| apoplexy | (noun) a sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain | Synonyms: cerebrovascular accident, CVA, stroke |
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| ataxy | (noun) inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements; unsteady movements and staggering gait | Synonyms: ataxia, dyssynergia, motor ataxia |
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| cachexy | (noun) any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease | Synonyms: cachexia, wasting |
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| doxy | (noun) a woman who cohabits with an important man | Synonyms: concubine, courtesan, paramour |
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| epitaxy | (noun) growing a crystal layer of one mineral on the crystal base of another mineral in such a manner that its crystalline orientation is the same as that of the substrate | - |
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| epoxy | (noun) a thermosetting resin; used chiefly in strong adhesives and coatings and laminates | Synonyms: epoxy glue, epoxy resin |
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| galaxy | (noun) (astronomy) a collection of star systems; any of the billions of systems each having many stars and nebulae and dust | Synonyms: extragalactic nebula |
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| (noun) a splendid assemblage (especially of famous people) | - |
| (noun) tufted evergreen perennial herb having spikes of tiny white flowers and glossy green round to heart-shaped leaves that become coppery to maroon or purplish in fall | Synonyms: beetleweed, coltsfoot, galax, Galax urceolata, wandflower |
| heterodoxy | (noun) the quality of being unorthodox | Synonyms: unorthodoxy |
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| (noun) any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position | Synonyms: heresy, unorthodoxy |
| heterotaxy | (noun) any abnormal position of the organs of the body | Synonyms: transposition |
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| mastopexy | (noun) plastic surgery to lift or reshape the breasts | - |
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| orchiopexy | (noun) operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum | - |
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| orthodoxy | (noun) the quality of being orthodox (especially in religion) | - |
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| (noun) a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards | - |
| pixy | (noun) (folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous | Synonyms: brownie, elf, gremlin, hob, imp, pixie |
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| (noun) creeping evergreen shrub having narrow overlapping leaves and early white star-shaped flowers; of the pine barrens of New Jersey and the Carolinas | Synonyms: pixie, Pyxidanthera barbulata, pyxie |
| prexy | (noun) the head administrative officer of a college or university | Synonyms: president |
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| proxy | (noun) a power of attorney document given by shareholders of a corporation authorizing a specific vote on their behalf at a corporate meeting | - |
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| (noun) a person authorized to act for another | Synonyms: placeholder, procurator |
| unorthodoxy | (noun) the quality of being unorthodox | Synonyms: heterodoxy |
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| (noun) any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position | Synonyms: heresy, heterodoxy |
| (noun) a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion | Synonyms: heresy |