrarily large dilution.


introcession

en-noun

introcession (countable and uncountable, plural introcessions)

From Latin introcedere, introcessum (“to go in”), from intro (“within”) + cedere (“to go”).

introcession of the uterine wall

(archaic, medicine) A depression or inward sinking of parts.


otocranial

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the otocrane.


nauseant

(medicine) A substance that induces nausea.


tibiotarsal

the tibiotarsal articulation

tibiotarsal angle

tibiotarsal joint

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the tibia and the tarsus.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tibiotarsus.


tonsilotome

(surgery, archaic) An instrument for removing the tonsils.


intralobular

intralobular stroma

intralobular septa

intralobular duct

the intralobular branches of the hepatic veins


postpalatine

(anatomy) postpalatal (situated behind the palate, or the palatine bones)


gumboil

(medicine) A small suppurating inflamed spot on the gum.


bdellometer

From the French bdellomètre, from the Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) + the French -mètre (“-meter”), itself from the Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron, “(something used to) measure”).

der

(medicine) A cupping glass to which a scarificator and an exhausting syringe is attached.


cardioinhibitory

cardioinhibitory response

vagal cardioinhibitory fibers

cardioinhibitory centre

(physiology) restraining or limiting the heart's action.


dermatopathic

dermatopathic agent

dermatopathic lymph nodes

(medicine) Of or pertaining to skin diseases or their cure.


excisable

After incomplete resection of soft tissue sarcomas, resection of local tissue should be performed, even if excisable tissue margins appear narrow.

2007 February, Bacon NJ, Dernell WS, Ehrhart N, Powers BE, Withrow SJ, “Evaluation of primary re-excision after recent inadequate resection of soft tissue sarcomas in dogs: 41 cases (1999-2004)”, in Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, volume 230, number 4, →DOI, →PMID, pages 548–554:


intercavernous

the intercavernous sinuses connecting the cavernous sinuses at the base of the brain

(anatomy, relational) Between the cavernous sinuses.


spider strap

From the resemblance to a spider's many legs.

"SPIDER STRAPS" provide a very quick and efficient way to secure a patient to a long backboard.

1995, Nancy L. Caroline, Nancy L. Caroline, Emergency care in the streets, link:

She secured the straps, pulling them tight to let the weight settle to her shoulder and back muscles. Fanning the spider straps of the face mask, she took a deep breath and donned it chin first, then straps at the neck, temple,

2005, Dee Henderson, The Protector, link:

“Hey,” Beverly said, looking with dismay at the spider straps that secured Frankie to the backboard. “Dr. Bower, how can I get an EKG with him strapped down?”

(emergency medicine, chiefly in the plural) One of a ten-armed system of straps used by responders in backboard immobilization.


temporofacial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the temple and the face


floccular

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the flocculus.


epiglottic

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or connected with, the epiglottis.


uropoetic

(medicine) Producing or stimulating the production of urine.


thlipsis

From New Latin thlipsis, from Ancient Greek θλῖψις (thlîpsis, “pressure”).

Thus we sometimes see, in ardent fevers, the whole body suffused with redness, while the roughness and dryness of the skin, tongue, fauces, and internal parts of the mouth shew, that the smaller vessels are impervious, being compressed by a true thlipsis, the larger vessels being over distended with red blood.

1773, Colin Hossack, An abridgement of Baron Van Swieten's commentaries upon the Aphorisms of the celebrated Dr. Herman Boerhaave:

(medicine, obsolete) Compression, especially constriction of vessels by an external cause.


presphenoidal

presphenoidal part

presphenoidal region

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the presphenoid bone.


chylous

en-adj

chylous (comparative more chylous, superlative most chylous)

more chylous (comparative)
most chylous (superlative)

chylous ascites

(physiology) Consisting of, or similar to, chyle.


frog view

In 3 of his cases, abnormal findings were equivocal or absent in the anteroposterior view but clearly demonstrable in the frog view.

1963, RSNA Index to Imaging Literature - Volume 81, page 361:

How can we reconcile such an apparently simple picture as that presented to us by Theron's work with the complicated, somewhat illogical grouping that is revealed to us by the anterolateral and frog views of the hip.

1983, David M. Gruebel Lee, David M. Hirsh, Disorders of the Hip, page 150:

We routinely use a lateral frog view for followup hip evaluation but occasionally obtain a cross-table lateral view to evaluate acetabular component version.

2014, Giles R Scuderi, Techniques in Revision Hip and Knee Arthroplasty E-Book: Expert Consult, →ISBN:

(radiology) A lateral view of the hips with the legs positioned like a frog on a lily pad to prevent them from obscuring each other.


epigastrial

epigastrial pain


rhinencephalic

rhinencephalic neurons

rhinencephalic structure

rhinencephalic activity

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the rhinencephalon.


cyanopathy

(medicine) A disease in which the surface of the body turns blue, usually arising from a malformation of the heart, which causes an imperfect arterialization of the blood.


lobelin

(medicine, organic chemistry) A yellowish-green resin from the lobelia, used as an emetic and diaphoretic.


intermembranous

intermembranous ossification

intermembranous part

intermembranous space


tuberculization

en-noun

tuberculization (countable and uncountable, plural tuberculizations)


anamniotic

(anatomy) Lacking, or not developing, an amnion.


galactophorous

From galacto- + -phore + -ous, from Ancient Greek γαλακτοφόρος (galaktophóros). Compare lactiferous.

der

γαλακτοφόρος

galactophorous duct

galactophorous sinus

galactophorous tubule


myositic

en-adj

myositic (comparative more myositic, superlative most myositic)

more myositic (comparative)
most myositic (superlative)

(medicine, archaic) myotic; producing myosis


intercarpal

intercarpal articulations

intercarpal ligaments

intercarpal joints


neurility

en-noun

neurility (usually uncountable, plural neurilities)

This property is stimulated into activity by the Neurility of the nerves, but is not stimulated by those mechanical irritations which suffice to stimulate the nerves.

