Category: A

  • Adamantoblastom

    Over-growth of an adamantoblast.  

  • Adamantoblast

    An enamel-forming cell present only during tooth formation.  

  • Adamantinoma

    A tumor of the jaw, especially of the lower one, that arises from enamel-forming cells and may be partly cystic, partly solid. It may be benign or of low-grade malignancy.  

  • Adamantine

    Very hard; said of enamel of teeth.  

  • Adacel

    Tetanus toxoid, diphtheria, and acellular pertussis, adsorbed vaccine.  

  • Acyl

    General formula RC=0; in organic chemistry, the radical derived from an organic acid when the hydroxyl group (OH) is removed.  

  • Acyanoblepsia

    Inability to discern blue colors. Also called acyanopsia.  

  • Acute panmyelosis with myelofibrosis

    A form of acute leukemia in which multiple cell lines develop aberrantly, infiltrate internal organs, e.g., the spleen, and cause extensive bone marrow fibrosis.  

  • Acute coronary syndrome

    Any circumstance that suddenly impairs blood flow through the coronary arteries. Acute coronary syndrome includes all forms of acute myocardial infarction (i.e., those that cause Q waves on the electrocardiogram and those that do not, as well as those that cause S-T segment elevation and those that do not), and unstable angina pectoris. An umbrella…

  • Acute chest syndrome

    A complication of sickle cell disease resulting from vascular occlusion or infection in the lungs and marked by chest pain, tachypnea, fever, rales and rhonchi, leukocytosis, and lobar consolidation.