gyroma

(medicine, dated) A large, convoluted mass in the ovary, similar to an endothelioma.


herpetism

en-noun

herpetism (countable and uncountable, plural herpetisms)

From herpes + -ism. For diatheses named by suffixing -ism, cf. cancerism.


stylomaxillary

(anatomy) Of or relating to the styloid process and the maxilla.


circumduct

en-verb

circumduct (third-person singular simple present circumducts, present participle circumducting, simple past and past participle circumducted)

circumducts (present singular third-person)
circumducting (participle present)
circumducted (participle past)
circumducted (past)

From Latin circumductus, past participle of circumducere (“to lead around”), from circum + ducere (“to lead”).

(anatomy) To move an extremity about an axis so that the distal end delineates a circle whilst the proximal end stays fixed.


tracheocele

It was evident, then, that on the right side the morbid signs were due to the contiguity of the tracheocele and the lung […]

(medicine) A tumour containing air and communicating with the trachea.


hypercortisolism

en-noun

hypercortisolism (usually uncountable, plural hypercortisolisms)

(medicine) Excessive production of cortisol in the body.


BSN

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
w:Bachelor of Science in Nursing

(medicine) Initialism of Bachelor of Science in Nursing.


shotted

a shotted suture

a double-shotted patient

(medicine) Having a shot attached or admininstered.


rheumides

(archaic, medicine) The class of skin disease developed by the dartrous diathesis.


atrabiliary

en-adj

atrabiliary (comparative more atrabiliary, superlative most atrabiliary)

more atrabiliary (comparative)
most atrabiliary (superlative)

From Latin ātra bīlis (“black bile”) (āter (“dark, black”) + bīlis (“bile”)) + -ary.

A Cancer again is known by its renitency of touch, if it be mild it carries a black or livid colour outwards, so made by the peccant humour or atrabiliary juice; there's no heat felt on the touch, but rather a coldness in the part; […]

1703, John Browne, The Surgeon's Assistant. In which is Plainly Discovered the True Origin of Most Diseases. Treating Particularly of the Plague, French Pox, Leprosie, &c. of the Biting of Mad Dogs, and other Venemous Creatures. Also a Compleat Treatise of Cancers and Gangreens. With an Enquiry whether they have any Alliance with Contagious Diseases. Their most Easie, and Speedy Method of Cure. With Diverse Approved Receipts, London: Printed for James Knapton, at the Crown in St Paul Church-yard, →OCLC, page 83:

[…] 'Tis true, when once a Schirrus is formed in a glandular Part, no one can tell how it may terminate; becauſe various changes may ariſe from various Cauſes in the Conſtitution of the Perſon; and if the Juices ſhould degenerate into a highly acrid, or what the Ancients termed an atrabiliary State, the Schirrus will be (cæteris paribus) more liable to become a Cancer.

1753, William Norford, An Essay on the General Method of Treating Cancerous Tumours. In which the Opinions of some of the most Celebrated Authors, who have Writ on this Subject, are Examined, and Compared. The Whole Endeavouring to Shew what Stages of that Formidable Disease are Curable. Illustrated with Several Extraordinary Cases, London: Printed for J. Noon, at the White Hart in Cheapside, near the Poultry, →OCLC, page 66:

Urine of a green Colour with a thick Sediment, denotes, 1. an atrabiliary Habit; 2. that the atrabiliary Matter now begins to be diſſolved and diſcharged, and that therefore, 3. there muſt be Anxieties about the Præcordia, a Diſturbance in the Bowels, with iliacal ancolicky Pains, &c.

1757, Herman Boerhaave, Dr. Boerhaave's Academical Lectures on the Theory of Physic. Being a Genuine Translation of his Institutes and Explanatory Comment, Collated and Adjusted to Each Other, as they were Dictated to his Students at the University of Leyden, volume VI, London: Printed for J. Rivington [et al.], →OCLC, page 226:

Becauſe by theſe the blood is thinned, and the atrabiliary matter reſolved. But as the diſeaſe is of the chronic kind, theſe means muſt be continued a long time. […] We have hitherto conſidered the atrabiliary matter as equally diſperſed throughout the circulating humours; but if its quantity be increaſed, it may ſtick in divers parts of the body, and produce the worſt kinds of obſtructions.

1774, Gerard van Swieten with Herman Boerhaave, edited by Colin Hossack, An Abridgement of Baron Van Swieten's Commentaries upon the Aphorisms of the Celebrated Dr. Herman Boerhaave, Late Professor of Physic, &c. in the University of Leyden. Concerning the Knowledge and Cure of Diseases. … In Five Volumes, volume III, London: Printed for Robert Horsfield, No. 22, in Ludgate-street; and Thomas Longman, No. 39, in Pater-noster Row, →OCLC, page 249:

The four sorts of humours performed in the human body (microcosm) a part as important as the four elements did in the whole universe (macrocosm.) The bile, the blood, the pituitary and atrabiliary fluids determined, by their predominance the different temperaments, and produced the different diseases. The atrabiliary humour was, as is well known, thought to be the cause of melancholy and mania; […]

1827, [Marie François] Xavier Bichat, translated by F. Gold, Physiological Researches on Life and Death, Boston, Ma.: Richardson and Lord, →OCLC, page 206:

The cold meningitis is due either to the lymphatic or the atrabiliary humors. […] There are two kinds of hot meningitis: One, atrabiliary; the other, atrabiliary mixed with a blood component.

2005, Journal of the Society for Armenian Studies, Los Angeles and Fresno, Calif., Dearborn, Mich.: The Society, page 172:

(medicine, obsolete) Of or relating to black bile.


dartrous

(medicine, obsolete) Relating to, or suffering from, tetter (any of various pustular skin conditions); herpetic.


papulopustular

(medicine) Characterized by papules and pustules.


synchondrotomy

Ancient Greek union by cartilage + to cut.


cephalitis

(medicine, archaic) phrenitis
(medicine, archaic) encephalitis


onychophagia

(psychopathology) Compulsive biting of one's nails


weather pains

(medicine) osseous pain claimed to be caused by changes in barometric pressure


TTS

en-noun

TTS (countable and uncountable, plural TTSs)

thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome#English

(pathology) Abbreviation of thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome.


fusidane

(organic chemistry, medicine) Any of a class of antibiotics, produced by dermatophytes, that have a cyclopentanoperhydrophenanthrene structure


glucocentric

en-adj

glucocentric (comparative more glucocentric, superlative most glucocentric)

more glucocentric (comparative)
most glucocentric (superlative)

(medicine) Having a focus on glucose as the cause of a condition (to the exclusion of other factors)


clobetasol

From chlo(ro)- + -betasol (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) A corticosteroid used to treat various skin disorders including eczema and psoriasis.


stegnotic

From Ancient Greek στεγνωτικός (stegnōtikós), from στεγνός (stegnós, “costive”).

(medicine) Tending to render costive, or to diminish excretions or discharges.


collatitious

Borrowed from Latin collātītius, later form of collātīcius (“brought together, raised by contribution”). See collation.

nor was there any morbid alteration in the collatitious organs.

1848, The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal, volume 38:

(obsolete, medicine) Relating to the digestive system and other associated organs, such as the liver and pancreas.


BPD

borderline personality disorder
borderline personality disorder#English

(psychiatry) Initialism of borderline personality disorder.


abducent nerve

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of abducens nerve


antiphospholipid

(immunology) Counteracting phospholipids; applied to Hughes syndrome


arterolane

From arte- (“artemisinin-related compound”).

(pharmacology) A novel antimalarial drug that contains both an adamantyl and an ozonide group.


scybala

From Ancient Greek σκύβαλα (skúbala), plural of σκύβαλον (skúbalon).

(obsolete, medicine) a hardened mass of feces


suprastapedial

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or designating that part of the columella of the ear which projects above the connection with the stapes, as in many animals.


skin signs

Assess pulse, blood pressure, and skin signs.

2010, American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons, Emergency Care and Transport of the Sick and Injured, 10th Edition, page 1256

(medicine) A component of vital signs based on the color, temperature, and moisture of a patient's epidermis.


vital sign

(medicine) A particular component of a patient's vital signs


pharyngotomy

(surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that obstructs the passage.


midlung

In a patient with lobar pneumonia with right posterior midlung consolidation, bronchial breath sounds are heard over the right posterior midlung field, located over the seventh and eight intercostal spaces along the vertebral column.

2009, Auscultation Skills: Breath & Heart Sounds, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, page 137:

(anatomy) The nexus of an individual lung


foldback

en-noun

foldback (countable and uncountable, plural foldbacks)

(genetics) A denatured (single-strand) DNA molecule that has formed base pair bonds with itself.

(genetics) A chromosome that contains sequences which support foldback; A DNA molecule with a base sequence or sequences that are repeated in reverse order.


colo-

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting a New Latin combining form, from Latin colon, whence also English colon.

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary


enoxolone

Probably from -ene + (carb)ox(ylic acid) + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

af

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Glycyrrhetinic acid.


-sis

Ultimately from Ancient Greek -σις (-sis, “forms noun of action”), often via Latin or French. Identical in meaning with Latin -entia, English -ing.

der

psoriasis, sepsis, tuberculosis, psychosis


diapnoic

en-adj

diapnoic (comparative more diapnoic, superlative most diapnoic)

more diapnoic (comparative)
most diapnoic (superlative)

From Ancient Greek δια- (dia-) + πνοή (pnoḗ, “breath”) + -ic.

(medicine, obsolete, rare) Slightly increasing perspiration; mildly diaphoretic.


diapnoic

(medicine, obsolete) A mild diaphoretic.


sweat pore

(anatomy) The opening of a sweat gland to the surface of the skin.


dabigatran

/dəˈbɪɡ.əˌtɹæn/

/ˌdæb.ɪˈɡæˌtɹæn/

From dabi- (of unknown origin) + -gatran (“thrombin inhibitor”).

af

(pharmacology) A direct thrombin inhibitor used as an oral anticoagulant for atrial fibrillation and other clinical conditions.


spongiopilin

From spongio- + Ancient Greek πίλῐνος (pílĭnos, “made of felt”).

der

(medicine, dated) A kind of cloth interwoven with small pieces of sponge and rendered waterproof on one side by a covering of rubber. When moistened with hot water it is used as a poultice.


picra

From Latin [Term?], from Ancient Greek πίκρα (píkra, “a kind of antidote”), from πικρός (pikrós, “sharp, bitter”).

(medicine, dated or historical) The powder of aloes with canella, formerly officinal, employed as a cathartic.


algogenic

en-adj

algogenic (comparative more algogenic, superlative most algogenic)

more algogenic (comparative)
most algogenic (superlative)

From algo- + -genic, wherein algo- refers to pain, and -genic indicates causation thereof.

