Advanced glossary
To learn even more about neurology, hepatology, oxidative stress or lab techniques.
- ammonia
- Gaz composed by nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3). When it dissolved in water (like blood composition), it become on its soluble form and ionic NH4+, its aqueous base.
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- Asterixis
- From greek «a-» (privative) and «sterixis» (fixed position). Clinical indication, also called "flapping tremor", observed in neurology. It's characterized by sudden and short drop of extensor muscle from hand. It produce a rythmic movement comparable to wing beatting. (source : wikipedia)
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- Babinski signs
- Medical sign consisting of a stimulation of foot's arch. A slow extenstion of big toe could be observed in patients of pyramidal tract is damaged (inferiors motoneurons are linked to motor cortex).
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- collateral
- In portal hypertension, collaterals veins are naturally created to get a pressure diminution. These varicose veins are fragiles and prompt to rupture, and provocate bleeding. This network shunt circulation out of liver.
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- ornithine transcarbamylase
Enzyme urea cycle catalyzing the reaction between the carbamyl phosphate (CP) and ornithine. It forming citrulline and phosphate.
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- portal hypertension
High pressure on the portal vein of the liver. It creates a network of collateral vessels that affect the hemodynamic and blood flow and can break more easily, causing bleeding.
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