| applicator | A slender rod of wood, flexible metal, or synthetic material, at one end of which is attached a pledget of cotton or other substance for making local applications to any accessible surface. Origin: L. Ap-plico, to attach to (05 Mar 2000) |
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| applied anatomy | The practical application of anatomical knowledge to diagnosis and treatment. Synonym: applied anatomy. (05 Mar 2000) |
| applied anthropology | A fusion of modern cultural anthropology and some aspects of sociology in the study of literate peoples in their cultures and deriving applications therefrom. (05 Mar 2000) |
| applied chemistry | The application of the theories and principles of chemistry to practical purposes. (05 Mar 2000) |
| applied-b diode | <radiobiology> An ion diode with an applied magnetic field to prevent electrons flowing from cathode to anode. The applied magnetic field also regularizes the electron swarm to reduce beam divergence. (09 Oct 1997) |
| applique forms | A term applied to the manner in which the ring stage of Plasmodium falciparum parasitises the marginal portion of erythrocytes. Synonym: accole forms. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apply | 1. To lay or place; to put or adjust (one thing to another); with to; as, to apply the hand to the breast; to apply medicaments to a diseased part of the body. "He said, and the sword his throat applied." (Dryden) 2. To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case; to appropriate; to devote; as, to apply money to the payment of a debt. 3. To make use of, declare, or pronounce, as suitable, fitting, or relative; as, to apply the testimony to the case; to apply an epithet to a person. "Yet God at last To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied." (Milton) 4. To fix closely; to engage and employ diligently, or with attention; to attach; to incline. "Apply thine heart unto instruction." (Prov. Xxiii. 12) 5. To direct or address. "Sacred vows . . . Applied to grisly Pluto." (Pope) 6. To betake; to address; to refer; used reflexively. "I applied myself to him for help." (Johnson) 7. To busy; to keep at work; to ply. "She was skillful in applying his "humors."" (Sir P. Sidney) 8. To visit. "And he applied each place so fast." (Chapman) Applied chemistry. See Chemistry. Applied mathematics. See Mathematics. Origin: OF. Aplier, F. Appliquer, fr. L. Applicare to join, fix, or attach to; ad + plicare to fold, to twist together. See Applicant, Ply. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| appointments and schedules | The different methods of scheduling patient visits, appointment systems, individual or group appointments, waiting times, waiting lists for hospitals, walk-in clinics, etc. (12 Dec 1998) |
| apportionment | The act of apportioning; a dividing into just proportions or shares; a division or shares; a division and assignment, to each proprietor, of his just portion of an undivided right or property. Origin: Cf. F. Apportionnement, LL. Apportionamentum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apposition | 1. The act of adding; application; accretion. "It grows . . . By the apposition of new matter." (Arbuthnot) 2. The putting of things in juxtaposition, or side by side; also, the condition of being so placed. 3. The state of two nouns or pronouns, put in the same case, without a connecting word between them; as, I admire Cicero, the orator. Here, the second noun explains or characterises the first. <physiology> Growth by apposition, a mode of growth characteristic of non vascular tissues, in which nutritive matter from the blood is transformed on the surface of an organ into solid unorganised substance. Origin: L. Appositio, fr. Apponere: cf. F. Apposition. See Apposite. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apposition suture | A suture of the skin only. Synonym: coaptation suture. (05 Mar 2000) |
| appositional growth | Growth accomplished by the addition of new layers on those previously formed; e.g., the addition of lamellae in the formation of bone; it is the characteristic method of growth when rigid materials are involved. (05 Mar 2000) |
| apprehensive | 1. Capable of apprehending, or quick to do so; apt; discerning. "It may be pardonable to imagine that a friend, a kind and apprehensive . . . Friend, is listening to our talk." (Hawthorne) 2. Knowing; conscious; cognizant. "A man that has spent his younger years in vanity and folly, and is, by the grace of God, apprehensive of it." (Jer. Taylor) 3. Relating to the faculty of apprehension. "Judgment . . . Is implied in every apprehensive act." (Sir W. Hamilton) 4. Anticipative of something unfavorable' fearful of what may be coming; in dread of possible harm; in expectation of evil. "Not at all apprehensive of evils as a distance." (Tillotson) "Reformers . . . Apprehensive for their lives." (Gladstone) 5. Sensible; feeling; perceptive. "Thoughts, my tormentors, armed with deadly stings, Mangle my apprehensive, tenderest parts." (Milton) Origin: Cf. F. Apprehensif. See Apprehend. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| apprentice | 1. One who is bound by indentures or by legal agreement to serve a mechanic, or other person, for a certain time, with a view to learn the art, or trade, in which his master is bound to instruct him. 2. One not well versed in a subject; a tyro. 3. A barrister, considered a learner of law till of sixteen years' standing, when he might be called to the rank of serjeant. Origin: OE. Apprentice, prentice, OF. Aprentis, nom. Of aprentif, fr. Apprendare to learn, L. Apprendere, equiv. To apprehendere, to take hold of (by the mind), to comprehend. See Apprehend, Prentice. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| appressed | Pressed closely against but not united with. (09 Oct 1997) |
| appetite juice |
gastric juice secreted during eating and varying in character with the appetite for the food which is being eaten.
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| applied anatomy |
anatomy as applied to diagnosis and treatment.
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skeleton appendicula
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Apple was a British psychedelic rock band. The band was founded in London in 1968 by Rob Ingram (guitar) and Denis Regan (vocals). They've released a single LP in 1969, titled An Apple A Day. The album was a commercial failure, and the band ceased to exist shortly after its release. ...
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Yabloko, or Yabloko Russian Democratic Party (Russian: Росси́йская Демократи́ческая Па́ртия "Я́блоко"; English transliteration: Rossiyskaya Demokraticheskaya Partiya "Yabloko") is a Russian liberal party, led by Grigory Yavlinsky, which aims for, among ...
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| APP | overcome or allay |
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| APP | cause to be more favorably inclined |
| APP | the act of appeasing (as by acceding to the demonds of) |
| APP | someone who tries to bring peace by acceding to demands |
| APP | tending or intended to pacify by acceding to demands or granting concessions |
| APP | the party who appeals a decision of a lower court |
| APP | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) |
| APP | of or relating to or taking account of appeals (usually legal appeals) |
| APP | a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies |
| APP | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| APP | identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| APP | inclined to or serving for the giving of names |