angular gyrus

(neuroanatomy) A region of the brain, lying mainly in the anterolateral region of the parietal lobe, involved in transferring visual information to Wernicke's area and in various linguistic, cognitive, and other functions.


dinner pill

Suggest a dinner-pill or a seidlitz powder, and his face is convulsed with a fanatical pharmacophobia!

1858 May 8, John Addington Symonds, “On Headache”, Lecture III of the Gulstonian Lectures for 1858 at the Royal College of Physicians, printed in The Medical Times and Gazette, John Churchill and Sons, page 472

(medicine, dated) A pill to aid the digestion.


Bochdalek hernia

en-noun

Bochdalek hernia (plural Bochdalek hernias)

Named after the Czech pathologist Vincenz Alexander Bochdalek (1801–1883).

Coordinate term: Morgagni hernia

(pathology) A congenital diaphragmatic hernia, allowing normally intraabdominal organs to enter into the thoracic cavity.


uterine inertia

(medicine, obstetrics) Weak or irregular uterine contractions during labor.


plexiform neurofibroma

plexiform neurofibroma (plural plexiform neurofibromas)

(medicine, pathology) a benign, peripheral nerve sheath tumor that surrounds multiple nerve fascicles


hypodermatitis

(pathology) inflammation of the hypoderm


drug of last resort

drug of last resort (plural drugs of last resort)

(medicine) A pharmaceutical drug that is tried after all other drug options have failed to produce an adequate response in the patient.


sternotomize

en-verb

sternotomize (third-person singular simple present sternotomizes, present participle sternotomizing, simple past and past participle sternotomized)

sternotomizes (present singular third-person)
sternotomizing (participle present)
sternotomized (participle past)
sternotomized (past)


rapid antigen test

en-noun

rapid antigen test (plural rapid antigen tests)

(medicine) A fast-acting chromatographic immunoassay for the detection of specific antigens.


Gamma variant

Variants of concern, and in particular the gamma variant, have played an important role in the recent epidemic wave in Brazil, which began in early 2021.

2021 August 20, Ranzani, Otavio T., et al., “Effectiveness of the CoronaVac vaccine in older adults during a gamma variant associated epidemic of covid-19 in Brazil: test negative case-control study”, in bmj, volume 374, →DOI:

Among 45 persons tested with variant-of-concern RT-PCR, whole-genome sequencing, or both, the Gamma variant was detected for 68.9%.

2022 January, da Silva, Juliana F., et al., “Cluster of SARS-CoV-2 Gamma Variant Infections, Parintins, Brazil, March 2021”, in Emerging infectious diseases, volume 28, →DOI, page 262:

The percentage of the unvaccinated population had a significant effect on the increase in ICU admissions and on the increase of omicron, alpha, delta, and gamma variant cases.

2022 August 19, de Fátima Cobre, Alexandre, et al., “The impact of COVID-19 vaccine rejection on hospital admission and variants spread worldwide: implications for healthcare policy”, in Research, Society and Development, →DOI, page 1:

(medicine, virology) The highly virulent P.1 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19.


salpingoplasty

(surgery) The surgical repair of the Fallopian tubes, especially the process of opening blocked Fallopian tubes.


tenoplasty

tenoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural tenoplasties)

(surgery) Surgery to repair a tendon involving the transfer of tissue.


uretherostomy

(surgery) An incision into the urethra to allow for drainage.


middle phalange

middle phalange (plural middle phalanges)

intermediate phalange
intermediate phalange

(anatomy) Any of the phalanx bones in the middle of the fingers or toes; intermediate phalange


middle phalanx

middle phalanx (plural middle phalanges)

intermediate phalanx
intermediate phalanx

(anatomy) Any of the phalanx bones in the middle of the fingers or toes; intermediate phalanx


HCC

hepatocellular carcinoma
hepatocellular carcinoma#English

(medicine) Initialism of hepatocellular carcinoma.


vertebrotherapy

(medicine) spinal manipulation to treat conditions such as scoliosis


granulopexy

Equivalent to granulo- + -pexy. Borrowed from French granulopexie, coined by Biozzi et al. in 1948, following work by Nicholas Jancsó, who noted that injection of histamine causes endothelial cells to pick up stray particles.

It is possible that fixation of granules (granulopexy) is partly as a result of attraction when phagocytes are in contact with solid structures (thigmo-reaction)

1968, International Series of Monographs on Pure and Applied Biology: Division, Zoology, Pergamon Press, page 212:

granulopexy may be observed sometimes in cells that do not belong to the R.E.S.: for example, we all know that liver and kidney cells can appropriate some particulate dyestuffs

1969, Fondazione Carlo Erba, Medicine, Biology, and Surgery at the Carlo Erba Foundation: Proceedings of the First 5 Years' Symposia, Carlo Erba Foundation, page 1014:

(immunology) The fixation of granules circulating in the blood, most notably by the reticuloendothelial system.


chronify

en-verb

chronify (third-person singular simple present chronifies, present participle chronifying, simple past and past participle chronified)

chronifies (present singular third-person)
chronifying (participle present)
chronified (participle past)
chronified (past)


faricimab

macular degeneration
macular degeneration

(medicine) An antibody used to treat macular degeneration.


IVPB

en-noun

IVPB (countable and uncountable, plural IVPBs)

(medicine) Initialism of intravenous piggyback.


HLS

(health, sciences) Abbreviation of health and life sciences.


perisplenitis

(pathology) Inflammation of the area surrounding the spleen.


community immunity

community immunity (countable and uncountable, plural community immunities)

How to help: Be social wise while we build community immunity

2021 December 9, Ottawa Public Health, “Thank you for getting vaccinated!”, in Community Immunity: Let's stay the course, Ottawa, archived from the original on 2022-01-11:

In Delta we look forward to championing the race to community immunity and hope all of our neighbours will be right on our heels.

2021 May 27, Fraser Health, “Fraser Health Mayors Challenge Each Other to Community Immunity”, in News:

A third category, community immunity, does not involve physical components of the immune system for protection, but is still worth discussion in this capacity.

2019 April 22, Paul A. Offit, “Types of Immunity”, in Vaccine Education Center, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia:


Pepcid

(pharmacology) Genericized trademark of famotidine


pepcid

(pharmacology) Lowercase version of Pepcid


health science

(medicine, sciences) The application of scientific concepts to health, encompassing medicine and disease prevention.


digital health

(medicine, sciences) A discipline that includes digital care programs and other technologies to enhance the efficiency of healthcare delivery.


deltacron

(medicine, informal, neologism) A double infection of the Delta variant and Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

(medicine, informal, neologism) A recombinant form of SARS-CoV-2 resulting from Omicron and Delta


preampullary

Patients were grouped into a preampullary or postampullary group according to the obstruction in relation to the ampulla of Vater.

2010, Li-Yi Tsai, Wu-Shiun Hsieh, Chien-Yi Chen, Hung-Chieh Chou, Po-Nien Tsao, Wen-Ming Hsu, “Distinct clinical characteristics of patients with congenital duodenal obstruction in a medical center in Taiwan”, in Pediatrics and Neonatology, volume 51, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, page 343−346:

(biology, anatomy, medicine) Before an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) upstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are preampullary thus exist in the foregut rather than in the midgut.


postampullary

(biology, anatomy, medicine) After an ampulla, as for example (usually, more specifically) downstream of the ampulla of Vater in the lumen of the duodenum; structures and events that are postampullary thus exist in the midgut rather than in the foregut.


simian shelf

(anatomy) A bony thickening on the front of the mandible of an ape.


antirepeat

(genetics) that prevents the formation of repeats


osteoseptocutaneous

(anatomy) Relating to the bone, septum, and skin.


maculated fever

1835, Robert James Graves, Clinical Lecture, London Medical and Surgical Journal, Volume 7, No. 172, p. 481,
The maculated appearance of the skin increased rapidly, spreading over all parts of the trunk and extremities […] It was not totally absent in one case out of twenty, which occasioned me to name the disease maculated fever.

In Ireland after the maculated fever the population never rose above two millions, but there was a widespread Irish tradition throughout the English-speaking world.

1933 September, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “The Schooling of Mankind”, in The Shape of Things to Come, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, →OCLC, 4th book (The Modern State Militant), page 349:

(medicine, obsolete) Typhus characterized by a rash.


metafossette

(dentistry) A fossette (enclosed depression) in front of the metacone, especially in upper teeth.


chondromyxosarcoma

chondromyxosarcoma (plural chondromyxosarcomas or chondromyxosarcomata)

chondromyxosarcomas (plural)
chondromyxosarcomata (plural)

The only type of central sarcoma is chondromyxosarcoma, which should be easily distinguished from the giant-cell tumor and osteitis fibrosa, and the very rare bone aneurysm which can be differentiated from the hemorrhagic giant-cell tumor in the frozen section.

1927, Joseph Colt Bloodgood, “Central sarcoma of bone: is there a central fibroma or fibrosarcoma and how can it be differentiated from osteitis fibrosa?”, in Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, volume 9, number 2, page 217:

(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.


ureterocervical

(anatomy) Relating to the ureter and the cervix.


ureterogenital

(anatomy) Relating to the ureter and the genitals.


ureterointestinal

(anatomy) Relating to the ureter and the intestines.


ureterouterine

(anatomy) Relating to the ureter and the uterus.


femorofibular

(anatomy) Relating to the femur and the fibula.


ulcuscle

From Latin ulcusculum; compare corpuscle.


brown bag test

(medicine) The practice of having a patient bring all of their existing medications to an appointment with the doctor, as a way to see what has previously been prescribed and what drug interactions might be occurring.


immunobridging

(immunology) Describing immunological studies between different species etc


intraictal

(medicine) During an episode, attack, or paroxysm; as (usually, more specifically):


vesicocervical

(anatomy) Relating to the bladder and the cervix.


vaxident

Blend of vaccine + incident or blend of vaccine + accident.

(medicine, slang, neologism) An unexpected medical incident occurring after the administration of a COVID vaccination.


scapulohumerus

(anatomy) The scapula and humerus; the seven muscles that connect the humerus to the scapula


fPET

fPET (countable and uncountable, plural fPETs)

functional positron emission tomography#English

(uncountable, radiology) Abbreviation of functional positron emission tomography.

functional positron emission tomogram#English

(countable, radiology) Abbreviation of functional positron emission tomogram. A scan using functional positron emission tomography

functional positron emission tomogram

functional positron emission tomograph#English

(countable, radiology) Abbreviation of functional positron emission tomograph. A device used to make functional positron emission tomograms


fCT

fCT (countable and uncountable, plural fCTs)

functional computed tomography
functional computed tomography#English

fCAT

functional computer-aided tomography/functional computed axial tomography

(uncountable, radiology) Initialism of functional computed tomography.

functional computed tomogram
functional computed tomogram#English

fCAT

functional computer-aided tomograph/functional computed axial tomograph

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional computed tomogram. A scan using functional computed tomography

functional computed tomogram

functional computed tomograph
functional computed tomograph#English

fCAT

functional computer-aided tomogram/functional computed axial tomogram

(countable, radiology) Initialism of functional computed tomograph. A device used to make functional computed tomograms


apodemic

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the apodeme, an ingrowth of the arthropod exoskeleton.


pseudohaploid

(genetics) haploid, but with chromosomal translocations


aphthongia

(medicine, archaic) An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.


geniohyoglossal

(anatomy) Relating to the chin and hyoglossus.


glossoncus

(medicine, obsolete) A chronic swelling of the tongue.


