abdomen | (noun) the region of the body of a vertebrate between the thorax and the pelvis | Synonyms: belly, stomach, venter |
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(noun) the cavity containing the major viscera; in mammals it is separated from the thorax by the diaphragm | Synonyms: abdominal cavity |
acumen | (noun) shrewdness shown by keen insight | Synonyms: insightfulness |
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(noun) a tapering point | - |
agnomen | (noun) an additional name or an epithet appended to a name (as in `Ferdinand the Great') | - |
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albumen | (noun) the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water | Synonyms: egg white, ovalbumin, white |
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(noun) a simple water-soluble protein found in many animal tissues and liquids | Synonyms: albumin |
bitumen | (noun) any of various naturally occurring impure mixtures of hydrocarbons | - |
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businessmen | (noun) the body of individuals who manage businesses | Synonyms: business community |
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catechumen | (noun) a new convert being taught the principles of Christianity by a catechist | Synonyms: neophyte |
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cerumen | (noun) a soft yellow wax secreted by glands in the ear canal | Synonyms: earwax |
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cognomen | (noun) the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name) | Synonyms: family name, last name, surname |
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(noun) a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name) | Synonyms: byname, moniker, nickname, sobriquet, soubriquet |
cyclamen | (noun) Mediterranean plant widely cultivated as a houseplant for its showy dark green leaves splotched with silver and nodding white or pink to reddish flowers with reflexed petals | Synonyms: Cyclamen purpurascens |
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dolmen | (noun) a prehistoric megalithic tomb typically having two large upright stones and a capstone | Synonyms: cromlech, portal tomb |
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duramen | (noun) the older inactive central wood of a tree or woody plant; usually darker and denser than the surrounding sapwood | Synonyms: heartwood |
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examen | (noun) a detailed inspection of your conscience (as done daily by Jesuits) | Synonyms: examination |
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(noun) a critical study (as of a writer's work) | - |
flamen | (noun) a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome | - |
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foramen | (noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | Synonyms: hiatus |
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hymen | (noun) a fold of tissue that partly covers the entrance to the vagina of a virgin | Synonyms: maidenhead, virginal membrane |
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limen | (noun) the smallest detectable sensation | Synonyms: threshold |
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linemen | (noun) the football players who line up on the line of scrimmage | - |
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lumen | (noun) a cavity or passage in a tubular organ | - |
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(noun) a unit of luminous flux equal to the amount of light given out through a solid angle of 1 steradian by a point source of 1 candela intensity radiating uniformly in all directions | Synonyms: lm |
men | (noun) the force of workers available | Synonyms: hands, manpower, work force, workforce |
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numen | (noun) a spirit believed to inhabit an object or preside over a place (especially in ancient Roman religion) | - |
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omen | (noun) a sign of something about to happen | Synonyms: portent, presage, prodigy, prognostic, prognostication |
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praenomen | (noun) the first name of a citizen of ancient Rome | - |
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putamen | (noun) the outer reddish part of the lenticular nucleus | - |
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regimen | (noun) (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet) | Synonyms: regime |
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rumen | (noun) the first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing | Synonyms: first stomach |
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semen | (noun) the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract | Synonyms: come, cum, ejaculate, seed, seminal fluid |
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specimen | (noun) a bit of tissue or blood or urine that is taken for diagnostic purposes | - |
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(noun) an example regarded as typical of its class | - |
stamen | (noun) the male reproductive organ of a flower | - |
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