| anisakiasis | Infection with roundworms of the genus anisakis. Human infection results from the consumption of fish harboring roundworm larvae. The worms may cause acute nausea and vomiting or may penetrate into the wall of the digestive tract, where they give rise to eosinophilic granulomas in the stomach, intestine, or the omentum. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| anisakid | Common name for nematodes of the family Anisakidae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anisakidae | Family of large nematode worms (superfamily Heterocheilidae) found in the stomach and intestines of fish-eating birds and marine mammals, infection being acquired from marine fish; human cases of anisakiasis have been reported from Japan. See: Anisakis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisakis | A genus of nematodes of the superfamily ascaridoidea. Its organisms are found in the stomachs of marine animals and birds. Human infection occurs by ingestion of raw fish that contain larvae. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anisate | A salt of anisic acid, usually possessing antiseptic properties. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anise | 1. <botany> An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc, for its carminative and aromatic seeds. 2. The fruit or seeds of this plant. Origin: OE. Anys, F. Anis, L. Anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aniseed | The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil of aniseed." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aniseikonia | A condition in which the ocular image of an object as seen by one eye differs in size and shape from that seen by the other. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anisette | A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anisic | Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anisic acid | A crystalline volatile acid obtained from anise; its compounds are the antiseptic anisates. Synonym: 4-methoxybenzoic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisindione | 2-p-Anisylindan-1,3-dione;an anticoagulant with pharmacologic actions similar to those of phenindone and bishydroxycoumarin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aniso- | Unequal, dissimilar, unlike. Origin: G. Anisos, unequal, fr. An-, not, + isos, equal (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisoaccommodation | Variation between the two eyes in accommodation capacity. Origin: aniso-+ L. Accommodo, to adapt (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisochromasia | The unequal distribution of haemoglobin in the red blood cells, such that the periphery is pigmented and the central region is virtually colourless, as observed in films of blood from persons with certain forms of anaemia caused by deficiency of iron; normal red blood cells show mild anisochromasia because of their biconcave shape. Origin: aniso-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |