| antic | 1. Old; antique. <zoology> "Lords of antic fame." 2. Odd; fantastic; fanciful; grotesque; ludicrous. "The antic postures of a merry-andrew." (Addison) "The Saxons . . . Worshiped many idols, barbarous in name, some monstrous, all antic for shape." (Fuller) Origin: The same word as antique; cf. It. Antico ancient. See Antique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| anticalculous | <medicine> Tending to prevent the formation of urinary calculi, or to destroy them when formed. An antilithic medicine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anticarcinogen | <chemistry, oncology> A chemical that counteracts the effect of a cancer-causing agent. (09 Feb 1998) |
| anticarcinogenic agents | Agents that reduce the frequency or rate of spontaneous or induced tumours independently of the mechanism involved. They differ from antineoplastic agent in that they prevent neoplasms from forming. The anticarcinogenic substances can be divided into three categories. The first consists of compounds that prevent the formation of carcinogens from precursor substances. The second group consists of "blocking agents" which inhibit carcinogenesis by preventing carcinogenic agents from reaching or reacting with critical target sites in the tissues. The third group is the "suppressor agents" which act by suppression of expression of neoplasia in cells previously exposed to carcinogens that would otherwise cause neoplasms. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anticardiolipin antibodies | <immunology> Antibodies directed against cardiolipid, a phosphorylated polysaccharide ester of fatty acids found in cell membranes. Associated with immune-mediated illnesses, syphilis, and strokes; thought to be from a hypercoagulable state. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anticarious | Preventing or inhibiting caries. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anticatarrhal | <medicine> Efficacious against catarrh. An anticatarrhal remedy. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anticathexis | In psychoanalysis, the shifting of an emotional charge to an impulse or action of an opposite character; e.g., unconscious hatred expressed as conscious love. Synonym: counterinvestment. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anticathode | <physics> The part of a vacuum tube opposite the cathode. Upon it the cathode rays impinge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anticausodic | <medicine> Same as Anticausotic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anticausotic | <medicine> Good against an inflammatory fever. A remedy for such a fever. Origin: Pref. Anti- + Gr. Fever, to burn. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anticephalalgic | Headache-relieving or preventing. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anticestodal agents | Agents used to treat tapeworm infestations in man or animals. (12 Dec 1998) |
| antichlor | <chemistry> Any substance (but especially sodium hyposulphite) used in removing the excess of chlorine left in paper pulp or stuffs after bleaching. Origin: Pref. Anti- + chlorine. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anticholagogue | Rarely used term for an agent or process that reduces or suspends the flow of bile. (05 Mar 2000) |