We wish to study the algogenic effect of bee stings.


thenal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the thenar


sclerotitis

(obsolete, medicine) Synonym of scleritis


asterixis

en-noun

asterixis (countable and uncountable, plural asterixes)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek α- (a-, “not”) + στήριξις (stḗrixis, “fixed position”) from Ancient Greek στηρίζω (stērízō, “make fast, fix,support”)

der

(pathology) An abnormal muscular tremor characterized by involuntary jerking of the hands


postcommissure

By gently moving its caudal end , its ventro-cephalic angle will be found to be continuous with the mesocælian roof by a curved and corrugated lamina, the POSTCOMMISSURE

1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

(anatomy) A transverse commissure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commissure.


postclavicle

(anatomy) A bone in the pectoral girdle of many fishes projecting backward from the clavicle.


cotyloid

en-adj

cotyloid (comparative more cotyloid, superlative most cotyloid)

more cotyloid (comparative)
most cotyloid (superlative)

the cotyloid gland

the cotyloid ligament

the cotyloid foss

the cotyloid joint

the cotyloid notch

(anatomy) Relating to a cotyloid cavity.


syringotomy

Ancient Greek σῦριγξ (sûrinx, “fistulous sore or abscess”) + -tomy; compare French syringotomie. By surface analysis, syringo- + -tomy.

uder

(surgery) The operation of cutting for anal fistula.


cascara sagrada

/kaˌskɑː.ɹə səˈɡɹɑː.də/

/kæˌskɛɹ.ə səˈɡɹɑ.də/

Borrowed from Spanish cáscara sagrada (“sacred bark”).

Mid-March 2021, at a bowling alley, I watch balls thunder down lanes and wonder if I’ve had a bowel movement since Presidents’ Day. I try: Miralax, Restoralax, magnesium citrate (liquid and powder), […] dandelion, cascara sagrada, pumpkin purée, […].

2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times:

(pharmacology) A purgative made from the dried bark of an American buckthorn.


crotaphite

From Ancient Greek κρόταφος (krótaphos, “the side of the forehead”) + -ite.

(anatomy, obsolete) Pertaining to the temples; temporal.


runround

This time it was my "runround;" and before she took off her bonnet, she had brought me a cup of ashes and water, and put my finger in soak.

1871, Oliver Optic, Our Boys and Girls - Volumes 9-10, page 504:

The ulcerative form resembles ingrowing nail, but in the syyphilitic disease the matrix is usually involved first, and not secondarily, as in ordinary ingrowing nail, or in common runround.

1880, Edward Lawrence Keyes, The Venereal Diseases: Including Stricture of the Male Urethra, page 175:

Runround is always the result of an injury which may be very trivial.

1907, Carl Reissig, The Standard Family Physician:

I have a horse that had a runround on its hoof, about four months ag . A new hoof has grown out about two inches, but it is still sore at back of hoof and pus forms in the parts affected, and sometimes the leg swells.

I have a very painful thumb, a runround has caused it to ache violently, so I must close.

2000, Eron Rowland, Varina Howell, Volume 1: Wife of Jefferson Davis, page 412:

(US, pathology, informal, dated) A felon or whitlow.


dartos

From Ancient Greek δαρτός (dartós, “flayed”), from δέρω (dérō, “to skin, to flay”) + -τός (-tós, adjectival suffix).

af

(anatomy) A thin layer of vascular contractile tissue that contains smooth muscle fibers but no fat and is situated directly beneath the skin of the scrotum or beneath that of the labia majora.


penicil

From Latin penicillum, penicillus (“a painter's brush, a roll of lint, a tent for wounds”).

(medicine, dated) A tent or pledget for wounds or ulcers.


lithotrity

en-noun

lithotrity (countable and uncountable, plural lithotrities)

From litho- + Latin terere, tritum (“to rub, grind”).


acra

From Ancient Greek ἀ̆κρᾰ (ăkră), probably back-formed from German Akren as this is more easily encountered and even the English is most likely found in books written by Germans.

The principal differential diagnostic considerations in the case of nevi situated at the acra are atypical nevus and melanoma and, occasionally Spitz nevus/tumor.

2004 August 1, Raymond L. Barnhill, Michael Piepkorn, Klaus J. Busam, Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 89:

The surface area to volume ratio requires that the surface temperature in the nearly cylinder-shaped body parts should be lower the smaller their radius is. Consequently skin temperatures drop toward the ends of the extremities. A quicker cooling of the acra compared to head or trunk also occurs.

2014 July 29, Sandra Ückert, Cold Application in Training & Competition: The Influence of Temperature on Your Athletic Performance, Meyer & Meyer Verlag, →ISBN, page 52:

(anatomy, rare) The vascular areas of the body most removed from the heart.


meiome

(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of messenger RNA molecules (transcripts) produced in a cell that is undergoing meiosis.


accessory nerve

accessory nerve (plural accessory nerves)

(neuroanatomy) Either of a pair of motor nerves that are the 11th cranial nerve of higher vertebrates, arise from the medulla oblongata and the upper part of the spinal cord, controlling the pharynx and the muscles of the upper chest, back and shoulders.


ethmoturbinal

(anatomy) An upper turbinal, connected directly with the ethmoid bone.


pseudoturbinal

(anatomy) An incurved portion of the wall of the nasal chamber, distinguished from the true turbinals.


calcinuria

(pathology) The presence of calcium salts in the urine


subsyndromal

en-adj

subsyndromal (comparative more subsyndromal, superlative most subsyndromal)

more subsyndromal (comparative)
most subsyndromal (superlative)

(medicine) Not pronounced or apparent enough to be clinically classed as a syndrome.


choanoid

choanoid (comparative more choanoid, superlative most choanoid)

more choanoid (comparative)
most choanoid (superlative)

From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”) + -oid.

(anatomy) funnel-shaped; applied particularly to a hollow muscle attached to the eyeball in many reptiles and mammals


mesocephalon

(neuroanatomy, archaic) The pons; pons Varolii.

(neuroanatomy, archaic) The mesencephalon


piroplasma

en-noun

piroplasma (plural piroplasmas or piroplasmata)

piroplasmas (plural)
piroplasmata (plural)

From Latin pirum (“pear”) + Ancient Greek πλάσμα (plásma, “image, formation”).

uder

It has been known for some years past that Piroplasma in the digestive tube of an adult female tick can give rise to infection in the offspring of that female, so that one generation of ticks can acquire the parasites from cattle, and the next generation can transmit the disease to other cattle

1895, Entomological Pamphlets: Slingerland Collection.:

(epidemiology, microbiology) Babesia, a genus of hematozoa that invades the red blood cells of humans and domesticated animals such as dogs and sheep


babesia

en-noun

babesia (usually uncountable, plural babesias or babesiae)

Borrowed from translingual Babesia, named after Victor Babeș.

(microbiology, epidemiology) Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing any of several babesioses.

巴倍蟲 /巴倍虫

any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia


corticolimbic

(anatomy) Relating to the cortex and limbic system.


Poupart's ligament

Poupart's ligament (plural Poupart's ligaments)

Named after François Poupart (1661-1708), French anatomist.

(anatomy) A ligament extending in most mammals from the ventral side of the ilium to near the symphysis of the pubic bones.


cholecystis

From Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ, “bile”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder”).


scapholunar

(anatomy) Of or relating to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus.


scapholunar

(anatomy) A bone formed by the coalescence of the scaphoid and lunar in the carpus of carnivora.


syringocoele

From syrinx + Ancient Greek κοῖλος (koîlos, “hollow”).

(anatomy) The central canal of the spinal cord.


MDPV

Muscovy duck parvovirus
Muscovy duck parvovirus#English

(veterinary medicine) Abbreviation of Muscovy duck parvovirus.


splenization

splenization (usually uncountable, plural splenizations)

From Ancient Greek σπλήν (splḗn, “spleen”) + -ization.

(medicine) A morbid state of the lung produced by inflammation, in which its tissue resembles that of the spleen.


gliosis

gliosis (countable and uncountable, plural glioses)

Material for the second MS library (herein MS2) came from a pool of tissues from two patients, one with acute, active lesions and widespread inflammatory involvement in the white matter, and the other with chronic, "silent" lesions, with gliosis, but without evidence of a lymphocytic infiltrate.

2001 November 23, Dorothee Chabas et al., “The Influence of the Proinflammatory Cytokine, Osteopontin, on Autoimmune Demyelinating Disease”, in Science, volume 294, number 5547, →DOI, pages 1731–1735:

central nervous system
central nervous system

(pathology) A proliferation of astrocytes in damaged areas of the central nervous system. This proliferation usually leads to the formation of a glial scar.


ptilosis

ptilosis (usually uncountable, plural ptiloses)

Borrowed from New Latin ptilōsis, from the Ancient Greek πτῐ́λωσῐς (ptĭ́lōsĭs).

The state of the lid, when deprived of the eyelashes, has been called ptilosis or alopecia ; the effect of the removal is very inconsiderable, and unless you look closely to the lid of a person of light hair, you can hardly distinguish whether the eyelashes are wanting or not.

This is an aggravated form of the last disease, and presents ulceration and induration of the edges of the eye: lids, so as to cause the cilia, or lashes to fall out—ptilosis.

1836, London Medical and Surgical Journal - Volumes 8-9, page 677:

Loss of the eye-lashes, (ptilosis, madarosis, alopecia.) -- Destruction of the bulbs by ulceration or by injury causes permanent loss of the cilia, which may be either total or partial.

1843, Sir William Lawrence, Isaac Hays, A Treatise on the Diseases of the Eye, page 124:

There may be ulceration and notching (ptilosis) of the lid margin (Figure 1.3).

2012, Kenneth C. Chern, Michael A. Saidel, Ophthalmology Review Manual, →ISBN:

(medicine) Loss of the eyelashes, due to ulceration or other damage to the follicles.


heterotropic

Heterotropic pregnancy occurs when intrauterine and ectopic pregnancies coexist.

2007, Jonathan S. Berek, Berek & Novak's Gynecology, →ISBN, page 629:

Various hereditary conditions and congenital condition give rise to heterotropic calcification something abnormal in metabolic and endocrinal functions also give rise to deposition of calcium in extraskeletal system.

2009, Kulkarni, Textbook of Orthopaedics and Trauma, →ISBN, page 2524:

(physiology) Concerning a process that abnormally takes place outside of its normal system as well as within its normal system.


hypoconid

Differs from Catopithecus and Oligopithecus by the retention of P 2 2, its single-cusped P 4, its P 3-4 of about the same size, its hypoconid nontwinned with entoconid on lower molars, its upper premolars without inner cusps, and by its broader upper molars with only very slight hypocone swelling.

1999 October 15, J.-J. Jaeger et al., “A New Primate from the Middle Eocene of Myanmar and the Asian Early Origin of Anthropoids”, in Science, volume 286, number 5439, →DOI, pages 528–530:

(dentistry) One of the main cusps, at the posterolabial side.


hypoconulid

Two upper incisors vertically implanted with I 1 slightly larger than I 2 (judging from the remaining roots), strong vertical upper and lower canine with rounded crown sections, reduced and single-rooted P 2, P 3 as large as P 4, simple with their crown obliquely orientated and high protoconid, M 1 with low paraconid, metaconid widely separated from protoconid, and buccodistally projecting hypoconulid.

(dentistry) The distal cusp of a lower molar.


milk fever

(veterinary medicine) An acute metabolic disorder occurring at the start of lactation and caused by calcium deficiency, which primarily affects dairy cows.


reprotoxic

en-adj

reprotoxic (comparative more reprotoxic, superlative most reprotoxic)

more reprotoxic (comparative)
most reprotoxic (superlative)

/ˌɹiːpɹəʊˈtɒksɪk/

(pharmacology, toxicology) Having a toxic effect on the process of reproduction


scintigraphic

(medicine) Of or pertaining to scintigraphy.


normoplasia

(medicine) normal development or growth of an organ, without hyperplasia or hypoplasia


normocapnic

(medicine) Relating to normocapnia; having the normal amount of carbon dioxide in arterial blood


normoactive

(medicine) Having a normal level of activity; neither hypoactive nor hyperactive.


normoactivity

(medicine) A normal level of activity; the state of being normoactive.


dartoid

dartoid (comparative more dartoid, superlative most dartoid)

more dartoid (comparative)
most dartoid (superlative)

dartoid tissue


ischio-

Combining form of Ancient Greek ἰσχίον (iskhíon, “ischium”).


physiologic dead space

en-noun

physiologic dead space (countable and uncountable, plural physiologic dead spaces)

(physiology) That volume of air in the lung which does not partake in gas exchange.

2011. John B. West, Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Ninth edition.
Bohr's method measures the volume of the lung which does not eliminate CO₂. Because this is a functional measurement, the volume is called the physiologic dead space.

(physiology) That volume of air in the lung that does not eliminate carbon dioxide, as defined functionally by the Bohr equation.

(physiology) The sum of the anatomic plus the alveolar dead spaces.

...the effective respiratory dead space is made up of two principal components. The first component is associated with the volume of the respiratory passages leading to the lung.... A second component is the ... well ventilated, but poorly perfused alveoli are in parallel with the respiratory passages and it is convenient to designate this component as the ‘parallel’ dead space.

1955, B. Folkow, J. R. Pappenheimer, Components of the Respiratory Dead Space and Their Variation With Pressure Breathing and With Bronchoactive Drugs J Appl Physiol 8:102-110:

(physiology) The sum of the parallel and the serial dead spaces.


encephalos

From Ancient Greek ἐν (en, “in”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

In man the encephalos reaches its full size about seven years of age.

1859–1860, William Hamilton, edited by H[enry] L[ongueville] Mansel and John Veitch, Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), Edinburgh, London: William Blackwood and Sons, →OCLC:


terma

The terma is so thin that even when it has escaped injury in the inedisection of the brain it may not be readily recognized unless three points are borne in mind

1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:

(anatomy) The terminal lamina, or thin ventral part, of the anterior wall of the third ventricle of the brain.


indeciduate

(anatomy) Having no decidua; nondeciduate.


sphenoethmoidal

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the ethmoid bone.


SERM

SERM (countable and uncountable, plural SERMs)

selective estrogen receptor modulator
w:selective estrogen receptor modulator

(pharmacology) Initialism of selective estrogen receptor modulator.


mesiobuccal

Molar buccal cingulae are absent except for tiny remnants at the base of the buccal cleft and on the mesiobuccal surface of the protoconid of M 1 .

1999 August 27, Steve Ward et al., “Equatorius: A New Hominoid Genus from the Middle Miocene of Kenya”, in Science, volume 285, number 5432, →DOI, pages 1382–1386:

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


mesiodistal

However, Afrotarsius displays lower molars with much more acute cusps, a more protruding shelf-like paraconid, a metaconid opposite to the protoconid, a mesiodistal cristid obliqua, a strong labial cingulum, and a more distal entoconid.

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


metaconid

(dentistry) The mesiolingual cusp of a lower molar tooth.


gingivostomatitis

(pathology) inflammation of the gingiva (and related mucous membranes)


melanoderma

melanoderma (countable and uncountable, plural melanodermas or melanodermata)

melanodermas (plural)
melanodermata (plural)

(pathology) An unusual darkening of the skin.


suboxone

Marketing name, perhaps a blend of Subutex + naloxone.

Coordinate term: Subutex

Not far behind OxyContin is Suboxone, the brand name for a drug whose primary ingredient is buprenorphine, a semisynthetic opioid.

2012 August 23, Conor Friedersdorf, quoting Chris Hedges and Joe Sacco, “What OxyContin Addicts in West Virginia Tell Us About the War on Drugs”, in The Atlantic:

(pharmacology) A combination drug of buprenorphine and naloxone, used to treat opiate addictions.


anal gland

(anatomy) A small paired sebaceous gland found near the anus in many mammals, secreting a liquid that is used for identification of members within the species.

glàndula anal

anatomy: sebaceous gland near anus in many mammals


alveolar dead space

alveolar dead space (countable and uncountable, plural alveolar dead spaces)

Alveolar dead space is herein defined as the difference between the physiologic and anatomic dead spaces.

1957, J. W. Severinghaus, M. Stupfel, Alveolar dead space as an index of distribution of blood flaw in pulmonary capillaries. J. Appl. Physiol. 10: 335-348:

(physiology) The volume of air in the alveoli of the lung which does not partake in the exchange of gas.

espaço morto

air in the lung which does not partake in gas exchange


anatomic dead space

anatomic dead space (countable and uncountable, plural anatomic dead spaces)

(anatomy) The volume of conducting airways of the lung, as measured by a cast of the airways.

(physiology) The volume of inspired gas that does not mix with alveolar gas, as measured in vivo by gas dilution, by the method of Fowler.


remplissage

(surgery) The use of part of the infraspinatus tendon to fill in a humeral defect.


metaconule

Very reduced P 2, broad upper molars with welldeveloped cingulum surrounding the crowns, very slight hypocone swelling on M 1 and M 2 and strongly reduced paraconule and metaconule, lingually bent paracone and metacone on M 2 .

(dentistry) The distal intermediate cusp of an upper molar tooth


palatic

(anatomy, linguistics, archaic) A palatal.


palatic

(anatomy, linguistics, archaic) palatal; palatine


nanosilver

nanosilver (usually uncountable, plural nanosilvers)

(medicine) Any of various forms of silver nanoparticles that have medicinal use.


chrysotherapy

chrysotherapy (countable and uncountable, plural chrysotherapies)

(medicine) The therapeutic use of gold (metallic or compounds).


merbromin

(medicine) A topical antiseptic that is an organomercury derivative of fluorescein


praecava

(anatomy, obsolete) The superior vena cava.


telesurgery

telesurgery (countable and uncountable, plural telesurgeries)

(medicine, robotics) Surgery performed by robotic equipment which is monitored and controlled from a remote site.


remote surgery

remote surgery (countable and uncountable, plural remote surgeries)

(medicine, robotics) Synonym of telesurgery


androgenic hair

androgenic hair (countable and uncountable, plural androgenic hairs)

(anatomy) The terminal hair that develops on the human body during and after puberty, on the face, chest, legs, armpits, pubic region, etc.


body hair

body hair (countable and uncountable, plural body hairs)

(anatomy) Hair of the body; in particular, androgenic hair, to the exclusion of facial hair and the hair atop one's head.


lumbal

(anatomy, uncommon or non-native speakers' English) Alternative form of lumbar


thorotrast

Blend of thorium + contrast. Originally a trade name.

(medicine) A radiographic contrast medium composed of a suspension of thorium dioxide.


aquagenic

aquagenic pruritus

(medicine, dermatology) Caused by contact with water.


tertiary care

Milwaukee Children's Hospital would be incorporated in a 75-bed unit at the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center, dealing with so-called tertiary care patients, those requiring the most advanced level of medicine.

1981 Jan. 23, Neil D. Rosenberg, Health board holds on hospital plans", Milwaukee Journal, p. 1 (retrieved 21 June 2012)

This 150-bed hospital would become the only hospital in the New York City area specializing entirely in providing tertiary care—the highest level of care—for seriously ill children.

1996 April 28, Tom Callahan, “Hospital Plans Unit for Children”, in New York Times, retrieved 2012-06-21:

The part that gets the most recognition is the relatively small tertiary care segment with advanced technology and highly specialized medical personnel.

2009 September 9, P. Zachariah, “Rethinking medical education in India”, in The Hindu, India, retrieved 2012-06-21:

(medicine) Health care treatment requiring very specialized expertise and advanced equipment and usually delivered within a medical facility.


electrothermy

(medicine) The therapeutic application of such heat


double bookkeeping

page 56: It is especially important to know that these patients carry on a kind of “double-entry bookkeeping” in many of their relationships. They know the real state of affairs as well as the falsified one and will answer according to the circumstances with one kind or the other type of orientation—or both together. This last is especially frequent in mis(-)recognizing people: the physician “is now here as Dr. N.,” at other times he becomes the former lover.
pages 58–9: Therefore, he will at times answer correctly and at other times incorrectly, according to the constellation present in his mind at the moment. Nowhere does the “double-entry bookkeeping” stand out more prominently than in orientation. A patient, who for years speaks almost nothing but word-salad and acts accordingly, may nevertheless be perfectly capable of registering everything that goes on around him, even to the very day and hour.
page 147: Thus we have here two different personalities operating side by side, each one fully attentive. However, they probably are never completely separated from each other since one may communicate with both. Personality too has its “multiple bookkeeping.” In conversation, a patient may completely ignore or misunderstand any of our arguments and yet interpret them correctly at some later time.

1950, Eugen Bleuler, translated by Joseph Zinkin, Dementia Praecox or the Group of Schizophrenias, International Universities Press:

While we waited for the doctor to evaluate him, my father did what mental health professionals refer to as double-bookkeeping. He remembered most of what transpired earlier in the day but still believed he was in the hospital to have his pacemaker checked.

2012 June 22, Jeneen Interlandi, “When My Crazy Father Actually Lost His Mind”, NYTimes.com

(psychology, psychiatry) The tendency, among those who experience delusions, to perceive reality and the delusions as both being real, while remaining unbothered by the discrepancy or inconsistencies between the two.


GIFT

GIFT (usually uncountable, plural GIFTs)

Coordinate term: ZIFT

gamete intrafallopian transfer
w:gamete intrafallopian transfer

(medicine) Acronym of gamete intrafallopian transfer.


edrophonium

From e(thyl) + (hy)dro(xy)ph(enyl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

af

(biochemistry, pharmacology) An anticholinesterase C₁₀H₁₆NO⁺ used especially to stimulate skeletal muscle and in the diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.


telenursing

/ˈtɛlɪˌnɜːsɪŋ/

/ˈtɛlɪˌnɝsɪŋ/

From tele- (prefix meaning ‘over a distance’) + nursing.

prefix

(medicine) The use of telecommunication technology to provide nursing services, including consulting with patients and receiving health data from them.


sirenomelia

From Ancient Greek Σειρήν (Seirḗn, “Siren from Greek mythology”) + μέλος (mélos, “limb”) + -εια (-eia, nominal suffix).

af

(teratology) A rare congenital deformity in which the legs are fused together, giving them the appearance of a mermaid's tail.


stiff person syndrome

The award for album of the year was presented by Celine Dion, who had recently stopped performing due to having stiff person syndrome.

2024 February 5, Benjamin Lee, The Guardian:

(medicine) A rare neurological disorder characterized by progressive rigidity and stiffness, primarily of the axial musculature, resulting in postural deformities.


lucimycin

From translingual luc(ensis) + -i- + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

(pharmacology) A macrolide antibiotic synthesized by the bacterium Streptomyces lucensis, belonging to the group of polyene antimycotics.