1859, George Henry Lewes, Physiology of Common Life, volume 2:

(obsolete, physiology) The special properties and functions of the nerves; the nervous capacity for transmitting a stimulus.


pudical

pudical artery


faucial

I could find, indeed, but one vulnerable point […]; my rival had a weakness in the faucial or guttural organs, which precluded him from raising his voice at any time above a very low whisper.

(anatomy) Pertaining to the fauces; pharyngeal.


opisthion

From New Latin opisthion, from Ancient Greek ὀπίσθιος (opísthios, “rear, behind”), from ὄπισθεν (ópisthen, “at the back, backwards”). By surface analysis, opistho- + -ion.

der

(anatomy) The middle of the posterior margin of the foramen magnum of the skull.


anaplasty

from Ancient Greek: ἀνά: (ana), "backward" + πλάσις (plasis), "formation".

(surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.


intertransverse

intertransverse region

intertransverse ligament

intertransverse muscles

intertransverse membrane

(anatomy) Between the transverse processes of the vertebrae.


neuroepidermal

the neuroepidermal, or epiblastic, layer of the blastoderm

neuroepidermal junction

neuroepidermal disease

neuroepidermal tumor

central nervous system
central nervous system

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the central nervous system and epidermis.


cheiloplasty

en-noun

cheiloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural cheiloplasties)

(surgery) Lip surgery, especially as a form of reconstructive or cosmetic surgery.


episkeletal

(anatomy) Above or outside the endoskeleton; epaxial.


orbitosphenoidal

orbitosphenoidal band

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone.


restiform

en-adj

restiform (comparative more restiform, superlative most restiform)

more restiform (comparative)
most restiform (superlative)

(anatomy) Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on the dorsal side of the medulla oblongata.


leucocytogenesis

(physiology) The formation of leucocytes.


lobulette

(anatomy) A little lobule, or subdivision of a lobule.


subzygomatic

(anatomy) Situated under the zygoma or zygomatic process.


EMA

en-noun

EMA (countable and uncountable, plural EMAs)

(European Union, health) Initialism of European Medical Association (association representing Medical Doctors in Europe)

European Medical Association

(European Union, health) Initialism of European Medicines Agency (a European Union agency for the evaluation of medicinal products)


uncinatum

From New Latin [Term?], from Latin uncinatus (“hooked”). Compare uncinate.


basi-

(anatomy, botany) Positioned at the base; forming a base


paridigitate

Thus the Hog-group (paridigitate) stands below the Tapir - group (imparidigitate)

1864, James Dwight Dana, The Classification of Animals Based on the Principle of Cephalization:

(anatomy) Having an even number of digits on the hands or feet.


hyosternal

the hyosternal region of the neck

(anatomy, archaic) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or relating to both of them; infrahyoid.

(anatomy) Pertaining to the hyosternum of turtles.


APGAR

(emergency medicine) appearance, pulse, grimace, activity, respiration (used to remember how to give a newborn an Apgar score)


Apgar score

Named after Virginia Apgar, who developed it in 1952.

(medicine) A zero- to ten-point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals.

nilai Apgar

a zero- to ten-point score given to newborns based on their APGAR vitals


endostosis

endostosis (countable and uncountable, plural endostoses)

From New Latin endostosis. By surface analysis, endo- + ostosis.

(physiology) A process of bone formation in which ossification takes place within the substance of the cartilage.


intermesenteric

the intermesenteric, or aortic, plexus


hyparterial

(anatomy) Situated below an artery; applied especially to the branches of the bronchi given off below the point where the pulmonary artery crosses the bronchus.


myelonal

/ˈmaɪəˌləʊnəl/

the myelonal, or spinal, nerves

myelonal column

myelonal vein

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the myelon (spinal cord); spinal.


urohyal

From uro- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

uder

the letter <i class="Latn mention" lang="en">upsilon</i>

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to one or more median and posterior elements in the hyoidean arch of fishes.


thyroarytenoid

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌæɹ.əˈti.nɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin thyreoarytaenoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + arytaenoīdēs (“ladle-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + arytenoid. Doublet of thyroarytenoideus.

af

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the thyroid and arytenoid cartilages of the larynx.


thyroarytenoid

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˌæɹ.əˈti.nɔɪd/

thyroarytenoid muscle
thyroarytenoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of thyroarytenoid muscle..


route of administration

en-noun

route of administration (plural routes of administration)

(pharmacology, toxicology) The path by which a drug, fluid, poison, or other substance is taken into the body.

給藥途徑 /给药途径

path by which a drug is taken into the body


calcarine

(anatomy) Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar avis in the brain.


gomphiasis

From Ancient Greek γομφίος (gomphíos, “molar”) (from γόμφος (gómphos, “peg”)) + -iasis.

der

In gomphiasis, the loosened round teeth of advanced age, the osseous tissue is involved, and it is absolutely imperative that the teeth in their bony sockets be given immobility or rest[…]

1908, Isaac Norman Broomell, editor, Practical Dentistry, by Practical Dentists, page 486:

(medicine, obsolete) A disease of the teeth that causes them to loosen and fall out of their sockets.


utriculus

(biology, anatomy, botany) Alternative form of utricle.


embryotomy

en-noun

embryotomy (countable and uncountable, plural embryotomies)

(medicine) The act of cutting up a deceased foetus, so that it can be removed from the womb.


aponeurotic

From aponeurosis + -ic, or borrowed from New Latin aponeurōticus.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an aponeurosis.


subvertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Situated beneath, or on the ventral side of, the vertebral column.

(anatomy) Situated beneath, or inside of, the endoskeleton; hypaxial; hyposkeletal.


subbronchial

the subbronchial air sacs of birds

(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the bronchi.


laryngotracheal

the laryngotracheal cartilage in the frog

laryngotracheal stenosis

laryngotracheal anatomy

(anatomy) Pertaining to both larynx and trachea.


arsenicism

(pathology) A disease produced by arsenic poisoning.

arsenicismo

a diseased condition produced by gradual arsenic poisoning


flexicostate

en-adj

flexicostate (comparative more flexicostate, superlative most flexicostate)

more flexicostate (comparative)
most flexicostate (superlative)

Latin flexus (“bent”) + English costate.


pyopneumothorax

(medicine) The accumulation of air (or other gas) and pus in the pleural cavity.

piopneumotórax

the accumulation of air and pus in the pleural cavity


mesaticephalic

From Ancient Greek μέσατος (mésatos) (superlative degree of μέσος (mésos)) + -cephalic.

(anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth.

(anatomy, of a cranium) with a medium ratio of length to breadth.


arteriac

Borrowed from Latin arteriacus, from Ancient Greek ἀρτηριακός (artēriakós). By surface analysis, artery + -ac.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:arteriac.

(anatomy, dated, possibly nonstandard, rare) Of or pertaining to the arteries; arterial.


laryngotracheotomy

(surgery) The operation of cutting into the larynx and the upper ring of the trachea.


stylomastoid

From stylo- (“relating to the styloid process”) + mastoid.

prefix

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the styloid and mastoid processes of the temporal bone.

stylomastoid foramen
stylomastoid foramen

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the stylomastoid foramen.


fluxionary

a fluxionary hemorrhage

(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.


glossoepiglottic

glossoepiglottic folds

glossoepiglottic fossae

glossoepiglottic vallecula

(anatomy) Pertaining to the tongue and epiglottis.


deobstruct

en-verb

deobstruct (third-person singular simple present deobstructs, present participle deobstructing, simple past and past participle deobstructed)

deobstructs (present singular third-person)
deobstructing (participle present)
deobstructed (participle past)
deobstructed (past)

[…] we humbly desire of God […] [that] he will be pleas’d to convey to them [the people of Ireland] the notices of their danger, and their sin, and to deobstruct the passages of necessary truth to them,

1664, Jeremy Taylor, A Dissuasive from Popery to the People of Ireland, Dublin: John Crooke, Preface to the Reader:

[…] such as carry off the Foeces and Mucus, deobstruct the Mouths of the Lacteals, so as the Chyle may have a free Passage into the Blood.

1732, John Arbuthnot, Practical Rules of Diet, London: J. Tonson, Chapter 1, section 19, p. 274:

[…] he exhibited an instrument which he had invented for deobstructing the Fallopian tubes in such cases.

1850, Edward Tilt, chapter 5, in On Diseases of Menstruation and Ovarian Inflammation, London: John Churchill, page 144:

(chiefly medicine) To clear (something) of obstructions.


blastoid

Coordinate term: embryoid


apogeotropic

(medicine) Tending skyward, as with apogeotropic nystagmus.


backroll

(drugs) The rolling the marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion


bowel cancer

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(medicine) Any of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract, rectum, or colon.

大腸癌 /大肠癌

any of the many types of cancers affecting the gastrointestinal tract


gastrophrenic

the gastrophrenic ligament

gastrophrenic attachment

(anatomy) Pertaining to both the stomach and diaphragm.


lithotriptic

From litho- (“relating to a stone or calculus”) + Ancient Greek τρῖψῐς (trîpsĭs, “rubbing, friction”).

af

(medicine) Having the quality of, or used for, dissolving or destroying stone in the bladder or kidneys.


lithotriptic

(medicine) A lithontriptic remedy or agent.


regiminal

regiminal treatment

regiminal physician

regiminal rules


athermic

en-adj

athermic (comparative more athermic, superlative most athermic)

more athermic (comparative)
most athermic (superlative)

/ˌeɪˈθɜɹmɪk/

(medicine) without an increase in temperature


spermatogenous

spermatogenous cell

spermatogenous filament

spermatogenous thread


interalveolar

interalveolar pores

interalveolar distance

interalveolar walls

interalveolar septa in the lungs


Brownist

(medicine) One who advocates the Brunonian system of medicine.


NREMT

emergency medical technician
emergency medical technician#English

(US, emergency medicine) Initialism of national registry emergency medical technician.


EMT-B

emergency medical technician
emergency medical technician

advanced emergency medical technician
AEMT

(emergency medicine) A basic level emergency medical technician that has passed national registry examination; trained less extensively than the advanced emergency medical technician or paramedic (EMT-P) level

EMT-P

Highest level of emergency medical technician in the United States

EMT-I

An intermediate level emergency medical technician in the United States.


AEMT

(emergency medicine) An advanced EMT with extra specialized training and certification with some of the practices and capacities usually afforded only to a paramedic such as EKG and IV.


emergency medical technician

en-noun

emergency medical technician (plural emergency medical technicians)

emergency medical technicians (plural)
EMT (abbreviation)

(emergency medicine) A basic ambulance worker training in patient stabilization and emergency transport; not a paramedic.


arachnoidal

arachnoidal layer

(anatomy) Pertaining to the arachnoid mater; arachnoid.


tunica intima

Latin tunica (“tunic”) + intima (“inner”).

1990, Phyllis Fichtelman Nentwich, Intravenous Therapy, Jones & Bartlett Publishers, page 20,
Injury to the tunica intima will result in roughened endothelial edges and possible adherence of platelets, which may form clots.

2004, William J. Krause, The Art of Examining and Interpreting Histologic Preparations, 2nd Edition, Universal Publishers, page 39,
In capillaries of larger caliber, three to four endothelial cells may encompass the lumen. The tunica intima consists of endothelium and a basement membrane; the tunica media is absent and the tunica adventitia is greatly reduced.

2009, Sara E. Anderson, Ryan Lahm, Paul A. Iaizzo, 7. The Coronary Vascular System and Associated Medical Devices, Paul A. Iaizzo (editor), Handbook of Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Devices, Springer, page 113,
In veins, the tunica intima and tunica media are less distinct than in arteries, e.g., the venous tunica intima is difficult to distinguish at low power magnification [42].

(anatomy) The innermost layer of an artery or vein, made up of one layer of endothelial cells and supported by an internal elastic lamina.


granulary

en-adj

granulary (comparative more granulary, superlative most granulary)

more granulary (comparative)
most granulary (superlative)

granulary membrane

granulary sac


omphalomesenteric

the omphalomesenteric arteries and veins of a foetus

omphalomesenteric duct

omphalomesenteric remnants

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery.


perivertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

perivertebral muscle

perivertebral space

perivertebral tissue


prevertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Situated immediately in front of, or on the ventral side, of the vertebral column


metallotherapy

(medicine, historical) A former supposed treatment of disease by applying metal plates to the surface of the body.


condurango

(medicine) The bark of a South American vine, Marsdenia cundurango, of the milkweed family, once erroneously believed to cure cancer.


maxillopalatine

the maxillopalatine process of the maxilla

(anatomy) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull.


infraocular

By surface analysis, infra- + ocul- + -ar.

surf

the infraocular antennae of certain insects

(anatomy, zoology) Situated below the eyes.


pnigalion

From New Latin pnīgalion, from Ancient Greek πνῑγαλίων (pnīgalíōn, “nightmare”), from πνῑ́γω (pnī́gō, “to throttle, strangle”).

der

Incubus (synonyms, Pnigalion, ephialtes, epibole ) .— It is an elementary form of epilepsy .

1936, James Richard Whitwell, Historical Notes on Psychiatry, page 170:

Themison names it pnigalion, from the Greek word for suffocating.

1991, George Mora, Benjamin G. Kohl, Witches, Devils, and Doctors in the Renaissance:

It was not merely unconsciousness, it was as if the mind were being smothered by some malign force, a pnigalion, throttling restfulness into a state of paralysis.

2022, Lucas Lex DeJong, Unmapped Darkness: The Journals of the Red Raider:

(archaic, medicine) sleep paralysis; nightmare


pterygomaxillary

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.

翼上頜 /翼上颌

relating to the pterygoid process and the maxilla


thermosystaltic

(physiology, rare) Influenced in its contraction by heat or cold; said of a muscle.


incisory

en-adj

incisory (comparative more incisory, superlative most incisory)

more incisory (comparative)
most incisory (superlative)

an incisory tooth

(archaic, dentistry) Having the quality of, or adapt t, cutting; incisive.


CHS

(medicine) Initialism of cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome.


cappeline

(medicine) Alternative form of capeline (“a hood-shaped bandage for the head, the shoulder, or the stump of an amputated limb”).


sacculocochlear

sacculocochlear duct

(anatomy) Relating to the sacculus and cochlea of the ear.


carbolize

en-verb

carbolize (third-person singular simple present carbolizes, present participle carbolizing, simple past and past participle carbolized)

carbolizes (present singular third-person)
carbolizing (participle present)
carbolized (participle past)
carbolized (past)

(medicine, transitive) To wash or treat with carbolic acid; to phenolize.


subcoracoid

the subcoracoid dislocation of the humerus

(anatomy) Situated under the coracoid process of the scapula.


curvative

According to Dr. Leuf, when water is taken into the full or partly full stomach, it does not mingle with the food, as we are taught, but passes along quickly between the food and lesser curvative toward the pylorus, through which it passes into the intestines.

1890, Louis Philippe McCarty, Health, Happiness and Longevity, →ISBN:

Hyperperistalsis (gastric), with an increase of the number (three or more ) and depth of the waves on both curvatives, is seen typically in obstructing lesions of the duodenum.

1924, American journal of psychiatry - Volume 80, page 687:

If local findings, the absence of peritonitis, and the clinical picture permit it, cases of this type can be managed by a radical curvative or palliative resection.

2013, Horst D. Becker, Christian Herfarth, Werner Lierse, Surgery of the Stomach: Indications, Methods, Complications, →ISBN, page 285:

(anatomy) One of the curved walls of the stomach.


mesoscapular

mesoscapular segment

mesoscapular spine

(anatomy, archaic) Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.


desquamatory

And this shall be done with a scaling or Desquamatory Trepan, (as they term it) with which you may easily take up as much of the bone, as you shall think expedient: And I have here given you the figure thereof

1649, Ambroise Paré, The Workes of that Famous Chirurgion Ambrose Parey, page 269:

(surgery) Relating to the removal of the laminae of exfoliated bones.


emphysematous

From emphysema + -ous. Compare French emphysémateux.

The first contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CEST) performed on 06 August, 12 showed paraseptal and panacinar emphysematous changes in bilateral lung fields with flattening of the diaphragm.

2015 June 5, Geeta Shroff, “Human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) in the treatment of emphysematous COPD: a case report”, in Clinical Case Reports, volume 3, →DOI:

(medicine) Related, similar to or involving emphysema; swollen, bloated.


hypohyal

From hypo- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

hypohyal joint

(anatomy) Pertaining to one or more small elements in the hyoid arch of fishes, between the ceratohyal and urohyal.


enantiopathic

en-adj

enantiopathic (comparative more enantiopathic, superlative most enantiopathic)

more enantiopathic (comparative)
most enantiopathic (superlative)

(medicine) Serving to palliate; palliative, alleviative.


phlogogenous

phlogogenous (comparative more phlogogenous, superlative most phlogogenous)

more phlogogenous (comparative)
most phlogogenous (superlative)

From Ancient Greek φλόξ (phlóx, “fire”) + -genous.

suffix

(medicine, archaic) Causing inflammation.


periotic

periotic bone

periotic capsule

periotic scalae

(anatomy) Located in, or pertaining to, the inner ear.


rheumatismoid

(medicine, archaic, rare) Of or resembling rheumatism.


stomatoscope

(medicine) An apparatus for examining the interior of the mouth.


mesorhine

From meso- (“middle”) and rhino- (“nose”).

mesorhine skull

(archaic, anatomy) Having a medium-width nose, between leptorhine and platyrhine.


optogram

The bleaching of visual purple is limited to the area exposed to light, so that an optogram or image of the luminous object, such as a window, can be obtained.

1924, John Herbert Parsons, An Introduction to the Study of Colour Vision, page 16:

The study of optograms caught the imagination of the public as well as the scientific community. Some scientifically minded sleuths hoped that the optograms of murder victims might betray their killers!

2001, Stanley Finger, Origins of Neuroscience: A History of Explorations Into Brain Function, page 82:

What Dantin, Ginory, and Bernardet do not know—that is, the true facts about the killer's identity and the source of Dantin's image—will come not from the material evidence of the optogram, but from the vagaries of chance, as Bernardet's flânerie allows him to stumble on both Dantin's portrait and the true killer himself.

2006, Andrea Goulet, Optiques: The Science of the Eye and the Birth of Modern French Fiction, page 183:

(physiology) An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on rhodopsi.

optogramme

image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple


unichromosomal

(genetics) Of, pertaining to, or based upon a single chromosome


cerebritis

en-noun

cerebritis (usually uncountable, plural cerebritides)


infraspinal

infraspinal fossa

(anatomy) Below the vertebral column/spine


inhabitativeness

(phrenology, archaic) A propensity towards permanent residence in a place or abode; love of home and country.


depressomotor

Depressomotor nerves lower or inhibit muscular activity.

(medicine) Depressing or diminishing the capacity for movement.


depressomotor

Bromides are depressomotors.

(medicine) Any agent that depresses the activity of the motor centres.


aliseptal

The prenasal cartilage (Fig. 70, pn) still points downwards, and by this time are formed the alinasal cartilages (Fig. 70, aln) developed from the trabecular horns, and the aliseptal cartilages which enclose the inferior turbinals (Fig. 70).

1874, Sir Michael Foster, The Elements of Embryology, page 231:

Such lateral developments of the ethmoid plate are the aliethmoid, aliseptal, and alinasal.

1884, Elliott Coues, Key to North American Birds:

This lower view (Plate 15, fib. 1) shows, behind the exposed part of the snout already described, that the double nasal canal, after narrowing in a little, enlarges only gradually in the aliseptal region (al.sp.).

1885, William Kitchen Parker, On the Structure and Development of the Skull in the Mammalia:

(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to expansions of the nasal septum.


periople

(anatomy) The external smooth horny layer of a hoof.


mucigen

mucigen (countable and uncountable, plural mucigens)

(physiology) A substance formed in mucous epithelial cells that gives rise to mucin.


dextrad

From Latin dextra (“the right hand”) + ad (“to”).

(anatomy, archaic) Toward the right side; dextrally.


gummatous

en-adj

gummatous (comparative more gummatous, superlative most gummatous)

more gummatous (comparative)
most gummatous (superlative)

gummatous disease

gummatous meningitis

gummatous synovitis

gummatous tissue

(medicine) Producing, containing, or resembling, gumma.


stylohyal

From stylo- + -hyal, from Ancient Greek ὖ (û, “the letter upsilon”).

uder

(anatomy) A segment in the hyoidean arch between the epihyal and tympanohyal.


heteropelmous

From hetero- + Ancient Greek πέλμα (pélma, “sole of the foot”) + -ous.

der

(anatomy) Having each of the two flexor tendons of the toes bifid, the branches of one going to the first and second toes; those of the other, to the third and fourth toes.


psora

Learned borrowing from Latin psōra, from Ancient Greek ψώρα (psṓra).

(medicine, obsolete) A cutaneous disease, especially psoriasis, scabies, or mange.


urocele

(medicine) A swelling of the scrotum due to extravasation of urine into it.


metrometer

(medicine) An instrument for measuring the size of the womb.


temporo-

(anatomy) temporal: temples
(anatomy) temporal lobe of the brain

temporal: temples
temporal lobe of the brain


antitrochanter

(anatomy) An articular surface on the ilium of birds against which the great trochanter of the femur plays


mesocoracoid

(anatomy) A process from the middle of the coracoid in some animals.


thyrohyoid

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

Borrowed from New Latin thyreohȳoīdēs, from thyreoīdēs (“shield-shaped”) + hȳoīdēs (“U-shaped”); equivalent to thyro- + hyoid. Doublet of thyrohyoideus.

af

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the thyroid cartilage of the larynx and the hyoid arch.


thyrohyoid

/ˌθaɪ.ɹoʊˈhaɪˌɔɪd/

thyrohyoid muscle
thyrohyoid muscle#English

(anatomy) Ellipsis of thyrohyoid muscle..


hyoid arch

(anatomy) The second pharyngeal arch, which assists in forming the side and front of the neck.


epileptoid

en-adj

epileptoid (comparative more epileptoid, superlative most epileptoid)

more epileptoid (comparative)
most epileptoid (superlative)

A spasm of violent nausea seized him and he turned up his eyes into his head in a frightening grimace which seemed almost epileptoid.

1983, Lawrence Durrell, Sebastian (Avignon Quintet), Faber & Faber, published 2004, page 983:


gracility

en-noun

gracility (countable and uncountable, plural gracilities)

Stephen L. Whittington, David M. Reed (eds.) (2006) Bones of the Maya: Studies of Ancient Skeletons, Tuscaloosa, Ala: University of Alabama Press, →ISBN, page 69: “Gracility is usually considered a female characteristic and contrasts strikingly here with the robusticity and large size of the mandible.”

(often anatomy, botany, zoology) The property or condition of being gracile.

стройност

the property or condition of being gracile


sublumbar

the sublumbar lymph glands

(anatomy) Situated under, or on the ventral side of, the lumbar region of the vertebral column.


reamputation

reamputation (countable and uncountable, plural reamputations)

(surgery) A second amputation performed upon the same body part.


aquiparous

(medicine) Secreting water; applied to certain glands.


supracostal

(anatomy) Situated above, or on the outside of, the ribs.


lobus

Borrowed from Latin lobus, from Ancient Greek λοβός (lobós).

The lobus of Morgagni is a lobe at the base of the prostate, discovered by Morgagni, and since described by Sir Everard Home.

1865, Richard Dennis Hoblyn, A Dictionary of Terms Used in Medicine and the Collateral Sciences:

lobus Spigelii

a prominent oblong lobe on the posterior surface of the liver.


alcoholature

The experiment of Mother Tinctures are identical to those prescribed for the tincture or alcoholatures mentioned in the pharmacopoea.

1985, O. A. Julian, Materia Medica of Nosodes with Repertory, page 105:

(medicine, dated) An alcoholic tincture prepared with fresh plants.


amyelous

amyelous foetus

amyelous embryo

(medicine, dated) Lacking the spinal cord.


cricothyroid

/ˌkɹʌɪ.kə(ʊ)ˈθʌɪ.ɹɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

(anatomy) Of or pertaining both to the cricoid and the thyroid cartilages.


cricothyroid

/ˌkɹʌɪ.kə(ʊ)ˈθʌɪ.ɹɔɪd/

/ˌkɹaɪ.koʊˈθaɪˌɹɔɪd/

cricothyroid muscle
cricothyroid muscle#English

(anatomy) Clipping of cricothyroid muscle.


rosehead

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

The rosehead is a most effective gouge for removing carious bone, as well as a very convenient instrument for enlarging cloacae to allow of an exploration for sequestra.

1864, Timothy Holmes, A System of Surgery, page 1044:

The rosehead bur is used to remove bone and the flat fissured bur to bisect a tooth for easier removal.

2017, Nicola Rogers, Cinzia Pickett, Basic Guide to Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, page 50:

A long shank micromotor carbide rosehead no. 6 bur is the most appropriate bur used to perform coronectomy mounted on a contra angle micromotor hand piece as it facilitates inducing the cut in the third molar better as compared to the straight bone cutting handpiece due to inaccessibility of the area in which procedure is being performed.

2020, Nishant Raj Chourasia,Vastani Ankita,Vajpayee Samarth, Coronectomy for Mandibular Third Molars, page 45:

(dentistry, surgery) A bur or gouge that has a spherical head and curled blades, resembling the curled petals of a rose.


mesopodium

From New Latin mesopodium, from meso- + -podium.


paroccipital

paroccipital process

paroccipital region

(anatomy) Situated near or beside the occipital condyle or the occipital bone; paramastoid; applied especially to a process of the skull in some animals.


hyoplastron

hyoplastron (plural hyoplastrons or hyoplastra)

hyoplastrons (plural)
hyoplastra (plural)

(anatomy) The second lateral plate in the plastron of turtles.


exarticulate

en-verb

exarticulate (third-person singular simple present exarticulates, present participle exarticulating, simple past and past participle exarticulated)

exarticulates (present singular third-person)
exarticulating (participle present)
exarticulated (participle past)
exarticulated (past)

(surgery) To amputate a limb by cutting through a joint


metacromion

(anatomy) A process projecting backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.


postscapular

(dated, anatomy) Of or pertaining to the postscapula


capitatum

(anatomy) The capitate bone of the wrist.


MAP

en-noun

MAP (countable and uncountable, plural MAPs)

(neurology) Initialism of microtubule-associated protein.

mean arterial pressure
w:mean arterial pressure

(medicine) Initialism of mean arterial pressure.


phlogotic

(medicine, archaic) Of or pertaining to phlogosis.


sacculoutricular

(anatomy) Pertaining to the sacculus and utriculus of the ear.


sphygmophone

Ancient Greek [Term?], from words meaning "pulse" and "sound".

(physiology) An electrical instrument for determining by ear the rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance.


urosteon

From New Latin ūrosteon, from Ancient Greek οὐρᾱ́ (ourā́, “tail”) + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

(anatomy) A median ossification at the back of the lophosteon in the sternum of some birds.


suboccipital

(anatomy) Situated under, or posterior to, the occiput.

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situated under, or posterior to, the occiput


suboccipital

(anatomy, colloquial) Any of the group of suboccipital muscles.


cynorexia

From cyno- + Ancient Greek ὄρεξις (órexis, “appetite”).

bor

(medicine, obsolete) A voracious appetite, like that of a starved dog.


antacrid

It is antacrid probably; is called a specific for the epilepsy, and all corrvulsive disorders; and commended also for vertigoes, apoplexies, pleurifies, quartans, worms, and I don't know what.

1770, Charles Alston, John Hope, Lectures on the Materia Medica, page 58:

Take extract of lead, mercurial ointment, antacrid cerate , of each an equal part. Incorporate them in a mortar or on a tile.

1772, Nikolai Detlef Falck, A Treatise on the Venereal Disease, page 441:

In syphilis, I directed the patient to take of the antacrid tincture 15 drops in a little water or sassafras tea, three times a day, and dress the chancres with the prepared calomel powder, covered with lint, twice a day.

1859 February, Alexander Bryant, “Falck on Venereal”, in Maryland and Virginia Medical Journal, volume 12, page 108:

(archaic, medicine) Serving to correct acridness of the humours.


lithagogue

seeds were formerly used as a lithagogue, or expeller of the stone in the bladder

1813, John Mason Good, Olinthus Gregory, Newton Bosworth, “LITHOSPERMUM”, in Pantologia: A New Cyclopaedia:

(medicine, archaic) Any medicine capable of expelling calculous matter with the urine.


ergotin

en-noun

ergotin (countable and uncountable, plural ergotins)


phrenograph

Finally, it has been found possible in various ways to record the diaphragmatic movements by the insertion of tn elastic bar connected with a tambour into the abdomen below it (phrenograph) , by the insertion of needles into different parts of its structure, or by recording the contraction of isolated strips of the diaphragm.

1902, William Senhouse Kirkes, Kirkes': Handbook of Physiology, page 266:

Without varying the adjustment of the phrenograph take a tracing while repeatedly interrupting the respiration by holding the nostrils. What does the phrenogram show?

1904, Winfield Scott Hall, A Manual of Experimental Physiology for Students of Medicine:

(physiology) An instrument for registering the movements of the diaphragm, or midriff, in respiration.


urachus

From New Latin ūrachus, from Ancient Greek οὐραχός (ourakhós).

A persistent urachus exists if the entire urachal tube remains patent between the bladder and umbilicus.

2003, Douglas H. Slatter, Textbook of Small Animal Surgery, volume 1, page 1631:

(anatomy) A band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.


contrafissure

When the professor's body was opened the next day , the cranium was very entire , having neither fissure nor contrafissure

1815, James Smith, The Panorama of Science and Art:

(medicine) A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.


epipharynx

epipharynx (plural epipharynxes or epipharynges)

epipharynxes (plural)
epipharynges (plural)


tetanomotor

(physiology) An instrument for tetanizing a muscle by irritating its nerve with successive mechanical shocks.


cystolithic

(medicine) Relating to stone in the bladder.


catastaltic

From Ancient Greek κατασταλτικός (katastaltikós, “holding in check”), from καταστέλλω (katastéllō, “repress”), from στέλλω (stéllō).

