| ADAS | Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale |
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| ADAS-Cog | Alzheimer Disease Assessment Scale--Cognitive subscale |
| Adams, Robert | <person> Irish physician, 1791-1875. See: Adams-Stokes disease, Stokes-Adams disease, Adams-Stokes syncope, Adams-Stokes syndrome, Stokes-Adams syndrome, Morgagni-Adams-Stokes syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Adams, Sir William | <person> British surgeon, 1760-1829. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Adams-Stokes disease | <syndrome> Transient asystole or ventricular fibrillation in the presence of atrioventricular block. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Adams-Stokes syncope | Syncope due to complete atrioventricular block. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adams-stokes syndrome | <syndrome> Transient asystole or ventricular fibrillation in the presence of atrioventricular block. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adamsite | A vomiting agent that has been used in military training and in riot control. Origin: Roger Adams, Am. Chemist (05 Mar 2000) |
| Adanson, Michel | <person> French naturalist, 1727-1806. See: adansonian classification. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adansonia | <botany> A genus of great trees related to the Bombax. There are two species, A. Digitata, the baobab or monkey-bread of Africa and India, and A. Gregorii, the sour gourd or cream-of-tartar tree of Australia. Both have a trunk of moderate height, but of enormous diameter, and a wide-spreading head. The fruit is oblong, and filled with pleasantly acid pulp. The wood is very soft, and the bark is used by the natives for making ropes and cloth. Origin: From Adanson, a French botanist. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| adansonian classification | The classification of organisms based on giving equal weight to every character of the organism; this principle has its greatest application in numerical taxonomy. Origin: M. Adanson (05 Mar 2000) |
| adaptation | 1. <cell biology> The adjustment of an organism to its environment or the process by which it enhances such fitness. 2. <ophthalmology> The normal ability of the eye to adjust itself to variations in the intensity of light, the adjustment to such variations. 3. <neurology, physiology> The decline in the frequency of firing of a neuron, particularly of a receptor, under conditions of constant stimulation. 4. <dentistry> (a) the proper fitting of a denture, (b) the degree of proximity and interlocking of restorative material to a tooth preparation, (c) the exact adjustment of bands to teeth. 5. <microbiology> The adjustment of bacterial physiology to a new environment. Origin: L. Adaptare = to fit (18 Nov 1997) |
| adaptation diseases | Disease's falling theoretically into Selye's concept of the general-adaptation syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adaptation syndrome of Selye | General non-specific adaptation of the organism in response to specific stimuli which trigger a cycle of extensive physiological changes in the endocrine and other organ systems due to prolonged and intense stress. See: general adaptation syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| adaptation, ocular | The adjustment of the eye to variations in the intensity of light. Light adaptation is the adjustment of the eye when the light threshold is increased; dark adaptation when the light is greatly reduced. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adaptation, psychological | Favourable changes experienced by an individual, either as regards himself or his relationship with his environment, which lead to adjustment - also a rearrangement in mental attitude. (12 Dec 1998) |
| adapter | 1. One who adapts. 2. <chemistry> A connecting tube; an adopter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
Synonyms : Adaptation, Biologic, Biological Adaptation, Biologic Adaptation
Synonyms : Adaptation, Light, Adaptations, Light, Adaptations, Ocular, Light Adaptations, Ocular Adaptation, Ocular Adaptations
Synonyms : Adaptation, Physiologic, Adaptations, Physiologic, Adaptations, Physiological, Physiological Adaptation, Physiologic Adaptation, Physiologic Adaptations, Physiological Adaptations
Synonyms : Adaptation, Psychologic, Coping Skills, Psychological Adaptation, Psychological Adjustment, Adaptive Behavior, Adaptive Behaviors, Adjustments, Psychological, Behavior, Coping, Behaviors, Adaptive, Behaviors, Coping, Coping Behaviors, Coping Skill, Skill, Coping
Synonyms : Adaptor Protein Complex 1 (AP-1), Adaptor-Related Protein Complex 1, Golgi Adaptor Protein 1, Adaptor Related Protein Complex 1
| adactylism |
adactylia: congenital absence of fingers and/or toes
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| adactylous |
without fingers and/or toes
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| adactyly |
adactylia: congenital absence of fingers and/or toes
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| adaptor |
adapter: device that enables something to be used in a way different from that for which it was intended or makes different pieces of apparatus compatible
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| ADA |
adenosine deaminase: an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia; "ADA deficiency can lead to one form of severe combined immunodeficiency disease"; "the gene encoding ADA was one of the earlier human genes to be isolated and cloned for study"
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| ADA | a port city in southwestern Turkey on the Gulf of Antalya |
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| ADA | red ladybug with a black spot on each wing |
| ADA | a stimulant drug that is chemically related to mescaline and amphetamine and is used illicitly for its euphoric and hallucinogenic effects |
| ADA | (Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology |
| ADA | Scottish architect who designed many public buildings in England and Scotland (1728-1792) |
| ADA | Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790) |
| ADA | the largest cartilage of the larynx |
| ADA | tropical shrub having glossy foliage and fragrant nocturnal flowers with crimped or wavy corollas |
| ADA | yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages |
| ADA | yucca with long stiff leaves having filamentlike appendages |
| ADA | a mountain peak in south central Sri Lanka (7,360 feet high) |
| ADA | North American orchid bearing a single leaf and yellowish-brown flowers |