Medical dictionary
Medical terminology normalized via MeSH, ICD-11, SNOMED CT.
62,341 terms indexed
A benign neck tumor derived from branchial epithelium or branchial rests.
mutation in SIX1
RefSeq NM_001289543
A plant genus of the family Cruciferae. It contains many species and cultivars used as food including cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, Brussel sprouts, kale, collard greens, MUSTARD PLANT; (B. alba, B. junica, and B. nigra), turnips (BRASSICA NAPUS) and rapeseed (BRASSICA RAPA).
A plant species of the family BRASSICACEAE best known for the edible roots.
A subspecies of Brassica that includes rape mustard. It is cultivated for the seed and used as animal feed.
A plant family of the order Capparales, subclass Dilleniidae, class Magnoliopsida. They are mostly herbaceous plants with peppery-flavored leaves, due to gluconapin (GLUCOSINOLATES) and its hydrolysis product butenylisotrhiocyanate. The family includes many plants of economic importance that have been extensively altered and domesticated by humans. Flowers have 4 petals. Podlike fruits contain a number of seeds. Cress is a general term used for many in the Brassicacea family. Rockcress is usually ARABIS; Bittercress is usually CARDAMINE; Yellowcress is usually RORIPPA; Pennycress is usually THLASPI; Watercress refers to NASTURTIUM; or RORIPPA or TROPAEOLUM; Gardencress refers to LEPIDIUM; Indiancress refers to TROPAEOLUM.
Plant steroids ubiquitously distributed throughout the plant kingdom. They play essential roles in modulating growth and differentiation of cells at nanomolar to micromolar concentrations.
A country located on the eastern coast of South America, located between Colombia and Peru, that borders the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered on the north by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana, on the south by Uruguay, and on the west by Argentina. The capital is Brasilia.
RefSeq NM_030147
RefSeq NM_001012031
RefSeq NM_139732
Baked food product made of flour or meal that is moistened, kneaded, and sometimes fermented. A major food since prehistoric times, it has been made in various forms using a variety of ingredients and methods.
The first meal of the day.
Acute pain that comes on rapidly despite the use of pain medication.
In humans, one of the paired regions in the anterior portion of the THORAX. The breasts consist of the MAMMARY GLANDS, the SKIN, the MUSCLES, the ADIPOSE TISSUE, and the CONNECTIVE TISSUES.
Susceptibility for developing breast carcinoma in patients whose relatives have a history of breast carcinoma is associated with germline mutations in several genes. These include: BRCA1, BRCA2, BRCA3, BWSCR1A, RB1CC1, RAD51, CHEK2, and BARD1 genes. OMIM: 114480
A fluid-filled closed cavity or sac that is lined by an EPITHELIUM and found in the BREAST. It may appear as a single large cyst in one breast, multifocal, or bilateral in FIBROCYSTIC BREAST DISEASE.
Pathological processes of the BREAST.
The nursing of an infant at the breast.
Surgical insertion of an inert sac filled with silicone or other material to augment the female form cosmetically.
Implants used to reconstruct and/or cosmetically enhance the female breast. They have an outer shell or envelope of silicone elastomer and are filled with either saline or silicone gel. The outer shell may be either smooth or textured.
The act of evacuating BREAST MILK by hand or with a pump.
Tumors or cancer of the human BREAST.
Any neoplasms of the male breast. These occur infrequently in males in developed countries, the incidence being about 1% of that in females.
The inspection of one's breasts, usually for signs of disease, especially neoplastic disease.
An involuntary or voluntary pause in breathing, sometimes accompanied by loss of consciousness.
Any tests done on exhaled air.
Therapeutic exercises aimed to deepen inspiration or expiration or even to alter the rate and rhythm of respiration.
A malpresentation of the FETUS at near term or during OBSTETRIC LABOR with the fetal cephalic pole in the fundus of the UTERUS. There are three types of breech: the complete breech with flexed hips and knees; the incomplete breech with one or both hips partially or fully extended; the frank breech with flexed hips and extended knees.
The production of offspring by selective mating or HYBRIDIZATION, GENETIC in animals or plants.
A fungal metabolite which is a macrocyclic lactone exhibiting a wide range of antibiotic activity.
A smooth, solid or cystic fibroepithelial (FIBROEPITHELIAL NEOPLASMS) tumor, usually found in the OVARIES but can also be found in the adnexal region and the KIDNEYS. It consists of a fibrous stroma with nests of epithelial cells that sometimes resemble the transitional cells lining the urinary bladder. Brenner tumors generally are benign and asymptomatic. Malignant Brenner tumors have been reported.
Contains:Curcuma longa, Ocimum sanctum, Adhatoda vasica, Trikatu, Triphala, Embelia ribes, Cyperus rotundus, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Elettaria cardamomum, Cinnamomum tamala, and Mesua ferrea
The anamorphic form of the yeast DEKKERA. It is implicated as a spoilage microorganism in wines.
Benzylammonium compounds with the formula Br-phenyl-CN+R3 that include BRETYLIUM TOSYLATE.
An agent that blocks the release of adrenergic transmitters and may have other actions. It was formerly used as an antihypertensive agent, but is now proposed as an anti-arrhythmic.
A genus of GRAM-POSITIVE ENDOSPORE-FORMING RODS in the family Paenibacillaceae. Most strains have been isolated from the natural environment, particularly soils.
A gram-positive organism found in dairy products, fresh and salt water, marine organisms, insects, and decaying organic matter.
A species in the genus CORYNEBACTERIUM, family Corynebacteriaceae, which is used for industrial production of the amino acid LYSINE. It is closely related to Corynebacterium glutamicum.
A BRAIN-specific hyalectin that may play a role in terminally differentiating NEURONS. It is found highly overexpressed in primary BRAIN TUMORS and in experimental models of GLIOMA.
Saturated alicyclic hydrocarbon molecules consisting of two rings that have two non-adjacent atoms in common.
Heterocyclic compounds that contain two rings that share two non-adjacent atoms in common.