Category: A

  • Antioch plan

    A plan of cooperative education developed at Antioch College, cooperative education.  

  • Antimony

    The existence of mutually contradictory principles or conclusions each of which may be supported by reason, but which cannot both be true. The world cannot be both finite and infinite (Kant). Metallic element, also known as stibium (symbol, Sb) used in formation of metallic alloys and in several types of medications. Stibium; a crystalline metallic…

  • Antineuritic

    A substance or treatment that relieves inflammation of a nerve. Thiamin is the vitamin. Preventing or relieving inflammation of a nerve.  

  • Antinauseant

    A drug used to prevent or treat nausea and vomiting, antiemetic. Referring to a drug which helps to suppress nausea.  

  • Antimetropia

    In vision, a condition in which one eye is nearsighted and the other eye is farsighted.  

  • Antimetabolic

    A drug that interferes with a chemical reaction in cells and prevents growth.  

  • Antimanic

    A drug used to prevent or treat mania. Preventing or relieving bipolar disorder.  

  • Antiketogenic

    Inhibiting the formation of ketone bodies. An agent that prevents formation of ketones in the body.  

  • Anti-intellectualism

    Tendencies to restrict the processes of open inquiry, the freedom of the mind to inquire, and the freedom to teach accordingly.  

  • Anthihyperlipidemic

    A drug that decreases blood lipid and/or cholesterol levels.