| apneumatosis | An obsolete term for congenital atelectasis. Origin: G. A-priv. + pneumatoo, to inflate, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
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| apneumia | Congenital absence of the lungs. Origin: G. A-priv. + pneumon, lung (05 Mar 2000) |
| apneumona | <zoology> An order of holothurians in which the internal respiratory organs are wanting. Synonym: Apoda or Apodes. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Priv. +, a lung. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apneusis | An abnormal respiratory pattern consisting of a pause at full inspiration; a prolonged inspiratory cramp caused by a lesion at the mid or caudal pontine level of the brainstem. Origin: G. A-priv. + pneusis, a breathing, fr. Pneo, to breathe (05 Mar 2000) |
| apneustic | An obsolete term for apneusis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apneustic breathing | Pauses in the respiratory cycle at full inspiration, caused by damage of the respiratory control centres in the more caudal pons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apnoea | <clinical sign> Cessation of breathing. (18 Nov 1997) |
| apo- | Combining form meaning, usually, separated from or derived from. Origin: G. Apo, away from, off; apo-becomes ap-, especially before a vowel or h (05 Mar 2000) |
| apoB 100 | apolipoprotein B100 |
| apobiosis | Death, especially local death of a part of the organism. Origin: G. Death, fr. Apo, from, + biosis, life (05 Mar 2000) |
| apocarpous | <plant biology> Of a gynoecium: consisting of two or more carpels which are free from one another or almost so. (09 Oct 1997) |
| apocarteresis | Suicide by starvation. Origin: G. Apocartereo, to starve oneself to death (05 Mar 2000) |
| apochromatic lens | A compound lens designed to correct both spherical and chromatic aberrations. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apochromatic objective | <microscopy> A lens system whose secondary chromatic aberrations have been substantially reduced. It is designed to provide the same focal length for three wavelengths and freedom from spherical aberration for two wavelengths of light. The magnification can still vary with wavelength in which case a compensating eyepieces used to cancel the coloured fringes. (05 Aug 1998) |
| apoCII | apolipoprotein CII |