| anecdotal | Report of clinical experiences based in individual cases, rather than an organised investigation with appropriate controls, etc. Origin: G. Anekdota, unpublished items, fr. An-priv + ekidomi, to publish (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anecdote | 1. Unpublished narratives. 2. A particular or detached incident or fact of an interesting nature; a biographical incident or fragment; a single passage of private life. Origin: F. Anecdote, fr. Gr. Not published; priv. + given out, to give out, to publish; out + to give. See Dose. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anechoic | The property of appearing echo-free or without echoes on a sonographic image; a clear cyst appears anechoic. See: transonic. Synonym: echo-free. Origin: G. An-priv. + echo + ic (05 Mar 2000) |
| anechoic chamber | A room designed to absorb all sound so as to eliminate all echoes; used for isolation and sound research on human subjects. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anectasis | Synonym: primary atelectasis. Origin: G. An-priv. + ektasis, dilation (05 Mar 2000) |