| albendazole | <chemical> A broad-spectrum anthelmintic effective against many diseases including ascariasis, ancylostomiasis, trichuriasis, taeniasis, enterobiasis, hymenolepiasis, and neurocysticerosis. The drug is well-tolerated with few side effects. Pharmacological action: anthelmintic. Chemical name: Carbamic acid, (5-(propylthio)-1H-benzimidazol-2-yl)-, methyl ester (12 Dec 1998) |
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| Albers-Schonberg disease | The formation of abnormally dense bone, as opposed to osteoporosis. (18 Nov 1997) |
| Albers-Schonberg, Heinrich | <person> German radiologist, 1865-1921. See: Albers-Schonberg disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albert's disease | Achillobursitis involving inflammation of the bursa between the Achilles tendon and the os calcis. Synonym: Swediauer's disease. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albert's stain | <technique> A stain for diphtheria bacilli and their metachromatic granules; contains toluidine blue, methyl green, glacial acetic acid, alcohol, and distilled water. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albert's suture | A modified Czerny suture, the first row of stitches passing through the entire thickness of the wall of the gut. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albert, Eduard | <person> Austrian surgeon, 1841-1900. See: Albert's disease, Albert's suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| Albert, Henry | <person> U.S. Physician, 1878-1930. See: Albert's stain. (05 Mar 2000) |
| alberta | A province of western canada, lying between the provinces of british columbia and saskatchewan. Its capital is edmonton. It was named in honor of princess louise caroline alberta, the fourth daughter of queen victoria. (12 Dec 1998) |
| albertite | <chemical> A bituminous mineral resembling asphaltum, found in the county of A. Bert, new Brunswick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| albertype | A picture printed from a kind of gelatine plate produced by means of a photographic negative. Origin: From the name of the inventor, Albert, of Munich. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| albicans | Synonym: white, corpus albicans. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
| albicore | <zoology> A name applied to several large fishes of the Mackerel family, especially. Orcynus alalonga. One species (Orcynus thynnus), common in the Mediterranean and Atlantic, is called in new England the horse mackerel; the tunny. Alternative forms: albacore. Origin: F. Albicore (cf. Sp. Albacora, Pg. Albacor, albacora, albecora), fr. Ar. Bakr, bekr, a young camel, young cow, heifer, and the article al: cf. Pg. Bacoro a little pig. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| albiduria | The passing of pale or white urine of low specific gravity, as in chyluria. Synonym: albinuria. Origin: L. Albidus, whitish, + G. Ouron, urine (05 Mar 2000) |
| albidus | White, whitish. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |