the first menstrual period; the establishment of menstruation. Origin of menarche. 1895-1900. 1895-1900; men- + archá¸ beginning.
Term with literal meaning of above in German. Brought to the mainstream in the early 80's by hardcore American punk band, the Dead Kennedys when using the term in the anti-Californian government song California Uber Alles, which is a take off the German motto of Deustchland Uber Alles, which translates to Germany above all.
ALLELE - one of the two or more alternative states of a gene that occupy the same position (locus) on homologous chromosomes; alleles are separated from each other at meiosis. ALLERGY - hypersensitivity, often to external agents, in which mast cells of the immune system initiate inflammation.