Author: Glossary

A gram-positive, aerobic bacillus that grows in branching filaments. It is the cause of Whipple’s disease.  

Permanent, localized edema of a limb or limbs. Repeated low-grade infection may also obstruct the flow of lymph.  

A family of mites; only the genus Trombicula is of medical significance.  

A unit of visual stimulation to the retina of the eye. It is equal to the illumination received per square millimeter of the pupil from a source of 1 lux brightness.  

A colloquial term for a case control study, that is, a study in which an effect is identified, and epidemiologists look retrospectively to find the cause.  

A family of flukes that includes Paragonimus (human lung fluke).  

Rotating or revolving, noting an articulation resembling a pivot or pulley.  

Round headedness, a deformity due to premature union of the frontal and parietal bones.  

Rotary displacement of the heart on its axis. The shifting of the heart’s position as a result of its rotational movement around its axis.  

A surface on the distal humerus that articulates with the ulna.