| Definition/Meaning | Word/Phrase |
|---|
| anterior lobe of the pituitary body; primarily glandular in nature |
adenohypophysis
,
anterior pituitary
,
anterior pituitary gland
|
| Islamic fundamentalist group in Pakistan that fought the Soviet Union in Afghanistan in the 1980s; now operates as a terrorist organization primarily in Kashmir and seeks Kashmir's accession by Pakistan |
Al Faran
,
Harkat-ul-Mujahidin
,
Harkat ul-Ansar
,
Harkat ul-Mujahedeen
,
HUA
,
HUM
,
Movement of Holy Warriors
|
| silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite |
Al
,
aluminium
,
aluminum
,
atomic number 13
|
| primarily a bark feeder on aerial parts and roots of apple and other trees |
American blight
,
Eriosoma lanigerum
,
woolly apple aphid
|
| paste made primarily of anchovies; used in sauces and spreads |
anchovy paste
|
| one form in which body fuel is stored; stored primarily in the liver and broken down into glucose when needed by the body |
animal starch
,
glycogen
|
| chronic form of spondylitis primarily in males and marked by impaired mobility of the spine; sometimes leads to ankylosis |
ankylosing spondylitis
,
Marie-Strumpell disease
,
rheumatoid spondylitis
|
| evergreen perennial with large handsome basal leaves; grown primarily as a foliage houseplant |
aspidistra
,
Aspidistra elatio
,
bar-room plant
,
cast-iron plant
|
| largest manta (to 22 feet across wings); found worldwide but common in Gulf of Mexico and along southern coasts of United States; primarily oceanic |
Atlantic manta
,
Manta birostris
|
| acute respiratory disease marked by high fever and coughing; caused by mycoplasma; primarily affecting children and young adults |
atypical pneumonia
,
mycoplasmal pneumonia
,
primary atypical pneumonia
|
| any technique of behavior modification that uses unpleasant stimuli in a controlled fashion to alter behavior in a therapeutic way; primarily used for alcoholism or drug abuse (but with little success) |
aversion therapy
|
| aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil |
B
,
bacillus
|
| (botany) tissue that conducts synthesized food substances (e.g., from leaves) to parts where needed; consists primarily of sieve tubes |
bast
,
phloem
|
| short stout club used primarily by policemen |
baton
,
billy
,
billy club
,
billystick
,
nightstick
,
truncheon
|
| room used primarily for sleeping |
bedchamber
,
bedroom
,
chamber
,
sleeping room
|
| cause of Lyme disease; transmitted primarily by ticks of genus Ixodes |
Borrelia burgdorferi
,
Lime disease spirochete
|
| (informal) a resort area in the Catskill Mountains of New York that was patronized primarily by Jewish guests |
borscht belt
,
borscht circuit
,
borsht belt
,
borsht circuit
|
| rare chronic progressive encephalitis caused by the measles virus and occurring primarily in children and young adults; death usually occurs within three years; characterized by primary measles infection before the age of two years |
Bosin's disease
,
Dawson's encephalitis
,
inclusion body encephalitis
,
sclerosing leukoencephalitis
,
SSPE
,
subacute inclusion body encephalitis
,
subacute sclerosing leukoencephalitis
,
subacute sclerosing panencephalitis
,
Van Bogaert encephalitis
|
| intravenous beta blocker (trade name Brevibloc) that acts for only a short time; used primarily for cardiac arrhythmias |
Brevibloc
,
esmolol
|
| government that is administered primarily by bureaus that are staffed with nonelective officials |
bureaucracy
|
