Category: B

A pouch on the side of the neck of an embryo.  

A cyst on the side of the neck of an embryo. A cyst that arises at the site of one of the embryonic pharyngeal pouches due to a developmental anomaly. A cyst arising in the neck from remnants of the embryological branchial clefts. They are usually fluid-filled and will therefore transilluminate.  

Referring to the branchiae. To or resembling gills of a fish or a homologous structure in higher animals. The term originates from the Greek word for gills. In its early development, the human embryo resembles a tadpole, complete with markings that would theoretically develop into gills. Various body parts and organs eventually evolve from these…

A breathing organ similar to the gill of a fish found in human embryos in the early stages of development.  

A tumour which grows in the brain. A brain tumour refers to an abnormal growth that develops within or on the brain. While not all brain tumours are cancerous, their presence is always a matter of concern due to the increased pressure they exert within the brain and the compression of adjacent brain regions. As…

An examination of the inside of the brain, made by passing X-rays through the head, using a scanner, and reconstituting the images on a computer monitor. Painless diagnostic procedure using radioactive isotopes to examine the brain and localize and identify possible lesions or other abnormalities. A scan of the brain after injection of radioactive material…

Referring to someone who has experienced brain damage.  

A system of writing using raised dots on the paper to indicate letters which a blind person can read by passing their fingers over the page. alphabet of raised dots that allows blind people to ‘read’. A system of raised dots used to represent letters, numbers, musical symbols, and the like, used to allow blind…

A frame of metal and cloth, used to support a patient [After Edward Hickling Bradford (1848-1926), US orthopaedic surgeon]. An oblong frame, about 7 x 3 ft (2.13 x 0.91 m), that allows patients with fractures or disease of the hip or spine to urinate and defecate without moving the spine or changing position. The…

A condition in which the skull is shorter than usual. Congenital malformation of the skull in which the skull is abnormally short and broad. Shortness of the skull, with a cephalic index of about 80.