abelmosk | (noun) bushy herb of tropical Asia grown for its yellow or pink to scarlet blooms that resemble the hibiscus | Synonyms: Abelmoschus moschatus, Hibiscus moschatus, musk mallow |
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acanthocytosis | (noun) the presence of acanthocytes in the blood stream (as in abetalipoproteinemia) | - |
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acanthosis | (noun) an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis) | - |
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acariosis | (noun) infestation with itch mites | Synonyms: acariasis, acaridiasis |
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accost | (verb) approach with an offer of sexual favors | Synonyms: hook, solicit |
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(verb) speak to someone | Synonyms: address, come up to |
acerose | (adjective) narrow and long and pointed; as pine leaves | Synonyms: acerate, acicular, needle-shaped |
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acetose | (adjective) tasting or smelling like vinegar | Synonyms: acetous, vinegarish, vinegary |
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acidosis | (noun) abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | - |
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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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acrocyanosis | (noun) cyanosis of the extremities; can occur when a spasm of the blood vessels is caused by exposure to cold or by strong emotion | Synonyms: Raynaud's sign |
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acroscopic | (adjective) facing or on the side toward the apex | - |
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acrosome | (noun) a process at the anterior end of a sperm cell that produces enzymes to facilitate penetration of the egg | - |
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across | (adverb) transversely | Synonyms: crossways, crosswise |
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(adverb) to the opposite side | - |
acrostic | (noun) a puzzle where you fill a square grid with words reading the same down as across | Synonyms: word square |
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(noun) verse in which certain letters such as the first in each line form a word or message | - |
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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actomyosin | (noun) a protein complex in muscle fibers; composed of myosin and actin; shortens when stimulated and causes muscle contractions | - |
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adenomyosarcoma | (noun) malignant renal tumor of young children characterized by hypertension and blood in the urine and the presence of a palpable mass | Synonyms: embryoma of the kidney, nephroblastoma, Wilms' tumor, Wilms tumour |
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adenomyosis | (noun) the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea | Synonyms: endometriosis |
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adenosine | (noun) (biochemistry) a nucleoside that is a structural component of nucleic acids; it is present in all living cells in a combined form as a constituent of DNA and RNA and ADP and ATP and AMP | - |
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adenosis | (noun) a disorder of the glands of the body | Synonyms: gland disease, glandular disease, glandular disorder |
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adios | (noun) a farewell remark | Synonyms: adieu, arrivederci, au revoir, auf wiedersehen, bye-bye, bye, cheerio, good-by, good-bye, good day, goodby, goodbye, sayonara, so long |
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adipose | (adjective) composed of animal fat | - |
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adiposeness | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposity, fattiness |
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adiposis | (noun) the property of excessive fatness | Synonyms: corpulence, overweight, stoutness |
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adiposity | (noun) having the property of containing fat | Synonyms: adiposeness, fattiness |
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adrenosterone | (noun) a steroid having androgenic activity; obtained from the cortex of the adrenal gland | - |
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aeciospore | (noun) spore of a rust fungus formed in an aecium | - |
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aerobiosis | (noun) life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen | - |
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aerosol | (noun) a dispenser that holds a substance under pressure and that can release it as a fine spray (usually by means of a propellant gas) | Synonyms: aerosol bomb, aerosol can, aerosol container, spray can |
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(noun) a cloud of solid or liquid particles in a gas | - |
aerosolise | (verb) disperse as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolize |
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(verb) become dispersed as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolize |
aerosolised | (adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas | Synonyms: aerosolized |
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aerosolize | (verb) disperse as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolise |
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(verb) become dispersed as an aerosol | Synonyms: aerosolise |
aerosolized | (adjective) in the form of ultramicroscopic solid or liquid particles dispersed or suspended in air or gas | Synonyms: aerosolised |
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aerospace | (noun) the atmosphere and outer space considered as a whole | - |
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aftermost | (adjective) located closest to the stern or tail | - |
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agalactosis | (noun) a condition in which milk is not secreted in the mother's breasts after her child has been delivered | Synonyms: agalactia |
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agnosia | (noun) inability to recognize objects by use of the senses | - |
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agnostic | (adjective) uncertain of all claims to knowledge | Synonyms: agnostical |
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(adjective) of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism | - |
(noun) a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist) | - |
(noun) someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something | Synonyms: doubter |
agnostical | (adjective) uncertain of all claims to knowledge | Synonyms: agnostic |
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agnosticism | (noun) the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | Synonyms: scepticism, skepticism |
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(noun) a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God | - |
agranulocytosis | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulosis, granulocytopenia |
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agranulosis | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulocytosis, granulocytopenia |
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airpost | (noun) a system of conveying mail by aircraft | Synonyms: airmail |
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albatross | (noun) large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight | Synonyms: mollymawk |
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(noun) (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps | Synonyms: millstone |
aldohexose | (noun) a monosaccharide sugar having six carbon atoms and an aldehyde group | - |
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aldose | (noun) a monosaccharide sugar that contains the aldehyde group or is hemiacetal | - |
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aldosterone | (noun) a corticosteroid hormone that is secreted by the cortex of the adrenal gland; regulates salt (sodium and potassium) and water balance | - |
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aldosteronism | (noun) a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone | Synonyms: hyperaldosteronism |
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aldotetrose | (noun) A four-carbon aldose; for example, threose, erythrose. | - |
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aldotriose | (noun) Any aldose having three carbon atoms; in reality, just glyceraldehyde. | - |
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alecost | (noun) tansy-scented Eurasian perennial herb with buttonlike yellow flowers; used as potherb or salad green and sometimes for potpourri or tea or flavoring; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum | Synonyms: balsam herb, bible leaf, Chrysanthemum balsamita, costmary, mint geranium, Tanacetum balsamita |
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alkalosis | (noun) abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues | - |
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allosaur | (noun) late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus | Synonyms: allosaurus |
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allosaurus | (noun) late Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur; similar to but somewhat smaller than tyrannosaurus | Synonyms: allosaur |
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almost | (adverb) (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but | Synonyms: about, most, near, nearly, nigh, virtually, well-nigh |
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altostratus | (noun) a stratus cloud at an intermediate altitude of 2 or 3 miles | Synonyms: altostratus cloud |
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amaurosis | (noun) partial or total loss of sight without pathology of the eye; caused by disease of optic nerve or retina or brain | - |
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ambrosia | (noun) (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods; mortals who ate it became immortal | Synonyms: nectar |
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(noun) fruit dessert made of oranges and bananas with shredded coconut | - |
(noun) any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constituting the genus Ambrosia that produce highly allergenic pollen responsible for much hay fever and asthma | Synonyms: bitterweed, ragweed |
(noun) a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae | Synonyms: beebread |
ambrosial | (adjective) worthy of the gods | Synonyms: ambrosian |
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(adjective) extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant | Synonyms: ambrosian, nectarous |
ambrosian | (adjective) worthy of the gods | Synonyms: ambrosial |
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(adjective) extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant | Synonyms: ambrosial, nectarous |
amebiosis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amoebiasis, amoebiosis |
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amitosis | (noun) the direct method of cell division characterized by simple division of the nucleus without formation of chromosomes | - |
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amnios | (noun) thin innermost membranous sac enclosing the developing embryo of higher vertebrates (reptiles, birds and mammals) | Synonyms: amnion, amniotic sac |
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amoebiosis | (noun) infection by a disease-causing ameba | Synonyms: amebiasis, amebiosis, amoebiasis |
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amphiprostylar | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostyle, amphistylar, porticoed |
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amphiprostyle | (adjective) marked by columniation having free columns in porticoes either at both ends or at both sides of a structure | Synonyms: amphiprostylar, amphistylar, porticoed |
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amyloidosis | (noun) a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma | - |
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anabiosis | (noun) suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns | - |
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anadiplosis | (noun) repetition of the final words of a sentence or line at the beginning of the next | Synonyms: reduplication |
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anagnost | (noun) a cleric in the minor orders of the Eastern Orthodox Church who reads the lessons aloud in the liturgy (analogous to the lector in the Roman Catholic Church) | - |
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anamorphosis | (noun) a distorted projection or perspective; especially an image distorted in such a way that it becomes visible only when viewed in a special manner | Synonyms: anamorphism |
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(noun) the evolution of one type of organism from another by a long series of gradual changes | Synonyms: anamorphism |
anaplasmosis | (noun) a disease of cattle that is transmitted by cattle ticks; similar to Texas fever | - |
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anastomose | (verb) cause to join or open into each other by anastomosis | Synonyms: inosculate |
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(verb) come together or open into each other | Synonyms: inosculate |
anastomosis | (noun) a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous | Synonyms: inosculation |
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anastylosis | (noun) the archeological reassembly of ruined monuments from fallen or decayed fragments (incorporating new materials when necessary) | - |
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anchylosis | (noun) abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint | Synonyms: ankylosis |
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ancylose | (verb) undergo ankylosis | Synonyms: ankylose |
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(verb) produce ankylosis by surgery | Synonyms: ankylose |
androglossia | (noun) a woman's voice with male qualities | - |
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androsterone | (noun) an androgenic hormone that is less active than testosterone | - |
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anginose | (adjective) of or related to the pain of angina pectoris | Synonyms: anginal, anginous |
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angiosarcoma | (noun) a rare malignant neoplasm arising from vascular tissue; usually occurs in the breast and skin and is believed to originate from the endothelial cells of blood vessels | - |
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angioscope | (noun) a modified microscope used to study capillary vessels | - |
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angiosperm | (noun) plants having seeds in a closed ovary | Synonyms: flowering plant |
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angiospermous | (adjective) of or related to or characteristic of plants that are angiosperms | - |
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angostura | (noun) the bitter bark of a South American tree; used in medicines and liqueurs and bitters | Synonyms: angostura bark |
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anhidrosis | (noun) failure of the sweat glands | Synonyms: anhydrosis |
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anhydrosis | (noun) failure of the sweat glands | Synonyms: anhidrosis |
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animosity | (noun) a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility | Synonyms: animus, bad blood |
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ankyloglossia | (noun) a congenital anomaly in which the mucous membrane under the tongue is too short limiting the mobility of the tongue | Synonyms: tongue tie |
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ankylosaur | (noun) having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's | Synonyms: ankylosaurus |
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ankylosaurus | (noun) having the back covered with thick bony plates; thought to have walked with a sprawling gait resembling a lizard's | Synonyms: ankylosaur |
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ankylose | (verb) undergo ankylosis | Synonyms: ancylose |
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(verb) produce ankylosis by surgery | Synonyms: ancylose |
ankylosis | (noun) abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint | Synonyms: anchylosis |
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anosmatic | (adjective) relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell | Synonyms: anosmic |
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anosmia | (noun) absence of the sense of smell (as by damage to olfactory nasal tissue or the olfactory nerve or by obstruction of the nasal passages) | - |
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anosmic | (adjective) relating to an impairment or loss of the sense of smell | Synonyms: anosmatic |
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(adjective) having impaired sense of smell | - |
anthracosis | (noun) lung disease caused by inhaling coal dust | Synonyms: black lung, black lung disease, coal miner's lung |
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anthroposophy | (noun) a system of beliefs and practices based on the philosophy of Rudolf Steiner; it claims to integrate the practical and psychological in child-centered education | - |
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antibiosis | (noun) an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another | - |
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antiredeposition | (noun) the process of preventing redeposition | - |
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