| aerodontalgia | (noun) pain in the teeth that results from a change in air pressure (as in flying or mountain climbing) | - |
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| alga | (noun) primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves | Synonyms: algae |
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| algae | (noun) primitive chlorophyll-containing mainly aquatic eukaryotic organisms lacking true stems and roots and leaves | Synonyms: alga |
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| algarobilla | (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarroba, algarrobilla |
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| algarroba | (noun) evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob | Synonyms: carob, carob bean tree, carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua |
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| (noun) mesquite of Gulf Coast and Caribbean Islands from Mexico to Venezuela | Synonyms: Prosopis juliflora, Prosopis juliiflora |
| (noun) long pod containing small beans and sweetish edible pulp; used as animal feed and source of a chocolate substitute | Synonyms: algarroba bean, carob, carob bean, locust bean, locust pod |
| (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarobilla, algarrobilla |
| algarrobilla | (noun) mesquite pod used in tanning and dyeing | Synonyms: algarobilla, algarroba |
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| algebra | (noun) the mathematics of generalized arithmetical operations | - |
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| algebraist | (noun) a mathematician whose specialty is algebra | - |
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| algidity | (noun) prostration characterized by cold and clammy skin and low blood pressure | - |
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| algin | (noun) a gum used especially as a thickener or emulsifier | Synonyms: alginic acid |
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| algolagnia | (noun) sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain | Synonyms: algophilia |
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| algology | (noun) the branch of botany that studies algae | Synonyms: phycology |
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| algometer | (noun) device for measuring pain caused by pressure | - |
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| algometry | (noun) measuring sensitivity to pain or pressure | - |
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| algophilia | (noun) sexual pleasure derived from inflicting or experiencing pain | Synonyms: algolagnia |
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| algophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of pain | - |
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| algorism | (noun) computation with Arabic figures | - |
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| (noun) the Arabic (or decimal) system of numeration | - |
| algorithm | (noun) a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem | Synonyms: algorithmic program, algorithmic rule |
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| amalgam | (noun) a combination or blend of diverse things | - |
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| (noun) an alloy of mercury with another metal (usually silver) used by dentists to fill cavities in teeth; except for iron and platinum all metals dissolve in mercury and chemists refer to the resulting mercury mixtures as amalgams | Synonyms: dental amalgam |
| amalgamation | (noun) the combination of two or more commercial companies | Synonyms: merger, uniting |
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| amalgamator | (noun) a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commercial companies | - |
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| analgesia | (noun) absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness | - |
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| analgesic | (noun) a medicine used to relieve pain | Synonyms: anodyne, pain pill, painkiller |
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| arthralgia | (noun) pain in a joint or joints | - |
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| causalgia | (noun) a burning pain in a limb along the course of a peripheral nerve; usually associated with skin changes | - |
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| cephalalgia | (noun) pain in the head caused by dilation of cerebral arteries or muscle contractions or a reaction to drugs | Synonyms: head ache, headache |
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| chiralgia | (noun) a pain in the hand that is not traumatic | - |
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| costalgia | (noun) pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs | Synonyms: pleuralgia, pleurodynia |
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| gastralgia | (noun) an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | Synonyms: bellyache, stomach ache, stomachache |
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| glossalgia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossodynia |
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| keratalgia | (noun) pain in the cornea | - |
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| mastalgia | (noun) pain in the breast | - |
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| meralgia | (noun) pain in the thigh | - |
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| metralgia | (noun) pain in the uterus | - |
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| myalgia | (noun) pain in a muscle or group of muscles | Synonyms: myodynia |
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| nephralgia | (noun) pain in the kidney (usually felt in the loins) | - |
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| neuralgia | (noun) acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves | Synonyms: neuralgy |
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| neuralgy | (noun) acute spasmodic pain along the course of one or more nerves | Synonyms: neuralgia |
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| nostalgia | (noun) longing for something past | - |
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| odontalgia | (noun) an ache localized in or around a tooth | Synonyms: toothache |
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| orchidalgia | (noun) pain in the testes | - |
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| otalgia | (noun) an ache localized in the middle or inner ear | Synonyms: earache |
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| photalgia | (noun) pain in the eye resulting from exposure to bright light (often associated with albinism) | Synonyms: photophobia |
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| pleuralgia | (noun) pain in the chest caused by inflammation of the muscles between the ribs | Synonyms: costalgia, pleurodynia |
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| podalgia | (noun) foot pain | - |
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| proctalgia | (noun) pain in the rectum | - |
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| realgar | (noun) a rare soft orange mineral consisting of arsenic sulphide; an important ore of arsenic | - |
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| thermalgesia | (noun) pain caused by heat | - |
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| ulalgia | (noun) pain in the gums | - |
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| valgus | (noun) a deformity in which there is an abnormal displacement of part of a limb away from the midline of the body | - |
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