The combination of corona 
structures resulting from electro­
phoretic transport between an in­
jured tissue and surrounding lissue. Radio/. Crownlike radiating struc­
<ures at <he periphery of a tumour 
formerly and erroneously believed 
to be a sign of malignancy. A term 
which should be discarded. A nat. ) . The radiating crown of pro-­
jection fibres which pass from the 
internal capsule to every part of the 
cerebral cortex. 2. A layer of colum· 
nar follicular cells which remain a<· 
tached 10 <he ovum. Radio/. Radiating fibrous structures , 
.. A" and "B" zones, arcades and 
circular displacements of tis-sue ele­
ments around a lesion. Phys. The biologic proces.' by which 
corona suucmres de\•elop around a 
lesion. Anal. One of<he ar<eries supplying 
blood to <he muscle of <he heart. Anal. A small body, cell or part of a 
ceH forming a distinct part of an or­
ganism.-corpuscular, adj. A nat. The outer layer of an organ.­
cortical, adj. Anal. Pertaining to the junction of 
<he diaphragm and the inside of the 
thoracic cage. Anal. Toward the head (cranium). Radio/. Pertaining to an x-ray beam 
directed through <he breast in a su· 
perior to inferior direction. Bioi. Notching or scalloping . M ed. Cellular pro<oplasm exclusive 
of the nucleus. Med. Capable of killing or checking 
the growth of cells, usually as used 
in antineop lastic chemotherapy. Med. Very slowly deteriorating. *demand poten· 
rial, n. 
dendrite, n. 
dtnsitometry, n. 
diapedesis, n. 
diathermia, n. 
ditlectric, adj. & n. 
dipole, n. 
diJpersion , n. 
distal, adj. Phys. Physicochemical difference be­
tween substance metabolism (anab­
olism) plus energy metabolism (ca· 
tabolism) of a normal or pathologi· 
cal tissue and surrounding tissue. Demand potentials in normal me­
tabolism deliver energy for selective 
<ransports over BCEC channels as a 
participatory mechanism maintain­
ing homeostasis. A nat. Arboriform , branching exten­
sion.-dendritic, adj. Radio/. 1. Char:acte.rized by 2 rel2· 
tively high absorption coefficient. 2. Relati\•ely opaque, said of por· 
tions of the radiographic image cor­
responding to regions of high ab· 
sorption coefficient in the object or 
subject exposed to radiograp hic x­
rays. Radio/. Measurement on an exposed 
and processed radiograph of lhe ex· 
tent of blackening of the film. M ed. The outward passage of blood 
ccUs from the lumen through the 
intact waU of a capillary. -diapede· 
ric, adj. Med. Generation of heat by means of 
tis-sues resisting the passage of elec· 
tric current at high frequency. Di­
ele<:tric heating. Eltc. Insulating material, noncon­
ducting. The electrons of a diclec· 
tric are tightly bound to their par· 
e.nt atoms. No material is a perfect 
insulator, but any substance whose 
conductivity is extremely small is 
properly considered to be a die.lec­
tric. Dielec<rics have the property 
of molecular polarizability , i.e., ap­
plicat.ion of an electric field may 
shift the negative and positive 
charges within a molecule. The ef· 
fe<:ts of polarizabi lity arc generally 
observed only in the absence of ap­
preciable conductivity. Elec. A pair of equal and opposite 
charges separated by a fixed dis· 
tance. When induced by another di· 
pOle, known as a dipole-r'nduced di· 
pole. Clu:m. The distribution and incor· 
poration of small particles or mole­
cules of one substance in another 
medium. A nat. Distant from the site of attach­
ment; remote. Opposite of proxi· 
mal. Glossary 341 DIJn1Uln equilib- Phys. The balanced oonditions across endogenous, adj. Bioi. Devtloping or originating with-
rium, n. a membrane between two solutions in an organism. which differ in ionic constituents endothelium, n. Anar. A layer of cells lining the inner 
and for wh.ich the membrane is per· surface of the circulatory system.-
meable only to some of the ions in tndor!rdial, adj. the solution. An irregular distribu· enrhalpy, n. Phys. Heat content. A fundamental 
don of ions between the solution is the-rmodynamic function , along 
present, causing electrical potential with imcrnal energy, entropy and 
between the two sides of the mem. free energy. brane. The two solutions differ in entropy. n. Phys. A measure of the unavailable 
hydrostatic and osmotic pressures. energy in a thermodynamic system. dorsal, adj. Anal. I. Pertaining to the back. Increase in entropy means a loss of 
2. More toward the back than a availabl< energy. structure of reference. epinephrine , n. Med. An active chemical, secreted by 
duct, n. Anar. A <ubular pasSige through the adrenal medulla and a powerful 
which secretions flow. -ducral, adj. cardiovascular stimulant (increased 
dysrroplry, n. Mtd. Abnormal devtlopment caused blood pressure and eardiac output). by deficient nutrition. -dyscrophic, epithelium, n. Anar. The cellular oovering layer of 
adj. the skin and mucous membranes. edge nrhancemenl, n. Phys. I. Visual phenomenon in equilibn'um, n. Phys. State of balance; a condition in 
which borders of objects appear in· which opposing forces exacdy 
tensified because of normal neural counter each other. See Donnan 
inhibitions within the perceiving equilibrium. eye. Elec. Z. Local increase of in- •ergon, n. Elec. Nonionic molecule. Symbol ,AI 
tensity of an electric field. -ergonic, adj. effecriwfoeus, n. Radio/. The size ofthefocal spot of •ergonar, n. Elec. Collection of ergons, n X ,AI 
an x-ray rube as observed in the di· . -ergronar, n. Elec. Collection of ionic and non-
rection of the centnl x-ray beam. ionic molecules.- ergionic, adj. efferenr, n. A.nat. Away from the brain, referring erythema, n. Med. Redness of the skin, caused by 
to the direction of nervous im- dilated and congested capillaries . pulses. erythrocyte, n. Anar. Red blood corpuscle. Its char-
elmtin, n. Chern. The c,haracteristic protein ac[eristic molecule is haemoglobin, 
component of elastic tissue. which has a marked affinity for oxy-
electret, n. Phys. A permanently polarized di- gen. Its characteristic function is to 
electric, i.e., i1s mo!ec-ules are polar circulate oxygen to all parts of the 
and aligned like the molecules in a body. bar magnet. exergonic, ad;. Chern. Rcrerring to a reaction which 
electrocardio- Med. A tracing of cardiac electrical releases energy. gram, n. activity. exaendorhtlial Anar. The minute space between the 
eleClrocoogula- Med. Coagulation produced by elec-spact, n. periphery of an endothelial cell and 
tion, n. tric current passing between two its basement membrane. terminals. exogenous, adj. Bioi. Produced outside the organism. e/ec.troosmosis, n. Bioi. Electric transport of \\rater.- extravasation, n. Med. Pas!age of material, e.g., 
clectroosmotic, adj. blood, (rom a vessel into surround-
electrophoresis , n. E/ec. The movement of ions, mole· ing tissu~. (·scs, pl.) cules or particles suspended in a txtrO'Vascular, adj. Anat. OUiside a vessel or vessels. fluid and under the action of an ap-fascia, n. A PlOt. A sheet or band of connective 
plied electric current. -electrophore- (-at, pl.) tissue e~losing a tissue or tissues. tic, adj. femoral, adj. Anar. Of or pertaining to the femur. electrostriCiion , n. Phys. Change in size of a dielectric femur, n. Anar. Thighbone; the bone of the 
when polari>.ed by an external field. upper leg. The proximal end of the 
embolus, n. Med. A plug which passes through femur c~ntains a ball-shaped head, 
rhe circulation until it lodges in a joined by a somewhat narrow neck 
vessel too small ro permit further to the main shaft of the bone. Distal 
passage of the plug. The plug is to rhe neck of the femur are two 
characteristically a thrombus , but bony projections, called the greater 
may be air or a foreign body. and lesser trochanrers , to which 
emphysema, n. Med. I. Disease of the lungs charac- mu~l~ from the uunk and pelvis 
terized by destruction of alveoli and attach. by abnormal enlargement of distal jibril/atJ.Qil , n. Med. Spontaneous contraction of in-
air spaces. 2. Increased quantity of dividual muscle fibres, without uni· 
air per unit volume of lung, without fied control through a motor nerve. necessarily associated desuuction of fibrin, n. Chern. A protein essential in blood 
pulmonary tissue. -emphysematous , clotting. adj. /ribroadenoma, n. Med. A benign neoplasm common in 
eruiergonic, adj. Chem. Referring to a reaction which the female breast, containing glan· 
accumulates energy. dular and scar·like elements. 342 Glossary fibroadenoris, n. Med. A benign nodular condition of hamartoma, n. Med. A noncancerous mass com-
the breast, containing fibrous and posed of disorganized clements of 
glandlike elements. the tissue in which the mass arises. fibroblast, n. Anal. A cellular structure in ronnec· In the lung the mass is characteris ti· 
tive tissues. cally peripheral , weU circumscribed 
fibroUposarcoma, n. Med. A malignant neoplasm of con- and slightly lobulated. nec1ivc tissue origin containing fi- hemicrania , n. Med. Migraine headache. brous and fatty elements. heparin, n. Chem. An anticoagu lant, mucopoly-
fibrosis, n. Mtd. Scar tissue. saccharide acid which occurs in var-
flumoscop)', n. Radio/. Continuous radiologic imag- ious tissues but is most abundant in 
ing on a fluorescent screen. When the liver. two pe.rpendicular x-ray beams are hepatic, adj. Anal. Referring to the liver. employed , fluoroscopy is referred hilum, n. A nat. That part of an organ in which 
to as biplane. -jlum'oscopic, adj. the channels to it enter. Usually 
fundus, n. A nat. The part opposite the aperture used in reference to the lung, kid· 
of a hollow organ. ney or spleen.-hilar, adj. galwnic, adj. Efec. Pertaining to direct electric histamine, n. Chem. A potent capillary dilator 
current. found in many tissues. gangrene, n. Med. Extensive necrosis of tissue. hiJtioo•te, n. Mtd. Phagocytic interstitial cell. Dry gangrene follows occlusion of hiJtochemimy , n. Chem. The cytologic srudy of bio-
the artery supplying a tissue. chemical substances. -histochmu~-
gastric, adj. Anat. Pe-rtaining to the stomach. cal, adj. Gibbs free energ;•, n. Phys. An important thermodynamic hiJtology, n. Ana.c. Anatomy of lissue, particularly 
concept defined for a chemical reac· minute structure as revealed by mi· 
tion G=H-TS, where H=enthalpy, croscopic analysis. -histologic, adj. T•tempcrature (K) and S=en· homrostaJis, n. Bioi. A tendency to uniformity and 
tropy. stability in an organism , resulting 
glucagon, n. Chern. A pancreatic polypeptide from biologic adjustments to 
which acts on the liver to inc-rease changes in the environment. the concentration of glucose in the h)•alin, n. Mtd. A translucent dystrophic pro-
blood. tein. gram-ntgattve, c:dj. Mtd. Losing stain in Gram's method hyaline, adj. Med. Transparent or nearly transpar· 
of prepa.ration of bacteria for micro- ent; glassy.-hyalini::.atiOtl , n. 
scopic analysis. hydrnm, n. Chem. Hydrogen ion. granulatUm Med. Vascularized connective tissue hydro/a$<, n, Chern. Hydrolytic enzyme. tissue, n. formed early in the course of wound hydrolysis, n, Chern. Chemical splitting causc:d by 
healing, incorporation of water, which also 
granulocyte, n. Med. A cell containing granules, es· splits. -hydrolytic, adj. pcciaUy a leukocyte . hydropenic , adj. Phys. Deficient in content of water. granuloma, n. Med. A mass of connective tissue hydr(Jphilic , adj. Phys. Readily adsorbing water. formc:d as part of a healing process, hydroph(Jbic , adj. Phys. Rejecting the adsorption of 
e.g., in tuberculosis. water. guide wirt, n. Radio/. A met.aJ wire temporaril y hydropic, adj. Ph)'S. Excessive in content of water. placed inside ••· angiographic cath· h)•drostatic , adj. Phys. Pertaining to a liquid in a state 
eter, used to assist in guiding the of equilibrium. catheter into specific vessels. hypernephroma, n. Med. Carcinoma of the kidney. haem, n. Cltem. The insoluble, nonprotein , hypoxia, n. Med. Low oxygen content.-hy· 
ferroprotoporphyrin constituen t of poxic, adj. haemoglobin. imagt intensifier, n. Radio/. Electroni c device which am· 
haemotocn't , n. Mtd. The ratio of the volume of red pHfies a fluoroscopic image approxi· 
cells to the total volume of a sample mately 4000 times and permitS im· 
of blood. mediate viewing of the image with· 
haematoma , n. Med. An abnormal collection of ex· out needing to darken the fluoro-
travascular blood . scopic room. haematin, n. Chem. The insoluble, nonprotein, implant M ed. I. v. To insert a material into 
iron.-containing constituent of hae· the body. 2. n. Material insertc:d 
moglobin. The iron has been oxi- into the body. di1.ed to the ferric state. inert, adj. f>lrys. Without active properties . haemin, n. Chnn. The cryslaJUne chloride form inferim, odj. Anal. Lower; situated or directed t:M:· 
of haematin . low. lulmwg/obin ,n. Chem. The oxygen-carrying rc:d pig· injeri()t' vena cava, n. A nat. The large vein into which ve· 
ment in red blood cells. nous blood from the lower extrem-
hatm()ptysis, n. Med. Expectoration of blood from ities, pelvis and abdomen flows; it 
the lun~. empties into the right atrium of the 
hatmostat, n. Med. A surgical inStrument for heart. clamping a vessel so that blood flow •infiltrared Radio/. Coarse radiating structures 
is arrested. srrands, n. pl. in relation to a pulmonary mass in 
26-8US86 N"'- Glossary 343 emphysematous or fibrotic lung. kukocyte, n. Anal. White blood corpuscle. The 
The shapea and directions of the most mobile cells of defense, leuko-
structures are at least partly deter· cytes exit from the blood stream to 
mined by the local extension of em· help initiate healing a.t sites of in· 
physema or fibrosis. See also lame/- jury or abnormali ty. The VICC ap-
/ae. pear to be part of the mechanism of 
injuo• potencial, n. Eltc. A specific demand pott.ncial this process. based on dominating catabolic lib· lingula, n. Anat. The anterior and inferior part 
eration of energy for exchange of of the left upper lobe of the lung, so 
ions and transformation of material named because of irs resemblance 
within BCEC in the process of heal- to the shape of a tongue. ing. lipiodol, n. Radio/. An iodized oil used as an 
in silu. L. In its original or natural position. opaque contrast medium. intercostal, adj. Anat. Between ribs. Uqutfacrion, n. Bioi. To change into liquid. inurstitial, adj. A nat. In general, pertaining to or sit· liquid junction Elec. Potential differenoc in a liquid 
uated in the interstices of a tissue, potential, n. arising from differences in speed of 
i.e., extraccllu lar.ln the lung, per· diffusion of ions. taining to or situated in the com· lumen, n. (lumina, A nat. The channel ox passage-way of 
partment of loose connective tissues pl.) a tube. which contains the conducting air-lymp/uJtic channels Anat. The network of thin-walled 
ways, blood vessels, lymphatics and or vessels, n. pl. channels through which excess ex· 
nerves, and which does not ex· tracellular fluid and proteins arc re· 
change gas. moved from most s.itcs of the body 
intima, n. A"ot. The inne-rmost lining of a and returned as lymph to reenter 
blood vessel.-intimal, adj. the circulating plasma of blood. in vitro L. In glass; not in living organism. Cancers commonly spread through 
in vivo L. In a Hving organism . lymphatic channels. .. wnar, n. Elec. Collection of ions. nXL!>. Unit: lymphocyce, n . Anat. A type ofwhit.e blood cell in-
ion. Symbol 6. valved in immune reactions. iontoplwresis, n. A1ed. Therapeutic introducti on into lymphoedema, n. Med. Swelling of a ti.ssue by excess 
the body of ions of soluble salts, by lymph. means of electric current. -ionto-- lymphoma, n. Med. A cancer of the lymphatic sys-
phoretic, adj. tern, usually arising in a lymph 
ipsilateral, adj. Anat. On the same side, with refer· node or nodes. encc to the midline. lysis, n. Med. Destruction, o:ften of cells or 
i.tchatmia, n. Mtd. Local and temporary deficien· cellular components . -lytic, adj. cy of blood, usually secondaty to lysosome, n. Bioi. A very small, intracytoplasmic 
transiem arterial narrowing.-isch· body containing lyric enzymes, usu· 
QLmic, adj. ally hydrolytic. isoeltetn'c, adj. Eltc. Possessing the same electric po-macrophage, n. Anal. A mononuclear phagocyte 
tential. which has no ftxed position within a 
juxtatumoural, adj. Med. Situated near or next to a tu- rjssue. mour. macroscopic, adj. Phy1. Visible with the unaided eye. karyolysis, n. Med. Dissolution of the nucleus of a malignant, adj. Med. I. Tending to lead tO death. ceU. 2. Cancerous. -maligntmc y, n. 
