| aerospace medicine | <study> A field of medicine which specialises in the effects of atmospheric and space flight on human physical and psychological well-being. (09 Oct 1997) |
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| aerosphere | The atmosphere. Origin: Aero- + sphere: cf. F. Aerosphere. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aerotaxis | An organisms movement toward or away from oxygen as a reaction to its presence. The term is most often used when discussing aerobes (oxygen-using) versus anaerobes (which don't use oxygen). (09 Oct 1997) |
| aerotherapeutics | Treatment of disease by fresh air, by air of different degrees of pressure or rarity, or by air medicated in various ways. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerotherapy | Treatment of disease by fresh air, by air of different degrees of pressure or rarity, or by air medicated in various ways. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerotitis | Middle ear problems due to changing atmospheric pressures, as when a plane descends to land. The problems include ear pain, ringing, diminished hearing and, sometimes, dizziness. The word aerotitis (pronounced aer-o-tit-is) is compounded from aer- + otitis meaning inflammation of the ear. Alternate terms for aerotitis: aerotitis media, barotitis, barotitis media, otic barotrauma. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aerotitis media | See Aerotitis. (12 Dec 1998) |
| aerotolerant | Able to survive in the presence of oxygen. This term especially applies to facultative anaerobes, which don't actually require oxygen to live but are not harmed by its presence. (09 Oct 1997) |
| aerotonometer | 1. An instrument for estimating the tension or pressure of a gas. Synonym: tonometer. Origin: aero-+ G. Tonos, tension, + metron, measure (05 Mar 2000) |
| aerotropism | An organisms growth or movement in the direction of oxygen. In botany: a plant root's growth away from the natural direction due to the action of oxygen or other gases. (09 Oct 1997) |
| aery | Aerial; ethereal; incorporeal; visionary. See: Air. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aesculapian | Relating to Aesculapius, the art of medicine, or a medical practitioner. Synonym: esculapian. Origin: L. Aesculapius, G. Asklepios, the god of medicine (05 Mar 2000) |
| aesculapius | The god of medicine. Hence, a physician. Origin: L. Aesculapius, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aesculin | <chemistry> A glucoside obtained from the aesculus hippocastanum, or horse-chestnut, and characterised by its fine blue fluorescent solutions. Alternative forms: aesculin. See: Esculic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aesthesia | <physiology> Perception by the senses; feeling; the opposite of anaesthesia. Origin: Gr. Sensation, fr. To perceive. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| AE | an acrobat who performs in the air (as on a rope or trapeze) |
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| AE | in an aerial manner |
| AE | any orchid of the genus Aerides |
| AE | any habitation at a high altitude |
| AE | the lofty nest of a bird of prey (such as a hawk or eagle) |
| AE | conveying air |
| AE | characterized by lightness and insubstantiality |
| AE | resembling air or having the form of air |
| AE | turn into gas |
| AE | aerobic bacteria widely distributed in nature |
| AE | a species of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that produce gas and acid from sugars and are sometimes involved in the souring of milk |
| AE | the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |