ALA aminolevulinic acid.
Ala alanine.
ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process.a´lara´late
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Ala alanine.
ala (a´lah) pl. a´lae [L.] a winglike process.a´lara´late
ala na´si wing of nose: the flaring cartilaginous expansion forming the outer side of each of the nares. 
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The major and minor alar cartilages of the ala nasi.
| Ala abbr. alanine |
ALA (   l- )n. Delta-aminolevulinic acid; an intermediate in the biosynthesis of hematin formed from glycine and succinyl-coenzyme A. |
a·la (l )n. pl. a·lae ( l ) A winglike or expanded structure or part, such as the external ear. |
ala
[ā′lə] pl. alae
Etymology: L, wing
1 any winglike structure.
2 the axilla. alar, adj.
Ala,
abbreviation for the amino acid alanine.
ALA,
abbreviation for aminolevulinic acid.
ALA,
n.pr See acid, alpha-linolenic.
ala (ā´l
),n winglike cutaneous-covered cartilaginous structure on the lateral aspect of the external naris of the nose.
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Ala
alanine.
ala
pl. alae [L.] a winglike process, e.g. the cervical and caudal alae of nematodes; the wing-like structures at the esophageal and tail regions of the worm.
ala cinerea
an area on the floor of the 4th ventricle; the trigonum nervus vagi of the medulla oblongata.
ala lobuli centralis
a lobule of the rostral part of the cerebellar hemispheres that extends from the vermis.
ala nasi
the wing of the nose; the cartilaginous flap on the outer side of either nostril.
ala ossis illium
wing of the ilium.
sacral ala
the lateral parts of the base of the sacrum which carry the articular surfaces for the ilium and the transverse processes of the last lumbar vertebra.
ala spuria
the alula.
ALA
1 Alanine 2 delta–Aminolevulinic acid, see there
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