Abbott-Miller tube

en-noun

Abbott-Miller tube (plural Abbott-Miller tubes)

Miller-Abbott tube
Miller-Abbott tube#English

(medicine) Alternative form of Miller-Abbott tube


ciliary body

(anatomy) circumferential tissue inside the eye composed of the ciliary muscle and ciliary processes


abdominal region

abdominal region (plural abdominal regions)

To identify specific abdominal structures or to refer to an area of pain, the abdomen may be divided into four quadrants or nine abdominal regions.

2012, Sandra L. Hagen-Ansert, Textbook of Diagnostic Sonography, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 121:

(anatomy) One of the nine areas that the abdomen is divided into.


abdominoperineal resection

abdominoperineal resection (countable and uncountable, plural abdominoperineal resections)

(medicine, surgery) Surgery to remove a portion of the large intestine and surrounding lymph nodes through incisions in the abdomen and perineum.

ressecção abdominoperineal

surgery to remove a portion of the large intestine


anterior chamber

anterior chamber (plural anterior chambers)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) A space inside the eye between the cornea and the iris, filled with aqueous humour.


posterior chamber

posterior chamber (plural posterior chambers)

(anatomy, ophthalmology) A narrow space inside the eye between the iris and the lens, filled with aqueous humour.


Schlemm's canal

Schlemm's canal (plural Schlemm's canals)

(anatomy) a circular channel in the eye that collects aqueous humour from the anterior chamber and delivers it into the bloodstream; if it is blocked, a glaucoma results


canal of Schlemm

canal of Schlemm (plural canals of Schlemm)

(anatomy) Alternative form of Schlemm's canal


aqueous humor

(anatomy) Alternative spelling of aqueous humour


ciliary processes

(chiefly in the plural, anatomy) inward folding of the choroid with the function of producing aqueous humour


PPH

PPH (countable and uncountable, plural PPHs)

postpartum hemorrhage
w:postpartum hemorrhage

(obstetrics) Initialism of postpartum hemorrhage.


abiotrophic

en-adj

abiotrophic (comparative more abiotrophic, superlative most abiotrophic)

more abiotrophic (comparative)
most abiotrophic (superlative)

(medicine) Relating to or involving abiotrophy; relating to or involving the functional loss of an organ or cells not due to an injury.


TPV

en-noun

TPV (countable and uncountable, plural TPVs)

(pharmacology) Abbreviation of tipranavir.


posologic

en-adj

posologic (comparative more posologic, superlative most posologic)

more posologic (comparative)
most posologic (superlative)

While you have an opportunity in ſhops to ſee compound medicines prepared, you ought carefully to obſerve what proportion the excipient bears to the ſpecies, or other ingredients, by weighing them after they are made up. For thus you will acquire the greateſt certainty as to their doſes, and will be able to judge whether the common poſologic tables are to be depended on.

1770, Charles Alston, “Appendix. On the Method of Prescribing.”, in John Hope, editor, Lectures of the Materia Medica: Containing the Natural History of Drugs, Their Virtues and Doses: Also Directions for the Study of the Materia Medica; and an Appendix on the Method of Prescribing. … In Two Volumes, volume II, London: Printed for Edward and Charles Dilly, in the Poultry; and A. Kincaid and J. Bell, at Edinburgh, →OCLC, section III, page 565:

(pharmacy, pharmacology) Of or pertaining to posology; posological.


prosphysis

en-noun

prosphysis (countable and uncountable, plural prosphyses)

From Ancient Greek πρόσφῠσις (prósphŭsis, “a growing to, clinging to”).

uder

(medicine) A growing together of parts; specifically, a morbid adhesion of the eyelids to each other or to the eyeball.


anoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the anus and perineum.


genitoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the genitals and perineum.


vaginoperineal

(anatomy) Relating to the vagina and perineum.


ABO group

(medicine) The basic system of categorizing blood by antigen type.


fomepizole

There are two antidotes for methanol poisoning: one is ethanol, which is readily available, while the other is fomepizole.

2024 November 22, Adeshola Ore, Kate Lamb, “Six people are dead after a suspected mass methanol poisoning at a backpacker party town. What went wrong in Laos?”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(medicine) The heterocycle 4-methylpyrazole, used as an antidote to poisoning by methanol or ethylene glycol.


AOSD

(medicine) Initialism of adult-onset Still's disease.


chloremia

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) and αἷμα (haîma, “blood”). By surface analysis, chlor- + -emia.

chlorémie

the presence of chloride in the bloodstream

(physiology, medicine) The presence of chloride in the bloodstream (which is always true, in some amount or other).

en:any degree of chloride in the blood
en:excess chloride in the blood

(physiology, medicine) The presence of excess chloride in the bloodstream.


sternally

(anatomy) In terms of, or upon, the sternum.


pachyntic

en-adj

pachyntic (comparative more pachyntic, superlative most pachyntic)

more pachyntic (comparative)
most pachyntic (superlative)

The bursa may be very firm, pachyntic and filled out with fibrous cords.

2003, Georg Lajtai, Gregory Applegate, Shoulder Arthroscopy and MRI Techniques, page 35:

(medicine) Pertaining to an abnormal or pathological thickening or hardening of a part; increasing the thickness; relating to pachynsis.


slipped disc

(pathology) A vertebral disc that protrudes into the spinal canal, exerting pressure on spinal nerves and causing backache or sciatica.


parasitosis

en-noun

parasitosis (countable and uncountable, plural parasitoses)


systemic lupus erythematosus

systemic lupus erythematosus (uncountable)

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

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

(pathology) A systemic autoimmune disease (or autoimmune connective tissue disease), where the immune system attacks the body's cells and tissue and causes inflammation and tissue damage.


pyorrheic

(medicine) Of or pertaining to pyorrheas; characteristic of pyorrhoea.


ROH

runs of homozygosity
runs of homozygosity#English

(genetics) Initialism of runs of homozygosity.


abruptio placentae

abruptio placentae (plural abruptio placentarum or abruptiones placentarum)

abruptio placentarum (plural)
abruptiones placentarum (plural)

Borrowed from New Latin abruptiō placentae (literally “a breaking off of the placenta”).

bor

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary on Historical Principles

Oxford University Press
w:Oxford University Press

(gynaecology) A premature separation of the placenta from the uterine wall.


arthrotomy

(surgery) The surgical incision of a joint.


breast implant

(surgery) A medical prosthesis used to augment, reconstruct, or create the physical form of breasts (the organs on the front of the [typically female] chest).


abstinence syndrome

en-noun

abstinence syndrome (plural abstinence syndromes)

(medicine) The physical symptoms of an addict who is withdrawing; withdrawal.


axin

axin (countable and uncountable, plural axins)

(medicine) A fatty and varnish-like substance produced in Mexico by an insect, Llaveia axin, used in the arts and locally in medicine, being regarded as a good vulnerary and resolvent.


homeoplastic

(pathology) Resembling the tissue from or in which the thing to which the term is applied is formed.


truth serum

truth serum (countable and uncountable, plural truth serums or truth sera)

truth serums (plural)
truth sera (plural)

There is a difference of opinion among criminologists as the relative merits of the truth serum test over the lie detector test. The former relies upon producing a state of near unconsciousness in the subject by injection of controlled dosages of sodium amytal.

1948 September 11, “Mrs. Clark Agrees to Return With Lemay for Questioning”, in Milwaukee Journal, retrieved 2012-07-16, page 1:

"The British run torture centers in Cyprus where they beat their prisoners, inject them with truth serums, extract their teeth and fingernails," cried Athens' Voice of the Fatherland radio.

1956 February 13, “Cyprus: Heat & Haggling”, in Time:

He does note, however, that other aids such as truth sera and lie detectors will never be entirely successful since persons speak only what they believe to be the truth, and the truth they speak may not square with objective reality. Under these circumstances truth sera and lie detectors are not dependable.

1973 November, William Gangi, “Books for Lawyers”, in American Bar Association Journal, volume 59, section “Reliability of Evidence. By Arne Trankell.”, page 1244:

This assumption underlies the repeated comparison of hypnosis to scientific tests designed to measure the truthfulness of the subject, such as polygraphs and truth sera.

1984 fall, John L. Plotkin, “The Previously Hypnotized Witness: Is His Testimony Admissible?”, in Military Law Review, volume 106, pages 194–195:

Cassidy opened her mouth to say she was fine but an internal voice stopped her. You’re not supposed to do that anymore. Feeling as if she’d drunk truth serum, she said, “I had an anxiety attack driving over and I’m a little shaky.”

1998, Alex Matthews, Vendetta’s Victim, Intrigue Press, published 1999, →ISBN, page 292:

Mr. Heirens spent days in police custody and was given truth serum and a spinal tap before confessing to the Degnan killing and the earlier slayings of two women.

2002 April 4, Jodi Wilgoren, “Illinois's Longest-Serving Inmate's New Hope of Freedom”, in New York Times, retrieved 2012-07-16:

This did not mean that truth sera could not be used as diagnostic aids in distinguishing between falsehood and truth, but the nature of the evidence changed in psychiatric contexts, and so did the kinds of falsehood it could ferret out.

2003, Alison Winter, “The Chemistry of Truth and the Literature of Dystopia”, in Helen Small, Trudi Tate, editors, Literature, Science, Psychoanalysis, 1830–1970: Essays in Honour of Gillian Beer, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 230:

I was tipsy enough that when Dubey asked me what had been the craziness I’d alluded to in my message, I blurted the whole story of Vijay as if we’d drunk truth serum.

2010, Katrina Kittle, The Blessings of the Animals, Harper Perennial, →ISBN, page 329:

Mirrors and windows are deceiving; they may look clean head-on, but when you move to another part of the room they can look like a hot mess. […] By checking at these four angles, you account for any funny lighting and can see, for real, any streaks or areas left uncleaned. It’s like your mirror has drunk truth serum!

2017, Melissa Maker, Clean My Space: The Secret to Cleaning Better, Faster—and Loving Your Home Every Day, Avery, →ISBN, page 45:

(informal, medicine) A psychoactive medication, especially one administered by injection, which supposedly renders a person cooperative and disposed to respond honestly to questions.


bariatrician

/bɛɹi.əˈtɹɪʃən/

/bæɹi.əˈtɹɪʃən/


semilethal

(biology, genetics, of a trait) lethal to at least half of all affected organisms


dyssomnia

dyssomnia (countable and uncountable, plural dyssomnias)

(psychiatry, pathology) A difficulty in falling asleep, or in remaining sleeping


scarlatiniform

en-adj

scarlatiniform (comparative more scarlatiniform, superlative most scarlatiniform)

more scarlatiniform (comparative)
most scarlatiniform (superlative)


subarachnoidal

(anatomy) Alternative form of subarachnoid


antireflux

laparoscopic antireflux surgery


superacute

superacute (comparative more superacute, superlative most superacute)

more superacute (comparative)
most superacute (superlative)

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phenacaine

From phen(yl) + a(midine) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

af

(pharmacology) A local anesthetic, the only anesthetic other than cocaine that is approved for ophthalmic use.


pharyngomaxillary

(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.


pharyngonasal

(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and nose.


pheneticillin

(pharmacology) A certain penicillin antibiotic.


pharyngotympanic

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the pharynx and eardrum.


salpingopharyngeal

From salpingo- (“relating to the Eustachian tube”) + pharyngeal, or salpingopharyngeus + -al.

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the Eustachian tube and the pharynx.

(anatomy, relational) Relating to the salpingopharyngeus.


phenobutiodil

From pheno- + but(yric acid) + -iod- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”).

(pharmacology) A chemical used as a contrast medium.


pharyngoepiglottic

(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and epiglottis.


hetacillin

From [Term?] + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A beta-lactam that is converted by the body to ampicillin.


phensuximide

(pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₁NO₂ sometimes used in the treatment of absence seizures.


pramipexole

From pr(opyl) + ami(no) + -pex- (of unknown origin) + (benzothiaz)ole.

(pharmacology) A dopamine agonist administered in the form of its dihydrochloride C₁₀H₁₇N₃S·2HCl to treat the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.


circle of Willis

en-noun

circle of Willis (plural circles of Willis)

Named after English physician Thomas Willis (1621–1675).

named-after

communicating arteries
communicating artery

(anatomy) A circle of arteries at the base of the brain that is formed by the cerebral and communicating arteries and is a site of aneurysms.


subclavian steal syndrome

en-noun

subclavian steal syndrome (countable and uncountable, plural subclavian steal syndromes)

(medicine) A constellation of signs and symptoms that arise from retrograde (reversed) flow of blood in the vertebral artery or the internal thoracic artery, due to a proximal stenosis and/or occlusion of the subclavian artery.


cimbia

(anatomy) A white band running across the ventral surface of the crus cerebri.


panarthritis

panarthritis (usually uncountable, plural panarthritides)

(medicine) arthritis in all of the joints

(medicine) inflammation of all the structures of a joint


hyperkyphosis

(medicine) Excessive kyphotic curvature of the thoracic region of the spine.


intergluteal cleft

intergluteal cleft (plural intergluteal clefts)

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(anatomy) The groove between the buttocks that runs from just below the sacrum to the perineum.


crossbite

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(dentistry) An occlusal irregularity where a tooth (or teeth) has a more buccal or lingual position than its corresponding antagonist tooth in the upper or lower arcade.


hemelytron

(anatomy) An insect's forewing with both membranous and hardened portions.


Perkinism

From Perkins + -ism, after inventor Elisha Perkins (1741–1799).

(medicine, archaic) A pseudoscientific treatment in which two pointed metal rods ("tractors") were waved over the body, supposed to cure inflammation, rheumatism, etc. by drawing off an electrical fluid.


amelodentinal

(anatomy, dentistry) Relating to the enamel and dentin.


amelocemental

(anatomy, dentistry) Relating to the enamel and cement.


amelo-

(anatomy, dentistry) involving tooth enamel


anovaginal

(anatomy) Relating to the anus and vagina.


masked facies

(medicine) Masklike facial expression, often noted in Parkinson's disease.


CQMS

(medicine) Initialism of clinical quality management system.


peritoneal dialysis

(medicine) A treatment for patients with severe chronic kidney disease in which fluids are exchanged from the blood in the patient's peritoneum in the abdomen.


ROP

ROP (countable and uncountable, plural ROPs)

(ophthalmology) Initialism of retinopathy of prematurity.


-rrhaphy

From Ancient Greek -ρραφία (-rrhaphía), from ῥάπτω (rháptō, “I sew”).


articular facet

articular facet (plural articular facets)

(anatomy) a surface where two anatomical structures (usually bones) meet


macrodactylic

en-adj

macrodactylic (comparative more macrodactylic, superlative most macrodactylic)

more macrodactylic (comparative)
most macrodactylic (superlative)

From macro- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “a finger”) + -ic.

der

A genus of Echastiert, or stilt-birds, belonging to Cuvier's macrodactylic or long-toed family.

1837, Charles Frederick Partington, The British cyclopædia of natural history, volume 3, page 521:

The width of the macrodactylic digit cannot be reduced unless the redundant segment of the nerve is resected.

1974, H. Kelikian, Congenital deformities of the hand and forearm:

The digital nerves that supply the enlarged macrodactylic digits are usually enlarged.

1974, J. William Littler, Lester M. Cramer, James Walter Smith, Symposium on Reconstructive Hand Surgery:

(zoology, anatomy) Having long toes; macrodactylous.


cefamandole

From cepha(losporanic acid) + mand(elamide) + (tetraz)ole.

af

(pharmacology) A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.


folk illness

(medicine, anthropology) A combination of psychiatric and somatic symptoms that are considered to be a recognizable disease only within a specific society or culture.


cerebellous

(anatomy, dated) Relating to the cerebellum; cerebellar.


nerve trunk

(anatomy) A bundle of nerve fibres, held together by a sheath of connective tissue, that makes up the main stem of a nerve


cryoextraction

(surgery) The removal of a cataract using a cryoprobe


mammaric

(anatomy) Of or relating to a female breast or mamma


entaxonic

From ento- + Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn, “axis”) + -ic.

(anatomy, zoology) Having the inner digits (e.g. thumb, big toe) more strongly developed than the outer ones


orchialgia

From Ancient Greek ὄρχις (órkhis, “testicle”) + -algia.

der

Orchialgia may be caused by injury, infection, surgery, cancer or testicular torsion and is a possible complication after vasectomy.


angucycline

(medicine) Any of a large class of antibiotics whose structure is based on an unsymmetric tetracyclic ring system


anticontractile

en-adj

anticontractile (comparative more anticontractile, superlative most anticontractile)

more anticontractile (comparative)
most anticontractile (superlative)

(medicine) That reduces vascular contraction


carcinomagenesis

Coordinate term: sarcomagenesis

(pathology) The development of carcinomas from normal tissue.


cingular

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the cingulum


cocarcinogenesis

(pathology) carcinogenesis as the result of two independent factors


dysexpression

(genetics) faulty expression (of a protein)


florfenicol

(medicine) A synthetic fluorinated analog of thiamphenicol


thiamphenicol

(medicine) An antibiotic that is a methyl-sulfonyl analogue of chloramphenicol


flumequine

(pharmacology) A particular fluoroquinolone antibiotic


jadomycin

(medicine) Any of a family of polyketide antibiotics isolated from the soil microbe Streptomyces venezuelae.


macromelanophore

(cytology) A relatively large melanophore (up to 300–500 µm)


micromelanophore

(cytology) A relatively small melanophore (up to 100 µm)


mexiletine

(pharmacology) A drug with structure and actions similar to those of lidocaine, given (usually as the hydrochloride) orally or intravenously in the treatment of ventricular arrhythmias, and sometimes for the relief of neurogenic pain; 1-(2,6-dimethylphenoxy)-2-propanamine, C₆H₃(CH₃)₂(OCH₂CH(CH₃)NH₂).


misrepair

en-noun

misrepair (countable and uncountable, plural misrepairs)

/mɪsɹɪˈpɛə(ɹ)/

It is clear that "misrepair" can occur by mechanisms which are not the same for all types of damage.

2012, Peter Cerutti, Anticarcinogenesis and Radiation Protection, page 325:

Lesions for which repair or misrepair systems exist will have increased probabilities of repair or misrepair as the time between lesion formation and DNA replication increases.

2013, A. D. Woodhead, Assessment of Risk from Low-Level Exposure to Radiation and Chemicals, page 178:

This suggests that the probability of misrepair increases with increasing dose.

2013, Oddvar F. Nygaard, Warren K. Sinclair, John T. Lett, Effects of Low Dose and Low Dose Rate Radiation, page 128:

Wang et al. suggest that ageing is the result of the accumulation of “misrepair.”

2017, P.K. Ray, Ageing a boon or a bane: Issues, Concerns and Remedies:

A repair that was done badly or wrongly.

(genetics) A faulty repair of DNA that produces genetic mutation.


multiread

(genetics, genetic mapping) A read (sequence) that maps to multiple locations


ecteron

(anatomy) The external layer of the skin and mucous membranes; epithelium; ecderon.


ataxy

ataxy (countable and uncountable, plural ataxies)


nesidioblastosis

nesidioblastosis (usually uncountable, plural nesidioblastoses)

islets of Langerhans
islets of Langerhans

(pathology) A form of hyperplasia in tissue of the islets of Langerhans


neuroinflammatory

en-adj

neuroinflammatory (comparative more neuroinflammatory, superlative most neuroinflammatory)

more neuroinflammatory (comparative)
most neuroinflammatory (superlative)

(pathology) Pertaining to, or causing inflammation of the central nervous system


vasovasostomy

(surgery) A kind of surgery by which vasectomies are partially reversed.


vasoepididymostomy

(surgery) A kind of surgery by which vasectomies are reversed, involving connection of the severed vas deferens to the epididymis.


Tommy John surgery

en-noun

Tommy John surgery (countable and uncountable, plural Tommy John surgeries)

From Tommy John, the first professional athlete to undergo the procedure.

(informal, medicine) An ulnar collateral ligament reconstruction.


polyspike

(pathology) Any of a series of multiple, repetitive spikes found in the EEG of people with epilepsy


thiocolchicoside

(medicine) A synthetic glycoside, of complex structure, used as an analgesic


vasoregulation

(physiology) The regulation of vascular tension


hepatocarcinogenic

en-adj

hepatocarcinogenic (comparative more hepatocarcinogenic, superlative most hepatocarcinogenic)

more hepatocarcinogenic (comparative)
most hepatocarcinogenic (superlative)

(pathology, oncology) Pertaining to, or causing hepatocarcinogenesis


stageable

stageable (comparative more stageable, superlative most stageable)

more stageable (comparative)
most stageable (superlative)

(US, medicine) Of a wound or ulcer, able to be assigned to one of the stages described in the National Pressure Ulcer Staging System.


lipoapoptosis

(physiology) apoptosis caused by exposure to an excess of fatty acids


lipocentric

lipocentric (comparative more lipocentric, superlative most lipocentric)

more lipocentric (comparative)
most lipocentric (superlative)

(medicine) Having a focus on lipids as the cause of a condition (to the exclusion of other factors)


lipotoxicity

(pathology) The result of the accumulation of lipids in tissue other than adipose tissue


neurolipidomics

(biochemistry, medicine) The application of lipidomics to the study of neurodegenerative disease


prenylome

(biochemistry, genetics) The complete set of prenylated compounds associated with a particular genome.


spherocytosis

en-noun

spherocytosis (usually uncountable, plural spherocytoses)

(pathology) A medical condition in which the red blood cells are globular spheres, rather than having the normal biconvex shape, and are therefore more prone to physical degradation, leading to hemolytic anemia


posteroinferior

en-adj

posteroinferior (comparative more posteroinferior, superlative most posteroinferior)

more posteroinferior (comparative)
most posteroinferior (superlative)


postglabellar

postglabellar (comparative more postglabellar, superlative most postglabellar)

more postglabellar (comparative)
most postglabellar (superlative)


iobenzamic acid

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + benzam(ide) + -ic acid.

af

(pharmacology) A molecule used as a contrast medium.


parapophysis

(anatomy) The ventral transverse, or capitular, process of a vertebra.


EKC

epidemic keratoconjunctivitis
epidemic keratoconjunctivitis#English

(medicine) Initialism of epidemic keratoconjunctivitis.


pseudomembrane

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

(medicine, pathology) A layer which resembles a membrane, especially one forming over a mucosal surface.


PGAD

persistent genital arousal disorder#English

(pathology) Initialism of persistent genital arousal disorder.


