| academy | (noun) a learned establishment for the advancement of knowledge | - |
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| (noun) a secondary school (usually private) | - |
| (noun) a school for special training | - |
| (noun) an institution for the advancement of art or science or literature | Synonyms: honorary society |
| adenoidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the adenoids; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy | - |
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| adrenalectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both adrenal glands | Synonyms: suprarenalectomy |
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| agronomy | (noun) the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production | Synonyms: scientific agriculture |
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| alchemy | (noun) a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times | - |
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| (noun) the way two individuals relate to each other | Synonyms: chemistry, interpersonal chemistry |
| allogamy | (noun) cross-fertilization in plants | - |
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| amygdalotomy | (noun) psychosurgery in which amygdaloid fibers that mediate limbic system activity are severed (in cases of extreme uncontrollable violence) | - |
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| anatomy | (noun) a detailed analysis | - |
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| (noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: bod, build, chassis, figure, flesh, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma |
| (noun) the branch of morphology that deals with the structure of animals | Synonyms: general anatomy |
| anisogamy | (noun) (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size) | - |
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| anomy | (noun) lack of moral standards in a society | Synonyms: anomie |
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| (noun) personal state of isolation and anxiety resulting from a lack of social control and regulation | Synonyms: anomie |
| antinomy | (noun) a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable | - |
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| antonymy | (noun) the semantic relation that holds between two words that can (in a given context) express opposite meanings | - |
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| apogamy | (noun) (botany) development of an embryo without fertilization; especially the development in some ferns of a sporophyte from the gametophyte without fertilization | - |
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| appendectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | Synonyms: appendicectomy |
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| appendicectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the vermiform appendix | Synonyms: appendectomy |
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| army | (noun) a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state | Synonyms: ground forces, regular army |
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| (noun) a large number of people united for some specific purpose | - |
| astronomy | (noun) the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole | Synonyms: uranology |
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| autogamy | (noun) self-fertilization in plants | - |
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| autonomy | (noun) immunity from arbitrary exercise of authority: political independence | Synonyms: liberty |
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| (noun) personal independence | Synonyms: self-direction, self-reliance, self-sufficiency |
| autotomy | (noun) spontaneous removal or casting off of a body part (as the tail of a lizard or claw of a lobster) especially when the organism is injured or under attack | - |
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| bigamy | (noun) the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred | - |
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| (noun) the state of having two spouses at the same time | - |
| blasphemy | (noun) blasphemous behavior; the act of depriving something of its sacred character | Synonyms: desecration, profanation, sacrilege |
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| (noun) blasphemous language (expressing disrespect for God or for something sacred) | - |
| callosectomy | (noun) severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) | Synonyms: callosotomy |
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| callosotomy | (noun) severing the corpus callosum so that communication between the cerebral hemispheres is interrupted (in cases of severe intractable epilepsy) | Synonyms: callosectomy |
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| chammy | (noun) a soft suede leather formerly from the skin of the chamois antelope but now from sheepskin | Synonyms: chammy leather, chamois, chamois leather, shammy, shammy leather |
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| cholecystectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the gall bladder (usually for relief of gallstone pain) | - |
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| cholelithotomy | (noun) removal of gallstone through an incision in the gallbladder | - |
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| cleistogamy | (noun) the production of small nonopening self-pollinating flowers | - |
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| clitoridectomy | (noun) excision of the clitoris | Synonyms: female circumcision |
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| colostomy | (noun) a surgical operation that creates an opening from the colon to the surface of the body to function as an anus | - |
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| craniotomy | (noun) a surgical opening through the skull | - |
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| diathermy | (noun) a method of physical therapy that involves generating local heat in body tissues by high-frequency electromagnetic currents | - |
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| dichotomy | (noun) being twofold; a classification into two opposed parts or subclasses | Synonyms: duality |
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| dummy | (noun) a figure representing the human form | - |
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| (noun) a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet | Synonyms: blank, blank shell |
| (noun) an ignorant or foolish person | Synonyms: boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, pinhead |
| (noun) a person who does not talk | Synonyms: silent person |
| economy | (noun) an act of economizing; reduction in cost | Synonyms: saving |
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| (noun) frugality in the expenditure of money or resources | Synonyms: thriftiness |
| (noun) the efficient use of resources | - |
| (noun) the system of production and distribution and consumption | Synonyms: economic system |
| embolectomy | (noun) surgical removal of an embolus (usually from an artery) | - |
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| endarterectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the inner lining of an artery that is clogged with atherosclerosis | - |
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| endogamy | (noun) marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law | Synonyms: inmarriage, intermarriage |
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| enemy | (noun) an opposing military force | - |
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| (noun) any hostile group of people | - |
| (noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | Synonyms: foe, foeman, opposition |
| (noun) a personal enemy | Synonyms: foe |
| enterostomy | (noun) surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine | Synonyms: enterotomy |
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| enterotomy | (noun) surgical operation that creates a permanent opening through the abdominal wall into the intestine | Synonyms: enterostomy |
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| episiotomy | (noun) surgical incision of the perineum to enlarge the vagina and so facilitate delivery during childbirth | - |
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| eponymy | (noun) the derivation of a general name from that of a famous person | - |
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| eurhythmy | (noun) the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding | Synonyms: eurhythmics, eurythmics, eurythmy |
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| eurythmy | (noun) the interpretation in harmonious bodily movements of the rhythm of musical compositions; used to teach musical understanding | Synonyms: eurhythmics, eurhythmy, eurythmics |
