| alba | Synonym: white matter. Origin: fem. Of L. Albus, white (05 Mar 2000) |
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| albacore | <zoology> See Albicore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| alban | <chemistry> A white crystalline resinous substance extracted from gutta-percha by the action of alcohol or ether. Origin: L. Albus white. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Albarran y Dominguez' tubules | Minute submucosal glands or branching tubules in the subcervical region of the prostate gland, emptying for the most part into the posterior portion of the urethra. Synonym: Albarran y Dominguez' tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albarran y Dominguez, Joaquin | <person> Cuban urologist, 1860-1912. See: Albarran's glands, Albarran's test, Albarran y Dominguez' tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albarran's glands | Minute submucosal glands or branching tubules in the subcervical region of the prostate gland, emptying for the most part into the posterior portion of the urethra. Synonym: Albarran y Dominguez' tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albarran's test | A test for renal insufficiency wherein the drinking of large quantities of water will cause a proportionate increase in the volume of urine if the kidneys are sound, but not if the epithelium of the secreting tubules is damaged. Synonym: polyuria test. (05 Mar 2000) |
| albatross | <ornithology> A web-footed bird, of the genus Diomedea, of which there are several species. They are the largest of sea birds, capable of long-continued flight, and are often seen at great distances from the land. They are found chiefly in the southern hemisphere. Origin: Corrupt. Fr. Pg. Alcatraz cormorant, albatross, or Sp. Alcatraz a pelican: cf. Pg. Alcatruz, Sp. Arcaduz, a bucket, fr. Ar. Al-qadus the bucket, fr. Gr. Kados, a water vessel. So an Arabic term for pelican is water-carrier, as a bird carrying water in its pouch. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| materia alba | Accumulation or aggregation of microorganisms, desquamated epithelial cells, blood cells and food debris loosely adherent to surfaces of plaques, teeth, gingiva or dental appliances. Origin: L. White matter (05 Mar 2000) |
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| phlegmasia alba dolens | An extreme edematous swelling of the leg following childbirth, due to thrombosis of the iliofemoral veins. Synonym: leukophlegmasia dolens, milk leg, puerperal phlebitis, thrombotic phlegmasia, white leg. (05 Mar 2000) |
| miliaria alba | Miliaria with vesicles containing a milky fluid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| morphea alba | Morphea in which there is reduction or absence of normal skin pigmentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commissura alba | A narrow band of white substance bordering on the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord in front of the anterior gray commissure, and consisting of nerve fibres crossing over from one half of the spinal cord to the other. Synonym: commissura alba, anterior white commissure, commissura ventralis alba, ventral white column. (05 Mar 2000) |
| commissura ventralis alba | A narrow band of white substance bordering on the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord in front of the anterior gray commissure, and consisting of nerve fibres crossing over from one half of the spinal cord to the other. Synonym: commissura alba, anterior white commissure, commissura ventralis alba, ventral white column. (05 Mar 2000) |
| substantia alba | <anatomy> Brain tissue composed of myelin-coated nerve cell fibres. White matter carries information between the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. The inner portion of the cerebrum is composed of white matter. See: grey matter. (13 Nov 1997) |
| diarrhoea alba | An infectious disease of chicks and other young birds caused by the bacterium Salmonella pullorum, which is carried in the ovaries of adult hens and appears in the eggs; in incubator-hatched birds, the disease usually involves the lungs and air sacs, but often spreads in flocks of young birds as an alimentary tract infection manifested by severe diarrhoea followed by septicaemia and death. Synonym: diarrhoea alba, white diarrhoea. (05 Mar 2000) |
| linea alba | A fibrous band running vertically the entire length of the centre of the anterior abdominal wall, receiving the attachments of the oblique and transverse abdominal muscles. Synonym: Hunter's line, white line. (05 Mar 2000) |
| lochia alba | The last discharge no longer tinged with blood. Synonym: lochia purulenta. (05 Mar 2000) |