| nephritic | (adjective) of or relating to the kidneys | Synonyms: renal |
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| (adjective) affected by nephritis | - |
| nephritis | (noun) an inflammation of the kidney | Synonyms: Bright's disease |
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| neritic | (adjective) of or relating to the region of the sea over the continental shelf which is less than 200 meters deep | - |
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| (adjective) relating to the region of shallow water adjoining the seacoast | - |
| neritid | (noun) operculate seasnail of coastal waters with a short spiral shell | Synonyms: neritid gastropod |
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| neritina | (noun) ornately marked and brightly colored snails of brackish waters | - |
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| neuritis | (noun) inflammation of a nerve accompanied by pain and sometimes loss of function | - |
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| neurodermatitis | (noun) dermatitis in which localized areas (especially the forearms or back of the neck or outer part of the ankle) itch persistently; cause is unknown | - |
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| nitid | (adjective) bright with a steady but subdued shining | Synonyms: agleam, gleaming |
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| noncitizen | (noun) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country | Synonyms: alien, foreigner, outlander |
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| noncompetitive | (adjective) not involving competition or competitiveness | - |
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| noncompetitively | (adverb) in a noncompetitive manner | - |
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| noncritical | (adjective) not in a state of crisis or emergency | Synonyms: noncrucial |
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| (adjective) not critical; not at a point of abrupt change | - |
| (adjective) marked by disregard for critical standards or procedures | Synonyms: uncritical |
| nonparasitic | (adjective) not parasitic on another organism | Synonyms: free-living, nonsymbiotic |
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| nonpolitical | (adjective) not political | - |
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| nonrepetitive | (adjective) marked by the absence of repetition | - |
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| nonsensitive | (adjective) never having had security classification | Synonyms: unrestricted |
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| nontraditional | (adjective) not conforming to or in accord with tradition | Synonyms: untraditional |
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| novitiate | (noun) someone who has entered a religious order but has not taken final vows | Synonyms: novice |
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| (noun) the period during which you are a novice (especially in a religious order) | Synonyms: noviciate |
| nutrition | (noun) the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans) | - |
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| (noun) a source of materials to nourish the body | Synonyms: aliment, alimentation, nourishment, nutriment, sustenance, victuals |
| (noun) (physiology) the organic process of nourishing or being nourished; the processes by which an organism assimilates food and uses it for growth and maintenance | - |
| nutritional | (adjective) of or relating to or providing nutrition | Synonyms: nutritionary |
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| nutritionally | (adverb) with regard to nutrition | - |
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| nutritionary | (adjective) of or relating to or providing nutrition | Synonyms: nutritional |
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| nutritionist | (noun) a specialist in the study of nutrition | - |
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| nutritious | (adjective) of or providing nourishment | Synonyms: alimental, alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritive |
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| nutritiousness | (noun) the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth | Synonyms: nutritiveness |
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| nutritive | (adjective) of or providing nourishment | Synonyms: alimental, alimentary, nourishing, nutrient, nutritious |
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| nutritiveness | (noun) the quality of being nourishing and promoting healthy growth | Synonyms: nutritiousness |
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| oesophagitis | (noun) inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux | Synonyms: esophagitis |
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| oophoritis | (noun) inflammation of one or both ovaries | - |
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| ophthalmitis | (noun) severe conjunctivitis | Synonyms: ophthalmia |
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| opposition | (noun) the act of hostile groups opposing each other | Synonyms: confrontation |
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| (noun) the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with | Synonyms: resistance |
| (noun) a body of people united in opposing something | - |
| (noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | Synonyms: enemy, foe, foeman |
| (noun) a contestant that you are matched against | Synonyms: opponent, opposite |
| (noun) a direction opposite to another | - |
| (noun) the relation between opposed entities | Synonyms: oppositeness |
| oppositionality | (noun) The quality of opposing or of being in conflict. | - |
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| oppositive | (adjective) expressing antithesis or opposition | Synonyms: adversative |
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| orchitis | (noun) inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling | - |
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| osteitis | (noun) inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration | - |
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| osteoarthritis | (noun) chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age | Synonyms: degenerative arthritis, degenerative joint disease |
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| osteomyelitis | (noun) an inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection) | - |
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| otitis | (noun) inflammation of the ear | - |
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| ovaritis | (noun) inflammation of the ovaries | - |
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| overambitious | (adjective) excessively ambitious | - |
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| overcritical | (adjective) inclined to judge too severely | Synonyms: hypercritical |
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| oversensitive | (adjective) unduly sensitive or thin-skinned | - |
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| oversensitiveness | (noun) sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset | - |
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| palmitin | (noun) an ester of glycerol and palmitic acid | - |
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| pancarditis | (noun) inflammation of the entire heart (the epicardium and the myocardium and the endocardium) | - |
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| pancreatitis | (noun) inflammation of the pancreas; usually marked by abdominal pain | - |
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| panencephalitis | (noun) diffuse inflammation of the entire brain | - |
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| pansinusitis | (noun) inflammation of all of the paranasal sinuses | - |
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| parametritis | (noun) inflammation of connective tissue adjacent to the uterus | - |
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| parasitic | (adjective) of or pertaining to epenthesis | Synonyms: epenthetic |
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| (adjective) relating to or caused by parasites | Synonyms: parasitical |
| (adjective) of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | Synonyms: bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitical |
| parasitical | (adjective) relating to or caused by parasites | Synonyms: parasitic |
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| (adjective) of plants or persons; having the nature or habits of a parasite or leech; living off another | Synonyms: bloodsucking, leechlike, parasitic |
| parasitically | (adverb) in a parasitic manner | - |
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| parasiticidal | (adjective) capable of expelling or destroying parasitic worms | Synonyms: anthelminthic, anthelmintic, helminthic |
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| parasitism | (noun) the relation between two different kinds of organisms in which one receives benefits from the other by causing damage to it (usually not fatal damage) | - |
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| parotitis | (noun) inflammation of one or both parotid glands | - |
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| partition | (noun) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | Synonyms: division, partitioning, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation |
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| (noun) a vertical structure that divides or separates (as a wall divides one room from another) | Synonyms: divider |
| (noun) (anatomy) a structure that separates areas in an organism | - |
| (noun) (computer science) the part of a hard disk that is dedicated to a particular operating system or application and accessed as a single unit | - |
| (verb) separate or apportion into sections | Synonyms: zone |
| (verb) divide into parts, pieces, or sections | Synonyms: partition off |
| partitioning | (noun) the act of dividing or partitioning; separation by the creation of a boundary that divides or keeps apart | Synonyms: division, partition, sectionalisation, sectionalization, segmentation |
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| (noun) an analysis into mutually exclusive categories | Synonyms: breakdown |
| partitionist | (noun) an advocate of partitioning a country | - |
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| partitive | (adjective) indicating or characterized by or serving to create partition or division into parts | - |
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| (adjective) (Romance languages) relating to or denoting a part of a whole or a quantity that is less than the whole | - |
| (adjective) serving to separate or divide into parts | Synonyms: separative |
| (noun) word (such a `some' or `less') that is used to indicate a part as distinct from a whole | - |
| parturition | (noun) the process of giving birth | Synonyms: birth, birthing, giving birth |
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| perdition | (noun) (Christianity) the abode of Satan and the forces of evil; where sinners suffer eternal punishment | Synonyms: Hell, infernal region, Inferno, nether region, pit |
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| periarteritis | (noun) inflammation of the outer coat of an artery | - |
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| pericarditis | (noun) inflammation of the pericardium | - |
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| periodontitis | (noun) a disease that attacks the gum and bone and around the teeth | Synonyms: periodontal disease |
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| peritonitis | (noun) inflammation of the peritoneum | Synonyms: peritoneal inflammation |
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| petitio | (noun) the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question | Synonyms: petitio principii |
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| petition | (noun) a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority | Synonyms: postulation, request |
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| (noun) reverent petition to a deity | Synonyms: orison, prayer |
| (verb) write a petition for something to somebody; request formally and in writing | - |
| petitionary | (adjective) of the nature of or expressing a petition | - |
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| petitioner | (noun) one praying humbly for something | Synonyms: requester, suppliant, supplicant |
