| anancasm | (noun) An obsolete term for ritualistic act or sequence of acts performed by a person with obsessive-compulsive neurosis. | - |
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| anaplasmosis | (noun) a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever | - |
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| anorgasmia | (noun) absence of an orgasm in sexual relations | - |
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| antispasmodic | (noun) a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) | Synonyms: antispasmodic agent, spasmolytic |
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| blepharospasm | (noun) spasm of the eyelid muscle resulting in closure of the eye | - |
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| bronchospasm | (noun) a spasm of the bronchi that makes exhalation difficult and noisy; associated with asthma and bronchitis | - |
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| cardiospasm | (noun) a spasm of the cardiac sphincter (between the esophagus and the stomach); if the cardiac sphincter does not relax during swallowing the passage of food into the stomach is obstructed | - |
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| cataplasm | (noun) a medical dressing consisting of a soft heated mass of meal or clay that is spread on a cloth and applied to the skin to treat inflamed areas or improve circulation etc. | Synonyms: plaster, poultice |
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| chasm | (noun) a deep opening in the earth's surface | - |
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| chiasm | (noun) an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X | Synonyms: chiasma, decussation |
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| chiasma | (noun) an intersection or crossing of two tracts in the form of the letter X | Synonyms: chiasm, decussation |
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| chiasmal | (adjective) of or relating to a chiasm | Synonyms: chiasmatic, chiasmic |
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| chiasmatic | (adjective) of or relating to a chiasm | Synonyms: chiasmal, chiasmic |
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| chiasmic | (adjective) of or relating to a chiasm | Synonyms: chiasmal, chiasmatic |
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| chiasmus | (noun) inversion in the second of two parallel phrases | - |
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| chiliasm | (noun) belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations | Synonyms: millenarianism, millenarism, millenniumism |
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| chloasma | (noun) a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives | Synonyms: mask of pregnancy, melasma |
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| cytoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus; is full of proteins that control cell metabolism | Synonyms: cytol |
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| cytoplasmatic | (adjective) of or relating to cytoplasm | Synonyms: cytoplasmic |
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| cytoplasmic | (adjective) of or relating to cytoplasm | Synonyms: cytoplasmatic |
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| cytoplasmically | (adverb) by means of cytoplasm | - |
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| ectoplasm | (noun) the outer granule-free layer of cytoplasm | - |
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| (noun) (spiritualism) a substance supposed to emanate from the body of the medium during a trance | - |
| elasmobranch | (noun) any of numerous fishes of the class Chondrichthyes characterized by a cartilaginous skeleton and placoid scales: sharks, rays, skates | Synonyms: selachian |
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| endoplasm | (noun) the inner portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | - |
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| enthusiasm | (noun) overflowing with eager enjoyment or approval | Synonyms: ebullience, exuberance |
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| (noun) a lively interest | - |
| (noun) a feeling of excitement | - |
| fantasm | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow |
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| (noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, phantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre |
| foodgasm | (noun) An extreme feeling of pleasure caused by seeing food | - |
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| gasman | (noun) someone employed by a gas company | - |
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| gasmask | (noun) a protective mask with a filter; protects the face and lungs against poisonous gases | Synonyms: gas helmet, respirator |
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| graphospasm | (noun) muscular spasms of thumb and forefinger while writing with a pen or pencil | Synonyms: writer's cramp |
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| hyaloplasm | (noun) the clear nongranular portion of the cytoplasm of a cell | Synonyms: ground substance |
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| hyaloplasmic | (adjective) of or relating to hyaloplasm | - |
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| iconoclasm | (noun) the orientation of an iconoclast | - |
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| jasmine | (noun) any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia | - |
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| karyoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | Synonyms: nucleoplasm |
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| laryngospasm | (noun) a closure of the larynx that blocks the passage of air to the lungs | - |
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| marasmus | (noun) extreme malnutrition and emaciation (especially in children); can result from inadequate intake of food or from malabsorption or metabolic disorders | - |
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| melasma | (noun) a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives | Synonyms: chloasma, mask of pregnancy |
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| miasm | (noun) unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources | Synonyms: miasma |
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| (noun) an unwholesome atmosphere | Synonyms: miasma |
| miasma | (noun) unhealthy vapors rising from the ground or other sources | Synonyms: miasm |
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| (noun) an unwholesome atmosphere | Synonyms: miasm |
| miasmal | (adjective) filled with vapor | Synonyms: miasmic, vaporous, vapourous |
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| miasmic | (adjective) filled with vapor | Synonyms: miasmal, vaporous, vapourous |
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| (adjective) of noxious stench from atmospheric pollution | Synonyms: mephitic |
| mycoplasma | (noun) any of a group of small parasitic bacteria that lack cell walls and can survive without oxygen; can cause pneumonia and urinary tract infection | - |
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| neoplasm | (noun) an abnormal new mass of tissue that serves no purpose | Synonyms: tumor, tumour |
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| nucleoplasm | (noun) the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell | Synonyms: karyoplasm |
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| orgasm | (noun) the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse | Synonyms: climax, coming, sexual climax |
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| phantasm | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, shadow |
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| (noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasma, phantom, specter, spectre |
| phantasma | (noun) something existing in perception only | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom, shadow |
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| (noun) a ghostly appearing figure | Synonyms: apparition, fantasm, phantasm, phantom, specter, spectre |
| phantasmagoria | (noun) a constantly changing medley of real or imagined images (as in a dream) | - |
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| phantasmagoric | (adjective) characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions | Synonyms: phantasmagorical, surreal, surrealistic |
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| phantasmagorical | (adjective) characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions | Synonyms: phantasmagoric, surreal, surrealistic |
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| phantasmal | (adjective) resembling or characteristic of a phantom | Synonyms: apparitional, ghostlike, ghostly, spectral, spiritual |
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| phasmid | (noun) large cylindrical or flattened mostly tropical insects with long strong legs that feed on plants; walking sticks and leaf insects | Synonyms: phasmid insect |
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| piroplasm | (noun) minute parasite of red blood cells of mammals transmitted by a tick and causing diseases of domestic animals | - |
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| plasm | (noun) the protoplasm of the germ cells that contains chromosomes and genes | Synonyms: germ plasm |
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| (noun) the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended | Synonyms: blood plasma, plasma |
| plasma | (noun) the colorless watery fluid of the blood and lymph that contains no cells, but in which the blood cells (erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes) are suspended | Synonyms: blood plasma, plasm |
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| (noun) (physical chemistry) a fourth state of matter distinct from solid or liquid or gas and present in stars and fusion reactors; a gas becomes a plasma when it is heated until the atoms lose all their electrons, leaving a highly electrified collection of nuclei and free electrons | - |
| (noun) a green slightly translucent variety of chalcedony used as a gemstone | - |
| plasmablast | (noun) the precursor of a plasma cell | - |
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| plasmacyte | (noun) a cell that develops from a B lymphocyte in reaction to a specific antigen; found in bone marrow and sometimes in the blood | Synonyms: plasma cell |
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| plasmacytoma | (noun) neoplasm of plasma cells (usually in bone marrow) | - |
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| plasmapheresis | (noun) plasma is separated from whole blood and the rest is returned to the donor | - |
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| plasmid | (noun) a small cellular inclusion consisting of a ring of DNA that is not in a chromosome but is capable of autonomous replication | Synonyms: plasmid DNA |
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| plasmin | (noun) an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots | Synonyms: fibrinolysin |
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| plasminogen | (noun) an inactive form of plasmin that occurs in plasma and is converted to plasmin by organic solvents | - |
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| plasmodium | (noun) parasitic protozoan of the genus Plasmodium that causes malaria in humans | Synonyms: malaria parasite, Plasmodium vivax |
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| (noun) multinucleate sheet of cytoplasm characteristic of some stages of such organisms as slime molds | - |
| pleonasm | (noun) using more words than necessary | - |
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| protoplasm | (noun) the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus) | Synonyms: living substance |
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| sarcasm | (noun) witty language used to convey insults or scorn | Synonyms: caustic remark, irony, satire |
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| sarcoplasm | (noun) the cytoplasm of a striated muscle fiber | - |
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| spasm | (noun) (pathology) sudden constriction of a hollow organ (as a blood vessel) | - |
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| (noun) a painful and involuntary muscular contraction | Synonyms: cramp, muscle spasm |
| spasmodic | (adjective) occurring in spells and often abruptly | Synonyms: fitful |
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| (adjective) affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm | Synonyms: convulsive, spastic |
| spasmodically | (adverb) in spurts and fits | - |
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| (adverb) with spasms | Synonyms: jerkily |
| spasmolysis | (noun) the relaxation or relief of muscle spasms | - |
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| spasmolytic | (noun) a drug used to relieve or prevent spasms (especially of the smooth muscles) | Synonyms: antispasmodic, antispasmodic agent |
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| toxoplasmosis | (noun) infection caused by parasites transmitted to humans from infected cats; if contracted by a pregnant woman it can result in serious damage to the fetus | - |
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| xanthelasma | (noun) xanthoma of the eyelids; occurs chiefly in the elderly | - |
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