| pseudophloem | (noun) false phloem | - |
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| pseudopod | (noun) temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion | Synonyms: pseudopodium |
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| pseudopodium | (noun) temporary outgrowth used by some microorganisms as an organ of feeding or locomotion | Synonyms: pseudopod |
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| pseudorubella | (noun) a viral disease of infants and young children; characterized by abrupt high fever and mild sore throat; a few days later there is a faint pinkish rash that lasts for a few hours to a few days | Synonyms: exanthema subitum, roseola infantilis, roseola infantum |
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| pseudoscience | (noun) an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions | - |
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| pseudoscorpion | (noun) small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion | Synonyms: false scorpion |
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| pseudosmallpox | (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | Synonyms: alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudovariola, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox |
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| pseudovariola | (noun) a mild form of smallpox caused by a less virulent form of the virus | Synonyms: alastrim, Cuban itch, Kaffir pox, milk pox, pseudosmallpox, variola minor, West Indian smallpox, white pox |
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| psychoneurosis | (noun) a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | Synonyms: neurosis, neuroticism |
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| psychoneurotic | (noun) a person suffering from neurosis | Synonyms: mental case, neurotic |
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| psychotherapeutics | (noun) the branch of psychiatry concerned with psychological methods | Synonyms: mental hygiene, psychotherapy |
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| purlieu | (noun) an outer adjacent area of any place | Synonyms: environs |
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| queue | (noun) a braid of hair at the back of the head | - |
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| (noun) (information processing) an ordered list of tasks to be performed or messages to be transmitted | - |
| (noun) a line of people or vehicles waiting for something | Synonyms: waiting line |
| raconteur | (noun) a person skilled in telling anecdotes | Synonyms: anecdotist |
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| radiopharmaceutical | (noun) pharmaceutical consisting of a radioactive compound used in radiation therapy | - |
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| rapporteur | (noun) a recorder appointed by a committee to prepare reports of the meetings | - |
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| restaurateur | (noun) the proprietor of a restaurant | Synonyms: restauranter |
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| reunification | (noun) the act of coming together again | Synonyms: reunion |
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| reunion | (noun) the act of coming together again | Synonyms: reunification |
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| (noun) a party of former associates who have come together again | - |
| reuptake | (noun) a process of using up or consuming again | Synonyms: re-uptake |
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| rheum | (noun) a watery discharge from the mucous membranes (especially from the eyes or nose) | - |
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| rheumatic | (noun) a person suffering with rheumatism | - |
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| rheumatism | (noun) any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues | - |
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| (noun) a chronic autoimmune disease with inflammation of the joints and marked deformities; something (possibly a virus) triggers an attack on the synovium by the immune system, which releases cytokines that stimulate an inflammatory reaction that can lead to the destruction of all components of the joint | Synonyms: atrophic arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis |
| rheumatologist | (noun) a physician specializing in rheumatic diseases | - |
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| rheumatology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the study and treatment of pathologies of the muscles or tendons or joints | - |
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| saboteur | (noun) someone who commits sabotage or deliberately causes wrecks | Synonyms: diversionist, wrecker |
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| (noun) a member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader | Synonyms: fifth columnist |
| scarabaeus | (noun) scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians | Synonyms: scarab, Scarabaeus sacer |
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| secateurs | (noun) small pruning shears with a spring that holds the handles open and a single blade that closes against a flat surface | - |
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| seigneur | (noun) a man of rank in the ancient regime | Synonyms: feudal lord, seignior |
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| seigneury | (noun) the position and authority of a feudal lord | Synonyms: feudal lordship, seigniory |
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| (noun) the estate of a seigneur | Synonyms: seigniory, signory |
| shakeup | (noun) the imposition of a new organization; organizing differently (often involving extensive and drastic changes) | Synonyms: reorganisation, reorganization, shake-up |
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| sleuth | (noun) a detective who follows a trail | Synonyms: sleuthhound |
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| sleuthhound | (noun) a breed of large powerful hound of European origin having very acute smell and used in tracking | Synonyms: bloodhound |
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| (noun) a detective who follows a trail | Synonyms: sleuth |
| sleuthing | (noun) a police investigation to determine the perpetrator | Synonyms: detecting, detection, detective work |
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| soleus | (noun) a broad flat muscle in the calf of the leg under the gastrocnemius muscle | Synonyms: soleus muscle |
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| streusel | (noun) a crumbly topping for a pastry | - |
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| (noun) pastry with a topping of streusel | - |
| sublieutenant | (noun) an officer ranking next below a lieutenant | - |
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| succedaneum | (noun) (medicine) something that can be used as a substitute (especially any medicine that may be taken in place of another) | - |
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| therapeutic | (noun) a medicine or therapy that cures disease or relieve pain | Synonyms: curative, cure, remedy |
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| therapeutics | (noun) branch of medicine concerned with the treatment of disease | - |
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| theurgy | (noun) white magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits (as formerly practiced by Neoplatonists) | - |
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| (noun) the effect of supernatural or divine intervention in human affairs | - |
| voyeur | (noun) a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others | Synonyms: peeper, Peeping Tom |
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| voyeurism | (noun) a perversion in which a person receives sexual gratification from seeing the genitalia of others or witnessing others' sexual behavior | - |
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| voyeuse | (noun) a chair of the 18th century used at game tables, having a padded top rail on which spectators could lean. | - |
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| zeugma | (noun) use of a verb with two or more complements, playing on the verb's polysemy, for humorous effect | - |
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