| acanthocytosis | (noun) the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia) | - |
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| agalactosis | (noun) a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered | Synonyms: agalactia |
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| agranulocytosis | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulosis, granulocytopenia |
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| altostratus | (noun) a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | Synonyms: altostratus cloud |
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| amitosis | (noun) the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes | - |
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| apatosaur | (noun) huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic | Synonyms: apatosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard |
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| apatosaurus | (noun) huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic | Synonyms: apatosaur, Apatosaurus excelsus, brontosaur, brontosaurus, thunder lizard |
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| apoptosis | (noun) a type of cell death in which the cell uses specialized cellular machinery to kill itself; a cell suicide mechanism that enables metazoans to control cell number and eliminate cells that threaten the animal's survival | Synonyms: caspase-mediated cell death, programmed cell death |
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| asbestos | (noun) a fibrous amphibole; used for making fireproof articles; inhaling fibers can cause asbestosis or lung cancer | - |
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| asbestosis | (noun) lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos particles | - |
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| athetosis | (noun) a continuous succession of slow, writhing, involuntary movements of the hands and feet and other body parts | - |
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| attosecond | (noun) one quintillionth (10^-18) of a second; one thousandth of a femtosecond | - |
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| autosexing | (noun) (especially of domestic fowl) breeding to reveal differential sex characteristics at hatching | - |
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| autosome | (noun) any chromosome that is not a sex chromosome; appear in pairs in body cells but as single chromosomes in spermatozoa | Synonyms: somatic chromosome |
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| autostereotype | (noun) the standardized mental picture held in common by members of a cultural group depicting an oversimplified image of themselves and their behaviour. | - |
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| autostrada | (noun) an expressway in an Italian-speaking country | - |
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| autosuggestion | (noun) a system for self-improvement developed by Emile Coue which was popular in the 1920s and 1930s | Synonyms: auto-suggestion, self-suggestion |
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| blastosphere | (noun) early stage of an embryo produced by cleavage of an ovum; a liquid-filled sphere whose wall is composed of a single layer of cells; during this stage (about eight days after fertilization) implantation in the wall of the uterus occurs | Synonyms: blastula |
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| brontosaur | (noun) huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic | Synonyms: apatosaur, apatosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus, brontosaurus, thunder lizard |
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| brontosaurus | (noun) huge quadrupedal herbivorous dinosaur common in North America in the late Jurassic | Synonyms: apatosaur, apatosaurus, Apatosaurus excelsus, brontosaur, thunder lizard |
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| catostomid | (noun) a cypriniform fish of the family Catostomidae | - |
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| ceratosaur | (noun) primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America | Synonyms: ceratosaurus |
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| ceratosaurus | (noun) primitive medium-sized theropod; swift-running bipedal carnivorous dinosaur having grasping hands with sharp claws and a short horn between the nostrils; Jurassic in North America | Synonyms: ceratosaur |
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| comatoseness | (noun) a state of deep and often prolonged unconsciousness; usually the result of disease or injury | Synonyms: coma |
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| cytosine | (noun) a base found in DNA and RNA and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with guanine | Synonyms: C |
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| cytoskeleton | (noun) a microscopic network of actin filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm of many living cells that gives the cell shape and coherence | - |
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| cytosmear | (noun) a thin tissue or blood sample spread on a glass slide and stained for cytologic examination and diagnosis under a microscope | Synonyms: cytologic smear, smear |
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| cytosol | (noun) the aqueous part of the cytoplasm within which various particles and organelles are suspended | - |
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| cytostome | (noun) mouth of a protozoan | - |
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| dermatophytosis | (noun) fungal infection of the skin (especially of moist parts covered by clothing) | Synonyms: dermatomycosis |
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| dermatosclerosis | (noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | Synonyms: scleroderma |
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| dermatosis | (noun) disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin (in which there is usually no inflammation) | - |
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| dictostylium | (noun) any slime mold of the genus Dictostylium | - |
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| dideoxycytosine | (noun) an antiviral drug used to combat HIV infection; a nucleoside analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NARTI) | Synonyms: ddC, DDC, zalcitabine |
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| distomatosis | (noun) a disease of the liver (especially in sheep and cattle) caused by liver flukes and their by-products | Synonyms: black disease, liver rot, sheep rot |
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| edmontosaurus | (noun) duck-billed dinosaur from Canada found as a fossilized mummy with skin | - |
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| elastosis | (noun) breakdown of elastic tissue (as the loss of elasticity in the skin of elderly people that results from degeneration of connective tissue) | - |
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| encephalartos | (noun) any of numerous cycads of the genus Encephalartos having stout cylindrical trunks and a terminal crown of long often spiny pinnate leaves | - |
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| enteroptosis | (noun) an abnormally downward position of the intestines in the abdominal cavity | - |
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| erythroblastosis | (noun) a blood disease characterized by the abnormal presence of erythroblasts in the blood | - |
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| exostosis | (noun) a benign outgrowth from a bone (usually covered with cartilage) | - |
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| femtosecond | (noun) one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond | - |
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| fetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: foetoscope |
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| fetoscopy | (noun) prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood | Synonyms: foetoscopy |
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| foetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: fetoscope |
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| foetoscopy | (noun) prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood | Synonyms: fetoscopy |
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| fructose | (noun) a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits | Synonyms: fruit sugar, laevulose, levulose |
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| fructosuria | (noun) the presence of levulose is the urine | - |
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| galactose | (noun) a simple sugar found in lactose | Synonyms: brain sugar |
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| galactosemia | (noun) a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth | - |
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| galactosis | (noun) the secretion of milk | - |
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| glossoptosis | (noun) abnormal downward or back placement of the tongue | - |
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| halitosis | (noun) offensive breath | - |
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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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| heptose | (noun) a monosaccharide with seven carbon atoms. | - |
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| histiocytosis | (noun) a blood disease characterized by an abnormal multiplication of macrophages | - |
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| keratoscleritis | (noun) inflammation of the cornea and sclera of the eye | - |
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| keratoscope | (noun) medical instrument to examine the cornea in order to detect irregularities in its anterior surface | - |
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| keratoscopy | (noun) examination of the cornea with a keratoscope to detect irregularities in its anterior surface | - |
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| keratosis | (noun) a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin | - |
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| ketoheptose | (noun) A seven-carbon sugar possessing a ketone group. | - |
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| ketose | (noun) any monosaccharide sugar that contains a ketone group or its hemiacetal | - |
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| ketosis | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: acetonemia, ketonemia |
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| ketosteroid | (noun) a steroid containing a ketone group | - |
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| kinetosis | (noun) the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle | Synonyms: motion sickness |
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| lactose | (noun) a sugar comprising one glucose molecule linked to a galactose molecule; occurs only in milk | Synonyms: milk sugar |
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| lactosuria | (noun) presence of lactose in the urine; can occur during pregnancy or lactation | - |
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| leptospira | (noun) important pathogens causing Weil's disease or canicola fever | - |
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| leptospirosis | (noun) an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever | Synonyms: swamp fever |
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| leptosporangium | (noun) a sporangium formed from a single epidermal cell; characteristic of the Filicales or of almost all modern ferns | - |
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| leucocytosis | (noun) an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia) | Synonyms: leukocytosis |
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| leukocytosis | (noun) an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia) | Synonyms: leucocytosis |
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| lipomatosis | (noun) pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body | - |
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| lymphocytosis | (noun) an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood | - |
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| macintosh | (noun) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | Synonyms: mac, mack, mackintosh |
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| (noun) a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric | Synonyms: mackintosh |
| mackintosh | (noun) a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric | Synonyms: macintosh |
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| (noun) a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric | Synonyms: mac, macintosh, mack |
| macrocytosis | (noun) the presence of macrocytes in the blood | - |
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| magnetosphere | (noun) the magnetic field of a planet; the volume around the planet in which charged particles are subject more to the planet's magnetic field than to the solar magnetic field | - |
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| maltose | (noun) a white crystalline sugar formed during the digestion of starches | Synonyms: malt sugar |
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| methyltestosterone | (noun) an androgenic compound contained in drugs that are used to treat testosterone deficiency and female breast cancer and to stimulate growth and weight gain | - |
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| metroptosis | (noun) prolapse of the uterus | Synonyms: descensus uteri |
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| microcytosis | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia | - |
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| mitosis | (noun) cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes | - |
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| monocytosis | (noun) increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia | - |
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| myxomatosis | (noun) a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits | - |
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| nephroptosia | (noun) prolapse of the kidney | Synonyms: nephroptosis |
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| nephroptosis | (noun) prolapse of the kidney | Synonyms: nephroptosia |
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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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| octosyllable | (noun) a verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines | - |
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| otosclerosis | (noun) hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness | - |
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| otoscope | (noun) medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane) | Synonyms: auriscope, auroscope |
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| pentose | (noun) any monosaccharide sugar containing five atoms of carbon per molecule | - |
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| phagocytosis | (noun) process in which phagocytes engulf and digest microorganisms and cellular debris; an important defense against infection | - |
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| photosensitivity | (noun) sensitivity to the action of radiant energy | Synonyms: radiosensitivity |
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| photosphere | (noun) the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun) | - |
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| photostat | (noun) a photocopy made on a Photostat machine | - |
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| photosynthesis | (noun) synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) | - |
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| pinocytosis | (noun) process by which certain cells can engulf and incorporate droplets of fluid | - |
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| pneumocytosis | (noun) pneumonia occurring in infants or in persons with impaired immune systems (as AIDS victims) | Synonyms: interstitial plasma cell pneumonia, pneumocystis carinii pneumonia, pneumocystis pneumonia |
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| proctoscope | (noun) an endoscope for examining the rectum | - |
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