| ASO titre | <investigation> A special serologic test, known as anti-streptolysin O, that measures the quantity of antibody to a component of streptococcal bacteria. A useful diagnostic test for scarlet fever, rheumatic fever and other streptococcal disease. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| asocial | Not social; withdrawn from society; indifferent to social rules or customs; e.g., a recluse, a regressed schizophrenic person, a schizoid personality. Compare: antisocial. (05 Mar 2000) |
| asoma | A foetus with only a rudimentary body. Origin: G. A-priv. + soma, body (05 Mar 2000) |
| asomatous | Without a material body; incorporeal. Origin: L. Asomatus, Gr.; priv. + body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |