| alloplast | 1. A graft of an inert metal or plastic material. 2. A relatively inert foreign body used for implantation into tissues. Origin: allo-+ G. Plastos, formed (05 Mar 2000) |
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| alloplasty | Repair of defects by allotransplantation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alloploid | Relating to a hybrid individual or cell with two or more sets of chromosomes derived from two different ancestral species; depending on the number of multiples of haploid sets, alloploid's are referred to as allodiploids, allotriploids, allotetraploids, allopentaploids, allohexaploids, etc. See: heterokaryon. Origin: allo-+ -ploid (05 Mar 2000) |
| alloploidy | The condition of being alloploid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allopolyploid | <cell biology, genetics> A hybrid, usually a plant, which is created from two closely-related species and contains one or more extra sets of chromosomes (i.e. If each parent normally has two sets, the hybrid may have four). See: polyploid. (09 Oct 1997) |
| allopolyploidy | <genetics> Polyploid condition in which the contributing genomes are dissimilar. When the genomes are doubled fertility is restored and the organism is an amphidiploid. Common in plants but not animals. (18 Nov 1997) |
| allopregnane | Original name for 5alpha-pregnane. See: pregnane. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allopsychic | Denoting the mental processes in their relation to the outer world. Origin: allo-+ G. Psyche, mind (05 Mar 2000) |
| allopurinol | <drug> A xanthine oxidase inhibitor used in the treatment of gout. (18 Nov 1997) |
| allorhythmia | An irregularity in the cardiac rhythm that repeats itself any number of times. Origin: allo-+ G. Rhythmos, rhythm (05 Mar 2000) |
| allorhythmic | Relating to or characterised by allorhythmia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allose | C6H12O6;an aldohexose. D-Allose is epimeric with d-glucose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allosensitization | Exposure to an alloantigen that induces immunological memory cells. (05 Mar 2000) |
| allosome | <genetics> One or more chromosomes that can be distinguished from autosomes by their morphology and behaviour. Synonym: accessory chromosome, heterochromosome, sex chromosome. (18 Nov 1997) |
| allosteric | <biochemistry, chemistry> Of a binding site in a protein, usually an enzyme. The catalytic function of an enzyme may be modified by interaction with small molecules, not only at the active site, but also at a spatially distinct (allosteric) site of different specificity. Of a protein, a protein possessing such a site. An allosteric effector is a molecule bound at such a site that increases or decreases the activity of the enzyme. (18 Nov 1997) |
| alliteration |
Repetition of the initial consonant sound of close or adjoining words.
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| allometry |
The study of the change in proportion of various body parts as a consequence of their growth at different rates.
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| alliteration |
The repetition of the initial letter or sound in two or more closely associated words or stressed syllables. Alliteration is not restricted to poetry.
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| allosteric |
A term to describe proteins that have two or more receptor sites, one of which (the active site) binds the principal substrate, whereas the other(s) bind(s) effector molecules that can influence its biological activity.
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| allodynia |
Pain caused by a stimulus ?such as touch, pressure and warmth ?that does not normally provoke pain.
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| ALL | a Christian feast day honoring all the saints |
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| ALL | the evening before All Saints' Day |
| ALL | the season of All Saints' Day |
| ALL | one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted |
| ALL | smelling of garlic or onions |
| ALL | tasting or smelling of onions or garlic |
| ALL | bulbous plants having a characteristic pungent onion odor |
| ALL | the act of forming an alliance or confederation |
| ALL | a formal agreement establishing an association or alliance between nations or other groups to achieve a particular aim |
| ALL | an organization of people (or countries) involved in a pact or treaty |
| ALL | a connection based on kinship or marriage or common interest |
| ALL | the state of being allied or confederated |