GAHT

(medicine) Abbreviation of gender-affirming hormone therapy or gender-affirming hormone treatment


tyrosinase related protein 1
tyrosinase related protein 1#English

Acronym of tyrosinase related protein 1.

(genetics) The gene encoding for the enzyme


route slip

(health) A brief single-sheet form that provides details of a patient.


CIPA

Coordinate term: allodynia

(pathology) Acronym of congenital insensitivity to pain with anhidrosis.


toxicoid

(biology, medicine, rare, dated) Resembling a toxin but not the same.


thromboangiitis

thromboangiitis (countable and uncountable, plural thromboangiitides)

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from thrombo- + angiitis = thrombo- + angi- + -itis.

thromboangiitis obliterans
thromboangiitis obliterans#English

(biology, medicine) Angiitis with a thrombotic component to its pathophysiology; (usually, more specifically) thromboangiitis obliterans.


infracolic

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from infra- + colic = infra- + col- + -ic.

(anatomy, medicine) Inferior to the colon, usually with reference to the transverse colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.


supracolic

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from supra- + colic = supra- + col- + -ic.

(anatomy, medicine) Superior to the colon, usually with reference to the transverse colon and the compartments of the peritoneal cavity.


NSD

Coordinate term: NMD

(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of non-stop decay.


NMD

nonsense-mediated decay
nonsense-mediated decay#English

(biochemistry, genetics) Initialism of nonsense-mediated decay.


fasciolar

(anatomy) Of or relating to the fasciola.


femorocaudal

(anatomy) Relating to the femur and the tail.


filipuncture

(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.


hypercorticoidemia

(pathology) An excess of corticoid enzymes in the bloodstream; hypercorticoidism


multipathological

(pathology) Relating to multiple diseases


nephroblastomatosis

(pathology) The formation of nephroblastomas


vesicospinal

(anatomy) Relating to the bladder and spine.


vesicoabdominal

(anatomy) Relating to the bladder and abdomen.


overdiuresis

(medicine) Excessive diuresis, typically causing inappropriate polyuria and thus potentially dehydration and electrolyte imbalances.


underdiuresis

(medicine) Insufficient diuresis, typically causing inappropriate oliguria and thus potentially electrolyte imbalances or other sequelae.


testiculoma

testiculoma (plural testiculomas or testiculomata)

testiculomas (plural)
testiculomata (plural)

(medicine, dated) Any testicular lump, mass, swelling, or tumor; the term predates modern histopathology and thus (a) is vague and (b) does not correspond specifically to any current neoplastic disease entity as defined by the World Health Organization's WHO Classification of Tumours series or other major reference works on that topic.


neurotoxocarosis

(pathology) toxocariasis of the nervous system


neuroparasitosis

(pathology) parasitosis caused by a neuroparasite


SSKIN

(medicine) Initialism of surface, skin inspection, keep moving, incontinence, nutrition: factors involved in the care of patients at risk of pressure ulcers.


acetohydroxamate

acetohydroxamic acid
acetohydroxamic acid

(biochemistry, pharmacology) The conjugate base of acetohydroxamic acid, which coexists with it in solution according to pH balance and buffering systems (as with the conjugate forms of all weak acids).

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Any salt or ester of acetohydroxamic acid.


mesiocervical

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the cervical surfaces of a tooth.


mesiocoronal

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the coronal surfaces of a tooth.


mesiogingival

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the gingival surfaces of a tooth.


mesioapical

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or relating to the mesial and the apical surfaces of a tooth.


myelinoclasis

(biology, medicine, uncommon) Destruction of myelin.

demyelination

usually synonymous because most mentions of demyelination involve instances of myelinolysis


comb test

In addition to the comb test, physiologists applied assays based on changes in fat deposits, body length and weight, and hair growth, in rats and guinea-pigs.

1994, Nelly Oudshoorn, Beyond the Natural Body: An Archeology of Sex Hormones, e-book edition, Routledge, published 2005, →ISBN, page 48:

(endocrinology) A test for whether a substance should be considered a male sex hormone.


FBD

FBD (countable and uncountable, plural FBDs)

familial British dementia
familial British dementia#English

(uncountable, medicine) Initialism of familial British dementia.


coronoapical

Coordinate term: apicocoronal

(anatomy, dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or pertaining to the coronal and apical aspects of a tooth (the crown and the root apex); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis of the tooth, defined by those poles.


dorsocephalic

(anatomy) Relating to the back and the head.


dorsonuchal

(anatomy) Relating to the back and to the back of the neck.


dorsosternal

(anatomy) Relating to the back and the sternum.


dorsothoracic

(anatomy) Relating to the back and the thorax.


antiribonuclease

antiribonuclease antibodies

(biology, medicine, of antibodies or inhibitors) Against ribonucleases; against ribonuclease bioactivity.


renopericardial

(anatomy) Involving the kidney and the pericardium.


rhinodynia

At that, we observe the following most varied symptomatology: rhinodynia and cerebralgia, nasal hemorrhage, blood ingestion through the epipharynx, and as a result, bloody vomit, snuffling voice, disability of nasal breathing.

2012, Ravil Nigmedzyanov, Challenges in Treating Combat Injuries, page 202:


fimbriectomy

(surgery) Removal of the fimbria of the ovary


neridronate

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

neridronic acid

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


olpadronate

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

af

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


downgraft

(surgery) A surgical grafting procedure that involves downward (inferior) movement, usually of the maxilla, done for reconstructive purposes, as for improved cosmesis or for posttraumatic restoration.


downgraft

en-verb

downgraft (third-person singular simple present downgrafts, present participle downgrafting, simple past and past participle downgrafted)

downgrafts (present singular third-person)
downgrafting (participle present)
downgrafted (participle past)
downgrafted (past)

(surgery) To perform a procedure of the downgraft type; to move a body part downward (inferiorly), usually the maxilla.


allotopia

From international scientific vocabulary, from New Latin, from allo- + -topia.

(biology, medicine, rare) Synonym of heterotopia


enameloplasty

en-noun

enameloplasty (countable and uncountable, plural enameloplasties)

From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms, from enamel + -o- + -plasty.

(dentistry) Grinding away of the enamel of a tooth, usually for minor reshaping of teeth for cosmesis.


penile sheath

(medicine) A device fitted over the penis that is connected to a drainage bag, used to assist with urinary incontinence.


salicylsalicylate

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of salsalate


sialectasis

From international scientific vocabulary, using New Latin combining forms, from sialo- + ectasis.

(biology, medicine) Cystic dilation of the ducts of the salivary glands, from any of several causes (e.g., sialolithiasis, congenital conditions).


Russian flu

(epidemiology, pathology) The form of influenza that caused a pandemic in 1889 and 1890.

(epidemiology, pathology) The form of influenza that caused a pandemic in 1977.


pseudomycetoma

pseudomycetoma (countable and uncountable, plural pseudomycetomata)

(pathology) A mycosis of the skin resembling mycetoma


NTHi

(medicine) nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae


formiminoglutamate

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

af

formiminoglutamic acid
formiminoglutamic acid#English

(biology, medicine) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of formiminoglutamic acid. Used as a biomarker for intracellular folate level in testing for vitamin B₁₂ deficiency, folate deficiency, and liver failure or liver disease.


LATP

local anesthetic
local anesthetic#English

(medicine) Initialism of local anesthetic transperineal: a kind of biopsy.


TRUS

(medicine) Initialism of transrectal ultrasound.


autosensitization

en-noun

autosensitization (usually uncountable, plural autosensitizations)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from auto- + sensitization = auto- + sensitize + -ation.

(biology, medicine, immunology) A hypersensitivity reaction to a self-antigen (any biomolecule of one's own body, usually a particular protein thereof). Often it does not occur until somehow triggered by an exogenous immune challenge (such as an infection), but once triggered it becomes its own ongoing molecular process that is independent of that stimulus.

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary


germectomy

germectomy (countable and uncountable, plural germectomies)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from germ + -ectomy.

(dentistry) Surgical removal of germs of wisdom teeth, which are immature forms of the teeth that do not have deep roots yet.


glycodeoxycholic acid

(biology, medicine) A particular bile acid, the conjugate acid of glycodeoxycholate.

glycodeoxycholate

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


hypopolarization

hypopolarization (countable and uncountable, plural hypopolarizations)

classical compound
depolarization
international scientific vocabulary

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from hypo- + polarization.

depolarization:

shift in intracellular electrical charge distribution

(biology, medicine) Decreased or subthreshold polarization, as:

(usually and especially) Synonym of depolarization.


silorane

(dentistry, prosthodontics) Any of a class of resin-based composites with minimized shrinkage during polymerization; a combination of siloxanes (known for hydrophilicity) and oxiranes (known for low shrinkage and stability).


splayleg

(agriculture, veterinary medicine) A disease of pigs in which the legs are splayed because of a myopathy.


Ewing amputation

Ewing amputation (plural Ewing amputations)

Ewing+amputation. Named after the first patient treated with this type of amputation, Jim Ewing.

phantom limb syndrome
phantom limb syndrome#English

(surgery) A type of below-the-knee amputation, which reconstructs agonist-antagonist myoneural interfaces that are left hanging unpaired in traditional amputations; to preserve normal nerve signaling between muscle and brain; reducing incidences of phantom limb syndrome.

agonist-antagonist myoneural interface amputation


lymphadenocarcinoma

lymphadenocarcinoma (plural lymphadenocarcinomas or lymphadenocarcinomata)

lymphadenocarcinomas (plural)
lymphadenocarcinomata (plural)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from lymph- + adeno- + carcinoma.

Sebaceous lymphadenoma is a benign tumor that occurs rarely in the salivary glands, most commonly in the parotid glands or periparotid lymph nodes, and even more rarely undergoes malignant transformation into a sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma.

2020 November 26, Hao FY, Wang YL, Li SM, Xue LF, “Sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report”, in World J Clin Cases, volume 8, number 22, →DOI, →PMID, pages 5751–5757:

(biology, medicine) The malignant counterpart of lymphadenoma; the result of malignant transformation of lymphadenoma.

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary
lymphoma


hyperketoacidemia

(biology, medicine) The presence of excessive ketoacids in the blood.


neuroexamination

This article highlights 5 pitfalls in the diagnosis of common vestibular disorders: (1) overreliance on dizziness symptom type to drive diagnostic inquiry; (2) underuse and misuse of timing and triggers to categorize patients; (3) underuse, misuse, and misconceptions linked to hallmark eye examination findings; (4) overweighting age, vascular risk factors, and neuroexamination to screen for stroke; and (5) overuse and overreliance on head computed tomography to rule out neurologic causes.

2015, Kerber KA, Newman-Toker DE, “Misdiagnosing dizzy patients: common pitfalls in clinical practice”, in Neurol Clin, volume 33, number 3, →DOI, →PMID, pages 565–575:

When performing a neurologic examination (neuroexamination) the eyes (more specifically the pupils) are closely examined, and the pupillary assessment becomes a window through which staff evaluate neurologic status.

2016, DM Olson, M Fishel, “The use of automated pupillometry in critical care”, in Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am, volume 28, number 1, →DOI, →PMID, pages 101–107:

(medicine) A neurologic examination (neurological examination).


neurodiagnosis

neurodiagnosis (countable and uncountable, plural neurodiagnoses)

(medicine, uncountable) Diagnosis of neurological conditions (a diagnostic process).

(medicine, countable) A diagnosis made by that process: a diagnosis of a neurological condition.


parasyphilis

(medicine, archaic) Any form of neurosyphilis that formerly was known to be correlated with late-stage syphilis but was misapprehended to be distinct from it.


metasyphilis

congenital syphilis
w:congenital syphilis

(medicine, archaic) Synonym of congenital syphilis.

(medicine, archaic) Synonym of parasyphilis.


myelosyphilis

central nervous system
central nervous system

(medicine, archaic) Syphilis of the spinal cord: a form of neurosyphilis (today the diagnosis would be neurosyphilis, as the implication that the rest of the central nervous system is spared is baseless).


cheilorhinoplasty

cheilorhinoplasty (countable and uncountable, plural cheilorhinoplasties)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms, from cheilo- + rhino- + -plasty.

(medicine, surgery) Surgery of the lips and nose; as:

(usually) Reconstructive surgery thereof, for a congenital defect or traumatic injury.

(less commonly) Cosmetic surgery thereof, electively.

Surgery of the lips and nose; as:
Cosmetic surgery thereof, electively.


superior mesenteric artery syndrome

superior mesenteric artery syndrome (uncountable)

From superior mesenteric artery + syndrome.

superior mesenteric artery
superior mesenteric artery

(pathology) A gastrovascular disorder where part of the duodenum is under compression from both the abdominal aorta and the superior mesenteric artery.


social history

social history (countable and uncountable, plural social histories)

(medicine, social work) The history of an individual's social interactions and/or support network.


midposition

midposition pupils

pupils are midposition

See also: PERRLA

(medicine, neurology, of pupils) Opened to a medium degree, in between constriction and dilation.


CCHF

Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever
w:Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever

(medicine, virology) Initialism of Crimean–Congo hemorrhagic fever.


vasculolymphatic

(anatomy) Relating to blood vessels and the lymphatic system.


basemean

(genetics) The mean (average) of the dispersion of a gene


spinocollic

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and colliculus


circumcapitular

(botany, anatomy) Surrounding a capitulum


convel

en-verb

convel (third-person singular simple present convels, present participle convelling, simple past and past participle convelled)

convels (present singular third-person)
convelling (participle present)
convelled (participle past)
convelled (past)

From Latin convellō. Doublet of convulse.

[Comfrey] is a vulnerary, and is much commended to disrupted, broken, bruised and convelled members.

1657, Jean de Renou, translated by Richard Tomlinson, A medicinal dispensatory, Medicinal Materials, Book 1, section 5, chapter 10, page 353:

Choler, having allowed it a drying quality also, and having an acrimony joyned to it, may rather be allowed to create Convulsion, by contracting and convelling the Nerves.

1678, John Browne, “Of Palsey”, in A compleat discourse of wounds, page 50:

(obsolete, medicine) To tear (tissue, a nerve, etc.), to convulse.


uricacidemia

(medicine) The presence of uric acid in the bloodstream.


urobilinemia

(medicine) The presence of urobilin in the bloodstream.


urobilinogenuria

(medicine) The presence of urobilinogen in the urine.


ulatrophia

(medicine) Atrophy of the gingival tissue.


comedonecrosis

(medicine, oncology) The central necrosis of cancer cells within involved ducts of a comedocarcinoma.


anticausotic

en-adj

anticausotic (comparative more anticausotic, superlative most anticausotic)

more anticausotic (comparative)
most anticausotic (superlative)

(medicine) which works well against an inflammatory fever


U&C

U&C: $80.00

(medicine, insurance) Abbreviation of usual and customary (price); the retail price if not covered by insurance.


penoplasty

There are two types of penoplasty available - one to increase length and one to increase width (which involves fat that has been liposuctioned from another part of your body being pumped into the penis).

2014 February 7, Rachel Moss, “Penis Size: Meet The Man Who Had Penoplasty Surgery To Make His 10-Inch Manhood Even Bigger”, in HuffPost:

(medicine) The surgical enlargement of the penis.


Caplan's syndrome

Named after Dr. Anthony Caplan, a physician who identified the constellation of findings as a distinct entity in a 1953 publication.

rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis

(medicine) A combination of rheumatoid arthritis and pneumoconiosis that manifests as intrapulmonary nodules.


macrothrombosis

(pathology) A relatively large thrombosis


neurosparganosis

(pathology) sparganosis of the nervous system


hymenolepidosis

(pathology) infection with tapeworm of the genus Hymenolepis


HHT

(pathology) Initialism of hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia.


hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia

en-noun

hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (uncountable)

(pathology) A rare autosomal dominant genetic disorder that leads to abnormal blood vessel formation.


NGMI

Coordinate term: WNGMI

(medicine slang, Internet slang, text messaging) Abbreviation of not gonna make it.


ureterography

(medicine) Diagnostic imaging of the ureter.


sonosalpingography

(medicine) A medical procedure for evaluating the patency of Fallopian tubes.


thyrotropinoma

thyrotropinoma (plural thyrotropinomas or thyrotropinomata)

thyrotropinomas (plural)
thyrotropinomata (plural)

(pathology) An adenoma of the thyrotropic cells of the pituitary gland


ulemorrhagia

The bark is used as a gargle for odontopathy, ulitis, and ulemorrhagia.

2006, Turkish Journal of Biology, volumes 30-32, page 233:


HAPC

(medicine) Initialism of high-amplitude propagated contraction.


OSDD

other specified dissociative disorder#English

(psychiatry) Initialism of other specified dissociative disorder.


other specified dissociative disorder

other specified dissociative disorder (plural other specified dissociative disorders)

other specified dissociative disorders (plural)

dissociative disorder
dissociative disorder

(psychiatry) A mental health diagnosis which fits the DSM-5 criteria for a dissociative disorder, but does not meet criteria for identified subtypes.


chimeric antigen receptor

chimeric antigen receptor (plural chimeric antigen receptors)

2014, Connie Duong, Generation of Novel Chimeric Antigen Receptors to Enhance the Specificity and Activity of T Cells for the Adoptive Immunotherapy for Cancer, University of Melbourne:

2020, Mumtaz Yaseen Balkhi, Basics of Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) Immunotherapy, Elsevier (Academic Press):

2021, Stela Petkova, Targeting and Elimination of T Cell Subpopulations by Chimeric Antigen Receptor-modified T Cells, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen:

(immunology) A receptor protein engineered to give T cells the (new) ability to attach to a specific target protein.


scleroatrophy

scleroatrophy (usually uncountable, plural scleroatrophies)

It comprises a triad of diffuse scleroatrophy of the hands, mild palmoplantar keratoderma and hypoplastic nail changes.

2008, Tony Burns, Stephen M. Breathnach, Neil Cox, Rook's Textbook of Dermatology:

The fingers have a pseudosclerodermatous appearance with scleroatrophy, often with contractures and sometimes with reticulate erythema on the dorsal surface.

2015, Amy S. Paller, Anthony J. Mancini, Hurwitz Clinical Pediatric Dermatology, page 116:

(medicine) Any of various atrophic conditions characterized by a hardening of tissue, including atrophic fibrosis of the skin, hypoplasia of the nails, and palmoplantar keratoderma.


pacritinib

Pacritinib is a JAK2 and IL-1 receptor–associated kinase 1 inhibitor also being evaluated for the treatment of myelofibrosis. Blocking IL-1 and Toll receptor signaling might offer some interesting opportunities for autoimmune disease treatment.

2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have We Learned and What May Be the Future?”, in Arthritis & Rheumatology, volume 73, number 12, →DOI, page 2173:

(pharmacology) A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of myelofibrosis.


abrocitinib

Another JAK1-selective jakinib, abrocitinib, has been evaluated in phase III trials in atopic dermatitis and plaque psoriasis (61, 62), showing efficacy in both diseases. AEs included herpes simplex and herpes zoster infection, appendicitis, pancreatitis, and IBD.

2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have We Learned and What May Be the Future?”, in Arthritis & Rheumatology, volume 73, number 12, →DOI, page 2172:

(pharmacology) A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of atopic dermatitis.


health informatics

information technology
information technology

(medicine, computing) Informatics as applied to health and health care: the application of information science and information technology to health (that is, to its maintenance or improvement).

medical informatics

usually synonymous in practice, despite the plesionymic potential, except when differentiated from nursing informatics as a coordinate term


medical informatics

(medicine, computing) Informatics as applied to medicine: the application of information science and information technology to medical care and any other health care.

health informatics

usually synonymous in practice, despite the plesionymic potential, except when medical informatics is differentiated from nursing informatics as a coordinate term


FHIR

w:Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources

(medicine) Acronym of Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources, a standard for exchanging electronic health records.


WKS

Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome#English

(pathology) Initialism of Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome.


task-positive

(neuroscience) Of a brain region: active while the person is carrying out a goal-oriented task.


task-negative

(neuroscience) Of a brain region: not active while the person is carrying out a goal-oriented task.


unicism

(medicine, historical) The belief that syphilis and gonorrhea have the same viral origin.


seriograph

(medicine) A device for producing a series of radiographic images of the same organ.


jaw winking

(medicine) An involuntary upward jerking of the eyelid accompanying movements of the lower jaw.


cefpodoxime proxetil

(pharmacology) A cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat a wide variety of bacterial infections.


pseudoscleroderma

pseudoscleroderma (countable and uncountable, plural pseudosclerodermas)

(medicine) Dermal fibrosis resembling scleroderma and occurring in conjunction with another disease.


decapitation secretion

decapitation secretion (plural decapitation secretions)

(dermatology, pathology) An apical portion of a cytoplasm of secretory cells which project prominently as buds into a lumen.


granulomatous amoebic encephalitis

granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (uncountable)

(medicine, pathology) A rare, usually fatal, subacute-to-chronic central nervous system disease caused by certain species of free-living amoebae


uteroovarian

(anatomy) Relating to the uterus and ovary.


urethrosexual

the urethrosexual canal

the urethrosexual portion of the cloaca

(anatomy) Relating to the urethra and the sex organs.


antichicken

(immunology, of an antibody) Reacting with the immunoglobins found in chickens.


antiduck

(immunology, of an antibody) Reacting with the immunoglobins found in ducks.


antimelancholic

en-adj

antimelancholic (comparative more antimelancholic, superlative most antimelancholic)

more antimelancholic (comparative)
most antimelancholic (superlative)


antimelancholic

(medicine) A drug that counters melancholy.


antiplethoric

antiplethoric (comparative more antiplethoric, superlative most antiplethoric)

more antiplethoric (comparative)
most antiplethoric (superlative)

(medicine) Countering plethora of the blood.


clotshot

(medicine, slang, derogatory, neologism) An administration of a COVID vaccination, resulting in unexpected and untimely blood clots.


LVW

(anatomy, medicine) Abbreviation of left ventricular weight.


edgotype

(genetics) A node or edge in an interactome network


dacryoplasty

(surgery) dilation of the nasolacrimal duct in order to remove an obstruction


steatonephropathy

(pathology) nephropathy associated with fat deposits


cotyloid cavity

en-noun

cotyloid cavity (plural cotyloid cavities)


mithridatium

mithridatium (plural mithridatiums or mithridatia)

mithridatiums (plural)
mithridatia (plural)

/ˌmɪθrɪˈdeɪtɪəm/

From Late Latin mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridate, mithridatum, and mithridaticon.

doublet

...putting into it Saccharum Buglossatum or triacle, or Mithridatium...

1559, Conrad Gesner, translated by Peter Morwyng, The Treasure of Euonymus, page 332:

Until as late as 1786, the London physician could officially prescribe the Venice treacle or Mithradatium, a remedy that contained as many as 65 ingredients including the dried flesh of vipers.

A number of theriacs and mithridatia appear in the writings of ancient doctors, but it is rare to find an account of how one of them was used and the effect it had.

2010, Richard Swiderski, Poison Eaters, page 54:

(historical medicine) Synonym of mithridate.


mithridaticon

From Ancient Greek Μιθριδατικόν (Mithridatikón, “Mithridatic”), from Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs) + -ικός (-ikós), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridate, mithridatium, and mithridatum.

bor

Μιθριδατικόν

doublet

(historical medicine, rare, obsolete) Synonym of mithridate.


mithridatum

From Late Latin mithridatum, variant of mithridatium, from Latin Mithridātīus (“of or related to Mithridates”), from Mithridātēs + -ius, from Ancient Greek Μιθριδάτης (Mithridátēs), the Greek form of the name of Mithridates VI of Pontus. Doublet of mithridate, mithridatium, and mithridaticon.

Medle them all with metridatum.

The plague had returned to London with uncommon virulence... Huge quantities of mithridatum and dragon-water were drunk for prophylactics.

1931, E. Linklater, Ben Jonson & King James, page 119:

Theriac—like mithridatum—was an elaborate compound of vipers and botanicals.


mithridate treacle

(historical medicine, obsolete) Synonym of mithridate.


anticholagogue

(medicine) An agent that inhibits bile secretion.


antihectic

en-adj

antihectic (comparative more antihectic, superlative most antihectic)

more antihectic (comparative)
most antihectic (superlative)

(medicine, obsolete) Countering hectic fever.


antihectic

(medicine, obsolete) An agent or substance that counters hectic fever.


peritomize

en-verb

peritomize (third-person singular simple present peritomizes, present participle peritomizing, simple past and past participle peritomized)

peritomizes (present singular third-person)
peritomizing (participle present)
peritomized (participle past)
peritomized (past)

(surgery, transitive) To perform a peritomy upon.


costopleural

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the pleura.


costopulmonary

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the lungs.


costoscapular

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the scapula.


costothoracic

(anatomy) Relating to the ribs and the thorax.


cretinic

en-adj

cretinic (comparative more cretinic, superlative most cretinic)

more cretinic (comparative)
most cretinic (superlative)

He recollected a gentleman in Admont who had a dog that gave birth to five young, three of which were cretinic, the other two feeble.

1906, Veterinary Journal and Annals of Comparative Pathology, page 260:

Originally we did not consider this case as one of pituitary cretinism because the initial clinical appearance and findings and the response to thyroid therapy were typically cretinic.

1944, United States. Office of War Information, Symposium on Recent Advances in Medicine, page 1403:

(medicine, dated) Exhibiting or relating to cretinism.


self-enucleation

en-noun

self-enucleation (countable and uncountable, plural self-enucleations)

(medicine) The self-inflicted removal of one or both of one's own eyes.


self-enucleate

en-verb

self-enucleate (third-person singular simple present self-enucleates, present participle self-enucleating, simple past and past participle self-enucleated)

self-enucleates (present singular third-person)
self-enucleating (participle present)
self-enucleated (participle past)
self-enucleated (past)

(medicine, intransitive) To remove one or both of one's own eyes.


subdeletion

en-noun

subdeletion (countable and uncountable, plural subdeletions)


induced coma

(medicine) A temporary coma brought on by a controlled dose of an anesthetic drug.


wet weed

From wet + weed, so named from the practice of dipping weed into PCP juice causing to the weed to become wet.

Have you ever smoked wet weed?

(drugs) Marijuana infused with phencyclidine (PCP) or formaldehyde.


black hairy tongue syndrome

black hairy tongue syndrome (uncountable)

(medicine) A harmless condition in which the small bumps on the tongue elongate with black or brown discoloration.


oculosyphilis

(medicine, rare) Ocular syphilis: the ocular component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the eyes. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.


otosyphilis

(medicine) Otological syphilis: the otological component or manifestations of syphilis; syphilis's effects on the ears. In modern nosology not entirely distinct from the rest of neurosyphilis; sometimes formerly differentiated as, or in parallel with, parasyphilis.


genitopelvic

genitopelvic pain/penetration disorder (dyspareunia in females)

(anatomy, medicine) of, or relating to the genital tract and pelvic region of the body together with their function, disease, etc.


EHF

Ebola hemorrhagic fever
w:Ebola hemorrhagic fever

(medicine, virology) Initialism of Ebola hemorrhagic fever.


EVD

EVD (countable and uncountable, plural EVDs)

Ebola virus disease
w:Ebola virus disease

(medicine, virology) Initialism of Ebola virus disease.

external ventricular drain
w:external ventricular drain

(medicine) Initialism of external ventricular drain.


appendicial

(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the appendix.


atactiform

The patient exhibited atactiform movements.


atophan

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of cinchophen (“analgesic drug”)


aurinasal

(anatomy) Relating to the ear and the nose.


autocatheterism

(medicine) The operation of introducing a catheter into one's own body.


snowshoe evil

(historical, medicine) Tendinitis caused by the wearing of snowshoes.


night sweats

(medicine) The repeated occurrence of excessive sweating during sleep.


pigmenturia

(medicine) The presence of a component in the urine that gives it an abnormal colour


fissure needle

(medicine, surgery) A spiral needle designed for catching together the gaping lips of a wound.


pelvitis

(medicine, pathology, uncommon) Inflammation of the pelvis.


odontoidectomy

(surgery) excision of an odontoid process


IPAH

(medicine, cardiology) Initialism of idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension.


cellless

Salt tolerance, salt accumulation, and ionic homeostasis in an epidermal bladder-cellless mutant of the common ice plant Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. Journal of Experimental Botany 58, 1957. Albert, R. (1975).

2011 May 10, Plant Responses to Drought and Salinity stress: Developments in a Post-Genomic Era, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 187:

However, the fluxes of potassium (k+) and chlorine (Cl-) cause a hyperpolarization making the cellless excitable. The opening of these channels is either voltage-dependent or linked to a neurotransmitter (Safini, Bouskraoui, Pédiatrie,[…]

2019 February 22, Kholoud Kahime, Moulay Abdelmonaim El Hidan, Omar El Hiba, Denis Sereno, Lahouari Bounoua, Handbook of Research on Global Environmental Changes and Human Health, IGI Global, →ISBN, page 326:

Germ cellless encodes a cell type-specific nuclear pore-associated protein and functions early in the germ-cell specification pathway of Drosophila. Genes Dev. 8, 2123–2136. Kasahara, K., Chida, K., Tsunenaga, M., Kohno, Y., Ikuta, T.,[…]

2003, Kwang W. Jeon, International Review of Cytology: A Survey of Cell Biology, Academic Press, →ISBN, page 53:


brainscan

The first CT brainscan revealed a haemorrhage in the left frontal horn. The cause of the bleeding could not be discovered initially. Subsequent CT brainscans showed an isodense mass lesion in the left frontal horn.

1970, Acta Neurologica Belgica, page 145:

Radiomercury brainscans are best made at speeds of under 40 cm/min, and ⁹⁹ᵐTc-pertechnetate and ¹¹³ᵐInDTPA brainscans under 60 cm/min.

1972, E. James Potchen, V. R. McCready, editors, Neuro Nuclear Medicine, University Park Press, →ISBN, page 302:

Schedule a brainscan now for $169 and get your head checked. Fast. Safe. Convenient. Log on now or call to schedule a brainscan for some peace of mind.

(medicine) A scan of the brain, for example using computed tomography.


immunotactoid

immunotactoids seen on histopathology

Because immunotactoids may be composed of either immune complexes or monoclonal proteins, which are capable of forming tactoids or microtubules, the variability in the size and the orientation of the tactoids from one patient to another may be a result of concentration or biochemical composition of the protein similar to that described in cryoglobulinemia.

2006, Korbet SM, Schwartz MM, Lewis EJ, “Immunotactoid glomerulopathy (fibrillary glomerulonephritis)”, in Clin J Am Soc Nephrol, volume 1, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 1351–1356:

(biology, medicine) A tactoid of immune origin and formation, composed of immune complexes, monoclonal proteins, or both; such microscopic structures (described variously as microtubules, tubules, fibrils, or crystals) can interfere with glomerular function in the kidneys.


Urbach-Wiethe disease

First officially reported in 1929 by Erich Urbach and Camillo Wiethe.

(pathology, endocrinology, medical genetics) A very rare recessive genetic disorder with varying symptoms that may include a hoarse voice, lesions and scarring on the skin, easily damaged skin with poor wound healing, dry, wrinkly skin, and beading of the papules around the eyelids.


put under

en-verb

put under (third-person singular simple present puts under, present participle putting under, simple past and past participle put under)

puts under (present singular third-person)
putting under (participle present)
put under (participle past)
put under (past)

(transitive, medicine) To apply a drug (to someone) in order to make them unconscious


sick parade

He would report for sick parade every morning and more often than not convince the doctor he was ill. In consequence, he was on light duties for the entire twenty-eight days I was there.

2020, Chris Cocks, Fire Force: A Trooper's War in the Rhodesian Light Infantry, page 148:

(military, medicine) A lineup of ill or injured soldiers who report to a medic, and are assessed by a triage system.


psychodermatologist

(medicine) A person who practices psychodermatology.


chlorhexidine gluconate

(organic chemistry, medicine) A disinfectant and antiseptic that is used for skin disinfection before surgery and to sterilize surgical instruments.


mucoso-

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

(medicine, uncommon) mucosal: referring to a mucosa (i.e., a mucous membrane).


ureteronephrectomy

en-noun

ureteronephrectomy (countable and uncountable, plural ureteronephrectomies)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: uretero- + nephr- + -ectomy.

(surgery, medicine) A surgical procedure to remove a ureter and a kidney (unilateral procedure) or both ureters and both kidneys (bilateral procedure).


retrospectography

From retrospect + -o- + -graphy in both senses. The radiologic sense (from the early 20th century) was developed by radiology technicians and radiologists (who were not yet differentiated from each other at the time). The sense of reviewing photographs and learning additional insights about their subjects/contents was developed in 2017 by Jeffrey Ross of the website JBRish.com.

They honed their diagnostic skills with a procedure they called "retrospectography." The process, which was used in the United States until about 1913, began with a doctor circulating X-rays of a patient without an accompanying diagnosis. […] The retrospectographers also built up a library of images illustrating difficult diagnoses, and they circulated radiographs to a range of specialists.

1997, Bettyann Holtzmann Kevles, Naked to the Bone: Medical Imaging in the Twentieth Century (Sloan Technology Series), Rutgers University Press, →ISBN, retrieved 2022-05-13, page 39:

(medicine, radiology, historical) A specific type of clinicoradiopathologic conference that was used in the early decades of radiography (circa 1900 until World War I), whereby practitioners would make a radiologic diagnosis and then systematically compare it with the subsequent clinical course and any surgery, intraoperative or postoperative radiography or fluoroscopy, and/or autopsy. This method helped advance radiology, given that it is inherently a field of discerning clinicoradiological and clinicoradiopathological correlations. It is no longer codified under this name, because it is no longer necessary in routine practice.


OMM

osteopathic manipulative medicine
w:osteopathic manipulative medicine

(uncountable, medicine) Initialism of osteopathic manipulative medicine.


derecruit

en-verb

derecruit (third-person singular simple present derecruits, present participle derecruiting, simple past and past participle derecruited)

derecruits (present singular third-person)
derecruiting (participle present)
derecruited (participle past)
derecruited (past)

(physiology, uncommon) To fail of the lungs to become fully aerated, typically as a result of closure of an airway.


preproorexin

(endocrinology, biochemistry) A precursor of orexin, selectively expressed in the lateral hypothalamic area.


enteroparasitosis

(pathology) parasitosis with enteroparasites


hydrosuture

(surgery) A suture within the aqueous humour of the eye


hydrosutured

(surgery) sutured by means of hydrosutures


transfenestration

en-noun

transfenestration (countable and uncountable, plural transfenestrations)

The megakaryocyte nuclei rarely make the transfenestration journey into the sinusoids and thence the blood.

1998, Colin A. Sieff, David G. Nathan, Steven C. Clark, “The Anatomy and Physiology of Hematopoiesis”, in David G[ordon] Nathan, Stuart H[olland] Orkin, Nathan and Oski’s Hematology of Infancy and Childhood, 5th edition, volume 1, W.B. Saunders Company, →ISBN, page 174:

[…]rhythmia was due to exposure to transfenestration blood flow.

2008, Shunji Uchita, Yorikazu Harada, Satoshi Yasukochi, Gengi Satomi, “Successfully completed total cavopulmonary connection with a right-sided maze procedure after a modified Starnes’ operation in a neonate with Ebstein’s anomaly”, in General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, volume 56, pages 233–235:

The 22F profile delivery system incorporates preloaded guide sheaths transfenestration for simplified renal artery cannulation and covered renal stent delivery.[…]Cannulation of the renal arteries occurs at this time using physician-selected angiographic catheters and guidewires introduced through the transfenestration guide sheaths.[…]The ability to perform renal cannulation while the Ventana stent graft remains fully constrained, in addition to incorporated preloaded transfenestration guiding sheaths, are significant differentiating design features that simplify renal cannulation.

2013 July, William J. Quiñones-Baldrich, Andrew Holden, Renato Mertens, Matt M. Thompson, Alan P. Sawchuk, Jean-Pierre Becquemin, Matthew Eagleton, Daniel G. Clair, “Prospective, multicenter experience with the Ventana Fenestrated System for juxtarenal and pararenal aortic aneurysm endovascular repair”, in Journal of Vascular Surgery:

However, access to the heart cavity via a venous route becomes rather difficult after TCPC; thus, either transaortic retrograde access or a transfenestration route created during surgery is usually attempted.

2021, “JCS/JHRS 2019 Guideline on Non-Pharmacotherapy of Cardiac Arrhythmias”, in Circulation Journal, volume 85, number 7, The Japanese Circulation Society, pages 1104–1244:

• Assessment of the Fontan pathway: ◦ Presence of fenestration and transfenestration mean gradient

2022, Marc Gewillig, Luc L. Mertens, “Echocardiographic Assessment of Functional Single Ventricles after the Fontan Operation”, in Echocardiography in Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease: From Fetus to Adult, John Wiley & Sons Ltd., page 621:

(anatomy, rare) A pathway through a fenestration.


hemicomplementation

(genetics) Partial genetic complementation


hemicomplemented

(genetics) Modified by hemicomplementation


estradiol valerate

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The estradiol ester of valeric acid that is an estradiol medication - C₂₃H₃₂O₃.


momelotinib

Momelotinib is a JAK1/JAK2 inhibitor as well as an activin receptor–like kinase (ALK1) inhibitor. Because ALK1 is a receptor for bone morphogenic proteins, momelotinib is undergoing testing for the treatment of myelofibrosis (78).

2021 December, Christine Liu, Jacqueline Kieltyka, Roy Fleischmann, Massimo Gadina, John J. O’Shea, “A Decade of JAK Inhibitors: What Have We Learned and What May Be the Future?”, in Arthritis & Rheumatology, volume 73, number 12, →DOI, page 2173:

(pharmacology) A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, being developed as a drug to treat myelofibrosis.


bioexpression

(genetics) biological expression of a gene


antalgesia

(medicine, rare) Alternative form of analgesia


IEM

inborn error of metabolism
w:inborn error of metabolism

(medicine) Initialism of inborn error of metabolism.


testosterone undecanoate

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The testosterone ester of undecanoic acid that is an androgen and anabolic steroid medication - C₃₀H₄₈O₃.


metachromatic leukodystrophy

metachromatic leukodystrophy (plural metachromatic leukodystrophies)

Metachromatic leukodystrophy is an autosomal recessive disorder that is usually caused by mutations in the arylsulfatase A (ARSA) gene on chromosome 22q13.31.[…]Several molecular forms of arylsulfatase A exist and may account for the different phenotypes of metachromatic leukodystrophy.

2010, Michael C. Brodsky, Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology, Springer, page 478:

The leukodystrophies are lysosomal storage disorders (lipidoses) affecting myelin. The metachromatic leukodystrophies (MLD) are a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by demyelination in the central and peripheral nervous system and accumulation of galactosyl sulfatide (cerebroside sulfate) in glia, Schwann cells, and macrophages.

2013, Perry K. Richardson, Scott T. Demarest, “27: Inherited Metabolic Neuropathies”, in Bashar Katirji, Henry J. Kaminski, Robert L. Ruff, editors, Neuromuscular Disorders in Clinical Practice, Springer, page 558:

The metachromatic leukodystrophies (MLD) are caused by defective activity of the arylsulfatase enzyme system, with a consequent accumulation of sulfatides. The most common variant (Phenotype MIM#250100) is caused by a defect in the arylsulfatase A gene (ARSA, protein product cerebroside sulfatase).

2014, Juan M Bilbao, Robert E Schmidt, Biopsy Diagnosis of Peripheral Neuropathy, Springer, page 429:

(medicine) Any of a range of genetic metabolic disorders caused by defective genes for arylsulfatase enzymes,

Any of a range of genetic metabolic disorders caused by defective genes for arylsulfatase enzymes,
especially, a deficiency in the enzyme ARSA (arylsulfatase A).


psychopathography

/ˌsaɪ̯kəʊ̯pəˈθɒɡɹəfi/

/ˌsaɪ̯koʊ̯pəˈθɑɡɹəfi/

The way in which a psychopathography translates psychotic phenomena into linguistic structures determines, in turn, the exten to which such a borderline situation can be conveyed, and even experienced, in the reading process.

1989, Evelyne Keitel, Reading Psychosis: Readers, Texts, and Psychoanalysis, Blackwell Publishers, →ISBN, page 85:

The same rose-colored impulse has driven an Aspie wave of revisionist psychopathography, in which such diverse historical figures as Thomas Jefferson, Orson Welles, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Isaac Newton, Andy Warhol, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart are supposed to have been residents of the spectrum.

October 26, 2012; Wallace, Benjamin; "Autism Spectrum: Are You On It?"; New York Magazine

In the case of both the living and the dead, psychopathography is used to describe extraordinary traits and enable an explanation for (what we consider) unusual behaviour that enables us to ‘come to terms’ with the actions. Historical review achieves thus, what Haridas refers to as a ‘hagiography’ or idealisation of the historical character. For Pol Pot or Hitler, retrospective diagnosis of a mental disorder allows us to come to terms with atrocity by explaining intent as an aberration of the mind.

November 25, 2021; Jutel, Annemarie; Russell, Ginny; "Past, present and imaginary: Pathography in all its forms", Health, SAGE Publishing, page 6

(medicine) A biography with respect to the subject's mental health.


Norrbottnian

(medicine) Designating a form of Gaucher disease that is relatively prevalent in Norrbotten in Sweden.


saline flush

(medicine) A method of clearing intravenous lines IVs, central lines or arterial lines of any medicine or other perishable liquids, by means of saline solution.


AAJ

(anatomy) Initialism of atlantoaxial joint.


ACR

Coordinate term: PCR

(medicine) Initialism of albumin/creatinine ratio.


yo-yo reflux

(medicine) The reflux of urine from one moiety of the kidney down the ureter and up into the other moiety, instead of draining into the bladder.


ventral nerve cord

ventral nerve cord (plural ventral nerve cords)

(anatomy, invertebrates) A major structure of the invertebrate central nervous system; the functional equivalent of the vertebrate spinal cord.


enteronephry

(anatomy, zoology) Of certain invertebrates, the opening of nephridial ducts directly into the digestive tract.


-nephry

From Ancient Greek νεφρός (nephrós, “kidney”) + -y.

af

(medicine, uncommon) Pertaining to or connected with a kidney.


hyperrecruitment

The right ear has a 40 dB hearing loss with hyperrecruitment.

1991, Frederick N. Martin, Introduction to Audiology, page 159:

On occasions, hyperrecruitment occurs, in which the defective ear perceives loudness greater than the normal ear to the higher intensity levels.

