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alexipharmic [alexipharmic 词源字典]: "A medicine or treatment believed to protect against, counteract the effects of, or expel from the body a noxious or toxic substance, especially a poison or venom; an antidote; (in later use) especially a remedy for snakebite", Early 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Woodall (1570–1643), surgeon. Alteration of alexipharmac, after e.g. diuretic, diuretic).[alexipharmic etymology, alexipharmic origin, 英语词源]
allodynia: "Pain resulting from a stimulus that does not normally cause pain", 1970s; earliest use found in Pain. From allo- + -odynia.
arachis oil: "Another term for peanut oil", Mid 19th century: modern Latin arachis, from Greek arak(h)os, -kis, a leguminous plant.
astrobotanist: "An expert or specialist in astrobotany", 1950s. From astro- + botanist, after astrobotany and Russian astrobotanik.
aglossal: "Designating the tongueless frogs that constitute the family Pipidae; belonging to this family", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in George Rolleston (1829–1881), physician and physiologist. From scientific Latin Aglossae, former family name + -al.
authentical: "Legally valid; possessing legal force. Also of a person: legally or duly qualified. Now rare", Mid 16th cent. From classical Latin authenticus authentic + -al.
arthrozoic: "(In some former classifications) designating a division of the Metazoa including arthropods and segmented worms (corresponding broadly to the Articulata of Cuvier); relating to this group", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in Thomas Huxley (1825–1895), biologist and science educationist. From arthro- + -zoic, after scientific Latin Arthrozoa, former group name.
amphimixis: "Sexual reproduction involving the fusion of two different gametes to form a zygote", Late 19th century: from amphi- + Greek mixis 'mingling'.
alphitomancy: "Divination by means of meal, flour, cakes, or bread, especially when made from barley", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in John Gaule (1603/4–1687), Church of England clergyman and author. From French †alphitomantie from post-classical Latin alphitomantia from Hellenistic Greek ἀλϕιτόμαντις diviner by barley-meal (from ancient Greek ἄλϕιτον barley-meal (usually in plural, ἄλϕιτα; of uncertain origin) + μάντις prophet, diviner: see mantic) + post-classical Latin -ia; compare -mancy.
anthracnose: "A mainly fungal disease of plants, causing dark lesions", Late 19th century: coined in French from Greek anthrax, anthrak- 'coal' + nosos 'disease'.
acaricidal: "Of the nature of an acaricide; of or relating to the killing of mites or ticks", Mid 19th cent..
acclamatory: "Relating to or expressing acclamation", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Edward Leigh (1603–1671), writer. From post-classical Latin acclamatorius relating to or expressing acclamation from classical Latin acclāmāt-, past participial stem of acclāmāre + -ōrius.
agathokakological: "Composed of both good and evil", Mid 19th cent.; earliest use found in Robert Southey (1774–1843), poet and reviewer. From ancient Greek ἀγαθός good + κακός bad + -logical.
aleuronic: "Of or containing aleurone; especially designating the aleurone-rich layer around the endosperm of the seed of a cereal or other grass", Late 19th cent.; earliest use found in The New Sydenham Society's Lexicon of Medicine and the Allied Sciences. From aleurone + -ic.
austereness: "Austere quality or character; harshness, sternness, severity", Late Middle English; earliest use found in The Wycliffite Bible (later version). From austere + -ness.
aleurone: "Protein stored as granules in the cells of plant seeds", Mid 19th century: from Greek aleuron 'flour'.
agalactia: "Failure to produce milk after giving birth; an instance of this", Early 18th cent.; earliest use found in Phillips's New World of Words. From post-classical Latin agalactia lack of milk from ancient Greek ἀγαλακτία lack of milk from ἀγάλακτος + -ία. With the some forms compare -y.
allochthonous: "Denoting a deposit or formation that originated at a distance from its present position", Early 20th century: from allo- 'other' + Greek khthōn 'earth' + -ous.
alkalaemia: "A condition in which the blood has a higher pH than normal", 1920s; earliest use found in The Lancet. From alkali + -aemia.
atrial fibrillation: "Irregular, uncoordinated twitching or quivering (as opposed to regular contraction) of the atria of the heart, typically associated with irregular and often rapid ventricular contraction", Early 20th cent.; earliest use found in Journal of the American Medical Association.