Supra Health Dictionary

See ADRENAL GLANDS.... suprarenal glands

An unusually fast but regular beating of the HEART occurring for periods that may last several hours or days. In most people with this abnormality the heart rate is between 140 and 180 beats a minute; rarely, the rate may rise as high as 250–300 beats. The condition occurs when abnormal electrical impulses that arise in the upper chambers (atria) of the heart override the normal control centre – the sinoatrial node – for the heartbeat. Symptoms usually include breathlessness, palpitations, pain in the chest and fainting. An ELECTROCARDIOGRAM (ECG) is taken to help make the diagnosis. An acute episode can sometimes be stopped by VALSAVA’S MANOEUVRE or by drinking cold water. Anti-arrhythmic drugs (see ARRHYTHMIA) such as adenosine and digoxin are used to treat recurrent attacks. Occasionally, a severe attack may need to be treated with an electric shock to the heart: this is known as DEFIBRILLATION.... supraventricular tachycardia

(Indian) A radiant woman; brilliant... suprabha

An operation in which the abdomen is opened in its lower part, immediately above the pubic bones. It was a common approach for removal of the PROSTATE GLAND but is now used less often, as transurethral PROSTATECTOMY has become the standard procedure. (See also LITHOTOMY.)... suprapubic

See painful arc syndrome.... supraspinatus syndrome

(Steele–Richardson–Olszewski syndrome) a progressive neurological disorder resulting from degeneration of the motor neurons, basal ganglia, and brainstem. Starting in late middle age, it is characterized by a staring facial expression due to impaired ability to move the eyes up and down, progressing to difficulties in swallowing, speech, balance, and movement and general spasticity. The condition enters the differential diagnosis of *parkinsonism, with which it is often confused in its early stages.... progressive supranuclear palsy

adj. situated or occurring above the *gingiva; the term is used mainly in reference to the location of calculus, plaque, or caries.... supragingival

n. that part of the *larynx that lies above the vocal folds and includes the *epiglottis.... supraglottis

adj. of or relating to the area above the eye orbit.... supraorbital

the closing of the eyelids when the supraorbital nerve is struck, due to contraction of the muscle surrounding the orbit (orbicularis oculi muscle).... supraorbital reflex

a catheter passed through the abdominal wall above the pubis, usually into a very enlarged bladder with urinary retention. Usually, suprapubic *catheterization is performed only if it is not possible to perform urethral catheterization.... suprapubic catheter

see catchment area.... supraregional specialty

the application of a *stain to living tissue, particularly blood cells, removed from the body.... supravital staining