Category: A

Artificial insemination with sperm from a woman’s husband, AID.  

A government program providing cash support for low- income families with dependent children who have been deprived of parental support due to death, disability, continued absence of a parent, or unemployment. A federally financed program for single-parent families, designed to provide welfare for single parents who cannot, without this assistance, take proper care of the…

A test used to detect antibodies against the AIDS virus (HIV) in blood samples. This test does not detect AIDS but rather the presence of the virus that can result in AIDS.  

In politics, a legislative staff member who performs clerical, technical, or official duties. An assistant without professional credentials. An aide is one who assists, usually without formal training, or with less training than the person assisted. An aide may also work under the supervision of an agency, as in the case of a home health…

An acronym for artificial insemination with sperm from a donor other than the woman’s husband. A machine, tool or drug which helps someone do something. Assistance provided to a person, especially one who is sick, injured, or troubled. Within the realm of human health, a profound condition emerges—acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). This disease stems from…

An agency of government responsible for inspecting and grading meats, poultry, fruits, and vegetables. Also referred to as the Department of Agriculture or U.S. Department of Agriculture. Its broad functions are as follows: (a) agriculture, industry, chemistry; (b) animal industry; (c) dairy industry; (e) extension services; and (f) human nutrition and home economics.  

If two situations of a phenomenon under investigation have only one circumstance in common, the instances in which they agree is presumed to be causally related to the phenomenon.  

The inability to speak words in grammatically correct order. This is a symptom of motor aphasia characterized by the omission of related words in a sentence. A language disturbance marked by the misuse of grammar, especially the inability to make subjects and verbs agree or to use conjunctions, pronouns, verb tenses, or word endings appropriately.…

The belief that the nature of ultimate reality is not knowable; that affirmation and denial is not possible; that the existence of an ultimate reality, life beyond this one is inconceivable.