A-re´o-la. The darkish ring around the nipple.
As-ci´tes. Dropsy (an accumulation of fluid) in the abdomen.
A-sep´sis. Absence of septic matter, or freedom from infection.
As-phyx´i-a. Suffocation.
As-trin´gent. 1. Causing contraction and arresting discharges. 2. An agent that arrests discharges.
At´e-lec-ta´´sis. Imperfect expansion of the lungs at birth; partial collapse of the lung.
At´on-y. Lack of normal tone or strength.
A´tri-um. (L., a hall.) The point of entrance of a bacterial disease.
At´ti-tude. A posture or position of the body. The relation which the various parts of the child’s body bears to its own long axis. The attitude of the fœtus normally is complete flexion.
Aus´cul-ta´´tion. The act of listening for sounds within the body.