| AF | abnormal frequency; acid-fast; adult female; afebrile; aflatoxin; albumin-free; albumose-free; aldeh... |
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| AFL | antifibrinolysin; artificial limb; atrial flutter |
| AH | abdominal hysterectomy; absorptive hypercalciuria; accidental hypothermia; acetohexamide; acid hydro... |
| AHES | artificial heart energy system |
| AHJ | artificial hip joint |
| sea adder | <zoology> The European fifteen-spined stickleback (Gasterosteus spinachia); called also bismore. The European tanglefish, or pipefish (Syngnathus acus). Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sea amenone | <zoology> Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actrinaria; an actinian. They have the oral disk surrounded by one or more circles of simple tapering tentacles, which are often very numerous, and when expanded somewhat resemble the petals of flowers, with colours varied and often very beautiful. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea anemones | Numerous almost invariably solitary polyps of the order actiniaria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| sea ape | <zoology> The thrasher shark. The sea otter. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea apple | <botany> The fruit of a West Indian palm (Manicaria Plukenetii), often found floating in the sea. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea arrow | <zoology> A squid of the genus Ommastrephes. See Squid. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea-bar | <zoology> A tern. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea barrow | <zoology> A sea purse. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea bass | <zoology> A large marine food fish (Serranus, or Centropristis, atrarius) which abounds on the Atlantic coast of the United States. It is dark bluish, with black bands, and more or less varied with small white spots and blotches. Called also, locally, blue bass, black sea bass, blackfish, bluefish, and black perch. A California food fish (Cynoscion nobile); called also white sea bass, and sea salmon. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea bat | <zoology> See Batfish . Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea bean | <botany> Same as Florida bean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea bear | <zoology> Any fur seal. See Fur. The white bear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea beast | <zoology> Any large marine mammal, as a seal, walrus, or cetacean. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea bird | <zoology> Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| sea blite | <botany> A plant (Suaeda maritima) of the Goosefoot family, growing in salt marches. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |