| agitophasia | Abnormally rapid speech in which words are imperfectly spoken or dropped out of a sentence. Synonym: agitolalia. Origin: L. Agito, to hurry, + G. Phasis, speech (05 Mar 2000) |
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| agkistrodon | A genus of venomous snakes of the subfamily crotalinae. Twelve species of this genus are found in north and central america and asia. Agkistrodon contortrix is the copperhead, a. Piscivorus, the cottonmouth. The former is named for its russet or orange-brown colour, the latter for the white interior of its mouth. (goin, goin, and zug, introduction to herpetology, 3d ed, p336; moore, poisonous snakes of the world, 1980, p75) (12 Dec 1998) |
| aglobulia | An obsolete term for anaemia. Origin: G. A-priv. + L. Globulus, globule (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglobuliosis | An obsolete term for a condition characterised by anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglobulism | An obsolete term for anaemia. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglomerular | Having no glomeruli; said especially of a kidney in which the glomeruli have been destroyed, or kidneys of certain fish, e.g., toad fish, that possess tubules but no glomeruli. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglossal | <zoology> Without tongue; tongueless. Origin: Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aglossia | Congenital absence of the tongue. Origin: G. A-priv. + glossa, tongue (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglossia-adactylia syndrome | <syndrome> Congenital absence or hypoplasia of the tongue, associated with absence of the digits. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglossostomia | Congenital absence of the tongue, with a malformed (usually closed) mouth. Origin: G. A-priv. + glossa, tongue, + stoma, mouth (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglucon | The portion of a glucoside other than the glucose. Origin: G. A-priv. + glucose + -on (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglutition | <medicine> Inability to swallow. Origin: Pref. A- not + L. Glutire to swallow. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| aglycon | <chemical> This is the noncarbohydrate part of a glycoside (aglucone). (06 May 1997) |
| aglycosuria | Absence of carbohydrate in the urine. (05 Mar 2000) |
| aglycosuric | Relating to aglycosuria. (05 Mar 2000) |