ABO blood group system
         n 1: a classification system for the antigens of human blood;
               used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B
               and AB and O [syn: {ABO blood group system}, {ABO system},
               {ABO group}]

English Dictionary: apoplexy	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
above all adv above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" Synonym(s): above all, most importantly, most especially taking everything together; "she was first and last a scientist" Synonym(s): first and last, above all
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affability n a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) Synonym(s): affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affable adj diffusing warmth and friendliness; "an affable smile"; "an amiable gathering"; "cordial relations"; "a cordial greeting"; "a genial host" Synonym(s): affable, amiable, cordial, genial
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affableness n a disposition to be friendly and approachable (easy to talk to) Synonym(s): affability, affableness, amiability, amiableness, bonhomie, geniality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
affably adv in an affable manner; "`Come and visit me,' he said amiably" Synonym(s): affably, amiably, genially
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apoplectic adj pertaining to or characteristic of apoplexy; "apoplectic seizure"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apoplectiform adj resembling apoplexy Synonym(s): apoplectiform, apoplectoid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apoplectoid adj resembling apoplexy Synonym(s): apoplectiform, apoplectoid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
apoplexy n a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain Synonym(s): stroke, apoplexy, cerebrovascular accident, CVA
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bevel \Bev"el\, a.       1. Having the slant of a bevel; slanting.          2. Hence: Morally distorted; not upright. [Poetic]                         I may be straight, though they themselves be bevel.                                                                               --Shak.          {A bevel angle}, any angle other than one of 90[deg].          {Bevel wheel}, a cogwheel whose working face is oblique to             the axis. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bifilar \Bi*fi"lar\, a. [Pref. bi- + filar.]       Two-threaded; involving the use of two threads; as, bifilar       suspension; a bifilar balance.          {Bifilar micrometer} (often called {a bifilar}), an             instrument form measuring minute distances or angles by             means of two very minute threads (usually spider lines),             one of which, at least, is movable; -- more commonly             called a {filar micrometer}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
A F of L \A. F. of L.\ (Abbrev.)       American Federation of Labor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Above \A*bove"\, prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon;       an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.       [fb]199. See {Over}.]       1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper             surface; over; -- opposed to {below} or {beneath}.                         Fowl that may fly above the earth.      --Gen. i. 20.          2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect;             surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as,             things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct             above reproach. [bd]Thy worth . . . is actions above my             gifts.[b8] --Marlowe.                         I saw in the way a light from heaven above the                      brightness of the sun.                        --Acts xxxvi.                                                                               13.          3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a             hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See {Above},             adv., 4.)          {above all}, before every other consideration; chiefly; in             preference to other things.          {Over and above}, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affability \Af`fa*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. affabilitas: cf. F.       affabilit[82].]       The quality of being affable; readiness to converse;       courteousness in receiving others and in conversation;       complaisant behavior.                   Affability is of a wonderful efficacy or power in                procuring love.                                       --Elyot
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affable \Af"fa*ble\, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to       speak to; ad + fari to speak. See {Fable}.]       1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly             and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner;             courteous; sociable.                         An affable and courteous gentleman.   --Shak.                         His manners polite and affable.         --Macaulay.          2. Gracious; mild; benign.                         A serene and affable countenance.      --Tatler.          Syn: Courteous; civil; complaisant; accessible; mild; benign;                condescending.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affableness \Af"fa*ble*ness\, n.       Affability.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Affably \Af"fa*bly\, adv.       In an affable manner; courteously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apophlegmatic \Ap`o*phleg*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] from + [?]       full of phlegm. See {Phlegmatic}.] (Med.)       Designed to facilitate discharges of phlegm or mucus from       mouth or nostrils. -- n. An apophlegmatic medicine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apophlegmatism \Ap`o*phleg"ma*tism\, n. [Gr. [?], Galen.]       1. (Med.) The action of apophlegmatics.          2. An apophlegmatic. [Obs.] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apophlegmatizant \Ap`o*phleg*mat"i*zant\, n. (Med.)       An apophlegmatic. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apophyllite \A*poph"yl*lite\, n. [Pref. apo- + Gr. [?] leaf; so       called from its foliated structure or easy cleavage.] (Min.)       A mineral relating to the zeolites, usually occurring in       square prisms or octahedrons with pearly luster on the       cleavage surface. It is a hydrous silicate of calcium and       potassium.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplectic \Ap`o*plec"tic\(#) Apoplectical \Ap`o*plec"tic*al\,       a. [L. apoplecticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F. apoplectique.       See {Apoplexy}.]       Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or       symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine,       habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplectic \Ap`o*plec"tic\, n.       One liable to, or affected with, apoplexy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplectic \Ap`o*plec"tic\(#) Apoplectical \Ap`o*plec"tic*al\,       a. [L. apoplecticus, Gr. [?], fr. [?]: cf. F. apoplectique.       See {Apoplexy}.]       Relating to apoplexy; affected with, inclined to, or       symptomatic of, apoplexy; as, an apoplectic person, medicine,       habit or temperament, symptom, fit, or stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplectiform \Ap`o*plec"ti*form\, Apoplectoid \Ap`o*plec"toid\,       a. [Apoplectic + -form, -oid.]       Resembling apoplexy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplectiform \Ap`o*plec"ti*form\, Apoplectoid \Ap`o*plec"toid\,       a. [Apoplectic + -form, -oid.]       Resembling apoplexy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplex \Ap"o*plex\, n.       Apoplexy. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplexed \Ap`o*plexed\ (-pl[ecr]kst), a.       Affected with apoplexy. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Apoplexy \Ap"o*plex`y\ ([acr]p"[osl]*pl[ecr]ks`[ycr]), n. [OE.       poplexye, LL. poplexia, apoplexia, fr. Gr. 'apoplhxi`a, fr.       'apoplh`ssein to cripple by a stroke; 'apo` from + plh`ssein       to strike: cf. F. apoplexie. See {Plague}.] (Med.)       Sudden diminution or loss of consciousness, sensation, and       voluntary motion, usually caused by pressure on the brain.          Note: The term is now usually limited to cerebral apoplexy,                or loss of consciousness due to effusion of blood or                other lesion within the substance of the brain; but it                is sometimes extended to denote an effusion of blood                into the substance of any organ; as, apoplexy of the                lung.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avaiably \A*vai"a*bly\, adv.       In an available manner; profitably; advantageously;       efficaciously.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Avowable \A*vow"a*ble\, a.       Capable of being avowed, or openly acknowledged, with       confidence. --Donne.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Abbeville, AL (city, FIPS 124)       Location: 31.56795 N, 85.25368 W       Population (1990): 3173 (1320 housing units)       Area: 40.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 36310    Abbeville, GA (city, FIPS 184)       Location: 31.99238 N, 83.30652 W       Population (1990): 907 (337 housing units)       Area: 8.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31001    Abbeville, LA (city, FIPS 100)       Location: 29.97421 N, 92.12361 W       Population (1990): 11187 (4802 housing units)       Area: 12.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Abbeville, MS (town, FIPS 100)       Location: 34.50268 N, 89.50223 W       Population (1990): 399 (158 housing units)       Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38601    Abbeville, SC (city, FIPS 100)       Location: 34.17957 N, 82.37823 W       Population (1990): 5778 (2471 housing units)       Area: 14.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 29620
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Abbeville County, SC (county, FIPS 1)       Location: 34.22727 N, 82.45302 W       Population (1990): 23862 (9846 housing units)       Area: 1315.8 sq km (land), 7.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Abbyville, KS (city, FIPS 100)       Location: 37.97061 N, 98.20342 W       Population (1990): 140 (55 housing units)       Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 67510