Al´bo-lene. An oily white substance derived from petroleum.
Al´bu-mi-nu´´ri-a. The presence of albumin in the urine.
Al´ka-line. Having the reaction of an alkali.
A´men-or-rhœ´´a. Absence or abnormal stoppage of the menses.
Am-mo´ni-a. A colorless alkaline gas, NH3, of penetrating odor, and soluble in water, forming ammonia-water. Ammoniacal urine contains ammonia, which is one form of nitrogen excretion.
An-æ´mi-a. A condition in which the blood is deficient in quantity or in quality.
An´æs-the´´si-a. Loss of feeling or sensation, especially loss of tactile sensibility, though the term is used for loss of any of the other senses.
An´æs-thet´´ic. 1. Without the sense of touch or of pain. 2. A drug that produces anæsthesia.
An´al-ge´´si-a. Absence of sensibility to pain.
An-aph´ro-dis´´i-ac. A drug that allays sexual desire.