| ALS | A serious neurologic disease that results from the progressive degeneration of the motor neurons. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| alseroxylon | A fat-soluble alkaloidal fraction extracted from the root of Rauwolfia serpentina, containing reserpine and other nonadrenolytic amorphous alkaloids; used as a sedative in psychoses, in mild hypertension, and as an adjunct to more potent hypotensive drugs. (05 Mar 2000) |
| also | 1. In like manner; likewise. 2. In addition; besides; as well; further; too. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven . . . For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also." (Matt. Vi. 20) 3. Even as; as; so. Synonym: Also, Likewise, Too. These words are used by way of transition, in leaving one thought and passing to another. Also is the widest term. It denotes that what follows is all so, or entirely like that which preceded, or may be affirmed with the same truth; as, "If you were there, I was there also;" "If our situation has some discomforts, it has also many sources of enjoyment." Too is simply less formal and pointed than also; it marks the transition with a lighter touch; as, "I was there too;" "a courtier yet a patriot too." . Likewise denotes literally "in like manner," and hence has been thought by some to be more specific than also. "It implies," says Whately, "some connection or agreement between the words it unites. We may say, ' He is a poet, and likewise a musician; ' but we should not say, ' He is a prince, and likewise a musician,' because there is no natural connection between these qualities." This distinction, however, is often disregarded. Origin: All + so. OE. Al so, AS. Ealswa, alsw, aelswae; eal, al, ael, all + swa so. See All, So, As. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Alstrom's syndrome | <syndrome> Retinal degeneration with nystagmus and loss of central vision, associated with obesity in childhood; sensorineural hearing loss and diabetes mellitus usually occur after age 10; autosomal recessive inheritance. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Alstrom, Carl-Henry | <person> Swedish geneticist, *1907. See: Alstrom's syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |