| dragoman | (noun) an interpreter and guide in the Near East; in the Ottoman Empire in the 18th and 19th centuries a translator of European languages for the Turkish and Arab authorities and most dragomans were Greek (many reached high positions in the government) | - |
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| dromaeosaur | (noun) a kind of maniraptor | - |
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| egomania | (noun) an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs | - |
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| egomaniac | (noun) an abnormally egotistical person | - |
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| electromagnet | (noun) a temporary magnet made by coiling wire around an iron core; when current flows in the coil the iron becomes a magnet | - |
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| electromagnetics | (noun) the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena | Synonyms: electromagnetism |
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| electromagnetism | (noun) the branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena | Synonyms: electromagnetics |
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| (noun) magnetism produced by an electric current | - |
| enchondroma | (noun) benign slow-growing tumor of cartilaginous cells at the ends of tubular bones (especially in the hands and feet) | - |
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| epithelioma | (noun) a malignant tumor of the epithelial tissue | - |
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| ferromagnet | (noun) any material that has ferromagnetic properties. | - |
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| ferromagnetism | (noun) phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed | - |
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| fibroadenoma | (noun) benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen | - |
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| fibroma | (noun) nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue | - |
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| forewoman | (noun) a woman in charge of a group of workers | - |
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| (noun) a woman who is foreperson of a jury | Synonyms: forelady |
| freedwoman | (noun) a female person who has been freed from slavery | - |
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| freewoman | (noun) a female person who is not a serf or a slave | - |
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| frontierswoman | (noun) a woman who lives on the frontier | - |
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| gentlewoman | (noun) a woman of refinement | Synonyms: dame, lady, ma'am, madam |
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| geomancer | (noun) one who practices geomancy | - |
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| geomancy | (noun) divination by means of signs connected with the earth (as points taken at random or the arrangement of particles thrown down at random or from the configuration of a region and its relation to another) | - |
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| glaucoma | (noun) an eye disease that damages the optic nerve and impairs vision (sometimes progressing to blindness) | - |
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| glioblastoma | (noun) a fast-growing malignant brain tumor composed of spongioblasts; nearly always fatal | Synonyms: spongioblastoma |
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| glioma | (noun) a tumor of the brain consisting of neuroglia | - |
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| granuloma | (noun) a tumor composed of granulation tissue resulting from injury or inflammation or infection | - |
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| gynecomastia | (noun) excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives) | - |
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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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| haematoma | (noun) a localized swelling filled with blood | Synonyms: hematoma |
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| hamartoma | (noun) a focal growth that resembles a neoplasm but results from faulty development in an organ | - |
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| haoma | (noun) leafless East Indian vine; its sour milky juice formerly used to make an intoxicating drink | Synonyms: Sarcostemma acidum, soma |
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| hebdomad | (noun) any period of seven consecutive days | Synonyms: week |
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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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| hematoma | (noun) a localized swelling filled with blood | Synonyms: haematoma |
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| hemochromatosis | (noun) pathology in which iron accumulates in the tissues; characterized by bronzed skin and enlarged liver and diabetes mellitus and abnormalities of the pancreas and the joints | Synonyms: bronzed diabetes, iron-storage disease, iron overload |
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| hepatocarcinoma | (noun) carcinoma of the liver | Synonyms: hepatocellular carcinoma, hepatoma, malignant hepatoma |
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| hepatoma | (noun) carcinoma of the liver | Synonyms: hepatocarcinoma, hepatocellular carcinoma, malignant hepatoma |
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| homage | (noun) respectful deference | Synonyms: court |
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| hooman | (noun) human, mispronounced for comic effect | - |
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| horsewoman | (noun) a woman horseman | - |
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| hybridoma | (noun) a hybrid cell resulting from the fusion of a lymphocyte and a tumor cell; used to culture a specific monoclonal antibody | - |
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| hydromancer | (noun) one who practices hydromancy | - |
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| hydromancy | (noun) divination by water (as by patterns seen in the ebb and flow of the tides) | - |
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| jurywoman | (noun) a female who serves (or waits to be called to serve) on a jury | - |
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| keratoacanthoma | (noun) skin tumor that grows rapidly (especially in older people) and resembles a carcinoma but does not spread; it usually disappears spontaneously, often leaving a scar | - |
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| keratomalacia | (noun) softening and drying and ulceration of the cornea resulting from vitamin A deficiency; symptom of cystic fibrosis or sprue | - |
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| kinswoman | (noun) a female relative | - |
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| kleptomania | (noun) an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive | - |
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| kleptomaniac | (noun) someone with an irrational urge to steal in the absence of an economic motive | - |
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| laundrywoman | (noun) a working woman who takes in washing | Synonyms: laundress, washerwoman, washwoman |
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| leiomyoma | (noun) benign tumor of smooth muscle (usually in the uterus or digestive tract) | - |
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| leiomyosarcoma | (noun) sarcoma of smooth muscle; occurs most often digestive tract or uterus or bladder or prostate | - |
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| leucoma | (noun) eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea | Synonyms: leukoma |
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| leukoma | (noun) eye disease consisting of an opaque white spot on the cornea | Synonyms: leucoma |
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| lipoma | (noun) a tumor consisting of fatty tissue | Synonyms: adipose tumor |
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| lipomatosis | (noun) pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body | - |
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| liposarcoma | (noun) sarcoma of fat cells | - |
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| lithomancer | (noun) one who practices lithomancy | - |
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| lithomancy | (noun) divination by means of stones or stone talismans | - |
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| logomach | (noun) someone given to disputes over words | Synonyms: logomachist |
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| logomachist | (noun) someone given to disputes over words | Synonyms: logomach |
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| logomachy | (noun) argument about words or the meaning of words | - |
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| logomania | (noun) pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking | Synonyms: logorrhea |
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| lomatia | (noun) any of various ornamental evergreens of the genus Lomatia having attractive fragrant flowers | - |
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| lymphadenoma | (noun) an abnormally enlarged lymph node | - |
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| lymphangioma | (noun) benign angioma consisting of a mass of lymphatic vessels | - |
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| lymphogranuloma | (noun) swelling of a lymph node | - |
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| lymphoma | (noun) a neoplasm of lymph tissue that is usually malignant; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
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| madwoman | (noun) a woman lunatic | - |
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| makomako | (noun) graceful deciduous shrub or small tree having attractive foliage and small red berries that turn black at maturity and are used for making wine | Synonyms: Aristotelia racemosa, Aristotelia serrata, New Zealand wine berry, wineberry |
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| megalomania | (noun) a psychological state characterized by delusions of grandeur | - |
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| megalomaniac | (noun) a pathological egotist | - |
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| melanoma | (noun) any of several malignant neoplasms (usually of the skin) consisting of melanocytes | Synonyms: malignant melanoma |
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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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| mesothelioma | (noun) a form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust | - |
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| miltomate | (noun) Mexican annual naturalized in eastern North America having yellow to purple edible fruit resembling small tomatoes | Synonyms: jamberry, Physalis philadelphica, purple ground cherry, tomatillo |
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| monochromacy | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromasy, monochromatic vision, monochromatism, monochromia |
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| monochromasy | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromacy, monochromatic vision, monochromatism, monochromia |
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| monochromat | (noun) a person who is completely color-blind | - |
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| monochromatism | (noun) complete color blindness; colors can be differentiated only on the basis of brightness | Synonyms: monochromacy, monochromasy, monochromatic vision, monochromia |
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| monomania | (noun) a mania restricted to one thing or idea | Synonyms: possession |
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| monomaniac | (noun) a person suffering from monomania | - |
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| myeloma | (noun) a tumor of the bone marrow (usually malignant) composed of cells normally found in bone marrow | - |
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| myoma | (noun) a benign tumor composed of muscle tissue | - |
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| myosarcoma | (noun) sarcoma of muscle tissue | - |
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| myxoma | (noun) a benign tumor of connective tissue containing jellylike material | - |
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| myxomatosis | (noun) a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits | - |
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| nanomachine | (noun) a machine of the size of close to one nanometre | - |
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| necromancer | (noun) one who practices magic or sorcery | Synonyms: magician, sorcerer, thaumaturge, thaumaturgist, wizard |
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| (noun) one who practices divination by conjuring up the dead | - |
| necromancy | (noun) conjuring up the dead, especially for prophesying | - |
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| (noun) the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world | Synonyms: black art, black magic, sorcery |
| necromania | (noun) an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies | Synonyms: necrophilia, necrophilism |
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| needlewoman | (noun) a woman who makes or mends dresses | Synonyms: modiste, seamstress, sempstress |
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| neoromanticism | (noun) an art movement based on a revival of Romanticism in art and literature | - |
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| nephroblastoma | (noun) malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass | Synonyms: adenomyosarcoma, embryoma of the kidney, Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour |
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| neurilemoma | (noun) tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve | Synonyms: neurofibroma |
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| neurinoma | (noun) tumor (usually benign) of the sheath surrounding a nerve | - |
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| neuroblastoma | (noun) malignant tumor containing embryonic nerve cells; usually metastasizes quickly | - |
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| neuroepithelioma | (noun) malignant tumor of the neuroepithelium | - |
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| neurofibroma | (noun) tumor of the fibrous covering of a peripheral nerve | Synonyms: neurilemoma |
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| neurofibromatosis | (noun) autosomal dominant disease characterized by numerous neurofibromas and by spots on the skin and often by developmental abnormalities | Synonyms: von Recklinghausen's disease |
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| neuroma | (noun) any tumor derived from cells of the nervous system | - |
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| neuromarketing | (noun) marketing based on studies of consumers' sensorimotor, cognitive, and affective responses | Synonyms: neuro-marketing |
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