Category: A
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Avitaminotic
Diseases due to lack of vitamins.
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Avirulent
Lacking poisonous or infective properties. This passage describes a type of pathogenic microorganism that lacks the ability to cause serious illness. It is often referred to as avirulent, though this term is preferred over simply “non-virulent” to prevent confusion with the phrase “a virulent.”
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Atrophia
A wasting away.
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Atocia
Female barrenness.
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Athyroidism
Deficient thyroid gland secretion; absence of thyroid gland. Suppression of thyroid secretions, or absence of the thyroid gland.
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Athymia
Absence of feeling or emotion.
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Athrombia
Defective blood clotting. An inherited disorder in which there is a defect of blood clotting caused by a deficiency in the formation of thrombin.
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Asynovia
Deficiency in secretion of joint fluid.
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Asynergia, asynergy
Incoordination between parts normally acting in harmony. Discoordination of body parts or organs that normally work together harmoniously. Also called asynergia.
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Asynechia
Discontinuity in structure of an organ or tissue. Lack of continuity of structure in an organ or tissue.