anal retentive
— Tillægsord
– Engelsk
~ a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
anal retentive personality
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ (psychoanalysis) a personality characterized by meticulous neatness and suspicion and reserve; said to be formed in early childhood by fixation during the anal stage of development (usually as a consequence of toilet training)
Annona reticulata
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ small tropical American tree bearing a bristly heart-shaped acid tropical fruit
arteria centralis retinae
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a branch of the ophthalmic artery; enters the eyeball with the optic nerve
amended return
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a tax return that corrects the information in an earlier return
actus reus
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ activity that transgresses moral or civil law; "he denied any wrongdoing"
analytical review
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ an auditing procedure based on ratios among accounts and tries to identify significant changes
au revoir
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a farewell remark; "they said their good-byes"
American Revolution
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the revolution of the American Colonies against Great Britain; 1775-1783
Arab Revolutionary Brigades
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries; "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
American Revolutionary leader
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States
alpha rhythm
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the normal brainwave in the electroencephalogram of a person who is awake but relaxed; occurs with a frequency of 8-12 hertz
atrioventricular nodal rhythm
— Navneord
– Engelsk
~ the normal cardiac rhythm when the heart is controlled by the atrioventricular node