AMENORRHOEA
A*men`or*rhoe"a, n. Etym: [Gr. aménorrhée.] (Med.)
Defn: Retention or suppression of the menstrual discharge.
AMENORRHOEAL
A*men`or*rhoe"al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to amenorrhoea.
A MENSA ET THORO
A men"sa et tho"ro. Etym: [L., from board and bed.] (Law)
Defn: A kind of divorce which does not dissolve the marriage bond, but merely authorizes a separate life of the husband and wife. Abbott.
AMENT
Am"ent, n. Etym: [L. amentum thong or strap.] (Bot.)
Defn: A species of inflorescence; a catkin.
The globular ament of a buttonwood. Coues.
AMENTACEOUS Am`en*ta"ceous, a. Etym: [LL. amentaceus.] (Bot.) (a) Resembling, or consisting of, an ament or aments; as, the chestnut has an amentaceous inflorescence. (b) Bearing aments; having flowers arranged in aments; as, amentaceous plants.
AMENTIA
A*men"ti*a, n. Etym: [L.] (Med.)