| agraffe | An appliance for clamping together the edges of a wound, used in lieu of sutures. Origin: Fr. Agrafe, a hook, clasp (05 Mar 2000) |
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| agrammatica | A form of aphasia characterised by an inability to construct a grammatical sentence, and the use of unintelligible or incorrect words; caused by a lesion in the dominant temporal lobe. Synonym: agrammatica, agrammatologia, jargon aphasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agrammatism | A form of aphasia characterised by an inability to construct a grammatical sentence, and the use of unintelligible or incorrect words; caused by a lesion in the dominant temporal lobe. Synonym: agrammatica, agrammatologia, jargon aphasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agrammatologia | A form of aphasia characterised by an inability to construct a grammatical sentence, and the use of unintelligible or incorrect words; caused by a lesion in the dominant temporal lobe. Synonym: agrammatica, agrammatologia, jargon aphasia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agranular cortex | See: cerebral cortex. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agranular endoplasmic reticulum | Endoplasmic reticulum that is lacking in ribosomal granules; involved in synthesis of complex lipids and fatty acids, detoxification of drugs, carbohydrate synthesis, and sequestering of Ca++. Synonym: smooth-surfaced endoplasmic reticulum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agranular leukocyte | <haematology> A general, non-specific term frequently used with reference to lymphocytes, monocytes, and plasma cells; although the cytoplasm of a lymphocyte or monocyte contains tiny granules, it is nongranular in comparison with that of a neutrophil, basophil, or eosinophil. See: leukocyte. Synonym: agranular leukocyte. (05 Mar 2000) |
| agranulocyte | A nongranular leukocyte. Origin: G. A-priv. + L. Granulum, granule, + G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000) |
| agranulocytic angina | <haematology> A symptom complex characterised by marked decrease in the number of granulocytes and by lesions of the throat and other mucous membranes, of the gastrointestinal tract and of the skin, also called granulocytopenia and Schultz's disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| agranulocytosis | <haematology> A symptom complex characterised by marked decrease in the number of granulocytes and by lesions of the throat and other mucous membranes, of the gastrointestinal tract and of the skin, also called granulocytopenia and Schultz's disease. (18 Nov 1997) |
| agranuloplastic | Capable of forming nongranular cells, and incapable of forming granular cells. Origin: G. A-priv. + L. Granulum, granule, + G. Plastikos, formative (05 Mar 2000) |
| agraphia | <neurology> Loss of ability to write (a form of aphasia). Symptom common to tumours of the parietal lobe of the dominant cerebral hemisphere. (16 Dec 1997) |
| agraphic | Characterised by agraphia. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agrarian | 1. One in favor of an equal division of landed property. 2. An agrarian law. "An equal agrarian is perpetual law." (Harrington) 1. Pertaining to fields, or lands, or their tenure; especially, relating to am equal or equitable division of lands; as, the agrarian laws of Rome, which distributed the conquered and other public lands among citizens. "His Grace's landed possessions are irresistibly inviting to an agrarian experiment." (Burke) 2. <botany> Wild; said of plants growing in the fields. Origin: L. Agrarius, fr. Ager field. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| agrarianism | An equal or equitable division of landed property; the principles or acts of those who favor a redistribution of land. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |