Anaërobies
(An*a"ër*o*bies) n. pl. [Gr. 'an priv. + air + bi`os life.] (Biol.) Microörganisms which do not
require oxygen, but are killed by it. Sternberg.
Anaërobiotic
(An*a`ër*o*bi*ot"ic) a. (Anat.) Related to, or of the nature of, anaërobies.
Anæsthesia
(||An`æs*the"si*a) n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'an priv. + feeling, to feel: cf. F. anesthésie. See Æsthetics.]
(Med.) Entire or partial loss or absence of feeling or sensation; a state of general or local insensibility
produced by disease or by the inhalation or application of an anæsthetic.
Anæsthesis
(||An`æs*the"sis) n. See Anæsthesia.
Anæsthetic
(An`æs*thet"ic) a. (Med.) (a) Capable of rendering insensible; as, anæsthetic agents. (b)
Characterized by, or connected with, insensibility; as, an anæsthetic effect or operation.
Anæsthetic
(An`æs*thet"ic), n. (Med.) That which produces insensibility to pain, as chloroform, ether, etc.
Anæsthetization
(An*æs`the*ti*za"tion) n. The process of anæsthetizing; also, the condition of the nervous
system induced by anæsthetics.
Anæsthetize
(An*æs"the*tize) v. t. (Med.) To render insensible by an anæsthetic. Encyc. Brit.
Anaglyph
(An"a*glyph) n. [Gr. wrought in low relief, embossed work; + to engrave.] Any sculptured,
chased, or embossed ornament worked in low relief, as a cameo.
Anaglyphic
(An`a*glyph"ic An`a*glyph"ic*al) a. Pertaining to the art of chasing or embossing in relief; anaglyptic; —
opposed to diaglyptic or sunk work.
Anaglyphic
(An`a*glyph"ic), n. Work chased or embossed relief.
Anaglyptic
(An`a*glyp"tic) a. [L. anaglypticus, Gr. . See Anaglyph.] Relating to the art of carving,
enchasing, or embossing in low relief.
Anaglyptics
(An`a*glyp"tics) n. The art of carving in low relief, embossing, etc.
Anaglyptograph
(An`a*glyp"to*graph) n. [Gr. + - graph.] An instrument by which a correct engraving
of any embossed object, such as a medal or cameo, can be executed. Brande & C.
Anaglyptographic
(An`a*glyp`to*graph"ic) a. Of or pertaining to anaglyptography; as, anaglyptographic
engraving.
Anaglyptography
(An`a*glyp*tog"ra*phy) n. [Gr. embossed + -graphy.] The art of copying works in
relief, or of engraving as to give the subject an embossed or raised appearance; — used in representing
coins, bas-reliefs, etc.
Anagnorisis
(||An`ag*nor"i*sis) n. [Latinized fr. Gr. + to recognize.] The unfolding or dénouement. [R.]
De Quincey.
Anagoge
(An`a*go"ge) n. [Gr. a leading up; + a leading, to lead.]
1. An elevation of mind to things celestial.
2. The spiritual meaning or application; esp. the application of the types and allegories of the Old Testament
to subjects of the New.
Anagogic
(An`a*gog"ic An`a*gog"ic*al) a. Mystical; having a secondary spiritual meaning; as, the rest
of the Sabbath, in an anagogical sense, signifies the repose of the saints in heaven; an anagogical
explication. — An`a*gog"ic*al*ly, adv.
