See Also: allo-(medicine)
allo-(dictionary)

responsive (oh) and allo- (medicine)


responsive (oh)



reacting quickly, in a positive way
::a car with highly responsive steering
responsive to
::We try to be responsive to the needs of the customer.
::Her condition is not responsive to drug therapy.
eager to communicate with people, and to react to them in a positive way
::I tried to get him talking, but he wasn't very responsive .
-- responsively adv
-- responsiveness n [U]

allo- (medicine)


allo-


1. Other; differing from the normal or usual.

2. Chemical prefix formerly used with amino acids whenever their side chain contained an asymmetric carbon; for example, the alloisoleucines and allothreonines.

Origin: G. Allos, Other