| contracture | <orthopaedics> A condition of fixed high resistance to passive stretch of a muscle, resulting from fibrosis of the tissues supporting the muscles or the joints or from disorders of the muscle fibres. Origin: L. Contractura (18 Nov 1997) |
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| contracture deformity | Deformity of a limb without discernable primary changes of bone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contrafissura | Fracture of a bone, as in the skull, at a point opposite that where the blow was received. Origin: L. Contra, against, counter, + fissura, fissure (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraindicant | Indicating the contrary, i.e., showing that a method of treatment that would otherwise be proper is inadvisable by special circumstances in the individual case. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contraindication | Any condition, especially any condition of disease, which renders some particular line of treatment improper or undesirable. (18 Nov 1997) |
| contralateral | <anatomy> Pertaining to the opposite side. (27 Sep 1997) |
| contralateral partner | The corresponding structure on the opposite side. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contralateral reflex | <clinical sign> A physical examination finding that can indicate inflammation of the meninges (meningitis), performed in two forms: passive flexion of one leg results in a similar movement on the opposite side or if the neck is passively flexed, flexion occurs in the legs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| contralateral sign | <clinical sign> A physical examination finding that can indicate inflammation of the meninges (meningitis), performed in two forms: passive flexion of one leg results in a similar movement on the opposite side or if the neck is passively flexed, flexion occurs in the legs. (27 Sep 1997) |
| contransformation | The incorporation of two or more linked genes on the same fragment of foreign DNA into the genome of a bacterium. (09 Oct 1997) |
| contrapsin | <protein> Trypsin inhibitor (serpin) from rat. (18 Nov 1997) |
| contrast | A dye injected intravenously during X-ray studies, for example CT, to enhance the image of a tumour. In MR studies, the contrast is called gadolinium. The use of contrast may rarely result in some adverse effects: it also increases the cost (but also accuracy in many cases) of the scan. (16 Dec 1997) |
| contrast agent | A substance that is introduced into or around a structure and, because of the difference in absorption of X-rays by the contrast medium and the surrounding tissues, allows radiographic visualisation of the structure. (18 Nov 1997) |
| contrast bath | A bath in which a part is immersed in hot water for a period of a few minutes and then in cold, the hot and cold periods alternated regularly at intervals, usually half-hours; used to increase the blood flow to the part. (05 Mar 2000) |
| contrast echocardiography | The injection of contrast media of high echo reflectants (e.g., bubbles) to outline a chamber or delineate a shunt within the heart. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms :
Synonyms : Contraceptive Agents, Post-Coital, Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital, Contraceptives, Post-Coital, Emergency Contraceptives, Contraceptive Agents, Post Coital, Contraceptives, Emergency, Contraceptives, Post Coital, Morning After Pill
Synonyms :
Synonyms : Contraceptive Agents, Postcoital, Synthetic, Postcoital Contraceptive Agents, Synthetic, Postcoital Contraceptives, Synthetic, Synthetic Postcoital Contraceptive Agents, Synthetic Postcoital Contraceptives, Contraceptives, Synthetic Postcoital
Synonyms : Services, Contract, Contract Service, Service, Contract
| contrast color |
an illusory tinge of complementary hue or brightness induced by a vivid hue or luminance on the area surrounding it in the visual field.
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| contraception |
Birth control generally refers to any plan or method used to alter or avoid the body's natural state of fertility, thereby preventing or reducing the probability of pregnancy without abstaining from sexual intercourse; the term is also sometimes used to include abortion and natural family planning. The term family planning is normally considered a synonym for the term birth control. ...
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| contra- |
The Contras (Spanish contrarrevolucionario, "counter-revolutionary") were the armed opponents of Nicaragua's Sandinista Junta of National Reconstruction following the July 1979 overthrow of Anastasio Somoza Debayle and the ending of the Somoza family's 43-year rule. ...
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| contraceptive |
Birth control generally refers to any plan or method used to alter or avoid the body's natural state of fertility, thereby preventing or reducing the probability of pregnancy without abstaining from sexual intercourse; the term is also sometimes used to include abortion and natural family planning. The term family planning is normally considered a synonym for the term birth control. ...
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| contractile vacuole |
Vacuoles are large membrane-bound compartments within some eukaryotic cells where they serve a variety of different functions: capturing food materials or unwanted structural debris surrounding the cell, sequestering materials that might be toxic to the cell, maintaining fluid balance (called turgor) within the cell, exporting unwanted substances from the cell, or even determining relative cell size. ...
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| contra | a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached |
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| contra | (of disease) capable of being transmitted by infection |
| contra | reduced in size or pulled together |
| contra | capable of contracting or being contracted |
| contra | a bodily organ that contracts |
| contra | the capability or quality of shrinking or contracting esp by muscle fibers and even some other forms of living matter |
| contra | becoming infected |
| contra | (physiology) a shortening or tensing of a part or organ (especially of a muscle or muscle fiber) |
| contra | a word formed from two or more words by omitting or combining some sounds |
| contra | the process or result of becoming smaller or pressed together |
| contra | a bodily organ that contracts |
| contra | someone (a person or firm) who contracts to build things |