| Calori | Luigi, Italian anatomist, 1807-1896. See: Calori's bursa. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Calori's bursa | <anatomy> A bursa between the arch of the aorta and the trachea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caloric | 1. Relating to a calorie. 2. Relating to heat. Origin: L. Calor, heat Caloric intake, the total number of calories in a daily diet allocation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caloric nystagmus | Jerky nystagmus induced by labyrinthine stimulation with warm or cold water injected into the ear canal. (27 Sep 1997) |
| caloric test | A test for vestibular function, made by irrigating the external auditory meatus with either hot or cold water; this normally causes stimulation of the vestibular apparatus, resulting in nystagmus and past-pointing; in vestibular disease, the response may be reduced or absent. Synonym: caloric test, nystagmus test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caloric tests | Elicitation of a rotatory nystagmus by stimulating the saemicircular canals with water or air which is above or below body temperature. In warm caloric stimulation a rotatory nystagmus is developed toward the side of the stimulated ear; in cold, away from the stimulated side. Absence of nystagmus indicates the labyrinth is not functioning. (12 Dec 1998) |
| caloric value | The heat evolved by a food when burnt or metabolised. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calorie | <chemistry> A unit of measurement defined as 4.184 absolute joules or the amount of energy it takes to raise the temperature of one gram of water from 15 to 16 degrees Celsius (or1/100th the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water at one atmosphere pressure from 0 degrees C to 100 degrees C), food calories are actually equal to 1,000 calories (1 food calorie = 1 kilocalorie). (13 Oct 1997) |
| calorific | Producing heat. Origin: L. Calor, heat (05 Mar 2000) |
| calorigenic | 1. Capable of generating heat. 2. Stimulating metabolic production of heat. Synonym: thermogenetic, thermogenic. Origin: L. Calor, heat, + G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| calorigenic action | Increase of heat production of the body, as by the thyroid hormone. Synonym: thermogenic action. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calorimeter | <radiobiology> In conventional fusion research, this name refers to any device used to measure power or energy in a laser or particle beam. (for example, for ICF or neutral beam heating or a magnetically-confined plasma.) (09 Oct 1997) |
| calorimetric | Relating to calorimetry. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calorimetry | <chemistry> The science of measuring heat flow. (09 Jan 1998) |
| calorimetry, differential scanning | Differential thermal analysis in which the sample compartment of the apparatus is a differential calorimeter, allowing an exact measure of the heat of transition independent of the specific heat, thermal conductivity, and other variables of the sample. (12 Dec 1998) |