| acromion | <anatomy> The lateral triangular projection of the spine of the scapula that forms the point of the shoulder and articulates with the clavicle. (27 Sep 1997) |
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| acromion presentation | Transverse presentation with the shoulder as the presenting part. Synonym: acromion presentation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromioscapular | Relating to both the acromion and body of the scapula. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromiothoracic | Relating to the acromion and the thorax; denoting especially the thoracoacromial artery. Synonym: acromiothoracic, thoracicoacromial. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromiothoracic artery | <anatomy, artery> Origin, axillary; distribution, muscles and skin of shoulder and upper chest; anastomoses, branches of superior thoracic, internal thoracic, lateral thoracic, posterior and anterior circumflex humeral, and suprascapular. Synonym: arteria thoracoacromialis, acromiothoracic artery, thoracic axis, thoracoacromial trunk. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromphalus | Abnormal projection of the umbilicus. Origin: acro-+ G. Omphalos, umbilicus (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromyotonia | Myotonia affecting the extremities only, resulting in spasmodic deformity of the hand or foot. Synonym: acromyotonus. Origin: acro-+ G. Mys, muscle, + tonos, tension (05 Mar 2000) |
| acromyotonus | Myotonia affecting the extremities only, resulting in spasmodic deformity of the hand or foot. Synonym: acromyotonus. Origin: acro-+ G. Mys, muscle, + tonos, tension (05 Mar 2000) |
| acronine | <chemical> 3,12-dihydro-6-methoxy-3,3,12-trimethyl-7h-pyrano(2,3-c)acridin-7-one. An alkaloid antineoplastic agent isolated from acronychia baueri. It disrupts the function of intracellular membranes. Pharmacological action: antineoplastic agent, phytogenic. Chemical name: 7H-Pyrano(2,3-c)acridin-7-one, 3,12-dihydro-6-methoxy-3,3,12-trimethyl- (12 Dec 1998) |
| acronychal | <astronomy> Rising at sunset and setting at sunrise, as a star; opposed to cosmical. The word is sometimes incorrectly written acronical, achronychal, acronichal, and acronical. Origin: Gr. At nightfall; + night. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acronyctous | <astronomy> Acronycal. Origin: Gr.; +, night. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| acropachy | Thickening of peripheral tissues; seen most often in hypothyroidism and hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy. Origin: acro-+ G. Pachys, thick (05 Mar 2000) |
| acropachyderma | Synonym: pachydermoperiostosis. Origin: acro-+ G. Pachys, thick, + derma, skin (05 Mar 2000) |
| acroparesthesia | 1. Paresthesia of one or more of the extremities. 2. Nocturnal paresthesia involving the hands, most often of middle-aged women; formerly attributed to a lesion in the thoracic outlet, but now known to be a classic symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. Origin: acro-+ paresthesia (05 Mar 2000) |
| acroparesthesia syndrome | <syndrome> Abnormal sensation such as numbness and tingling in the hands, usually in middle-aged women; classic symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| acrosome |
the packet of enzymes in a sperm's head that allows the sperm to dissolve a hole in the coating around the egg, which allows the sperm to penetrate and fertilize the egg (More? Week 1 Notes)
출처: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/A.htm
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| acrosome reaction |
a chemical change that enables a sperm to penetrate an egg.(More? Week 1 Notes)
출처: embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/Notes/Index/A.htm
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| acrodynia |
A painful affection of the wrists and ankles, especially with an erythematous eruption, which appeared in Paris as an epidemic, in 1828-29; supposed by some to be rheumatic, by others to be owing to spinal irritation. It appears to have been the same as Dengue. [Duglison1874] A syndrome in children and infants caused by mercury poisoning, characterized by erythema of the extremities, chest, and nose, polyneuritis, and gastrointestinal disorders. ...
출처: www.antiquusmorbus.com/English/Poison.htm
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| acropetal |
Directed towards the apex of an organ, eg the tip of a stem or root.
출처: www.botanyvt.com/pages/dictionary.shtml
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| acromegaly |
A hormone disorder due to pituitary dysfunction. Too much growth hormone causes elongation of the nose and jaw, thickening of the joints and tissue edema. It is treated with surgery to remove dysfunctioning portion of the pituitary gland.
출처: www.lieberson.com/en/neurgosurgery_glossary/a.htm
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