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medusa's head
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  medusa's head - African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branchesEuphorbia caput-medusae, Euphorbia medusaeEuphorbia, genus Euphorbia - type genus of the Euphorbiaceae: very large genus of diverse plants all having milky juicespurge - any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia; usually having milky often poisonous juice | | 2. |  medusa's head - weedy rye grass having long bristling awnsElymus caput-medusaewild rye - any of several grasses of the genus Elymus |
MedicalSeeCAPUT MEDUSAE: Prominent superficial abdominal veins seen on a patient with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.caput medusaeA plexus of dilated veins around the umbilicus, seen in patients with portal hypertension (usually as a result of cirrhosis of the liver). It may be seen in newborns. See: illustrationSee also: caputcaput medusae A conspicuous whorl of large veins sometimes seen radiating from the navel in CIRRHOSIS of the liver. This is an attempt to provide a shunt (collateral circulation) around obstructed liver veins. The Gorgon, Medusa, had snakes instead of hair, hence the name.Medusa, in Greek mythology, a Gorgon who turned men to stone. caput Medusae - (1) varicose veins radiating from the umbilicus; - (2) dilated ciliary arteries girdling the corneoscleral limbus in rubeosis iridis. Synonym(s): head of Medusahead of Medusa - Synonym(s): caput Medusae">caput medusae a patient with cirrhosis and portal hypertension." href="javascript:eml2('davisTab', 'c09.jpg')"> CAPUT MEDUSAE: Prominent superficial abdominal veins seen on a patient with cirrhosis and portal hypertension.caput medusaeA plexus of dilated veins around the umbilicus, seen in patients with portal hypertension (usually as a result of cirrhosis of the liver). It may be seen in newborns. See: illustrationSee also: caputcaput medusae A conspicuous whorl of large veins sometimes seen radiating from the navel in CIRRHOSIS of the liver. This is an attempt to provide a shunt (collateral circulation) around obstructed liver veins. The Gorgon, Medusa, had snakes instead of hair, hence the name.Medusa, in Greek mythology, a Gorgon who turned men to stone. caput Medusae - (1) varicose veins radiating from the umbilicus; - (2) dilated ciliary arteries girdling the corneoscleral limbus in rubeosis iridis. Synonym(s): head of Medusahead of Medusa - Synonym(s): caput Medusaemedusa's head
Synonyms for medusa's headnoun African dwarf succulent perennial shrub with numerous slender drooping branchesSynonyms- Euphorbia caput-medusae
- Euphorbia medusae
Related Words- Euphorbia
- genus Euphorbia
- spurge
noun weedy rye grass having long bristling awnsSynonymsRelated Words |