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amyelonicNot myelonic.
amyelotrophyAtrophy of the spinal cord.
amyelousLacking the spinal cord.
AmyesA surname.
amygdalaEach one of the two regions of the brain, located as a pair in the medial temporal lobe, believed to play a key role in processing emotions, such as fear and pleasure, in both animals and humans.
amygdalaceousAkin to, or derived from, the almond.
amygdalarOf or pertaining to the amygdala
amygdalaseEither of two enzymes: beta-glucosidase and amygdalin beta-glucosidase.
amygdalateAny salt or ester of amygdalic acid.
amygdaleAn almond-shaped inclusion in igneous rock or lava.
amygdalectomySurgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdalianRelating to the amygdala
amygdalicOf, from, or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
amygdaliferousalmond-bearing
amygdaliformShaped like an almond.
amygdalinA glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
amygdalineResembling or characteristic of almonds.
amygdalitistonsillitis
amygdalocorticalRelating to the amygdala and the cerebral cortex.
amygdalofugalEmanating from the amygdala
amygdalohippocampalRelating to the amygdala and hippocampus.
amygdalohippocampectomyA neurosurgical procedure in which the amygdala and hippocampus, structures in the medial temporal lobe of the brain, are surgically removed. Most commonly performed to treat drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy with the goal of reducing or stopping seizure activity originating from that region.
amygdaloidShaped like an almond
amygdaloidalShaped like an almond
amygdalopiriformRelating to the amygdala and the piriform cortex
amygdaloseSynonym of gentiobiose.
amygdalostriatalamygdaloid and striatal
amygdalotomySurgical removal of the amygdala.
amygdularPertaining to, or containing amygdules.
amygduleA rounded mass of secondary mineral found in volcanic rock.
AmygismThe American school of imagist poetry influenced by Amy Lowell (1874–1925).
AmygistAny of the imagist poets of the American school influenced by Amy Lowell (1874–1925).
amylSynonym of pentyl.
amylaceousPertaining to, or of the nature of, starch; starchy.
amylamineSynonym of pentylamine.
amylaseAny of a class of digestive enzymes, present in saliva and also contributed to the gut by the exocrine pancreas, that break down complex carbohydrates such as starch into simpler sugars such as glucose.
amylasicRelating to amylase
amylateA compound of the radical amyl with oxygen and a positive atom or radical.
amylenePentene.
amylicPertaining to, or derived from, amyl
amyliferousBearing or producing starch.
amylinThe dextrin of starch.
amylinomimeticAny drug that mimics the action of amylin; they are used to counter diabetes
amyliteThe skeleton of starch granules, composed of amylodextrin.
amylmetacresolAn antiseptic used to treat minor infections of the mouth and throat.
amylobacterA bacillus (Clostridium butyricum) which develops in vegetable tissue during putrefaction. It has medicinal uses
amylobacteriumA bacterium producing butyric fermentation, ascribed to the action of Clostridium butyricum.
amylocaineA synthetic local anesthetic, the first to have been developed.
amylocelluloseA supposed constituent of starch granules.
amylodextrinA high-molecular-weight form of dextrin.
amylogenThe water-soluble part of granulose.
amylogenesisThe formation of starch.
amylogenicOf or pertaining to amylogen.
amyloglucosidaseA form of amylase used industrially to produce sugars from starches
amylogramThe graphical record of an amylograph
amylographAn instrument that records the viscosity and gelatinization of a starch or flour suspension in water as it is raised in temperature.
amylohydrolaseAny hydrolase that hydrolyses starch
amylohydrolysisThe transformation of starch by hydrolysis.
amylohydrolyticOf or pertaining to the hydrolysis of starch.
amyloidA waxy compound of protein and polysaccharides that is found deposited in tissues in amyloidosis.
amyloidicRelating to or composed of amyloid.
amyloidicityThe condition of being amyloid
amyloidityThe condition of being amyloid
amyloidogenesisThe production of amyloid
amyloidogenicRelating to amyloidogenesis.
amyloidogenicityThe property of being amyloidogenic.
amyloidolysisThe enzymatic breakup (hydrolysis) of amyloids
amyloidolyticRelating to amyloidolysis
amyloidomaA mass of amyloid (misfolded proteins and polysaccharides) that has collected in an anatomic site as a result of any of various types of amyloidosis; it is not, strictly speaking, a benign tumor (because it is not a lump of cells but rather extracellular protein), but it can produce mass effect like a benign tumor would.
amyloidopathyThe presence of amyloid peptide plaques in the brain
amyloidophilicAttracted to amyloid and thus used to counter prion diseases
amyloidosisAny of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body.
amyloidoticOf or pertaining to amyloidosis
amyloidotropicHaving an affinity for amyloid tissue
amylolysinA lantibiotic present in Bacillus amyloliquefaciens
amylolysisThe conversion of starch into sugar by the action of acids or enzymes such as amylase.
