| alternative | Available in place of something else. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| alternative hypothesis | In Neyman-Pearson testing of a hypothesis, the hypothesis or family of hypotheses about the numerical value of a parameter if and only if the null hypothesis is rejected as untenable. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alternative inheritance | Galton's term for an assumed form in which all the characters are derived from one parent. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alternative medicine | A catch-all phrase for a long list of treatments or medicinal systems including traditional systems such as Chinese or Ayurvedic medicine, homeopathy, various herbals and other miscellaneous treatments that have not been accepted by the mainstream, or Western, medical establishment. Alternative medicine is also referred to as complementary medicine (see). The designation alternative medicine is not equivalent to holistic medicine, which is a more narrow term. See: Holistic Medicine. (09 Oct 1997) |
| alternative mRNA splicing | Splicing different exons in or out of messenger RNA to form different mRNA transcripts. (09 Oct 1997) |
| alternative oxidase | <enzyme> The terminal oxidase in alternative pathway respiration, as seen in plants like sauromatum guttatum (voodoo lily); amino acid sequence for tobacco alternative oxidase (aox1) in first source Registry number: EC 1.- Synonym: aox1 gene product, aox2 gene product, aox3 gene product (26 Jun 1999) |
| alternative oxidase pathway | Pathway of mitochondrial electron transport in higher plants, particularly in fruits and seeds, that does not involve cytochrome oxidase and thus is resistant to cyanide. (18 Nov 1997) |
| alternative pathway | See: complement activation. (18 Nov 1997) |
| alternative splicing | A process whereby multiple protein isoforms are generated from a single gene. Alternative splicing involves the splicing together of nonconsecutive exons during the processing of some, but not all, transcripts of the gene. Thus a particular exon may be connected to any one of several alternative exons to form messenger RNA. The alternative forms produce proteins in which one part is common while the other part is different. (12 Dec 1998) |
| alternative therapy | A term given to nonconventional therapy usually given by persons who do not have a medical qualification. (16 Dec 1997) |
| alternative tremor | A coarse, low frequency (3-8 Hz) pathologic tremor produced by alternating contraction of muscles and their antagonists; seen with Parkinson disease and kinetic predominant action tremor. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alternator | Mechanical apparatus with movable transparent racks to which a large number of radiographs can be attached, to enable selection and viewing in front of a stationary bank of lights. Origin: L. Alterno, to do by turns, fr. Alter, either of two (05 Mar 2000) |
| alternocular | Denoting the use of each eye separately instead of binocularly. Origin: L. Alternus, by turns, + ocular (05 Mar 2000) |
| alteromonas | A Gram-negative bacteria that has curved rods and is motile by means of a single polar flagellum. It requires a seawater base for growth. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Alteromonas putrefaciens | A marine species implicated as a cause of fish spoilage but rarely as a human pathogen. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alternator |
an old term for an electric generator that produces alternating current (especially in automobiles)
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| altitude sickness |
effects (as nosebleed or nausea) of oxygen deficiency in the blood and tissues at high altitudes
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| alt. hor. |
(Alt. hor.) abbreviation for L. alter
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| Alternaria |
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| Alt. dieb. |
(Alt. dieb.) abbreviation for L. alter
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| ALT | tending to cure or restore to health |
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| ALT | have a disagreement over something |
| ALT | noisy quarrel |
| ALT | changed in form or character without becoming something else |
| ALT | changed in order to improve or made more fit for a particular purpose |
| ALT | having testicles or ovaries removed |
| ALT | the sterilization of an animal |
| ALT | genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia |
| ALT | prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers |
| ALT | someone who takes the place of another person |
| ALT | do something in turns |
| ALT | go back and forth |