Category: I

Pain experienced in the lower extremities and sometimes in the hips and buttocks when walking due to diminished blood supply, usually caused by atherosclerosis. A condition of the arteries causing severe pain in the legs which makes the person limp after having walked a short distance. A condition occurring in middle-aged and elderly people, which…

Resistance to blood flow such as that occurring when vessels become constricted.  

Techniques (such as CAT scan, MRI, X rays, ultrasound, and radioactive scans) that permit visualizing (seeing) areas of the body. These are methods that generate images of structures inside the body. The most widely used and straightforward techniques are X-rays, also known as plain X-rays, which provide views of dense structures like bones. Common X-ray…

The production of images by radiologic, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. The enhancement of memory through mentally picturing information. A technique for creating pictures of sections of the body, using scanners attached to computers. A term which covers the variety of technologies which result in pictures (images) of body structures or functioning. The…

Taxonomic categories below the rank of species (e.g. subspecies, variety, forma).  

Taxonomic categories below the rank of genus (e.g. subgenus, section, species, subspecies, variety).  

Small vein that terminates in an areole formed by other veins.  

Non-native, aggressive plant species that spreads quickly in a new habitat, harming the native ecosystems. Similar to aliens, but this term is typically employed to characterize those that cause trouble or harm to other plants, animals, or individuals.  

(Of asci) Having a pore, not a lid, at the apex of the ascus, through which the spores are shot.