| algedonic | Relating to a mixed sensation or emotion of pleasure and pain. Origin: G. Algos, pain, + hedone, pleasure (05 Mar 2000) |
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| algefacient | An agent that has a cooling action. Origin: L. Algeo, to be cold, + facio, pr. Pl. -iens, to make (05 Mar 2000) |
| algenate | <dentistry> A plaster like compound used to take impressions. It tastes awful, but is safe. (08 Jan 1998) |
| algeria | A country in northern africa between morocco and libya. Its capital is algiers. It was known to the romans as numidia. From 430 a.d. Until 1942 it was successively in the hands of the vandals, the eastern roman empire, the arabs, the ottoman empire, and the french, and gained independence in 1962. The country took its name from its capital, from the arabic al (the) + jaza'ir (islands), with reference to four islands lying off the coast at algiers but joined to the mainland by 1525. (12 Dec 1998) |
| algesia | Synonym: algesthesia. Origin: G. Algesis, a sense of pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesic | 1. Painful; related to or causing pain. 2. Relating to hypersensitivity to pain. Synonym: algetic. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesichronometer | An instrument for recording the time required for the perception of a painful stimulus. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + chronos, time, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesidystrophy | Synonym: algodystrophy. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesimeter | An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus. Synonym: algesimeter, algometer, odynometer. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesiogenic | Pain-producing. Synonym: algogenic. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + -gen, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesiometer | An instrument for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus. Synonym: algesimeter, algometer, odynometer. Origin: G. Algesis, sense of pain, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesthesia | 1. The appreciation of pain. 2. Hypersensitivity to pain. Synonym: algesia, algesthesis. Origin: G. Algos, pain, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| algesthesis | 1. The appreciation of pain. 2. Hypersensitivity to pain. Synonym: algesia, algesthesis. Origin: G. Algos, pain, + aisthesis, sensation (05 Mar 2000) |
| algestone | <chemical> 16 alpha,17-dihydroxypregn-4-ene-3,20-dione. Progestational dihydroxy derivative of progesterone. Its acetonide possesses anti-inflammatory properties. Pharmacological action: contraceptives, oral, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 16,17-dihydroxy-, (16alpha)- (12 Dec 1998) |
| algestone acetophenide | <chemical> (16 alpha(r))-16,17-((1-phenylethylidene)bis(oxy))pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione. A progesterone that has been used in estrus synchronization and has been evaluated as an injectable contraceptive in combination with estradiol enanthate. It is also used therapeutically as a topical anti-inflammatory and is applied topically in the treatment of acne. Pharmacological action: steroidal anti-inflammatory agents, topical anti-inflammatory agents, contraceptives, oral, synthetic, progestational hormones, synthetic. Chemical name: Pregn-4-ene-3,20-dione, 16,17-((1-phenylethylidene)bis(oxy))-, (16alpha(R))- (12 Dec 1998) |