Word Of The Day
Dorland's Word of the Day is a great way to broaden your knowledge of medical terminology. With a new and interesting term brought to you from the 32nd edition of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary each day, it's an easy and fun way to increase your medical vocabulary!
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Today's Word
Nyhus classification
a classification of inguinal hernias based on damage to the internal inguinal ring or the defect in Hesselbach's triangle.
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Western blot technique
a technique for analyzing and identifying protein antigens: the proteins are separated by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel, then transferred ("blotted") onto a nitrocellulose membrane or treated paper, where they bind in the same pattern as they formed in the gel. The antigen is overlaid first with antibody, then with anti-immunoglobulin or protein A labeled with a radioisotope, fluorescent dye, or enzyme.
chromesthesia
the association of imaginary sensations of color with actual sensations of hearing, taste, or smell.
chondroitin sulfate
1. a glycosaminoglycan that predominates in the ground substance of cartilage, bone, and blood vessels but also occurs in other connective tissues. It consists of repeating disaccharide units in specific linkage, each composed of a glucuronic acid residue linked to a sulfated N-acetylgalactosamine residue. There are two forms: chondroitin 4-sulfate (chondroitin sulfate A) and chondroitin 6-sulfate (chondroitin sulfate C), named for the position of the sulfate group on the sugar. One or both types accumulate abnormally in several mucopolysaccharidoses. Chondroitin sulfate B is now called dermatan sulfate.
cholecystolithotomy
incision of the gallbladder for removal of gallstones.
chakra
any of the seven energy centers, located from the perineum to the crown of the head, of yoga philosophy. They are also used in some energy-based complementary medicine systems.
syncytiotrophoblastic cells
large, multinucleate cells resembling the syncytiotrophoblast, having hyperchromatic nuclei and abundant eosinophilic, sometimes vacuolated cytoplasm; one of the cell types that compose a choriocarcinoma.
popcorn cell
a variant of the Reed-Sternberg cell, having a multilobed nucleus that resembles an exploded popcorn kernel.