| acardia | Congenital absence of the heart; a condition sometimes occurring in monozygotic twins or in the smaller, parasitic member of conjoined twins when its partner monopolises the placental blood supply. Acardia can also occur in triplet pregnancies. Origin: G. A-priv. + kardia, heart (05 Mar 2000) |
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| acardiac | Without a heart; as, an acardiac foetus. Origin: Gr.; priv. + heart. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acardiotrophia | An obsolete term for atrophy of the myocardium. Origin: G. A-priv. + kardia, heart, + trophe, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| acardius | A twin without a heart, parasitic on, or utilizing the placental circulation of, its mate. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acardius acephalus | Acephalocardius;an acardiac foetus in which the head and thoracic organs are absent. Ribs and vertebrae may be present, and upper limbs are either absent or defective. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acardius amorphus | A shapeless mass covered by skin and hair. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acardius anceps | An acardiac foetus with partly developed head and deformed face, trunk, and limbs. See: hemiacardius. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acari | A large, cosmopolitan order of arachnids comprising the mites and ticks, including parasites of plants, animals, and man, as well as several important disease vectors. (12 Dec 1998) |
| acariasis | Any disease caused by mites, usually a skin infestation. See: mange. Synonym: acaridiasis, acarinosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acaricide | An agent that kills acarines; commonly used to denote chemicals that kill ticks. Origin: Mod. L. Acarus, a mite, fr. G. Akari + L. Caedo, to cut, kill (05 Mar 2000) |
| acarid | A general term for a member of the family Acaridae or for a mite. Synonym: acaridan. Origin: G. Akari, mite (05 Mar 2000) |
| Acaridae | A family of the order Acarina, a large group of exceptionally small mites, usually 0.5 mm or less, abundant in dried fruits and meats, grain, meal, and flour; frequently a cause of severe dermatitis among persons hypersensitised by frequent handling of infested products. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acaridan | <zoology> One of a group of arachnids, including the mites and ticks. See: Acarus. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acaridiasis | Any disease caused by mites, usually a skin infestation. See: mange. Synonym: acaridiasis, acarinosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acarina | <zoology> The group of Arachnida which includes the mites and ticks. Many species are parasitic, and cause diseases like the itch and mange. Origin: NL, from Gr. A mite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acaridiasis |
acariasis: infestation with itch mites
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| Acarina |
mites and ticks
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| acarophobia |
a morbid fear of small insects and mites and worms
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| acarus |
any of several mites of the order Acarina
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| acaryote |
akaryocyte: a cell without a nucleus (as an erythrocyte)
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| ACA | alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens |
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| ACA | phylum or class of elongated wormlike parasites that live in the intestines of vertebrates: spiny-headed worms |
| ACA | any of various worms living parasitically in intestines of vertebrates having a retractile proboscis covered with many hooked spines |
| ACA | mostly trailing cacti having nocturnal white flowers |
| ACA | cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit |
| ACA | cactus of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having edible juicy fruit |
| ACA | wahoos |
| ACA | large fast-moving predacious food and game fish |
| ACA | an abnormal red blood cell that has thorny projections of protoplasm |
| ACA | the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia) |
| ACA | shaped like a spine or thorn |
| ACA | a breakdown of a cell layer in the epidermis (as in pemphigus) |