+adjuvant.+ A remedy which added to a prescription aids the action of the main ingredient. +adrenalin.+ Trade name of a principle obtained from the suprarenal glands which has astringent and hemostatic properties. +aerobic.+ Unable to live without oxygen. +albuminoid.+ A substance resembling true proteids in origin and in composition. +albuminous.+ Resembling or containing albumin. +albuminuria.+ Albumin in the urine as voided. +albumose.+ An intermedial product of the splitting of proteids by enzymes. +albumosuria.+ Albumose in the urine. +algia.+ Pain, as in neuralgia, nerve pain. +alkaloidal. An organic base of vegetable origin causing toxicologic effects. +alveolar.+ Pertaining to the alveoli. +ambi.+ Both, as in ambidexterity, the ability to use both hands with equal ease. +ambulatory.+ Walking, able to walk. +ameba.+ A small one-celled animal that constantly changes its shape by sending out processes of its protoplasm. +amyl nitrite.+ A drug used to dilate the blood vessels. +anal.+ Relating to the anus. +anemia.+ A condition in which the blood is reduced in amount or is deficient in red blood cells or in hemoglobin. +anerobic.+ Living without air. +anesthesia.+ Loss of sensation. +anesthesin.+ An ethylic ether used as a local anesthetic. +aneurism.+ A saclike dilation in the wall of an artery as the result of weakness of its tissues. +angioma.+ A tumor formed of blood vessels. +animal.+ An organic being, with life and power of motion. +ankylosis.+ Stiffening of a joint. +anthrax.+ The disease produced by the bacillus anthracis. +anti.+ A prefix signifying against; in relation to symptoms and diseases, curative. +antidote.+ An agent which neutralizes or counteracts the effects of a poison. +antipyretics.+ Agents reducing fever. +antiseptic.+ Preventing, or destroying the germs of putrefaction or suppuration. +antitoxin.+ A substance in the serum, which binds and neutralizes toxin. +anus.+ The orificial extremity of the rectum. +apposition.+ Contact of two bodies or two surfaces. +argyrol.+ A soluble, non-irritating silver preparation used in the treatment of various inflammations of mucous membranes. +arsenic.+ A metalic element in chemistry. +arterial.+ Pertaining to an artery. +arteries.+ Vessels carrying blood from the heart. +arteriosclerosis.+ A fibrous overgrowth of the inner coat of an artery. +arthritis.+ Inflammation of a joint. +arthrotomy.+ Cutting into a joint. +articulation.+ A joint. +aseptic.+ Free from septic matter. +asepticize.+ To render aseptic or sterile. +aspiration.+ The withdrawal by air or by suction of fluid from any body cavity. +astringent.+ An agent producing contraction of organic tissues or the arrest of a discharge. +atrophy.+ The wasting or diminution of the size of a part from lack of nutrition. +autoclave.+ Instrument for sterilizing by steam. +axis.+ A straight line passing thro a spherical body between its two poles and about which the body may revolve.