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
incudomalleolar
pertaining to the incus and the malleus, particularly to the articulation between them. Called also incudomalleal and incudomallear.
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dacryocystorhinostomy
surgical creation of a communication between the lacrimal sac and the nasal cavity; called also dacryorhinocystotomy.
vena anastomotica superior
superior anastomotic vein: a vein that interconnects the superficial middle cerebral vein and the superior sagittal sinus. Called also Trolard vein.
ponderal
pertaining to weight.
beet sugar
sucrose derived from the root of the beet.
tela subcutanea penis
subcutaneous tissue of penis: the loose external layer of fascial tissue of the penis, continuous with the tunica dartos and the tela subcutanea perinei. Called also superficial penile fascia.
cardiopyloric
pertaining to the cardia of the stomach and the pylorus.
Schistosomatidae
a family of trematodes, including the genera Heterobilharzia, Schistosoma, Schistosomatium, and Trichobilharzia.