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Aberrant

[ab-er' -ant) \ab, from ; errare, to wander]. 

Deviating from the normal or regular type, in appearance, structure, course, etc., e.g., the aberrant duct of the testis or liver, aberrant arteries, etc. 

 

Ablation

n. Extirpation.

Achondroplasia

"{ah-kon-dro-pla' -se-ah) [d priv.; x^'^- i^pog, cartilage ; irMaaei-v, to form] . Lack of development in a cartilaginous structure ; the absorption of cartilage during its transformation into bone. "

 

Achromatic

"(al'-kro-mat'-ik) [d priv.; XP'-'H^t color]. Pertaining to achroma ; without color. A. Lens, one the dispersing power of which is exactly neutralized by another lens having the same curvature but of unequal refractive index. See also Aberration and Objective. A. Triplet. See Microscope."

 

Cruorin

 (kru'-or-in) [cruor, blood].

Synonym of Hemoglobin.

Diabetic

a. Alt. of Diabetical

Diagnose

v. t. & i. To ascertain by diagnosis; to diagnosticate. See Diagnosticate.

Diagnosticate

v. t. & i. To make a diagnosis of; to recognize by its symptoms, as a disease.

Metastoma

Alt. of Metastome

Metathorax

The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects.

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