Arabic to Ascaridole

Arabic: Various species of Acacia giving gummy or resinous exudate.
Arabin : An amorphous carbohydrate from gum arabic.
Arabinose: A pectin or gum sugar, white crystalline solid, m.p. 159°, obtained from vegetable gums by acid hydrolysis.
Arachidic acid, CH3(CH2)lSCOOH: a saturated straight chain fatty acid.
Arachis oil : A fixed oil obtained from the seeds of Arachis hypogaea, used as an oleogenous vehicle.
Arane (Cromolyn sodium) : An inhibitor of histamine release.
Arboviruses : Any of a group of viruses which are transmitted to man by various mosquitoes and ticks.
Arch: A structure with a curved or bow-like outline.
Archorrhagia : Haemorrhage from the rectum.
Archorrhea : A liquid discharge from the rectum.
Arciform: Bow-shaped.
Arcus: Curved structure of bow-like outline.
Areca: Tbe dried ripe seeds of Areca catechu, family Palmaceae.
Arecoline: A cholinomimetic alkaloid obtained from betel nut (Areca).
Arenaviridae : A family of viruses comprising the arena viruses.
Arenavirus : A group of viruses made up of plemorphic virions, having segments of single-stranded RNA and ribosomes within the virions.
Areola: (1) Any minute space in a tissue. (2) A circular area of a different colour.
Areolar tissue: A tissue containing minute interspaces.
Areolitis : Inflammation of the areola of the breast.
Arota : A large vessel which opens out of tlte left ventricle of the heart and carries blood to all the body. Arginine: An essential amino acid, produced by hydrolysis of proteins.
Argyria:A pennanent ashen-gray discolouration oftlte skin.
Ariboflannosis: A state produced by a deficiency of riboflavine in the diet.
Aromatic: (1) A major group of unsaturated stabilized cyclic hydrocarbons containing one or more rings. (2) Having a spiey odour.
Aromatic drugs: Substances which stimulate appetite and have flavour.
Aromatic water: Clear, saturated aqueous solutions of volatile substances.
Arrest: Stoppage.
Arrhythmia: Any variation from the normal regular rhythum of the heart-beat.
Arrhythmia, juvenile: Sinus arrhythmia occurring in children.
Arrhythmia, respiratory : Irregularity of phases of respiration, the rate is faster in inspiration and slower in expiration.
Arrow root: A starch prepared from the rhizome of Maranta arundinacea.
Arsenic: A non-metallic, medicinal and poisonous element of atomic number 33, atomic weight, 74.92 ; symbol, As.
Arsenic acid (Hy\s04 .1/2810) : White translucent crystals prepared by digestion of arsenic with nitric acid.
Artemisia: A genus of compositae flowered plants.
Arteria: Any vessel carrying blood away from the heart.
Arteriectopia : Displacement of any
artery from its normal location.
Arteries: Vessels which convey blood away from the heart to the tissues of the body.
Arterial blood: Oxygenated blood present in the pulmonary veins, the left chamber of heart, the arteries and arterial capillaries.
Arteriole: A small artery.
Arteriosclerosis: A group of disease
characterized by thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls.
Arteriostenosis: The narrowing or diminution of the caliber of an artery.
Arteritis: Inflammation of an artery.
Artery : A vessel through which the blood passes away from the heart to. the various parts of the body. Arthralgia: Pain in joint.
Arthritis: Inflammation of the joints; the gout.
Arthritis, rheumatic: A chronic systematic disease primarily of the joints.
Arthrodesis: The operation for fixing a joint in a given position from which it cannot be moved. Arthropathy: Any joint disease.
Articular: Relating to a joint
. Articulation: A joint between two bones; junction between two or more bones of the skeleton.
Artificial respiration: Methods for restoring respiration in suspended breathing.
Aryl : A chemical prefix for aromatic radical.
Asafoetida: An oleo-gum-resin of roots of Ferula asafoetida and other species of Ferula (Umbelliferae) ; used as a condiment, carminative, expectorant, and antispasmodic.
Ascariasis (Ascaridiasis) : A disease . produced by infestation with the roundworm.
Ascaricide: An agent that destroys Ascaris lumbricoides and other
species.
Ascaridole : A liquid, naturally occurring peroxide, in chenopodium ; used as an anthelmintic.