| 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 |
| 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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| aponeurosis | (noun) any of the deeper and thicker fascia that attach muscles to bones; resemble flattened tendons | - |
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| arteriolosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterioles | - |
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| arteriosclerosis | (noun) sclerosis of the arterial walls | Synonyms: arterial sclerosis, coronary-artery disease, hardening of the arteries, induration of the arteries |
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| atherosclerosis | (noun) a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries | Synonyms: coronary artery disease |
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| borosilicate | (noun) a salt of boric and silicic acids | - |
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| cerebroside | (noun) A cerebroside is any of various organic lipid compounds containing glucose or galactose and glucose; it occurs in the myelin sheath of cerebrospinal neurons. | - |
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| chlorosis | (noun) iron deficiency anemia in young women; characterized by weakness and menstrual disturbances and a green color to the skin | Synonyms: greensickness |
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| colpoxerosis | (noun) a condition in which the vagina is unusually dry | - |
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| corrosion | (noun) erosion by chemical action | Synonyms: corroding, erosion |
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| (noun) a state of deterioration in metals caused by oxidation or chemical action | - |
| corrosive | (adjective) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | Synonyms: caustic, erosive, mordant, vitriolic |
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| (adjective) spitefully sarcastic | - |
| (noun) a substance having the tendency to cause corrosion (such a strong acids or alkali) | - |
| crosier | (noun) a staff surmounted by a crook or cross carried by bishops as a symbol of pastoral office | Synonyms: crozier |
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| dermatosclerosis | (noun) an autoimmune disease that affects the blood vessels and connective tissue; fibrous connective tissue is deposited in the skin | Synonyms: scleroderma |
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| diarthrosis | (noun) a joint so articulated as to move freely | Synonyms: articulatio synovialis, synovial joint |
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| dysprosium | (noun) a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; forms compounds that are highly magnetic | Synonyms: atomic number 66, Dy |
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| enarthrosis | (noun) a freely moving joint in which a sphere on the head of one bone fits into a rounded cavity in the other bone | Synonyms: articulatio spheroidea, ball-and-socket joint, cotyloid joint, enarthrodial joint, spheroid joint |
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| erosion | (noun) (geology) the mechanical process of wearing or grinding something down (as by particles washing over it), also figuratively | Synonyms: eating away, eroding, wearing, wearing away |
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| (noun) erosion by chemical action | Synonyms: corroding, corrosion |
| (noun) a gradual decline of something | - |
| (noun) condition in which the earth's surface is worn away by the action of water and wind | - |
| erosive | (adjective) of a substance, especially a strong acid; capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action | Synonyms: caustic, corrosive, mordant, vitriolic |
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| (adjective) wearing away by friction | - |
| erosiveness | (noun) The state or quality of causing or tending to wear away or erode. | - |
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| fibrosis | (noun) development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ | - |
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| fibrositis | (noun) inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths) | - |
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| fibrosity | (noun) the quality of being fibrous | Synonyms: fibrousness |
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| fluorosis | (noun) a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water) | - |
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| generosity | (noun) acting generously | Synonyms: unselfishness |
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| (noun) the trait of being willing to give your money or time | Synonyms: generousness |
| haemosiderosis | (noun) abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis | Synonyms: hemosiderosis |
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| hemosiderosis | (noun) abnormal deposit of hemosiderin; often a symptom of thalassemia or hemochromatosis | Synonyms: haemosiderosis |
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| heterosis | (noun) (genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent | Synonyms: hybrid vigor |
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| hidrosis | (noun) the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid | Synonyms: diaphoresis, perspiration, sudation, sweating |
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| hydrarthrosis | (noun) inflammation and swelling of a movable joint because of excess synovial fluid | - |
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| hydronephrosis | (noun) accumulation of urine in the kidney because of an obstruction in the ureter | - |
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| hyperhidrosis | (noun) excessive and profuse perspiration | Synonyms: hyperidrosis, polyhidrosis |
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| hyperidrosis | (noun) excessive and profuse perspiration | Synonyms: hyperhidrosis, polyhidrosis |
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| iodotyrosine | (noun) tyrosine with iodine added | - |
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| kerosine | (noun) a flammable hydrocarbon oil used as fuel in lamps and heaters | Synonyms: coal oil, kerosene, lamp oil |
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| kraurosis | (noun) atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane | - |
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| leptospirosis | (noun) an infectious disease cause by leptospira and transmitted to humans from domestic animals; characterized by jaundice and fever | Synonyms: swamp fever |
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| monstrosity | (noun) something hideous or frightful | - |
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| (noun) a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed | Synonyms: freak, lusus naturae, monster |
| myelofibrosis | (noun) fibrosis of the bone marrow | - |
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| myonecrosis | (noun) localized death of muscle cell fibers | - |
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| necrosis | (noun) the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply) | Synonyms: gangrene, mortification, sphacelus |
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| nephroangiosclerosis | (noun) kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure | Synonyms: nephrosclerosis |
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| nephrosclerosis | (noun) kidney disease that is usually associated with hypertension; sclerosis of the renal arterioles reduces blood flow that can lead to kidney failure and heart failure | Synonyms: nephroangiosclerosis |
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| nephrosis | (noun) a disease affecting the kidneys | Synonyms: kidney disease, nephropathy, renal disorder |
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| (noun) a syndrome characterized by edema and large amounts of protein in the urine and usually increased blood cholesterol; usually associated with glomerulonephritis or with a complication of various systemic diseases | Synonyms: nephrotic syndrome |
| neurosis | (noun) a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | Synonyms: neuroticism, psychoneurosis |
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| numerosity | (noun) a large number | Synonyms: multiplicity, numerousness |
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| osteopetrosis | (noun) an inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated | Synonyms: Albers-Schonberg disease, marble bones disease |
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| osteoporosis | (noun) abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women | - |
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| osteosclerosis | (noun) abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone | - |
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| otosclerosis | (noun) hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness | - |
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| phalacrosis | (noun) the condition of having no hair on the top of the head | Synonyms: baldness |
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| polyhidrosis | (noun) excessive and profuse perspiration | Synonyms: hyperhidrosis, hyperidrosis |
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| ponderosity | (noun) the property of being large in mass | Synonyms: heft, heftiness, massiveness, ponderousness |
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| porosity | (noun) the property of being porous; being able to absorb fluids | Synonyms: porousness |
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| prosily | (adverb) in a prosy manner | - |
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| prosimian | (noun) primitive primates having large ears and eyes and characterized by nocturnal habits | - |
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| prosiness | (noun) commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting | Synonyms: prosaicness |
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| psychoneurosis | (noun) a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction | Synonyms: neurosis, neuroticism |
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| pyrosis | (noun) a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux (backflow from the stomach irritating the esophagus); symptomatic of an ulcer or a diaphragmatic hernia or other disorder | Synonyms: heartburn |
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| rhodochrosite | (noun) a mineral consisting of manganese carbonate; a source of manganese | - |
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| rosilla | (noun) a sneezeweed of southwestern United States especially southern California | Synonyms: Helenium puberulum |
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| rosin | (noun) any of a class of solid or semisolid viscous substances obtained either as exudations from certain plants or prepared by polymerization of simple molecules | Synonyms: resin |
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| (verb) rub rosin onto | - |
| rosiness | (noun) a healthy reddish complexion | Synonyms: ruddiness |
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| (noun) a dusty pink color | Synonyms: rose |
| (noun) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health | Synonyms: bloom, blush, flush |
| rosinweed | (noun) North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers | Synonyms: Silphium laciniatum |
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| (noun) any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock | Synonyms: gum plant, gumweed, tarweed |
| rosita | (noun) erect plant with small clusters of pink trumpet-shaped flowers of southwestern United States | Synonyms: Centaurium calycosum |
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| sclerosis | (noun) any pathological hardening or thickening of tissue | Synonyms: induration |
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| siderosis | (noun) fibrosis of the lung caused by iron dust; occurs among welders and other metal workers | - |
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| tuberosity | (noun) a protuberance on a bone especially for attachment of a muscle or ligament | Synonyms: eminence, tubercle |
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| tyrosine | (noun) an amino acid found in most proteins; a precursor of several hormones | - |
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| tyrosinemia | (noun) autosomal recessive defect in tyrosine metabolism resulting in liver and kidney disturbances and mental retardation | - |
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