| ASCOT |
a cravat with wide square ends; secured with an ornamental pin
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| ascending infection |
infection of the fetus by microorganisms that gain access to the uterus from the vagina, usually following rupture of membranes but sometimes acquired in utero while the membranes are intact; called also transcervical i.
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| Asch operation |
an operation for deflection of the nasal septum by reinserting resected pieces of cartilage and holding them in place with a splint; of historical interest.
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| Aschoff bodies |
submiliary collections of cells and leukocytes in the interstitial tissues of the heart in rheumatic myocarditis; called also Aschoff's nodules.
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| asceticism |
Asceticism has appeared in both religious and secular settings. The ancient Hebrew sects fasted in order to experience the Holy. The early Greeks undertook a regimen of severe physical discipline to prepare for battle. Stoic philosophers disciplined their will against a life of sensual pleasure to attain spiritual goals. Christian monks eschewed the comforts of the world for the solitude of the desert. ...
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