| algetic | 1. Painful; related to or causing pain. 2. Relating to hypersensitivity to pain. Synonym: algetic. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| algicide | <pharmacology> Any chemical that kills algae. (09 Oct 1997) |
| algid | Cold; chilly. <medicine> Algid cholera, Asiatic cholera. Origin: L. Algidus cold, fr. Algere to be cold: cf. F. Algide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| algid malaria | A form of falciparum malaria chiefly involving the gut and other abdominal viscera; gastric algid malaria is characterised by persistent vomiting; dysenteric algid malaria is characterised by bloody diarrheic stools in which enormous numbers of infected red blood cells are found. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algid pernicious fever | A pernicious malarial attack in which the patient presents symptoms of collapse and shock. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algid stage | The stage of collapse in cholera. (05 Mar 2000) |
| algidity | <medicine> Chilliness; coldness; especially . Coldness and collapse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| algin | <plant biology> This gelatinous material, a polysaccharide extract from brown algae, is widely used in foods, medicines, and industrial and household products. The main algae that produce it are Laminaria species and Macrocystispyrifera (a chemically different version of algin is produced by the bacterium Azobacter vinelandii.) (09 Oct 1997) |
| alginate | <plant biology> Salts of alginic acids, occurring in the cell walls of some algae. Commercially important in food processing, swabs, some filters, fire retardants etc. Calcium alginates form gels. Alginic acid is a linear polymer of mannuronic and glucuronic acids. (13 Nov 1997) |
| alginates | Salts of alginic acid, a hydrophilic colloidal carbohydrate which is extracted from marine kelp. Calcium, sodium, and ammonium alginates have been used as foam, clot, or gauze for absorbable surgical dressings. Soluble alginates, such as sodium, potassium, and magnesium alginates, form a viscous sol which can be changed into a gel by a chemical reaction with compounds such as calcium sulfate, a property which makes them useful as materials for taking dental impressions. (12 Dec 1998) |
| algiomotor | Causing painful muscular contractions. Synonym: algiomuscular. Origin: algio-+ L. Motor, mover (05 Mar 2000) |
| algiomuscular | Causing painful muscular contractions. Synonym: algiomuscular. Origin: algio-+ L. Motor, mover (05 Mar 2000) |
| algiovascular | Relating to changes in the lumen of the blood vessels occurring under the influence of pain. Synonym: algiovascular. Origin: G. Algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| alglucerase | <enzyme> Modified form of human placental glucocerebrosidase; oligosaccharide units of glucocerebrosidase are sequentially deglycosylated to yield a mannose-terminated preparation which is targeted to the mannose lectin on the macrophage plasma membrane Registry number: EC 3.2.1.- Synonym: ceredase (26 Jun 1999) |
| algodystrophy | A painful local disturbance of growth, particularly due to focal aseptic necrosis of bone and cartilage. Synonym: algesidystrophy. Origin: algo-+ G. Dys-, bad, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |