| embroidery | (noun) decorative needlework | Synonyms: fancywork |
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| (noun) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail | Synonyms: embellishment |
| epicycloid | (noun) a line generated by a point on a circle rolling around another circle | - |
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| epithelioid | (adjective) of or belonging to the epithelium | Synonyms: epithelial |
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| erythroid | (adjective) relating to erythrocytes | - |
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| ethmoid | (noun) one of the eight bones of the cranium; a small bone filled with air spaces that forms part of the eye sockets and the nasal cavity | Synonyms: ethmoid bone |
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| euglenoid | (noun) marine and freshwater green or colorless flagellate organism | Synonyms: euglenid, euglenophyte |
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| eunuchoidism | (noun) the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) | Synonyms: male hypogonadism |
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| factoid | (noun) a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item | - |
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| (noun) something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print | - |
| fibroid | (noun) benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus) | Synonyms: fibroid tumor |
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| flavonoid | (noun) any of a large class of plant pigments having a chemical structure based on or similar to flavone | - |
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| fucoid | (noun) any of various algae of the family Fucaceae | Synonyms: fucoid algae |
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| (noun) a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales | - |
| fungoid | (adjective) resembling fungi | Synonyms: funguslike |
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| gadoid | (noun) a soft-finned fish of the family Gadidae | Synonyms: gadoid fish |
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| ganoid | (noun) primitive fishes having thick bony scales with a shiny covering | Synonyms: ganoid fish |
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| glucocorticoid | (noun) a steroid hormone that is produced by the adrenal cortex of animals; affects functioning of gonads and has anti-inflammatory activity | - |
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| haematoidin | (noun) an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice | Synonyms: bilirubin, hematoidin |
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| haemorrhoid | (noun) venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter | Synonyms: hemorrhoid, piles |
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| haemorrhoidectomy | (noun) surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them | Synonyms: hemorrhoidectomy |
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| haploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploidic, monoploid |
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| (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes | - |
| haploidic | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploid, monoploid |
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| haploidy | (noun) the condition of being haploid | - |
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| hematoidin | (noun) an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice | Synonyms: bilirubin, haematoidin |
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| hemorrhoid | (noun) venous swelling external or internal to the anal sphincter | Synonyms: haemorrhoid, piles |
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| hemorrhoidectomy | (noun) surgical procedure for tying hemorrhoids and excising them | Synonyms: haemorrhoidectomy |
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| heteroploid | (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that species | - |
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| heteroploidy | (noun) the condition of being heteroploid | - |
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| hominoid | (noun) a primate of the superfamily Hominoidea | - |
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| humanoid | (noun) an automaton that resembles a human being | Synonyms: android, mechanical man |
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| hyaloid | (adjective) resembling glass in transparency or translucency | Synonyms: hyaline |
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| (noun) the transparent membrane enveloping the vitreous humor of the eye and separating it from the retina | Synonyms: hyaloid membrane |
| hydrocolloid | (noun) a substance that forms a gel with water | - |
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| hydroid | (noun) colonial coelenterates having the polyp phase dominant | Synonyms: hydrozoan |
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| hyoid | (adjective) of or relating to the hyoid bone | - |
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| (noun) a U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles | Synonyms: hyoid bone, os hyoideum |
| hyperboloid | (noun) a quadric surface generated by rotating a hyperbola around its main axis | - |
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| hyperboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a hyperboloid | - |
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| hyperlipoidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperlipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia, lipoidemia |
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| hyperparathyroidism | (noun) excessive secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; can affect many systems of the body (especially causing bone resorption and osteoporosis) | - |
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| hyperthyroidism | (noun) an overactive thyroid gland; pathologically excessive production of thyroid hormones or the condition resulting from excessive production of thyroid hormones | Synonyms: thyrotoxicosis |
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| hypnoid | (adjective) of or relating to a state of sleep or hypnosis | - |
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| hypocycloid | (noun) a line generated by a point on a circle that rolls around inside another circle | - |
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| hypoparathyroidism | (noun) inadequate secretion of parathyroid hormone resulting in abnormally low levels of calcium in the blood | - |
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| hypothyroidism | (noun) an underactive thyroid gland; a glandular disorder resulting from insufficient production of thyroid hormones | - |
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| keloid | (noun) raised pinkish scar tissue at the site of an injury; results from excessive tissue repair | Synonyms: cheloid |
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| ketosteroid | (noun) a steroid containing a ketone group | - |
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| lanthanoid | (noun) any element of the lanthanide series (atomic numbers 57 through 71) | Synonyms: lanthanide, lanthanon, rare-earth element, rare earth |
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| limacoid | (adjective) of or resembling a slug | Synonyms: limacine |
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| lipoid | (noun) an oily organic compound insoluble in water but soluble in organic solvents; essential structural component of living cells (along with proteins and carbohydrates) | Synonyms: lipid, lipide |
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| lipoidaemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidemia |
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| lipoidemia | (noun) presence of excess lipids in the blood | Synonyms: hyperlipaemia, hyperlipemia, hyperlipidaemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperlipoidaemia, hyperlipoidemia, lipaemia, lipemia, lipidaemia, lipidemia, lipoidaemia |
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| lymphoid | (adjective) resembling lymph or lymphatic tissues | - |
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| mastoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling a nipple | Synonyms: mastoidal |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or in the region of the mastoid process | - |
| (noun) process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull | Synonyms: mastoid bone, mastoid process, mastoidal |
| mastoidal | (adjective) relating to or resembling a nipple | Synonyms: mastoid |
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| (noun) process of the temporal bone behind the ear at the base of the skull | Synonyms: mastoid, mastoid bone, mastoid process |
| mastoidale | (noun) the craniometric point at the lowest point of the mastoid process | - |
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| mastoidectomy | (noun) surgical removal of some or all of the mastoid process | - |
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| mastoiditis | (noun) inflammation of the mastoid | - |
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| medusoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling a medusa | - |
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| (noun) one of two forms that coelenterates take: it is the free-swimming sexual phase in the life cycle of a coelenterate; in this phase it has a gelatinous umbrella-shaped body and tentacles | Synonyms: medusa, medusan |
| meloid | (noun) beetle that produces a secretion that blisters the skin | Synonyms: blister beetle |
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| metalloid | (adjective) of or being a nonmetallic element that has some of the properties of metal | - |
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| meteoroid | (noun) (astronomy) any of the small solid extraterrestrial bodies that hits the earth's atmosphere | Synonyms: meteor |
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| micrometeoroid | (noun) a meteorite or meteoroid so small that it drifts down to earth without becoming intensely heated in the atmosphere | Synonyms: micrometeor, micrometeorite |
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| mineralocorticoid | (noun) hormone that is one of the steroids of the adrenal cortex that influences the metabolism of sodium and potassium | - |
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| mongoloid | (adjective) (offensive) of or relating to or suffering from Down syndrome | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of or resembling a Mongol | - |
| (noun) a person suffering from Down syndrome (no longer used technically in this sense, now considered offensive) | - |
| monoideism | (noun) a state of prolonged absorption in a single idea (as in mental depression, trance, hypnosis). | - |
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| monoploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having a single set of chromosomes | Synonyms: haploid, haploidic |
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| mucinoid | (adjective) resembling mucin | - |
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| mucoid | (adjective) relating to or resembling mucus | Synonyms: mucoidal |
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| (noun) any of several glycoproteins similar to mucin | - |
| mucoidal | (adjective) relating to or resembling mucus | Synonyms: mucoid |
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| myeloid | (adjective) of or relating to bone marrow | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to bone marrow cells | Synonyms: myelic |
| (adjective) marrowlike | - |
| myoid | (adjective) resembling muscle | - |
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| nonsteroid | (noun) an organic compound that does no contain a steroid | Synonyms: nonsteroidal |
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| nonsteroidal | (adjective) not steroidal or not having the effects of steroid hormones | - |
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| (noun) an organic compound that does no contain a steroid | Synonyms: nonsteroid |
| oroide | (noun) alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry | Synonyms: oreide |
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| ovoid | (adjective) rounded like an egg | Synonyms: egg-shaped, elliptic, elliptical, oval-shaped, oval, ovate, oviform, prolate |
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| (noun) an egg-shaped object | - |
| paraboloid | (noun) a surface having parabolic sections parallel to a single coordinate axis and elliptic sections perpendicular to that axis | - |
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| paraboloidal | (adjective) having the shape of a paraboloid | - |
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| paranoid | (adjective) suffering from paranoia | - |
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| (noun) a person afflicted with paranoia | Synonyms: paranoiac |
| parathyroid | (noun) any one of four endocrine glands situated above or within the thyroid gland | Synonyms: parathyroid gland |
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| paratyphoid | (noun) any of a variety of infectious intestinal diseases resembling typhoid fever | Synonyms: paratyphoid fever |
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| percoid | (noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes | Synonyms: percoid fish, percoidean |
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| percoidean | (noun) any of numerous spiny-finned fishes of the order Perciformes | Synonyms: percoid, percoid fish |
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| petaloid | (adjective) resembling a flower petal | - |
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| phalloidin | (noun) one of a group of toxins from the death cap (Amanita phalloides) known as phallotoxins. | - |
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| placoid | (adjective) as the hard flattened scales of e.g. sharks | Synonyms: platelike |
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| planetoid | (noun) any of numerous small celestial bodies that move around the sun | Synonyms: minor planet |
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| polyploid | (adjective) of a cell or organism having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | - |
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| (noun) (genetics) an organism or cell having more than twice the haploid number of chromosomes | - |
| polyploidy | (noun) the condition of being polyploid | - |
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| prismatoid | (noun) a polyhedron whose vertices all lie in one or the other of two parallel planes; the faces that lie in those planes are the bases of the prismatoid | - |
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| prismoid | (noun) a prismatoid whose bases are polygons having the same number of sides and whose other faces are trapezoids or parallelograms | - |
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| rectosigmoid | (adjective) of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum | - |
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| resinoid | (noun) a plastic containing resins | - |
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| rheumatoid | (adjective) of or pertaining to arthritis | Synonyms: arthritic, creaky, rheumatic, rheumy |
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| rhizoid | (noun) any of various slender filaments that function as roots in mosses and ferns and fungi etc | - |
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| rhizoidal | (adjective) of or relating to a rhizoid | - |
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| rhomboid | (adjective) shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid | Synonyms: rhomboidal |
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| (noun) any of several muscles of the upper back that help move the shoulder blade | Synonyms: rhomboid muscle |
| (noun) a parallelogram with adjacent sides of unequal lengths; an oblique-angled parallelogram with only the opposite sides equal | - |
| rhomboidal | (adjective) shaped like a rhombus or rhomboid | Synonyms: rhomboid |
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| sarcoid | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling flesh | Synonyms: fleshy |
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| sarcoidosis | (noun) a chronic disease of unknown cause marked by the formation of nodules in the lungs and liver and lymph glands and salivary glands | - |
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| scaphoid | (adjective) shaped like a boat | Synonyms: navicular |
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| schizoid | (adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of schizophrenia | Synonyms: schizophrenic |
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| (adjective) marked by withdrawal and inability to form close relationships | - |
| (noun) characterized by symptoms similar to but less severe than schizophrenia | Synonyms: schizotypal personality |
| scombroid | (noun) important marine food and game fishes found in all tropical and temperate seas; some are at least partially endothermic and can thrive in colder waters | Synonyms: scombroid fish |
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