a- Quick reference
A Dictionary of Dentistry
Prefix denoting absence of, lacking, without; e.g. atoxic (not poisonous), abacterial (without bacteria).
A & E medicine n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Nursing (7 ed.)
accident and emergency medicine: an important specialty dealing with the immediate problems of the acutely ill and injured. See also...
a- Quick reference
Concise Medical Dictionary (9 ed.)
prefix denoting absence of; lacking; not. Examples: amastia (absence of breasts); amorphic (lacking definite form); atoxic (not poisonous).
A-O Quick reference
Concise Medical Dictionary (9 ed.)
Association for Osteosynthesis: denoting a widely used system for treating fractures by metal inserts.
A-scan n. Quick reference
Concise Medical Dictionary (9 ed.)
examination of ocular tissue, including measurement of the length of the eye (axial length), by means of a high-frequency ultrasound machine. ...
a.c. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Nursing (7 ed.)
Latin: before food, used as a direction in prescriptions.
A20 Quick reference
A Dictionary of Biomedicine
A cytoplasmic zinc finger protein (790 aa) that inhibits *NFκB activity and TNF-mediated programmed cell death. The expression of
A431 Quick reference
A Dictionary of Biomedicine
A human cell line established from an epidermoid carcinoma, often used in studies on *EGF.
AAA family Quick reference
A Dictionary of Biomedicine
A diverse superfamily (ATPases associated with various cellular activities) that have a characteristic AAA-domain. There are at least 300 known
A and E medicine Quick reference
Concise Medical Dictionary (9 ed.)
accident and emergency medicine: an important specialty dealing with the immediate problems of the acutely ill and injured. See also...
Aarskog–Scott syndrome Quick reference
A Dictionary of Biomedicine
An X-linked developmental disorder (faciogenital dysplasia, FGDY) in which stature is disproportionately short and there are facial, skeletal, and urogenital
ab- Quick reference
Concise Medical Dictionary (9 ed.)
prefix denoting away from. Example: abembryonic (away from or opposite the embryo).
abaissement du niveau mental n. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Psychology (4 ed.)
In *analytical psychology, a reduced state of concentration and attention, accompanied by a loosening of inhibitions and relaxation
A-band Quick reference
The Oxford Dictionary of Sports Science & Medicine (3 ed.)
Part of a muscle sarcomere that comprises several thick myosin filaments held between thinner actin filaments. It appears as
abandonment Quick reference
A Dictionary of Public Health (2 ed.)
1. Negligent or malicious breaking off of an asymmetrical or dependency relationship, as between physician and patient or between parent(s)
abapical adj. Quick reference
A Dictionary of Dentistry
Opposite to or directly away from the *apex.
