| fish berry | The seeds of Anamirta paniculata which contain the amaroid, picrotoxin; a CNS and respiratory stimulant, used in veterinary medicine as an antidote to barbiturates. Name derived from the use of bruised berries thrown into streams to poison or incapacitate fish. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fish-block | See Fish-tackle. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| fish bowl granuloma | Localised nodular skin inflammation (small reddish raised areas of skin) caused by a bacterium called mycobacterium marinum. Fish bowl granuloma is typically acquired by occupational or recreational exposure to salt or fresh water, often resulting from minor trauma during caring for aquariums. The diagnosis is suggested by the history of exposure and confirmed by culturing tissue specimens which yield the microscopic organism, mycobacterium marinum. The infection can be treated with a variety of antibiotics, including doxycycline, minocycline, clarithromycin, rifampin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole. Also called swimming pool granuloma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fish diseases | Diseases of freshwater, marine, hatchery or aquarium fish. This term includes diseases of both teleosts (true fish) and elasmobranchs (sharks, rays and skates). (12 Dec 1998) |
| fish elevation | The elevation of a fish above the stream bed measured at the tip of the fish's snout. See: focal point. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fish eye disease | <disease> An inherited disorder resulting in low HDL cholesterol and corneal opacities; also, low LCAT activity. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fish flour | A flour made of pulverised, dried fish or fish parts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fish habitat | The aquatic environment and the immediately surrounding terrestrial environment that, combined, afford the necessary biological and physical support systems required by fish species during various life history stages. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fish ladder | A series of descending weirs which carry water around a dam or waterfall to facilitate the upstream migration of fish. (09 Oct 1997) |
| fish-mouth meatus | A red and swollen condition of the orifice of the urethra (urinary meatus) in gonorrhoea. Internal acoustic meatus, a canal running from the opening of the internal acoustic meatus, through the petrous portion of the temporal bone, ending at the fundus where a thin plate of bone separates it from the vestibule; it gives passage to the facial and vestibulocochlear nerves together with the labyrinthine artery and veins. Synonym: meatus acusticus internus, internal auditory meatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fish-mouth mitral stenosis | Extreme mitral stenosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fish-odour syndrome | <syndrome> An inborn error of metabolism associated with an offensive body odour, the smell of rotting fish, due to the excessive excretion of trimethylaminuria (TMA) in urine, sweat, and breath. Persons with TMA may experience tachycardia (fast heart rate) and severe hypertension (high blood pressure) after eating cheese (which contains tyramine) and after using nasal sprays containing epinephrine. TMA is caused by a mutation (change) in the gene for an enzyme, flavin-containing monooxygenase-3 (FMO3) encoded by a gene on chromosome 1. The FMO3 enzyme metabolises tyramine (which is in cheese). The syndrome is associated with various psychosocial reactions, including social isolation, clinical depression and attempted suicide. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fish oils | Oils high in unsaturated fats extracted from the bodies of fish or fish parts, especially the livers. Those from the liver are usually high in vitamin a. The oils are used as dietary supplements, in soaps and detergents, as protective coatings, and as a base for other food products such as vegetable shortenings. (12 Dec 1998) |
| fish poison | A toxic principle in certain fishes. Synonym: fish poison. Origin: ichthyo-+ G. Toxikon, poison (05 Mar 2000) |
| fish products | Food products manufactured from fish (e.g., fish flour, fish meal). (12 Dec 1998) |