| VACTERL | vertebral abnormalities, anal atresia, cardiac abnormalities, tracheoesophageal fistula and/or esoph... |
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| A&A | aid and attendance; awake and aware |
| ABCDES | abnormal alignment, bones-periarticular osteoporosis, cartilage-joint space loss, deformities, margi... |
| ACFAO | American College of Foot and Ankle Orthopedics and Medicine |
| A&D | admission and discharge; ascending and descending |
one and one-half syndrome
| andrenosterone | 4-androstene-3,11,17-trione;an androgen isolated from the adrenal cortex. Synonym: andrenosterone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| Andrews, C | <person> U.S. Surgeon. See: Brandt-Andrews manoeuvre. (05 Mar 2000) |
| andriatrics | Medical science relating to diseases of male genital organs and of men in general. Origin: G. Aner, a man, + iatreia, medical treatment (05 Mar 2000) |
| andro- | Masculine. Origin: G. Aner, andros, a male human being (05 Mar 2000) |
| androblastoma | A neoplasm of the ovary, arising from the ovarian stroma, mimicking to a greater or lesser extent derivatives of the sex cord mesenchyme of the testis, and sometimes causing defeminization and virilization. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androdioecious | <botany> Having bisexual flowers and male flowers, on separate plants. (09 Oct 1997) |
| androecium | <botany> The stamens of one flower collectively. (09 Oct 1997) |
| androgen | <endocrinology> General term for any male sex hormone in vertebrates. Androgens may be used in patients with breast cancer to treat recurrence of the disease. (14 May 1997) |
| androgen antagonists | Compounds which inhibit or antagonise the biosynthesis or actions of androgens. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androgen binding protein | A protein secreted by testicular Sertoli cells along with inhibin and mullerian inhibiting substance. Androgen binding protein probably maintains a high concentration of androgen in the seminiferous tubules. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgen resistance syndromes | A class of disorders associated with 5a-steroid reductase deficiency, testicular feminization, and related disorders. Compare: steroid 5a-reductase, Reifenstein's syndrome, infertile male syndrome, testicular feminization syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgen unit | The androgenic activity of 100 ug (0.1 mg) of crystalline androsterone as assayed by the comb growth response in capons. (05 Mar 2000) |
| androgen-binding proteins | Carrier proteins produced in the sertoli cells of the testis, secreted into the seminiferous tubules, and transported via the efferent ducts to the epididymis. Participate in the transport of androgens; include also synthetic androgens binding proteins. (12 Dec 1998) |
| androgen-dependent secretory protease | <enzyme> Glycoprotein from dog prostate; hydrolyzes arginine and lysine-containing amide and ester protease substrates Registry number: EC 3.4.99.- Synonym: ads-protease (26 Jun 1999) |
| androgenesis | Egg development in the presence of paternal chromosomes only. Origin: andro-+ G. Genesis, production (05 Mar 2000) |
| bowel disorders and fibre | High fibre diets help delay the progression of diverticulosis and, at least, reduce the bouts of diverticulitis. In many cases, it helps reduce the symptoms of the Irritable Bowel Syndrome ( IBS ). It is generally accepted that a diet high in fibre is protective, or at least reduces the incidence, of colon polyps and colon cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
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| bread-and-butter pericardium | Fibrinous pericarditis in which the visceral and parietal surfaces of the pericardium resemble those of two pieces of buttered bread that have been pressed together and then pulled apart, when they are separated at surgery or necropsy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| budding and appendaged bacteria | Bacteria that commonly possess unusual shapes, have complex life cycles, and divide by budding. Many have appendages which are sufficiently prominent that they can be detected by phase-contrast light microscopy. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Burn and Rand theory | That stimulation of sympathetic fibres results first in the production of acetylcholine in the postganglionic nerve endings, which then release norepinephrine to act on the active site of the effector cell. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caffeine and sodium benzoate | A mixture of equal parts of sodium benzoate and caffeine, used to meet the indication of caffeine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| caffeine and sodium salicylate | A mixture of sodium salicylate and caffeine used for the relief of headache and neuralgia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| calcifying and keratinizing odontogenic cyst | A mixed radiolucent-radiopaque lesion of the jaws with features of both a cyst and a solid neoplasm; characterised microscopically by an epithelial lining showing a palisaded layer of columnar basal cells, presence of ghost cell keratinization, dentinoid, and calcification. Synonym: calcifying and keratinizing odontogenic cyst, Gorlin cyst. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cancer, colon: screening and surveillance | Colon cancer is both preventable and curable. It is preventable by removing precancerous colon polyps. It is curable if early cancer is surgically removed before cancer spread to other parts of the body. Therefore, if screening and surveillance programs were practiced universally, there would be a major reduction in the incidence and mortality of colon cancer. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carbohydrates and hypoglycaemic agents | A collective term for carbohydrates and agents used to lower the level of glucose in the blood. (12 Dec 1998) |
| carboxyl and carbamoyl transferases | <enzyme> A group of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of carboxyl- or carbamoyl- groups. Registry number: EC 2.1.3 (12 Dec 1998) |
| Gaddum and Schild test | A sensitive method for identification of epinephrine in tissue or other material, based on the fluorescence of epinephrine exposed to ultraviolet light in the presence of alkali and oxygen; sensitivity ranges from 1:50 to 1:100 million. (05 Mar 2000) |
| vaginal creams, foams and jellies | Medicated dosage forms for topical application in the vagina. A cream is a semisolid emulsion containing suspended or dissolved medication; a foam is a dispersion of a gas in a medicated liquid resulting in a light, frothy mass; a jelly is a colloidal semisolid mass of a water soluble medicated material, usually translucent. The concept includes vaginal creams, foams, and jellies in general or for which there is no other specific heading. (12 Dec 1998) |
| magnesia and alumina oral suspension | A mixture of magnesium hydroxide and variable amounts of aluminum oxide; used as an antacid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| maintenance and engineering, hospital | Hospital department whose primary function is the upkeep and supervision of the buildings and grounds and the maintenance of hospital physical plant and equipment which requires engineering expertise. (12 Dec 1998) |
| P and P test | A test formerly used by some to control anticoagulant therapy with bishydroxycoumarin and indandione drugs. Synonym: P and P test. (05 Mar 2000) |
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Synonyms : 5 Androstane 3, 17 diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3 beta, 17 alpha-diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3 beta, 17 beta-diol, 5 alpha-Androstane-3alpha, 17 beta-diol, 5 beta-Androstane-3 alpha, 17 beta-diol, 5-Androstane-3, 17-diol
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| androgyne |
hermaphrodite: one having both male and female sexual characteristics and organs; at birth an unambiguous assignment of male or female cannot be made
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| androgynous |
relating to or exhibiting both female and male sex organs but with a predominantly female appearance having both male and female characteristics
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| android |
an automaton that resembles a human being
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| androphobia |
a morbid fear of men
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| androsterone |
an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone
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| AND | a Danish author remembered for his fairy stories (1805-1875) |
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| AND | American physicist who discovered antimatter: an antielectron called the positron (1905-1991) |
| AND | American contralto noted for her performance of spirituals (1902-1993) |
| AND | American dramatist (1888-1959) |
| AND | American physicist who studied the electronic structure of magnetic and disordered systems (1923-) |
| AND | American author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941) |
| AND | a mountain range in South America running 5000 miles along the Pacific coast |
| AND | a dark gray volcanic rock |
| AND | a state of southeastern India on the Bay of Bengal |
| AND | small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa |
| AND | tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood |
| AND | metal supports for logs in a fireplace |