All English words - page 258

Meanings of Anemophile:

noun

A plant that produces pollen which is dispersed by wind.

Meanings of Anemophilous:

adjective

(of a plant) wind-pollinated.

Usage examples:

Generally, starchy pollen has been considered a feature of wind-pollinated (anemophilous) flowering…

Meanings of Anemoscope:

noun

Any of several devices used to show the direction of the wind, or to predict changes in the weather.

Meanings of Anemotactic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or of the nature of anemotaxis; exhibiting or characterized by movement determined by the direction of the wind.

Meanings of Anemotaxis:

noun

Movement of an organism in a direction determined by that of the wind.

Meanings of Anemotropic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or of the nature of anemotropism; exhibiting or characterized by orientation determined by the direction of the wind.

Meanings of Anemotropism:

noun

Turning or orientation of an organism, or part of an organism, in a direction determined by that of the wind.

Meanings of Anencephalic:

adjective

Having the cerebral hemispheres and a large part of the skull congenitally absent; exhibiting anencephaly.

Usage examples:

It can uncover 90 percent of anencephalic pregnancies and 80 percent of spina bifida cases.

noun

An anencephalic fetus or infant.

Usage examples:

The excess was most pronounced for the subgroup of anencephalics, in which prevalence increased 5-f…

Meanings of Anencephalous:

adjective

Affected by anencephaly (congenital absence of most of the brain and cranium); of, relating to, or of the nature of anencephaly.

Meanings of Anencephaly:

noun

A severe congenital condition in which a large part of the skull is absent along with the cerebral hemispheres of the brain.

Meanings of Anent:

preposition

Concerning; about.

Usage examples:

I'll say a few words anent the letter

Meanings of Anepigraphic:

adjective

Of a coin or other artefact: without an inscription or legend.

Meanings of Anergia:

noun

Abnormal lack of energy.

Usage examples:

Alas, bleuler's views were largely neglected, probably because schizophrenic patients with negative…

Meanings of Anergy:

noun

Absence of the normal immune response to a particular antigen or allergen.

Usage examples:

It is known that some persons with tb exhibit specific anergy to tuberculin but still respond to ot…

Meanings of Anerly:

adverb

Only, solely; merely.

adjective

Single, sole; alone, solitary; only.

Meanings of Aneroid:

adjective

Relating to or denoting a barometer that measures air pressure by the action of the air in deforming the elastic lid of an evacuated box.

Usage examples:

He used a standard-sized, calibrated aneroid sphygmomanometer blood pressure cuff to measure pressu…

noun

An aneroid barometer.

Usage examples:

He pointed out that some midwestern facilities began phasing out mercury-containing sphygmomanomete…

Meanings of Aneroidograph:

noun

An instrument that uses an aneroid barometer to produce a graphical record of variations in air pressure.

Meanings of Aneroids:

noun

An aneroid barometer.

Usage examples:

He pointed out that some midwestern facilities began phasing out mercury-containing sphygmomanomete…

adjective

Relating to or denoting a barometer that measures air pressure by the action of the air in deforming the elastic lid of an evacuated box.

Usage examples:

He used a standard-sized, calibrated aneroid sphygmomanometer blood pressure cuff to measure pressu…

Meanings of Anesthesia:

noun

Insensitivity to pain, especially as artificially induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations.

Usage examples:

During anaesthesia body temperature falls due to the effect of drugs

Meanings of Anesthesiologist:

noun

→  anesthetist

Meanings of Anesthesiologists:

noun

→  anesthetist

Meanings of Anesthesiology:

noun

The branch of medicine concerned with anaesthesia and anaesthetics.

Usage examples:

One study examined the effects of music use in various medical specialties, including anesthesiolog…

Meanings of Anesthetic:

noun

A substance that induces insensitivity to pain.

Usage examples:

Supplements that have the potential to cause major complications in perioperative patients are thos…

adjective

Inducing or relating to insensitivity to pain.

Usage examples:

Anaesthetic drugs and gases

Meanings of Anesthetics:

noun

A substance that induces insensitivity to pain.

Usage examples:

Supplements that have the potential to cause major complications in perioperative patients are thos…

adjective

Inducing or relating to insensitivity to pain.

Usage examples:

Anaesthetic drugs and gases

Meanings of Anesthetist:

noun

A medical specialist who administers anaesthetics.

Usage examples:

Advanced practice nurses include nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists for psychology and…