| acataphasia | (noun) a disorder in which a lesion to the central nervous system leaves you unable to formulate a statement or to express yourself in an organized manner | - |
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| agrapha | (noun) sayings of Jesus not recorded in the canonical Gospels | - |
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| anaphase | (noun) the stage of meiosis or mitosis when chromosomes move toward opposite ends of the nuclear spindle | - |
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| aphaeresis | (noun) (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | Synonyms: apheresis |
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| aphagia | (noun) loss of the ability to swallow | - |
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| aphakia | (noun) absence of the natural lens of the eye (usually resulting from the removal of cataracts) | - |
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| aphakic | (noun) someone afflicted by aphakia; someone lacking the natural lenses of the eyes | - |
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| aphanite | (noun) fine-grained homogeneous rock (such as basalt) containing minerals undetectable by the naked eye | - |
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| aphasia | (noun) inability to use or understand language (spoken or written) because of a brain lesion | - |
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| aphasic | (noun) someone affected by aphasia or inability to use or understand language | - |
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| cataphasia | (noun) a speech disorder in which the same word is repeated several times in succession | - |
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| cataphatism | (noun) the religious belief that God has given enough clues to be known to humans positively and affirmatively (e.g., God created Adam `in his own image') | - |
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| diaphanoscope | (noun) An instrument for illuminating the interior of a cavity to determine the translucency of its walls. | - |
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| haphazardness | (noun) the quality of lacking any predictable order or plan | Synonyms: noise, randomness, stochasticity |
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| metaphase | (noun) the second stage of mitosis | - |
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| (noun) the second stage of meiosis | - |
| naphazoline | (noun) vasoconstrictor (trade names Privine and Sudafed) used in nasal sprays to treat symptoms of nasal congestion and in eyedrops to treat eye irritation | Synonyms: Privine, Sudafed |
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| straphanger | (noun) a standing subway or bus passenger who grips a hanging strap for support | - |
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| (noun) a commuter who uses public transportation | - |