| mucus | (noun) protective secretion of the mucous membranes; in the gut it lubricates the passage of food and protects the epithelial cells; in the nose and throat and lungs it can make it difficult for bacteria to penetrate the body through the epithelium | Synonyms: mucous secretion |
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| percuss | (verb) strike or tap firmly | - |
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| percussion | (noun) the act of exploding a percussion cap | - |
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| (noun) the act of playing a percussion instrument | - |
| (noun) tapping a part of the body for diagnostic purposes | Synonyms: pleximetry |
| (noun) the section of a band or orchestra that plays percussion instruments | Synonyms: percussion section, rhythm section |
| percussionist | (noun) a musician who plays percussion instruments | - |
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| percussive | (adjective) involving percussion or featuring percussive instruments | - |
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| percussor | (noun) (medicine) a small hammer with a rubber head used in percussive examinations of the chest and in testing reflexes | Synonyms: plessor, plexor |
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| pincushion | (noun) a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use | - |
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| pneumococcus | (noun) bacterium causing pneumonia in mice and humans | Synonyms: Diplococcus pneumoniae |
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| recusal | (noun) (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves | Synonyms: recusation |
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| recusancy | (noun) refusal to submit to established authority; originally the refusal of Roman Catholics to attend services of the Church of England | - |
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| recusant | (adjective) refusing to submit to authority | - |
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| (adjective) (of Catholics) refusing to attend services of the Church of England | Synonyms: dissentient |
| (noun) someone who refuses to conform to established standards of conduct | Synonyms: nonconformist |
| recusation | (noun) (law) the disqualification of a judge or jury by reason of prejudice or conflict of interest; a judge can be recused by objections of either party or judges can disqualify themselves | Synonyms: recusal |
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| (noun) (law) an objection grounded on the judge's relationship to one of the parties | - |
| recuse | (verb) challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law | - |
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| (verb) disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case | - |
| refocus | (verb) put again into focus or focus more sharply | - |
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| (verb) focus anew | - |
| (verb) focus once again | - |
| refocusing | (noun) focusing again | - |
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| repercuss | (verb) cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect | - |
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| repercussion | (noun) a movement back from an impact | Synonyms: backlash, rebound, recoil |
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| (noun) a remote or indirect consequence of some action | Synonyms: reverberation |
| rudapithecus | (noun) fossil hominoids from northern central Hungary; late Miocene | Synonyms: Dryopithecus Rudapithecus hungaricus |
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| staphylococcus | (noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections | Synonyms: staph, staphylococci |
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| streptococcus | (noun) spherical Gram-positive bacteria occurring in pairs or chains; cause e.g. scarlet fever and tonsillitis | Synonyms: strep, streptococci |
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| succus | (noun) any of several liquids of the body | Synonyms: juice |
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| succuss | (verb) shake; especially (a patient to detect fluids or air in the body) | Synonyms: shake up |
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| succussion | (noun) shaking a person to determine whether a large amount of liquid is present in a body cavity | - |
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| sulcus | (noun) (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain | - |
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| tricuspid | (adjective) having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth) | Synonyms: tricuspidate |
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| tricuspidate | (adjective) having three cusps or points (especially a molar tooth) | Synonyms: tricuspid |
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| umbilicus | (noun) a scar where the umbilical cord was attached | Synonyms: belly button, bellybutton, navel, omphalos, omphalus |
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| unaccustomed | (adjective) unusual or unfamiliar | - |
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| uncus | (noun) (biology) any hook-shaped process or part | - |
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| unexcused | (adjective) not excused | - |
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| unfocused | (adjective) (of an image) not being in or brought into focus | Synonyms: unfocussed |
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| (adjective) not concentrated at one point or upon one objective | Synonyms: unfocussed |
| unfocussed | (adjective) (of an image) not being in or brought into focus | Synonyms: unfocused |
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| (adjective) not concentrated at one point or upon one objective | Synonyms: unfocused |
| unicuspid | (adjective) having a single cusp or point | - |
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| viaticus | (noun) purchasing insurance policies for cash from terminally ill policy holders | Synonyms: viatication |
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| viscus | (noun) a main organ that is situated inside the body | Synonyms: internal organ |
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