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!

You can view a new word on this website each day.

Today's Word

hepatic ischemia

injury to liver cells resulting from a deficiency of blood or oxygen, usually because of hypotension from decreased cardiac output, shock, or some other cause. Called also hypoxic or ischemic hepatitis and shock liver.

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transrepression

inhibition of gene transcription by a specific protein.

regional lymphadenitis

inflammation of all the lymph nodes that drain a given area.

premutation

increased numbers of triplet repeat sequences in a gene, to the point that although clinical disease is not apparent, the repeats are unstable and prone to undergo further increases during meiosis, crossing the threshold to a level associated with clinical disease.

xanthogranulomatous cholecystitis

a type of chronic cholecystitis characterized by proliferative fibrosis and infiltration by lipid-laden macrophages; it is often accompanied by obstruction from gallstones.

endometrioid tumor

a type of borderline ovarian tumor that contains elements resembling endometrium.

nanophyetiasis

infection by the fluke Nanophyetus salmincola after ingestion of contaminated fish. Human infection is usually mild, with bloating, cramping, and diarrhea.

G cell hyperplasia

increased numbers of G cells in the gastric mucosa, which causes marked hypergastrinemia resembling that seen in the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome.