acromyotonia | (noun) myotonia of the extremities only; causes spastic deformity of the hand or foot | - |
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agrimonia | (noun) a plant of the genus Agrimonia having spikelike clusters of small yellow flowers | Synonyms: agrimony |
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ammonia | (noun) a pungent gas compounded of nitrogen and hydrogen (NH3) | - |
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(noun) a water solution of ammonia | Synonyms: ammonia water, ammonium hydroxide |
ammoniac | (noun) the aromatic gum of the ammoniac plant | Synonyms: gum ammoniac |
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amyotonia | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: atonia, atonicity, atony |
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anhedonia | (noun) an inability to experience pleasure | - |
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aniseikonia | (noun) visual defect in which the shape and size of an ocular image differ in the two eyes | - |
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aphonia | (noun) a disorder of the vocal organs that results in the loss of voice | Synonyms: voicelessness |
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atonia | (noun) lack of normal muscular tension or tonus | Synonyms: amyotonia, atonicity, atony |
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bartonia | (noun) annual grown especially for its fragrant golden nocturnal flowers | Synonyms: Mentzelia lindleyi |
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begonia | (noun) any of numerous plants of the genus Begonia grown for their attractive glossy asymmetrical leaves and colorful flowers in usually terminal cymes or racemes | - |
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bignoniad | (noun) any woody plant of the family Bignoniaceae | - |
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bocconia | (noun) small Central American tree having loose racemes of purple-tinted green flowers | Synonyms: Bocconia frutescens, tree celandine |
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(noun) herb of China and Japan widely cultivated for its plumelike panicles of creamy white flowers | Synonyms: Macleaya cordata, plume poppy |
bronchopneumonia | (noun) pneumonia characterized by acute inflammation of the walls of the bronchioles | Synonyms: bronchial pneumonia |
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catatonia | (noun) a form of schizophrenia characterized by a tendency to remain in a fixed stuporous state for long periods; the catatonia may give way to short periods of extreme excitement | Synonyms: catatonic schizophrenia, catatonic type schizophrenia |
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(noun) extreme tonus; muscular rigidity; a common symptom in catatonic schizophrenia | - |
ceremonial | (noun) a formal event performed on a special occasion | Synonyms: ceremonial occasion, ceremony, observance |
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chelonian | (noun) a reptile of the order Chelonia | Synonyms: chelonian reptile |
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clintonia | (noun) any temperate liliaceous plant of the genus Clintonia having broad basal leaves and white or yellowish or purplish flowers followed by blue or black berries | Synonyms: Clinton's lily |
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colonial | (noun) a resident of a colony | - |
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colonialism | (noun) exploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country | - |
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colonialist | (noun) a believer in colonialism | - |
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demoniac | (noun) someone who acts as if possessed by a demon | - |
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dysphonia | (noun) speech disorder attributable to a disorder of phonation | - |
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eudaemonia | (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | Synonyms: eudaimonia, upbeat, welfare, well-being, wellbeing |
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eudaimonia | (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | Synonyms: eudaemonia, upbeat, welfare, well-being, wellbeing |
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gorgonian | (noun) corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton | Synonyms: gorgonian coral |
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hypertonia | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | Synonyms: hypertonicity, hypertonus |
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hypotonia | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic | Synonyms: hypotonicity, hypotonus |
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isoniazid | (noun) antibacterial drug (trade name Nydrazid) used to treat tuberculosis | Synonyms: INH, Nydrazid |
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koinonia | (noun) Christian fellowship or communion with God or with fellow Christians; said in particular of the early Christian community | - |
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myotonia | (noun) abnormally long muscular contractions; slow relaxation of a muscle after a contraction | - |
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napoleoniana | (noun) items related to the life of Napoleon (engravings, paintings, books, etc.). | - |
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neocolonialism | (noun) control by a powerful country of its former colonies (or other less developed countries) by economic pressures | - |
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pavonia | (noun) any of various evergreen plants of the genus Pavonia having white or yellow or purple flowers | - |
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pleuropneumonia | (noun) pleurisy and pneumonia | - |
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pneumonia | (noun) respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants | - |
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pogonia | (noun) any hardy bog orchid of the genus Pogonia: terrestrial orchids having slender rootstocks and erect stems bearing one or a few leaves and a solitary terminal flower | - |
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poniard | (noun) a dagger with a slender blade | Synonyms: bodkin |
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testimonial | (noun) something that recommends (or expresses commendation of) a person or thing as worthy or desirable | Synonyms: good word, recommendation |
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(noun) something given or done as an expression of esteem | Synonyms: tribute |
(noun) something that serves as evidence | Synonyms: testimony |
tithonia | (noun) any plant of the genus Tithonia; tall coarse herbs or shrubs of Mexico to Panama having large flower heads resembling sunflowers with yellow disc florets and golden-yellow to orange-scarlet rays | Synonyms: Mexican sunflower |
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trichomoniasis | (noun) infection of the vagina | - |
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vernonia | (noun) any of various plants of the genus Vernonia of tropical and warm regions of especially North America that take their name from their loose heads of purple to rose flowers that quickly take on a rusty hue | Synonyms: ironweed |
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zirconia | (noun) a white crystalline oxide; used in refractories and in insulation and abrasives and enamels and glazes | Synonyms: zirconium dioxide, zirconium oxide |
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