| anthropometry |
measurement and study of the human body and its parts and capacities
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| antidiuretic |
a drug that limits the formation of urine
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| antherozoid |
a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm
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| Anthozoa |
no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals
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| antidiuretic hormone |
vasopressin: hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitressin) and also by nerve endings in the hypothalamus; affects blood pressure by stimulating capillary muscles and reduces urine flow by affecting reabsorption of water by kidney tubules
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