| acariasis | (noun) infestation with itch mites | Synonyms: acaridiasis, acariosis |
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| acaridiasis | (noun) infestation with itch mites | Synonyms: acariasis, acariosis |
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| alias | (noun) a name that has been assumed | Synonyms: assumed name, false name |
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| (adverb) as known or named at another time or place | Synonyms: a.k.a., also known as |
| amebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiosis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis |
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| amoebiasis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiosis |
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| antialiasing | (noun) (computer graphics) a technique that is used to smooth jagged distortions in curves and diagonal lines so they appear smoother | - |
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| ascariasis | (noun) infestation of the human intestine with Ascaris roundworms | - |
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| bias | (adjective) slanting diagonally across the grain of a fabric | - |
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| (noun) a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation | Synonyms: preconception, prejudice |
| (noun) a line or cut across a fabric that is not at right angles to a side of the fabric | Synonyms: diagonal |
| (verb) cause to be biased | Synonyms: predetermine |
| (verb) influence in an unfair way | - |
| biased | (adjective) favoring one person or side over another | Synonyms: colored, coloured, one-sided, slanted |
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| bilharziasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected | Synonyms: bilharzia, schistosomiasis |
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| candidiasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: monilia disease, moniliasis |
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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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| chiliast | (noun) a person who believes in the coming of the millennium (a time of great peace and prosperity) | Synonyms: millenarian, millenarist |
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| chiliastic | (adjective) relating to or believing in the millennium of peace and happiness | Synonyms: millenarian |
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| cholelithiasis | (noun) the presence of gallstones in the gallbladder | - |
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| costiasis | (noun) a fatal disease of freshwater fish caused by a flagellated protozoan invading the skin | - |
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| diaspora | (noun) the dispersion or spreading of something that was originally localized (as a people or language or culture) | - |
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| (noun) the body of Jews (or Jewish communities) outside Palestine or modern Israel | - |
| diastasis | (noun) separation of an epiphysis from the long bone to which it is normally attached without fracture of the bone | - |
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| diastema | (noun) a gap or vacant space between two teeth | - |
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| diastole | (noun) the widening of the chambers of the heart between two contractions when the chambers fill with blood | - |
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| diastolic | (adjective) of or relating to a diastole or happening during a diastole | - |
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| diastrophism | (noun) the process of deformation that produces continents and ocean basins in the earth's crust | - |
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| dracunculiasis | (noun) a painful and debilitating infestation contracted by drinking stagnant water contaminated with Guinea worm larvae that can mature inside a human's abdomen until the worm emerges through a painful blister in the person's skin | Synonyms: Guinea worm, Guinea worm disease |
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| ecclesiastic | (adjective) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) | Synonyms: ecclesiastical |
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| (noun) a clergyman or other person in religious orders | Synonyms: churchman, cleric, divine |
| ecclesiastical | (adjective) of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church) | Synonyms: ecclesiastic |
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| ecclesiastically | (adverb) in an ecclesiastic manner | - |
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| ecclesiasticism | (noun) excessive adherence to ecclesiastical forms and activities | - |
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| (noun) religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices | - |
| ecdysiast | (noun) a performer who provides erotic entertainment by undressing to music | Synonyms: exotic dancer, peeler, stripper, striptease, striptease artist, stripteaser |
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| elephantiasis | (noun) hypertrophy of certain body parts (usually legs and scrotum); the end state of the disease filariasis | - |
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| encomiastic | (adjective) formally expressing praise | Synonyms: eulogistic, panegyric, panegyrical |
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| enterobiasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by the pinworm Enterobius vermicularis; occurs especially in children | - |
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| enterolithiasis | (noun) the presence of calculi in the intestines | - |
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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 | - |
| enthusiast | (noun) an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity | Synonyms: partisan, partizan |
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| (noun) a person having a strong liking for something | Synonyms: fancier |
| enthusiastic | (adjective) having or showing great excitement and interest | - |
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| enthusiastically | (adverb) with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner | - |
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| (adverb) in a lavish or enthusiastic manner | Synonyms: sky-high |
| epidiascope | (noun) an optical projector that gives images of both transparent and opaque objects | - |
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| epispadias | (noun) a congenital abnormality in males in which the urethra is on the upper surface of the penis | - |