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| exogamy | (noun) marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law | Synonyms: intermarriage |
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| gastrectomy | (noun) surgical removal of all or part of the stomach | - |
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| gastroenterostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated | - |
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| gastromy | (noun) surgical incision into the stomach | - |
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| gastronomy | (noun) the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food | - |
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| (noun) a particular style of cookery (as of a region) | - |
| gastrostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage) | - |
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| haemorrhoidectomy | (noun) surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them | Synonyms: hemorrhoidectomy |
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| hemorrhoidectomy | (noun) surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them | Synonyms: haemorrhoidectomy |
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| holonymy | (noun) the semantic relation that holds between a whole and its parts | Synonyms: whole to part relation |
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| homonymy | (noun) the relation between two words that are spelled the same way but differ in meaning or the relation between two words that are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning | - |
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| hypernymy | (noun) the semantic relation of being superordinate or belonging to a higher rank or class | Synonyms: superordination |
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| hyperthermy | (noun) abnormally high body temperature; sometimes induced (as in treating some forms of cancer) | Synonyms: hyperthermia |
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| hyponymy | (noun) the semantic relation of being subordinate or belonging to a lower rank or class | Synonyms: subordination |
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| hypophysectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the pituitary gland | - |
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| hysterectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the uterus | - |
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| hysterotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the uterus (as in cesarean section) | - |
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| ileostomy | (noun) surgical procedure that creates an opening from the ileum through the abdominal wall to function as an anus; performed in cases of cancer of the colon or ulcerative colitis | - |
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| infamy | (noun) a state of extreme dishonor | Synonyms: opprobrium |
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| (noun) evil fame or public reputation | - |
| iridectomy | (noun) an eye operation that treats closed-angle glaucoma by surgical removal of part of the iris of the eye | - |
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| iridotomy | (noun) a surgical procedure that makes an incision in the iris of the eye in order to enlarge the pupil or to treat closed-angle glaucoma | - |
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| isogamy | (noun) (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure | - |
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| jejunostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening between the jejunum and the anterior abdominal wall; will allow artificial feeding | - |
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| jemmy | (noun) a short crowbar | Synonyms: jimmy |
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| jimmy | (noun) a short crowbar | Synonyms: jemmy |
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| keratotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the cornea | - |
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| laminectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the bony arches on one or more vertebrae | - |
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| laparotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the abdominal wall; often done to examine abdominal organs | - |
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| laryngectomy | (noun) surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx) | - |
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| leucotomy | (noun) surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | Synonyms: frontal lobotomy, leukotomy, lobotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy |
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| leukotomy | (noun) surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | Synonyms: frontal lobotomy, leucotomy, lobotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy |
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| lipectomy | (noun) plastic surgery involving the breakdown and removal of fatty tissue | Synonyms: selective lipectomy |
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| lithotomy | (noun) surgical removal of a stone (calculus) | - |
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| lobectomy | (noun) surgical removal of a lobe from any organ of the body (as the lung or brain) | - |
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| lobotomy | (noun) surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes | Synonyms: frontal lobotomy, leucotomy, leukotomy, prefrontal leucotomy, prefrontal leukotomy, prefrontal lobotomy |
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| lumpectomy | (noun) surgical removal of a tumor without removing much of the surrounding tissue or lymph nodes; performed in some cases of breast cancer | - |
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| mammy | (noun) informal terms for a mother | Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mumma, mummy |
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| (noun) an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S. | - |
| mastectomy | (noun) surgical removal of a breast to remove a malignant tumor | - |
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| mastoidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process | - |
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| meniscectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the meniscus of the knee | - |
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| meronymy | (noun) the semantic relation that holds between a part and the whole | Synonyms: part to whole relation |
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| metonymy | (noun) substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads') | - |
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| misogamy | (noun) hatred of marriage | - |
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| mommy | (noun) informal terms for a mother | Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mum, mumma, mummy |
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| monogamy | (noun) the practice or state of having only one spouse at a time | Synonyms: monogamousness |
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| monosemy | (noun) having a single meaning (absence of ambiguity) usually of individual words or phrases | - |
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| monosomy | (noun) chromosomal abnormality consisting of the absence of one chromosome from the normal diploid number | - |
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| mummy | (noun) a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt) | - |
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| (noun) informal terms for a mother | Synonyms: ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mum, mumma |
| myotomy | (noun) surgical incision or division of a muscle | - |
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| myringectomy | (noun) surgical removal of the eardrum | - |
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| myringotomy | (noun) surgical incision into the eardrum (to relieve pressure or release pus from the middle ear) | - |
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| nephrectomy | (noun) surgical removal of a kidney | - |
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| nephrotomy | (noun) incision into a kidney (usually to remove a kidney stone) | - |
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| neurectomy | (noun) surgical removal of all or part of a nerve | - |
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| neuroanatomy | (noun) the anatomy of the nervous system | - |
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| oophorectomy | (noun) surgical removal of one or both ovaries | Synonyms: ovariectomy |
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