Adequate Stimulus

The particular form of energy to which the receptor responds.

Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP)

A high-energy compound; a product of Adenosine with Triphosphoric Acid.

Adenosine Monophosphate (AMP)

A high-energy compound; a product of adenosine with phosphoric acid.

Adenosine Diphosphate (ADP)

A high energy compound; a product of Adenosine with Diphosphoric Acid.

Adenoids

Collection of Lymphoid tissue in the Nasopharynx; the Pharyngeal Tonsils.

Adduction

Movement in which the articulating bone moves along the Frontal/Coronal Plane, toward the Longitudinal Axis of the body.

Addison Disease

A condition resulting from decreased Adrenal Cortex Secretion