| alethia | Rarely used term for an incapacity to forget past events. Origin: G. A-priv. + lethe, forgetfulness (05 Mar 2000) |
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| alethiology | <study> The science which treats of the nature of truth and evidence. Origin: Gr. Truth. (04 Mar 1998) |
| alethoscope | <instrument> An instrument for viewing pictures by means of a lens, so as to present them in their natural proportions and relations. Origin: Gr. True + to view. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aleukaemia | 1. Literally, a lack of leukocytes in the blood. The term is generally used to indicate varieties of leukaemic disease in which the white blood cell count in circulating blood is normal or even less than normal (i.e., no leukocytosis), but a few young leukocytes are observed; sometimes used more restrictedly for unusual instances of leukaemia with no leukocytosis and no young forms in the blood. 2. Leukaemic changes in bone marrow associated with a subnormal number of leukocytes in the blood. See: subleukaemic leukaemia. Origin: G. A-priv. + leukos, white, + haima, blood (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleukaemic | Pertaining to aleukaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleukaemic leukaemia | Leukaemia in which abnormal (or leukaemic) cells are absent in the peripheral blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleukaemic myelosis | Myelosis with absence of abnormal cellular elements in peripheral blood. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleukemoid | Resembling aleukaemia symptomatically. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleukia | 1. Absence or extremely decreased number of leukocytes in the circulating blood; sometimes also termed aleukaemic myelosis. 2. Obsolete name for thrombocytopenia. Origin: G. A-priv. + leukos, white (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleukocytic | Manifesting absence or extremely reduced numbers of leukocytes in blood or lesions. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleukocytosis | Absence or great reduction (relative or absolute) of the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood (i.e., an advanced degree of leukopenia), or the lack of leukocytes in an anatomical lesion. Origin: G. A-priv. + leukos, white, + kytos, a hollow (cell) (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleurioconidium | A conidium developed from the blown out end of conidiogenous cells or hyphal branches, and released by rupture below the base of attachment. Synonym: aleuriospore. Origin: G. Aleuron, flour, + conidium (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleuriospore | A conidium developed from the blown out end of conidiogenous cells or hyphal branches, and released by rupture below the base of attachment. Synonym: aleuriospore. Origin: G. Aleuron, flour, + conidium (05 Mar 2000) |
| aleuromancy | Divination by means of flour. Origin: Gr. Wheaten flour + -mancy: cf. F. Aleuromancie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aleuron | Protein granules in the endosperm of seeds, supposed to contain the vitamins of edible seeds and grains. Origin: G. Flour (05 Mar 2000) |