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71Vesicular — Pertaining to the presence of one or more vesicles. A vesicle is a small blister. A vesicular rash features small blisters on the skin. Vesicles also occur on the mucous membranes, as in the buccal mucosa (the lining of the mouth). In anatomy, a… …
72Volar — Pertaining to both the palm and sole. It comes from word vola which the ancient Romans used for the palm of the hand and the sole of the foot. By comparison, the term palm applies to only the palm (the grasping side) of the hand. The Romans… …
73acinar — Pertaining to the acinus. SYN: acinic. * * * ac·i·nar as ə nər, .när adj of, relating to, or comprising an acinus <pancreatic acinar cells> * * * ac·i·nar (asґĭ nər) pertaining to or affecting one or more acini …
74acoustic — Pertaining to sound, e.g., a. meatus, a. nerve. [Gr. akoustikos] * * * acous·tic ə kü stik or acous·ti·cal sti kəl adj of or relating to the sense or organs of hearing, to sound, or to the science of sounds <acoustic apparatus of the ear>… …
75adrenocortical — Pertaining to suprarenal cortex. * * * ad·re·no·cor·ti·cal ə .drē nō kȯrt i kəl adj of, relating to, or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands <adrenocortical hormone deficiency> * * * adre·no·cor·ti·cal (ə dre″no… …
76androgynous — Pertaining to androgyny. * * * an·drog·y·nous an dräj ə nəs adj having the characteristics or nature of both male and female an·drog·y·ny nē n, pl nies * * * an·drog·y·nous (an drojґĭ nəs) pertaining to or characterized by androgyny;… …
77anerythroplastic — Pertaining to or characterized by anerythroplasia. * * * an·eryth·ro·plas·tic (an″ə rith″ro plasґtik) pertaining to or characterized by anerythropoiesis …
78anterotic — Pertaining to an effort to avoid erotic feelings. [anti + G. erotikos, pertaining to love] * * * ant·erot·ic (ant″ə rotґik) antaphrodisiac …
79aplastic — Pertaining to aplasia, or conditions characterized by defective regeneration, as in a. anemia. * * * aplas·tic ( )ā plas tik adj 1) not exhibiting growth or change in structure 2) of, relating to, or exhibiting aplasia * * * aplas·tic (a… …
80autolytic — Pertaining to or causing autolysis. * * * au·to·lyt·ic (aw to litґik) pertaining to or causing autolysis; autocytolytic …
