| Andral's decubitus | Position assumed by the patient who lies on the sound side in cases of beginning pleurisy. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Andral, Gabriel | <person> French physician, 1797-1876. See: Andral's decubitus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| andranatomy | The dissection of a human body, especially of a male; androtomy. Origin: Gr, man +: cf. F. Andranatomie. See Anatomy, Androtomy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| Andre-Marie Ampere | <person, radiobiology> French physicist responsible for much of what is known about the fundamentals of electromagnetism. (13 Nov 1997) |
| andrenosterone | 4-androstene-3,11,17-trione;an androgen isolated from the adrenal cortex. Synonym: andrenosterone. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Andrews, C | <person> U.S. Surgeon. See: Brandt-Andrews manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| andriatrics | Medical science relating to diseases of male genital organs and of men in general. Origin: G. Aner, a man, + iatreia, medical treatment (05 Mar 2000) |
| andro- | Masculine. Origin: G. Aner, andros, a male human being (05 Mar 2000) |
| androblastoma | A neoplasm of the ovary, arising from the ovarian stroma, mimicking to a greater or lesser extent derivatives of the sex cord mesenchyme of the testis, and sometimes causing defeminization and virilization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androdioecious | <botany> Having bisexual flowers and male flowers, on separate plants. (09 Oct 1997) |
| androecium | <botany> The stamens of one flower collectively. (09 Oct 1997) |
| androgen | <endocrinology> General term for any male sex hormone in vertebrates. Androgens may be used in patients with breast cancer to treat recurrence of the disease. (14 May 1997) |
| androgen antagonists | Compounds which inhibit or antagonise the biosynthesis or actions of androgens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androgen binding protein | A protein secreted by testicular Sertoli cells along with inhibin and mullerian inhibiting substance. Androgen binding protein probably maintains a high concentration of androgen in the seminiferous tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgen resistance syndromes | A class of disorders associated with 5a-steroid reductase deficiency, testicular feminization, and related disorders. Compare: steroid 5a-reductase, Reifenstein's syndrome, infertile male syndrome, testicular feminization syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |