adagio | (noun) a slow section of a pas de deux requiring great skill and strength by the dancers | - |
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(noun) (music) a composition played in adagio tempo (slowly and gracefully) | - |
agio | (noun) a fee charged for exchanging currencies | Synonyms: agiotage, exchange premium, premium |
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agiotage | (noun) a fee charged for exchanging currencies | Synonyms: agio, exchange premium, premium |
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(noun) speculative dealing in stock exchange securities or foreign exchange. | - |
angiocardiogram | (noun) a series of X rays representing the action of the heart and its blood vessels after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiocarp | (noun) tree bearing fruit enclosed in a shell or involucre or husk | - |
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angioedema | (noun) recurrent large circumscribed areas of subcutaneous edema; onset is sudden and it disappears within 24 hours; seen mainly in young women, often as an allergic reaction to food or drugs | Synonyms: atrophedema, giant hives, periodic edema, Quincke's edema |
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angiogenesis | (noun) the formation of new blood vessels | - |
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angiogram | (noun) an X-ray representation of blood vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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angiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of blood vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces an angiogram | - |
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angiohemophilia | (noun) a form of hemophilia discovered by Erik von Willebrand; a genetic disorder that is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait; characterized by a deficiency of the coagulation factor and by mucosal bleeding | Synonyms: vascular hemophilia, von Willebrand's disease |
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angiologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in angiology | - |
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angiology | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the blood and lymph vessels and their disorders | - |
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angioma | (noun) a tumor consisting of a mass of blood or lymphatic vessels | - |
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angiopathy | (noun) any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts | - |
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angioplasty | (noun) an operation to repair a damaged blood vessel or unblock a coronary artery | - |
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angiopteris | (noun) highly variable species of very large primitive ferns of the Pacific tropical areas with high rainfall | Synonyms: Angiopteris evecta, giant fern |
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angiosarcoma | (noun) a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels | - |
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angioscope | (noun) a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels | - |
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angiosperm | (noun) plants having seeds in a closed ovary | Synonyms: flowering plant |
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angiotelectasia | (noun) dilation and enlargement of arterioles | - |
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angiotensin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotonin, Hypertensin |
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angiotonin | (noun) any of several vasoconstrictor substances (trade name Hypertensin) that cause narrowing of blood vessels | Synonyms: angiotensin, Hypertensin |
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antireligiousness | (noun) The state or condition of being opposed to religion. | - |
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arpeggio | (noun) a chord whose notes are played in rapid succession rather than simultaneously | - |
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cholangiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of the bile ducts after a contrast medium has been injected | - |
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contagion | (noun) the communication of an attitude or emotional state among a number of people | Synonyms: infection |
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(noun) an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted | Synonyms: infection, transmission |
(noun) any disease easily transmitted by contact | Synonyms: contagious disease |
contagiousness | (noun) The state or condition of being contagious, easily transmitted to others. | - |
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coreligionist | (noun) someone having the same religion as another person | - |
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haemangioma | (noun) benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks | Synonyms: hemangioma |
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hagiographer | (noun) the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography | Synonyms: hagiographist, hagiologist |
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hagiographist | (noun) the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography | Synonyms: hagiographer, hagiologist |
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hagiography | (noun) a biography that idealizes or idolizes the person (especially a person who is a saint) | - |
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hagiolatry | (noun) the worship of saints | Synonyms: hierolatry |
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hagiologist | (noun) the author of a worshipful or idealizing biography | Synonyms: hagiographer, hagiographist |
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hagiology | (noun) literature narrating the lives (and legends) of the saints | - |
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hagionym | (noun) The name of a Saint taken as a proper name. | - |
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hemangioma | (noun) benign angioma consisting of a mass of blood vessels; some appear as birthmarks | Synonyms: haemangioma |
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irreligion | (noun) the quality of not being devout | Synonyms: irreligiousness |
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irreligionist | (noun) someone who is indifferent or hostile to religion | - |
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irreligiousness | (noun) the quality of not being devout | Synonyms: irreligion |
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legion | (noun) a vast multitude | Synonyms: horde, host |
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(noun) a large military unit | - |
(noun) association of ex-servicemen | - |
(noun) archaic terms for army | Synonyms: host |
legionary | (noun) a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) | Synonyms: legionnaire |
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legionella | (noun) the motile aerobic rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium that thrives in central heating and air conditioning systems and can cause Legionnaires' disease | Synonyms: Legionella pneumophilia |
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legionnaire | (noun) a soldier who is a member of a legion (especially the French Foreign Legion) | Synonyms: legionary |
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litigiousness | (noun) a quarrelsome disposition to engage in or carry on lawsuits | - |
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liturgiology | (noun) the study of liturgies | Synonyms: liturgics |
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logion | (noun) a saying of Jesus that is regarded as authentic although it is not recorded in the Gospels | - |
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lymphangiogram | (noun) an angiogram of the lymph nodes and lymph vessels made after the injection of a radiopaque substance | - |
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lymphangiography | (noun) roentgenographic examination of lymph nodes and lymph vessels after injection of a radiopaque contrast medium; produces a lymphangiogram | Synonyms: lymphography |
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lymphangioma | (noun) benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels | - |
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meningioma | (noun) a tumor arising in the meninges which surround the brain and spinal cord; usually slow growing and sometimes malignant | - |
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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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plagiocephaly | (noun) congenital malformation of the skull in which the main axis of the skull is oblique | - |
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plagioclase | (noun) any of a series of triclinic feldspars that form rocks | Synonyms: oligoclase |
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prestigiousness | (noun) a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. | Synonyms: prestige |
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region | (noun) a part of an animal that has a special function or is supplied by a given artery or nerve | Synonyms: area |
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(noun) a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about | Synonyms: realm |
(noun) the extended spatial location of something | Synonyms: part |
(noun) a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth | - |
(noun) the approximate amount of something (usually used prepositionally as in `in the region of') | Synonyms: neighborhood |
regionalism | (noun) loyalty to the interests of a particular region | - |
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(noun) a feature (as a pronunciation or expression or custom) that is characteristic of a particular region | - |
(noun) a foreign policy that defines the international interests of a country in terms of particular geographic areas | - |
regionality | (noun) The property of being of, or pertaining to, a specific region or district. | - |
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(noun) The property of being of, or pertaining to, a large geographic region. | - |
religion | (noun) a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny | Synonyms: faith, religious belief |
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(noun) an institution to express belief in a divine power | Synonyms: faith, organized religion |
religionism | (noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | Synonyms: pietism, religiosity, religiousism |
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(noun) exaggerated religious zealotry | - |
religionist | (noun) a person addicted to religion or a religious zealot | - |
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religiosity | (noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | Synonyms: pietism, religionism, religiousism |
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religious | (noun) a member of a religious order who is bound by vows of poverty and chastity and obedience | - |
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religiousism | (noun) exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal | Synonyms: pietism, religionism, religiosity |
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religiousness | (noun) piety by virtue of being devout | Synonyms: devoutness |
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(noun) the quality of being extremely conscientious | - |
sacrilegiousness | (noun) profaneness by virtue of committing sacrilege | - |
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solfeggio | (noun) a voice exercise; singing scales or runs to the same syllable | Synonyms: solfege |
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(noun) singing using solfa syllables to denote the notes of the scale of C major | Synonyms: solfege, solmization |
spongioblast | (noun) any of various columnar epithelial cells in the central nervous system that develop into neuroglia | - |
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spongioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: glioblastoma |
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sporangiophore | (noun) stalk bearing one or more sporangia | - |
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