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κατασταλτικός

catastaltic movements/actions

(medicine) Holding back outflow of fluids by contraction of tissues.


intercarotid

intercarotid ganglion

intercarotid nerve

intercarotid gland

(anatomy) Situated between the carotids (carotid arteries).


steatoma

en-noun

steatoma (plural steatomas or steatomata)

From Ancient Greek στεάτωμα (steátōma). By surface analysis, steato- + -oma.

(medicine) A cyst containing matter like suet.


osteocranium

(anatomy) The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.


conchal

the conchal cartilage

conchal plate

conchal bone

conchal cavity

(anatomy) Pertaining to the concha, or external ear.


threpsology

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

der

(dated, medicine) The study of nutrition.


humorism

(medicine, historical) The theory of the influence of the humors in the production of disease.


superdominant

en-adj

superdominant (comparative more superdominant, superlative most superdominant)

more superdominant (comparative)
most superdominant (superlative)

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If the collection of ten polymorphic loci contains both dominant and superdominant loci, the graph comprises the same line segment for any ratio of dominant and superdominant loci.

1992, Soviet Genetics - Volume 28, Issues 1-6, page 820:

Suppose a “superdominant” Y chromosome arose that could not be feminized by X*.

2009, Robert Trivers, Austin Burt, Genes in Conflict: The Biology of Selfish Genetic Elements, →ISBN, page 87:

(genetics) Controlling or enhancing the expression of another pair of genes or chromosomes.

The RCA is dominant, but not superdominant, because the ST elevation in V 5-6 is a little smaller than 2 mm.

2008, Antoni Bayés de Luna, Miquel Fiol-Sala, Elliot M. Antman, The 12 Lead ECG in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, →ISBN, page 66:

In this rare anomaly, a large “superdominant” right coronary artery crosses the crux of the heart, ascending the atrioventricular groove to perfuse the posterior and lateral wall of the heart.

2007, James T Willerson, Jay N. Cohn, Hein J.J. Wellens, Cardiovascular Medicine, →ISBN, page 774:

(anatomy, of an artery) Sufficiently large so as to control the blood flow to an area.


hyoglossal

the hyoglossal membrane

hyoglossal nerve

hyoglossal foramen

hyoglossal sinus

(anatomy) Pertaining to or connecting the tongue and hyoid bone.


hypural

From hypo- (“under”) + Ancient Greek οὐρά (ourá, “tail”) + -al.

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hypural plate, hypural piece, hypural bone


supraoccipital

supraoccipital crest

(anatomy) Situated over, or in the upper part of, the occiput.

(anatomy) Relating to the supraoccipital bone.


trisplanchnic

trisplanchnic nerve = greater splanchnic nerve

trisplanchnic neurectomy

(anatomy, obsolete) Of or pertaining to the three great splanchnic cavities: those of the head, chest, and abdomen.


intussuscepted

intussuscepted nipple valve

intussuscepted tissue


pentadactyloid

en-adj

pentadactyloid (comparative more pentadactyloid, superlative most pentadactyloid)

more pentadactyloid (comparative)
most pentadactyloid (superlative)

(anatomy) Having the form of, or a structure modified from, a pentadactyl limb; having an underlying structure that is a limb with five digits (although these may be fused or only exist in vestigial form).


imperforation

(medicine) Absence of perforation in a normally patent structure.


lung-grown

(medicine, obsolete) Having lungs that adhere to the pleura.


retrovaccination

en-noun

retrovaccination (countable and uncountable, plural retrovaccinations)

(medicine) The inoculation of a cow with human vaccine virus.


disclusion

disclusion (countable and uncountable, plural disclusions)

From Latin disclusio, from discludere, disclusum (“to separate”). See disclose.

(dentistry) A separation of the teeth when the jaw is slightly opened.

(dentistry) Especially, a separation of posterior teeth when the lower jaw moves forward, as a natural result of the alignment of the anterior teeth.


mesorchium

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek, literally "between the testicles".

(anatomy) The fold of peritoneum that attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.


langate

(surgery, obsolete) A linen roller used in dressing wounds.


orbicularis

/ɔːˌbɪk.jʊˈlɑː.ɹɪs/

/ɔɹˌbɪk.jəˈlɛɹ.ɪs/

Borrowed from New Latin orbiculāris, clipping of mūsculus orbiculāris (“orbicular muscle”). Doublet of orbicular.

clipping

(anatomy) A muscle surrounding an opening.


ovicapsule

(anatomy) The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.


sternocoracoid

sternocoracoid joint

sternocoracoid depression

sternocoracoid ligament

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sternum and the coracoid.


supraethmoid

(anatomy) Above, or on the dorsal side of, the ethmoid bone or cartilage.


pulmocutaneous

From Latin pulmo (“a lung”) + English cutaneous.

the pulmocutaneous arteries of the frog

pulmocutaneous arch

pulmocutaneous circuit

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the lungs and the skin.


mesiad

Ancient Greek for "middle" + Latin ad to.

(anatomy) Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane.


periodoscope

(medicine) A table or other means of calculating the menstrual cycle.


phene

en-noun

phene (usually uncountable, plural phenes)

Proposed 1836 by French scientist Auguste Laurent as an alternative name for benzene, from French phène, from Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō, “bring to light, cause to appear, show”).

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Coordinate term: gene

This phene has a dominant influence on phosphorus acquisition.

2011 May 24, Jonathan P. Lynch, “Root Phenes for Enhanced Soil Exploration and Phosphorus Acquisition: Tools for Future Crops”, in Plant Physiology:

(genetics) A genetically determined phenotype.


echometry

From echo + -metry, compare French échométrie.

The acoustics system design for echometry is significantly different from that of tissue-structure mapping in that diffuse backscatter is essential.

1992, Robert John Weber, David N. Perkins, Inventive Minds: Creativity in Technology, page 139:

Manufacturers of IOLs are of course aware of this fact and determine the A- or ACD constants of their lenses in such a way that optimum results are achieved with contact echometry.

2004, H. John Shammas, Intraocular Lens Power Calculations, page 148:

In order to apply echometry to the diagnosis and follow-up of congenital glaucoma, we carried out the following study with normal children with the aim of finding out the values of axial lengths in developing normal eyes and in congenital glaucomas.

