| mucous patch | An oval to round, yellow-gray to white, membrane-covered lesion or lesions occurring on the mucous membranes; usually seen in secondary syphilis. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| mucous plaque | In dentistry, a mass of filamentous microorganisms and large variety of smaller forms attached to the surface of a tooth which, depending on bacterial activity and environmental factors, may give rise to caries, calculus, or inflammatory changes in adjacent tissue. Synonym: dental plaque, mucous plaque, mucinous plaque. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous plug | A mass of mucus and cells filling the cervical canal between periods or during pregnancy; a mass of mucous occluding a main or lobar bronchus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous polyp | An adenomatous polyp in which conspicuous amounts of mucin are formed, a polypoid cyst that contains mucus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| mucous sheath of tendon | A sheath of synovial membrane enveloping certain of the tendons; it contains a small amount of synovial fluid. Synonym: vagina synovialis tendinis, mucous sheath of tendon, theca tendinis, vagina mucosa tendinis, vaginal synovial membrane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| surface mucous cells of stomach | Cell's lining the gastric surface and foveolae; a glycoprotein product at the apical end of each cell is secreted and forms a mucous protective film. Synonym: theca cells of stomach. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amphoric rale | Sound heard through the stethoscope associated with the movement of fluid in a lung cavity communicating with a bronchus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| atelectatic rale | Transitory light crackling sound that disappears after deep breathing or coughing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| bubbling rale | Moist sound heard through the stethoscope as a result of air entering portions of lung tissue containing exudate and thus creating bubbles; sometimes associated with resolving pneumonia or small lung cavities. (05 Mar 2000) |
| rale | <medicine> An adventitious sound, usually of morbid origin, accompanying the normal respiratory sounds. See Rhonchus. Various kinds are distinguished by pathologists; differing in intensity, as loud and small; in quality, as moist, dry, clicking, and sonorous; and in origin, as tracheal, pulmonary, and pleural. Origin: F. Rale. Cf. Rail the bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| palpable rale | A vibration that can be felt accompanying a low-pitched, hard, musical, or sonorous rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vesicular rale | A fine bubbling or crackling sound produced by air mixing with very thin secretions in the smaller bronchial tubes. Synonym: vesicular rale. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cavernous rale | A resonating, bubbling sound caused by air entering a cavity partly filled with fluid. Synonym: cavernous rhonchus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| metallic rale | A rale of metallic quality caused by resonance in a large cavity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| gurgling rale | Coarse sound heard over large cavities or over trachea nearly filled with secretions. (05 Mar 2000) |