lake, v. To lose haemoglobin out of erythro- mammogram, n. Radio/. Developed r'adiographs 
cytes. showing results of mammography. •{amelia, n. sing. Radio{. Coarse, asymmetrical, dense, mammography, n. Radio/, Radiographic examination of 
(-ae, pl.) linear or bandlike structure adja· the breast.-mamtrUJgraphit, adj. cent to a mass, which is partly col· margination , n. Med. Adherance of leukocytes to en-
lapsed by local n~rosis . dothetium, as an early stage in acute 
laparotmny, n. A1ed. Surgical incision and explora· inflammati on. tion of the abdomen. mastecwmy, n. M.ed. Surgical removal of a breast. lateral, adj. Atlat. 1. Penaining to a side. 2. Situ· masririJ, n. Med. InJlammation of a breast. ated nearer or directed toward a matrix, n. Bioi. Enveloping material which 
side; far to the side from the median gives form to its contents. plane. Radio{. 3. Pertaining to a ra· media, n. A nat. The middle of the three layers 
diographic exposure in which the of an arterial wall. central beam enters a side of the medial, adj. Anat. Situated tOward the midline.-
subjen and exits the other side, medially, adv. i.e., an exposure which is perpen· mediastinum, n. Anal. The tissues in the middle of 
dicular to frontal or pos1eroan terior the thorax between the medial sur· 
projections. -laterally, adv. faces of each pleural cavity.-medi-
aslinal, adj. 344 Glossary medium (comrast), Radio/. Mll<erial of radiopacity dif· neoplatm, n. Med. An abnormal new growth, 
n. (-ia, pl.) feriog from that of the sEructure in which may be benign or malignant. which it is placed for diagnostic -neoplastic, adj. purposes, e.g., injection of a radii}- neovascularity, n. Anal. The state or process of devel· 
paque contrast medium into a blood oping new blood vessels. vess,el opacifies the lumen of the neurilemmoma, n. Med. A neoplasm originating in the 
vessel. sheath of a peripheral nerve. t7Udullary, adj. Med. Pertaining to a carcinoma of neuron, n. Anal. Nerve cell. the breast in wh.ieh carcinomatous Niulla, n. Bioi. An elongated, unicellular alga 
cells predominate and secondarily commonly found in fresh water. induced fibrosis is minimal; oppo· nodule, n. Radwl. A discrete unit of abnormal 
site tOf scirrhous carcinoma, around tissue, usually round and less than 
which fibrosis is extensive. On about 3 em in diameter.- TUJdular, 
clinical exantination a medullary adj. carcinoma is soft and circum- oat tell carci· Med. A type of primary carcinoma of 
scribed, a scirrhous carcinoma firm rwma, n. the lung, characterized microscopi· 
and poorly marginated. cally by small cells shaped like oats. melanoma, n. Mtd. Epithelial cancer characterized oblique, adj. Anat. I. Inclined. Radio/. 2. Refer-
by pigment-contai ning cells. ring to an x-ray beam which enters 
meJenchyme, n. Bill/. Embryonic connective tissue the body in a direction other than 
from which the body's connective perpendicular to the front, back or 
tissues, blood vessels and lymphatic side. The aspect of the subject adja· 
system form.-mtunchymal, adj. cent to the part of the radiograp hic 
muenltry, n. Anat. The membranes around the in· system which records the image de· 
testine, attaching it to the posterior termines the name of the oblique 
abdontinal wall. projection, e.g., "left anterior ob· 
metabolism, n. Chem. The physicochemical pro· lique projection" means the left an. cesses of living cells. -metabolic, terolateral aspect of the subject is 
adj. adjacent to the recording apparatus. meumasis, n. Med. Spread of disease, usually can· qednna, n. Med. Accumulation of excess serous 
cer, from the originating to a dis· fluid in intercellular tissue spaces. -
tant tissue.-metastatic, adj. oedemawu s, adj. microcalcifica · Radio!. Punctate calcifications in oestrogn., n. Chtm. The group of chcntical sub· 
tion, n. cancers of the breast. stances, normally produced by the 
mitochorulria, n. Anot. Intracytopla smic small struc- ovaries, which cause the menstrual 
tures which ox_idjze sugars and oth· cycle and female secondary sexual 
er nutrients, thereby providing en- characteristics , e.g., disttibution of 
ergy for various intracellul ar func· subcutaneous adipose tissue. -oes· 
tions. 11ogenic, adj. mitogenic, adj. Glum. Inducing mitosis. omentum, n. Anal. Portions of the peritoneum 
mole, n. Chtm. A mass equal to the molecular connecting the stomach to adjacent 
weight of the species in grams; con· organs. tains Avogadro's number of mole, orthonatit:, adj. Med. Referring to or caused by the 
cules. erect position. monocyte, n. Anal. A large mononuclear leuk(}- osmosis, n. Phys. Diffusion through a semi per· 
cyte. meable membrane , tending to 
morbidity, n. Med. The condition of being dis· equalize concentrations of soh•en[S 
eased. on each side of the membrane. ITI()Tphogerusi s, n. Bioi. The development of structure. osteosarcoma, n. Med. A primary cancer of bone. -morphogenetic, adj. owry, n. Anat. The paired, ova.containing, fe-
morphology, n. Bioi. The science of organic struc· male sexual gland. turc.-morphologic, adj. O'IJtrpotential, o. Eke. The change of potential differ-
mucous membrane, n. A nat. The membrane lining the ence necessary to cause a net cur· 
channels of the body which com· rent to pass between electrodes in a 
municatr wilh external air, e.g., the solution. mouth. palpate, v. Med. To exantine by touch.-palpa-
msceroma, o . Med. A fungal tumour. bk, adj. myo-, prefix. Anal ~ Referring to muscle. parathyroid , n. Arwt. Any one of four small glands 
myocardium, n. Anal .. The muscle of the bean. - located near the thyroid and which 
mylH:ardial , adj. produce hormones that regulate 
myoglobin, n. Chem. A haem-globin molecule in metabolism of calcium and phos· 
muscle. Its affinity for oxygen ex· phorus. ceeds that of haemoglob in. parenchyma, n. Anal. The functional and structural 
myosarcoma, n. Med. A sarcoma of muscular origin. elements characteristic of an organ, 
necropsy, n. Med ~ A pOstmortem anatomic exami- as opJX)sed to its framework, or 
nation; autopsy. stroma. necrosis, n. Med. Death of tissue.-neaoric, adj. -necrotizing, adj. Glossary 345 po1hognomonic, adj. ptrtlda~ous , adj. perfusion, n . pericyte, n. 
perifocal, adj. periodontitis, n. 
peri()f}on.roris, n. 
pen'toneum, n. 
peritumoural, adj. perspex, n. 
phagocyte, n. 
phagocytosis, n. 
phrenic, adj. physwlogic salinL 
rolution, n. 
piezoel«rridty, n. 
pinccytosis, n. 
plasma, n. 
pleommphic, adj. pleura, n. 
(-<It, pl.) pneumontctomy, n. 
pneumothorax, n. 
posterior, adj. posteroanterior, 
:~dj. posttTOlateral, adj. postmortem, adj., adv. protamine, n. 
proreoly1ic, adj. 346 Glossary Med. Characteristic of a specific dis­
ease or pathologic condition; diag· 
nostic. 1\1ed. Through the skin.-perturant­
ously, adv. Med. Tht act of spreading over or 
lhrough something , as blood 
through an organ's blood vessels. Anal. A cell found along capillaries. It has long processes and is believed 
to be involved in contraction. Radwl. Around a central site. Med. Inflammation of tissues around 
a tooth. Med. Degeneration of tissues around 
a tooth. Anal. Th' transparent membrane 
which lines the abdominal cavity 
and encloses the digestive viscera. -
peritoneol, adj. Mtd. Around a IUmour. A translucent, radiolucent, plastic 
material. Bioi. A ctll which ingesu; microor· 
ganisms, other foreign particles and 
organic debris. Bioi. The engulfing by phagocytes of 
microorganism s, foreign panicles, 
cells and cellular debris. Anal. Of or pertaining to the dia­
phngm. Chern. An isotonic solution of sodi­
um chloride in purified water (0. 9 
per cent). Elec. Prt$SUre-electricity, especially 
as produced in crystalline sub­
stances such as quartz. Elt'c. Transport or fluids across en· 
dothelial cells by tiny vesicles. ­
pinocytoiic, adj. Anat. Tho noncellular fluid portion 
of blood or lymph. A nat. Containing different forms, 
e.g., a carcinoma characterized 
histologically by both squamous 
and adenomatous rcatures. Anal. The membrane which ~nes the 
inside of the thorax (parietal pleura) 
and surface of the lungs (visceral 
pleura), completely enclosing a nor· 
mally small and fluid-filled space 
called the pleural cavity. Med. Surgical removal of a lung. Med. Air or other gas in the pleural 
cavity. Anal. Pertaining to the backside. Opposite of anterior. Radio/. Pertaining to an x·ray beam 
which e-nters the backside and exits 
through the front of a subject. Anat. Posterior and lateral. Bioi. After death. Chem. A mongly basic protein 
which neutralizes the effects of hep­
arin. Med. Causing breakdown of pro­
teins. proximal, adj. pyktrosis, n. 
py/orw, n. 
radioluant, adj. radiopaque, adj. reticulum, n. 
*retraction oedema, n. 
*retraction pocket, n. 
retrvr, prefix. Ringer's solution, n. 
saline solwion, 
0.9%, n. 
sarcoma, n. 
scirrhous, adj. t.tleron'ng, adj. ugmnu, n. 
Seldinger rech­
niqut, n. 
senwliM, n. 
stroumin, n. 
serum, n. Anal. Near the site of attachment. Opposite of distal. Anal. Shrinking and condensation of 
the nucleus of a cell. Anat. The opening between stomach 
and duodenum. Radi•l. I. Permining the passage of 
x-rays. 2. Permitting the passage of 
many, but not all, incident X·tays. 3. Appearing predominantl y black 
on a standard radiograph. -radiolu­
cency, n. 
Radio/. 1. Not permitting the pas­
sage of x-rays. z. Appearing pre­
dominantly white on a standard ra· 
diograph .-radiopacity, n. 
A nat. A network, especially in the 
cytoplasm of ceUs.-reticular, adj. Radio/. Fluid accumulation within a 
zone: of lowered turgor pressure due 
10 retracting scar tissue. Radio/. Funnel-shaped indentation 
of the surface of the lung, produced 
by contraction of fibrous strands in 
the lung parenchyma. Anat. Located posterior to. ChLm. A solution resembling blood 
serum in its constituen t salts. CirLm. The "physiologic" concentra­
tion of sodium chloride in normal 
mammalian plasma and extracellu· 
Jar, r-xtravascular tissues. Med. A cancer, usually highly malig­
nant, of connective tissue origin. Med. Hard; containing a predomi· 
nanc:e of scar or connective tissue. See medullary. Med. I. Causing or undergoing hard· 
ening. 2. Increasing in quantity of 
scar or connective tissue. Anat. A major anatomic subdivision. In the lungs, each lobe is supp~ed 
by a single bronchus ; the next bron· 
chial divisions define the broncho· 
pulmonary segments, which num· 
ber between 2 and S per lobe. Med. Percutaneous insertion of a 
catheter in the lumen of a vessel by 
a 5·stage procedure : a needle is 
placed into the lumen of the vessel, 
a wire is passed through the needle 
into the lumen, the needle is re--­
moved, a catheter is placed O\'er the 
wire into the lumen, and the wire is 
removed . Bioi. The large hard parts of wheat 
grains which remain in the sifting of 
fine flous. The grains are grossly 
visihle, diele<"trk corpuscl6. Chem. 5-hydroxytryp tamine, a po­
tent regulator of local vascular cali. bre. Bioi. The clear portion of an animal 
liquid, especially of blood after co­
agulation occurs. shellac, n. 
silicosis, n. 
sk:in. lhickenin.g, n. 
spiculated, adj. spicule, n. 
spirochaete, n. 
squamous, adj. stasis, n. 
ue/late, n. 
stere()Tadiography , n. 
s1ereota:cic, adj. sten'c, adj. s1oma, n. 
(Siomata, pl.) striae, n., pl. stroma, n. 