2008, Roberto Sampaolesi, Jorge Zarate, Juan Roberto Sampaolesi, The Glaucomas: Volume I - Pediatric Glaucomas, page 42:

Considered as the father of medical ultrasound, John Wilde was the first one to describe echometry, which enabled him to distinguish healthy cells from cancerous ones.

2017, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Design of Nanostructures for Theranostics Applications, page 499:

The scientific measurement of sounds or echoes.

(medicine, ophthalmology) The use of ultrasound echos to make biometric measurements (as opposed to making images, which is called medical ultrasound).


cranioclast

(medicine) An instrument for crushing the head of a foetus, to facilitate delivery in difficult cases.


interglobular

en-adj

interglobular (comparative more interglobular, superlative most interglobular)

more interglobular (comparative)
most interglobular (superlative)

(anatomy) Between globules; applied especially to certain small spaces, surrounded by minute globules, in dentine.


campylobacterosis

(pathology) A gastrointestinal condition characterized by diarrhea etc., caused by eating raw or unpasteurised food contaminated with campylobacteria.


peridontitis

(pathology) inflammation and infection of the periodontium


adenotonsillectomy

(surgery) The surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils, combination of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy

adenotonsillektomia

surgical removal of adenoids and tonsils


blood cancer

en-noun

blood cancer (countable and uncountable, plural blood cancers)

Leukemia, lymphoma, and myeloma are the principal types of blood cancer.

(oncology) A form of cancer that attacks blood, bone marrow, or lymphatic system.


basotemporal

(anatomy) At the base or the temporal lobe


extraprostatic

(anatomy) Outside or independent of the prostate


frontostriatal

Collectively, these results indicate that maturation of frontostriatal connectivity and function contributes to a developing capacity for cognitive control (i.e. adjusting behavior when predictions about the occurrence of events are violated).

2006, Yuko Munakata, Mark H. Johnson, editors, Processes of Change in Brain and Cognitive Development: Attention and Performance XXI, page 523:

2006, Felicia Gould, Procedural Memory Functioning in HIV+ Midlife Women, PhD Thesis, page 4,
HD and PD patients have also demonstrated procedural memory deficits attributable to frontostriatal dysfunction, although this cognitive domain has not received the same degree of study among HIV+ individuals.

In what follows, we review evidence that supports frontostriatal dysfunction in ADHD.

2008, Bruce F. Pennington, Diagnosing Learning Disorders: A Neuropsychological Framework, 2nd edition, page 158:

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the striatal structures of the frontal lobe.


goserelin

/ˌɡoʊ.səˈɹɛl.ɪn/

(pharmacology) A synthetic peptide, that function as hormones that release gonadotropin, used to treat various cancers.


hypercortisonemia

(pathology) An excessive amount of cortisol in the blood


interocclusal

(anatomy) Between the occlusal surfaces of opposing (maxillary and mandibula) teeth


monoaminergic

(anatomy, of nerve cells) That transmit impulses by employing the monoamine neurotransmitters catecholamine or indolamine


pallidal

(anatomy) of or pertaining to the globus pallidus


ropinirole

/ɹəˈpɪn.əˌɹoʊl/

Probably from r(apid)-o(nset) + pinir- (of unknown origin) + (ind)ole.

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(pharmacology) A particular dopamine agonist used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease.


subgenual

From sub- + genual (“knee”) (from its shape).

(anatomy) Describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)


valvopathy

(pathology) disease or malfunction of the valves of the heart


basophilia

en-noun

basophilia (countable and uncountable, plural basophilias)

(hematology) A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated.


oligoarticular

(pathology) That affects a few joints of the body


monoarticular

/ˈmɒnəʊ̯ɑːˌtɪkjʊlə/

/ˌmɒnəʊ̯ɑːˈtɪkjʊlə/

/ˈmɔnəwɑːˌtɪkjələ/

/ˌmɔnəwɑːˈtɪkjələ/

/ˈmɑnowɑːɹˌtɪkjələɹ/

/ˌmɑnowɑːɹˈtɪkjələɹ/

monoarticular arthritis

(pathology) Affecting a single joint of the body.


autoinflammatory

(pathology) Describing any inflammatory disease that arises in the absence of pathogens, antibodies etc.


enterochromaffin

(cytology) Describing epithelial cells of the intestinal mucosa that contain serotonin; they are stained using chromium salts


enterohemorrhagic

en-adj

enterohemorrhagic (comparative more enterohemorrhagic, superlative most enterohemorrhagic)

more enterohemorrhagic (comparative)
most enterohemorrhagic (superlative)

(pathology) That causes hemorrhage within the intestines


hypercontractile

hypercontractile (comparative more hypercontractile, superlative most hypercontractile)

more hypercontractile (comparative)
most hypercontractile (superlative)

(pathology, of the heart muscles) Excessively contractile


insulitis

islands of Langerhans
islands of Langerhans

(pathology) inflammation of the islands of Langerhans


lithogenesis

(pathology) The formation of calculi (stony concretions).


metaproteome

(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of metaproteins of an organism.


paratuberculosis

(pathology) A disease similar to tuberculosis in which the living bacillus is not present


pharmacometabonomics

(medicine) A branch of metabonomics concerned with the metabolism of drugs


typhlocolitis

en-noun

typhlocolitis (usually uncountable, plural typhlocolitides)

(pathology) inflammation of both the cecum and the colon


anetoderma

anetoderma (countable and uncountable, plural anetodermas)

(pathology) A form of atrophoderma in which the skin becomes wrinkled.


angiofibroma

angiofibroma (plural angiofibromas or angiofibromata)

angiofibromas (plural)
angiofibromata (plural)

(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.


choroiditis

choroiditis (countable and uncountable, plural choroiditides)

(pathology) Inflammation of the choroid.


elastoma

(pathology) Any tumour formed of elastic tissue


embryocardia

embryocardia (usually uncountable, plural embryocardias)

(pathology) A symptom of myocardial disease in which the cadence of the heart sounds resembles that of a foetus