| compound joint | A joint composed of three or more skeletal elements, or in which two anatomically separate joints function as a unit. For example, the telonavicular and calcaneocuboid joints act together as the compound transverse tarsal joint. Synonym: articulatio complexa, articulatio composita, composite joint, compound articulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| compound lens | An optical system of two or more lenses. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound lipids | Lipids containing N and P atoms in addition to the usual C, H, and O. Compare: homolipids. Synonym: compound lipids. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound microscope | <instrument> A microscope (an optical instrument that augments the power of the eye to see small objects) which consists of two microscopes in series, the first serving as the ocular lens (close to the eye) and the second serving as the objective lens (close to the object to be viewed). Credit for creating the compound microscope goes usually to the Dutch spectaclemakers Hans and Zacharias Janssen who in 1590 invented an instrument that could be used as either a microscope or telescope. The compound microscope has evolved into the dominant type of optical microscope today. (12 Dec 1998) |
| compound myopic astigmatism | Astigmatism in which all meridians are myopic but to different degrees. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound name | <zoology> One that is formed by the union of two or more basic components, excluding prefixes and suffixes. For example striatoradiatus, novaeguineae, fritzmuelleri, c-album (09 Jan 1998) |
| compound nevus | A nevus in which there are nests of melanocytes in the epidermal-dermal junction and in the dermis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound odontoma | <tumour> An odontoma in which the odontogenic tissues are organised and resemble anomalous teeth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound pregnancy | Development of a uterine pregnancy in addition to a previously existing ectopic pregnancy (usually a lithopedion). (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound protein | A protein that contains atleast one prosthetic group. (09 Oct 1997) |
| compound q | <chemical> An extract of a Chinese wild cucumber. It is used in China to induce abortions and treat respiratory viruses. In this country, compound Q has been tried as an anti-HIV treatment. (05 Jan 1998) |
| compound restoration | A restoration of more than one surface of a tooth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| compound skull fracture | A fracture with laceration of overlying scalp and/or mucous membrane. Synonym: compound skull fracture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Wintersteiner compound F | Derived from cortisol and with similar physiological actions. (18 Nov 1997) |
| condensation compound | A compound resulting from the combination of two or more simple substances, with the splitting off of some other substance, such as alcohol or water; e.g., a peptide. Compare: conjugated compound. (05 Mar 2000) |