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| fascioliasis | (noun) infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot | Synonyms: fasciolosis |
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| fasciolopsiasis | (noun) infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia | - |
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| fiasco | (noun) a sudden and violent collapse | Synonyms: debacle |
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| filariasis | (noun) a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels | - |
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| giardiasis | (noun) infection of the intestines with protozoa found in contaminated food and water; characterized by diarrhea and nausea and flatulence and abdominal discomfort | - |
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| helminthiasis | (noun) infestation of the body with parasitic worms | - |
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| hypochondriasis | (noun) chronic and abnormal anxiety about imaginary symptoms and ailments | Synonyms: hypochondria |
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| hypospadias | (noun) an abnormal condition in males in which the urethra opens on the under surface of the penis | - |
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| leishmaniasis | (noun) sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies | Synonyms: kala azar, leishmaniosis |
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| lithiasis | (noun) the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ | - |
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| materfamilias | (noun) a female head of a family or tribe | Synonyms: matriarch |
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| mediastinum | (noun) the part of the thoracic cavity between the lungs that contains the heart and aorta and esophagus and trachea and thymus | - |
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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 |
| moniliasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: candidiasis, monilia disease |
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| mydriasis | (noun) reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs | - |
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| myiasis | (noun) infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation | - |
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| nephrolithiasis | (noun) the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney | Synonyms: renal lithiasis |
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| odontiasis | (noun) the eruption through the gums of baby teeth | Synonyms: dentition, teething |
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| onchocerciasis | (noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America | Synonyms: river blindness |
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| opisthorchiasis | (noun) infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia | - |
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| orgiastic | (adjective) used of riotously drunken merrymaking | Synonyms: bacchanal, bacchanalian, bacchic, carousing |
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| (adjective) used of frenzied sexual activity | - |
| overenthusiastic | (adjective) unduly enthusiastic | - |
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| palliasse | (noun) mattress consisting of a thin pad filled with straw or sawdust | Synonyms: paillasse |
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| paterfamilias | (noun) the male head of family or tribe | Synonyms: patriarch |
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| piaster | (noun) a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria | Synonyms: piastre |
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| (noun) 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey | Synonyms: kurus, piastre |
| piastre | (noun) a fractional monetary unit in Egypt and Lebanon and Sudan and Syria | Synonyms: piaster |
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| (noun) 100 kurus equal 1 lira in Turkey | Synonyms: kurus, piaster |
| pityriasis | (noun) any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin | - |
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| psoriasis | (noun) a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences | - |
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| satyriasis | (noun) abnormally intense sexual desire in men | - |
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| schistosomiasis | (noun) an infestation with or a resulting infection caused by a parasite of the genus Schistosoma; common in the tropics and Far East; symptoms depend on the part of the body infected | Synonyms: bilharzia, bilharziasis |
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| scholiast | (noun) a scholar who writes explanatory notes on an author (especially an ancient commentator on a classical author) | - |
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| siriasis | (noun) sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat | Synonyms: insolation, sunstroke, thermic fever |
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| symposiast | (noun) someone who participates in a symposium | - |
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| trichiniasis | (noun) infestation by trichina larvae that are transmitted by eating inadequately cooked meat (especially pork); larvae migrate from the intestinal tract to the muscles where they become encysted | Synonyms: myositis trichinosa, trichinosis |
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| trichomoniasis | (noun) infection of the vagina | - |
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| trichuriasis | (noun) infestation by a roundworm; common in tropical areas with poor sanitation | - |
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| trombiculiasis | (noun) infestation with chiggers | - |
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| unbiased | (adjective) characterized by a lack of partiality | Synonyms: indifferent, unbiassed |
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| (adjective) without bias | Synonyms: unbiassed |
| unbiassed | (adjective) characterized by a lack of partiality | Synonyms: indifferent, unbiased |
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| (adjective) without bias | Synonyms: unbiased |
| unenthusiastic | (adjective) not enthusiastic; lacking excitement or ardor | - |
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| unenthusiastically | (adverb) without enthusiasm; showing no enthusiasm | - |
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