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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
Arthrographynounroentgenographic examination of a joint after injection of radiopaque contrast mediumverified
Arthropodnouninvertebrate having jointed limbs and a segmented body with an exoskeleton made of chitinverified
Arthrosporenounone of a string of thick walled vegetative resting cells formed by some algae and fungiverified
ArtichokenounMediterranean thistlelike plant widely cultivated for its large edible flower headverified
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
Articulationoun(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)verified
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 autonomySystem
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.Process
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.System
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.System
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
Arugulanounerect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tenderverified