| anomoura | <zoology> A group of decapod Crustacea, of which the hermit crab in an example. Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Lawless + tail. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| anomuran | Irregular in the character of the tail or abdomen; as, the anomural crustaceans. Alternative forms: anomoural, anomouran. <zoology> One of the Anomura. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anona | <botany> A genus of tropical or subtropical plants of the natural order Anonaceae, including the soursop. Origin: NL. Cf. Ananas. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anonaceous | Pertaining to the order of plants including the soursop, custard apple, etc. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anonychosis | Absence of the nails. Origin: G. An-priv. + onyx (onych-), nail (05 Mar 2000) |
| anonyma | Without name; a term formerly applied to the large vessels in the thorax (now called the brachiocephalic trunk and vein) and the hip bone. Synonym: innominate. Origin: G. An-priv. + onyma, name (05 Mar 2000) |
| anonymous reporting | In public health, anonymous reporting permits the acquisition of certain data such as the proportion of persons with a positive test or with a disease. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anonymous testing | Testing in which no name is used there is total anonymity to identify the person tested. For example, the State of Florida requires that each county have a site for anonymous HIV testing. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anonymous veins | An obsolete term for brachiocephalic veins. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anonyms and pseudonyms | Designations for persons whose names are not known or who wish to remain anonymous (anonyms) and for persons who wish to conceal or obscure their identity by assuming a fictitious name (pseudonyms). (12 Dec 1998) |
| anopheles | A genus of mosquitoes (culicidae) that are known vectors of malaria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| Anopheles albimanus | A species having white hind feet, a common carrier of the malaria parasite in the West Indies and Central America. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anopheles albitarsus | A South American species that transmits malaria. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anopheles balabacensis | A vector species in Southeast Asia, Burma, and India. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Anopheles culicifacies | A species that is a common malaria vector in India and Sri Lanka, China, and elsewhere in the Orient. (05 Mar 2000) |