Surgery in which lymph nodes were removed. For example, surgery for breast cancer often involves the removal of one or more nearby lymph nodes to check for cancer. And this can cause lymphedema to develop in the arm. Radiation therapy or other causes of inflammation or scarring in the lymph nodes and vessels.
Definition of antigravity. : reducing, canceling, or protecting against the effect of gravity.
Anti-reflective coating. Uncoated glasses lens (top) versus lens with antireflective coating. Note the tinted reflection from the coated lens. An antireflective or anti-reflection (AR) coating is a type of optical coating applied to the surface of lenses and other optical elements to reduce reflection. In typical imaging systems, this improves the efficiency since less light is lost.