androstenedione |
a steroid hormone precursor to testosterone and estrogen that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex. |
androsterone |
a male sex hormone, excreted in the urine of both males and females, and synthetically manufactured from cholesterol. |
-androus |
having (so many) husbands. [2 definitions] |
-andry |
marriage to (so many) husbands. [2 definitions] |
and so forth |
with more of the same type. [2 definitions] |
and so on |
with more of the same type. [2 definitions] |
-ane |
a hydrocarbon of the methane series. |
anecdotal |
of, resembling, or concerning an anecdote or anecdotes. [2 definitions] |
anecdote |
a brief account of a notable or humorous incident. |
anechoic |
not having or producing reverberations of sound. |
anemia |
a condition resulting from a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin and characterized by weakness, pallor, and difficulty in breathing. |
anemic |
pertaining to or suffering from anemia, a condition resulting from a deficiency of red blood cells or hemoglobin and characterized by weakness, pallor, and difficulty in breathing. [2 definitions] |
anemograph |
an instrument used to measure and record the speed of the wind. |
anemometer |
an instrument that measures the speed and force of the wind. |
anemone |
a type of plant related to the buttercup and characterized by large white, blue, purple, or red flowers. [2 definitions] |
anemophilous |
of plants, pollinated by wind-blown pollen. |
anencephaly |
congenital absence of all or part of the brain. |
anent |
in reference to; regarding. |
aneroid |
using no liquid. |
aneroid barometer |
a barometer that uses a thin metal disk covering a partial vacuum, such that a change in atmospheric pressure results in a corresponding change in the shape of the disk and moves the indicator needle. |
anesthesia |
complete or partial inability to perceive bodily sensation such as pain. [2 definitions] |