a. (Biol.) Produced by spontaneous generation. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. abrenuntiare; ab + renuntiare. See Renounce. ] To renounce. [ Obs. ] “They abrenounce and cast them off.” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Acetic + phenyl + one. ] (Chem.) A crystalline ketone, CH3.CO.C6H5, which may be obtained by the dry distillation of a mixture of the calcium salts of acetic and benzoic acids. It is used as a hypnotic under the name of hypnone. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. (Bot.) Increasing by growth from the extremity; as, an acrogenous plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

or . [ Gr. 'adh`n, 'ade`nos, gland. ] Combining forms of the Greek word for gland; -- used in words relating to the structure, diseases, etc., of the glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adenography. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Adeno- + -graphy. ] That part of anatomy which describes the glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. (Med.) Lymphoid tissue in the roof of the nasopharynx; -- often in the pl. Stedman 25. [ AS ]

2. (Med.) A swelling produced by overgrowth of adenoid{ 1 } tissue; -- usually in pl. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. (Med.) Of or relating to a gland. [ AS ]

2. (Med.) Pertaining to adenoids{ 2 }. Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary. [ AS ]

{ a. Glandlike; glandular. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adenology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Adeno- + -logy. ] The part of physiology that treats of the glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; L. pl. -mata /plu>. [ NL.; adeno- + -oma. ] (Med.) A benign tumor of epithelial tissue with a glandlike structure. -- Ad`e*nom"a*tous a.AS [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

n. [ Adeno- + Gr. pa`qos suffering, paqei^n to suffer. ] (Med.) Pathological enlargement of a lymph node. [ AS ]

a. [ Adeno- + Gr. foro`s bearing. ] (Bot.) Producing glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Adeno- + Gr. fy`llon leaf. ] (Bot.) Having glands on the leaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL.; adeno- + sclerosis. ] (Med.) The hardening of a gland. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Like a gland; full of glands; glandulous; adenous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to adenotomy. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Adeno- + Gr. &unr_; a cutting, &unr_; to cut. ] (Anat.) Dissection of, or incision into, a gland or glands. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Adenose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Adipose; -genous. ] (Med.) Producing fat. AS [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

adj. 1. of or pertaining to the adrenal cortex. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adj. 1. stimulating or acting on the adrenal cortex [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a growth hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland; it stimulates the adrenal cortex.
Syn. -- adrenocorticotropic hormone, adrenocorticotrophic hormone, adrenocorticotrophin, corticotropin, corticotrophin, ACTH [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. 1. a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OF. aliéneur. ] One who alienates or transfers property to another. Blackstone. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Anat.) The alisphenoid bone. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. ala wing + E. sphenoid. ] (Anat.) Pertaining to or forming the wing of the sphenoid; relating to a bone in the base of the skull, which in the adult is often consolidated with the sphenoid; as, alisphenoid bone; alisphenoid canal. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ambo both + genus kind. ] Of two kinds. (Bot.) Partaking of two natures, as the perianth of some endogenous plants, where the outer surface is calycine, and the inner petaloid. [ 1913 Webster ]

Amenorrhea AS
‖ n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + mh`n month + "rei^n to flow: cf. F. aménorrhée.] (Med.) Pathological or physiological absence of menstruation. [1913 Webster + AS]

a. Pertaining to amenorrhoea. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. amnigena; amnis a river + root gen of gignere to beget. ] Born or bred in, of, or near a river. [ Obs. ] Bailey. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Increasing in size by growth on all sides, as the lichens. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. [ NL., fr. L. amphisbaena + -oid. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the lizards of the genus Amphisbæna. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_;, to communicate; &unr_; up + &unr_; to make common, &unr_; common. ] (Rhet.) A figure by which a speaker appeals to his hearers or opponents for their opinion on the point in debate. Walker. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Anther + -genous. ] (Bot.) Transformed from anthers, as the petals of a double flower. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. arenosus, fr. arena sand. ] Sandy; full of sand. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; bearing males; &unr_; a male + &unr_; a bringing forth. ] (Zool.) Producing males from unfertilized eggs, as certain wasps and bees. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Arsenic + pyrite. ] (Min.) A mineral of a tin-white color and metallic luster, containing arsenic, sulphur, and iron; -- also called arsenical pyrites and mispickel. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. 1. connecting an artery to a vein. an arteriovenous fistula [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; shaped like a ladle; &unr_; a ladle + e'i^dos form. ] (Anat.) Ladle-shaped; -- applied to two small cartilages of the larynx, and also to the glands, muscles, etc., connected with them. The cartilages are attached to the cricoid cartilage and connected with the vocal cords. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. 'a priv. + sqe`nos strength + 'w`ps eye. ] Weakness of sight. Quain. -- As`the*nop"ic a. [1913 Webster]

n. 1. the lower layer of the earth's crust, below the lithosphere. It is estimated as from fifty to several hundred miles thick. It is less rigid than the lithosphere, but still rigid enough to transmit some transverse seismic waves. [ RHUD ] [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;; &unr_; self + root of gi`gnesqai to be born. ] 1. (Biol.) Self-generated; produced independently. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Anat.) Developed from an independent center of ossification. Owen. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. a. Autogenetic. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Autogenous soldering, the junction by fusion of the joining edges of metals without the intervention of solder. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an autogenous manner; spontaneously. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Avener. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. bai`nein to walk + -mere. ] (Zool.) One of the somites (arthromeres) that make up the thorax of Arthropods. Packard. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. bai`nein to walk + -pod. ] (Zool.) One of the thoracic legs of Arthropods. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Gr. bai`nein to walk + -some body. ] (Zool.) The thorax of Arthropods. Packard. [ 1913 Webster ]