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1. abasia, n. View full entry 1888
...An inability to walk, esp. in an individual who has no demonstrable sensory impairment or motor weakness; an instance of this. Cf. astasia2....
2. abiotically, adv. View full entry 1891
...In an abiotic manner; without the involvement of living cells or organisms; abiogenically....
3. abnormality, n. View full entry 1847
...Something that is abnormal; an instance of irregularity; an abnormal or unusual form or feature....
4. abulic, adj. and n. View full entry 1889
...Suffering from abulia; of the nature of or relating to abulia; characterized by abulia....
5. acanthocytosis, n. View full entry 1960
...A medical condition characterized by the presence of acanthocytes; spec. abetalipoproteinemia....
6. acephalocystic, adj. View full entry 1824
...Of or relating to acephalocysts; of the nature of acephalocysts....
7. acepromazine, n. View full entry 1957
...A sedative and antipsychotic drug of the phenothiazine class, now used mainly as a tranquillizer and preanaesthetic in veterinary medicine....
8. acetonuria, n. View full entry 1883
...The presence of an abnormally large quantity of acetone (or other ketone bodies) in the urine; = ketonuria...
9. acetozone, n. View full entry 1902
...A white crystalline solid with strong oxidizing properties, used as an antiseptic, disinfectant, and bleaching agent....
10. acetylcholinesterase, n. View full entry 1937
...An enzyme that hydrolyses acetylcholine, and is present at synapses and neuromuscular junctions to inactivate it after transmission of a nerve impulse; (also) any of a class of such enzymes....
11. acholuria, n. View full entry 1900
...Absence of bile pigments in the urine in certain types of jaundice, esp. that associated with chronic haemolytic anaemias. In early use also: a disorder giving rise to this, spec....
12. acholuric, adj. View full entry 1902
...Of types of jaundice: characterized by acholuria....
13. achondroplasia, n. View full entry 1888
...A heritable (autosomal dominant) form of dwarfism which results from defective conversion of cartilage into bone, and is characterized by shortening of the long bones of the limbs, often with enlargement of...
14. achromatopsia, n. View full entry 1849
...Inability to distinguish between some or (usually) all colours; absence, severe impairment, or loss of colour vision; colour blindness, esp. monochromatism....
15. achromatopsic, adj. and n. View full entry 1883
...Of, relating to, or affected by achromatopsia....
16. achroo-, comb. form View full entry 1878
...Forming the names of a small number of chemical compounds which are colourless analogues of another compound, as achroodextrin, achrooglycogen (now disused)....
17. acidaemia | acidemia, n. View full entry 1891
...Increased acidity of the blood; an instance of this; = acidosis Freq. with distinguishing word, typically indicating the type of excess acid....
18. acneform, adj. View full entry 1868
...= acneiform...
19. acne vulgaris, n. View full entry 1848
...The most common form of acne, occurring to some degree in most adolescents, which affects the skin of the face, chest, and back, and is usually uncomplicated by the formation of large...
20. acromegaly, n. View full entry 1886
...A disorder characterized by overgrowth of bone and soft tissues, most noticeably in the hands, feet, and face, caused by over-secretion of growth hormone (most commonly by a pituitary tumour), and also...
