| athlete | 1. One who contended for a prize in the public games of ancient Greece or Rome. 2. Any one trained to contend in exercises requiring great physical agility and strength; one who has great activity and strength; a champion. 3. One fitted for, or skilled in, intellectual contests; as, athletes of debate. Origin: L. Athleta, Gr. Prizefighter, fr. To contend for a prize, Hom, contest, prize; fr. The same root as E. Wed: cf. F. Athlete. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| athlete's foot | <dermatology> A fungal infection of the feet treatable with nonprescription medications. Symptoms include: a red itchy rash with flaking or peeling. (27 Sep 1997) |
| athlete's heart | A more or less loose designation for cardiac findings in healthy athletes that would be or could be abnormal in patients with disease, including atrioventricular blocks, left ventricular hypertrophy and, sometimes, benign arrhythmias and atrioventricular blocks. (05 Mar 2000) |
| athletic | 1. Of or pertaining to athletes or to the exercises practiced by them; as, athletic games or sports. 2. Befitting an athlete; strong; muscular; robust; vigorous; as, athletic Celts. "Athletic soundness." . Athlet"ically. Origin: L. Athleticus, Gr. See Athlete. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| athletic heart | Hypertrophy of the heart supposedly due to systematic athletic conditioning. (05 Mar 2000) |
| athletic injuries | Injuries incurred during participation in competitive or non-competitive sports. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aThr | <abbreviation> Allothreonine. See: allothreonines. (05 Mar 2000) |
| athrepsia | 1. Obsolete term for marasmus. 2. As used by Ehrlich, immunity to transplanted neoplastic cells due to a lack of nourishment in the sense of a deficiency of supposed substances required for the development of such cells. Synonym: atrepsy. Origin: G. A-priv. + threpsis, nourishment (05 Mar 2000) |
| athrocytosis | The capacity of cells to absorb and retain electronegative colloids, as shown by macrophages and at the apical surface of proximal convoluted tubule cells of the kidney. Origin: G. Athro, gathered together, + kytos, cell, + -osis, condition (05 Mar 2000) |
| athrombia | A defect of blood clotting characterised by deficiency in formation of thrombin; autosomal recessive inheritance. Origin: G. A-priv. + thrombin (05 Mar 2000) |
| athymia | 1. Absence of affect or emotivity; morbid impassivity. 2. Congenital absence of the thymus gland, often with associated immunodeficiency. Synonym: athymism. Origin: G. A-priv. + thymos, mind, also thymus (05 Mar 2000) |
| athymism | 1. Absence of affect or emotivity; morbid impassivity. 2. Congenital absence of the thymus gland, often with associated immunodeficiency. Synonym: athymism. Origin: G. A-priv. + thymos, mind, also thymus (05 Mar 2000) |
| athyrea | Synonym: hypothyroidism, athyroidism. (05 Mar 2000) |
| athyroidism | Congenital absence of the thyroid gland or suppression or absence of its hormonal secretion. See: hypothyroidism. Synonym: athyrea, athyrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| athyrosis | Congenital absence of the thyroid gland or suppression or absence of its hormonal secretion. See: hypothyroidism. Synonym: athyrea, athyrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |