| adenopathy | (noun) a glandular disease or enlargement of glandular tissue (especially of the lymph glands) | - |
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| afropavo | (noun) both sexes are brightly colored | Synonyms: Afropavo congensis, Congo peafowl |
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| allopathy | (noun) the usual method of treating disease with remedies that produce effects differing from those produced by the disease itself | - |
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| allopatry | (noun) the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap | - |
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| angiopathy | (noun) any disease of the blood vessels or lymph ducts | - |
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| anthropopathism | (noun) Attribution of human feelings to things not human, such as inanimate objects, animals, or natural phenomena. | - |
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| arthropathy | (noun) a pathology or abnormality of a joint | - |
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| camelopard | (noun) tallest living quadruped; having a spotted coat and small horns and very long neck and legs; of savannahs of tropical Africa | Synonyms: Giraffa camelopardalis, giraffe |
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| cardiomyopathy | (noun) a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) | Synonyms: myocardiopathy |
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| cardiopathy | (noun) a disease of the heart | Synonyms: heart disease |
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| copaiba | (noun) an oleoresin used in varnishes and ointments | Synonyms: balsam capivi, copaiba balsam |
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| copal | (noun) a brittle aromatic resin used in varnishes | - |
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| copaline | (noun) partly mineralized copal dug from the ground | Synonyms: copalite, fossil copal |
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| copalite | (noun) partly mineralized copal dug from the ground | Synonyms: copaline, fossil copal |
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| copartner | (noun) a joint partner (as in a business enterprise) | - |
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| copartnership | (noun) a partnership in which employees get a share of the profits in addition to their wages | - |
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| cryopathy | (noun) destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene | Synonyms: frostbite |
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| cyclopaedia | (noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty | Synonyms: cyclopedia, encyclopaedia, encyclopedia |
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| cyclopropane | (noun) a colorless flammable gas sometimes used as an inhalation anesthetic | - |
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| cystoparalysis | (noun) paralysis of the urinary bladder | Synonyms: cystoplegia |
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| dopa | (noun) amino acid that is formed in the liver and converted into dopamine in the brain | Synonyms: dihydroxyphenylalanine |
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| dopamine | (noun) a monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of the central nervous system; as a drug (trade names Dopastat and Intropin) it is used to treat shock and hypotension | Synonyms: Dopastat, Intropin |
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| ectoparasite | (noun) any external parasitic organism (as fleas) | Synonyms: ectozoan, ectozoon, epizoan, epizoon |
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| encephalopathy | (noun) any disorder or disease of the brain | Synonyms: brain disease, brain disorder |
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| encyclopaedia | (noun) a reference work (often in several volumes) containing articles on various topics (often arranged in alphabetical order) dealing with the entire range of human knowledge or with some particular specialty | Synonyms: cyclopaedia, cyclopedia, encyclopedia |
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| encyclopaedism | (noun) profound scholarly knowledge | Synonyms: encyclopedism, eruditeness, erudition, learnedness, learning, scholarship |
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| encyclopaedist | (noun) a person who compiles information for encyclopedias | Synonyms: encyclopedist |
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| endoparasite | (noun) any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | Synonyms: endozoan, entoparasite, entozoan, entozoon |
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| enteropathy | (noun) a disease of the intestinal tract | - |
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| entoparasite | (noun) any of various parasites that live in the internal organs of animals (especially intestinal worms) | Synonyms: endoparasite, endozoan, entozoan, entozoon |
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| episcopacy | (noun) the collective body of bishops | Synonyms: episcopate |
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| episcopate | (noun) the office and dignity of a bishop | Synonyms: bishopry |
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| (noun) the collective body of bishops | Synonyms: episcopacy |
| (noun) the territorial jurisdiction of a bishop | Synonyms: bishopric, diocese |
| (noun) the term of office of a bishop | - |
| gammopathy | (noun) a disturbance in the synthesis of immunoglobulins; proteins having antibody activity increase greatly in the blood | - |
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| haemoglobinopathy | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood | Synonyms: hemoglobinopathy |
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| heliopause | (noun) the boundary marking the edge of the sun's influence; the boundary (roughly 100 AU from the sun) between the interplanetary medium and the interstellar medium; where the solar wind from the sun and the radiation from other stars meet | - |
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| hemoglobinopathy | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the presence of abnormal hemoglobins in the blood | Synonyms: haemoglobinopathy |
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| homeopath | (noun) a practitioner of homeopathy | Synonyms: homoeopath |
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| homeopathy | (noun) a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated | Synonyms: homoeopathy |
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| homoeopath | (noun) a practitioner of homeopathy | Synonyms: homeopath |
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| homoeopathy | (noun) a method of treating disease with small amounts of remedies that, in large amounts in healthy people, produce symptoms similar to those being treated | Synonyms: homeopathy |
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| hydropathy | (noun) the internal and external use of water in the treatment of disease | Synonyms: hydrotherapy |
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| hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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| idiopathy | (noun) any disease arising from internal dysfunctions of unknown cause | Synonyms: idiopathic disease, idiopathic disorder |
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| immunopathology | (noun) the branch of immunology that deals with pathologies of the immune system | - |
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| isopropanol | (noun) alcohol used as antifreeze or a solvent | Synonyms: isopropyl alcohol |
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| jeopardy | (noun) a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune | Synonyms: endangerment, hazard, peril, risk |
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| leopard | (noun) large feline of African and Asian forests usually having a tawny coat with black spots | Synonyms: Panthera pardus |
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| (noun) the pelt of a leopard | - |
| leopardbane | (noun) any of several herbs of the genus Doronicum having alternate often clasping stem leaves cultivated for their long stalks of yellow flower heads | Synonyms: leopard's-bane |
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| leopardess | (noun) female leopard | - |
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| levodopa | (noun) the levorotatory form of dopa (trade names Bendopa and Brocadopa and Larodopa); as a drug it is used to treat Parkinson's disease | Synonyms: Bendopa, Brocadopa, L-dopa, Larodopa |
