| aerobic waste treatment | The used of aerobic microbes to break down raw sewage. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| aerobies | <biology> Microorganisms which live in contact with the air and need oxygen for their growth; as the microbacteria which form on the surface of putrefactive fluids. Origin: Aero- + Gr. Life. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerobiology | The study of atmospheric constituents, living and nonliving, of biological significance, e.g., airborne spores, pathogenic bacteria, allergenic substances, pollutants. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerobioscope | <instrument> An apparatus for determining the bacterial content of the air. Origin: aero-+ G. Bios, life, + skopeo, to view (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerobiosis | Life or metabolic reactions in the presence of molecular oxygen. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aerobiotic | <biology> Related to, or of the nature of, aerobies; as, aerobiotic plants, which live only when supplied with free oxygen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerocele | Distention of a small natural cavity with gas. Origin: aero-+ G. Kele, tumour (05 Mar 2000) |
| Aerococcus | A genus of aerobic Gram-positive cocci that resemble enterococci but do not form chains. They are frequently isolated as airborne saphrophytes in hospitals and as a pathogen of lobsters; cause greening in blood agar and grow in the presence of 40% bile. In humans, they are found in endocarditis and in urinary tract infections. The type and only species is Aerococcus viridans. Origin: aero-+ G. Kokkos, berry (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerocolpos | Distention of the vagina with gas. Origin: aero-+ G. Kolpos, lap, hollow (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerodermectasia | Synonym: subcutaneous emphysema. Origin: aero-+ G. Derma, skin, + ektasis, a stretching out (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerodontalgia | Dental pain caused by either increased or reduced atmospheric pressure. Synonym: aero-odontalgia, aero-odontodynia. Origin: aero-+ G. Odous, tooth, + algos, pain (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerodontia | The science of the effect of either increased or reduced atmospheric pressure on the teeth. Origin: aero-+ G. Odous, tooth (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerodynamic size | In aerosols, the particle size with unit density that best represents the aerodynamic behaviour of a particle. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerodynamics | The study of air and other gases in motion, the forces that set them in motion, and the results of such motion. Origin: aero-+ G. Dynamis, force (05 Mar 2000) |
| aeroemphysema | An obsolete term for decompression sickness. (05 Mar 2000) |