| rice-water stool | A watery fluid containing whitish flocculi, discharged from the bowel in cholera and occasionally in other cases of serous diarrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| rotavirus stool test | <investigation> A test which detects the presence of rotavirus in the stool. This virus is a common cause of childhood gastroenteritis. (17 Dec 1997) |
| stool | <botany> A plant from which layers are propagated by bending its branches into the soil. Origin: L. Stolo. See Stolon. <agriculture> To ramfy; to tiller, as grain; to shoot out suckers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| stool culture | A test used to identify pathogenic organisms in the stools that may be responsible for gastroenteritis. Often performed in cases of unexplained diarrhoea. May indicate bacterial, viral or parasitic disease. Cultures are also helpful in assisting the selection an appropriate antibiotic agent. See: Traveler's Diarrhoea. (27 Sep 1997) |
| stool guaiac test | <investigation> A chemical test measures the presence of fresh or decomposed blood. Blood may arise from bleeding anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract, from the mouth to the anus. An easy to perform colourmetric test. (27 Sep 1997) |
| stool smear | A microscopic slide preparation that is used to identify pathogenic micro-organisms within a stool specimen. (27 Sep 1997) |
| stool test | A test to see whether there is blood in the bowel movement. Also called a faecal occult blood test: a test to check for hidden blood in stool. (faecal refers to stool. Occult means hidden.) (12 Dec 1998) |
| fatty stool | A stool containing excessive amounts of fat. (05 Mar 2000) |
| balloon-tip catheter | A tube with a balloon at its tip that can be inflated or deflated without removal after installation; the balloon may be inflated to facilitate passage of the tube through a blood vessel (propelled by the bloodstream) or to occlude the vessel in which the tube alone would allow free flow; such catheter's are used to enter the pulmonary artery to facilitate haemodynamic measurements or to enter arteries and then remove them while inflated to withdraw clots (embolectomy catheter). See: Swan-Ganz catheter. Synonym: Fogarty catheter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| violet-tip | <zoology> A very handsome American butterfly (Polygonia interrogationis). Its wings are mottled with various shades of red and brown and have violet tips. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| root tip | The tip of a tooth root, the part farthest from the incisal or occlusal side. Synonym: apex radicis dentis, root apex, root tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| whistle-tip catheter | A catheter with an opening at the end and side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Woolner's tip | A point projecting upward and posteriorly from the free outcurved margin of the helix a little posterior to its upper end. Synonym: apex auriculae, apex satyri, Woolner's tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| spiral tip catheter | A catheter with a helical filiform tip. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Q tip test | A test for determining the mobility of the urethra. (05 Mar 2000) |