This page gathers the 10,749 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Medicine”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 13 of 108: from “azithromycin” to “bavituximab”.
- azithromycin noun A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic C₃₈H₇₂N₂O₁₂ (trademarks Zithromax, Z-PAK) that is derived from erythromycin and is used especially as…
- azlocillin noun An acylampicillin antibiotic with an extended spectrum of activity and greater in vitro potency than the carboxy penicillins.
- azone noun Any azo derivative of a ketone, but especially any of a family of aliphatic azo derivatives of cycloheptanone that are used to increase the…
- azotemia noun The accumulation in the blood of nitrogen-bearing waste products (such as urea) that are usually excreted in the urine.
- azoturia noun An increase in the amount of nitrogenous material (such as urea) in the urine
- azygos noun In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry.
- azygos vein noun a vein running up the right side of the thoracic vertebral column draining itself towards the superior vena cava
- b noun A B cell.
- B cell noun A lymphocyte, developed in the bursa of birds and the bone marrow of other animals, that produces antibodies and is co-responsible for the…
- B chromosome noun A supernumerary or accessory chromosome, one that is not essential for the life of a species and does not occur in all individuals.
- B-52 noun A combination of diphenhydramine, 5 mg of haloperidol, and 2 mg of lorazepam, widely used for the sedation of acutely agitated patients.
- B-scan noun An ultrasonographic diagnostic test used to produce a two-dimensional, cross-sectional view of the eye and the orbit.
- babesia noun Any of the hematozoa of the genus Babesia that invades the erythrocytes of living mammals, notably including cattle and humans, causing any…
- babesiosis noun Any of several malaria-like parasitic diseases in humans and other animals caused by Babesia, a genus of protozoa.
- baby powder noun Cocaine.
- Bachelor of Surgery noun An undergraduate degree, equivalent to a Doctor of Medicine (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) in North America.
- bacitracin noun A nonprescription polypeptide antibiotic isolated from a bacillus (Bacillus subtilis or Bacillus licheniformis), usually provided in…
- back wall noun The back of the thorax's wall
- back-translation noun The translation of an amino acid sequence into genetic code.
- backboard verb To place (a patient) on a spine board.
- backboarded adj Placed on a spine board.
- backcross verb To cross a hybrid with one of its parents.
- backcrossing noun The crossing of a hybrid with one of its parents or an individual genetically similar to its parent.
- backprime verb To add (a secondary infusion) to a patient by priming it with fluid from the primary infusion.
- backpropagation noun A phenomenon in which the action potential of a neuron creates a voltage spike both at the end of the axon, as normally, and also back…
- backroll noun The rolling the marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion
- backslab noun A type of cast that is non-circumferential, only covering the posterior aspect of a limb, in order to permit swelling.
- backstrap noun The rolling of a marijuana cigarette in a certain fashion.
- backtranslated adj produced by backtranslation
- backwash ileitis noun ileitis that occurs in the setting of pancolitis and tends to correlate with the activity of colitis
- bacteria noun An oval bacterium, as distinguished from a spherical coccus or rod-shaped bacillus.
- bacteriogenous adj Bacteriogenic; producing bacteria.
- bacteriogram noun Synonym of antibiogram.
- bag verb To provide with artificial ventilation via a bag valve mask (BVM) resuscitator.
- bag valve mask noun A bag used to resuscitate a patient by supplying air or oxygen directly to the trachea and into the lungs.
- bagasse noun Synonym of bagassosis (“pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from bagasse (sense 1)”).
- bagassosis noun A pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of dust from bagasse (“the residue from processing sugar cane after the juice is extracted”).
- bagging noun Use of BVM to ventilate a patient.
- Baggio–Yoshinari syndrome noun A disease transmitted by the Amblyomma cajennense tick, but the organism that causes the infection is still unknown.
- baleen noun keratinous material that makes up the plates in the mouth of the baleen whale (Mysticeti), which it uses to trap its food; formerly used in…
- Balkan endemic nephropathy noun A chronic, progressive form of interstitial nephritis, leading to kidney failure, that occurs in several discrete rural communities in…
- ball noun The front of the bottom of the foot, just behind the toes.
- ball joint noun A ball-and-socket joint.
- ball of the thumb noun The fleshy portion, opposite the nail, of the first segment (first phalange) of the human thumb.
- balloon noun A sac inserted into part of the body for therapeutic reasons; such as angioplasty.
- balloon sinuplasty noun A surgical procedure for the treatment of blocked sinuses, involving the use of a balloon over a wire catheter to dilate the sinus…
- ballottement noun A method of diagnosing pregnancy, in which the uterus is pushed with a finger to feel whether a foetus moves away and returns again.
- bambermycin noun A complex of antibiotics obtained from Streptomyces bambergiensis, used as a food additive for poultry and swine.
- banana bag noun A plastic bag containing a yellow-coloured liquid mixture of vitamins and minerals administered by intravenous drip, typically used to…
- band noun Ellipsis of band cell.
- bandeau noun A band.
- bane verb To cause (sheep) a disease, especially the rot (“a disease in which breakdown of tissue occurs”).
- bang verb To inject intravenously.
- banjo curette noun A specialized surgical instrument used in gynecology and obstetrics, featuring a long handle and a large, wide loop or teardrop-shaped…
- bapineuzumab noun A humanized monoclonal antibody that acts on the nervous system and has potential therapeutic value for the treatment of Alzheimer's…
- barb noun A barbiturate.
- barber's itch noun Any of a number of sorts of rashes or skin eruptions in the area of the mustache or beard, caused by fungal or staphylococcal infections or…
- barbie noun A barbiturate.
- barbiturate noun Any of derivatives of barbituric acid that act as depressants of the central nervous system and are used as sedatives or hypnotics.
- barcode noun A portion of a gene that identifies a particular species.
- baricitinib noun A medication belonging to the class of Janus kinase inhibitors, used for the treatment of several diseases including rheumatoid arthritis…
- barium noun Barium sulphate suspension.
- barium meal noun A preparation of barium sulfate (a radioopaque compound) which the patient ingests for the purpose of producing clear radiographs of the…
- bark noun Peruvian bark or Jesuit's bark, the bark of the cinchona from which quinine is produced.
- bark mixture noun Any of various decoctions of bark used as various remedies
- barley water noun A decoction of barley used as a nutritive and demulcent.
- barognosis noun The ability to evaluate the weight of objects, or to differentiate objects of different weights by holding or lifting them.
- barograph noun An illuminated glass plate covered by a pressure sensitive sheet, used to measure pressure.
- barography noun The measurement of exerted pressure by means of a barograph.
- barotrauma noun Damage to body tissue caused by a difference in pressure between an air space in or near the body and the surrounding air.
- Barrett's esophagus noun An abnormal change (metaplasia) in the cells of the lower end of the esophagus thought to be caused by damage from chronic acid exposure…
- barrier noun A separation between two areas of the body where specialized cells allow the entry of certain substances but prevent the entry of others.
- Bartholin's gland noun Either of two small glands located on either side of the vaginal orifice that secrete a lubricating mucus.
- Bartter syndrome noun A rare inherited disease characterised by a defect in the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle, which results in hypokalemia and…
- basal adj Associated with the base of an organism or structure.
- basal ganglion noun Any of a group of nuclei in the brain interconnected with the cerebral cortex, thalamus and brainstem.
- basal metabolic rate noun The amount of energy expended while at rest in a neutrally temperate environment, in the post-absorptive state.
- basculation noun The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
- base-pair breathing noun The transient, lateral opening of a base pair in a nucleic acid molecule as a result of thermal motion or the presence of a defect
- basecall noun The assignment of a base to a chromatogram peak
- basi- prefix Positioned at the base; forming a base
- basic reproduction number noun The expected number of infection cases to be directly infected by an infected individual, given a population that is equally susceptible.
- basigin noun A gene that codes for the basigin (BSG) protein.
- basilar adj Of, pertaining to, or located at a base, but especially at the base of the skull or an organ of Corti.
- basilar artery noun An unpaired artery that is formed by the union of the two vertebral arteries, runs forward within the skull just under the pons, divides…
- basilic adj Relating to certain parts, anciently supposed to have a specially important function in the animal economy, such as the basilic vein.
- basiliximab noun A monoclonal antibody used to prevent rejection in organ transplantation, especially in kidney transplants.
- basioccipital adj Relating to the basiocciput
- basipterygoid adj Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
- basisphenoid adj Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo
- basophil noun A white blood cell responsible for inflammatory reactions during immune response.
- basophilia noun A condition where the quantity of basophils (basophil granulocytes) is abnormally elevated.
- bastard strangles noun A form of strangles, a bacterial upper respiratory tract infection of horses potentially causing airway obstruction, that has spread to…
- bath salt noun Any of a class of methylenedioxypyrovalerone-based psychoactive recreational drugs.
- bathroom verb To assist a patient with using the toilet and general personal hygiene.
- bathyphase noun The time period in a cycle during which the cycle is low, especially the lower part of a sine wave fitted to a measurement of a circadian…
- batrachotoxin noun An extremely neurotoxic and cardiotoxic steroidal alkaloid found in poison dart frogs.
- Batson venous plexus noun A network of valveless veins in the human body, connecting the deep pelvic veins and thoracic veins (draining the inferior end of the…
- Baunscheidtism noun A form of acupuncture with toxic oil, causing inflammation that is alleged to draw the body's "attention" away from the patient's illness…
- bavituximab noun A chimeric monoclonal antibody with potential applications in the treatment of cancers and viral infections.