PSAS

persistent sexual arousal syndrome#English

(pathology) Initialism of persistent sexual arousal syndrome.


persistent sexual arousal syndrome

en-noun

persistent sexual arousal syndrome (uncountable)

(pathology) Synonym of persistent genital arousal disorder.


colotomy

(surgery, medicine) Any incisional operation on the colon.


phlegmasia

phlegmasia (usually uncountable, plural phlegmasiae)

/flɛɡˈmeɪʒə/

From New Latin, from Ancient Greek φλεγμᾰσία (phlegmăsía, “inflammation”), from φλέγμα (phlégma, “flame”) (whence also phlegm).

der

(archaic, medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs.


scleriasis

(medicine) a morbid induration of the edge of the eyelid

(medicine) induration of any part, including scleroderma


poluria

(medicine) A persistent excessive flow of watery urine.


supraciliary

(anatomy) Alternative form of superciliary


sphenethmoid

(anatomy) Of or relating to the sphenoidal and ethmoidal regions of the skull.


sphenethmoid

(anatomy) A bone of the skull that surrounds the anterior end of the brain in many amphibians.


pathogeny

en-noun

pathogeny (countable and uncountable, plural pathogenies)

The pathogeny of yellow fever is unsettled.

Dr. Schmitz (Neuenahr) calls attention to four interesting cases (two fatal) as illustrating the pathogeny of diabetes, the symptoms resembling that produced in the dieted diabetics by that over-indulgence in saccharine food, for which they have such a craving.

1881 July 15, “The Lancets”, in The Australian Medical Journal, volume 3, page 321:

(medicine) The generation and method of development of disease.


promoterless

(genetics) Without a promoter (type of DNA section).


gastric angle

(anatomy) An angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.


RCC

RCC (countable and uncountable, plural RCCs)

(medicine) Initialism of renal cell carcinoma.


CDI

CDI (countable and uncountable, plural CDIs)

[…] CDI should be placed on preemptive contact precautions pending the Clostridioides difficile test results. Patients with CDI should be admitted to a private room with a dedicated toilet to decrease transmission to other patients.

2021 June 3, M. Nedim. N. Ince, Gastrointestinal Infections, An Issue of Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 333:

The highest incidence of Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) among hospitalized patients is reported in the Northeast and during spring months; highest CDI mortality rates are reported in the Midwest and during winter (2001 to 2010).

2022 March 17, Stephen Berger, MD et al., Clostridioides Difficile Colitis: Global Status: 2022 edition, GIDEON Informatics Inc, →ISBN, page 70:

Clostridioides difficile
Clostridioides difficile#Translingual

(pathology) Initialism of Clostridioides difficile infection.


Calot's triangle

Calot's triangle (plural Calot's triangles)

(anatomy) An anatomic space bordered by the common hepatic duct, the cystic duct and base of the liver. It is used to identify the cystic artery.

Cystohepatic triangle
Jean-François Calot


spinal disc herniation

spinal disc herniation (plural spinal disc herniations)

(pathology) A medical condition affecting the spine, in which a tear in the outer, fibrous ring of an intervertebral disc allows the soft, central portion to bulge out beyond the damaged outer rings.

slipped disc. This term is misleading and is not medically accurate as the spinal discs are firmly attached between the vertebrae and cannot out of place.


ginglymoid

en-adj

ginglymoid (comparative more ginglymoid, superlative most ginglymoid)

more ginglymoid (comparative)
most ginglymoid (superlative)

ginglymoid articulation

ginglymoid pivot


scirrhous

scirrhous affections

scirrhous disease

If true—no Mr Moore can cure it—& the Alarm would be given, how Mrs Piozzi has a Schirrhous Tumour & cannot live long […].

1800 August 20, Hester Lynch Piozzi, Thraliana:

(medicine) Proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus.

crua-ailseach

proceeding from scirrhus; of the nature of scirrhus


biliary sludge

calcium bilirubinate
calcium bilirubinate

(medicine) Particulate matter that forms from bile and substances such as cholesterol crystals and calcium bilirubinate.

胆砂

Particulate matter that forms from bile and other substances


biliary tract

(medicine) The path by which bile is secreted and delivered to the duodenum.


MDP

en-noun

MDP (countable and uncountable, plural MDPs)

methylene diphosphonate
methylene diphosphonate#English

(medicine, pharmacology) Initialism of methylene diphosphonate.


faradism

Erb and Remak in Germany, Beard and Rockwell and Althans in America, have used it with advantage, in the forms of galvanisms and faradisms, in the treatment of joint troubles.

1892, Journal of electrotherapeutics: Volume 10:

The electrical reactions now show a distinct myasthenic reaction, the orbicularis and frontal exhausting on the application of from 16 to 25 faradisms.

1916, The New England Journal of Medicine: Volume 174:

(medicine, archaic) Treatment with faradic electricity; faradization.


gangliated

en-adj

gangliated (comparative more gangliated, superlative most gangliated)

more gangliated (comparative)
most gangliated (superlative)

the gangliated cords of the sympathetic nervous system


cricopharyngeal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the cricopharyngeus.


thyropharyngeal

(anatomy) Of or relating to the thyropharyngeus.


cricopharyngeus

Force must not be used, but steady firm pressure against the tonically contracted cricopharyngeus is made, while at the same time the distal end of the esophagoscope is lifted by the left thumb.

1922, Chevalier Jackson, Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy:

(anatomy) Part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the cricoid cartilage.


thyropharyngeus

(anatomy) The superior part of the inferior pharyngeal constrictor, arising from the thyroid cartilage.


mollities ossium

Borrowed from Latin mollitiēs ossium (“softness of the bones”).


adinazolam

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

af

(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine drug with anxiolytic, anticonvulsant, sedative, and antidepressant properties.


anazocine

From [Term?] + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic of the morphan family which was never marketed.


azanidazole

From aza- + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

(pharmacology) A nitroimidazole derivative used in gynecology for the treatment of trichomonal infections.


asunaprevir

From [Term?] + -sun- (after the chemist Li-Qiang Sun) + [Term?] + -previr (“hepatitis C virus protease inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) An experimental drug candidate for the treatment of hepatitis C.


amezepine

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

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant, never marketed.


axomadol

(pharmacology) A synthetic analgesic drug.


bivalirudin

From [Term?] + -irudin (“hirudin derivative”).

(pharmacology) A specific and reversible direct thrombin inhibitor, a synthetic congener of hirudin.


lorvotuzumab

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

(pharmacology) An antibody used in some drugs.


brentuximab

(pharmacology) An antibody used in certain drugs.


butinazocine

From butyn(yl) + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic of the benzomorphan family, never marketed.


cangrelor

(pharmacology) A P2Y₁₂ inhibitor under investigation as an antiplatelet drug for intravenous application.


celivarone

From [Term?] + -arone (“antiarrhythmic”).

(pharmacology) An experimental drug being tested for use in pharmacological antiarrhythmic therapy.


carfecillin

(pharmacology) A beta-lactam antibiotic, a phenyl derivative of carbenicillin, acting as a prodrug.


capromorelin

Random prefix suffixed with -morelin (“growth hormone release–stimulating peptide”).

(pharmacology) An experimental drug that functions as a growth hormone secretagogue and ghrelin mimetic.


tabimorelin

(pharmacology) A drug that acts as a potent, orally active growth hormone secretagogue, mimicking the effects of the endogenous peptide agonist ghrelin as a stimulator of growth hormone release.


cefatrizine

From cepha(losporanic acid) + tri(a)z(olyl) + -ine.

(pharmacology) A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic.


bromperidol

From brom- + -peridol (“haloperidol derivative”).

(pharmacology) A neuroleptic drug derived from butyrophenone, used as an antipsychotic in the treatment of schizophrenia.


bezafibrate

From [Term?] + -fibrate (“clofibrate derivative”).

The last compound, gemfibrozil is the sole antilipidemic compound found (up to 3 ng/L) in a USA survey of 18 DWTPs whereas atorvastatin, simvastatin and their metabolites, the other studied compounds, were absent (Benotti et al., 2009). In our study, the two statins identified at the intake of the DWTP were eliminated by dioxychlorination (>99%) whereas bezafibrate, clofibric acid and gemfibrozil were only moderately removed with percentages of 37%, 68% and 11%, respectively although it has been reported that gemfibrozil and clofibric acid are readily oxidized with chlorine dioxide in spiked drinking water whereas bezafibrate remains unchanged (Huber et al., 2005a).

2011 June 7, Ma Rosa Boleda, Ma Teresa Galceran, Francesc Ventura, “Behavior of pharmaceuticals and drugs of abuse in a drinking water treatment plant (DWTP) using combined conventional and ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis (UF/RO) treatments”, in Environmental Pollution, volume 159, number 6, →DOI, pages 1584-1591:

(pharmacology) A fibrate drug used to treat hyperlipidaemia.


silodosin

benign prostatic hyperplasia
benign prostatic hyperplasia

(pharmacology) A drug for the symptomatic treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.


benztropine

en-noun

benztropine (countable and uncountable, plural benztropines)

(pharmacology) Alternative form of benzatropine.


balofloxacin

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


sultamicillin

(pharmacology) An oral form of the antibiotic combination ampicillin/sulbactam.


sulfasalazine

en-noun

sulfasalazine (countable and uncountable, plural sulfasalazines)

From sulfa- (“sulfonamide”) + -salazine (“salicylic acid derivative”).

af

inflammatory bowel disease
inflammatory bowel disease

rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (including ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease) and several types of inflammatory arthritis (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis).

柳氮磺胺吡啶

sulfonamide antibiotic used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease and inflammatory arthritis


betacetylmethadol

(pharmacology) A synthetic opioid, a diastereoisomer of alphacetylmethadol.


bicalutamide

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

(pharmacology) An oral nonsteroidal antiandrogen used in the treatment of prostate cancer and hirsutism.


bitolterol

From bi- + tol(uate) + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(pharmacology) A β₂-adrenergic receptor agonist used for the relief of bronchospasm in conditions such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.


brodimoprim

From bro(mo)- + dim(eth)o(xy) + -prim (“dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, antibacterial”).

(pharmacology) A structural derivative of trimethoprim, having the 4-methoxy group replaced with a bromine atom.


butalamine

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A vasodilator drug.


bromfenac

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug indicated for the treatment of ocular inflammation and pain after cataract surgery.


broxaterol

From br(omo)- + (is)oxa(zole) + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A drug that is a beta-adrenergic agonist.


bretylium

From br(omobenzyl) + ethyl + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) An antiarrhythmic agent that blocks the release of noradrenaline from nerve terminals.


cinitapride

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

(pharmacology) A gastroprokinetic agent and antiulcer agent of the benzamide class.


cefapirin

From cepha(losporanic acid) + pyr(id)in(yl).

(pharmacology) An injectable cephalosporin antibiotic.


clomocycline

From chlo(ro)- + m(ethyl)o(l) + -cycline (“tetracycline derivative”).

(pharmacology) A tetracycline antibiotic.


clevudine

From [Term?] + -vudine (“zidovudine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antiviral drug for the treatment of hepatitis B.


cefprozil

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + pro(penyl) + (ben)zyl.

(pharmacology) A cephalosporin-type antibiotic.


cefpimizole

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + py(ridinium) + imi(da)zole.

