arteriolosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterioles | - |
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arteriosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterial walls | Synonyms: arterial sclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries |
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atherosclerosis | (noun) a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries | Synonyms: coronary artery disease |
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bicycler | (noun) a person who rides a bicycle | Synonyms: bicyclist, biker, cyclist, wheeler |
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chronicler | (noun) someone who writes chronicles | - |
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clerestory | (noun) part of an interior wall rising above the adjacent roof with windows admitting light | Synonyms: clearstory |
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clergy | (noun) in Christianity, clergymen collectively (as distinguished from the laity) | - |
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clergyman | (noun) a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church | Synonyms: man of the cloth, reverend |
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cleric | (noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | Synonyms: churchman, divine, ecclesiastic |
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clericalism | (noun) a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters | - |
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clericalist | (noun) one who advocates clericalism | - |
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clericalization | (noun) The process of increasing the power or influence of a religious hierarchy. | - |
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clerid | (noun) predacious on other insects; usually brightly colored or metallic | Synonyms: clerid beetle |
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clerihew | (noun) a witty satiric verse containing two rhymed couplets and mentioning a famous person | - |
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clerisy | (noun) an educated and intellectual elite | Synonyms: intelligentsia |
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clerk | (noun) an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts) | - |
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(noun) a salesperson in a store | Synonyms: salesclerk, shop assistant, shop clerk |
clerking | (noun) the activity of recording business transactions | Synonyms: bookkeeping |
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clerkship | (noun) the job of clerk | - |
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dermatosclerosis | (noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | Synonyms: scleroderma |
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episcleritis | (noun) inflammation of the sclera of the eye | - |
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keratoscleritis | (noun) inflammation of the cornea and sclera of the eye | - |
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nephroangiosclerosis | (noun) kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure | Synonyms: nephrosclerosis |
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nephrosclerosis | (noun) kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure | Synonyms: nephroangiosclerosis |
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osteosclerosis | (noun) abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone | - |
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otosclerosis | (noun) hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness | - |
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salesclerk | (noun) a salesperson in a store | Synonyms: clerk, shop assistant, shop clerk |
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sclera | (noun) the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball | Synonyms: sclerotic coat |
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scleredema | (noun) a skin disease marked by hard edema of the tissue usually beginning in the face | - |
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sclerite | (noun) hard plate or element of the exoskeleton of some arthropods | - |
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scleritis | (noun) inflammation of the sclera | - |
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scleroderma | (noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | Synonyms: dermatosclerosis |
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sclerometer | (noun) a measuring instrument that measures the hardness of materials by penetrating them with a stylus that has a diamond point | - |
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scleroprotein | (noun) a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye | Synonyms: albuminoid |
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sclerosis | (noun) any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | Synonyms: induration |
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sclerotinia | (noun) any fungus of the genus Sclerotinia; some causing brown rot diseases in plants | - |
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sclerotium | (noun) compact usually dark-colored mass of hardened mycelium constituting a vegetative food-storage body in various true fungi; detaches when mature and can give rise to new growth | - |
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sclerotomy | (noun) surgical incision of the sclerotic coat of the eye | - |
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