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- aegophony



[aegophony 词源字典] - "In auscultation of the chest: vocal resonance with a bleating or tremulous quality, occurring especially in cases of pleural effusion", Early 19th cent. From French égophonie from ancient Greek αἰγ-, αἴξ goat + French -phonie.[aegophony etymology, aegophony origin, 英语词源]
- abecedarium




- "The alphabet; especially (in early use) the Roman alphabet as opposed to the Greek; (in later use) an alphabet belonging to an ancient writing system, or an inscription of this", Old English; earliest use found in Byrhtferð of Ramsey (fl. c986–c1016), Benedictine monk and scholar. From post-classical Latin abecedarium abecedary; compare -arium.
- abdominoscopy




- "Originally: examination of the abdomen by visual inspection or by other standard methods of physical examination (palpation, percussion, etc.) (now disused ). In later use: endoscopic examination of the abdominal cavity", Early 19th cent. From abdomino- + -scopy, after French abdominoscopie.
- Aladdin's lamp




- "A quality or object enabling its holder to gratify any wish", From Aladdin.
- autohagiography




- "An autobiography by a (self-styled) saint; (hence chiefly depreciative ) an idealized or flattering autobiography", 1920s.
- adynamic




- "Originally: resulting in or characterized by weakness or debility; specifically designating fevers, especially typhus and typhoid, which have a marked debilitating effect (now rare ). In later use: specifically exhibiting, characterized by, or resulting from reduced or absent muscular contraction", Early 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Monthly Review. From a- + dynamic.
- acarophilous




- "That lives in or is adapted for a symbiotic relationship with mites; specifically (of a plant) pollinated by mites", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Nature: a weekly journal of science. From scientific Latin Acarus acarus + -o- + -philous, after German akarophil and entomophilous.
- agglutinable




- "Able to undergo agglutination; involved in or responsible for agglutination", Late 19th cent. From agglutin- + -able, perhaps after French agglutinable.
- anti-proliferation




- "Designating an agreement or other measure intended to limit or halt the proliferation of nuclear weapons", 1960s; earliest use found in The Times. From anti- + proliferation.
- achromatopsia




- "Inability to distinguish between some or (usually) all colours; absence, severe impairment, or loss of colour vision; colour blindness, especially monochromatism", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in The Lancet. From German Achromatopsie, †Achromatopsia from ancient Greek ἀχρώματος + Hellenistic Greek -οψία.
- ajutage




- "Originally: the outlet tube or mouthpiece of a fountain. Later also: a nozzle or mouthpiece attached to a pipe or aperture so as to facilitate the flow of liquid out of it or to determine the character of the flow", Late 17th cent.; earliest use found in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London. From French ajutage nozzle or mouthpiece attached to a pipe or aperture so as to facilitate the flow of liquid out of it or to determine the character of the flow from ajuster + -age. In some forms probably influenced by association with formations in classical Latin ad- ad-.
- alphavirus




- "Any member of the genus Alphavirus of antigenically related togaviruses that infect a wide range of mammals, birds, and other vertebrates, are transmitted by mosquitoes (or, rarely, other arthropods), and typically cause either a syndrome of fever, rash, and arthralgia (Old World alphaviruses) or a potentially fatal encephalitis (New World alphaviruses, or equine encephalitis viruses). Also (in form Alphavirus): the genus itself", 1970s. From alpha + virus; compare earlier name Arbovirus group A.
- aeroacoustics




- "The branch of physics that deals with the production of noise as a result of aerodynamic forces or turbulent airflow; the properties of something as they relate to this form of noise production", 1970s. From aero- + acoustics. Compare slightly earlier aeroacoustic.
- algidity




- "Coldness, chilliness; specifically coldness of the skin or body, especially in an individual suffering from shock, as in the late stages of untreated cholera, septicaemia, etc", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Blount (1618–1679), antiquary and lexicographer. From algid + -ity, after post-classical Latin algiditas.
- anaerobiotic




- "= anaerobic", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Sydney Vines (1849–1934), botanist. From an- + aerobiotic. Compare slightly later anaerobiosis.
- affuse




- "(Chiefly in pass.). Christian Church . To baptize (a person) by affusion", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Walter Charleton (1620–1707), physician and natural philosopher. From classical Latin affūs-, past participial stem of affundere to pour on from af-, variant of ad- + fundere.
- altitudinarian




- "That is extreme in religious opinion, or carries a doctrine to an extreme height; especially that espouses High Church doctrine", Mid 18th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Birch (1705–1766), compiler of histories and biographer. From classical Latin altitūdin-, altitūdō altitude + -arian, after latitudinarian.
- alligation




- "The action of attaching, joining, binding, or linking; the state or fact of being attached, joined, or bound; union, conjunction; combination. Now rare", Mid 16th cent.; earliest use found in Richard Taverner (?1505–1575), translator and evangelical reformer. From classical Latin alligātiōn-, alligātiō action of tying or binding, bond from alligāt-, past participial stem of alligāre + -iō.
- allelochemic




- "= allelochemical", 1960s; earliest use found in Botanical Review. From ancient Greek ἀλλήλο- + chemic-.
- adversaria




- "With plural concord: miscellaneous remarks and observations; notes, miscellanea. With singular concord: a book consisting of these, a commonplace book", Late 16th cent. From classical Latin adversāria things written on one side of the page, notes, observations (Cicero), in post-classical Latin also commonplace book, use as noun (short for scripta adversāria) of neuter plural of adversārius.