ampho-, amph-, amphi-

An animal that eats both animal and vegetable foods: In her book on biology, Judy read that as a human, she was considered to be an amphivore because she loved to eat hamburgers and corn on the cob!

Relating to something that has an affinity both for acid and for basic dyes; amphophilic; amphophilous: Water, for example, is amphocyte when it accepts a proton from an acid, and is a proton acceptor, and therefore a base.molecule

A cell that stains readily with either acid or basic dyes: Dr. Smart discovered some amphocytes when viewing the results of some samples of Jane's cellular tissues.

Uncommon, the presence of monocular diplopia in both eyes: Jane was experiencing double vision in both her right and left eye, and her doctor explained to her that she had a condition of amphodiplopia.

In biology, the reproductive mode involving normal sexual reproduction: Jane read in her biology book that amphogenesis required equal contributions from both sexes.

Amphogenesis also refers to the creation of about an equal number of male and female offspring.

Concerning the production of male and female offspring in approximately equal numbers: Sandra read in her biology book that the amphogenic reproduction of people was normally on a 1 to 1 ratio.

In chemistry, an amphoteric electrolyte: An ampholyte is a substance whose molecules bear both positive and negative charges.

Relating to or being an ampholyte: An ampholytic substance is capable of ionizing into both anions and cations

1. A cell that has an affinity both for acid and for basic dyes;amphophilic; amphophilous: Amphophils are those dyes that are water-soluble.
2. A cell that stains readily with either acid or basic dyes; amphocyte; amphochromatophil; amphochromatophile; amphochromophil; amphochromophile: Such amphophisl can stain or color the cells of wool, silk, nylon or the cells of acrylic fibers.

The feature of being amphoteric.: An amphoterism is the quality of a substance to perform or act as a base and as an acid.

An amphoterism exhibits the characteristics of an acid and a base and has the capacity to react either as an acid or a base.

Outdated, bilateral double vision: Because Peggy's eyesight was becoming quite strange, she asked her ophthalmologist about this who said that she had a case of amphoterodiplopia, or in other words, she had double vision taking place in each eye independently.

Regarding a molecule or ion that has opposite characteristics: An amphoterous is capable of acting either as an acid or as a base, able to combine with both acids and bases, and able to affect both red and blue litmus.

Increased excitability of both the parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems.

The condition of simultaneous increased sympathetic and parasympathetic (vagal) tone.

The tendency to move either toward or away from a stimulus.