| acrosome |
the packet of enzymes in a sperm's head that allows the sperm to dissolve a hole in the coating around the egg, which allows the sperm to penetrate and fertilize the egg (More? Week 1 Notes)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/A.htm
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| acrosome reaction |
a chemical change that enables a sperm to penetrate an egg.(More? Week 1 Notes)
Ãâó: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/A.htm
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| acrodynia |
A painful affection of the wrists and ankles, especially with an erythematous eruption, which appeared in Paris as an epidemic, in 1828-29; supposed by some to be rheumatic, by others to be owing to spinal irritation. It appears to have been the same as Dengue. [Duglison1874] A syndrome in children and infants caused by mercury poisoning, characterized by erythema of the extremities, chest, and nose, polyneuritis, and gastrointestinal disorders. ...
Ãâó: www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/Poison.htm
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| acrid |
leaving a burning sensation in the mouth
Ãâó: www.lovingscents.com/Glossary.htm
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| acropetal |
Directed towards the apex of an organ, eg the tip of a stem or root.
Ãâó: www.botanyvt.com/pages/dictionary.shtml
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