| aerography | A description of the air or atmosphere; aerology. Origin: Aero-: cf. F. Aerographie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| aerohydrotherapy | An obsolete term for the treatment of disease by application, at different temperatures and by different methods, of both air and water. Origin: aero-+ G. Hydor, water, + therapeia, healing (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerolite | <astronomy> A stone, or metallic mass, which has fallen to the earth from distant space; a meteorite; a meteoric stone. Some writers limit the word to stony meteorites. Origin: Aero-: cf. F. Aerolithe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerolithology | <study> The science of aerolites. (04 Mar 1998) |
| aerological | Of or pertaining to aerology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerologist | One versed in aerology. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerology | <study> That department of physics which treats of the atmosphere. Origin: F. Aerologie. (04 Mar 1998) |
| aeromancy | Divination from the state of the air or from atmospheric substances; also, forecasting changes in the weather. Origin: Aero- + -mancy: cf. F. Aeromancie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aeromedicine | The study and practice of medicine as it applies to physiologic problems peculiar to aviation. Synonym: aeromedicine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerometry | The science of measuring the air, including the doctrine of its pressure, elasticity, rarefaction, and condensation; pneumatics. Origin: Aero- + -metry: cf. F. Erometrie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aeromonad | A vernacular term used to refer to any member of the genus Aeromonas. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aeromonas | A genus of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that occurs singly, in pairs, or in short chains. Its organisms are found in fresh water and sewage and are pathogenic to humans, frogs, and fish. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aeromonas hydrophila | A species of gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria that may be pathogenic for frogs, fish, and mammals, including man. In humans, cellulitis and diarrhoea can result from infection with this organism. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Aeromonas hydrophilia lipase-acyltransferase | <enzyme> A member of the lipase family; a distinct group of lipolytic enzymes which have a novel active site structure Registry number: EC 3.1.1.- Synonym: gcat (26 Jun 1999) |
| aeropathy | An obsolete term for any morbid state induced by a pronounced change in atmospheric pressure; e.g., altitude sickness, decompression sickness. Origin: aero-+ G. Pathos, suffering (05 Mar 2000) |