Super Health Dictionary

The part of the personality, as described in psychoanalytic theory, that is responsible for maintaining a person’s standards of behaviour.

Popularly termed the “conscience”, the superego arises as a result of a child incorporating the moral views of those in authority (usually parents).... superego

Situated near the surface.... superficial

A second infection that occurs during the course of an existing infection. The term usually refers to an infection by a microorganism that is resistant to drugs being used against the original infection.... superinfection

A term meaning more than the normal number.... supernumerary

Roxb.

Family: Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.

Habitat: Central and Southern India.

Ayurvedic: Lataa-Palaash (orange or orange scarlet-flowered var.).

Action: Seeds—sedative and anthelmintic; decoction emollient and used topically for piles. Seed oil—anthelmintic and hypotensive. Seeds exhibit haemagglutinating activity against human ABO red cells. Roots—hypotensive. Watery sap from stems is used for drinking purposes. Bark is used in tonics and elixirs.

White-flowered var. is equated with Butea parviflora Roxb.... butea superba

Linn.

Habitat: Throughout tropical India, up to 2,350 m on the hills.

English: Glory Lily, Super Lily, Tiger's Claws.

Ayurvedic: Laangali, Laangaliki, Laangalaki, Laanglaahva, Indra- pushpi, Agnishikhaa, Anantaa, Vishaalyaa, Halini, Sirikramaa, Shukrapushpikaa, Vahnimukhi, Garbhanut, Garbhapaatani. Kali- haari (Costus specious Koen., is also used as Kalihaari), Kalikaari.

Siddha/Tamil: Kalappankizhangu.

Action: Tuberous root—anti- inflammatory, alterative, an- thelmintic, antileprotic. Used for piles, swollen joints, parasitical affections of skin. Fresh juice of plant—uterine stimulant.

The root contain colchicine 0.230.3%. Colchicine and its derivatives are present in tubers, seeds and flowers.

The seeds are used as raw material for preparing drugs for gout. They are considered a rich source of colchicine and gloriosine.

The herb is a gastrointestinal irritant.

Dosage: Detoxified tuberous root— 125-250 mg. (API Vol. III.)... gloriosa superba

Positioned near the surface: for example, super?cial blood vessels or capillaries lie just beneath the skin, and by contracting and expanding help to regulate body TEMPERATURE.... superficial

Malformed extra TEETH are frequently found, particularly in the upper incisor region. They often do not erupt, but prevent the eruption of the permanent teeth.... tooth, supernumerary

An individual’s exaggerated and unrealistic belief that he or she is better than other people. In modern psychoanalytic theory, a superiority complex is considered to be a compensation for unconscious feelings of inadequacy or low self-esteem.... superiority complex

One or more teeth in excess of the usual number.

These teeth are usually extracted.... supernumerary teeth

adj. of or relating to the eyebrows (supercilia).... superciliary

n. (in ethics) action that goes above and beyond what is morally necessary or required by duty. The extent to which an action must exceed that which is expected or required in order to be considered supererogatory is both debatable and debated. —supererogatory adj.... supererogation

n. the fertilization of two or more ova of the same age by spermatozoa from different males. See superfetation.... superfecundation

n. the fertilization of a second ovum some time after the start of pregnancy, resulting in two fetuses of different maturity in the same uterus.... superfetation

adj. (in anatomy) situated uppermost in the body in relation to another structure or surface.... superior

(SCDS) a rare condition characterized by sound- or pressure-induced vertigo (see Tullio phenomenon), hearing loss, *autophony, and a sense of fullness in the affected ear. It is associated with absence of the bone that normally lies over the superior *semicircular canal. Diagnosis involves computerized tomography and *vestibular evoked myogenic potential testing. Treatment involves surgery to repair the bony defect.... superior canal dehiscence syndrome

(controlled ovarian stimulation) n. stimulation of the ovary to produce more follicles with oocytes. Usually induced by gonadotrophin preparations (e.g. *human menopausal gonadotrophin, *human chorionic gonadotrophin), it is performed in *in vitro fertilization and other procedures of assisted conception in order to improve the pregnancy rates. See also ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.... superovulation