amylolyticRelating to amylolysis
amylomaltaseAny enzyme that catalyzes the transglycosylation of maltose or maltodextrins
amylomeAll the parenchymal proteins (of a plant) that are capable of forming amyloid fibres
amylometerAn instrument for determining the amount of starch in a substance.
amylometricRelating to the measurement of the amount of starch in a substance.
amylopectinA highly branched, insoluble form of starch (the soluble form being amylose)
amylopectinosisGlycogen storage disease type IV
amylophagiaThe pathological desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods.
amylophagicRelating to, or suffering from, amylophagia
amyloplastA specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose.
amyloplasticstarch-forming; amylogenic
amylopsinA pancreatic form of amylase.
amylopullulanaseA glycoside hydrolase enzyme with amylase and pullulanase activity.
amyloseThe soluble form of starch (the insoluble form being amylopectin) that is a linear polymer of glucose.
amylosomeA globular association of amylase.
amylosphereSynonym of amylospheroid.
amylospheroidA spherical aggregate of an amyloid
amylostatinAny material that inhibits amylase
amylosucraseAn enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of sucrose, the released glucose moiety being added to a glycan
amylotrioseSynonym of maltotriose.
amylovoranA capsular exopolysaccharide present in the fire blight pathogen Erwinia amylovora
amylumstarch
amyluriaA condition in which starch is found in the urine.
amynodontidAny mammal in the extinct family †Amynodontidae.
amyocarditicThat does not involve myocarditis
amyopathicNot myopathic.
amyoplasiaA congenital condition in which there is a lack of muscle development.
amyostasiamuscle tremors; a difficulty in standing because of this condition
amyostaticRelating to, or suffering from amyostasia
amyostheniaMyasthenia.
amyosthenicOf or relating to amyosthenia.
amyotoniaLack of normal muscular tension or tonus, especially when congenital.
amyotrophicCharacterized by amyotrophy (atrophy of the muscles).
amyotrophyatrophy of muscles
AmyraldianOf or relating to Amyraldism.
AmyraldianismAmyraldism
AmyraldismSynonym of four-point Calvinism.
AmyraldistSynonym of Amyraldian.
amyrinEither of two isomeric triterpenoids found in some vegetable oils and resins
amyrisAny plant of the genus Amyris.
amyrootA plant of species Apocynum cannabinum.
amytalSynonym of amobarbital.
amyxorrheaAbsence of the normal mucous secretion.
anUsed before a vowel sound.
anaA collection of things associated with a person or place, especially a personal collection of anecdotes or conversations at table
AnaangAn ethnic group of southern Nigeria.
anabaenaAny cyanobacterium of the genus Anabaena.
anabaenoidBelonging to or resembling the Anabaena, a genus of filamentous cyanobacteria that exist as plankton.
anabaenolysinAny of a group of cytolytic lipopeptides present in cyanobacteria of the genus Anabaena.
anabaenopeptinAny of a group of biologically-active peptides present in cyanobacteria, principally of the genus Anabaena.
anabantidAny member of the family Anabantidae of climbing perches.
anabantiformAny fish of the order Anabantiformes
anabantoidA fish of the suborder Anabantoidei, a labyrinth fish.
AnabaptismThe doctrine espoused by Anabaptists.
anabaptistA member of a radical wing of Christians during the Protestant Reformation, with a tenet of adult baptism.
anabaptisticOf or relating to the Anabaptists.
anabaptisticalOf or relating to the Anabaptists.
anabaptisticallyIn the manner of the Anabaptists.
AnabaptistryThe Anabaptist theology
anabaptizeTo baptize or christen again, or to a different denomination; to rename or rechristen
anabasA fish of the genus Anabas, a kind of climbing gourami.
anabaseineThe alkaloid 3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2,3'-bipyridine related to nicotine
anabasineA pyridine alkaloid similar to nicotine, found in Nicotiana glauca (tree tobacco), a close relative of the common tobacco plant, formerly used as an insecticide.
anabasisA military march up-country, especially that of Cyrus the Younger into Asia.
anabasiusA kind of courier who travelled on horseback or in a chariot, conveying messages and commands.
anabathridAny sea snail in the family Anabathridae.
anabathrumA raised seat, chair or platform; a pulpit.
anabaticrising (up a slope)
anabaticallyIn an anabatic manner.
AnabelA female given name from Latin, of rare usage, variant of Annabel.
anabelianOf or relating to anabelian geometry, a proposed theory describing the way the algebraic fundamental group G of an algebraic variety (or some related geometric object) V determines how V can be mapped into another geometric object W, under the assumption that G is very far from being an abelian group, in a sense to be made more precise.
anabelioidAn anabelian category or similar structure
AnabellaA female given name.
AnabelleA female given name from Latin.

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