1Ubcutaneous , adj. suhcutiJ, n. 
sulcus, n. 
ruperior, adj. superolateral, adj. supradiaphrag­
matic, adj. S)1Stemic, adj. Chem. An insulating resin, applied to 
a surface as a thin liquid layer 
which then solidifies . Med. Pulmonary fibrosis caused by 
inhalation of dust containing silicon 
dioxide; usually a disease of stone 
miners, sandblasters and foundry 
workers. Radio/. Radiopaque part of the skin 
adjacent to a breast cancer. Such 
thickening of skin is pathogenetical­
ly synonymous with a hydropic 
zone in the lung (see also "B" zone). Radio/. Characterized by pointed 
projections. A nat. A needle-like projection . Med. A spiral·shaped bacterium, in· 
eluding those causing syphilis. Arrat. Flat, platelike. Squamous 
epithelial cells form the lining of the 
lumina of the tracheobron chial tree. Med. A stopping of normal flow of a 
bodily fluid. Shaped like a star. Radio/. Radiography performed 
from two sites equidistant from the 
object and separated by the imerpu. pillary distance. When the resultant 
rndiogrnphs are observed in a Ste­
reoscopic viewer' the images ruse 
and appear three-dim ensional. Radio/. Movement or an instrument , 
e.g., biopsy needle, under stercora· 
diograph ic control. Phys. Referring to spacial distribu· 
t.ion. Anat. A minute opening or pore on a 
cellular surface or between cells. Med. 1. Lines. 2. Narrow, bandlikc 
structures.- srn'attd, adj. Anat. The supporting framework of 
an organ, as opposed to its paren· 
chyma. -urornal, adj. Anac. Beneath the skin. Anat. Tissue immediately beneath 
the skin. A nat. Groove, furrow; e.g., the cos· 
tophrenk sulcus is the JtrOOve be· 
tween the chest wall and insertions 
of the domed diaphrarrn, posterlor· 
ly defining the most inferior posi· 
tions of the lungs. Anat. Elevated; higher, upper; tO· 
ward the head as opposed 10 10ward 
the feet.-superi()T/y, adv. A not. Situated or direc1ed b01h supe­
riorly and la~erall y. A nat. Situated immediately superior 
to the diaphragm. M ed. J. Pertaining to the body as a 
whole. 2. Pertaining to c:irculalion 
of blood from the left ventricle tO 
the entire body and returning to the 
right atrium, as opposed to the pul· 
monary circulation of blood be· 
tween the right ventricle and left 
atrium. leratocartin.oma , n. 
1eratoma, n. 
thoracotomy , n. 
thrombectomy, n. 
lhrombocyre, n. 
thr(}mboembolus, n. 
(-i, pl.) thrombose, v. 
thr(}mbosiJ, n. 
(-es, pl.) thrombus, n. 
(-i, pl.) thymoma, n. 
tomogram, n. 
1omography, n. 
lrabeculae, n. pl. transmogrify, v. 
tratlsthorari c, adj. trochamn', n. 
tuberculoma, n. 
unilateral, adj. vasa vawrum, n. pl. vasculan'zed, adj. vasoconstri ction, n. 
•venocapillan·es, n. 
wnule, n. 
vesicle, n. 
viscus, n. 
(viJcera, pl.) xe.roradiograph, n. 
::tla potential, n. Mtd. A neoplasm containing both 
teratOmatous and carcinomatous 
components. Med. A neoplasm containing various 
different iated structures such as 
bone, canilagc, skin, and brain. Med. Surgical incision of the thoracic 
cage. Med. Surgical removal of a thrombus. At~at. Platelet; important Cor coagu. lation, one or many minute anuclear 
bodies in blood. Med. A blood cl01 which de1aches 
from its site of formation and is car· 
ried by the now of blood 10 a dis­
tant site, usually obstructing Oow 
through the blood \'esse I at thai site. Med. To form a thrombus; to dot. Med. Formation or presence of a 
1hrombus . Med. Intravascular clot of coagulated 
blood which remains at the site of 
formatjon . Med. Epithelial neoplasm of the thy­
mus. Radio/. A radiogrnph of a layer of 1he 
body. Radio/. A radiographi c technique 
imaging a plane oflhe body.-tomo­
graphic, adj. A nat. Beams of connective tissue. In 
bone, the mineralized matrix of the 
marrow. To transform inro somerhing gro-
tesque or surprising. Med. Through lhc chest w•JU. Anal. Seeftmur. Afed. A tuberculou s mass, approxi· 
matcly spherical and well dcmarcat· 
ed from surrounding tissue. A nat. On one side. At~at . The small \'tSsels which sup· 
ply the walls of lasger blood vessels. Anot. Supplied with vessels.- wucu­
lari.z.ali01l, n. 
A1ed. Narrowing of vessels secondary 
ro contraction of muscle in their 
walls. At1a1. Distal part of the capillary 
bed, which dilates when exposed to 
an electr1c field. See also ar1erioca · 
pillories. At~al. A \'cry small vein, just distal to 
a capillary . Atlat. A minute, intrdcytoplasmic, 
spherical collection of Ouid. Atrat. Any organ in the chest, abdo­
men or pelvis. See also pleura.-vis· 
reral, adj. Radio/. A radiograph obtained by a 
process in which x·rays affect not a 
pho1ographi c film, but an alumin­
ium plate coated with selenium. Phys. Electrostatic potential corre-­
sponding 10 the poten1ial drop 
across the diffuse pan of the electric 
double layer close to a charged in· 
tcrface. Glossary 347 SYMBOLS AND UNITS 
Symbol NoN Sl...mr Symbol NOIM SI·IDUJ 
A Ananrom I0-10m H • ., heat of vaporiza-2.490 Jka-1at O"C 
"C degree Celsius 273.15 K Lion of water 2.469 Jka-1at IO'C 
c coulomb IC=!As 2.348 Jka-1 at 20"C 
callM:rmcl(hc:m thermochemical 4.184) 2.435 Jkg-1 at 25'C 
calorie 2.427 Jka-1 at 30'C 
D~, diffusion ooeffi- O.l6x Io-• m1s-1 2.402 Jka-1 at 40'C 
dent of C02 2.377 Jka-1 at SO'C 
D., diffusion ooeffi- 0.20x 10-• m•s-1 2.1SS Jka-1 at IOO"C 
cient of Oz Hz hertz !Hz a I cycle s-1 
D. diffusion ooeffi- 0.2Sx Io-• m•s-1 J joule IJ= !Nm 
c:ient of water K kelvin OK• -273.1S'C 
vapor 11M micron Io-•m 
dyn dyne 10-'N N newton IN•lkg m ,-r 
dyn·cm dyne><ttntimetre: 10_, J N,. Avogadro constant 6.0222x!o-um-1 
~v electron voh 1.602x Io-19 1 Pa pascal 1~•1Nm '"'1• 
ug erg to-' J 0.102 mmH,O 
F farad IF= ICV-1 R gas consr.ant 8.3143 jm-1K-1 
F Faraday 9.6487x 10' Cmol-1 "· partial molal of 18.048x 10 'm1mot-• at 2<rC 
G Gibbs' free energy ,.,;oater 
6G Gibbs' free energy w Witt IW•!Js-1 
change Q., density of water 0.9999x 10-1 kgm-•at O'C 
6G' Gibbs' standard free 1.0000x 10-1 kgm-• at 4'C 
energy change 0.9997x lo-• kam-• at IO'C 
L\Go• Maximal Gibbs' 0.9982x 10-• kgm-• at 20"C 
st.andard free 0.99S7x 10-• kam-• at 30'C 
energy change 0.9923x 10-• kam-• at 40'C 
H~., heat of sublima· 2.845 Jkg-1at -IO"C 0 Stefan-Boltzmann s.6696x lo-• vm-1K-• 
tion of wattr 2.833 Jkg-1 at -s·c constant 
2.824 Jkg-1 at O"C e. ion 
,t-. ergon 
348 Symbols and unit ABBREVIATIONS 
A adenine Hb02 oxyhaemoglobin 
ACP acyl carrier protein His histidine 
ACTH adrenocorticotrop ic hormone lie isoleucine 
ADP adenosine diphosphate i.m. intramuscu lar 
Ala alanine j subscript for species j 
AMP adenosine monophosp hate Leu leucine 
cAMP cyclic AMP adenosine 3', 5' -cyclic Lys lysine 
monophosphate M molar (moles/litre ) 
Arg arginine Mb myoglobin 
Asn asparagine MbO, oxymyoglobin 
Asp aspartate Met methionine 
ATP adenosine triphosphate MetHb methaemog lobin 
ATPase adenosine triphosphatase NAD,NAD. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide 
BCEC •biologically closed electric circuits (oxidized form) 
CDP cytidine diphosphate NADH nicotinamide adenine dinucleoti de 
CMP cytidine monophosphate (reduced form ) 
Co A coenzyme A NADH, reduced form of nicotinamide adenine 
CoQ coenzyme Q (ubiquinone ) dinucleotide 
CTP cytidine triphosphate NADP, NADP• nicotinam ide adenine dinucleotide 
Cys cysteine phosphate (oxidized form) 
DNA deoxyritxmucleic acid NAOPH nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide 
DNP dinitropheny l phosphate (reduced form) 
DPN• see NAD, NAO• NADPH, reduced form of nicotinamide adenine 
DPNH seeNADH dinucleotide phosphate 
ecg electrocar diogram NHE normal hydrogen electrode 
FAD flavin adenine dinucleotide Phe phenylalanine 
(oxidized form) Pro proline 
FAOH, reduced form of flavin adenine redox reduction and oxidation 
dinucleotide RNA ribonucleic acid 
FMN flavin mononucleotide (oxidized form) mRNA messenger RNA 
FMNH, flavin mononucleotide (reduced form) rRNA ribosomal RNA 
G guanine tRNA transfer RNA 
GOP guanosine diphosphate RNase ribonucle ase 
Gin glutamine TAF "tumour-angiogenelic factor .. 