2013, R. W. Rieber, Communication Disorders, page 68:

(medicine) An extreme form of recruitment (reduced tolerance of loudness by the inner ear).


vanishing twin syndrome

en-noun

vanishing twin syndrome (plural vanishing twin syndromes)

(obstetrics, pathology) A condition where one set of twins or multiple embryos dies in utero, disappears, or is resorbed partially or entirely.


heteropagus

cardiovascular system
cardiovascular system

(pathology, obstetrics) A condition where asymmetric conjoined twins, in which the tissues of a severely defective twin (the parasite), are dependent on the cardiovascular system of the other, intact twin (the autosite) for survival.


rachi-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from New Latin rachis, from Ancient Greek ῥάχις (rhákhis, “spine, ridge”).


craniopagus parasiticus

(medicine, pathology) An extremely rare type of parasitic twinning in which a parasitic twin head with an undeveloped body is attached to the head of a developed twin.


phrenic artery

en-noun

phrenic artery (plural phrenic arteries)

(anatomy) Any of the several arteries supplying the diaphragm.


phrenic ganglion

phrenic ganglion (plural phrenic ganglions)

(anatomy) A small ganglion located at the junction of the right phrenic nerve and branches of the celiac plexus.


phrenic nerve

(anatomy) A nerve that arises mainly from the fourth cervical nerve and is primarily the motor nerve of the diaphragm but also sends sensory fibers to the pericardium.


phrenic plexus

phrenic plexus (plural phrenic plexuses)

(anatomy) A nerve that accompanies the inferior phrenic artery to the diaphragm, with some filaments passing to the suprarenal gland.


celiac plexus

(anatomy) A complex network of nerves located in the abdomen, near where the celiac trunk, superior mesenteric artery, and renal arteries branch from the abdominal aorta.


mesenteric artery

mesenteric artery (plural mesenteric arteries)

gastrointestinal tract
gastrointestinal tract

(anatomy) One of the vessels which supplies blood from the aorta and distribute it to a large portion of the gastrointestinal tract.


Davydov procedure

Davydov procedure (plural Davydov procedures)

Named after Russian gynecologist S. N. Davydov, who popularized the procedure in the 1960s.

named-after

(surgery) A form of vaginoplasty in which the patient's peritoneum is used to construct a neovagina or to lengthen an abnormally short vagina.


praecoma

en-noun

praecoma (countable and uncountable, plural praecomas)


ICL

idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia
w:idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia

(pathology) Initialism of idiopathic CD4+ lymphocytopenia.


ATN

acute tubular necrosis
w:acute tubular necrosis

(medicine) Initialism of acute tubular necrosis.


GBM

GBM (countable and uncountable, plural GBMs)

glioblastoma multiforme
glioblastoma multiforme#English

(medicine) Abbreviation of glioblastoma multiforme.


RRR

RRR (countable and uncountable, plural RRRs)

CV [cardiovascular] ¶ RRR; normal heart sounds; no murmurs, rubs, or gallops

2009, Kristen L. Longstreth, “Pulmonary Embolism”, in Terry L. Schinghammer, Julia M. Koehler, editors, Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 62:

(cardiology) Acronym of regular rate and rhythm, used to describe the heartbeat of patient.

relative risk reduction
relative risk reduction#English

(epidemiology) Initialism of relative risk reduction.


hybrid immunity

(epidemiology) The combination of natural immunity and artificially acquired immunity, such as that induced by a vaccine.


hunger pang

hunger pang (countable and uncountable, plural hunger pangs)

(medicine) A burning pain in the gastrointestinal area that occurs with mild hunger and is alleviated by food or antacids.


radioscaphoid

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the radius and the scaphoid


ECV

ECV (countable and uncountable, plural ECVs)

effective circulating volume
effective circulating volume#English

(physiology) Initialism of effective circulating volume, the volume of arterial blood effectively perfusing tissue.

effective circulating volume

external cephalic version
external cephalic version#English

(medicine) Initialism of external cephalic version, a method of manually repositioning a foetus to avoid a breech birth.


denticare

(Canada, medicine) Dentistry subsidized through the medicare system.


monoreassortant

(genetics) reassortant in a single manner


TJR

TJR (countable and uncountable, plural TJRs)

Surgery can include diagnostic, prophylactic or therapeutic arthroscopy or synovectomy, or therapeutic resection arthroplasty, arthrodesis or total joint replacement (TJR).¹⁸ Orthopaedic procedures, including TJRs have resulted in a substantial improvement in the function and quality of life in patients with RA.¹⁸

2014 October, E. Nikiphorou, S. Konan, A. J. MacGregor, F. S. Haddad, A. Young, “The surgical treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A new era?”, in The Bone & Joint Journal, volume 96-B, number 10, →DOI, page 1287:

(surgery) Initialism of total joint replacement.


BCAR

(proteomics, oncology) Acronym of breast cancer anti-estrogen resistance protein.

(genetics, oncology) Acronym of breast cancer anti-estrogen resistance gene.


os capitatum

From os (“bone”) + capitatus (“having, or forming a head”).


epidemic threshold

epidemic threshold (countable and uncountable, plural epidemic thresholds)

(epidemiology) a predefined threshold for the number of cases of a contagious disease above which the disease is considered to be at epidemic levels.


cervicocardiac

(anatomy) Relating to the neck and the heart.


colloidal silver

colloidal silver (plural colloidal silvers)

alternative medicine
alternative medicine

(alternative medicine, pseudoscience) colloid consisting of silver particles suspended in liquid, originally used by doctors from the early 20th century until the 1940s (when antibiotics emerged) and then experiencing a revival from about 1990, when it was marketed with scientifically unsupported claims of it being an essential mineral supplement, or that it can prevent or treat numerous diseases


fentanyl citrate

fentanyl citrate (plural fentanyl citrates)

(pharmacology) The citrate salt of fentanyl, a potent opioid agonist.


polypathic

(medicine) Affecting multiple organs or functions.

moneen elimeen tai ruumiintoimintoon vaikuttava


polypathy

(medicine, rare) A disease that affects multiple organs or functions.


polypathia

(rare, medicine) The condition of being afflicted with multiple illnesses.


unrotate

en-verb

unrotate (third-person singular simple present unrotates, present participle unrotating, simple past and past participle unrotated)

unrotates (present singular third-person)
unrotating (participle present)
unrotated (participle past)
unrotated (past)

Hence it seems to me the first thing to do is to unrotate the bodies of the vertebræ, because rotation was the first thing that took place. Then correct the lateral curvature.

1894, Proceedings of the Philadelphia County Medical Society, page 170:

(surgery) Synonym of derotate (“to correct a rotational deformity”)


examination table

en-noun

examination table (plural examination tables)

(medicine) A specialized table used to support patients during medical examination.

vizsgálóasztal

a specialized table used to support patients during medical examination


abd

Abd ¶ Soft, obese, tender; decreased bowel sounds; stool palpable on left side

2009, Michelle O'Connor, Beth Bryles Phillips, “Constipation”, in Terry L. Schinghammer, Julia M. Koehler, editors, Pharmacotherapy Casebook: A Patient-Focused Approach, 7th edition, McGraw Hill, →DOI, →ISBN, page 111:


guevedoce

From Spanish güevedoce, from Dominican Spanish güevos a los doce (“testicles at twelve”).

(medicine, endocrinology) In the Dominican Republic, a person born with male gonads, but who appears to have female external genitalia, as a result of a 5-alpha-reductase deficiency.


CTVT

(pathology) Initialism of canine transmissible venereal tumour/tumor.


misnutrition

(medicine, dated) A condition of disordered eating, such as overeating or pica.


Pratt's symptom

(medicine, pathology) The presence of rigidity in the muscles of an injured limb preceding the occurrence of gangrene.


leptorrhiny

(anatomy) The state of having a leptorrhine nose or skull.


mesorrhine

(anatomy) Having a nose that is neither especially narrow nor especially broad.


mesorrhiny

(anatomy) The state of having a mesorrhine nose.


platyrrhiny

(anatomy) The state of having a platyrrhine nose.


emplastron

From Ancient Greek ἔμπλαστρον (émplastron, “daub, salve”).

bor

In his observations, however, upon the different forms of emplastra (and many of which were named Melina), Galen gives a sufficient explanation of the origin of this term as it was applied to plasters; […]

1851, Monthly Journal of Medical Science, volume 12, page 49:

He did, however, use an emplastron on a Negro boy, set a broken jaw for a Negro mand and made an examination per vaginum on a Negro woman.

1946, Journal of the Medical Association of Georgia, volume 35, page 199:


Plague of Justinian

(pathology, historical) The first major pandemic outbreak of bubonic plague in the 6th century.


ASOT

(medicine) Initialism of antistreptolysin O titer.


anatripsology

Borrowed from Italian anatripsologia, coined by Valeriano Luigi Brera in 1799, from Ancient Greek ἀνάτριψις (anátripsis, “rubbing”) + -λογῐ́ᾱ (-logĭ́ā).

der

He was succeeded by one of his five doctor sons, Walter, a protagonist of the art of anatripsology. Rubbing with brandy had quite a vogue in Malvern.

1953, W. H. McMenemey, “The Water Doctors of Malvern, with Special Reference to the Years 1842 to 1872”, in Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, →PMID, page 7:

[…] They both agree on proposing, according to the dictates of ‘‘Anatripsology’’ [19], to apply frictions of ‘‘contused opium’’ and ‘‘milled nigricant pasque flower powder’’ dissolved in gastric juice extracted, in conformity with the Spallanzani method, from the starving stomachs of craws. […]
[…] All the therapies of the time are mentioned: emetics, musk, opium, nappello, giusquiamo, Brera’s anatripsology and electric and chemical-gas applications. […]

2010, Enrico Granieri et al., “An autopathography of tic douloureux at the beginning of the nineteenth century”, in Neurological Sciences, volume 31, number 6, Springer, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 852, 856:

In order for the pregnant woman to relax and to be calm at every stage of labor, a 5-10 minute massage was applied to her shoulders, back, waist, abdomen and legs with small touches, effleurage and anatripsology.

2021, Nergis Karaman, Yeşim Ceylanteki, “Effect of nursing support gıven to pregnant women on labor pain and birth expectancy”, in African Journal of Reproductive Health, volume 25, number 6, →ISSN, page 118:

(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.

anatripsologia

the study of friction or rubbing as a remedy


diagnonsense

Then what's wrong with me, huh? What the fuck is going on inside my head? Tell me, Dr. Val, what's your diag-nonsense?

1999, James Mangold (director), Girl, Interrupted, spoken by supporting actress (Winona Ryder):

Her diagnonsense? I'm in the midst of "The dark night of the soul."

2009, Erica Rivera, Insatiable - A Young Mother's Struggle with Anorexia:

She said, "There was a lot of diagnonsense going on around there." Out of the mouths of babes ...

2010, David M. Allen, How Dysfunctional Families Spur Mental Disorders, page 175:

"Hey Doc, what's the diagnonsense." O'Leary says.

2013, Christopher Tenney, Redemption II, page 20:

This book by no means is I giving any of my diagnonsense predetermined medical/mental conditions any credibility through transference to literature legally ...

"Diagnonsense is more like it," she jokes. She is clear and eloquent, with quick eyes that are growing kinder.

2017, Chris Urquhart, Dirty Kids - Chasing Freedom with America's Nomads:

(medicine, humorous, somewhat derogatory) An inaccurate, incorrect, or nonsensical diagnosis, particularly in the field of psychiatry.


physical diagnosis

en-noun

physical diagnosis (countable and uncountable, plural physical diagnoses)

(medicine, pathology) A diagnosis made by means of a physical examination of a patient.


Eustachian valve

Eustachian valve (plural Eustachian valves)

(anatomy, cardiology) A crescent-shaped fold of the lining membrane of the heart at the entrance of the vena cava inferior.


