actinostele
A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.

actinosteles
plural of actinostele

actinosts
plural of actinost

acystia
Congenital absence of the bladder.

addenda
plural of addendum

addendum
Something to be added; especially text added as an appendix or supplement to a document.
A postscript.
The height by which the tooth of a gear projects beyond (outside for external, or inside for internal) the standard pitch circle or pitch line.

addendums
plural of addendum

additivism
A view of the evolution of the brain in which features were added over generations

adductor
A muscle which draws a limb or part of the body toward the middle line of the body, or closes extended parts of the body—opposed to abductor.

adductores
plural of adductor

adductors
plural of adductor

adeagi
plural of adeagus

adeagus
Alternative spelling of aedeagus.

adelmidrol
A mast cell stabilizer.

adelphy
Fusion of stamen filaments.

adenalgia
Pain in a gland.

adenectomies
plural of adenectomy

adenectomy
The removal of all or part of the adenoid glands by surgery.

adenine
A base, C₅H₅N₅, found in certain glands and tissues, which pairs with thymine in DNA and uracil in RNA.

adenines
plural of adenine (multiple adenine molecules)

adenoacanthoma
An adenocarcinoma characterised by the presence of squamous cells

adenoacanthomas
plural of adenoacanthoma

adenoacanthomata
plural of adenoacanthoma

adenoblast
An embryonic cell that can develop to form glandular parenchyma

adenoblasts
plural of adenoblast

adenocele
A cystadenoma, a hidrocystoma.

adenoceles
plural of adenocele

adenochondroma
A hamartoma consisting of glandular and cartilaginous tissue

adenochondromas
plural of adenochondroma

adenocystoma
An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts

adenocystomas
plural of adenocystoma

adenocyte
A secretory cell of a gland

adenocytes
plural of adenocyte

adenodiastasis
The ectopia of a gland

adenodynia
pain in a gland; adenalgia

adenofibroma
A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm

adenofibromas
plural of adenofibroma

adenofibromata
plural of adenofibroma

adenogenesis
The development of uterine glands (in mammals)

adenography
The division of anatomy describing the glands

adenolipoma
A benign lipoma of a gland containing both glandular and fat tissue.

adenolipomas
plural of adenolipoma

adenology
The part of physiology that deals with the glands.

adenolymphocele
cystic dilation of lymph nodes caused by an obstruction

adenolymphoceles
plural of adenolymphocele

adenomegalies
plural of adenomegaly

adenomegaly
The enlargement of a gland, especially those of the neck

adenomere
The functional unit in a salivary gland, consisting of all the secretory cells that release their products into a single intralobular duct.

adenomeres
plural of adenomere

adenomucinosis
mucinosis of glandular tissue

adenomyosarcoma
A myosarcoma that contains striated muscle cells

adenomyosarcomas
plural of adenomyosarcoma

adenomyosis
A medical condition characterized by the presence of ectopic glandular tissue in the surrounding muscles, often and especially of the endometrial tissue of the uterus in the myometrium (endometriosis).

adenophore
A stalk supporting a gland.

adenophores
plural of adenophore

adenosclerosis
The hardening of a gland.

adenoses
plural of adenosis

adenosis
Benign swelling, scarring or enlargement of the lymph glands; a minor, low-risk glandular condition.

adenotomies
plural of adenotomy

adenotomy
Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands.

adenotonsillectomies
plural of adenotonsillectomy

adenotonsillectomy
The surgical removal of the adenoids and tonsils, combination of adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy

adesmy
The division or defective coherence of an organ that is usually whole.

adhesiolysis
The cutting or removal of adhesions or scar tissue.

adhesionolysis
Alternative form of adhesiolysis.

adiaspore
A fungal spore, in the lungs of some animals, that can cause adiaspiromycosis

adiaspores
plural of adiaspore

adipectomies
plural of adipectomy

adipectomy
excision of adipose tissue, often by liposuction

adipocellulose
A kind of cellulose consisting of cuticular tissues of leaves and fruits and of cork.

adipocelluloses
plural of adipocellulose

adipocyte
a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy

adipocytes
plural of adipocyte

adipocytolysis
The cytolysis of adipocytes

adipofibroblast
An adipose fibroblast

adipofibroblasts
plural of adipofibroblast

adipopexia
Alternative form of adipopexis.

adipopexis
The storage of fat in tissue.

adiposes
plural of adiposis

adiposis
A condition marked by the accumulation of adipose (fatty) tissue.

adiposphere
An adipose tissue organoid.

adipospheres
plural of adiposphere

adipostasis
The regulation of adipose tissue in the body

adipotaxis
migration towards adipose tissue

aditicule
The larger of the shell perforations of plaesiomyid brachiopods

adnation
The fusion of different floral verticils or sets of organs.

adnations
plural of adnation

adnexa
The appendages of an organ, such as the Fallopian tubes of the uterus.

adnexectomies
plural of adnexectomy

adnexectomy
The removal of a lump in the tissue of the adnexa of the uterus.

adnexum
An appendage of an organ, especially a Fallopian tube (viewed as an appendage of the uterus).

adontia
The absence of teeth

adragant
Gum tragacanth.

adrenarche
A stage of maturation of the cortex of the human adrenal glands, related to puberty, typically occurring between the ages of six and ten years and involving both structural and functional changes.

adrenodoxin
A ferredoxin present in mitochondria of the adrenal cortex.

adrenodoxins
plural of adrenodoxin

adrenomegaly
enlargement of the adrenal glands

adrenorphin
An endogenous, C-terminally amidated, opioid octapeptide, produced from proteolytic cleavage of proenkephalin A and widely distributed throughout the mammalian brain.

adtevac
A technique for drying blood plasma.

adustiosis
A reddish discolouration of the skin of a citrus fruit.

adventitia
The outermost layer of epithelial tissue encasing a visceral organ.

adventitias
plural of adventitia

advillin
A gelsolin that regulates the morphogenesis of neurons

adysplasia
A severe form of dysplasia in which an organ is extremely shrunken

adytus
Opening of the larynx.

aedeagi
plural of aedeagus

aedeagus
A copulatory organ of some male insects.

aegophony
Alternative form of egophony.

aerenchym
Dated form of aerenchyma.

aerenchyma
A spongy, airy tissue found especially in the roots of aquatic plants.

aerenchymae
plural of aerenchyma

aerenchymas
plural of aerenchyma

aerenchyme
Alternative form of aerenchyma.

aeroatelectasis
The partial collapse of the lung experienced by pilots in extreme circumstances

aerocele
An air-filled cavity

aerodontalgia
Pain in the teeth caused by changes in air pressure.

aerodontalgias
plural of aerodontalgia

aeropleura
Synonym of pneumothorax.

aeroscepses
plural of aeroscepsis

aeroscepsis
The observation or examination of the air via specialized organs.

aeterio
Alternative form of etaerio.

aeterios
plural of aeterio

affector
A nerve cell that directly activates a muscle

affectors
plural of affector

afference
The brain’s reception of signals from the body.

afferences
plural of afference

afferentation
The input of sensory information from a body part to the brain

afferentations
plural of afferentation

afferentia
Any afferent vessels, whether blood or lymph vessels; specifically, the afferent arteries of the kidneys.

afterchroming
The treatment of a tissue sample with chromate after staining

aftercurrent
An electric current that is induced in a muscle when a constant current through it stops

aftercurrents
plural of aftercurrent

afterhyperpolarisation
Alternative form of afterhyperpolarization.

afterhyperpolarisations
plural of afterhyperpolarisation