anapestic
— Adjective
– English
~ (of a metric foot) characterized by two short syllables followed by a long one
Anaphalis
— Noun
– English
~ a genus of herbs of north temperate regions having hoary leaves: pearly everlasting
anaphase
— Noun
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~ the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle
anaphasic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or related to the stage of mitosis known as anaphase
anaphor
— Noun
– English
~ a word (such as a pronoun) used to avoid repetition; the referent of an anaphor is determined by its antecedent
anaphora
— Noun
– English
~ using a pronoun or similar word instead of repeating a word used earlier
anaphora
— Noun
– English
~ repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of successive clauses
anaphoric
— Adjective
– English
~ relating to anaphora; "anaphoric reference"
anaphrodisia
— Noun
– English
~ decline or absence of sexual desire
anaphrodisiac
— Adjective
– English
~ tending to diminish sexual desire
anaphylactic
— Adjective
– English
~ related to the hypersensitivity known as anaphylaxis; "anaphylactic shock"
anaphylaxis
— Noun
– English
~ hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance
anaplasia
— Noun
– English
~ loss of structural differentiation within a cell or group of cells often with increased capacity for multiplication, as in a malignant tumor
anaplasmosis
— Noun
– English
~ a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever
anaplastic
— Adjective
– English
~ of or relating to anaplasia
anaplasty
— Noun
– English
~ surgery concerned with therapeutic or cosmetic reformation of tissue
Anaprox
— Noun
– English
~ a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trademarks Aleve and Anaprox and Aflaxen) that fights pain and inflammation
anapsid
— Noun
– English
~ primitive reptile having no opening in the temporal region of the skull; all extinct except turtles
Anapsida
— Noun
– English
~ oldest known reptiles; turtles and extinct Permian forms
Anapurna
— Noun
– English
~ wife of Siva and a benevolent aspect of Devi: Hindu goddess of plenty