Also known as: am.
AM has various meanings in the Physiology category. Discover the full forms, definitions, and usage contexts of AM in Physiology.
1.Passageways surrounding the central part of the choir, which is often a continuation of the side aisles . The most common design of the Gothic era was the double ambulatory surrounded by semi-circular radiating chapels such as at the Abbey Church of Saint-Denis.2.A semicircular or polygonal passageway around the apse of a church. 3.continuation of the aisles of the choir around the apse, sometimes giving access to smaller chapels
PhysiologyAn amylase () is an enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of starch into sugars. Amylase is present in the saliva of humans and some other mammals, where it begins the chemical process of digestion. Foods that contain large amounts of starch but little sugar, such as rice and potatoes, may acquire a slightly sweet taste as they are chewed because amylase degrades some of their starch into sugar.
PhysiologyAseptic meningitis, or sterile meningitis, is a condition in which the layers lining the brain, the meninges, become inflamed and a pyogenic bacterial source is not to blame. Meningitis is diagnosed on a history of characteristic symptoms and certain examination findings. Investigations should show an increase in the number of leukocytes present in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), obtained via lumbar puncture.
PhysiologyAny of a class of rockforming silicate or aluminosilicate minerals typically occurring as fibrous or columnar crystals.
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