abortus | (noun) a human fetus whose weight is less than 0.5 kilogram when removed or expelled from the mother's body | - |
---|
afflatus | (noun) a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration | - |
---|
altostratus | (noun) a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | Synonyms: altostratus cloud |
---|
apparatus | (noun) equipment designed to serve a specific function | Synonyms: setup |
---|
(noun) (anatomy) a group of body parts that work together to perform a given function | - |
arbutus | (noun) any of several evergreen shrubs of the genus Arbutus of temperate Europe and America | - |
---|
cactus | (noun) any succulent plant of the family Cactaceae native chiefly to arid regions of the New World and usually having spines | - |
---|
cirrostratus | (noun) a thin uniform layer of hazy cloud at high altitude | Synonyms: cirrostratus cloud |
---|
coitus | (noun) sexual activity between individuals, especially the insertion of a man's penis into a woman's vagina until orgasm and ejaculation occur | Synonyms: carnal knowledge, coition, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation |
---|
conceptus | (noun) an animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life | Synonyms: embryo, fertilized egg |
---|
conspectus | (noun) an overall summary | - |
---|
cubitus | (noun) hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped | Synonyms: articulatio cubiti, cubital joint, elbow, elbow joint, human elbow |
---|
(noun) the arm from the elbow to the fingertips | - |
cultus | (noun) a system of religious beliefs and rituals | Synonyms: cult, religious cult |
---|
cunnilinctus | (noun) oral stimulation of the vulva or clitoris | Synonyms: cunnilingus |
---|
decubitus | (noun) a reclining position (as in a bed) | - |
---|
detritus | (noun) the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up | Synonyms: debris, dust, junk, rubble |
---|
(noun) loose material (stone fragments and silt etc) that is worn away from rocks | - |
echinocactus | (noun) any cactus of the genus Echinocactus; strongly ribbed and very spiny; southwestern United States to Brazil | Synonyms: barrel cactus |
---|
emeritus | (noun) a professor or minister who is retired from assigned duties | - |
---|
eptatretus | (noun) a fossil hagfish of the genus Eptatretus | - |
---|
eucalyptus | (noun) a tree of the genus Eucalyptus | Synonyms: eucalypt, eucalyptus tree |
---|
(noun) wood of any of various eucalyptus trees valued as timber | - |
fetus | (noun) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | Synonyms: foetus |
---|
flatus | (noun) a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus | Synonyms: breaking wind, fart, farting, wind |
---|
foetus | (noun) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | Synonyms: fetus |
---|
habitus | (noun) constitution of the human body | Synonyms: body-build, build, physique |
---|
(noun) person's predisposition to be affected by something (as a disease) | - |
halitus | (noun) exhaled breath | Synonyms: exhalation |
---|
hiatus | (noun) a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure | Synonyms: foramen |
---|
(noun) a missing piece (as a gap in a manuscript) | - |
(noun) an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | Synonyms: abatement, reprieve, respite, suspension |
ictus | (noun) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease | Synonyms: raptus, seizure |
---|
impetus | (noun) the act of applying force suddenly | Synonyms: impulse, impulsion |
---|
(noun) a force that moves something along | Synonyms: drift, impulsion |
introitus | (noun) entrance or opening to a hollow organ or tube (especially the vaginal opening) | - |
---|
lotus | (noun) white Egyptian lotus: water lily of Egypt to southeastern Africa; held sacred by the Egyptians | Synonyms: Egyptian water lily, Nymphaea lotus, white lily, white lotus |
---|
(noun) native to eastern Asia; widely cultivated for its large pink or white flowers | Synonyms: Indian lotus, Nelumbo nucifera, sacred lotus |
macrotus | (noun) large-eared greyish bat of southern California and northwestern Mexico | Synonyms: Macrotus californicus |
---|
meatus | (noun) a natural body passageway | - |
---|
melilotus | (noun) erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement | Synonyms: melilot, sweet clover |
---|
pectus | (noun) the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates | Synonyms: chest, thorax |
---|
peripatus | (noun) any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms | Synonyms: onychophoran, velvet worm |
---|
propositus | (noun) the person immediately affected by or concerned with an action | - |
---|
prospectus | (noun) a catalog listing the courses offered by a college or university | Synonyms: course catalog, course catalogue |
---|
(noun) a formal written offer to sell securities (filed with the SEC) that sets forth a plan for a (proposed) business enterprise | - |
pruritus | (noun) an intense itching sensation that can have various causes (as by allergies or infection or lymphoma or jaundice etc.) | - |
---|
quietus | (noun) euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb) | Synonyms: eternal rest, eternal sleep, rest, sleep |
---|
raptus | (noun) a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion | Synonyms: ecstasy, exaltation, rapture, transport |
---|
(noun) a sudden occurrence (or recurrence) of a disease | Synonyms: ictus, seizure |
rectus | (noun) any of various straight muscles | - |
---|
rictus | (noun) a gaping grimace | - |
---|
saleratus | (noun) a white soluble compound (NaHCO3) used in effervescent drinks and in baking powders and as an antacid | Synonyms: baking soda, bicarbonate of soda, sodium bicarbonate, sodium hydrogen carbonate |
---|
scorbutus | (noun) a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) | Synonyms: scurvy |
---|
serratus | (noun) any of several muscles of the trunk | Synonyms: serratus muscles |
---|
singultus | (noun) (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion | Synonyms: hiccough, hiccup |
---|
status | (noun) the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society | Synonyms: position |
---|
(noun) a state at a particular time | Synonyms: condition |
stratus | (noun) a large dark low cloud | Synonyms: stratus cloud |
---|
tinnitus | (noun) a ringing or booming sensation in one or both ears; a symptom of an ear infection or Meniere's disease | - |
---|
vomitus | (noun) the matter ejected in vomiting | Synonyms: barf, puke, vomit |
---|