| hysteresis | (noun) the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field | - |
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| ichthyosis | (noun) any of several congenital diseases in which the skin is dry and scaly like a fish | - |
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| immunoelectrophoresis | (noun) electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies | - |
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| inconsistency | (noun) the quality of being inconsistent and lacking a harmonious uniformity among things or parts | - |
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| (noun) the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time | Synonyms: incompatibility, mutual exclusiveness, repugnance |
| inconsistent | (adjective) displaying a lack of consistency | - |
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| (adjective) not in agreement | Synonyms: discrepant |
| (adjective) not capable of being made consistent or harmonious | - |
| inconsistently | (adverb) without showing consistency | - |
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| insist | (verb) postulate positively and assertively | Synonyms: assert |
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| (verb) be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge | Synonyms: take a firm stand |
| (verb) beg persistently and urgently | Synonyms: importune |
| insistence | (noun) the act of insisting on something | Synonyms: insistency |
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| (noun) continual and persistent demands | Synonyms: insisting |
| (noun) the state of demanding notice or attention | Synonyms: imperativeness, insistency, press, pressure |
| insistency | (noun) the act of insisting on something | Synonyms: insistence |
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| (noun) the state of demanding notice or attention | Synonyms: imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure |
| insistent | (adjective) repetitive and persistent | Synonyms: repetitive |
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| (adjective) demanding attention | Synonyms: clamant, crying, exigent, instant |
| insistently | (adverb) in an insistent manner | - |
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| insisting | (noun) continual and persistent demands | Synonyms: insistence |
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| ionophoresis | (noun) the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode | Synonyms: cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, electrophoresis |
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| iontophoresis | (noun) therapy that uses a local electric current to introduce the ions of a medicine into the tissues | Synonyms: electromotive drug administration, EMDA, ionic medication, iontotherapy |
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| irresistibility | (noun) the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist | Synonyms: irresistibleness |
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| irresistible | (adjective) impossible to resist; overpowering | Synonyms: resistless |
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| (adjective) overpoweringly attractive | - |
| irresistibleness | (noun) the quality of being overpowering and impossible to resist | Synonyms: irresistibility |
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| irresistibly | (adverb) incapable of being resisted | Synonyms: overpoweringly, overwhelmingly |
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| kainogenesis | (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, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kenogenesis |
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| kaliuresis | (noun) the presence of excess potassium in the urine | Synonyms: kaluresis |
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| kaluresis | (noun) the presence of excess potassium in the urine | Synonyms: kaliuresis |
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| karyokinesis | (noun) organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis | - |
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| karyolysis | (noun) disintegration and dissolution of a cell nucleus when a cell dies | - |
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| katharsis | (noun) (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions | Synonyms: abreaction, catharsis |
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| (noun) purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels | Synonyms: catharsis, purgation |
| kenogenesis | (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, cainogenesis, cenogenesis, kainogenesis |
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| kenosis | (noun) the concept of emptying one's own will and receive God's will, in Catholicism | - |
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| keratomycosis | (noun) fungal infection of the cornea | - |
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| keratonosis | (noun) any abnormal condition of the outer skin (epidermis) | - |
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| keratosis | (noun) a skin condition marked by an overgrowth of layers of horny skin | - |
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| ketoacidosis | (noun) acidosis with an accumulation of ketone bodies; occurs primarily in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: diabetic acidosis |
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| ketosis | (noun) an abnormal increase of ketone bodies in the blood as in diabetes mellitus | Synonyms: acetonemia, ketonemia |
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| kinaesthesis | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinesthesia, kinesthesis, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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| kinesis | (noun) a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation | - |
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| kinesthesis | (noun) the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body | Synonyms: kinaesthesia, kinaesthesis, kinesthesia, kinesthetics, muscle sense, sense of movement |
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| kinetosis | (noun) the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle | Synonyms: motion sickness |
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| kraurosis | (noun) atrophy and shriveling of the skin or mucous membrane | - |
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| kyphosis | (noun) The property of having an abnormal convex curvature in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine. | - |
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| (noun) an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column | Synonyms: humpback, hunchback |
| laryngostenosis | (noun) abnormal narrowing of the larynx | - |
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| leishmaniasis | (noun) sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies | Synonyms: kala azar, leishmaniosis |
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| leishmaniosis | (noun) sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies | Synonyms: kala azar, leishmaniasis |
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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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| leresis | (noun) rambling talkativeness (especially in the aged) | - |
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| leucocytosis | (noun) an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia) | Synonyms: leukocytosis |
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| leukocytosis | (noun) an abnormal increase in the number of white blood cells in the blood as a result of infection (as in leukemia) | Synonyms: leucocytosis |
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| lipidosis | (noun) a disorder of lipid metabolism; abnormal levels of certain fats accumulate in the body | - |
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| lipomatosis | (noun) pathology in which fat accumulates in lipomas in the body | - |
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| listeriosis | (noun) an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms | Synonyms: listeria meningitis |
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| lithiasis | (noun) the formation of stones (calculi) in an internal organ | - |
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| lithuresis | (noun) passing small stones with the urine | - |
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| lordosis | (noun) an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column | Synonyms: hollow-back |
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| lymphangiectasis | (noun) dilatation of a lymph vessel | Synonyms: lymphangiectasia |
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| lymphocytosis | (noun) an abnormal increase in the number of lymphocytes in the circulating blood | - |
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| lymphopoiesis | (noun) the formation of lymphocytes in the bone marrow and lymph nodes and thymus and spleen | - |
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| lysis | (noun) (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria | - |
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| (noun) recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside | - |
| macrocytosis | (noun) the presence of macrocytes in the blood | - |
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| meiosis | (noun) understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary) | Synonyms: litotes |
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| (noun) (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) | Synonyms: miosis, reduction division |
| melanosis | (noun) a condition characterized by abnormal deposits of melanin (especially in the skin) | Synonyms: melanism |
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| metacyesis | (noun) pregnancy resulting from gestation elsewhere than in the uterus | Synonyms: eccyesis, ectopic gestation, ectopic pregnancy, extrauterine gestation, extrauterine pregnancy |
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| metagenesis | (noun) alternation of sexual and asexual generations | Synonyms: digenesis |
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| metalepsis | (noun) substituting metonymy of one figurative sense for another | - |
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| metamorphosis | (noun) a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft | - |
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| (noun) a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances | Synonyms: transfiguration |
| (noun) the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals | Synonyms: metabolism |
| metaphysis | (noun) the growing part of a long bone between the diaphysis and the epiphysis | - |
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| metastasis | (noun) the spreading of a disease (especially cancer) to another part of the body | - |
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| metastasise | (verb) spread throughout the body | Synonyms: metastasize |
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| metathesis | (noun) a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB) | Synonyms: double decomposition, double decomposition reaction |
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| (noun) a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence | - |
| metempsychosis | (noun) after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body | Synonyms: rebirth |
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| metroptosis | (noun) prolapse of the uterus | Synonyms: descensus uteri |
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| microcytosis | (noun) a blood disorder characterized by the presence of microcytes (abnormally small red blood cells) in the blood; often associated with anemia | - |
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| mimesis | (noun) the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature | - |
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| (noun) the representation of another person's words in a speech | - |
| (noun) any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease | - |
| miosis | (noun) reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller | Synonyms: light reflex, myosis, pupillary reflex |
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| (noun) (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants) | Synonyms: meiosis, reduction division |
| missis | (noun) informal term of address for someone's wife | Synonyms: missus |
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| mitosis | (noun) cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes | - |
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| moniliasis | (noun) an infection caused by fungi of the genus Monilia or Candida (especially Candida albicans) | Synonyms: candidiasis, monilia disease |
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| monocytosis | (noun) increase in the number of monocytes in the blood; symptom of monocytic leukemia | - |
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| monogenesis | (noun) asexual reproduction by the production and release of spores | Synonyms: sporulation |
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| mononucleosis | (noun) an acute disease characterized by fever and swollen lymph nodes and an abnormal increase of mononuclear leucocytes or monocytes in the bloodstream; not highly contagious; some believe it can be transmitted by kissing | Synonyms: glandular fever, infectious mononucleosis, kissing disease, mono |
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| morphogenesis | (noun) differentiation and growth of the structure of an organism (or a part of an organism) | - |
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| mucopolysaccharidosis | (noun) any of a group of genetic disorders involving a defect in the metabolism of mucopolysaccharides resulting in greater than normal levels of mucopolysaccharides in tissues | - |
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| mucoviscidosis | (noun) the most common hereditary disease; the child's lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; no cure is known | Synonyms: CF, cystic fibrosis, fibrocystic disease of the pancreas, pancreatic fibrosis |
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| mutagenesis | (noun) an event capable of causing a mutation | - |
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| mycosis | (noun) an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus | Synonyms: fungal infection |
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| mydriasis | (noun) reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs | - |
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| myelofibrosis | (noun) fibrosis of the bone marrow | - |
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| myiasis | (noun) infestation of the body by the larvae of flies (usually through a wound or other opening) or any disease resulting from such infestation | - |
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| myonecrosis | (noun) localized death of muscle cell fibers | - |
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| myosis | (noun) reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller | Synonyms: light reflex, miosis, pupillary reflex |
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| (noun) an acute infectious disease occurring in epidemic form and featuring paroxysms of pain (usually in the chest) | Synonyms: Bornholm disease, diaphragmatic pleurisy, epidemic myalgia, epidemic pleurodynia |
| myxomatosis | (noun) a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits | - |
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| narcissism | (noun) an exceptional interest in and admiration for yourself | Synonyms: narcism, self-love |
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| narcissist | (noun) someone in love with themselves | Synonyms: narcist |
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| narcissistic | (adjective) characteristic of those having an inflated idea of their own importance | Synonyms: egotistic, egotistical, self-loving |
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| narcosis | (noun) unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia | - |
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| natriuresis | (noun) the presence of abnormally large amounts of sodium in the urine | - |
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| necrobiosis | (noun) (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells) | Synonyms: cell death |
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| necrolysis | (noun) disintegration and dissolution of dead tissue | - |
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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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| nemesis | (noun) something causing misery or death | Synonyms: bane, curse, scourge |
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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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| nephrocalcinosis | (noun) renal lithiasis in which calcium deposits form in the renal parenchyma and result in reduced kidney function and blood in the urine | - |
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| nephrolithiasis | (noun) the presence of kidney stones (calculi) in the kidney | Synonyms: renal lithiasis |
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| nephroptosis | (noun) prolapse of the kidney | Synonyms: nephroptosia |
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