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| accessory cartilage | A sesamoid cartilage. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| accessory cephalic vein | <anatomy, vein> A variable vein that passes along the radial border of the forearm to join the cephalic vein near the elbow. Synonym: vena cephalica accessoria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory chromosome | A chromosome existing without its normal homologous chromosome; at the reduction division of gametogenesis an accessory chromosome is likely to be included in one daughter cell and not in the other, but may be lost completely by lagging behind on the equatorial plate. Synonym: monosome, odd chromosome, unpaired allosome, unpaired chromosome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory cramp | <neurology> A wry neck, a contracted state of the cervical muscles, producing twisting of the neck and an unnatural position of the head. Origin: L. Tortus = twisted, collum = neck (18 Nov 1997) |
| accessory cuneate nucleus | A cell group lateral to the cuneate nucleus which receives posterior-root fibres corresponding to the proprioceptive innervation of the arm and hand; it projects to the cerebellum by way of the cuneocerebellar tract, and can be considered the upper-extremity equivalent of the thoracic nucleus. Synonym: nucleus cuneatus accessorius, external cuneate nucleus, lateral cuneate nucleus, Monakow's nucleus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory flexor muscle of foot | <anatomy, muscle> Origin, by two heads from the lateral and medial borders of the inferior surface of the calcaneus; insertion, tendons of flexor digitorum longus; action, assists long flexor; nerve supply, lateral plantar. Synonym: musculus flexor accessorius, musculus quadratus plantae, accessory flexor muscle of foot, caro quadrata sylvii, musculus pronator pedis, plantar quadrate muscle, quadrate muscle of sole. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory flower part | <plant biology> Sepal and petal organs found on flowers. The sepals and petals are not essential for pollination but may aid in attracting insects or other organisms. (15 Jan 1998) |
| accessory fruit | <plant biology> A fruit, or group of fruits derived from one flower, in which the conspicuous, fleshy portion develops from the receptacle and is shed with the true fruit attached. (15 Jan 1998) |
| accessory gland | A small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger gland, to which it is similar in structure and probably in function. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory hemiazygos vein | <anatomy, vein> Formed by the union of the fourth to seventh left posterior intercostal veins, passes along the side of the bodies of the fifth, sixth, and seventh thoracic vertebrae, then crosses the midline behind the aorta, oesophagus, and thoracic duct, and empties into the azygos vein, sometimes in common with the hemiazygos vein. Synonym: vena hemiazygos accessoria, vena azygos minor superior. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory lacrimal glands | Small, compound, branched, tubular glands located in the middle part of the lid (Wolfring's glands, 1872, or Ciaccio's glands, 1874) and along the superior and inferior fornices of the conjunctival sac (Krause's glands, 1854). These accessory glands are just scattered scraps of lacrimal gland tissue; all of them produce the same kind of tears and debouch on to the conjunctival surface. Henle's and Baumgarten's "glands" are in fact not glands at all, but mere epithelial invaginations. Synonym: glandulae lacrimales accessoriae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory ligaments | Ligament's about a joint that are in addition to the articular capsule. They may lie within, or on the outside of the latter. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory meningeal branch of middle meningeal artery | <anatomy, artery> A branch of either the middle meningeal or maxillary artery in the infratemporal fossa and passing superiorly through the foramen ovale to supply the trigeminal ganglion, dura mater and inner table of bone. Synonym: ramus meningeus accessorius arteriae meningeae mediae. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory molecules | Cell surface adhesion molecules on T-cells that are involved in binding of one cell to another cell or in signal transduction, e.g., CD4. (05 Mar 2000) |
| accessory nasal cartilages | Variable small plates of cartilage located in the interval between the greater alar and lateral nasal cartilages. Synonym: cartilagines nasales accessoriae, sesamoid cartilages of nose. (05 Mar 2000) |
Synonyms : Accommodation, Lens, Ocular Accommodation, Ocular Distance Accommodation, Accommodation, Ocular Distance, Distance Accommodation, Ocular, Lens Accommodation, Ocular Distance Accommodations
Synonyms : Account Books, Account Books (PT)
Synonyms : Accountings
Synonyms : Accounts Payable
Synonyms : Accreditations
| accreditation |
the act of granting credit or recognition (especially with respect to educational institution that maintains suitable standards); "a commission is responsible for the accreditation of medical schools"
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| acceleration |
an increase in rate of change; "modern science caused an acceleration of cultural change" the act of accelerating; increasing the speed (physics) a rate of increase of velocity
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| accretion |
an increase by natural growth or addition something contributing to growth or increase; "he scraped away the accretions of paint"; "the central city surrounded by recent accretions" (astronomy) the formation of a celestial object by the effect of gravity pulling together surrounding objects and gases (biology) growth by addition as by the adhesion of parts or particles (geology) an increase in land resulting from alluvial deposits or waterborne sediment (law) an increase in a beneficiary's share in an estate (as when a co-beneficiary dies or fails to meet some condition or rejects the inheritance)
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| accumulate |
roll up: get or gather together; "I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife"; "She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis"; "She rolled up a small fortune" collect or gather; "Journals are accumulating in my office"; "The work keeps piling up"
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| accelerator |
a pedal that controls the throttle valve; "he stepped on the gas" a valve that regulates the supply of fuel to the engine catalyst: (chemistry) a substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction without itself being affected a scientific instrument that increases the kinetic energy of charged particles
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| ACC | the act of giving special importance or significance to something |
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| ACC | small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia |
| ACC | (of verse) having a metric system based on stress rather than syllables or quantity |
| ACC | of or pertaining to accent or stress |
| ACC | the system of accentuation used in a particular language |
| ACC | put stress on |
| ACC | to stress, single out as important |
| ACC | the act of giving special importance or significance to something |
| ACC | the use or application of an accent |
| ACC | tolerate or accommodate oneself to |
| ACC | consider or hold as true |
| ACC | be sexually responsive to, used of a female domesticated mammal |