| apocleisis | Aversion to food. Origin: G. Apo, away, + kleisis, closure (05 Mar 2000) |
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| apocope | 1. The cutting off, or omission, of the last letter, syllable, or part of a word. 2. <medicine> A cutting off; abscission. Origin: L, fr. Gr. A cutting off, fr. To cut off; from + to cut. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apocrine | <physiology> Form of secretion in which the apical portion of the cell is shed, as in the secretion of fat by cells of the mammary gland. The fat droplet is surrounded by apical plasma membrane and this has been used experimentally as a source of plasma membrane. (18 Nov 1997) |
| apocrine adenoma | <tumour> A solitary benign tumour occurring in women usually in the labia majora, cystic and papillary, and composed of epithelium resembling that of apocrine glands. Synonym: apocrine adenoma, hidradenoma papilliferum. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apocrine carcinoma | <tumour> A carcinoma composed predominantly of cells with abundant eosinophilic granular cytoplasm, occurring in the breast, a carcinoma of the apocrine glands. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apocrine gland | A gland whose secretory product includes an apical portion of the secretory cell such as the secretion of lipid droplets in lactation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apocrine glands | Large, branched, specialised sweat glands that empty into the upper portion of a hair follicle instead of directly onto the skin. (12 Dec 1998) |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| apical |
situated at an apex
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| appendix |
supplementary material that is collected and appended at the back of a book a vestigial process that extends from the lower end of the cecum and that resembles a small pouch
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| AP | (botany) of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis |
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| AP | (botany) of or relating to a plant that reproduces by apomixis |
| AP | any of several kinds of reproduction without fertilization |
| AP | a morphine derivative that is not as strong as morphine |
| AP | any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones |
| AP | of or relating to an aponeurosis |
| AP | (archaic) addressed to one who is departing |
| AP | mentioning something by saying it will not be mentioned |
| AP | a short pithy instructive saying |
| AP | of or relating to an apophysis |
| AP | (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or part such as the process of a vertebra |
| AP | (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers |