| amychophobia | <psychology> Morbid fear of being scratched. Origin: G. Amyche, a scratch, + phobos, fear (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Amycolatopsis | A genus created in 1986. It can be isolated from soil, vegetable manner, and clinical specimens. The type species is Amycolatopsis orientalis. Amycolatopsis orientalis subsp. Lurida A species that produces ristocetin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyctic | An obsolete term for itchy or irritating. Origin: G. Amyssein, to scratch, scarify (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyelencephalia | Congenital absence of both brain and spinal cord. Origin: G. A-priv. + myelos, marrow, + enkephalos, brain (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyelencephalic | Denoting or characteristic of amyelencephalia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyelia | Congenital absence of the spinal cord, found in association with anencephaly. Origin: G. A-priv. + myelos, marrow (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyelic | <medicine> Wanting the spinal cord. Origin: Gr. Without marrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amyelinated | Denoting nerve fibres (axons) lacking a myelin sheath. Synonym: amyelinated, amyelinic, nonmedullated, nonmyelinated, unmedullated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyelination | Failure of formation of myelin sheath of a nerve. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyelinic | Denoting nerve fibres (axons) lacking a myelin sheath. Synonym: amyelinated, amyelinic, nonmedullated, nonmyelinated, unmedullated. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyeloic | Synonym: amyelous. 2. In haematology, sometimes used to indicate the absence of bone marrow or the lack of functional participation of bone marrow in haemopoiesis. Origin: G. A-priv. + myelos, marrow (05 Mar 2000) |
| amyelous | <medicine> Wanting the spinal cord. Origin: Gr. Without marrow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| amygdala | Denoting the cerebellar tonsil, as well as the lymphatic tonsils (pharyngeal, palatine, lingual, laryngeal, and tubal). Origin: L. Fr. G. Amygdale, almond; in Mediev. & Mod. L., a tonsil (05 Mar 2000) |
| amygdala cerebelli | A rounded lobule on the undersurface of each cerebellar hemisphere, continuous medially with the uvula of the cerebellar vermis. Synonym: tonsilla cerebelli, amygdala cerebelli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| amygdalaceous | <botany> Akin to, or derived from, the almond. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |