Category: A
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Aplanatic
Free from or correcting spherical aberration.
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Apitherapy
In alternative medicine, the application of bee stings or their chemical constituents for their putative anti-inflammatory effects. Apitherapy has been used by some health care practitioners to treat arthritis and multiple sclerosis, among other disorders.
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Apicostomy
Surgical removal of the mucoperiosteum and bone in order to expose the apex of the root of a tooth.
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Apicomplexa
A phylum of the kingdom Protista (formerly a division of protozoa called Sporozoa); named for a complex of cell organelles (apical microtubule complex) at the apex of the sporozoite form that can penetrate host cells. It includes the medically important genera Plasmodium, Toxoplasma, Cryptosporidium, and Isospora.
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Apicolysis
Destruction of a dental root apex.
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Apicolocator
An instrument for locating the apex of the root of a tooth.
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Apical heave
Visible heaving of the chest over the apex of the heart. This usually indicates left ventricular hypertrophy.
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Aphthosis
Any condition characterized by aphthae.
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Aphthongia
Inability to speak due to spasm of muscles controlling speech.
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Aphthong
A silent letter or combination of letters in a written word.