Category: A
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Aglutition
Difficulty in swallowing or inability to swallow.
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Aglossostomia
Congenital absence of the tongue and mouth.
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Aglossia
Congenital absence of the tongue.
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Agitophasia
Excessive rapidity of speech, with slurring, omission, and distortion of sounds.
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Agitographia
Writing with excessive rapidity, with unconscious omission of words and syllables. An uncontrollable urge to write quickly, often resulting in the unintentional skipping of words or entire sentences.
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Aging in place
Any services provided to elderly patients that allow them to continue to live independently rather than relocating them to care facilities.
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Aggregometry
The measurement of the degree to which objects, e.g., platelets, stick together.
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Aggrecan
A large glycoprotein (a form of proteoglycan) that provides stiffness and structural strength to many tissues including joint cartilage, tendons, and the aorta.
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Agglutinative
Causing or capable of causing agglutination.
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Agglutinant
Substance causing adhesion.