Literally
91Fenestration — Literally, the making of a window fenestra in Latin (and fenetre in French) is a window fenestration refers to the creation of a new opening. * * * 1. The presence of openings or fenestrae in a part. 2. Making openings in a dressing to allow… …
92In vitro — Literally in glass, as in a test tube. A test that is performed in vitro is one that is done in glass or plastic vessels in the laboratory. In vitro is the opposite of in vivo (in a living organism). * * * In an artificial environment, referring… …
93Lactobacillus — Literally milk bacteria, normally found in the mouth, intestinal tract, and vagina. Lactobacillus can also live in fermenting products, such as yogurt. Humans appear to have a symbiotic relationship with this bacteria: it’s been with us so long… …
94Macrocytic — Literally, any abnormally large cell but, in practice, usually refers to an abnormally large red blood cell. Folic acid deficiency is one cause of macrocytic anemia. The opposite of macrocytic is microcytic (an abnormally small cell). * * *… …
95Morphology — Literally, the study of form (structure). It is also the form itself. * * * The science concerned with the configuration or the structure of animals and plants. [morpho + G. logos, study] * * * mor·phol·o·gy mȯr fäl ə jē n, pl gies 1) a branch… …
96Myocardial bridge — Literally a bridging of heart muscle over one of the major arteries to the heart (usually the left anterior descending artery). The heart has formed in this abnormal design from birth, whereby the artery is actually tunneled through a part of the …
97Neoplasm — Literally, a new growth. Neoplasm is another word for a tumor. * * * An abnormal tissue that grows by cellular proliferation more rapidly than normal and continues to grow after the stimuli that initiated the new growth cease. Neoplasms show… …
98Node — Literally a knot, a node is a collection of tissue. For example a lymph node, is a collection of lymphoid tissue. A nodule is a small node, a little collection of tissue. * * * 1. A knob or nodosity; a circumscribed swelling; in anatomy, a… …
99Pes cavus — Literally a hollow foot, pes cavus is a foot with too high an arch. * * * pes ca·vus kā vəs n a foot deformity characterized by an abnormally high arch * * * see claw foot * * * see under talipes …
100Porphyria cutanea tarda — Literally, the late skin form of porphyria, a genetic photosensitive (light sensitive) skin disease with onset in adult life with substances called uroporphyrins in the urine due to a deficiency of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD), an enzyme …
