Category: A
-
Ahlfeld’s sign
Irregular uterine contractions after the third month of pregnancy. It is a presumptive sign of pregnancy.
-
Agyria
Incompletely developed convolutions of the cerebral cortex.
-
Agrypnotic
Afflicted with insomnia.
-
Agrypnocoma
Coma in which the individual is partially awake as if in an extreme lethargic state. It may be associated with delirium and lack of sleep.
-
Agrobacterium radiobacter
The former name of the bacterium now called Rhizobium radiobacter.
-
Amnemonic agraphia
Inability to write sentences, although letters or words can be written.
-
Acoustic agraphia
Inability to write words that are heard.
-
Absolute agraphia
Complete inability to write.
-
Agonistic antibody
An antibody that stimulates or activates an organ. For example, agonistic antibodies against the thyrotropin receptor in Grave’s disease stimulate the thyroid gland to release thyroid hormones that produce hyperthyroidism.
-
Agnostic
Uncertain of the ability to prove a proposition, and, therefore, not interested in the beliefs, ideas, or suggestions based upon it.