(pharmacology) A cephalosporin antibiotic.


cefpiramide

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + pyr(idyl) + -amide.


cefpirome

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + pyr(idinium) + -o- + me(thyl).


cefmetazole

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + meth- + (tetr)azole.


cefodizime

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + [Term?] + (ox)ime.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A cephalosporin antibiotic.


cefbuperazone

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + bu(tyramide) + (pi)peraz(in)one.


cefazedone

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + [Term?] + -one.


cefluprenam

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + flu(oro)- + pr(op)en(yl) + am(iniumyl).


cefoperazone

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + -o- + (pi)peraz(in)one.

(pharmacology) A particular cephalosporin antibiotic.


cefradine

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”).


cefalotin

From cephalo(sporanic acid) + thi(ophene) + -in.


turbinectomy

(surgery) The removal of some or all of the turbinate bones of the nose, used to relieve nasal obstruction.

turbinectomia

the removal of turbinate bones of the nose


subscapular

the subscapular muscle

(anatomy) Situated beneath the scapula; infrascapular.


treeness

If factors that contribute to a tree-like pattern of the variance–covariance matrix dominate the evolutionary picture over those that tend to destroy it, one can expect treeness to be reasonably high. Only if this is true, reconstruction of the evolutionary process by tree analysis and a tree representation for descriptive purposes can be useful.

1974, L. L. Cavalli-Sforza, A. Piazza, “Analysis of Evolution: Evolutionary Rates, Independence and Treeness”, in Theoretical Population Biology, volume 8, page 159:

The computer programs used to generate “trees” from genetic distance data will do so regardless of what evolutionary factors generated the distances. It is therefore the obligation of the users of such programs to ensure that the genetic distance data have the properties of treeness before representing their data as a tree.

1999, Alan R. Templeton, “Human Races: A Genetic and Evolutionary Perspective”, in American Anthropologist, volume 100, pages 638–639:

Failing to statistically test for treeness, they reify the evolutionary trajectories assumed at the outset.

2007, Gísli Pálsson, Anthropology and the New Genetics, Cambridge University Press,, →ISBN, page 184:

(genetics) The suitability of an evolutionary tree for representing the structure of a population; the degree to which a population structure can be accurately described as a tree of descent, with different branches evolving independently after they split.

puumaisuus

genetics: degree to which a population structure can be described as a tree


ACM

all-cause mortality
all-cause mortality#English

(medicine) Initialism of all-cause mortality.


Aunt Minnie

Said to have been coined in the 1940s by Dr. Ben Felson, a radiologist at the University of Cincinnati, suggesting something as immediately recognisable as one's own relatives.

The following abdominal radiographic Aunt Minnies (Figs. 3.3 to 3.9) are commonly encountered. File them away in your visual-cerebral computer, and your ability to recognize them will make you a star in the eyes of your colleagues[…]

2009, William E. Erkonen, Wilbur L. Smith, Radiology 101: The Basics and Fundamentals of Imaging, page 72:

(radiology) A distinctive radiographic finding that is virtually pathognomonic.


deuteropathy

en-noun

deuteropathy (countable and uncountable, plural deuteropathies)

From Ancient Greek δευτεροπάθεια (deuteropátheia), from δεύτερος (deúteros, “second”) + πάθος (páthos, “suffering”).

uder

δευτεροπάθεια

(medicine, dated) A sympathetic affection of any part of the body, such as headache from an overloaded stomach.


predisponent

predisponent causes of an illness

(archaic, medicine) Disposing beforehand; predisposing.


predisponent

(archaic, medicine) Something which predisposes.


epipodial

(anatomy, obsolete) Relating to, or located at, the epipodialia or the parts of the limbs to which they belong.


opobalsam

en-noun

opobalsam (countable and uncountable, plural opobalsams)

(medicine, obsolete) The aromatic resinous juice of Balsamodendron opobalsamum (balm of Gilead).


hepatogenic

hepatogenic jaundice

(medicine) Arising from the liver; caused by a condition of the liver.


dextroversion

dextroversion (countable and uncountable, plural dextroversions)


laevoversion

laevoversion (countable and uncountable, plural laevoversions)


laevocardia

(medicine) A condition where the heart is on the correct side of the body (the left), but the related structures are on the wrong side, due either to corrected transposition of the great vessels or to situs inversus.

(medicine) The absence of dextrocardia; normal positioning of the heart.


dextrocycloversion

(medicine) A condition in which the top of the eye rotates to the right.


laevocycloversion

(medicine) A condition in which the top of the eye rotates to the left.


sursumversion

(medicine) elevation of the eyes; upward gaze


deorsumversion

(medicine) lowering of the eyes; downward gaze


dextroelevation

(medicine) eye movement up and to the right


dextrodepression

(medicine) eye movement down and to the right


laevodepression

(medicine) eye movement down and to the left


laevoelevation

(medicine) eye movement up and to the left


parainfection

(medicine) A condition resembling an infection but not caused by an infectious agent.


pandysautonomic

en-adj

pandysautonomic (comparative more pandysautonomic, superlative most pandysautonomic)

more pandysautonomic (comparative)
most pandysautonomic (superlative)

(medicine) Of or relating to pandysautonomia.


dysautonomic

dysautonomic (comparative more dysautonomic, superlative most dysautonomic)

more dysautonomic (comparative)
most dysautonomic (superlative)

(medicine) Of or relating to dysautonomia.


encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy

/ɛnˌsɛfələˌmaɪələɹəˌdɪkjʊlənjʊˈɹɒpəθi/

From encephalo- + myelo- + radiculo- + neuro- + -pathy.

affix

We present two children with seizures and other signs of cerebral involvement at the outset of acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy, consistent with a diagnosis of encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy.

1988, Excerpta Medica: Section 7: Pediatrics and pediatric surgery: Volume 61:

The presumed cause of encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy of this type is an abnormal immune response triggered by an antecedent infection[…]

1993, Peter James, Peripheral neuropathy: Volume 2:

The authors advocate for combined therapy in cases of severe encephalomyelitis characterized by encephalomyeloradiculoneuropathy.

2011, Dorothée Chabas, Emmanuelle L. Waubant, Demyelinating Disorders of the Central Nervous System in Childhood, page 215:

peripheral nervous system
peripheral nervous system

(medicine) A disease that affects the brain, spinal nerves, and peripheral nervous system.


preonset

(medicine) Before the onset of a disease or other condition.


postonset

(medicine) After the onset of a disease or other condition.


apyrexia

en-noun

apyrexia (countable and uncountable, plural apyrexias)

(medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever.


preaxially

en-adv

preaxially (comparative more preaxially, superlative most preaxially)

more preaxially (comparative)
most preaxially (superlative)


propterygium

From Ancient Greek προ- (pro-, “before”) + πτερῠ́γιον (pterŭ́gion, “a fin”).

(anatomy) The anterior of three principal cartilages in the fins of some fishes.


trichiniasis

en-noun

trichiniasis (countable and uncountable, plural trichiniases)


sprew

Compare Dutch sprouw, spruw, whence English sprue.


lagophthalmos

(pathology) A condition in which the eye doesn't fully shut during sleep.


myopsis

myopsis (usually uncountable, plural myopses)

From Ancient Greek μυῖα (muîa, “fly”) + ὄψις (ópsis, “sight”). Although myopia is superficially very similar in both the English and original Greek forms, the first parts of the two compounds aren't related.

When the sight is perfect, and still more when it is presbyopic, the pupil will have frequent occasion to contract, in aiding the person to see near objects more distinctly, and thus an habitual degree of myopsis may be produced.

1854, William Mackenzie, Thomas Wharton Jones, A practical treatise on the diseases of the eye, page 909:

(medicine, obsolete) The appearance of muscae volitantes.


quadrantanopsia

quadrantanopsia (countable and uncountable, plural quadrantanopsias)


opercle

(anatomy) Any of the bony plates supporting the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.


exocardial

exocardial murmurs

(anatomy) Situated or arising outside of the heart.


fibroelastosis

(medicine) A rare heart disorder, usually in young children, characterized by a thickening of the endocardium.


infraspinate

the infraspinate muscle


allelicity

transcription factor
transcription factor

(genetics) The degree to which the behaviour of a transcription factor is allele-specific


subfragment

(biochemistry, genetics) A subsection of a fragment (of nucleic acid etc)


archwire

(dentistry) An orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch.

arco

an orthodontic wire conforming to the alveolar or dental arch


headmould-shot

(medicine, obsolete) A condition of the skull in which the bones ride, or are shot, over each other at the sutures.


interosseal

the interosseal artery


dolichocephalism

(medicine) The quality or condition of being dolichocephalic.


dolichocephaly

dolicocefàlia

quality or condition of being dolichocephalic


aliethmoidal

(anatomy) Relating to expansions of the ethmoid bone or cartilage.


'twixt-brain

The 'twixt-brain is limited behind by the posterior commissure.

1917, John Sterling Kingsley, Outlines of comparative anatomy of vertebrates:


protolophule

(dentistry) A small crest in the paraflexus, connected to the protocone.


mesostyle

(dentistry) A style at the labial margin between the paracone and metacone.


metalophule

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the front side of the metacone


metaloph

(dentistry) A crest attaching the paracone to the hypocone.


posteroloph

(dentistry) A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypocone.


posterostyle

(dentistry) A crest on the posterolabial corner of the molar.


protostylid

(dentistry) A stylid in front of the protoconid, in the protoflexid.


protoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the protoconid and the anterolabial conulid.


hypoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the protoconid and the hypoconid.


anteroloph

(dentistry) A crest between the paracone and the anterolabial conule that may connect to a parastyle.


anterolophid

(dentistry) A crest between the metaconid and the anterolabial conulid that may connect to a metastylid.


anteroflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the anterolophid and the anterolingual conulid.


metaflexid

(dentistry) A flexid in front of the metaconid.


metastylid

(dentistry) A stylid in front of the metaconid.


protolophulid

(dentistry) A small crest in the mesoflexid, connected to the protoconid.


metalophid

(dentistry) A crest attaching the metaconid to the protoconid or the anterior murid.


metalophulid

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the back side of the metaconid.


mesoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the mesolophid and the paraconid.


mesoloph

(dentistry) A crest in front of the metaflexus, connected to the median mure.


parastyle

(dentistry) A style in front of the paracone.


anteroconid

(dentistry) A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conulids.


ectostylid

(dentistry) A stylid between the protoconid and the hypoconid, in the hypoflexid.


ectolophid

(dentistry) A crest connecting the ectostylid to the mesoconid.


mesoconid

(dentistry) A conulid in the median murid where the mesolophid is attached to it.


mesolophid

(dentistry) A crest in front of the entoflexid, connected to the median murid.


entoflexid

(dentistry) A flexid in front of the entoconid.


protoconid

(dentistry) One of the main cusps, at the anterolabial side.


paralophule

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the back side of the paracone.


entolophulid

(dentistry) A small crest attached to the front side of the entoconid.


entoconid

(dentistry) One of the main cusps, at the posterolingual side.


entolophid

(dentistry) A crest attaching the entoconid to the hypoconid or median murid.


posteroflexid

(dentistry) A flexid between the posterolophid and the metaconid.


hypolophulid

(dentistry) A small crest in the posteroflexid attached to the posterolophid.


