| laryngoscope | (noun) a medical instrument for examining the larynx | - |
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| leucopenia | (noun) an abnormal lowering of the white blood cell count | Synonyms: leukopenia |
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| lycopene | (noun) carotenoid that makes tomatoes red; may lower the risk of prostate cancer | - |
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| lycopod | (noun) primitive evergreen moss-like plant with spores in club-shaped strobiles | Synonyms: club-moss, club moss |
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| malacophily | (noun) (botany) pollination of plants by snails. | - |
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| malacopterygian | (noun) any fish of the superorder Malacopterygii | Synonyms: soft-finned fish |
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| mecopteran | (noun) any of various carnivorous insects of the order Mecoptera | - |
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| microscope | (noun) magnifier of the image of small objects | - |
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| microscopist | (noun) a scientist who specializes in research with the use of microscopes | - |
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| microscopy | (noun) research with the use of microscopes | - |
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| mucopolysaccharide | (noun) complex polysaccharides containing an amino group; occur chiefly as components of connective tissue | - |
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| mucopolysaccharidosis | (noun) any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues | - |
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| mycophage | (noun) a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) | Synonyms: mycophagist |
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| mycophagist | (noun) a person or animal who eats fungi (especially mushrooms) | Synonyms: mycophage |
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| mycophagy | (noun) the practice of eating fungi (especially mushrooms collected in the wild) | - |
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| mycoplasma | (noun) any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection | - |
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| myrmecophile | (noun) an organism such as an insect that habitually shares the nest of a species of ant | - |
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| myrmecophyte | (noun) plant that affords shelter or food to ants that live in symbiotic relations with it | - |
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| nephoscope | (noun) a measuring instrument that uses a grid for measuring the altitude, direction, and velocity of movement of clouds | - |
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| oesophagoscope | (noun) an optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus | Synonyms: esophagoscope |
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| ophthalmoscope | (noun) medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye | - |
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| ophthalmoscopy | (noun) examination of the interior of an eye using an ophthalmoscope | - |
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| orthoscope | (noun) an ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea | - |
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| oscilloscope | (noun) electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | Synonyms: cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, scope |
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| otoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auriscope, auroscope |
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| pecopteris | (noun) Carboniferous fossil fern characterized by a regular arrangement of the leaflets resembling a comb | - |
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| periscope | (noun) an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field | - |
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| pharmacopeia | (noun) (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation | Synonyms: formulary |
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| pharmacopoeia | (noun) a collection or stock of drugs | - |
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| phoenicophorium | (noun) latanier palm | Synonyms: genus Phoenicophorium |
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| photocopier | (noun) a copier that uses photographic methods of making copies | - |
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| photocopy | (noun) a photographic copy of written or printed or graphic work | - |
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| plecopteran | (noun) primitive winged insect with a flattened body; used as bait by fishermen; aquatic gilled larvae are carnivorous and live beneath stones | Synonyms: stone fly, stonefly |
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| polariscope | (noun) an optical device used to measure the rotation of the plane of vibration of polarized light | Synonyms: polarimeter |
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| polyplacophore | (noun) primitive elongated bilaterally symmetrical marine mollusk having a mantle covered with eight calcareous plates | Synonyms: chiton, coat-of-mail shell, sea cradle |
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| proctoscope | (noun) an endoscope for examining the rectum | - |
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| proctoscopy | (noun) visual examination of the rectum and the end of the colon by means of a proctoscope | - |
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| pyroscope | (noun) a pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object | Synonyms: optical pyrometer |
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| radioscopy | (noun) (radiology) examination of the inner structure of opaque objects using X rays or other penetrating radiation | Synonyms: radiology |
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| rhinoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) | - |
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| rhinoscopy | (noun) examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx) | - |
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| roentgenoscope | (noun) an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation | Synonyms: fluoroscope |
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| sarcophagus | (noun) a stone coffin (usually bearing sculpture or inscriptions) | - |
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| sarcoplasm | (noun) the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber | - |
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| sarcoptid | (noun) whitish mites that attack the skin of humans and other animals | Synonyms: itch mite |
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| scope | (noun) electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities | Synonyms: cathode-ray oscilloscope, CRO, oscilloscope |
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| (noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects | Synonyms: telescope |
| (noun) an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: | Synonyms: ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach |
| (noun) the state of the environment in which a situation exists | Synonyms: background, setting |
| scopolamine | (noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures | Synonyms: hyoscine |
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| sigmoidoscope | (noun) an endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon | Synonyms: flexible sigmoidoscope |
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| sigmoidoscopy | (noun) visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps | Synonyms: flexible sigmoidoscopy |
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| spectroscope | (noun) an optical instrument for spectrographic analysis | Synonyms: prism spectroscope |
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| spectroscopy | (noun) the use of spectroscopes to analyze spectra | Synonyms: spectrographic analysis, spectrometry, spectroscopic analysis, spectrum analysis |
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| statoscope | (noun) An instrument that indicates small changes in an aircraft's altitude by recording small variations in atmospheric pressure. | - |
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| stereoscope | (noun) an optical device for viewing stereoscopic photographs | - |
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| stereoscopy | (noun) three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina | Synonyms: stereoscopic vision |
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| stethoscope | (noun) a medical instrument for listening to the sounds generated inside the body | - |
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| stroboscope | (noun) scientific instrument that provides a flashing light synchronized with the periodic movement of an object; can make moving object appear stationary | Synonyms: strobe, strobe light |
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| sycophancy | (noun) fawning obsequiousness | - |
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| sycophant | (noun) a person who tries to please someone in order to gain a personal advantage | Synonyms: ass-kisser, crawler, lackey, toady |
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| synchronoscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchroscope |
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| synchroscope | (noun) an instrument that indicates whether two periodic motions are synchronous (especially an instrument that enables a pilot to synchronize the propellers of a plane that has two or more engines) | Synonyms: synchroniser, synchronizer, synchronoscope |
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| syncopation | (noun) a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat | - |
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| (noun) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | Synonyms: syncope |
| (noun) music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm | - |
| syncopator | (noun) a musician who plays syncopated jazz music (usually in a dance band) | - |
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| syncope | (noun) (phonology) the loss of sounds from within a word (as in `fo'c'sle' for `forecastle') | Synonyms: syncopation |
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| (noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | Synonyms: deliquium, faint, swoon |
| tachistoscope | (noun) scientific instrument used by psychologists; presents visual stimuli for brief exposures | Synonyms: t-scope |
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| telescope | (noun) a magnifier of images of distant objects | Synonyms: scope |
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| telescopy | (noun) the art of making and using telescopes | - |
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| tocopherol | (noun) a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body | Synonyms: E, vitamin E |
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| ultramicroscope | (noun) light microscope that uses scattered light to show particles too small to see with ordinary microscopes | Synonyms: dark-field microscope |
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| vaginoscope | (noun) An endoscopic instrument that magnifies the epithelia of the vagina and cervix in vivo to allow direct observation and study of these tissues. | Synonyms: colposcope |
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| vesicopapule | (noun) a papule that changes into a blister | Synonyms: papulovesicle |
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| wicopy | (noun) deciduous shrub of eastern North America having tough flexible branches and pliable bark and small yellow flowers | Synonyms: Dirca palustris, leatherwood, moose-wood, moosewood, ropebark |
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