| apocrine metaplasia | Alteration of acinar epithelium of breast tissue to resemble apocrine sweat glands; seen commonly in fibrocystic disease of the breasts. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| apocrine miliaria | Chronic pruritic disease, usually in women, characterised by small follicular papular eruptions in apocrine areas. It is caused by obstruction and rupture of intraepidermal apocrine ducts. (12 Dec 1998) |
| apocrine sweat glands | Sudoriferous glands that develop in association with hair follicles and undergo enlargement and secretory development at puberty; they secrete a viscous and odourless sweat that supports the growth of bacteria leading to an acrid odour; secretion is by an eccrine, not apocrine, mechanism. Synonym: axillary sweat glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apocrisiarius | A delegate or deputy; especially, the pope's nuncio or legate at Constantinople. Origin: L. Apocrisiarius, apocrisarius, fr. Gr. Answer, fr. To answer; from + to separate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apocrustic | <medicine> Astringent and repellent. An apocrustic medicine. Origin: Gr. Able to drive off, fr. To drive off. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apocryphal | 1. Pertaining to the Apocrypha. 2. Not canonical. Hence: Of doubtful authority; equivocal; mythic; fictitious; spurious; false. "The passages . . . Are, however, in part from apocryphal or fictitious works." (Sir G. C. Lewis) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apocyneous | <botany> Belonging to, or resembling, a family of plants, of which the dogbane (Apocynum) is the type. Origin: Gr. Dogbane; from + dog. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apocynin | <chemistry> A bitter principle obtained from the dogbane (Apocynum cannabinum). Origin: From Apocynum, the generic name of dogbane. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apoda | <zoology> A group of cirripeds, destitute of footlike organs. An order of Amphibia without feet. See Ophiomorpha. A group of worms without appendages, as the leech. Origin: NL, fr. Gr, . See Apod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apodal | 1. Without feet; footless. 2. <zoology> Destitute of the ventral fin, as the eels. See: Apod. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apodan | <zoology> Apodal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apode | Origin: Gr, footless; priv. +, foot. <zoology> One of certain animals that have no feet or footlike organs; especially. One of certain fabulous birds which were said to have no feet. The bird of paradise formerly had the name Paradisea apoda, being supposed to have no feet, as these were wanting in the specimens first obtained from the East Indies. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apodeme | <zoology> One of the processes of the shell which project inwards and unite with one another, in the thorax of many Crustacea. Origin: Pref. Apo- + Gr. Body. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apodemialgia | Wanderlust; longing to get away from home or to travel. Compare: nostalgia. Origin: G. Apodemia, being away from home, + algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| apodes | <zoology> An order of fishes without ventral fins, including the eels. A group of holothurians destitute of suckers. See Apneumona. Origin: NL, masc. Pl. See Apoda. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |