amblyopia
Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise healthy eye.
A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes.

amblyopias
plural of amblyopia

amblyopy
Dated form of amblyopia.

ambregris
Alternative spelling of ambergris.

ambregrise
Alternative spelling of ambergris.

amebocyte
Alternative spelling of amoebocyte.

amebocytes
plural of amebocyte; alternative spelling of amoebocyte.

ameboidism
movements, especially in some nerve cells, that resemble those of the amoeba

ameloblast
An epithelial cell that forms the enamel of the developing tooth

ameloblasts
plural of ameloblast

ametria
The congenital absence of the uterus

aminochromone
Any amino derivative of a chromone, some of which block human platelet aggregation

aminochromones
plural of aminochromone

aminocyte
Misspelling of amniocyte.

aminocytes
Misspelling of amniocytes.

amitoses
plural of amitosis

amitosis
cell division by cleavage of the nucleus without the formation of condensed chromosomes

ammoniaporin
A mitochondrial membrane channel permeable to ammonia.

ammoniaporins
plural of ammoniaporin

amnia
plural of amnion

amnioblast
Any of the cells of the amniotic membrane.

amnioblasts
plural of amnioblast

amniochorion
The amnion and chorion considered as a single unit.

amniochorions
plural of amniochorion

amniocyte
Any fetal cell floating freely in the amniotic fluid

amniocytes
plural of amniocyte

amnion
The innermost membrane of the fetal membranes of reptiles, birds, and mammals; the sac in which the embryo is suspended.

amnions
plural of amnion

amniorrhexis
A rupture of the amniotic sac during pregnancy.

amnios
amnion

amnioserosa
An epithelium at the dorsal midline of the blastoderm embryo of some insects

amnioserosae
plural of amnioserosa

amnioserosas
plural of amnioserosa

amniotomies
plural of amniotomy

amniotomy
An artificial rupture of membranes to induce or accelerate labour.

amoebocyte
Any cell that has the form or motion of an amoeba.
A leukocyte, especially in an in vitro culture.

amoebocytes
plural of amoebocyte

amoeboidism
Alternative form of ameboidism.

amorphus
A malformed foetus
Any amorphous material

ampallang
A male genital piercing in which a barbell passes through the head of the penis horizontally. It may be transurethral or placed above the urethra.

ampallangs
plural of ampallang

amphiarthroses
plural of amphiarthrosis

amphiarthrosis
The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage.

amphiblestroides
The retina.

amphid
One of a pair of chemosensory sense organs positioned laterally on the head of a nematode.

amphids
plural of amphid

amphisome
An autophagic vacuole formed by fusion of an autophagosome and an endosome.

amphophil
Any amphophilic cell

amphophile
An amphophilic cell.

amphophiles
plural of amphophile

amphophils
plural of amphophil

amygdal
Alternative form of amygdale (“almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava”).

amygdalectomies
plural of amygdalectomy

amygdalectomy
Surgical removal of the amygdala.

amygdales
plural of amygdale

amygdalotomies
plural of amygdalotomy

amygdalotomy
Surgical removal of the amygdala.

amygdals
plural of amygdal

amylobacter
A bacillus (Clostridium butyricum) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction. It has medicinal uses

amylobacters
plural of amylobacter

amyloblast
Alternative form of ameloblast.

amyloblasts
plural of amyloblast

amyoplasia
A congenital condition in which there is a lack of muscle development

amyostasia
muscle tremors; a difficulty in standing because of this condition

anacidity
Lack of acidity, as of the stomach.

anacrotism
A secondary notch in the pulse curve, obtained in a sphygmographic tracing, possibly indicative of an abnormal pulse due to heart or arterial issues.

anadicrotism
Synonym of anacrotism.

anagen
The production of new hair from stem cells.

anagens
plural of anagen

analbuminaemia
A benign inherited metabolic defect characterised by an impaired synthesis of serum albumin.

analbuminemia
Alternative form of analbuminaemia.

anaphase
The stage of mitosis and meiosis during which the chromosomes separate, the chromatid moving to opposite poles of the cell.

anaphases
plural of anaphase

anaphasis
Synonym of anaphase.

anaplasty
The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue.

anapophyses
plural of anapophysis

anapophysis
A backward-pointing process in the lumbar vertebrae of some mammals.

anastases
plural of anastasis

anastasis
a recovery from a debilitating condition, especially irradiation of human tissue
rebirth
resurrection, especially the resurrection of Jesus Christ

anastate
One of a series of substances formed, in secreting cells, by constructive or anabolic processes, in the production of protoplasm.

anastates
plural of anastate

ancestim
A recombinant methionyl human stem cell factor.

anchyloses
plural of anchylosis

anchylosis
Alternative spelling of ankylosis.

anconei
plural of anconeus

anconeus
A muscle of the elbow and forearm.

androglobin
A chimeric globin associated with the testes

androglobins
plural of androglobin

anencephalies
plural of anencephaly

anencephaly
A lethal birth defect involving the abscence of a major portion of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon.

anetoderma
A form of atrophoderma in which the skin becomes wrinkled.

anetodermas
plural of anetoderma

aneurism
Alternative spelling of aneurysm.

aneurisms
plural of aneurism

aneurysm
An abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.

aneurysms
plural of aneurysm

angienchyma
vascular tissue of plants, consisting of spiral vessels, dotted, barred, and pitted ducts, and laticiferous vessels

angioarchitecture
The structure of blood vessels supporting an organ

angioarchitectures
plural of angioarchitecture

angioblast
A cell that differentiates into blood cells and endothelium within an embryo.

angioblasts
plural of angioblast

angiocardiogram
The X-ray of the heart and blood vessels.

angiocardiography
A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.

angiocardiology
Study of the heart and blood vessels.

angiocube
A densely-packed area of blood vessels in the retina of the eye.

angiocubes
plural of angiocube

angioedema
Swelling of the lower layers of the skin, often around the mouth, or of the mucosa or submucosa of the mouth or throat, which can appear quickly in response to an allergen or due to other conditions.

angioedemas
plural of angioedema

angioencephalography
An X-ray examination of the blood vessels in the brain.

angioendotheliomatosis
A cutaneous condition characterized histologically by a dense proliferation of small capillaries.

angiofibroma
A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.

angiofibromas
plural of angiofibroma

angiofibromata
plural of angiofibroma

angiographies
plural of angiography

angiography
A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.

angioleiomyoma
A vascular leiomyoma of the skin, thought to arise from vascular smooth muscle, and generally acquired.

angioleiomyomas
plural of angioleiomyoma

angioleiomyomata
plural of angioleiomyoma

angiomatoses
plural of angiomatosis

angiomatosis
A rare genetic non-neoplastic condition presenting with little knots of capillaries in various organs.

angiome
the complete mapping of the blood vessels in an organism, especially those of the brain.

angiomyogenesis
The regeneration of myocardial tissue.