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Since half of sounding intelligent is knowing which words to use, I've created this list of definitions for future medical terms. Due to its size, I moved it to its own seperate page. Just click on the link above to get to the regular Future Medicine menu choices. This list is in alphabetical order, and if you happen to see a weird word (like thrombolytics), you can usually click on the word and find its meaning. If you have any specific questions, email the webmistress. All definitions are complete guesses derived from what I've seen on Star Trek. The spellings are taken from the closed captioning, and various symptoms/definitions are gathered from dialogue and action. Any information given in addition to the show's comes from my learning, my experience, and sundry outside resources (usually after a great deal of discussion). Happy reading. Terminology/Glossary
alazine : "a hormone, administered via hypospray, used to combat Klingon anaphylactic shock" Normally, humans (and probably most other Star Trek species) are treated for anaphylactic shock with the hormone epinephrine. Klingon biology, apparently, is different enough to warrant a separate treatment entirely, although alazine is probably still a hormone. This treatment was used for B'Elanna Torres after she was injected with catoline, a drug which among other things simulates anaphylactic shock. As B'Elanna is only half-Klingon, this suggests that the Klingon genes concerning the [something] system kick Terran genes' butts. One wonders what quarter-Klingons, or eighth-Klingons, take for treatment.
bandage: "any material used to hold a dressing in place" Why is this important? []
catoline : "a drug, administered via hypospray, that simulates the signs and symptoms of anaphylactic shock on a tricorder" While the actual medical use for catoline is unknown (it may be a used on patients for whom anaphylaxis is the least of their problems, or for completely nonpatient-related tests), it can be used as an effective weapon. The EMH used this to put B'Elanna Torres out of action. The treatment for anaphylactic shock, whether catoline-induced or not, is epinephrine for Terrans and most other species, and alazine for Klingons and part-Klingons.
direct cortical stimulation : "[yada]" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
hyronalin : "a drug, administered via hypospray, used in combination with lectrazine to combat radiation poisoning for a period of hours" Tom Paris was treated with a combination of hyronalin and lectrazine before going into a spacial eddie with high levels of radiation, apparently strong enough to penetrate a shuttlecraft's hulls. How precisely a pair of drugs can combat radiation poisoning is beyond me, but I suppose all things are possible in the future.
immunogenicity analysis : "a test requiring a glial cell culture, a [twirly thing], a [sucker upper], and precise measurements. Used presumably to discover what a certain species is immune to." This test is easy, provided you can get the measurements precise. It was performed in the name of a random ensign -- it was not said why.
intra-spinal inhibitor : "a combination of drugs, administered via hypospray, that targets a specific section of the spine to cause anathesia to all areas controlled by that spine section. A side-effect is patient paralysis in those same areas." While the actual drugs involved are unknown, the intra-spinal inhibitor is a known and oft-used combination if it warrants its own name (similar to the "coma cocktail", from the Modern Medicine Terminology section). It can be used as an anathesia for surgery or to stop pain in the case of a difficult recovery. For a complete guide to which bits of the spine control which bits of the body, see spine in the Modern Medicine Terminology section. This treatment was used on B'Elanna Torres by the EMH for entirely unethical reasons.
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
lectrazine : "a drug, administered via hypospray, used in combination with hyronalin to combat radiation poisoning for a period of hours" Tom Paris was treated with a combination of lectrazine and hyronalin before going into a spacial eddie with high levels of radiation, apparently strong enough to penetrate a shuttlecraft's hulls. How precisely a pair of drugs can combat radiation poisoning is beyond me, but I suppose all things are possible in the future.
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
neuroleptic shock : "a form of shock caused by certain types of alien electrical weaponry" Neuroleptic shock causes all the usual signs and symptoms of shock (lowering blood pressure, chills, fast breath rate and pulse), convulsions, and severe neurological trauma even when treated within minutes. 20 milligrams of synaptizine, administered via hypospray, must be administered as soon as possible to combat the convulsions and stabilize vital signs, and up to four doses can be given in succession. If synaptizine doesn't stop the convulsions, then direct cortical stimulation, via a [circular thingy] against the [ear bone], must be used. The stimulation is a neurostatic pulse, in multiple [doses], which presumably works like a [heart thingy]: shut down the brain in the hopes that it will start up by itself and act normally. Even if all this works, and the patient lives, then the patient could be permanently brain dead due to severe brain damage. The patient will most certainly be in a coma, requiring neurostatic therapy on a regular basis. Only those species with extremely resiliant neural tissue can recover from this, and even then, only a complete understanding of the weapon used can offer a possible treatment for full recovery. All of this happened to Tuvok, whose neurological scans revealed damage to the cognitive, memory, and logic sections of his brain. Fortunately, Vulcans are one of the species with particularly resiliant brain tissue.
neurological scans : "[yada]" Why is this important? []
neurological trauma : "[yada]" Why is this important? []
neurostatic pulse : "[yada]" Why is this important? []
neurostatic therapy : "[yada]" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
synaptizine : "a drug, administered via hypospray, used to combat neuroleptic shock" Usually administered in 20 milligram doses, this drug can be given up to four times in succession to stop the convulsions, neurological trauma, and unstabile vital signs associated with neuroleptic shock. If synaptizine fails to do all of the above, direct cortical stimulation must be used. Synaptizine was given to Tuvok when he was in neuroleptic shock, and a fat lot of good it did him.
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? []
autonomic nervous system : "the division of the peripheral nervous system that controls involuntary motor functions" Why is this important? [] |
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