| alternobaric v. |
a transient vertigo sometimes affecting those such as caisson workers and members of airplane crews who are subjected to large, rapid variations in barometric pressure; see also barotrauma. Called also pressure v.
Ãâó: www.mercksource.com/pp/us/cns/cns_health_library.j...
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| Alternaria |
(all-tur-nair?ee-uh) ?common allergen / contaminant / opportunistic pathogen, one of the most common molds found world wide in soil and on plants and can commonly can be found indoors (frequently appearing black on window frames). It is an important airborne allergen and common agent for hay fever, asthma, and other allergy related symptoms.
Ãâó: azmoldstoppers.com/molds.htm
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| alternating current |
An alternating current is one whose amplitude of current flow periodically rises from zero to a maximum in one direction, decreases to zero, changes its direction, rises to a maximum in the opposite direction, and decreases to zero again.
Ãâó: www.bugsweep.com/glossary.html
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| alternation of generations |
term referring to a life cycle in which there is more than one free-living stage, typically a spore-producing sporophyte and a gamete-producing gametophyte
Ãâó: scitec.uwichill.edu.bb/bcs/bl14apl/Gloss.htm
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| altered level of consciousness |
ABBR: ALOC. A circumlocution for impaired consciousness (confusion, drowsiness, lethargy, stupor, or coma).
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