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Antiganglioside antibody
An antibody formed against the chemical components of nerves, found in the serum of people with Guillain-Barre syndrome.
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Antiendomysial antibody
An antibody that cross-reacts with smooth muscle collagen and the gluten in wheat, found in the serum of people with celiac sprue and some related autoimmune diseases.
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Antibiotic-impregnated polymethacrylate beads
Vehicles for delivering high concentration antibiotic therapy to a specific area. The antibiotic-impregnated beads are implanted in open wounds with loss of tissue substance, such as open fractures.
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Antiantitoxin
An antibody that acts against an antitoxin, which is an antibody that binds with and destroys a bacterial toxin.
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Antiamebic
A medicine used to prevent or treat amebiasis.
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Antiaggregant
A medicine, such as aspirin, that prevents platelets from forming blood clots.
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Anthropophilic
Preferring humans. It is used of parasites that prefer a human host to another animal.
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Anthropometer
A device for measuring the human body and its parts.
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Anthropological baseline
An imaginary line that passes from the lower border of the orbit to the superior margin of the external auditory meatus.
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Anthropobiology
Study of the biology of humans and the great apes.