abdominocentesis | (noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis | Synonyms: paracentesis |
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abiogenesis | (noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter | Synonyms: autogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation |
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aesthesis | (noun) an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation | Synonyms: esthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression |
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agamogenesis | (noun) reproduction without the fusion of gametes | Synonyms: asexual reproduction |
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agenesis | (noun) imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part | Synonyms: agenesia |
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akinesis | (noun) motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis | Synonyms: akinesia |
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allegoresis | (noun) the interpretation of written, oral, or artistic expression as allegory. | - |
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amelogenesis | (noun) the developmental process of forming tooth enamel | - |
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amniocentesis | (noun) (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities | Synonyms: amnio |
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anamnesis | (noun) the ability to recall past occurrences | Synonyms: recollection, remembrance |
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(noun) the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient | Synonyms: medical history, medical record |
androgenesis | (noun) male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization | Synonyms: androgeny |
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angiogenesis | (noun) the formation of new blood vessels | - |
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anthesis | (noun) the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms | Synonyms: blossoming, efflorescence, florescence, flowering, inflorescence |
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anthropogenesis | (noun) the evolution or genesis of the human race | Synonyms: anthropogeny |
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antimetathesis | (noun) A rhetorical figure resulting from a reverted arrangement in the last clause of a sentence of the two principal words of the clause preceding; inversion of the members of an antithesis: as, "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture a mute poem". | - |
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antipyresis | (noun) medication with antipyretics to treat a fever | - |
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antithesis | (noun) the juxtaposition of contrasting words or ideas to give a feeling of balance | - |
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(noun) exact opposite | - |
anuresis | (noun) inability to urinate | Synonyms: anuria |
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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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apheresis | (noun) a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion | Synonyms: pheresis |
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(noun) (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until' | Synonyms: aphaeresis |
aphesis | (noun) the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire' | - |
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aposiopesis | (noun) breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations) | - |
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arthrocentesis | (noun) removal of fluid from a joint by centesis | - |
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arthrodesis | (noun) the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion | - |
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ascesis | (noun) rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint | Synonyms: asceticism |
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atherogenesis | (noun) the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis | - |
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autogenesis | (noun) a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter | Synonyms: abiogenesis, autogeny, spontaneous generation |
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auxesis | (noun) growth from increase in cell size without cell division | - |
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biogenesis | (noun) the production of living organisms from other living organisms | Synonyms: biogeny |
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(noun) production of a chemical compound by a living organism | Synonyms: biosynthesis |
biosynthesis | (noun) production of a chemical compound by a living organism | Synonyms: biogenesis |
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blastogenesis | (noun) theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm | - |
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(noun) asexual reproduction by budding | - |
cacogenesis | (noun) inability to produce hybrids that are both viable and fertile | - |
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caenogenesis | (noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | Synonyms: cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis |
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cainogenesis | (noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | Synonyms: caenogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis |
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catachresis | (noun) strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths') | - |
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cataphoresis | (noun) the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode | Synonyms: dielectrolysis, electrophoresis, ionophoresis |
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catechesis | (noun) oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation) | - |
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celiocentesis | (noun) removal of fluid from the abdomen by centesis | - |
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cenogenesis | (noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | Synonyms: caenogenesis, cainogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis |
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centesis | (noun) (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid | - |
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chemosynthesis | (noun) synthesis of carbohydrate from carbon dioxide and water; limited to certain bacteria and fungi | - |
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cytogenesis | (noun) the origin and development and variation of cells | Synonyms: cytogeny |
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cytokinesis | (noun) organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells | - |
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diaeresis | (noun) a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel | Synonyms: dieresis |
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diakinesis | (noun) the final stage of the prophase of meiosis | - |
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diapedesis | (noun) passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue | - |
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diaphoresis | (noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | Synonyms: hidrosis, perspiration, sudation, sweating |
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diathesis | (noun) constitutional predisposition to a particular disease or abnormality | - |
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dieresis | (noun) a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel | Synonyms: diaeresis |
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diesis | (noun) a character used in printing to indicate a third cross reference or footnote after the asterisk and the dagger have been used | Synonyms: double dagger, double obelisk |
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digenesis | (noun) alternation of sexual and asexual generations | Synonyms: metagenesis |
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diuresis | (noun) increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus | - |
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dysgenesis | (noun) infertility between hybrids | - |
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eccyesis | (noun) pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus | Synonyms: ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy, metacyesis |
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ecesis | (noun) (ecology) the process by which a plant or animal becomes established in a new habitat | Synonyms: establishment |
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ecphonesis | (noun) an exclamatory rhetorical device | Synonyms: exclamation |
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eisegesis | (noun) personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas | - |
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electrophoresis | (noun) the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode | Synonyms: cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis |
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emesis | (noun) the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth | Synonyms: disgorgement, puking, regurgitation, vomit, vomiting |
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encopresis | (noun) involuntary defecation not attributable to physical defects or illness | - |
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enuresis | (noun) inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination | Synonyms: urinary incontinence |
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epenthesis | (noun) the insertion of a vowel or consonant into a word to make its pronunciation easier | - |
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epigenesis | (noun) a geological change in the mineral content of rock after the rock has formed | - |
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erythropoiesis | (noun) the process of producing red blood cells by the stem cells in the bone marrow | - |
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esthesis | (noun) an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation | Synonyms: aesthesis, sensation, sense datum, sense experience, sense impression |
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exegesis | (noun) an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible) | - |
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gametogenesis | (noun) the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis | - |
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genesis | (noun) a coming into being | Synonyms: generation |
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glycogenesis | (noun) the conversion of glucose to glycogen when the glucose in the blood exceeds the demand | - |
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(noun) the formation in animals of glycogen from glucose | - |
gynogenesis | (noun) female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus | - |
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haematemesis | (noun) vomiting blood | Synonyms: hematemesis |
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haematogenesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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haematopoiesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematogenesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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haemogenesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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haemopoiesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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hematemesis | (noun) vomiting blood | Synonyms: haematemesis |
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hematogenesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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hematopoiesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hemogenesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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hemogenesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemopoiesis, sanguification |
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hemopoiesis | (noun) the formation of blood cells in the living body (especially in the bone marrow) | Synonyms: haematogenesis, haematopoiesis, haemogenesis, haemopoiesis, hematogenesis, hematopoiesis, hemogenesis, sanguification |
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heterogenesis | (noun) the alternation of two or more different forms in the life cycle of a plant or animal | Synonyms: alternation of generations, xenogenesis |
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hyperemesis | (noun) severe and excessive vomiting | - |
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hyperpiesis | (noun) persistent and pathological high blood pressure for which no specific cause can be found | Synonyms: essential hypertension, hyperpiesia |
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hypnogenesis | (noun) the induction of sleep or hypnosis | - |
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hypothesis | (noun) a tentative insight into the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena | Synonyms: possibility, theory |
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(noun) a proposal intended to explain certain facts or observations | - |
(noun) a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence | Synonyms: conjecture, guess, speculation, supposition, surmisal, surmise |
hysteresis | (noun) the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field | - |
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immunoelectrophoresis | (noun) electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies | - |
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ionophoresis | (noun) the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode | Synonyms: cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, electrophoresis |
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iontophoresis | (noun) therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues | Synonyms: electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontotherapy |
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irresistibility | (noun) the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist | Synonyms: irresistibleness |
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irresistibleness | (noun) the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist | Synonyms: irresistibility |
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kainogenesis | (noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | Synonyms: caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kenogenesis |
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kaliuresis | (noun) the presence of excess potassium in the urine | Synonyms: kaluresis |
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kaluresis | (noun) the presence of excess potassium in the urine | Synonyms: kaliuresis |
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karyokinesis | (noun) organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis | - |
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kenogenesis | (noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | Synonyms: caenogenesis, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis |
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kinaesthesis | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinesthesia, kinesthesis, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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kinesis | (noun) a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation | - |
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kinesthesis | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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leresis | (noun) rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged) | - |
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