| abdominocentesis | (noun) centesis of the belly to remove fluid for diagnosis | Synonyms: paracentesis |
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| abdominoplasty | (noun) cosmetic surgery of the abdomen to remove wrinkles and tighten the skin over the stomach | Synonyms: tummy tuck |
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| abdominous | (adjective) having a large belly | Synonyms: paunchy, potbellied |
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| abdominousness | (noun) the bodily property of a protruding belly | Synonyms: paunchiness |
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| abdominovesical | (adjective) of or relating to the abdomen and the urinary bladder | - |
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| acetaminophen | (noun) an analgesic for mild pain but not for inflammation; also used as an antipyretic; (Datril, Tylenol, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, and Anacin III are trademarks of brands of acetaminophen tablets) | Synonyms: Anacin III, Datril, Panadol, Phenaphen, Tempra, Tylenol |
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| acinose | (adjective) pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) | Synonyms: acinar, acinic, acinous |
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| acinous | (adjective) pertaining to one of the small sacs (as in a compound gland) | Synonyms: acinar, acinic, acinose |
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| actinoid | (adjective) having a radial form | - |
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| (noun) any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 | Synonyms: actinide, actinon |
| actinolite | (noun) a green mineral of the amphibole group; calcium magnesium iron silicate | - |
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| actinometer | (noun) an instrument for measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (usually by the photochemical effect) | - |
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| actinometric | (adjective) of or related to actinometry | Synonyms: actinometrical |
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| actinometrical | (adjective) of or related to actinometry | Synonyms: actinometric |
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| actinometry | (noun) measuring the intensity of electromagnetic radiation (especially of the sun's rays) | - |
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| actinomorphic | (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis | Synonyms: actinomorphous |
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| actinomorphous | (adjective) capable of division into symmetrical halves by any longitudinal plane passing through the axis | Synonyms: actinomorphic |
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| actinomyces | (noun) soil-inhabiting saprophytes and disease-producing plant and animal parasites | - |
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| actinomycetal | (adjective) of or belonging to the actinomycetes | Synonyms: actinomycetous |
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| actinomycete | (noun) any bacteria (some of which are pathogenic for humans and animals) belonging to the order Actinomycetales | - |
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| actinomycetous | (adjective) of or belonging to the actinomycetes | Synonyms: actinomycetal |
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| actinomycin | (noun) any of various red antibiotics isolated from soil bacteria | - |
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| actinomycosis | (noun) disease of cattle that can be transmitted to humans; results from infection with actinomycetes; characterized by hard swellings that exude pus through long sinuses | - |
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| actinomycotic | (adjective) of or related to actinomycosis infection | - |
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| actinomyxidian | (noun) of or relating to parasites of worms | - |
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| actinon | (noun) any of a series of radioactive elements with atomic numbers 89 through 103 | Synonyms: actinide, actinoid |
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| actinopod | (noun) protozoa having stiff rodlike radiating pseudopods | - |
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| actinotherapy | (noun) (medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance | Synonyms: irradiation, radiation, radiation therapy, radiotherapy |
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| actinozoan | (noun) sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed | Synonyms: anthozoan |
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| adenocarcinoma | (noun) malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium | Synonyms: glandular cancer, glandular carcinoma |
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| adenocarcinomatous | (adjective) of or pertaining to adenocarcinoma | - |
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| afibrinogenemia | (noun) the absence of fibrinogen in the plasma leading to prolonged bleeding | - |
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| agglutinogen | (noun) any substance that acts as an antigen to cause agglutinin production | - |
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| albino | (adjective) having albinism | - |
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| (noun) an animal with congenital albinism | - |
| (noun) a person with congenital albinism: white hair and milky skin; eyes are usually pink | - |
| albinotic | (adjective) of or pertaining to or affected by albinism | Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinistic |
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| albuminoid | (noun) a simple protein found in horny and cartilaginous tissues and in the lens of the eye | Synonyms: scleroprotein |
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| albuminous | (adjective) relating to or containing or resembling albumin | - |
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| allopurinol | (noun) a drug (trade name Zyloprim) used to treat gout and other conditions in which there is an excessive buildup of uric acid | Synonyms: Zyloprim |
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| altitudinous | (adjective) indefinitely high; lofty | - |
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| aluminous | (adjective) pertaining to or containing aluminum or alum | - |
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| amino | (adjective) pertaining to or containing any of a group of organic compounds of nitrogen derived from ammonia | Synonyms: aminic |
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| (noun) the radical -NH2 | Synonyms: amino group |
| aminoaciduria | (noun) abnormal presence of amino acids in the urine; usually a symptom of metabolic defects | - |
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| aminoalkane | (noun) a compound derived from ammonia by replacing hydrogen atoms by univalent hydrocarbon radicals | Synonyms: amine |
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| aminobenzine | (noun) oily poisonous liquid amine obtained from nitrobenzene and used to make dyes and plastics and medicines | Synonyms: aniline, aniline oil, phenylamine |
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| aminomethane | (noun) a methyl with the hydrogen atom replaced by an amino radical | - |
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| aminopherase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminotransferase, transaminase |
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| aminophylline | (noun) a theophylline derivative that is used as a bronchodilator in the treatment of bronchial asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis | - |
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| aminoplast | (noun) a plastic (synthetic resin) made from amino compounds; used as an adhesive and as a coating for paper and textiles | Synonyms: amino plastic, amino resin |
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| aminopyrine | (noun) a white crystalline substance used as an analgesic and antipyretic | Synonyms: amidopyrine |
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| aminotransferase | (noun) a class of transferases that catalyze transamination (that transfer an amino group from an amino acid to another compound) | Synonyms: aminopherase, transaminase |
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| ammino | (adjective) pertaining to or characteristic of an ammine (an inorganic coordination compound of ammonia and a metallic salt) | - |
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| amrinone | (noun) a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium | Synonyms: Inocor |
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| andantino | (adjective) (of tempo) moderately fast | - |
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| anemoclinometer | (noun) A type of instrument which measures the inclination of the wind to the horizontal plane. | - |
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| anginose | (adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | Synonyms: anginal, anginous |
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| anginous | (adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | Synonyms: anginal, anginose |
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| antineutrino | (noun) the antiparticle of a neutrino | - |
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| antinode | (noun) (physics) the point of maximum displacement in a periodic system | - |
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| antinomasia | (noun) substitution of a title for a name | - |
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| antinomian | (adjective) relating to or influenced by antinomianism | - |
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| (noun) a follower of the doctrine of antinomianism | - |
| antinomianism | (noun) the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture) | - |
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| antinomy | (noun) a contradiction between two statements that seem equally reasonable | - |
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| argentinosaur | (noun) huge herbivorous dinosaur of Cretaceous found in Argentina | - |
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| avitaminosis | (noun) any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins | Synonyms: hypovitaminosis |
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| avitaminotic | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of avitaminosis | - |
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| bambino | (noun) a young child who is just beginning to walk | Synonyms: toddler, tot, yearling |
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| benzoquinone | (noun) any of a class of aromatic yellow compounds including several that are biologically important as coenzymes or acceptors or vitamins; used in making dyes | Synonyms: quinone |
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| binocular | (adjective) relating to both eyes | - |
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| binoculars | (noun) (plural) an optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes | Synonyms: field glasses, opera glasses |
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| binomial | (adjective) of or relating to or consisting of two terms | - |
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| (adjective) having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies | Synonyms: binominal |
| (noun) (mathematics) a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms; a polynomial with two terms | - |
| binominal | (adjective) having or characterized by two names, especially those of genus and species in taxonomies | Synonyms: binomial |
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| bioflavinoid | (noun) a vitamin that maintains the resistance of cell and capillary walls to permeation | Synonyms: citrin, vitamin P |
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| bituminoid | (adjective) like bitumen | Synonyms: bitumenoid |
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| bituminous | (adjective) resembling or containing bitumen | - |
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| cainogenesis | (noun) introduction during embryonic development of characters or structure not present in the earlier evolutionary history of the strain or species (such as the addition of the placenta in mammalian evolution) | Synonyms: caenogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis, kenogenesis |
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| caliginous | (adjective) dark and misty and gloomy | - |
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| cappuccino | (noun) equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream | Synonyms: cappuccino coffee, coffee cappuccino |
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| carcinogen | (noun) any substance that produces cancer | - |
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| carcinogenic | (adjective) causing or tending to cause cancer | - |
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| carcinoid | (noun) a small tumor (benign or malignant) arising from the mucosa of the gastrointestinal tract; usually associated with excessive secretion of serotonin | - |
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| carcinoma | (noun) any malignant tumor derived from epithelial tissue; one of the four major types of cancer | - |
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| carcinomatous | (adjective) being or relating to carcinoma | - |
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| carcinosarcoma | (noun) a malignant neoplasm composed of carcinoma and sarcoma extensively intermixed | - |
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| cartilaginous | (adjective) of or relating to cartilage | - |
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| (adjective) difficult to chew | Synonyms: gristly, rubbery |
| casino | (noun) a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand | Synonyms: cassino |
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| (noun) a public building for gambling and entertainment | Synonyms: gambling casino |
| cassino | (noun) a card game in which cards face up on the table are taken with eligible cards in the hand | Synonyms: casino |
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| ceruminous | (adjective) relating to or secreting cerumen | - |
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| chino | (noun) a coarse twilled cotton fabric frequently used for uniforms | - |
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| chinoiserie | (noun) a style in art reflecting Chinese influence; elaborately decorated and intricately patterned | - |
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| chinook | (noun) large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning | Synonyms: chinook salmon, king salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, quinnat salmon |
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| (noun) pink or white flesh of large Pacific salmon | Synonyms: chinook salmon, king salmon |
| (noun) a warm dry wind blowing down the eastern slopes of the Rockies | Synonyms: chinook wind, snow eater |
| chinos | (noun) (plural) trousers made with chino cloth | - |
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| chitinous | (adjective) of or resembling chitin | - |
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| clinocephalism | (noun) a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) | Synonyms: clinocephaly |
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| clinocephaly | (noun) a congenital defect in which the top of the head is depressed (concave instead of convex) | Synonyms: clinocephalism |
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| clinodactyly | (noun) a congenital defect in which one or more toes or fingers are abnormally positioned | - |
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| clinometer | (noun) an instrument used by surveyors in order to measure an angle of inclination or elevation | Synonyms: inclinometer |
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| contadino | (noun) an Italian farmer | - |
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| conterminous | (adjective) being of equal extent or scope or duration | Synonyms: coextensive, coterminous |
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| (adjective) connecting without a break; within a common boundary | Synonyms: contiguous |
| (adjective) having a common boundary or edge; abutting; touching | Synonyms: adjacent, contiguous, neighboring, neighbouring |
| coterminous | (adjective) being of equal extent or scope or duration | Synonyms: coextensive, conterminous |
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| coterminously | (adverb) in a coterminous manner | - |
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| cretinous | (adjective) afflicted with cretinism | - |
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