| Willis' paracusis | <otolaryngology> The apparent increase in auditory acuity of a deaf person to conversation in noisy surroundings due to his companion unconsciously raising his voice. Synonym: Willis' paracusis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| paracusis | 1. Impaired hearing. 2. Auditory illusions or hallucinations. Synonym: paracousis. Origin: para-+ G. Akousis, hearing (05 Mar 2000) |
| paracusis loci | Loss or diminution of the power of determining the direction of sound. (05 Mar 2000) |
| false paracusis | <otolaryngology> The apparent increase in auditory acuity of a deaf person to conversation in noisy surroundings due to his companion unconsciously raising his voice. Synonym: Willis' paracusis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| circle of willis | <anatomy> A group of arteries surrounding the base of the brain. (27 Sep 1997) |
| Willis' centrum nervosum | The largest and highest group of prevertebral sympathetic ganglia, located on the superior part of the abdominal aorta, on either side of the origin of the coeliac artery; contains sympathetic neurons whose unmyelinated postganglionic axons innervate the stomach, liver, gallbladder, spleen, kidney, small intestine, and ascending and transverse colon. H Synonym: ganglia coeliaca, semilunar ganglion, solar ganglia, Vieussens' ganglia, Willis' centrum nervosum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willis' cords | Several fibrous cord's crossing the superior sagittal sinus. Synonym: chordae willisii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willis' pancreas | A portion of the head of the pancreas that hooks around posterior to the superior mesenteric vessels, sometimes into the "nutcracker" formed by the superior mesenteric artery and abdominal aorta. Synonym: processus uncinatus pancreatis, lesser pancreas, pancreas minus, small pancreas, uncinate pancreas, unciform pancreas, Willis' pancreas, Winslow's pancreas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willis' pouch | An obsolete term for lesser omentum (05 Mar 2000) |
| Willis, Thomas | <person> English physician, 1621-1675. See: Willis' centrum nervosum, Willis' cords, Willis' pancreas, Willis' paracusis, Willis' pouch, circle of Willis, accessorius willisii, chordae willisii. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Potts, Willis | <person> U.S. Paediatric surgeon, 1895-1968. See: Potts' anastomosis, Potts' clamp, Potts' operation. (05 Mar 2000) |