| anisate | A salt of anisic acid, usually possessing antiseptic properties. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| anise | 1. <botany> An umbelliferous plant (Pimpinella anisum) growing naturally in Egypt, and cultivated in Spain, Malta, etc, for its carminative and aromatic seeds. 2. The fruit or seeds of this plant. Origin: OE. Anys, F. Anis, L. Anisum, anethum, fr. Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aniseed | The seed of the anise; also, a cordial prepared from it. "Oil of aniseed." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aniseikonia | A condition in which the ocular image of an object as seen by one eye differs in size and shape from that seen by the other. (12 Dec 1998) |
| anisette | A French cordial or liqueur flavored with anise seeds. Origin: F. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anisic | Of or derived from anise; as, anisic acid; anisic alcohol. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| anisic acid | A crystalline volatile acid obtained from anise; its compounds are the antiseptic anisates. Synonym: 4-methoxybenzoic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisindione | 2-p-Anisylindan-1,3-dione;an anticoagulant with pharmacologic actions similar to those of phenindone and bishydroxycoumarin. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aniso- | Unequal, dissimilar, unlike. Origin: G. Anisos, unequal, fr. An-, not, + isos, equal (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisoaccommodation | Variation between the two eyes in accommodation capacity. Origin: aniso-+ L. Accommodo, to adapt (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisochromasia | The unequal distribution of haemoglobin in the red blood cells, such that the periphery is pigmented and the central region is virtually colourless, as observed in films of blood from persons with certain forms of anaemia caused by deficiency of iron; normal red blood cells show mild anisochromasia because of their biconcave shape. Origin: aniso-+ G. Chroma, colour (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisochromatic | Not uniformly of one colour. (05 Mar 2000) |
| anisocoria | <clinical sign, ophthalmology> The inequality in diameter of the pupils. Origin: Gr. Kor = pupil (18 Nov 1997) |
| anisocytosis | <haematology> A condition where the red blood cells are unequal in size, evident on blood smear. (27 Sep 1997) |
| anisodactylous | <zoology> Characterised by unequal toes, three turned forward and one backward, as in most passerine birds. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |