| allogamy | (noun) cross-fertilization in plants | - |
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| amygdala | (noun) an almond-shaped neural structure in the anterior part of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum; intimately connected with the hypothalamus and the hippocampus and the cingulate gyrus; as part of the limbic system it plays an important role in motivation and emotional behavior | Synonyms: amygdaloid nucleus, corpus amygdaloideum |
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| amygdalin | (noun) a bitter cyanogenic glucoside extracted from the seeds of apricots and plums and bitter almonds | - |
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| amygdaloid | (noun) volcanic rock in which rounded cavities formed by expanding gas have subsequently become filled with mineral deposits | - |
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| amygdalotomy | (noun) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) | - |
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| amyl | (noun) a hydrocarbon radical that occurs in many organic compounds | - |
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| amylase | (noun) any of a group of proteins found in saliva and pancreatic juice and parts of plants; help convert starch to sugar | - |
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| amyloid | (noun) (pathology) a waxy translucent complex protein resembling starch that results from degeneration of tissue | - |
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| (noun) a non-nitrogenous food substance consisting chiefly of starch; any substance resembling starch | - |
| amyloidosis | (noun) a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma | - |
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| amylolysis | (noun) conversion of starch to sugar | - |
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| amylum | (noun) a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles | Synonyms: starch |
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| amyotonia | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: atonia, atonicity, atony |
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| amyotrophia | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophy |
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| amyotrophy | (noun) progressive wasting of muscle tissues | Synonyms: amyotrophia |
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| amyxia | (noun) a condition in which no mucus in produced | - |
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| anisogamy | (noun) (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size) | - |
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| apogamy | (noun) (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization | - |
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| autogamy | (noun) self-fertilization in plants | - |
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| bigamy | (noun) the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred | - |
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| (noun) the state of having two spouses at the same time | - |
| chlamydia | (noun) coccoid rickettsia infesting birds and mammals; cause infections of eyes and lungs and genitourinary tract | - |
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| (noun) a sexually transmitted infection caused by bacteria of the genus Chlamydia | - |
| chlamydospore | (noun) thick-walled asexual resting spore of certain fungi and algae | - |
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| chlamyphore | (noun) very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck | Synonyms: Chlamyphorus truncatus, fairy armadillo, pichiciago, pichiciego |
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| chlamys | (noun) a short mantle or cape fastened at the shoulder; worn by men in ancient Greece | - |
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| (noun) collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils | Synonyms: floral envelope, perianth, perigone, perigonium |
| cleistogamy | (noun) the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers | - |
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| endogamy | (noun) marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law | Synonyms: inmarriage, intermarriage |
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| exogamy | (noun) marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law | Synonyms: intermarriage |
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| infamy | (noun) a state of extreme dishonor | Synonyms: opprobrium |
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| (noun) evil fame or public reputation | - |
| isogamy | (noun) (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure | - |
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| kanamycin | (noun) antibiotic (trade name Kantrex) used to treat severe infections | Synonyms: Kantrex |
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| misogamy | (noun) hatred of marriage | - |
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| mithramycin | (noun) an antineoplastic drug (trade name Mithracin) used to treat cancer of the testes | Synonyms: Mithracin |
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| monogamy | (noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time | Synonyms: monogamousness |
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| paramyxovirus | (noun) a group of viruses including those causing mumps and measles | - |
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| polygamy | (noun) the condition or practice of having more than one spouse at a time | - |
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| tobramycin | (noun) an antibiotic (trade name Nebcin) that is especially effective against Gram-negative bacteria | Synonyms: Nebcin |
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