| fascicular | Relating to a fasciculus; arranged in the form of a bundle or collection of rods. Synonym: fasciculate, fasciculated. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fascicular block | A condition based on the concept that the left branch of the bundle of His provides two of three major fascicles of a system of conduction, of which the right bundle branch constitutes the third, for the transmission of the cardiac impulse from the atrium above to the ventricles below the A-V node; block may occur in any or all fascicles, all three together producing complete A-V block. See: hemiblock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular cambium | <plant biology> Form of cambium present in the vascular bundles of higher plants. (18 Nov 1997) |
| fascicular degeneration | Muscular degeneration due to loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord or brainstem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular graft | A nerve graft in which each bundle of fibres is approximated and sutured separately. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular keratitis | A phlyctenular keratitis followed by the formation of a band or fascicle of blood vessels extending from the margin toward the centre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular ophthalmoplegia | Ophthalmoplegia due to a lesion within the brainstem. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular sarcoma | <tumour> A malignant neoplasm, believed to be of mesenchymal origin, composed of elongated, spindle-shaped cells. Synonym: fascicular sarcoma. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fascicular ulcer | A localised vascularization of the cornea to the site of a corneal ulcer. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anodal closure contraction | An obsolete term for the momentary contraction of a muscle under the influence of the positive pole when the electrical circuit is established. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anodal opening contraction | An obsolete term for the momentary contraction of a muscle under the influence of the positive pole when the circuit is broken. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atrial premature contraction | <cardiology> An premature heartbeat of atrial origin. Generally nonserious and typically exacerbated by stimulant use (for example alcohol, decongestants, caffeine, nicotine). (27 Sep 1997) |
| automatic contraction | In contrast to forced beat, an ectopic beat that arises de novo and is not precipitated by the preceding beat; thus escaped and parasystolic beat's are automatic. Synonym: automatic contraction. (05 Mar 2000) |
| braxton hicks contraction | Rhythmic uterine muscle activity which occurs during the course of a pregnancy which causes no pain for the patient. (27 Sep 1997) |
| paradoxical contraction | A tonic contraction of the anterior tibial muscles when a sudden passive dorsal flexion of the foot is made. (05 Mar 2000) |