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
pseudoepitheliomatous keratotic and micaceous balanitis
a rare, white, plaquelike, hyperkeratotic lesion of the glans penis; it may be premalignant and progress to a verrucous type of carcinoma.
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glomerulotubular balance
the balance between reabsorption of solutes in the proximal renal tubules and glomerular filtration, which must be maintained as constant as possible; if the glomerular filtration rate rises or falls, the rate of tubular reabsorption must rise or fall proportionally. Balance is maintained by neural, hormonal, and other mechanisms.
azelastine hydrochloride
an antihistamine (H1 receptor antagonist) administered intranasally in the treatment of seasonal allergic rhinitis (hay fever) and topically to the conjunctiva in the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis.
geographic retinal atrophy
a pattern of well-demarcated epithelial atrophy of retinal pigment, leading to vision loss, most often associated with age-related macular degeneration.
VATER association
a nonrandom association of congenital anomalies consisting of vertebral defects, imperforate anus, tracheoesophageal fistula, and radial and renal dysplasia. Called also VATER complex.
antigen capture assay
one used to identify minute quantities of antigen in solution: large quantities of antibody against the desired antigen are fixed to a solid support matrix, over which the solution is passed. The antigen is retained by the matrix and can be identified by reaction with labeled antibody.
abrasion arthroplasty
arthroplasty with eburnation of one surface with a bur, which induces bleeding and fibrocartilaginous repair tissue to form a new articular surface, done in patients who cannot tolerate other arthroplasty procedures, such as after a failure of a first procedure.
argatroban
a synthetic agent derived from L-arginine that binds to the thrombin active site and inhibits various thrombin-catalyzed reactions; used as an anticoagulant in the prophylaxis and treatment of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia, administered intravenously.