#agie

• Abrosia — (Medicine) A pathological condition consisting of the complete inability or refusal to eat, leading to cachexia, starvation, and extreme wasting; (mythology, variant) the mythological food of the Greek gods considered the source of immortality, occasionally used as a variant spelling for ambrosia.
• Achalasia — A rare primary motor disorder of the esophagus, characterized by the absence of normal peristalsis in the esophageal body and the defective or incomplete relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter during swallowing. This neurodegenerative condition leads to food accumulation in the esophagus, causing its progressive dilation, clinically manifesting as dysphagia (difficulty swallowing), regurgitation, retrosternal pain, and weight loss.
• Adagietto — A musical term indicating a fairly slow tempo, slightly faster and more moving than adagio, but slower than andante; also, it designates a piece or a part of a symphonic composition written in this rhythm. This structural indication grants the piece a melancholy and fluid nuance, famously illustrated by the fourth movement of Gustav Mahler's Fifth Symphony.
• Adephagia — A pathological symptom characterized by an imperious, continuous, and insatiable organic need to eat, without the occurrence of a feeling of satiety; exaggerated hunger or morbid voracity. In clinical terms, this metabolic or neuro-psychic disorder is frequently associated with hypothalamic dysfunctions, diabetes mellitus, or certain severe endocrine conditions.
• Adelphophagy — A specific form of embryonic cannibalism observed in the animal kingdom, particularly in certain sharks, amphibians, or insects, where the strongest embryo feeds on its own siblings or unfertilized eggs inside the uterus or nest before birth or hatching. This structural survival behavior ensures that only the most vigorous specimens reach maturity.
• Adjuration — A solemn formula of invocation, earnest entreaty, or imperative command by which someone is requested to do or say something based on an oath or in the name of a sacred entity; also, the act of conjuring or expelling evil spirits. It represents the bookish neologistic equivalent of the term 'adjurare'.
• Aerocoly — A digestive disorder manifested by the excessive accumulation of air or gas inside the colon, causing abdominal distension, flatulence, and colicky pain. This clinical phenomenon is often the result of aerophagia, increased bacterial fermentation, or intestinal motility disorders.
• Aerophagia — A functional digestive disorder characterized by the involuntary and excessive swallowing of air during eating, speaking, or during periods of high anxiety, leading to gas buildup in the stomach, a feeling of fullness, frequent eructations, abdominal meteorism, and gastric discomfort.
• Aerogastria — A digestive disorder consisting of the presence or excessive accumulation of air or gases inside the stomach cavity, causing gastric distension, a feeling of abdominal fullness, discomfort, and frequent eructations. This condition is most often a direct consequence of aerophagia or abnormal chemical fermentation processes.
• Aphagia — A severe medical condition defined by the total inability or absolute powerlessness to swallow saliva, liquids, or food, representing the most extreme and dangerous form of dysphagia. This pathology can occur following a stroke, severe neuromuscular disorders, tumoral esophageal obstructions, or the presence of a foreign body, requiring urgent medical attention to prevent aspiration pneumonia or malnutrition.
• Aga — An honorary or administrative title granted in the Ottoman Empire to military commanders or heads of institutions; in the Romanian Principalities (Moldavia and Wallachia), the term designated the boyar responsible for leading the 'agia' (the capital's guard and police force), holding important administrative and judicial duties under the ruler's direct authority.
• Minor guard — An old popular or regional name attributed to a minor official subordinate to the aga in the administrative system of the Romanian Principalities, responsible for maintaining public order, guarding city gates, or collecting small taxes. The term reflects the medieval hierarchical structure of Wallachia and Moldavia, related to the administrative lexicon of Ottoman influence.
• Old form of agie — An archaic, altered, or regional form of the noun 'agie', used in the past in vernacular speech uncalibrated administratively; it denotes the medieval police institution in the Romanian Principalities, led by the aga, or its physical structural headquarters, where capital guarding and criminal arrests were handled.
• Aga's office — A term of Turkish origin used in the past to designate the office, dignity, authority, or jurisdiction of an aga; by local extension, it can also refer to the administrative headquarters, office, or territory under the direct command of this medieval police authority during the Ottoman or Phanariot periods.
• Administered by an aga — Having been subjected to the order or administrative jurisdiction of an agie; a territory, locality, or person under the guard, direct control, or supervision of an aga during the medieval period. In a narrow and contextual sense, it can indicate a property or function approved or registered at the old police administrative office.
• Agaship — The function, dignity, or title of an aga (a military commander or chief of public order in the old Ottoman Empire and the Romanian Principalities); the territorial jurisdiction or administrative headquarters managed by an aga; a tribute, tax, or sum of money paid in the past to obtain or maintain this official position.
• Agie — An administrative and police institution in the Romanian Principalities (Wallachia and Moldavia), active during the medieval and early modern periods, strictly tasked with maintaining public order, city guarding, crime prevention, and market control. By extension, the term denotes the headquarters of this authority, the office or dignity of an 'agă', and the body of guards operating under his direct command.
• Agiesc — Belonging to the agie or the aga, relating to the agie or its authority; specific to the policing, administrative, or judicial activities of the medieval Romanian Principalities. In a historical context, it describes documents, orders, budgets, uniforms, or actions originating directly from the supervisory duties of the agie institution.
• Agiestru — An archaic, regional, or phonetically corrupted form of the word 'registru' (register) or 'agestru', historically used in certain rural communities to denote a ledger, an account book, or an official record where assets, taxes, or citizens' names were inscribed. In an ethnographic context, it may also refer to a traditional dowry list or the inventory of an old household.
• Aglycophagy — A biological condition or restrictive dietary regime characterized by the total absence or refusal of consuming carbohydrates, sugars, or glycosylated compounds. In cellular physiology or microbiology, the term describes the structural inability of an organism or a bacterial culture to metabolize and utilize carbohydrates as a primary energy source.