abrachia | (noun) the condition of having no arms | - |
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anorchia | (noun) absence of one of both testes | Synonyms: anorchidism, anorchism |
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batrachomyomachia | (noun) a silly altercation | - |
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branchia | (noun) respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water | Synonyms: gill |
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escherichia | (noun) a genus of enteric bacteria | - |
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lochia | (noun) substance discharged from the vagina (cellular debris and mucus and blood) that gradually decreases in amount during the weeks following childbirth | - |
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microbrachia | (noun) abnormally small arms | - |
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naumachia | (noun) a naval spectacle; a mock sea battle put on by the ancient Romans | Synonyms: naumachy |
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paronychia | (noun) infection in the tissues adjacent to a nail on a finger or toe | - |
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petechia | (noun) a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever) | - |
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synechia | (noun) adhesions between the iris and the lens or cornea resulting from trauma or eye surgery or as a complication of glaucoma or cataract; can lead to blindness | - |
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welwitschia | (noun) curious plant of arid regions of southwestern Africa having a yard-high and yard-wide trunk like a turnip with a deep taproot and two large persistent woody straplike leaves growing from the base; living relic of a flora long disappeared; some may be 700-5000 years old | Synonyms: Welwitschia mirabilis |
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