| associate | 1. Closely connected or joined with some other, as in interest, purpose, employment, or office; sharing responsibility or authority; as, an associate judge. "While I descend . . . To my associate powers." (Milton) 2. Admitted to some, but not to all, rights and privileges; as, an associate member. 3. <physiology> Connected by habit or sympathy; as, associate motions, such as occur sympathetically, in consequence of preceding motions. Origin: L. Associatus, p. P. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| associated | Joined as a companion; brought into association; accompanying; combined. <physiology> Associated movements, consensual movements which accompany voluntary efforts without our consciousness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| associated antagonist | One of two muscles or groups of muscles which pull in nearly opposite directions, but which, when acting together, move the part in a path between their diverging lines of action. (05 Mar 2000) |
| associated macrophage | A mature macrophage in an active metabolic state that is cytotoxic to tumour/target cells, usually following exposure to certain cytokines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| associated movements | Normal involuntary limp movements that accompany voluntary movement, e.g., arm swing with walking. (05 Mar 2000) |
| paired-associate learning | Learning in which the subject must respond with one word or syllable when presented with another word or syllable. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| education, nursing, associate | A two-year program in nursing education in a community or junior college leading to an a.d. (associate degree). Graduates of this program are eligible for state examination for licensure as rn (registered nurse). (12 Dec 1998) |