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  • 41preprophase — Rarely used term to designate an extra stage of mitosis, normally included as part of prophase …

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  • 42prezygonema — Rarely used term to designate an extra stage in the prophase of meiosis I. Usually lumped in with zygotene …

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  • 43prometaphase — Rarely used term that designates an extra stage in mitosis, starting with the breakdown of the nuclear envelope. Usually lumped in with metaphase …

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  • 44acampsia — Rarely used term for stiffening or rigidity of a joint for any reason. [G. a priv. + kampto, to bend] * * * acamp·sia (ə kampґse ə) [a 1 + Gr. kamptein to bend + ia] rigidity or inflexibility of a part or of a joint …

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  • 45acathectic — Rarely used term relating to acathexia …

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  • 46acathexia — Rarely used term for an abnormal release of secretions. [G. a priv. + kathexis, retention] …

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  • 47acathexis — Rarely used term for a mental disorder in which certain objects or ideas fail to arouse an emotional response in the individual. [G. a priv. + kathexis, retention] * * * ac·a·thex·is (ak″ə thekґsis) [a 1 + Gr. kathexis a retention] a… …

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  • 48acritical — Rarely used term for: 1. Not critical; marked by no crisis; denoting diseases terminating by lysis. 2. Indeterminate, especially concerning prognosis. [G. a priv. + kritikos, critical] * * * acrit·i·cal (a kritґĭ kəl) [a 1 + critical]… …

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  • 49acromegaloidism — Rarely used term for a condition in which body proportions resemble those of acromegaly. * * * ac·ro·meg·a·loid·ism (ak″ro megґə loid iz əm) a bodily condition resembling acromegaly but not due to pituitary disorder …

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  • 50adenalgia — Rarely used term for pain in a gland. [aden + G. algos, pain] * * * ad·e·nal·gia (ad″ə nalґjə) [aden + algia] pain in a gland; called also adenodynia …

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