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Arteria LingualisnounMWEan artery originating from the external carotid artery and supplying the under side of the tongueverified
Arteria LumbalisnounMWEone of four or five pairs of arteries that originate in the abdominal aorta and supply the lumbar vertebrae and the back muscles and abdominal wallverified
Arteria MaxillarisnounMWEeither of two arteries branching from the external carotid artery and supplying structure of the faceverified
Arteria MeningeanounMWEany of three arteries supplying the meninges of the brain and neighboring structuresverified
Arteria MesentericanounMWEone of two branches of the aorta that pass between the two layers of the mesentery to the intestinesverified
Arteria OphthalmicanounMWEa branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structuresverified
Arteria OvaricanounMWEthe artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovariesverified
Arteria PerinealisnounMWEa branch of the internal pudendal artery that supplies superficial structures of the perineumverified
Arteria PopliteanounMWEa continuation of the femoral artery that branches to supply the legs and feetverified
Arteria PulmonalisnounMWEone of two arteries (branches of the pulmonary trunk) that carry venous blood from the heart to the lungsverified
Arteria RadialisnounMWEbranch of the brachial artery beginning below the elbow and extending down the forearm around the wrist and into the palmverified
Arteria RenalisnounMWEan artery originating from the abdominal aorta and supplying the kidneys and adrenal glands and uretersverified
Arteria Temporalis AnteriornounMWEtemporal artery that goes to the anterior part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobeverified
Arteria Temporalis IntermedianounMWEtemporal artery that goes to the middle part of the cerebral cortex of the temporal lobeverified
Arteria Temporalis PosteriornounMWEtemporal artery that supplies the posterior part of the cortex of the temporal lobeverified
Arteria UlnarisnounMWElarge artery that branches from the brachial artery to supply the muscles of the forearm and wrist and handverified
Arteria UterinanounMWEa branch of the internal iliac artery that supplies the uterus and the upper part of the vaginaverified
Arteria VaginalisnounMWEa branch of the internal iliac that provides blood for the vagina and the base of the bladder and the rectumverified
Arterial Blood GasesnounMWEmeasurement of the pH level and the oxygen and carbon dioxide concentrations in arterial bloodverified
Arteriosclerosis ObliteransnounMWEa stage of arteriosclerosis involving closure of blood vesselsverified
Artery of the LabyrinthnounMWEan artery that is a branch of the basilar artery that supplies the labyrinthverified
Artery of the Penis BulbnounMWEa branch of the internal pudendal artery of males that supplies the bulb of the penisverified
Artery of the Vestibule BulbnounMWEa branch of the internal pudendal artery in females that supplies the bulb of the vestibuleverified
Artesian WellnounMWEa well drilled through impermeable strata into strata that receive water from a higher altitude so there is pressure to force the water to flow upwardverified
Artichoke PlantnounMWEMediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower headverified
Article of FaithnounMWE(Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is dividedverified
Articulated LaddernounMWEa ladder consisting of segments (usually four) that are held together by joints that can lock in placeverified
Articulatio CoxaenounMWEthe ball-and-socket joint between the head of the femur and the acetabulumverified
Articulatio CubitinounMWEhinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadrupedverified
Articulatio GenusnounMWEhinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patellaverified
Articulatio HumerinounMWEa ball-and-socket joint between the head of the humerus and a cavity of the scapulaverified
Articulatio PlananounMWEa freely moving joint in which the articulations allow only gliding motionsverified
Articulatio RadiocarpeanounMWEa joint between the distal end of the radius and the proximal row of carpal bonesverified
Articulatio SpheroideanounMWEa freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other boneverified
Articulatio TalocruralisnounMWEa gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talusverified
Articulatio TemporomandibularisnounMWEthe joint between the head of the lower jawbone and the temporal boneverified
Artificial AdditivenounMWEan additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-lifeverified
Artificial BloodnounMWEa liquid that can carry large amounts of oxygen and can serve as a temporary substitute for bloodverified
Artificial InseminationnounMWEthe introduction of semen into the oviduct or uterus by some means other than sexual intercourseverified
Artificial IntelligencenounMWEthe branch of computer science that deal with writing computer programs that can solve problems creativelyverified
Artificial Intelligence (ai) SystemnounMWEan engineered or machine-based system that can, for a given set of objectives, generate outputs such as predictions, recommendations, or decisions influencing real or virtual environments. AI systems are designed to operate with varying levels of autonomyverified
Artificial Intelligence LearningnounMWEThe ingestion of a corpus, application of semantic mapping, and relevant ontology of structured and/or unstructured data that yields inference and correlation leading to the creation of useful conclusive or predictive capabilities in a given knowledge domain. Strong AI learning also includes the capability of creating unique hypotheses, attributing data relevance, processing data relationships, and updating its own lines of inquiry to further the usefulness of its purpose.verified
Artificial JointnounMWEa metal or plastic part that is surgically implanted to replace a natural joint (possibly elbow or wrist but usually hip or knee)verified
Artificial KidneynounMWEa machine that uses dialysis to remove impurities and waste products from the bloodstream before returning the blood to the patient's bodyverified
Artificial Narrow Intelligence (ANI)nounMWE[an AI system that] is designed to accomplish a specific problem-solving or reasoning task.verified
Artificial Neural NetworksnounMWEA computing system, made up of a number of simple, highly interconnected processing elements, which processes information by its dynamic state response to external inputs.verified
Artificial RespirationnounMWEan emergency procedure whereby breathing is maintained artificiallyverified
Artificial SkinnounMWEa synthetic covering with two layers used experimentally to treat burn victimsverified
Artillery PlantnounMWEtropical American stingless nettle that discharges its pollen explosivelyverified
Artiodactyl MammalnounMWEplacental mammal having hooves with an even number of functional toes on each footverified
Artisan's LiennounMWElien permitting an artisan to retain possession of a piece of work until has been paid forverified
Artist's LoftnounMWEa factory loft that has been converted into an artist's workroom and living areaverified
Arum LilynounMWESouth African plant widely cultivated for its showy pure white spathe and yellow spadixverified