| archer fish | <zoology> A small fish (Toxotes jaculator), of the East Indies; so called from its ejecting drops of water from its mouth at its prey. The name is also applied to Chaetodon rostratus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| archeress | A female archer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| arches of the foot | See: longitudinal arch of foot, plantar arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| archetype | 1. The original pattern or model of a work; or the model from which a thing is made or formed. "The House of Commons, the archetype of all the representative assemblies which now meet." (Macaulay) "Types and shadows of that glorious archetype that was to come into the world." (South) 2. The standard weight or coin by which others are adjusted. 3. <biology> The plan or fundamental structure on which a natural group of animals or plants or their systems of organs are assumed to have been constructed; as, the vertebrate archetype. Origin: L. Archetypum, Gr, fr. Stamped first and as model; + stamp, figure, pattern, to strike: cf. F. Archetype. See Arch-, pref. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archeus | Term first used by Valentine and later by Paracelsus and van Helmont to denote a spirit that presided over and governed bodily processes. Synonym: archeus. Origin: L. Fr. G. Archaios, chief, leader (05 Mar 2000) |
| archform | <dentistry> The shape of the dental arch such as a horseshoe archform or a v-shaped archform, or of an orthodontic wire formed to the shape of that arch. (08 Jan 1998) |
| archiannelida | <zoology> A group of Annelida remarkable for having no external segments or distinct ventral nerve ganglions. Origin: NL.; pref. Archi- + annelida. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archiater | Chief physician; a term applied, on the continent of Europe, to the first or body physician of princes and to the first physician of some cities. Origin: L. Archiatrus, Gr.; pref. + physician, to heal. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archiblastula | <biology> A hollow blastula, supposed to be the primitive form; a cloblastula. Origin: Pref. Archi + blastula. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archicerebellum | The small, phylogenetically oldest portion of the cerebellum, also called vestibulocerebellum because its afferents arise from the vestibular ganglion and nuclei; in mammals, it is represented by four subdivisions of the cerebellum: nodulus, uvula vermis, flocculus, and lingula of cerebellum. Synonym: archaeocerebellum. Origin: archi-+ L. Cerebellum (05 Mar 2000) |
| archicortex | 1. Typically, the phylogenetically older parts of the cerebral cortex. 2. More specifically, the cortex forming the hippocampus. See: allocortex, cerebral cortex. Synonym: archipallium. Origin: archi-+ L. Cortex (05 Mar 2000) |
| archidiaconal | Of or pertaining to an archdeacon. "This offense is liable to be censured in an archidiaconal visitation." (Johnson) Origin: L. Archidiaconus, Gr, equiv. To E. Archdeacon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archil | 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc. 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. Alternative forms: orchal and orchil. Origin: OF. Orchel, orcheil, It. Orcella, oricello, or OSp. Orchillo. Cf. Orchil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archimandrite | A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church. A superintendent of several monasteries, corresponding to superior abbot, or father provincial, in the Roman Catholic church. Origin: L. Archimandrita, LGr.; pref. (E. Arch-) + an inclosed space, esp. For cattle, a fold, a monastery. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| archimedes | <paleontology> An extinct genus of Bryzoa characteristic of the subcarboniferous rocks. Its form is that of a screw. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| posterior palatine arch | One of a pair of ridges or folds of mucous membrane which passes downward from the posterior margin of the soft palate to the lateral wall of the pharynx. It encloses the palatopharyngeus muscle and forms the posterior margin of the tonsillar fossa. It also demarcates the isthmus of fauces from oropharynx. Synonym: arcus palatopharyngeus, pharyngopalatine arch, posterior palatine arch, posterior pillar of fauces. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| crural arch | <anatomy> A fibrous band formed by the thickened inferior border of the aponeurosis of the external oblique that extends from the anterior superior spine of the ilium to the pubic tubercle bridging, muscular and vascular lacunae;forms the floor of the inguinal canal; gives origin to the lowermost fibres of internal oblique and transversus abdominis muscles. See: aponeurosis of external abdominal oblique muscle. Synonym: ligamentum inguinale, arcus inguinalis, crural arch, fallopian arch, fallopian ligament, femoral arch, Poupart's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| pubic arch | The arch formed by the symphysis, bodies and inferior rami of the pubic bones. See: subpubic angle. Synonym: arcus pubis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| hyoid arch | <anatomy> The second visceral, or branchial, a; the second postoral arch in the branchial arch series. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal arch | Bridge of the nose, the upward arching roof of the piriform aperture formed by the nasal processes of the maxilla of each side and the nasal bones between them. Eyeglasses rest centrally on various portions of this arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| nasal venous arch | An arch formed at the root of the nose by the two supratrochlear veins connected by a transverse vein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| neural arch | The posterior projection from the body of a vertebra that encloses the vertebral foramen; it consists of paired pedicles and laminae; the spinous, transverse, and articular processes arise from the arch. In aggregate, the venous arches-and the ligamenta flava that unite them-form the posterior wall of the vertebral (spinal) canal. Synonym: arcus vertebrae, neural arch. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superciliary arch | A fullness extending laterally from the glabella on either side, above the orbital margin of the frontal bone. Synonym: arcus superciliaris, superciliary ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial palmar (arterial) arch | The arterial arch in the hand located superficial to the long flexor tendons approximately at the level of a line extrapolated across the palm from the distal side of the outstretched thumb. It is formed principally by the termination of the superficial ulnar artery and is usually completed by a communication with the superficial palmar branch of the radial artery. The arch gives rise to the common palmar digital arteries. Synonym: arcus palmaris superficialis, arcus volaris superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superficial palmar venous arch | The venous arch accompanying the superficial palmar arterial arch it consists usually of paired venae comitantes and is drained by the superficial ulnar and radial veins. Synonym: arcus venosus palmaris superficialis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| superior dental arch | The teeth supported by the alveolar process of the two maxillae, whether the 10 deciduous teeth or the 16 permanent teeth. Synonym: arcus dentalis superior, maxillary dentition. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep crural arch | Thickened inferior margin of the transversalis fascia seen as a fibrous band running parallel and posterior (deep) to the inguinal ligament, contributing to the posterior wall of the inguinal canal as it bridges the external iliac-femoral vessels from the iliopectineal arch to the superior pubic ramus. It marks the inferior edge of the deep inguinal ring and the medial margin of the femoral canal. Seen only when the inguinal region is viewed from its internal aspect, it is a useful landmark in laparoscopy of this region, as for repair of inguinal herniae. Synonym: deep crural arch, Thompson's ligament. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep palmar (arterial) arch | The arterial arch located deep to the long flexor tendons in the hand. It is formed by the terminal part of the radial artery in conjunction with the deep palmar branch of the ulnar artery. The arch gives rise to palmar metacarpal and princeps pollicis arteries. Synonym: arcus palmaris profundus, arcus volaris profundus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| deep palmar venous arch | The venous arch that accompanies the deep palmar arterial arch it usually consists of paired venae comitantes. Synonym: arcus venosus palmaris profundus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| supraorbital arch | The superior half of the orbital rim, which constitutes the curved superior border of the orbital opening, formed by the frontal bone. See: orbital rim. Synonym: margo supraorbitalis, supraorbital arch, supraorbital ridge. (05 Mar 2000) |
| archetypical |
Archetype is defined as the original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated. The term is often used in literature, architecture, and the arts to refer to something that goes back to the fundamental origins of style, method, gold standard, or physical construct. ...
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| arche |
Arche (ar'-kee, Greek Αρχη) (Jupiter XLIII) is a moon of Jupiter.It was discovered by a team of astronomers from the University of Hawaii led by Scott S. Sheppard in 2002, and received the temporary designation S/2002 J 1. ...
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| archetype |
Archetype is defined as the original model of which all other similar persons, objects, or concepts are merely derivative, copied, patterned, or emulated. The term is often used in literature, architecture, and the arts to refer to something that goes back to the fundamental origins of style, method, gold standard, or physical construct. ...
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n. the original model or pattern from which copies are made, or out of which later forms develop; prototype: That little engine is the archetype of huge modern locomotives.
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| archaic |
The term used for the early Holocene in the New World, from approximately 6000 bc to 1500?000 bc
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| arch | a bishop of highest rank |
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| arch | the territorial jurisdiction of an archbishop |
| arch | (Anglican Church) an ecclesiastical dignitary usually ranking just below a bishop |
| arch | the territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon |
| arch | of or relating to an archdiocese |
| arch | the diocese of an archbishop |
| arch | belonging to or befitting an archduke or his archduchy |
| arch | a wife or widow of an archduke or a princess of the former ruling house of Austria |
| arch | the domain controlled by an archduke or archduchess |
| arch | a sovereign prince of the former ruling house of Austria |
| arch | the time prior to 2,500 million years ago |
| arch | (geology) used of the earliest known rocks |