catarrhine | (noun) of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together | Synonyms: Old World monkey |
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hyperhidrosis | (noun) excessive and profuse perspiration | Synonyms: hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis |
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otorhinolaryngologist | (noun) a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat | Synonyms: ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ENT man, otolaryngologist, rhinolaryngologist |
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otorhinolaryngology | (noun) the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat | Synonyms: otolaryngology, rhinolaryngology |
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platyrrhine | (noun) hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails | Synonyms: New World monkey, platyrrhinian |
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platyrrhinian | (noun) hairy-faced arboreal monkeys having widely separated nostrils and long usually prehensile tails | Synonyms: New World monkey, platyrrhine |
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pyrrhic | (noun) an ancient Greek dance imitating the motions of warfare | - |
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(noun) a metrical unit with unstressed-unstressed syllables | Synonyms: dibrach |
rhinencephalon | (noun) a center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior | Synonyms: olfactory brain |
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rhinestone | (noun) an imitation diamond made from rock crystal or glass or paste | - |
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rhinion | (noun) the anterior tip at the end of the suture of the nasal bones | - |
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rhinitis | (noun) an inflammation of the mucous membrane lining the nose (usually associated with nasal discharge) | Synonyms: coryza |
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rhino | (noun) massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | Synonyms: rhinoceros |
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rhinoceros | (noun) massive powerful herbivorous odd-toed ungulate of southeast Asia and Africa having very thick skin and one or two horns on the snout | Synonyms: rhino |
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rhinolaryngologist | (noun) a specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat | Synonyms: ear-nose-and-throat doctor, ENT man, otolaryngologist, otorhinolaryngologist |
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rhinolaryngology | (noun) the medical specialty that deals with diseases of the ear, nose and throat | Synonyms: otolaryngology, otorhinolaryngology |
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rhinopathy | (noun) any disease or malformation of the nose | - |
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rhinophyma | (noun) enlargement of the nose with dilation of follicles and redness and prominent vascularity of the skin; often associated with excessive consumption of alcohol | Synonyms: brandy nose, copper nose, hammer nose, hypertrophic rosacea, potato nose, rum-blossom, rum nose, toper's nose |
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rhinoplasty | (noun) cosmetic surgery to improve the appearance of your nose | Synonyms: nose job |
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rhinorrhea | (noun) persistent watery mucus discharge from the nose (as in the common cold) | - |
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rhinoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a mirror mounted at an angle on a rod; used to examine the nasal passages (through the nasopharynx) | - |
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rhinoscopy | (noun) examination of the nasal passages (either through the anterior nares or with a rhinoscope through the nasopharynx) | - |
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rhinosporidiosis | (noun) fungal infection of the nose; often acquired while swimming | - |
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rhinostenosis | (noun) narrowing of the passages in the nasal cavities | - |
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rhinotomy | (noun) surgical procedure in which an incision is made in the nose to drain accumulated pus | - |
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rhinotracheitis | (noun) a respiratory infection of the nose and throat in cattle | - |
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rhinovirus | (noun) any of a group of picornaviruses that are responsible for many upper respiratory infections | - |
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rhizoctinia | (noun) any fungus now or formerly belonging to the form genus Rhizoctinia | - |
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rhizoid | (noun) any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc | - |
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rhizome | (noun) a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure | Synonyms: rootstalk, rootstock |
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rhizomorph | (noun) a dense mass of hyphae forming a root-like structure characteristic of many fungi | - |
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rhizopod | (noun) protozoa characterized by a pseudopod | Synonyms: rhizopodan |
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rhizopodan | (noun) protozoa characterized by a pseudopod | Synonyms: rhizopod |
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rhizopus | (noun) any of various rot causing fungi of the genus Rhizopus | - |
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rhizotomy | (noun) surgical procedure in which spinal nerve roots are cut; done (anterior roots) to relieve intractable pain or (posterior roots) to stop severe muscle spasms | - |
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superhighway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state highway, throughway, thruway |
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(noun) an extensive electronic network (such as the internet) used for the rapid transfer of sound and video and graphics in digital form | Synonyms: information superhighway |