| acrocyanosis | (noun) cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion | Synonyms: Raynaud's sign |
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| adenosine | (noun) (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP | - |
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| adenosis | (noun) a disorder of the glands of the body | Synonyms: gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder |
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| adrenosterone | (noun) a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland | - |
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| agnosia | (noun) inability to recognize objects by use of the senses | - |
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| agnostic | (noun) a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist) | - |
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| (noun) someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something | Synonyms: doubter |
| agnosticism | (noun) the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | Synonyms: scepticism, skepticism |
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| (noun) a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God | - |
| anagnost | (noun) a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church) | - |
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| anosmia | (noun) absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages) | - |
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| argentinosaur | (noun) huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina | - |
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| astereognosis | (noun) a loss of the ability to recognize objects by handling them | Synonyms: tactile agnosia |
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| asthenosphere | (noun) the lower layer of the crust | - |
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| atopognosia | (noun) absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch | Synonyms: atopognosis |
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| atopognosis | (noun) absence or loss of topognosia; inability to locate correctly a point of touch | Synonyms: atopognosia |
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| avitaminosis | (noun) any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins | Synonyms: hypovitaminosis |
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| bladdernose | (noun) medium-sized blackish-grey seal with large inflatable sac on the head; of Arctic and northern Atlantic waters | Synonyms: Cystophora cristata, hooded seal |
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| bluenose | (noun) a native or inhabitant of Nova Scotia | Synonyms: Nova Scotian |
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| bottlenose | (noun) northern Atlantic beaked whale with a bulbous forehead | Synonyms: bottle-nosed whale, bottlenose whale, Hyperoodon ampullatus |
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| (noun) any of several dolphins with rounded forehead and well-developed beak; chiefly of northern Atlantic and Mediterranean | Synonyms: bottle-nosed dolphin, bottlenose dolphin |
| bullnose | (noun) a small carpenter's plane with the cutting edge near the front | Synonyms: bullnosed plane |
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| carcinosarcoma | (noun) a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed | - |
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| carnosaur | (noun) large carnivorous bipedal dinosaur having huge claws | - |
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| chinos | (noun) (plural) trousers made with chino cloth | - |
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| chronoscope | (noun) an instrument for accurate measurements of small intervals of time | - |
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| cognoscente | (noun) an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts | Synonyms: connoisseur |
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| colonoscope | (noun) an elongated fiberoptic endoscope for examining the entire colon from cecum to rectum | - |
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| colonoscopy | (noun) visual examination of the colon (with a colonoscope) from the cecum to the rectum; requires sedation | - |
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| conenose | (noun) large bloodsucking bug | Synonyms: big bedbug, cone-nosed bug, conenose bug, kissing bug |
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| cyanosis | (noun) a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes | - |
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| cynosure | (noun) something that strongly attracts attention and admiration | - |
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| (noun) something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners) | - |
| deipnosophist | (noun) someone skilled at informal chitchat | - |
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| deoxyadenosine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of adenosine and deoxyribose | - |
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| deoxyguanosine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: guanosine |
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| diagnosing | (noun) identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | Synonyms: diagnosis |
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| diagnosis | (noun) identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon | Synonyms: diagnosing |
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| diagnostician | (noun) a doctor who specializes in medical diagnosis | Synonyms: pathologist |
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| diagnostics | (noun) the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease | Synonyms: nosology |
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| diaphanoscope | (noun) An instrument for illuminating the interior of a cavity to determine the translucency of its walls. | - |
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| didanosine | (noun) an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor | Synonyms: ddI, DDI, dideoxyinosine |
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| dideoxyinosine | (noun) an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection, a reverse transcriptase inhibitor | Synonyms: ddI, DDI, didanosine |
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| dinosaur | (noun) any of numerous extinct terrestrial reptiles of the Mesozoic era | - |
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| dominos | (noun) any of several games played with small rectangular blocks | Synonyms: dominoes |
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| enosis | (noun) the union of Greece and Cyprus (which is the goal of a group of Greek Cypriots) | - |
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| enterostenosis | (noun) abnormal narrowing of the intestine | - |
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| ethnos | (noun) people of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture | Synonyms: ethnic group |
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| glasnost | (noun) a policy of the Soviet government allowing freer discussion of social problems | - |
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| glutinosity | (noun) the property of having a viscosity like jelly | Synonyms: gelatinousness, glutinousness |
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| gnosis | (noun) intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics | - |
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| guanosine | (noun) a nucleoside component of DNA; composed of guanine and deoxyribose | Synonyms: deoxyguanosine |
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| gymnosophist | (noun) member of a Hindu sect practicing gymnosophy (especially nudism) | - |
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| gymnosophy | (noun) the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation | - |
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| gymnosperm | (noun) plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary | - |
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| gynostegium | (noun) the crown of the stamen in plants of the genus Asclepias | - |
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| hallucinosis | (noun) a mental state in which the person has continual hallucinations | - |
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| hooknose | (noun) a nose with a prominent slightly aquiline bridge | Synonyms: Roman nose |
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| hypervitaminosis | (noun) an abnormal condition resulting from taking vitamins excessively; can be serious for vitamins A or D or K | - |
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| hypnosis | (noun) a state that resembles sleep but that is induced by suggestion | - |
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| hypovitaminosis | (noun) any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins | Synonyms: avitaminosis |
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| iconoscope | (noun) the first practical television-camera for picture pickup; invented in 1923 by Vladimir Kosma Zworykin | - |
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| immunosuppressant | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor |
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| immunosuppression | (noun) lowering the body's normal immune response to invasion by foreign substances; can be deliberate (as in lowering the immune response to prevent rejection of a transplanted organ) or incidental (as a side effect of radiotherapy or chemotherapy for cancer) | - |
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| immunosuppressive | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive drug, immunosuppressor |
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| immunosuppressor | (noun) a drug that lowers the body's normal immune response | Synonyms: immune suppressant drug, immunosuppressant, immunosuppressive, immunosuppressive drug |
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| inosculation | (noun) a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous | Synonyms: anastomosis |
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| inosine | (noun) a nucleoside that is formed by the deamination of adenosine; used in kidney transplantation to provide a temporary source of sugar | - |
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| inositol | (noun) an optically inactive alcohol that is a component of the vitamin B complex | - |
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| ionosphere | (noun) the outer region of the Earth's atmosphere; contains a high concentration of free electrons | - |
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| jejunostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding | - |
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| kenosis | (noun) the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism | - |
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| keratonosis | (noun) any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis) | - |
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| keratonosus | (noun) any disease of the cornea | - |
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| laryngostenosis | (noun) abnormal narrowing of the larynx | - |
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| lignosae | (noun) a category in some early taxonomies | - |
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| luminosity | (noun) the quality of being luminous; emitting or reflecting light | Synonyms: brightness, brightness level, light, luminance, luminousness |
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| melanosis | (noun) a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) | Synonyms: melanism |
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| monosaccharide | (noun) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | Synonyms: monosaccharose, simple sugar |
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| monosaccharose | (noun) a sugar (like sucrose or fructose) that does not hydrolyse to give other sugars; the simplest group of carbohydrates | Synonyms: monosaccharide, simple sugar |
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| monosemy | (noun) having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases | - |
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| monosomy | (noun) chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number | - |
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| monosyllable | (noun) a word or utterance of one syllable | Synonyms: monosyllabic word |
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| nanosecond | (noun) one billionth (10^-9) of a second; one thousandth of a microsecond | - |
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| nephrocalcinosis | (noun) renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine | - |
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| nose | (noun) a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft) | - |
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| (noun) a projecting spout from which a fluid is discharged | Synonyms: nozzle |
| (noun) the front or forward projection of a tool or weapon | - |
| (noun) the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals | Synonyms: olfactory organ |
| (noun) the sense of smell (especially in animals) | - |
| (noun) a natural skill | - |
| (noun) a symbol of inquisitiveness | - |
| (noun) a small distance | - |
| nosebag | (noun) a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head | Synonyms: feedbag |
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| noseband | (noun) a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose | Synonyms: nosepiece |
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| nosebleed | (noun) bleeding from the nose | Synonyms: epistaxis |
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| nosecount | (noun) a periodic count of the population | Synonyms: census, nose count |
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| nosedive | (noun) a steep nose-down descent by an aircraft | Synonyms: dive, nose dive |
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| (noun) a sudden sharp drop or rapid decline | - |
| nosegay | (noun) an arrangement of flowers that is usually given as a present | Synonyms: bouquet, corsage, posy |
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| nosepiece | (noun) the link between two lenses; rests on the nose | Synonyms: bridge |
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| (noun) armor plate that protects the nose | - |
| (noun) a strap that is the part of a bridle that goes over the animal's nose | Synonyms: noseband |
| nosewheel | (noun) a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear | - |
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| nosh | (noun) (Yiddish) a snack or light meal | - |
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| nosher | (noun) someone who eats lightly or eats snacks between meals | Synonyms: snacker |
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| nosiness | (noun) offensive inquisitiveness | Synonyms: prying, snoopiness |
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| nosology | (noun) the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease | Synonyms: diagnostics |
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| nostalgia | (noun) longing for something past | - |
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| nostoc | (noun) found in moist places as rounded jellylike colonies | - |
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| nostril | (noun) either one of the two external openings to the nasal cavity in the nose | Synonyms: anterior naris |
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| nostrum | (noun) patent medicine whose efficacy is questionable | - |
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| (noun) hypothetical remedy for all ills or diseases; once sought by the alchemists | Synonyms: catholicon, cure-all, panacea |
| ochronosis | (noun) an accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning | - |
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| opisthotonos | (noun) severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back | - |
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