| actual cautery |
the application of an agent that actually burns tissue.
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| actinic retinitis |
retinitis due to exposure to actinic light rays.
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| actinic reticuloid |
chronic photodermatitis with sensitivity to a broad spectrum of radiation, usually occurring in older men; it first occurs on sun-exposed areas as a scaly pruritic erythema, often spreading and leading to thick plaques, furrows, and leonine facies. Lesions are characterized histologically by a polymorphous dermal infiltrate that resembles lymphoma.
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| activated sludge |
sludge from aerated sewage, consisting mainly of aerobic bacteria (eg, Sphaerotilus, Zoogloea), protozoa (eg, Opercularia, Vorticella), yeasts, and molds. Further treatment consists of anaerobic digestion. A portion serves as inoculum for a succeeding batch of screened and sedimented raw sewage.
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| activation analysis |
a quantitative or qualitative determination of trace levels of atoms possessing certain types of nuclei in a sample by bombarding it with radioactivity and analyzing the emanating radiation.
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