Category: A

A solution containing water as the solvent.  

The ability of a substance to dissolve in water. The aqueous solubility of a medication determines its ability to be compounded, administered, and absorbed.  

The bony space occupied by the tooth and periodontal ligament.  

A cleanser chemically altered to increase its ability to kill microorganisms.  

A pattern of natural, periodic suspension of consciousness that provides adequate rest, sustains a desired lifestyle, and can be strengthened.  

Severe scaling of the skin with formation of thick plates resembling the hide of an alligator.  

Chronic nasal obstruction with symptoms that include a runny nose and postnasal discharge that is caused by allergies to soil-based fungi (such as Curvularia or Alternaria). The condition is occasionally diagnosed in patients with an allergic history and nasal polyposis who have failed treatments for other sinus diseases. Tenacious mucus with a large number of…

Purulent inflammation with pain over the facial sinuses, often accompanied by fever, chills, and headache.  

The area in the wall of the aortic arch that contains pressoreceptors innervated by the vagus nerves. These receptors detect changes in blood pressure and bring about reflex changes in heart rate and arterial diameter.  

The saclike recesses behind the anal columns.