mesostylid

(dentistry) A stylid at the labial margin between the metaconid and entoconid.


posterostylid

(dentistry) A crest on the posterolingual corner of the molar.


posterolophid

(dentistry) A crest at the back of the molar, connected to the hypoconid.


mesocone

(dentistry) A conule in the median mure where the mesoloph is attached to it.


enteroloph

(dentistry) A crest connecting the enterostyle to the mesocone.


enterostyle

(dentistry) A style between the protocone and the hypocone, in the hypoflexus.


protostyle

(dentistry) A style in front of the protocone, in the protoflexus.


anterocone

(dentistry) A cusp at the front of the tooth that may be divided into anterolabial and anterolingual conules.


procingulum

(dentistry) The front part of the tooth, before the anterior murid.


metaflexus

(dentistry) A flexus in front of the metacone.


mesoflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the mesoloph and the paracone.


posteroflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the posteroloph and the metacone.


paraloph

(dentistry) A crest attaching the paracone to the protocone or the median mure.


paraflexus

(dentistry) A flexus in front of the paracone.


hypoflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the protocone and the hypocone.


protoflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the protocone and the anterolingual conule.


anteroflexus

(dentistry) A flexus between the anteroloph and the anterolabial conule.


antero-

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

(anatomy, dentistry) anterior; front; forward

ventri-

same direction in bipeds; homologous direction in nonbipedal animals


congenital heart defect

congenital heart defect (plural congenital heart defects)

congenital heart defects (plural)
CHD (abbreviation)

(pathology, cardiology) A defect in the structure of the heart and great vessels present at birth.


mesiofacial

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and facial surfaces of a tooth.


distolingual

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and lingual surfaces of a tooth.


distobuccal

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and buccal surfaces of a tooth.


distofacial

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and facial surfaces of a tooth.


brachyfacial

en-adj

brachyfacial (comparative more brachyfacial, superlative most brachyfacial)

more brachyfacial (comparative)
most brachyfacial (superlative)


dolichofacial

dolichofacial (comparative more dolichofacial, superlative most dolichofacial)

more dolichofacial (comparative)
most dolichofacial (superlative)


distoincisal

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the distal and incisal surfaces of a tooth.


mesioincisal

(dentistry) Of, pertaining to or connecting the mesial and incisal surfaces of a tooth.


ectocuneiform

(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus.


mesocuneiform

(anatomy) One of the bones of the tarsus


interhaemal

(anatomy) Between the haemal arches or haemal spines.


bowel obstruction

en-noun

bowel obstruction (plural bowel obstructions)

(gastroenterology) An obstruction of the intestines which prevents normal digestion.


geranine

(medicine, dated) An astringent obtained from the root of Geranium maculatum or cranesbill.


CdLS

Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome#English

(pathology) Initialism of Cornelia de Lange Syndrome.


bulldog clip

Possibly a reference to the tenacity of a bulldog’s bite. Regarding sense 1 (“binder clip with rigid handles”), Bulldog was originally a trademark registered to Brandsley Limited in the United Kingdom in 1944.

When filled, a bulldog clip-forceps on the india-rubber tube, close to the canula, will prevent the escape of the water on transferring the syringe to position.

1886, Harrison Cripps, “TRANSFUSION”, in edited by Christopher Heath, Dictionary of Practical Surgery […], volumes II (Macroglossia–Zygoma), London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC, page 660, column 1:

Objections to the bulldog clip are that, in students' hands at least, it is more likely to do damage and lead to clotting than is the thread-loop, and that, on account of its small size and liability to be left by the student in the wound, it is apt to be lost, e.g. thrown away with the carcase when the tables are cleared after the class-meeting. A recurrent item of expense in working the class is avoided by dispensing with the bulldog clip.

1919, C[harles] S[cott] Sherrington, “Appendix”, in Mammalian Physiology: A Course of Practical Exercises, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press; Humphrey Milford, →OCLC, page 142:

The ligated vessel is pulled through the cannula and a bulldog clip is placed below the ligature.

1938, Corneille Heymans, “Blood Vessel Anastomosis with Payr Cannulae and without Anticoagulant, in Acute Experiments”, in Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, volume 38, New York, N.Y.: Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 416:

A bulldog clip can be placed on the artery to produce temporary exclusion when an assessment of the anatomy and ischemic line is needed.

2017, Mark Halls, David Martinez-Cecilia, Salvatore Barbaro, Mohammad Abu Hilal, “Laparoscopic Left Lateral Sectionectomy”, in Miguel A. Cuesta, editor, Minimally Invasive Surgery for Upper Abdominal Cancer, Cham, Switzerland: Springer Nature, →DOI, →ISBN, part V (Liver Tumors), page 310, column 1:

(surgery) A surgical instrument with serrated jaws and a spring-loaded handle used to grip blood vessels or similar organs.


aaa

(medicine) Initialism of abdominal aortic aneurysm.

(medicine) Initialism of acquired aplastic anemia.

(medicine) Initialism of acute anxiety attack.

(medicine) Initialism of androgenic anabolic agent.


pseudoaddiction

pseudoaddiction (usually uncountable, plural pseudoaddictions)

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(medicine) A purported condition resembling drug addiction but caused by underprescription of drugs to treat pain in the patient, causing them to seek more.


myelon

From Ancient Greek μυελός (muelós, “marrow”).


antitoxoplasmal

en-adj

antitoxoplasmal (comparative more antitoxoplasmal, superlative most antitoxoplasmal)

more antitoxoplasmal (comparative)
most antitoxoplasmal (superlative)

(immunology) that generates an immune response with toxoplasma


brinzolamide

(medicine) A sulfonamide drug that is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to lower intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension.


dorzolamide

(medicine) A sulfonamide drug that is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used to treat glaucoma


glucotoxicity

(pathology) The toxic effects of excessive levels of glucose in the blood (as in diabetes)


hyperprolinemia

(pathology) An excessive amount of proline in the blood


hypoketotic

hypoketotic (comparative more hypoketotic, superlative most hypoketotic)

more hypoketotic (comparative)
most hypoketotic (superlative)


hypoketosis

(pathology) An abnormally low level of ketones in the blood


lymphocytopenia

en-noun

lymphocytopenia (countable and uncountable, plural lymphocytopenias)

(pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood


antrostomy

(surgery) Incision and drainage of the antrum.


microangiopathy

(pathology) angiopathy of the small blood vessels


paracoccidioidomycosis

paracoccidioidomycosis (usually uncountable, plural paracoccidioidomycoses)

translingual Paracoccidioides + mycosis.

(pathology) Mycosis caused by a fungus of the genus Paracoccidioides.


neuropathophysiology

(pathology) pathophysiology of the nervous system


trilineage

(pathology) Affecting all three (blood) cell lineages (red cells, white cells and platelets)


suprascapular

(anatomy) Situated above, or on the anterior side of, the scapula.


fibulare

(anatomy) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula and corresponds to the calcaneum in humans and most mammals.


hyoidean

From New Latin hȳoīdeus (“hyoid”) + -an.

(anatomy, zootomy, relational) Synonym of hyoid.


hyoideal

From New Latin hȳoīdeus (“hyoid”) + -al.


succussion

succussion (countable and uncountable, plural succussions)

The act of succussing or shaking; a shake.

(medicine) A shaking of the body to ascertain whether there is liquid in the thorax.


postvaginal

It seems that the latter had made the claim to the effect that a woman without postvaginal organs is to be considered impotent.

2000, Adolfo N. Dacanáy, Canon Law on Marriage, page 40:

(anatomy) Behind the vagina or vaginal region.


prevaginal

(anatomy) In front of the vagina or vaginal region.


carotic

Ancient Greek καρωτικός (karōtikós, “stupefying”).

uder

the carotic arteries


astriction

en-noun

astriction (countable and uncountable, plural astrictions)

(medicine) A contraction of parts by applications; the action of an astringent substance.


supermaxilla

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supraorbitar

en-adj

supraorbitar (comparative more supraorbitar, superlative most supraorbitar)

more supraorbitar (comparative)
most supraorbitar (superlative)


sibbens

(medicine) A contagious disease, once endemic in Scotland, resembling the yaws and marked by ulceration of the throat and nose and by pustules and soft fungous excrescences upon the surface of the body.


suborbitar

suborbitar (comparative more suborbitar, superlative most suborbitar)

more suborbitar (comparative)
most suborbitar (superlative)


aggregometer

(medicine) A device used to measure the adhesive aggregation of platelets.


colorectum

(anatomy) The distal part of the colon together with the rectum


endobronchial

(anatomy) Pertaining to the lining of the bronchi


exoneme

(cytology) A dense, granular organelle that mediates the exit of parasites from an infected erythrocyte


hyperpermeability

en-noun

hyperpermeability (countable and uncountable, plural hyperpermeabilities)

(pathology) Higher than normal permeability of the gut or a blood vessel


metachronous

By surface analysis, meta- + chron- + -ous.

surf

(physiology) Occurring at a different time to that of a specified event


prosthion

From Ancient Greek πρόσθιος (prósthios, “foremost”), from πρόσθεν (prósthen). Compare -ion (suffix for craniometric features).

der

In order to determine the distance of the zygomaxillare and the first molar from the basion (or prosthion), isosceles triangles were constructed from the measurements, which on one hand had the basion for the apex, the distance connecting both molar middle points as the base and the basion-first molar distance as the legs (Fig. 4. A), and on the other hand they had the distance between both zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillaria as the base and the basion-zygomaxillary distance as the legs (Fig. 4. B).

1930, J. D. White, John Hugh McQuillen, George Jacob Ziegler, The Dental Cosmos - Volume 72, Part 1, page 646:

(anatomy) The most anterior point of the upper alveolar process


arteriovenal

(anatomy) Relating to the arteries and veins.


acroparesthesia

en-noun

acroparesthesia (countable and uncountable, plural acroparesthesias)

(medicine) severe pain in the extremities


Apert syndrome

Named after Eugène Apert, French physician.

(teratology) A form of acrocephalosyndactyly.


acrocallosal

(medicine) Characterized by agenesis of the corpus callosum.


colovesicular

(anatomy) Relating to the colon and vesicles.


adrenocholinergic

(biochemistry, physiology) Describing cholinergic effects produced by the adrenal gland


bancroftian

Wuchereria bancrofti
Wuchereria bancrofti#Translingual

(pathology) Caused by the roundworm Wuchereria bancrofti


cavotricuspid

(anatomy) Relating to the vena cava and the tricuspid valve of the heart.


electrogram

Coordinate term: electrograph

(physiology) A record of the electrical activity of an organ


enteroaggregative

enteroaggregative Escherichia coli

(pathology) That adheres (as an aggregation) to epithelial cells.


enteroinvasive

en-adj

enteroinvasive (comparative more enteroinvasive, superlative most enteroinvasive)

more enteroinvasive (comparative)
most enteroinvasive (superlative)

(pathology) That is invasive to epithelial cells


hinokinin

(organic chemistry, medicine) A particular lignin (a substituted butyrolactone) that is used as a trypanocide


isogroup

(genetics) An assembled transcription sequence approximately equivalent to a gene


canon bone

From French canon, from Latin canon (“a rule”).

(equestrianism, anatomy) Alternative spelling of cannon bone