| aesthesodic | <physiology> Conveying sensory or afferent impulses; said of nerves. Origin: Gr. Sensation + a way; cf. F. Esthesodique. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| aestho-physiology | <study> The science of sensation in relation to nervous action. Origin: Gr. To perceive + E. Physiology. (04 Mar 1998) |
| aestival | Of or belonging to the summer; as, aestival diseases. [Spelt also estival. Origin: L. Aestivalis, aestivus, fr. Aestas summer. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aestivate | 1. To spend the summer. 2. <zoology> To pass the summer in a state of torpor. [Spelt also estivate. Origin: L. Aestivare, aestivatum. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aestivation | 1. <zoology> The state of torpidity induced by the heat and dryness of summer, as in certain snails; opposed to hibernation. 2. <botany> The arrangement of the petals in a flower bud, as to folding, overlapping, etc.; prefloration. [Spelt also estivation. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aestivoautumnal fever | <infectious disease> A tropical parasitic disease caused by one of the genus Plasmodium and carried by infected mosquitoes of the genus Anopheles. This parasite uses red blood cells to complete its reproductive cycle. Common symptoms of an attack include high fever, chills, sweats and body aches. (27 Sep 1997) |
| aet | <chemical> Carbamimidothioic acid 2-aminoethyl ester dihydrobromide. A radiation-protective agent that can inhibit DNA damage by binding to the DNA. It also increases the susceptibility of blood cells to complement-mediated lysis. Pharmacological action: radiation-protective agents. Chemical name: Carbamimidothioic acid, 2-aminoethyl ester, dihydrobromide (12 Dec 1998) |
| aetheogamous | <botany> Propagated in an unusual way; cryptogamous. Origin: Gr. Unusual (priv. + custom) + marriage. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aethiops mineral | <chemistry> Same as Ethiops mineral. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aethogen | <chemistry> A compound of nitrogen and boro, which, when heated before the blowpipe, gives a brilliant phosphorescent; boric nitride. Origin: Gr. Fire, light + -gen. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aethrioscope | <instrument> An instrument consisting in part of a differential thermometer. It is used for measuring changes of temperature produced by different conditions of the sky, as when clear or clouded. Origin: Gr. Clear + to observe. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aetiolated | Subjected to, or characterised by, aetiolation. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aetiolation | 1. Paleness or pallor resulting from absence of light, as in persons confined because of illness or imprisonment, or in plants bleached by being deprived of light. 2. The process of blanching, bleaching, or making pale by withholding light. Origin: Fr. Aetioler, to blanch (05 Mar 2000) |
| aetiologic | Relating to aetiology. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aetiological | Pertaining to aetiology; assigning a cause. Aetiolog"ically. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |