| auris | Synonym: ear. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| auris externa | Which includes the auricle and the external acoustic, or auditory, meatus; the middle ear or the tympanic cavity with its ossicles; and the internal ear or inner ear, or labyrinth, which includes the saemicircular canals, vestibule, and cochlea. See: auricle. Synonym: auris. Origin: A.S. Eare (05 Mar 2000) |
| auris interna | auris interna |
| auris media | auris media |
| auriscope | <instrument> An instrument for examining the condition of the ear. Origin: L. Auris + -scope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| auriscopy | Examination of the ear by the aid of the auriscope. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aurited | <zoology> Having lobes like the ear; auriculate. Origin: L. Auritus, fr. Auris ear. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aurocephalous | <zoology> Having a gold-coloured head. Origin: Aurum + cephalous. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aurochloride | <chemistry> The trichloride of gold combination with the chloride of another metal, forming a double chloride. Synonym: chloraurate. Origin: Aurum + chloride. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aurochromoderma | Synonym: chrysiasis. Origin: L. Aurum, gold, + chroma, colour, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| aurochs | <zoology> The European bison (Bison bonasus, or Europaeus), once widely distributed, but now nearly extinct, except where protected in the Lithuanian forests, and perhaps in the Caucasus. It is distinct from the Urus of Caesar, with which it has often been confused. Origin: G. Auerochs, OHG. Rohso; r (cf. AS. R) + ohso ox, G. Ochs. Cf. Owre, Ox. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aurocyanide | <chemistry> A double cyanide of gold and some other metal or radical. Synonym: cyanaurate. Origin: Aurum + cyanide. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aurodox | <chemical> Antibiotic obtained from a streptomyces variant considered as possibly effective against streptococcus pyogenes infections. It may promote growth in poultry. Pharmacological action: antibiotics. Chemical name: Mocimycin, 1-methyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| auromercaptoacetanilid | AuSCH2CONH-C6H5; [(phenylcarbamoyl)methyl]thiogold;an organic gold compound, insoluble in water; used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, and administered by intramuscular injection; more slowly absorbed than the water-soluble gold salts. Synonym: aurothioglycanide. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aurone | 1. 2-benzylidene-3(2H)-benzofuranone;the parent compound of a series of plant pigments; they are substituted coumaranones, and may be formed from chalcones. They are often found as glycosides. 2. A class of compounds based on aurone. Synonym: benzalcoumaran-3-one. (05 Mar 2000) |