| after damp | An irrespirable gas, remaining after an explosion of fire damp in mines; choke damp. See Carbonic acid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| after-nystagmus | Nystagmus occurring after the abrupt cessation of rotation in the opposite direction of the rotatory nystagmus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| afterbirth | <medicine> The placenta and membranes with which the foetus is connected, and which come away after delivery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aftercare | The care and treatment of a convalescent patient, especially that of a patient after surgery. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aftercataract | A cataract that accompanies or follows some other eye disease such as uveitis. Synonym: complicated cataract. A cataract occurring in the retained lens or capsule after a cataract extraction. Synonym: aftercataract. (05 Mar 2000) |
| afterchroming | Additional treatment of a tissue specimen with chromate or a metal mordant to impart special staining properties. Synonym: postchroming. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aftercontraction | A muscular contraction persisting a noticeable time after the stimulus has ceased. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aftercooling | <radiobiology> Cooling of a reactor after it has been shut down. (09 Oct 1997) |
| aftercurrent | An electrical current induced in a muscle upon the termination of a constant current that has been passed through it. (05 Mar 2000) |
| afterdischarge | Persistance of response of muscle or neural elements after cessation of stimulation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aftereffect | A physical, physiologic, psychologic, or emotional effect that continues after removal of the stimulus. See: flashback. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aftergilding | The treatment of a fixed and hardened histologic specimen of nervous tissue with gold salts. (05 Mar 2000) |
| afterglow | <radiobiology> Recombination radiation emitted from a cooling plasma when the source of ionisation (heating, etc) is removed. See: recombination radiation. (09 Oct 1997) |
| afterimage | Continuation of visual impression after cessation of stimuli causing the original image. (12 Dec 1998) |
| afterimpression | Subjective persistance of sensation after cessation of stimulus. Synonym: afterimpression. (05 Mar 2000) |