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| (noun) someone who petitions a court for redress of a grievance or recovery of a right | Synonyms: suer |
| phalangitis | (noun) inflammation of a finger or toe | - |
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| pharyngitis | (noun) inflammation of the fauces and pharynx | Synonyms: raw throat, sore throat |
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| phlebitis | (noun) inflammation of a vein (usually in the legs) | - |
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| photoretinitis | (noun) damage to the retina resulting from exposure of the eye to the sun without adequate protection | - |
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| photosensitise | (verb) make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light | Synonyms: photosensitize |
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| photosensitive | (adjective) sensitive to visible light | Synonyms: light-sensitive |
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| photosensitivity | (noun) sensitivity to the action of radiant energy | Synonyms: radiosensitivity |
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| photosensitize | (verb) make (an organism or substance) sensitive to the influence of radiant energy and especially light | Synonyms: photosensitise |
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| phrenitis | (noun) inflammation of the brain usually caused by a virus; symptoms include headache and neck pain and drowsiness and nausea and fever (`phrenitis' is no longer in scientific use) | Synonyms: cephalitis, encephalitis |
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| pitiable | (adjective) inspiring mixed contempt and pity | Synonyms: pathetic, pitiful |
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| (adjective) deserving or inciting pity | Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, poor, wretched |
| pitiably | (adverb) in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion | Synonyms: pathetically |
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| pitiful | (adjective) bad; unfortunate | Synonyms: deplorable, distressing, lamentable, sad, sorry |
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| (adjective) inspiring mixed contempt and pity | Synonyms: pathetic, pitiable |
| (adjective) deserving or inciting pity | Synonyms: hapless, miserable, misfortunate, pathetic, piteous, pitiable, poor, wretched |
| pitifully | (adverb) to a pitiful degree | - |
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| pitiless | (adjective) deficient in humane and kindly feelings | Synonyms: unkind |
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| (adjective) without mercy or pity | Synonyms: remorseless, ruthless, unpitying |
| pitilessly | (adverb) without pity; in a merciless manner | Synonyms: mercilessly, remorselessly, unmercifully |
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| pitilessness | (noun) mercilessness characterized by a lack of pity | Synonyms: ruthlessness |
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| (noun) feelings of extreme heartlessness | Synonyms: cruelty, mercilessness, ruthlessness |
| pneumonitis | (noun) inflammation of the lungs; caused by a virus or an allergic reaction | - |
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| poliomyelitis | (noun) an acute viral disease marked by inflammation of nerve cells of the brain stem and spinal cord | Synonyms: acute anterior poliomyelitis, infantile paralysis, polio |
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| politic | (adjective) marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness | - |
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| (adjective) smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication | Synonyms: bland, smooth, suave |
| political | (adjective) involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to your views about social relationships involving authority or power | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to the profession of governing | - |
| politically | (adverb) with regard to social relationships involving authority | - |
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| (adverb) with regard to government | - |
| politicalness | (noun) The state or quality of concerning or being related to politics, the art and process of governing. | - |
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| politician | (noun) a person active in party politics | Synonyms: pol, political leader, politico |
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| (noun) a leader engaged in civil administration | - |
| (noun) a schemer who tries to gain advantage in an organization in sly or underhanded ways | - |
| politicise | (verb) give a political character to | Synonyms: politicize |
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| politicize | (verb) give a political character to | Synonyms: politicise |
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| politick | (verb) engage in political activities | - |
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| politico | (noun) a person active in party politics | Synonyms: pol, political leader, politician |
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| politics | (noun) the profession devoted to governing and to political affairs | - |
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| (noun) the activities and affairs involved in managing a state or a government | - |
| (noun) the study of government of states and other political units | Synonyms: government, political science |
| (noun) the opinion you hold with respect to political questions | Synonyms: political sympathies |
| (noun) social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power | Synonyms: political relation |
| polyarteritis | (noun) inflammation of several arteries | - |
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| polymyositis | (noun) myositis characterized by weakness of limb and neck muscles and much muscle pain and swelling; progression and severity vary among individuals | - |
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| polyneuritis | (noun) inflammation of many or all of the peripheral nerves (as in leprosy) | Synonyms: multiple neuritis |
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