Eustachian catheter

Eustachian catheter (plural Eustachian catheters)

(medicine, surgery) A tubular instrument that can be introduced into the Eustachian tube in order to allow inflation of the middle ear through the nose or mouth.


pulmonary docimasia

(medicine, archaic) A medical examination of a dead baby's lungs using a microscope, to determine whether air had entered them, and thus whether it was a case of infanticide.


nonevacuated

endoscopic challenges in nonevacuated bowel

(medicine, surgery) Not emptied of chyme or feces.

Not evacuated; as:
Not emptied of chyme or feces.


xanthomyeloma

xanthomyeloma (plural xanthomyelomas or xanthomyelomata)

xanthomyelomas (plural)
xanthomyelomata (plural)

Xanthomyelomas are in most cases connected with tendon sheaths and constitute the commonest type of tendon-sheath tumor.

1924, International Medical and Surgical Survey, page 650:

The complete absence of fat from the tumour seemed to show that it differed from a xanthomyeloma of a tendon sheath.

1925, Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain), Proceedings of the Royal Society of Medicine, page 17:

(pathology, oncology) A lipid-filled myeloma associated primarily with tendon sheaths.


overresuscitate

en-verb

overresuscitate (third-person singular simple present overresuscitates, present participle overresuscitating, simple past and past participle overresuscitated)

overresuscitates (present singular third-person)
overresuscitating (participle present)
overresuscitated (participle past)
overresuscitated (past)

(medicine, transitive) To administer an excessive amount of fluid during an attempt to resuscitate (somebody).


habit cough

en-noun

habit cough (countable and uncountable, plural habit coughs)

(medicine) A chronic cough that has no underlying organic cause or medical diagnosis, and does not respond to conventional medical treatment.


amphitriploid

(genetics) Having a triploid set of chromosomes from each of its parents


anticliny

It rises at a forward angle of about 10°, suggesting anticliny. The neural spine is about 120 mm long anteroposteriorly at the base, while it is only about 13 mm thick.

1997, University of Michigan. Museum of Paleontology, Contributions, volume 30, page 67:

In hominoids, there is usually no anticliny, the diarthral rib articulation is maintained throughout the thoracic series, styloid processes are reduced, and the diaphragmatic vertebra is displaced posteriorly […]

2007, Aaron G. Filler, Axial Character Seriation in Mammals, page 215:

(anatomy) The condition of an anticlinal vertebra.


hepatotomy

hepatotomy (countable and uncountable, plural hepatotomies)

(surgery) An incision of or into the liver.


hepatorrhexis

(medicine, pathology) A rupture of the liver.


hepatosplenitis

(medicine, pathology) Inflammation of the liver and spleen.


hepatotoxemia

(medicine, pathology) Autointoxication caused by a malfunctioning of the liver.


hepatomphalocele

(medicine, pathology) An umbilical hernia with involvement of the liver in the hernial sac.


hepatophyma

(medicine, pathology, obsolete) Any nonspecific mass or tumor in the liver.


hepatolithectomy

(medicine, surgery) A surgical excision of a calculus from the liver.


hepatocholangioenterostomy

From hepato- + cholangio- + enterostomy.

(medicine, surgery) A surgical placement of a passage of communication between the hepatic ducts and the intestine.


hepatocholangiojejunostomy

From hepato- + cholangio- + jejunostomy.

(medicine, surgery) A surgical establishment of a union of the hepatic duct to the jejunum.


hepatocholangiostomy

(medicine, surgery) A surgical creation of an opening into the common bile duct in order to permit drainage.


hepatocholangitis

(medicine, pathology) Inflammation of the liver and bile ducts.


hepatosplenopathy

(medicine, pathology) Any illness or affliction of both the liver and the spleen.


hepatosplenography

(medicine) The use of a contrast medium to outline or depict radiographically the liver and spleen.


hepatojugularometer

hepatojugular reflux
hepatojugular reflux

(medicine) A device used to establish quantitative control and to measure the pressure and force applied over the liver to test the hepatojugular reflux.


hepatojugular reflux

hepatojugular reflux (plural hepatojugular refluxes)

congestive heart failure
congestive heart failure

(medicine) A non-invasive test used to diagnose congestive heart failure.


hepatonephromegaly

(medicine, pathology) A pathological enlargement of the liver and kidneys.


hepatodysentery

(medicine, pathology) Dysentery associated with any illness or affliction of the liver.


hepatogenous jaundice

(medicine, pathology) A jaundice resulting from an affliction or disease of the liver.


hernial sac

(anatomy, pathology) A protruding pouch of the peritoneum consisting of a herniated organ or tissue.


Morgagni hernia

Morgagni hernia (plural Morgagni hernias)

sternocostal triangle
sternocostal triangle

(medicine, pathology) An anterior defect of the diaphragm characterized by herniation through the sternocostal triangle.


sternocostal triangle

sternocostal triangle (plural sternocostal triangles)

(anatomy) Small zones lying between the costal and sternal attachments of the thoracic diaphragm.


pupilloplasty

(surgery) surgery to the iris of the eye that changes the shape of the pupil


hepatic duct

(anatomy) A duct which carries bile from the liver into the common bile duct, and which then conveys it to the duodenum.


apepsinia

(pathology) The absence of pepsin in the body.


venoocclusion

venoocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural venoocclusions)

(medicine, pathology) The obstruction of a blood vessel.


orthocclusion

(dentistry, orthodontics) Normal occlusion.


neutrocclusion

neutrocclusion (countable and uncountable, plural neutrocclusions)

(dentistry) A condition in which the anteroposterior occlusion of the teeth is normal.


combat stress reaction

combat stress reaction (plural combat stress reactions)

(military, psychiatry) Acute behavioral disorganization as a direct result of the trauma of war.


pseudohemophilia

pseudohemophilia (countable and uncountable, plural pseudohemophilias)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: pseudo- + hemophilia.

On examining hemostasis, the only consistent abnormal laboratory finding was a prolonged bleeding time, so that the hemorrhagic disorder fell into the group of so-called pseudohemophilias.

1959, Hermansky F, Pudlak P, “Albinism associated with hemorrhagic diathesis and unusual pigmented reticular cells in the bone marrow: report of two cases with histochemical studies”, in Blood, volume 14, number 2, →DOI, →PMID, pages 162–169:

The original description of a novel severe bleeding disorder as "Hereditary Pseudohemophilia" by Erik von Willebrand can currently be labelled as von Willebrand disease (VWD) type 3. […] [¶] All five daughters, who died from uncontrolled bleedings, very likely would have been homozygous for the deletion in exon 18 consistent with pseudohemophilia, now called VWD type 3. […] [¶] These data demonstrate that the original family S, described by Erik von Willebrand as pseudohemophilia A, has to be diagnosed as autosomal recessive VWD type 3 caused by a homozygous null mutation (one nuclotide deletion of exon 18).

2013, Gadisseur A, Berneman Z, Schroyens W, Michiels JJ, “Pseudohemophilia of Erik von Willebrand caused by homozygous one nucleotide deletion in exon 18 of the VW-factor gene”, in World J Hematol, volume 2, number 4, →DOI, pages 99–108:

von Willebrand disease
von Willebrand disease#Noun

(medicine, dated) Any of several disorders of prolonged blood clotting time, seeming clinically similar to the hemophilias, but pathophysiologically different therefrom, without the same clotting factor derangements as found therein; at least some of these disorders are types of von Willebrand disease, and nowadays would be called and diagnosed thus.


lunar hay fever

From lunar + hay fever. From having symptoms like hay fever, but occurring due to encounters with lunar contaminants. Coined by Harrison Schmitt in 1972, Apollo 17 astronaut and geologist, to describe the condition already previously encountered by earlier crews, and by his crew.

(pathology, astronautics, Apollo Program, informal) A condition caused by irritation to the eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, from exposure to highly abrasive lunar dust.


cerebroprotectant

(pharmacology) A substance that offers cerebroprotection.


galvanocontractility

(archaic, medicine) Contractility in response to an electrical stimulus.


CGL

chronic granulocytic leukemia
chronic granulocytic leukemia#English

(medicine) Abbreviation of chronic granulocytic leukemia.


imidazolopiperazine

(organic chemistry, medicine) Any imidazole derivative of a piperazine; they are antimalarial compounds


FASTER

cerebrovascular accident
cerebrovascular accident#English

(medicine, pathology) Acronym of face, arms, stability, talking, eyes, react. A mnemonic for diagnosing a cerebrovascular accident (“CVA”) or stroke. The mnemonic F-A-S-T-E-R also was coined in recognition of the word faster, as a need for speedy diagnosis and treatment.


stasis papillomatosis

(pathology) A disease characterized by chronic congestion of the extremities, with blood circulation interrupted in a specific area of the body.


UPD

(genetics) Initialism of uniparental disomy.


inhabitive

en-adj

inhabitive (comparative more inhabitive, superlative most inhabitive)

more inhabitive (comparative)
most inhabitive (superlative)

(phrenology) Having a propensity towards permanent residence in a place or abode; fond of home and country.


premune

[…] take special precautions to protect the animals from those ordinary tropical protozoal diseases to which the indigenous cattle are premune.

1937, Annual Departmental Reports of the Straits Settlements..., page 894:

This was an investigation of the smallest protective dose of chloroquine amongst the premune Bantu in Tanganyika.

1958, Great Britain. Colonial Office, Tanganyika Under United Kingdom Administration, page 145:

It need not in fact be assumed that the premune state is implemented by immune mechanisms different from those induced by nonliving antigens.

2014, Julius P. Kreier, Malaria: Immunology and Immunization, page 141:

(medicine) Immune to a disease through having had it before.


genu recurvatum

(pathology) A deformity of the knee joint, causing the knee to bend backwards.


crista ampullaris

angular acceleration
angular acceleration

(anatomy) A sensory organ of rotation, able to sense angular acceleration and deceleration, found in the ampullae of each of the semicircular canals of the inner ear; there are three pairs in total.


disability-adjusted life year

en-noun

disability-adjusted life year (plural disability-adjusted life years)

(medicine) A measure of overall disease burden, expressed as the number of years lost due to ill-health, disability or early death.


OGD

(medicine) Initialism of oesophagogastroduodenoscopy.


Madonna-whore complex

Madonna-whore complex (plural Madonna-whore complexes)

‘Who’s That Knocking at My Door?’ [1967] was a film that dealt with a simple theme, one basic idea—a young guy trying to deal with his madonna-whore complex about women—plus a slight indication of what Little Italy was like.

1973 November 18, Gene Siskel, quoting Martin Scorsese, “Along the ‘Streets’ of Little Italy …”, in Chicago Tribune, section 6, page 6:

The female nurse, however, still fulfils a public stereotype, according to the nurses The Sydney Morning Herald spoke to. She suffers from the Madonna-whore complex – she is a Madonna in the ward because she “helps” people, but socially she’s a Nurse and everybody’s heard of nurses’ parties, haven’t they?

1981 June 20, “Nurses: think like a man, work like a dog, smile like an angel”, in The Sydney Morning Herald, number 44,765, page 33:

The analyst clarifies the enactments into reality of a defensive dissociation of the intimate object from the sexual object, a classic Madonna-and-Whore complex.

2005, The American Psychiatric Publishing Textbook of Psychoanalysis, American Psychiatric Publishing, →ISBN:

“Just got here. Saw the light on my way up to the loo—then I saw your fat arse sticking up investigating Nanny’s drawers so I thought I’d pop in. I see her taste in quasi-nun’s outfits hasn’t changed since 1985,” she observed, flicking through the hangers. “Think she’s got a Madonna and whore complex?”

2008, Hester Browne, The Little Lady Agency and the Prince, Pocket Books, →ISBN, page 375:

Under the Madonna-whore complexes that plagued me and most boys, there was a deep Christian fear of ourselves as animals, creatures of flesh more than spirit.

2013, Andrew Hudgins, “Morning, Ladies!”, in The Joker: A Memoir, Simon & Schuster, →ISBN, page 246:

As we’re well into the 21st century, we might have hoped that all of that Freudian hooey about the Madonna-Whore Complex could have been ditched by now, but [Rena] Priest’s work suggests that our society is still impacted by those archetypes.

2017 June 4, Barbara McMichael, “Two views of life from Bellingham”, in Kitsap Sun, page 4D:

Like other expressions of Madonna-whore complexes, there is an idea that bad things don’t happen to good girls.

2020, Mikki Kendall, “Of #FastTailedGirls and Freedom”, in Hood Feminism: Notes from the Women White Feminists Forgot, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 48:

(psychoanalysis) A complex said to develop in men who see women as either saintly "Madonnas" or debased prostitutes, potentially leading to the inability to maintain sexual arousal within a committed, loving relationship.


uncombable hair syndrome

(medical genetics, dermatology) An extremely rare structural anomaly of the hair with a variable degree of effect, characterized by hair that is silvery, dry, frizzy, wiry, and impossible to comb.


LPS

levator palpebrae superioris
levator palpebrae superioris#English

(anatomy, ophthalmology) Initialism of levator palpebrae superioris.


fertility clinic

fertility clinic (plural fertility clinics)

(obstetrics) A medical clinic that assists couples, and sometimes individuals, who wish to become parents.


balapiravir

(pharmacology) An antiviral drug used to treat dengue fever.


fluidist

(medicine, historical) A supporter of the doctrine of fluidism.


Potter-Bucky diaphragm

Potter-Bucky diaphragm (plural Potter-Bucky diaphragms)

Named after Hollis Potter and Gustav Bucky.

(medicine) A grid of lead strips that can be repositioned to reduce visual artifacts on an X-ray caused by secondary radiation.


portalization

Evaluation of the hepatic veins with color Doppler may demonstrate portalization of hepatic vein with loss of the normal triphasic pattern, a flattened hepatic vein, or turbulence if the hepatic vein is compressed.

2017, Govind Nandakumar, Evidence Based Practices in Gastrointestinal & Hepatobiliary Surgery, page 19:

(medicine) The routing of nerves and/or blood vessels through a port.


tirzepatide

The drug is called tirzepatide and will be sold under the name Zepbound. It joins a class of new medications that are transforming obesity, a condition that affects 100 million American adults and is linked to a spectrum of diseases including diabetes, heart disease, sleep apnea, liver disease, kidney disease and joint pain.

2023 November 8, Gina Kolata, “F.D.A. Approves New Obesity Drug That Will Compete With Wegovy”, in The New York Times:

(pharmacology) A medication for the treatment of type 2 diabetes.


electroknife

An alternative method for the management of rhinophyma is advocated by Gjuric and Rettinger (1993), who used a mono- or bipolar electroknife.

2014, V. Oswal, M. Remacle, S. Jovanvic, Principles and Practice of Lasers in Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, page 472:

(surgery) A knife used in electrosurgery.


ECA

external carotid artery
external carotid artery#English

(anatomy) Initialism of external carotid artery.


referologist

medical practitioner
medical practitioner#English

(medicine, derogatory, slang) A medical doctor who preferentially refers patients to specialists and other medical practitioners

general practitioner
general practitioner#English

A general practitioner (GP), who needs to refer patients to specialists to treat conditions, and generally just keeps track of medical records


larvaceous

I now proceed to speak of larvaceous gout, which as yet I have not discussed.

1871, Armand Trousseau, Lectures on clinical medicine delivered at the Hôtel-Dieu, page 376:

Given the potential infectious factors that make the shock period more unstable, the sudden death caused by septicemia during shock period may largely be attributed to the larvaceous infection with a rather great severity.

2019, Xiaobing Fu, Liangming Liu, Severe Trauma and Sepsis: Organ Damage and Tissue Repair, page 214:


nonrupture

(medicine) A heart condition other than rupture.


antipharmic

(medicine, obsolete) Serving as an antidote.


seat belt syndrome

(medicine) Injury produced by a seat belt, (especially) severe internal injuries to abdominal organs resulting from the body folding over or flailing about a lap belt in the absence of the upper-body restraint provided by a shoulder belt.


tretinoin tocoferil

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A hybrid compound composed of alpha-tocopherol esterified with retinoic acid.


individual psychology

(psychoanalysis) A psychological method or science founded by the Viennese psychiatrist Alfred Adler.


toxitabellae

As in cases of the injections, the amount of ingredients are not prescribed or dose in any table given except in the toxitabellae Hydrargyri Chloridi (Tablets of mercuric bichloride.)

1945, New York Legislative Documents, volume 2, page 81:

Two classes of tablets are now official, the Toxitabellae and the Tabellae. The former appellation is reserved solely for tablets of mercuric chloride […]

1945, Rufus Ashley Lyman, American Pharmacy, page 442:

(medicine, dated, historical) Tablets of mercuric chloride or mercuric bichloride, formerly used to treat syphilis.


tracheopharyngeal

(anatomy) Relating to the trachea and pharynx.


tricuspal

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(geometry, dentistry) Consisting of, or relating to, three cusps.


hydrodolasetron

(pharmacology) A drug chemical with the formal name (10-hydroxy-8-azatricyclo[5.3.1.0^(3,8)}]undecan-5-yl) 1H-indole-3-carboxylate


zeism

From New Latin zea, from Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”), + -ism.


zeist

From New Latin zea, from Ancient Greek ζειά (zeiá, “spelt”), + -ist.

(medicine, archaic, historical) One who believed that maize was the cause of pellagra.


antizeist

(medicine, archaic, historical) One who believed that maize was not the cause of pellagra.


vaginometer

/ˌvædʒɪˈnɒmɪtə(ɹ)/

(medicine) An instrument for measuring the vagina.


Henry's pocket

If you examine a dog's ear very gently, you will find a little fold of skin ... known as Henry's pocket

1971, Olive Royston, Living Creatures of an English Home, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul, →ISBN, page 64:

[M]ites can be seen ... in Henry's pocket of the ear (especially in cats)

1991, D. I. Grant, Skin Diseases in the Dog and Cat, 2nd edition, Oxford: Blackwell, →ISBN, page 44:

The small folds of skin found inside cats' ears are called 'Henry's pockets'

2021 March 26, “Feline Friday Adoptable 'Cool Cats'”, in Greenville Daily Advocate, Greenville, OH, page 2:

(anatomy, zoology) The cutaneous marginal pouch in the ear of an animal, especially a cat or dog.


omphalolith

(medicine) A periumbilical mass that may form due to the accumulation of sebum and keratin.


earwax impaction

earwax impaction (countable and uncountable, plural earwax impactions)

(medicine, otolaryngology) Excessive earwax which impedes the passage of sound in the ear canal, causing various symptoms.


exercise regime

exercise regime (plural exercise regimes)

(athletics, health sciences) A set of rules regarding nutrition and exercise in order to attain the desired results.


atelomyelia

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: atelo- + myel- + -ia.

(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the spinal cord.


atelocardia

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: atelo- + cardio- + -ia.

(medicine, rare) A congenital anomaly with incomplete development of the heart.


syringo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin sȳrinx, from Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “pipe, tube, channel, fistula”). More at syrinx § Etymology.

der

(anatomy) syrinx: Of or pertaining to a tube or tuboid structure, such as a fistula.

and tubulo-

also semantically related to tubes of various kinds


hydromyelia

en-noun

hydromyelia (countable and uncountable, plural hydromyelias)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: hydro- + myel- + -ia.

cerebrospinal fluid
cerebrospinal fluid#Noun

(medicine) A disorder with excessive cerebrospinal fluid accumulation within the spinal cord.

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary
syringomyelia#Pathogenesis


BFLS

(medicine) Initialism of Börjeson–Forssman–Lehmann syndrome.


mesio-occlusal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the mesial and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.

(dentistry) Denoting the angle formed by the junction of the mesial and occlusal surfaces of a bicuspid or molar tooth.


bucco-occlusal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the buccal and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.


linguo-occlusal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the lingual and the occlusal surfaces of a tooth.


linguobuccal

(dentistry) Of or relating to the lingual and the buccal surfaces of a tooth.


aarF

(genetics) A gene that is required to make coenzyme Q.


luxoid

Named by Green in 1955 (probably inspired by luxate meaning dislocated + -oid)

(genetics) A gene which when mutated in mice produces skeletal abnormalities.


myrinx

(anatomy, medicine) Alternative form of myringa; Synonym of eardrum.


myringeal

en-adj

myringeal (comparative more myringeal, superlative most myringeal)

more myringeal (comparative)
most myringeal (superlative)

From myringes + -al; morphologically parallel with meningeal, phalangeal, and similar adjectives.

(anatomy, medicine, uncommon) Of or pertaining to the eardrum(s) (the myringes).

tympanic

which is the most common of these synonyms


coelo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow; concave; a cavity, hollow”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱewh₁- (“to swell; to be strong”)); developed from such earlier Latin terms as coeliac and coelom.

der

Near-synonyms: abdomin-, abdomino-

(art, sciences) hollow; cavity; as:
(anatomy, medicine) abdominal cavity.


delayed-onset muscle soreness

en-noun

delayed-onset muscle soreness (uncountable)

(medicine) The pain and stiffness felt in muscles several hours to days after unaccustomed or strenuous exercise.


ducto-

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

(anatomy, medicine) duct (any exocrine glandular duct); most often:


angiophakomatosis

angiophakomatosis (countable and uncountable, plural angiophakomatoses)

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: angio- + phakomatosis; more at phakomatosis § Etymology.

(medicine) Any of a group of disorders involving overlapping aspects of angiomatosis and phakomatosis in various organs.


von Hippel–Lindau disease

The German ophthalmologist Eugen von Hippel first described angiomas in the eye in 1904. Arvid Lindau described the angiomas of the cerebellum and spine in 1927.

(medicine) A type of angiophakomatosis, caused by certain DNA sequence variants (in the VHL gene).


hyperpronation

(anatomy, medicine) A gait problem in which the person walks on the medial aspects of the soles.

(anatomy, medicine) A method of closed reduction to return the elbow joint to its proper conformation (that is, to reduce a subluxation).


tyro-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Ancient Greek τῡρός (tūrós, “cheese”).