| aerophoby | <medicine> Dread of a current of air. Origin: Aero- + Gr. Fear: cf. F. Aerophobie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| aerophyte | <botany> A plant growing entirely in the air, and receiving its nourishment from it; an air plant or epiphyte. Origin: Aero- + Gr. Plant, to grow: cf. F. Aerophyte. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aeropiesotherapy | Treatment of disease by compressed (or rarified) air. Origin: aero-+ G. Piesis, pressure, + therapeia, medical treatment (05 Mar 2000) |
| aeroplankton | An organism or a substance carried by air, e.g., bacterium, pollen grain. Origin: aero-+ G. Planktos, ntr. -on, wandering (05 Mar 2000) |
| aeroplethysmograph | An obsolete term for body plethysmograph. Origin: aero-+ G. Plethysmos, enlargement, + grapho, to write (05 Mar 2000) |
| aeroscope | <biology, instrument> An apparatus designed for collecting spores, germs, bacteria, etc, suspended in the air. Origin: Aero- + Gr. To look out. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aeroscopy | The observation of the state and variations of the atmosphere. Origin: Aero- + Gr. A looking out; to spy out. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerosialophagy | A habit of frequent swallowing whereby quantities of saliva and air are taken into the stomach. Synonym: aerosialophagy. Origin: sialo-+ G. Aer, air, + phago, to eat (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerosiderite | <astronomy> A mass of meteoric iron. Origin: Aero- + siderite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerosinusitis | Sinus troubles, particulaqrly with pain, due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when going up or down in a plane. Also called barosinusitis or sinus barotrauma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aerosis | Generation of gas in the tissues. Origin: aero-+ G. -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerosol | <pharmacology> A suspension or dispersion of fine particles of a solid or liquid in a gas which can be atomised into a fine mist for inhalation therapy. Often colloids with a gaseous dispersing phase and either liquid (fog) or solid (smoke) dispersed phase; used in fumigation or in inhalation therapy; may contain propellent agents. (25 Jun 1999) |
| aerosol generator | A device for producing airborne suspensions of small particles for inhalation therapy or experimental work; e.g., a La Mer generator, spinning disk, or vibrating reed, each of which produces a monodisperse aerosol. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerosol propellant | <chemistry> Compressed gases or vapors in a container which, upon release of pressure and expansion through a valve, carry another substance from the container. They are used for cosmetics, household cleaners, and so on. Examples are butanes, carbon dioxide, fluorocarbons, nitrogen, and propane. (25 Jun 1999) |
| aerosolization | Dispersion in air of a liquid material or a solution in the form of a fine mist, usually for therapeutic purposes, especially to the respiratory passages. (05 Mar 2000) |