Glu glutamate Val valine 
Gly glycine VDCEC *vascular-ductal closed electric circuit 
GMP guanosine monophosphate VICC *vascular-interstitial closed circuit 
GTP guanosine triphosphate or circuits 
Hb haemoglobin w subscript for water 
HbCO carbon monoxide haemoglobin 
Abbreviations INDEX 
A 
Abdomina] fat ill 
''Absolute" values of polari:ution ill 
Absorption of water 80. AC«$sory BCEC branches lli 
Accumulation 
of a charged chemical compound 1iJ 
ofgranul ocyres 187-191.201 
of leukocytes 187-191. 271, 294, 31S. ill 
oflymphocytes 262, 266 
Accumulation of calcium 117-l 19, 
2S6-260,277,324, 321 
A<. :ctylcholinc liii:­
Acid haemin 180. Activation 
of BCEC systems I S8. 224 
of oxygen for redox reacliuns llO 
of \•ascular·intcr sthial clo51!d circuits 
(VICC) ill 
Activation energy in sem.ioonduction ill 
Acti\'<ltion of BCEC systems enhandng 
healing 9, 269-316 
Activation of ergons by metll t1ecuodcs 
lli!, iZll 
Act.i\'C electrode surface ZJll 
''Ac•ive transport'', primiti\'e form of 8.1 
Activity coefficient 1.26 
Acupuncture 1.0. 
and rhc BCEC principle ill 
basic mechanism lZ2 
beneOclal effects of ill 
Acupuncture meridian 122. Acupuncturist 's twirling of the needle l22 
Acute effects of an applied C!Jrrtnt W 
Acute inflammation 262 
Adenocarcinoma 
metastatk to lung ~ ll 
necrotjc ~ 
of the breast .YlZ 
of the uterus l!Jl 
pleomorphic Z l 
primary of lung 27, ~ 
well differentioned 12 
Adc,nosis 323 
Adenotic formation ill 
Adhesion lines of endothelial cells !~ 
Adhesion of leukocytes 1.20. Adhesion of polari.1.ed material 1.8.0. Adsorption 
against the electrodes W 
between Ouid-matrlx pha~cs ill 
Adsorption line 18. 110 
Age of two polarizing processes ill 
Agents whjch polarize tissues ill 
Air spaces 
in lung 1.ll 
in pleura 36, 61 
Alkaline and acid regions in electrolysis 
163-172. ll1 
Alpha and delta waves of human EEG ill 
Ahernating fields, dangerous effects ill 
AJternative to chemotac tic accumulation of 
leukocytes l87-l9l. 201.262.266, 
271.294. 31S. 32S 
350 Index Amount of current in tumour treatment 
l!l2 
Amount of ttansported material over 
BCEC 2ll 
Amyloid-like substance ill 
Anaesthesia in acupuncture ill 
Anaes-thesia in DC treatment 315. Analogue to deposition of material at the 
surfaces of electrodes ill 
Analysis 
of fat and water content ill 
without instrumental interfe,rc:m.-e ill 
Angiogenesis in tumours ill 
Angiosco!X ill 
Anionic accumulation of phosphate ZJ 
Anionic haemin in basic solution l.8ll 
Anode adjacent to malignant cells 232. Anodic 
destruction of tiSS\IC W 
injury 2B.3 
m.atrices ill 
Anodic acidicy 1~. 240 
Anodic and cathodic channels ~ 
Anodic and cathodic interphases ZZl. Anodic fibrosis 8. 232.238. 323 
Anodic "rod" ill 
Anodic rods 8 
Anodic zone after four weeks 1.2! Anomalous dc..-ct:roosmosis 86 
Antigen-antibody reaction ill 
Apatite, development of ~ 117-120.lli 
Apoprotei n W 
Arcade 18-20.44,96.97, 108-111.120, 
198-202. ~ ~ 225-228. 26>. ill 
Arches, see arcade 
Arginine ill 
Argon gas 1.62 
ArteriaJ capiU.ariC!$ ill 
ArtcriaJ stomata. closed by oont.raction 
w 
Arteriocapi Jlaries ~ 149. 1!1 
Arteriocap illary oontraction.s-1lhl.i!! Aneriogram 192 
Ancriolar smooth muscle l1Z 
Arterioles and anerial portions of capillar· 
ies ill 
Artificial lumour, structural modificllions 
lJl5d II 
ArtificiaJiy indu1..~ self-dri\'in.g sys-u·m 
271 
A$eptjc nc.."Crr$iS ll9, znz. Asparagine ill -
Aspiration of gas 286. Asthma ill 
Asymptoma tic pneumothorace s ill 
As)'nchronisity of metabolic polarizatio ns 
134 
Atelectasi s 11 
Atmospheric C02 W 
ATP 73,116.117,2S7.322 
Atrophic fat tissue 
around breast cancers 7. 222-214, ~ 
in vitro 2..1! :222 
Atrophy of lung tissue 13: Attenuation between blood clot and brain 
tissue ill 
Attracting haemoglobin 1.86. Attracth·e forces Zb 
Autoinduction 1.60. Aurolysis ill 
development of 20. AuropSy 31-34.44. L2.l 
Avascular zone 177. 199 
Axon reflexes 1.20. Axonal closed circuit connections !.1.L ill 
Axonal tra.nspons 171. 335 
"A" zono 14-38. 39-42. 4~. 64. 90. 94-96, !Qb. lOS-Ill. J1Q, lib !.Q, 
198-202.203-229 . 302. ill 
"A'' zone conductivity 21Z 
B 
Balance between ionars and ergona.rs ill 
Balancedcharge 158.319 
Base haentin 1.80 
Basement membrane ~ 135. 137. ~ 
~ill 
composition W 
BCEC 
ac-tivation of L 152-172, .ll6 
selecti\'C transports ill 
BCEC sysrems I !1. !11., !.2!. ll8 
an additional circulatory system !.i! : 
171, 26S, 336 
arc.ificial activation of 2... ~ 11.6 
as receptors for electromagnetic fields 
171, 33S 
representing a common mechanism in 
carcinogenesis 2l4-266. ill 
Bidirectional transports 
Qf cations and anions I.H 
of vesicles !M: ill 
Biologic 
"battery.. ill 
bulk ener@:)' lll 
field ll8 
healing reactions ill 
ionizing effects ill 
types of cancers ill 
Biops-y cannulas 20.5. Biplane Ouoroscop ic unit 13. 274 
Biplane televised nuoroscopy 22.1 
Bipolar electrodes in the brain Zn! Rirefrine.-nt 
fibres ill 
files ll8 
material 181.259 
membrane ~ 
Bleaching 
by chlorine gas ill 
oflitmus U8 
Bleedings or infection 198, 228 
Blocking of arterial branches l.2.l 
Blood 
degradarion of Zll 
diffusion potential in autolysis Zl. spontaneous changes of pH 1J. Blood cells 1M 
Blood circulation 282 Blood plasma WI 
"Blood vessels", produced Z26 
Bohr effect Jj{> 
Bolt:cmann factor I.QQ. Bonds of connective tissue 212 
Bone formation 259.270 
Bone healing as a reaction lOa new injury 
2Zl1 
"Bone rtSOrption., lll 
Border effect 1.6 
Boundary phenomena zru. Boundary potentials 122 
BradyiUnin 1.20 
Brain, '"A'' zone ill 
Brc:ast carcinoma ~ 211 
metastatic to lung n,,u 
Bronchia l arteriogram W 
Brownian movements of water molecules 
BZ.ill 
Buffering 
by fluids ill 
of the tissue fluids ill 
Buffering capacity ~ 294.1ZQ 
of tissue fluids !.1L.ill 
Bulk change of free energy ~ 
"Bushes'" of birefringent material 266. Bush·Likc structures ilt,lli 
"B"zone l0.~.25,~~ 9~J0l. ~ 
UQ. t 42' !i!. !12.. ~ lli., ~ ill. 
214,125.227.229 
c 
Calcifications in son tissues 260. 
c.lcino,i• reparativa l§2. ill 
Cak.iolytic phase U1 
after bone injury W 
Calcium in injured tissue 321 
Callus, formed du11ing an acid in.iury phase 
ill 
Cancer cells, surphts offlXed charges 2.&2 
Cancer developing progressive injuries 
lli 
Cancer feet ill 
Cancer o( the breast 2m. Cancers occasionally heal spon1aneously 
272.lli 
Cancers, suitable fo0r DC treaunem ill 
Capillarity 164. 321 
Capil lary~ 
basement me,mbranes as product of 
redox reactions 141. 322 
flow lli 
force in lymph spaces 26. 
membranes !.1,L ill 
of rat cardiac muscle 1.!2 
permeability ~ ~ ~ 2Q!J 
thromboses 215. 21J 
CarOOn panjcles CO\'ered with dextran 28. Carboxyl groups 26!t 
Carcinogenesis M2: l21 
Carcinogcnetic factor ~ ~ lll 
Carcino1na 
l•rgccell 1.2 
oat <ell 2.J 
of b...,.S< 16. 2(16, 277 
squamous cell 2.1 
Cardiac arrhythmias ZM 
Cardiac pacemaker ~ !.ZL llL ill 
Cardiac standstill !.QL.lli 
Cardiorespiratory function tests ill 
Cascade reactions ill 
in injury 286 
Catabolic acidity 7~73. l !2., ill 
Cat.abolic energy in local injury ~ ZQ:1l.. 
115-119, 31S-323 Catabolic process o( injury I.2&::Z2l 
Catalytic systems 1.60. Catalyzing action of material 1~ 
Cathaemoglobin ll!ll 
Cathode for DC treatme-nt 282:2..21 
Cathodic 
fat "cells" ~ 
fibrosis ill 
fibrous strand 2!8 
fibrous tissue ~ 2.1& 
type of fibrotic tissue ill 
Cathodic abdom.i.nal fat 2li 
Cathodic alkalin.ity 16l-172, !lZ.. Z.W 
Cathodic and anodic membranes lli 
Cathodic core &....lli 
Cathodic core• and anodic rod• ;tll 
Cationic 
accumula tion U 
electroosmos is 81 
haemin in acid solution l&a 
Cavitation Z2Z 
Cavities containing gas 2.29. Cell walls with r:adiating structures 1!1 
Cells 
of epitheliaJ type ill 
of variable a hili lies to survive l21 
sensith•e to heat ill 
Cellular d<Jith ill 
Cellular debris ZQQ 
Cellular surfa<. "t" charges ~ 26j 
Cerebrospinal flOiid 149, 319 
Change 
of biologic environment lO.Z 
qf jqn_i~ Wffi99$ition lQ2 
of polarity ill 
Channelizing media 11iO 
Channels 
ductal 8 
in ti.ssue ill 
of reaction 1.j,8 
primitive type of 8 
\rascular 8 
Characteristics of tissue matrix lll 
Charge 
separation 200. 
transfer by enzyme molecules ill 
transport in corrosion W 
Charged compounds, electrophoretic accu-
mul:ujon of ill 
Charged cytostatic compound 3.15 
Charged groups on celJs ~ 26!1 
Charging of tissue ~ ~ 2.8..1.:.ll6. Chemical activity l.S6 
Chemical analyses of fat and water 
2l! :2ll 
Chemical con<:eatration fofC'CS 75-77. 9l-i04, tOS-111. 1.22 
Chemicalsignals 1.20. Chemotactic accumulation 
leukocytes ~187-191.~~~ 
271,294, 3ll.12l 
movemen t 2ll.l 
properties ill 
Chemotaxis, see chemotactic accumula tion 
Chlorine a1 the anode ill 
Chromosomal ruptures 2.8.1 
Chronic dfects of direct current 1.25 
Chronic inflamma tion ill 
Chronic mastiti5 2ll 
Cicatricial changes ill 
Cineradjograph)' !l8 
Circuits other than VICC 3.19. Circular disp la~ment of stru-ccurts 6, 25, 
ll. 21. !12, !lZ.. ~Q!U!l.L ~U.li. 224, 225, 266. 325 Circular structures, see circular displace­
ment o( structures 
Circ:ulation of blood and lymph Ill 
Circulatory disturbances by thrombos is 
2£l 
"Citrus frujt" 22.6. C1osed circuit release of elecrric energy 
ill 
Closure of endothelial pores ill 
Cloudy swelling 2&3 
Clusters 
bmlting of 1!2 
of molecules lil 
of water mo.lecules &1 
Coagulation necrosis !..lQ....lli 
Coagulation of blood ill 
Coincidence of necroiis and malignancy 
lli 
Coinciding ini ury reactions ill 
Collagen 201,212 
Collections of .ions opera ling BCEC ill 
"Collision diame1e-r" Zb12. "Complicated corrosion" Ll6 
Complications 2&0 
Components of circulatory S)'Stem of 
BCEC Ul 
Compositi on, stainless stet-1 ll.J 
O,mpress.ion 
in mammograph)' of the breast ~ill 
of vessels 22:! Compute,rized tomography ~ 291. 222. 
differences o( attenuation ill 
of radiolucent zone l5 
Concentration. forces Z2::IZ.. 21. I zo, W 
influence of W 
production <J{ radiating structures UU 
Concept of ergon 112. Conclusions about treatments ill 
Conductances l6.J 
of different tissues l.lj 
Conducting fluids ill 
Conducting imerstitia J flujd ill 
Conducting iMravascu lar plasma U2 
Conduction of elec'(fons in enzyme parti· 
des ill 
Conductivity ill 
change of in "A .. zone M 
in fat-water mixture 2..1.6. 
of supporting electrolytes 152. 
of tissue 22! Conductor of electrons ill 
C...onseque nces of BCEC systems ll2 
Contact adsorptjon lill. Contaminatioa from C01 ~ 
Conte-nt of free energy 156-172 323 
Contraction 
by c.oncentntion for~s l.!l9. of arterial capillaries 294. 322 
of fibrous tCssue 22&:2.12 
Contrast enhancement lQQ 
in angiography U2 
Con\'tCtiOn of tissue Ouid 77. ~ ill 
Core ill 
Corona changes 
in the breas-l 204. 228-232 
in thelung 6. 14-38.39-44, 110 
Corona changii':S in lung and breast tissue 
ill 
Corona compl-ex of the breast 21U 
Corona structure-s 
see"A"zone 
see arches and arcades 
see brain, "A" 7.0ne 
see "B" wne 
see circular displacement 
Index 351 ~ circular s-trucrum 
see inflltn.ted strands 
sec inflammatory lesions 
see lamellae 
see mycetoma 
see narrowing of vessels 
set pleural retraction pockets 
see radiatin_g structures 
sec: silicosis 
see skin thickening and retraction in 
breast cancer 
sec tuberculomas 
see vascular pockets 
Coronary atherosclerosis ~ 
Corpuscular "B" zones 2b.l.Qj 
Corpuscular distribution, energy 
potential of 28 
Corrosion 
complicated 3. ill 
in vivo ll2 -
of mew implan!s !11., ll6. uncompljcatcd !r. lli 
Costs of DC trea.lment ill 
Cotton wool 2.1 
Counterreactions ill 
Crcnations 1.&1 
Crystalline baemo_globin l2l 
Current 
bidirectional flow ~ 
biologic "switching -'' of 1J2 
coagulating blood in vessels 220 
modulation of Z2i 
of "high" energy 212 
of'1low" energy ill 
prc\'enting bacterial growth ill 
unidirectional flow 3l1 
Current-time integraJ 220 
Cyclic AMP 1.20 
Cytochrome oxidase ill 
Cy1op<mpsis ill 
Cytoplasmic fi.Iaments ill 
Cytoplasmic vesicles 145-ISO. 322 
Cytostatic compounds lli 
Cytostatic therapy !2.L 21.5: 
D 
Dama~ to DNA molecule l21 
Ds1a on BCEC effec!S ~ 
O:at• on direc. :t current treatment 302 
DC and external radiation treatments ill 
DC Treatment Proeessor 2!U 
"Dead'' tissue 232. 252 
Debris Zl! Dealcilic:d bone ill 
Deelectronatkm 1.65. Dearadation 199.211.321.324.333 
of blood 69-73. 320 
of tumour tissue ill 
proteolyt.ic Z!l 
Dehydratio n of tiS!ue !.2:! : ~ UQ. 2&3 
Demand po1entials 63. 146.321 
definition, see Glossary 
Dendritic bubbles of ps lJ!l! De.ndritic margins 212 
Densities of current ill 
Densitome try 200 
Densicy and polarities of fue<l charges lll 
Dental filling materials ill 
Deoxymyoglobi n 1.5.5: 
0eJ>O$ition of material on sur£aees of the 
elecuodes 22l 
Destruction 
around the anode and the cathode !Z!L 
~294 
byhea1 ill 
352 Index ofbone ZZl! of cancer 211 
of red blood cells 2llQ 
Detectabitity of corona strucrum 11-13 
Developing polarization of a lesion ~ m..ru 
Deve.lopment 
of basement membranes lil 
of benign or malignant tumours l21 
of fibroblasts 240 
of fibrous membranes ill 
of induction currents ill 
of norm.aJ biological tissues ill 
of organ capsules Ul 
of primitive channels ill 
of radiating structures 266 
of vesicles ~ W 
of vessels ill 
Diabe!es 222 
Diagnostic biopsy 2QS 
Diameter of tumour 222 
Diapedesis ~ ~ 2&l 
of leukocytes through stomata ll6... ill 
Diapedetic haemorrhages IZ!i, ~ 
Diapedetic transpon 1.90. Diathmnia for injury polariz.ation of tu· 
rnours ill 
Dielectric ttU membranes l1l 
Diel.octric compounds ZOO 
Dielcccric material 93-104. !12: !22.t lli 
Differences of attenuation for x-rays lli 
Different effects by comparab le amounts of 
current ~ 
Diffuse haziness in the lung representing 
oedema 222 
Diffuse layer ill 
Diffusing ionars lU 
Diffu-sing protons 2!2. Diffusion in: !1L ~ lhQ 
coefficien ts l6.l 
of metabolic reaction products 320 
Diffusion potential b. ~ lZ2 
fluctuation of 2 
profileof ~ 
Dipole induC!ion ln. 2!. 1.22.. 2lll 
Direct current 
effects on cells and tissues 5: 
ionizing tissue 28.1 
Direct curr~m tr<":atment 
ofcancer ~ 
mode of action ill 
Disappemnce 
of tumour lll6 
Oi$COiouration of vessels ~ 
Disconnections of the electric: circuit 282 
Dislocation of electrodes 293. 313 
Dispcnio n forces ~ 1.§1 
Displaced structures 6. .. Displaced tumour cells.. ill 
Displacement 
of electrodes 293. 313 
of structures 1,L 122. Distal histidine ill 
Distance between oell surfaces W 
Distant chemical reactions, influence on 
!.1.62 
Distended fat cells 22l 
Distilled water ~ 
Distributio n of water and fat 220 
Di~ting animals U2 
Donnan distribution !QL ZQQ. Donnan equilibria ~ UU 
Dot·like structures in anodic fat 2ft 
Double uB" zones U 
mechanism of development 25 Double la)·er, electric 86. Drainage tube prophylactically inserted = Driven electric ce-ll 1.63 
Driven system 271 236 120 329 
Driving electrical force 1.22. Driving force by injury potential .llQ 
"Dry" <lectrodc:s IlL lli 
Dry pngrene !94 282 ~I 4 
Ductal .and vascula.r channels of primitive 
type 8 
Ductal breast carcinoma 2Q2 
Ductal channel 2!2 
Oucta J~interstitial closed circuits 25:6 
Ducts containing secretions, electricaJJy 
conducting ill 
Dynamic factors in corrosion l2Q 
Dystrophic changes of peritumoural tis· 
sues ill 
Dystrophy ofperirumoural tissue l.! !h 
!.Th. 1.22.. 200 
E 
Early effects of direct current on vessels 
U1 
Early phase of au1olysis {!2, lll! Ebb and flow of ions 2 134 213 321. 
ill.~ 
Ecg t:racings W 
Edge enhanceme nt ~ ~ 200 
Effects 
in ve:s.sels by direct current !1L 122 
of ti$:SUC circulaMn ~ 
suppoor1c:d by BCEC l.6!l 
Elastic tissue ill 
Elecuer ZZl! Electric acrivity, spontaneous in orgaN 
62,63 66 
Electric admittance of ions and ergons 
152-160, 319 
Electric analogue of a breast 21 Z 
Electric and magnetic effects ~ill 
EJC(tric conductivity in a fat-water medi· 
om ill 
Electric edge enhancemen t L 96. m 
Electric energy 
of ergons ~ 1.5.8 
of ions ±: U6. sdectivdy appli~d for thtrapy 2&J 
Electric environmen ts of an organism ill 
Electric field over the heart 2&1 
Electric fields, shielding of 336. Electric induction of structural modifica. OO.ns of cells and tissue 212:.266 
Elec1ric injury po!<ntial 69-73. lll. ~ 
iUbill 
Electric po1ential 4(H;7, 107-110, 
163-172, 20S-211' 318-324 
bre1SI 2l!l:ill 
bypbarmaco logical~!S 63. 67, 3!5 
charging and discharging of tissue 
~ 
com_rol studies 18. 
fibrouscapsules §L,I32 ... ll4.l!l:.lH 
induced by injury 66 
inflammatory lesions ~ S.l, 66. Z2 
levc:JCing of Sl -
lung :and pleura ~ 6!l 
meas,urements 46-67. 20>-218 
metabolic, "demand potential" §L see 
aloo Glossary 
mixed redox·diffusion ~ ~ 
proflle of tissue i8. pulmonary malignancies :18 
pulmonary masses b ~ Electric resistivity 
of the conducting medium 1.l! of tissue and body fluids W 
of vessel walls ill 
Electric shon circuit 2M 
Ekctric stimulation to support bone hul· 
ing 270, 325 
Electric O"ansfer between vascular and in· 
terstitial branches ofVICC l~ISO. Electrical junctions for redox reactions 
ill.. w 
Electrically induced precipitation of pro­
tein 180,282.31 4 
Elect:rocllemical treatment 
ofcancer ~lli 
~uwh::mc:uta.l by c.:bc:m\ltbc:n.vc;ul.ic. : c.:vm· 
pounds ~ 191,315 
Electrocoagulation 
of breast carcinoma 22.8 
of small tumou.rs ill 
Elec::trode-ekoctrolyte analogue ill 
Electrode~lectrolyte interface U3 
Electrode equivalent products of deposi· 
tion Ill.. W 
Electrode equi\•alent sites i:_ 132-150. 198.321.322 
at the surfaces of the capillary endotheli· 
um~ 
Electrode-equivalent surfaces W 
Electrode technique 286. Ek-ctrode·tissue interfaces l18 
Eltti!Odes ill 
Ag-A8Cl ~ 
nonpolariz able ~ 
polarizable 4!> 
stability of l2 
"Electrodes" 
for activation of ergol12fs lZZ 
of the capillary waUs W 
Electrodes perfused with liquid ill 
Eloci!Odyruuninheoryoflife ill 
EJecttogenic closed circuit transports of 
nonionic material W 
ionic material lZ! Electrogenic development of vesicles ~ 
112 
Electrogenic ergonar production lJQ 
Electrogenic transport of nonion.ic materi· 
als in the presentt of suitable matri· 
ccs ~ill 
Electrolysis 
ofwater ~W 
of water in filter paJXr ~ ~ 
Electrolytic double layer !.Q£, l!b ~ 
Electromagnetic fields 153.334 
Electromag netic waves, penetration of l.l6 
Electromotive force of BCEC systems ~ 
U2. ill. l2ll. Electron affinity ill 
Electron eminor UQ 
Electron micrograph of pericyte and capil· 
lary !. !b w 
Electron transfer in biology ~ 1.60. Electron·ttansferring enzymes ill 
Electron transport systems in biologic ma4 
terial ill 
Electronalion l6.S. Electronegative and electropositive far 219 
Electronegative fat Zll 
Electronegative mammary carcinomas ill 
Elcctroncgativity :!.., ill 
Electroneutral h.aematin l80 
Electronic conduction band 135 
Electronic tunneling ill Electroosmosis Ul. !M, ~ & llQ. ill 
by ionic recombination 8:1 
componen ts of 8.1 
induced in tissue 88 
informationof"A"a.nd"B"zon« 82 
transport mechanisms 8.1 
Elecuoosmosis and fat electr~>phoresis ZZQ 
Electroosmoois Type I-IV &1, 2M 
Etecuoos.motic dehydration m llL Z2:1 
Elect:roosmotic displacement of water ~ 
229.231.312 
Electrophoresis 
of abdominal fat ~ 
ofblood W 
of brnst fat ill 
without bacterial decomposition lJJfJ. Electrophoretic accumulation 
ofc::ytost.aticagents 3:1.3 
of tb.romboeytes ill 
Electrophoretic chamber 21.8 
Electrophoretic experiments on fresh speci ~ 
mens of dog liver Ul 
Electrophoretic interphase deposition U! Elec::trophort"tic ionization 286. Electrophoreti c transport 153. 200 
Electropositive fat 222 
Electropositive phase 1.22 
Electrostatic apposition of elC'Ct.ronegative 
thromboeytes ill 
Electrostatic forces Zl 
Electrostatic laws 2.5. Electrosuiction UlZ 
Electrothermometer ill 
Elements of tissue healing 110. 322 
Embryonic field ill 
Emph)'S<trul 225 
Empty "fat pools.. ill 
Empyema , increasing chances for cure of 
cancer 126 
Endergon ic esterificatio n of sluc:o:se U2. Endoge-nously generated currents ~ ill 
Endothelial cell membranes ~ ! !L 128 
Endothelial fibrin film 136. 148 
Endothelia l pores ~ ill 
Energetic molecules operating BCEC liZ 
Energy lildll 
carriers l.S.8. conve-rsjon of I. 159, 163 
converting mediators ~ 
factors l.l6 
for driving a BCEC 1 59, ll9 
levels of ionitation 1 U 
llbcradon In degrading tis.tue U 
of a wa.ter molecule &Z 
"packages" l1l 
pathways in vascularized tissues lli 
transfer over capillary walls liS. Enhancemen t of current density 1~ ill 
Enhancement of radiographi c: contrast 11§. Entelechcy ll8. Entropy 2. 73,98 
En\i.ronmental influence of dec::tromagne tic 
fields ill 
Environments of ccJJs in carcinoge nesis 
ill 
Enzymati c decompos ition llQ 
Enzyme molecule for electron transfer W 
Enzymes in degnding proceiSCs W 
Enzymes of cells ZO 
Epileptic fits t2.t 335 
Epinephrine §L l2Q 
Equilibrium, delay of 22 
Ergionar ratio of lhe conducUng medium 
1..1;1 Ergionars ill 
Ergonar function of oxygen US. Ergonar transmission «tw~n dectrodes 
112 
Ergonars is 158. ln3 
accumulated in the matrix 320 
Ergonk characteristics ill 
Ergonic energy W 
Ergonic transport mechanism ~ l20. Ergons ill, 1M. lli 
Erythrocytes 
a movable matrix 3. 171 
surface-charge w--
Estimatcd effect on tumour diameter ~ 
Evans blue dye ~ ~ 2D2 
Evoh.ltion of normal .nd p:uhologi("'ll <'C'lls 
180. 327 
Excessjve influence of natura] components 
ill 
Excretory ducts of glands 312 
Exergonic reactions 11.2 
Exoendothelialspoce 135, 148 
Experimental fuel cdl W 
Experimental utumour, in dog lung ~ 
lJ!kl..l.l 
Explanation of oral galV'Inism ill 
Exposure time U 
Extensive lowering of the electric potential 
~ill 
Extensive thrombosis around tumours 
176.314 
"Exlernal" electrode surfaces against blood 
stream W 
"External" products of electrode reactions w 
Externally driven system to activate bio· 
logic circuits 9. 281 
Exuabiological guiding principle ill 
of applied electrical fields ill 
Extremely low (r<quencies (ELF) ill 
Exudime 1.20. F 
Factor of minimum ionizing energy 282 
Factors 
capable to induce cancer ill 
in e-nergy exchange of BCEC systems 
1.6!1 
in tissue electropho resis ll8. "false" circular structures Zl.6. Faraday's cage 10.1l6 
Fasciae ill 
Fa1 and water content of mamm.ary ti:slluc 
215.123 
Fate~ 
atrophic lli 
distended 2lJ 
of"s.kin thickening" 2ll 
undergoing uansformation ,U6 
Fat droplets in interStitial tissue Z2J 
Fat·like material ill 
Fat necrosis ill 
Fat tissue 
human abdominal ~ 
human mammary ZlS-224. 232. 
ill:lli 
faH~·ater ratio ill 
Female breast, corona st.ructu.res ! : 
203-21S,223 
Ferric iron 1.82 
Ferrimyoglobin ill 
Ferrous iron l..8D. Fibrillation 284 
FibroadenoJru1 2ll. 214 
Index 353 Fibroadenosis in breast tissue L ML ill 
Fibroblast-like cell elements 233-239. ill 
Fibroliposarcoma of the uterus ll1: 30.1 
Fibrosis 
around <. :ardiac pacemakers 323 
in breast 2ll 
material in radiating structures ~ 
.ill:lli 
Fibrous 
barrier ill 
induration Z2B. septa l22 
Fibrous membranes l2Z. and pb>·s.iologic demand potentials ~ 
ill 
at electrode surfa«:s ~ ~ ~ 2.3! of anodic and cathodic rypes J!.. 234-24() 
produced experimentally ~ t9S. 2.34 
Field-induced 
migration lli 
modifications of the environment of the 
tumour 22! rt"gjonal capillary connactions 1l6 
structural changes 1.82 
vascular t"ffccts L2fi 
Field "lines" zoo. Filaments for support of electrogenic trans-
port ~ 
Filtration ill 
First messenger ill 
Fixed charges 
electronegative ~ ~ill 
electrostatic 2S 
in electroosmosi s &I 
in stcric arrangements on surfaces l26. surface W 
surplus 1M 
''Fixed charge theory" 8D. Flow and field intenction 182. 
mechanism of ZM 
Fluctuating potentials a._ ~ !lL 257. 26~.318-32~ 
fluctuation of pH ~ill 
Fluorcsct"nt light 26.1 
Focal arte,riaJ contractions ill 
Focal autolysis in haemorrhages ZD: 
Focal bleedillJl 2ll.l 
Focal spot, radiographic U 
Foci of microcalcifit-ations 2!U, 257-260. m 
Forced conv~tion ~ 
foreign material in the gingival pockets 
ill 
Forked dendrites 222 
Fringe effect 1.6 
Fuel cell rcactions over the recording cir­
cujt ~ 
FOhn wind !. !1lli 
G 
Galactophorcs ill 
Galvanic cells, conglomeratio n of 66 
Galvanic current ~ llb ill 
Gangrenc ·like black zone l.2:i 
Gas 
around tbe elecuodes mJ 2ll2., 283, 
ill 
trapped in the matrix 179. 180 
Gaspock<t 1,2,1 
G<lussi.an distribution of small structures u 
Genera] corrosion l..l.L lll.. ill 
Generation of electric transJXlns 120. "'Giant erythrocytes'' l.8l 
354 Index Gibbs' free energy lili 
Glandular ducts 149.319 
Globin haemicrome UW. Glucose ill 
energy in the absence of oxygen 73. 116 
t"nergy in the presc.nce of oxygen ZL. m 
Glutamine ill 
Glycolytic production of lactic acid Zb 
116. 322 
Granulation tissue nb 2S6 
Granulocyte/lymp hocyte ratio lli 
Gnnulocy<es lQ!, ill 
attracted to an anode ! !L 1.82. 
invdns U8 
repelled by <he cathode W 
Gnnuloma ~ 
Graphical prtsentation of physicochemic:al 
potentiaJ 159. 319 
Gravitation 
acceleration factor 1.5.6 
forces 1.i2 
influences W 
Ground substance lil 
Groupings of "ceiJs" in cathodic tissue ill 
.. Growing .. structures in vitro 232-266. 
ill 
Guanosine monophospha tt" 1.20 
H 
Haem group 1.5.5 
Haematin 2&2 
Haemin Z8Z 
Hae,moglobin ~ lBO 
Haemopcysis ill 
Halo, see "A" zone 
Hamartoma ~ U 
Hammerstroke ill 
Headache 10. 135 
Healing lli 
after ionization of tissue 2.&1 
by direct current 2&1 
enhancement of 2. 
of injured bone lli 
of injured tissue 1..!!!! processor L 
Healing of fraccures ill 
Healing of tisst•e 
injured by heat 28.1 
processes 1.2:6 
Heat around the electrodes 22! Heating of pulmonary metastases 2ZD. Hellmann -feyrunan ruJe U 
Hemicrania ill 
High energy photons ill 
High-frequency electromagnetic waves 
l3JI 
Hip fncture ill 
Histamine ~ lH 
Histidine ill 
Histologic sections of breast tissue 2l2. Hi nor( transfe,rence numbccrs of ions l11 
Homeostasi s it 148. lilO 
HormonaJ and cytostatic chemotherapy 
ill 
Hormones ill 
Human abdomina] subcutaneous fat tissue 
lli 
Humoura lleukotaxic factors zn.z. Hyaline compOnents 212 
Hyaline degeneration 1.2:1 
Hyalinosis ill 
Hybrid movements of orbital electrons U 
Hydrolysis of A TP during hypoxia ll, 
116, 322 Hydrolytic <DZ)'llles ~ ~ :lZQ 
Hydropenic "A .. zone 22..t 1.22 
Hydropenjc reuaction z. 35-38, .ill:lli 
Hydropeniczone 90,110,156,179 
Hydrophilic components of fibrotic tissue 
2.lJl 
Hydropbilic or hydrophobic propenies of 
tissue l2S. Hydrophilic substances ill 
Hydropic "8 .. zone,~ "8" zone 
Hydropicfat 7, 223-232 
Hydrostatic counte,rprt'SSUCC mill 
Hydrostatic gradient 1.22 
Hydroxyapa tite ~ 2.U:26:0. Hygroocopic elements 201.228, 26S 
Hypenension ill 
Hypoxaemia ill 
H ypoxi> ill 
Immobile plasmatic layer of capillariC$ U6 
Immunolog ic reactions M2. Impedance of human tissue W 
Implantation of indicators n1S 
Incision wound, a nonprogressive injury 
.ill 
Inconsistencies in clinical galvanism ill 
Increase of fluid in tht" breast ill 
"Indifferent" electrode 2.62 
Indiscriminate mixing ill 
lnduction 
by external electromag netic fields ~ 
ill>. ill 
forces Zl 
of collus Z1Q 
of canct"r ill 
of capillary growth ill 
of functional activity of an organ 112 
of healing of cancer lZ6 
of neoplasia 2.5.6. Inductive resistance ll2. Infection 128 
lnfiltnncd s<rands ll 
Inflammatory lesions l2. J nfluences of nxed charges U2. Infusion 
into bronchomediastinaJ arte¥ies ll!l 
ofliqujd solutions 273 290 291 
Inhomogeneity of tissues 2l.2:2.l6. Injury 
by direct current ~ ~ 
to the intima ill 
Injury-induced healing ~ 262. Injury·induced self·driving system 2Z1 
Injury pOtential, see electric pOtential 
development of ~ 
profile of ill 
sourCt" of error Z 
Insertion 
of eJectrodcs 22.1 
of nonpolarizable electrodes ~ ln6 
Insulating dssue matrix ill 
Insulating waiJsofblood vess.els ill 
Integration of current and time 223 
lmeraction between blood flow and electric 
fields 201, 32~ 
Interdependence of energy factors UL 
ill 
Interelectrode damage 2M 
lnterepithelial spaces 1.3.5. Interface 
of arcades, see arcade 
of tissue matrices 1!2. smaJI arches, see arcade 
Interface adsorption ill Interferences of nervous fu.ncdon.s by mov-
ing electromagnetic fields ill 
Interlobular accumulation of fluid ~ ZZ. Intermediate equilibrium 220. 
lntermMiate membran es ll2 
Intermediate zone 252 283 
"Internal'' intracellular products betwcc:n 
redox sites W 
Interphase between a hydropc.nic and a hy­
dropic zone ~ 1~ m 265. 2M 
Interphase phenomena between M-• A •• 
anda"B"zone S. 18.134.227 
Interphase transport in devtlopment of 
membranes ill 
Intersected redox steps 1.22 
lntentitiaJ convection ill 
lntenritia l fluid W 
lntentitiaJ oedema, compression of VC$SCIS 
2&2 
Intima of vessels 211 
Intraarter ial thromboses ill 
lntract-llular 
"capillary" matrix ~ill 
nuclei 2&1 
Intrapelvic stromal sarcoma .lQl 
In vitro creation of 
arches and arcades ~ 
corpu$CUiar "A" and "B" zones ~ 
radiating structures 2! In vi\'O corrosion lll::.12.L ill 
In vi\'O electrophoresis of fat ill 
Ion 
collection of U2 
composition of tissue fluid ill 
conduction ill 
energy U6. mobility IAL !1..L 118 
recombinations iZ2 
transports through the endothelial «.II 
~w 
lonar ~ 158.319 
lonar~rgonar 
in energy exchange ll 
interaction l...1!l 
ratio ~lli 
Ionization 
by direct current m 
by radiation 2&.1 
energy ~lli 
in tissue injury ~ 22.l 
lonsandergons 153.319 
Iontophores is 262. Iron, precipitation lines l..l2 
Irrigation of the active electrode 2.81 
Ischaemia ill 
lschaemic dystrophy 116. Islands of cancer cells ~ ill 
Isoproterenol 1.2!1: 
lsotht'.rmal reactions 88. J 
Joint pain ! !h ill 
J uxtatumoural scar tissue 228. K 
KaUidine l.2!ll 
Krebs cyde during hyporu Zl..lli 
"Krebsflissc" 2.12 
L 
Lactic acid 73. 116. 257, 322 
Lagging of ions U2. Laking of blood pigment 2ll!! Lamdlae 19,201.228.
631928626-Biologically-Closed-Electric-Ci-Bjorn-Nordenstrom-pdf.txt
Summarize the following text section accurately and concisely. Maintain specific details and numerical information, and use anti-repetition mechanisms:

        The combination of corona 
structures resulting from electro­
phoretic transport between an in­
jured tissue and surrounding lissue. Radio/. Crownlike radiating struc­
<ures at <he periphery of a tumour 
formerly and erroneously believed 
to be a sign of malignancy. A term 
which should be discarded. A nat. ). The radiating crown of pro-­
jection fibres which pass from the 
internal capsule to every part of the 
cerebral cortex. 2. A layer of colum· 
nar follicular cells which remain a<· 
tached 10 <he ovum.
Corona structures
What is the term for a combination of corona structures resulting from electrophoretic transport between an injured tissue and surrounding tissue?
Hypernephroma
What is the term for a type of primary cancer of the kidney?
Fibroadenoma
What is the term for a type of cancer of the breast?
Mucosa
What is the term for a type of fungal tumour?
None (there is no mention of a specific type of lung cancer in the provided text)
What is the term for a type of cancer of the lung?
Fibroadenoma
What is the term for a type of cancer of the breast?