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| lymphadenopathy | (noun) chronic abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes (usually associated with disease) | - |
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| mastopathy | (noun) any pathology of the breast | Synonyms: mazopathy |
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| mazopathy | (noun) any pathology of the breast | Synonyms: mastopathy |
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| menopause | (noun) the time in a woman's life in which the menstrual cycle ends | Synonyms: change of life, climacteric |
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| methyldopa | (noun) antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure | Synonyms: Aldomet, alpha methyl dopa |
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| micropaleontology | (noun) the paleontology of microfossils | - |
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| mononeuropathy | (noun) any neuropathy of a single nerve trunk | - |
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| myocardiopathy | (noun) a disorder (usually of unknown origin) of the heart muscle (myocardium) | Synonyms: cardiomyopathy |
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| myopathy | (noun) any pathology of the muscles that is not attributable to nerve dysfunction | - |
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| naturopath | (noun) a therapist who practices naturopathy | - |
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| naturopathy | (noun) a method of treating disease using food and exercise and heat to assist the natural healing process | - |
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| neopallium | (noun) the cortical part of the neencephalon | Synonyms: neocortex |
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| nephropathy | (noun) a disease affecting the kidneys | Synonyms: kidney disease, nephrosis, renal disorder |
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| neuropathy | (noun) any pathology of the peripheral nerves | - |
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| nopal | (noun) any of several cacti of the genus Nopalea resembling prickly pears | - |
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| (noun) cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits | Synonyms: Opuntia lindheimeri |
| opacification | (noun) the process of becoming cloudy or opaque | - |
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| opacity | (noun) the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light | Synonyms: opaqueness |
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| (noun) incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning | Synonyms: opaqueness |
| (noun) the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation | - |
| opah | (noun) large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean | Synonyms: Lampris regius, moonfish |
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| opal | (noun) a translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones | - |
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| opalescence | (noun) the visual property of something having a milky brightness and a play of colors from the surface | Synonyms: iridescence |
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| opaqueness | (noun) the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light | Synonyms: opacity |
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| (noun) incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning | Synonyms: opacity |
| opopanax | (noun) an odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines | - |
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| orthopaedics | (noun) the branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints | Synonyms: orthopedics |
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| orthopaedist | (noun) a specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children) | Synonyms: orthopedist |
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| osteopath | (noun) a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | Synonyms: osteopathist |
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| osteopathist | (noun) a therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles | Synonyms: osteopath |
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| osteopathy | (noun) therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles | - |
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| palaeopathology | (noun) the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) | Synonyms: paleopathology |
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| paleopathology | (noun) the study of disease of former times (as inferred from fossil evidence) | Synonyms: palaeopathology |
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| phenylpropanolamine | (noun) an adrenergic drug used in many preparations to relieve allergic reactions or respiratory infections | - |
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| propaedeutic | (noun) a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) | Synonyms: propaedeutics |
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| propaedeutics | (noun) a course that provides an introduction to an art or science (or to more advanced study generally) | Synonyms: propaedeutic |
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| propaganda | (noun) information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause | - |
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| propagandist | (noun) a person who disseminates messages calculated to assist some cause or some government | - |
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| propagation | (noun) the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production | Synonyms: generation, multiplication |
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| (noun) the spreading of something (a belief or practice) into new regions | Synonyms: extension |
| (noun) the movement of a wave through a medium | - |
| propagator | (noun) someone who spreads the news | Synonyms: disseminator |
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| (noun) someone who propagates plants (as under glass) | - |
| propanal | (noun) a colorless liquid aldehyde | Synonyms: propionaldehyde |
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| propanamide | (noun) the amide of propionic acid (C2H5CONH2) | Synonyms: proprionamide |
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| propane | (noun) colorless gas found in natural gas and petroleum; used as a fuel | - |
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| propanediol | (noun) a sweet colorless, viscous, hygroscopic liquid used as an antifreeze and in brake fluid and also as a humectant in cosmetics and personal care items although it can be absorbed through the skin with harmful effects | Synonyms: propylene glycol |
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| propanol | (noun) a clear colorless volatile liquid (alcohol) used as a solvent and antiseptic | Synonyms: propyl alcohol |
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| propanone | (noun) the simplest ketone; a highly flammable liquid widely used as an organic solvent and as material for making plastics | Synonyms: acetone, dimethyl ketone |
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| proparoxytone | (noun) word having stress or acute accent on the antepenult | - |
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| psychopath | (noun) someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath') | Synonyms: sociopath |
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| psychopathology | (noun) the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders | Synonyms: psychiatry, psychological medicine |
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| (noun) the branch of psychology concerned with abnormal behavior | Synonyms: abnormal psychology |
| psychopathy | (noun) any disease of the mind; the psychological state of someone who has emotional or behavioral problems serious enough to require psychiatric intervention | Synonyms: mental disease, mental illness |
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| radiopacity | (noun) opacity to X-rays or other radiation | Synonyms: radio-opacity |
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| retinopathy | (noun) a disease of the retina that can result in loss of vision | - |
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| rhinopathy | (noun) any disease or malformation of the nose | - |
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| shopaholic | (noun) a compulsive shopper | - |
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