Auricularis: Pertaining to the ear.
Auriscope : An instrument for examining the ear.
Auscultation: The act of listening the sounds within the body for the purpose of diagnosis.
Autohlast : An independent solitary bioblast ; a microorganism.
Autoclasia : A self-perpetuating destructive process by an autoimmune reaction to breakdown tissues, liberating more antigen.
Autoclave: An equipment used to sterilize materials.
Autocoid : A specific organic compound produced by the cells of an organ and passed from them to produce effects on organs or similar to those produced by drugs.
Autocytolysis: The enzymatic digestion of cells by enzymes normally elaborated in the affected cells.
Autocytotoxin : A cytotoxin for the cells ofthe body in which it is formed.
Autogamy: Self-fertilization.
Autogenous: Self-generated products in the body.
Autoimmune disease: A disease resulting from an immune reaction 'to ones own tissue components.
Autolysins : Enzymes of bacteria which hydrolyze their own cell-wall substances.
Autonomic nerve: The portion of the nervous system concerned with
regulation of the activity of cardiac muscle, smooth muscle and glands.
Autoradiography: The making of a radiography of an object or tissue by recording on a photographic plate; the radiation emitted by a radioactive material.
Autotoxin: Any pathogenic principle developed within the body from tissue metamorphosis.
Autoxidation: Oxidation processes that proceed slowly in the presence of atmospheric oxygen.
Autotrophic bacteria: Bacteria that can synthesize carbohydrates and obtain energy, froin simple inorganic sources.
Auxin: A growth-promoting hormone in plants.
Avenin: An albuminoid obtained' from Avena sativa.
Axil : Upper angle between leaf and petiole; in the axis of any structure.
Axil placentation: Placentation in which the ovules are borne on a central axis in separate chambers of the fruit.
Axis of symmetry: An axis on which the crystal can be rotated through 3600 and occupy the same position more than once.
Axillary bud: A lateral bud borne in the axil of a leaf.
Axon: (1) The axis of the body. (2) That process of a neuron by which impulses travel away from the cell body.
Azeotrope: A liquid mixture of two or more substances which behaves like a single substance.
Azide: Any of a group of compounds having the characteristic formula RN3.
Azo dye: Any of a braod series of synthetic dyes that have -N = Nas a chromophore group; they are produced from amino compounds by diazotizatioIJ. and coupling.
Azospennia : Absence spermatozoa in the semen.
Azotemia: An excess of urea or other nitrogenous compounds in the blood.
Azothioprine : A cytotoxic and an immunosuppressive drug.
Azotobacter: A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria of the family Azotobacteraceae, found in soil and water.
Azotomer : An instrument for measuring the proportion of nitrogen compounds in a solution.
Azotomycin : An antibiotic substance with antineoplastic properties produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens.
Azotorrhea : Excessive loss of nitrogen in the feces.
Azoturia: An excess of urea in the urine
Azymia:Absence of an enzyme.
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