| electromyography | (noun) diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders with the use of an electromyograph | - |
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| electron | (noun) an elementary particle with negative charge | Synonyms: negatron |
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| electronegative | (adjective) having a negative charge | Synonyms: negative, negatively charged |
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| electronegativity | (noun) (chemistry) the tendency of an atom or radical to attract electrons in the formation of an ionic bond | Synonyms: negativity |
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| electroneutral | (adjective) having no net electric charge | Synonyms: neutral |
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| electronic | (adjective) of or relating to electronics; concerned with or using devices that operate on principles governing the behavior of electrons | - |
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| (adjective) of or concerned with electrons | - |
| electronically | (adverb) by electronic means | - |
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| electronics | (noun) the branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices | - |
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| electrophoresis | (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, ionophoresis |
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| electrophoretic | (adjective) of or relating to electrophoresis | Synonyms: cataphoretic |
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| electrophorus | (noun) a simple electrostatic generator that generates repeated charges of static electricity | - |
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| electroplate | (noun) any artifact that has been plated with a thin coat of metal by electrolysis | - |
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| (verb) coat with metal by electrolysis | - |
| electroplater | (noun) a plater who uses electrolysis | - |
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| electropositive | (adjective) having a positive charge | Synonyms: positive, positively charged |
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| electroretinogram | (noun) a graphical recording of the electrical activity of the retina that results when light is flashed into the eye | - |
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| electroscope | (noun) measuring instrument that detects electric charge; two gold leaves diverge owing to repulsion of charges with like sign | - |
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| electroshock | (noun) the administration of a strong electric current that passes through the brain to induce convulsions and coma | Synonyms: ECT, electroconvulsive therapy, electroshock therapy |
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| electrosleep | (noun) unconsciousness brought about by the passage of a low voltage electric current through the brain | - |
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| electrostatic | (adjective) concerned with or producing or caused by static electricity | Synonyms: static |
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| electrostatically | (adverb) in an electrostatic manner | - |
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| electrostatics | (noun) the branch of physics that deals with static electricity | - |
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| electrosurgery | (noun) surgery performed with electrical devices (as in electrocautery) | - |
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| electrotherapist | (noun) someone who specializes in the treatment of disease by electricity | - |
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| electrotherapy | (noun) the therapeutic application of electricity to the body (as in the treatment of various forms of paralysis) | Synonyms: electric healing, electrical healing, galvanism |
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| elytron | (noun) either of the horny front wings in beetles and some other insects which cover and protect the functional hind wings | Synonyms: wing case |
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| emmetropia | (noun) (ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina | - |
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| emmetropic | (adjective) of or relating to the normal condition of the eye in which visual images are in clear focus on the retina | - |
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| entropy | (noun) (thermodynamics) a thermodynamic quantity representing the amount of energy in a system that is no longer available for doing mechanical work | Synonyms: randomness, S |
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| (noun) (communication theory) a numerical measure of the uncertainty of an outcome | Synonyms: information, selective information |
| eolotropic | (adjective) having properties with different values along different axes | Synonyms: aeolotropic |
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| epistrophe | (noun) repetition of the ends of two or more successive sentences, verses, etc. | Synonyms: epiphora |
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| ergotropic | (adjective) of or relating to ergotropism | - |
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| ergotropism | (noun) an affinity for work | - |
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| esotropia | (noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes turn inward toward the nose | Synonyms: convergent strabismus, cross-eye, crossed eye |
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| estrogen | (noun) a general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics | Synonyms: oestrogen |
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| estrogenic | (adjective) relating to or caused by estrogen | - |
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| estrone | (noun) a naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency | Synonyms: Estronol, oestrone, theelin |
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| estrous | (adjective) (of lower mammals) showing or in a state of estrus; in heat | - |
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| eutrophic | (adjective) (ecology) of a lake or other body of water rich in nutrients and subject to eutrophication | - |
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| eutrophication | (noun) excessive nutrients in a lake or other body of water, usually caused by runoff of nutrients (animal waste, fertilizers, sewage) from the land, which causes a dense growth of plant life; the decomposition of the plants depletes the supply of oxygen, leading to the death of animal life | - |
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| exotropia | (noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward | Synonyms: divergent strabismus, walleye |
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| extropic | (adjective) of or relating to extropy | - |
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| extropy | (noun) the prediction that human intelligence and technology will enable life to expand in an orderly way throughout the entire universe | - |
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| extrospection | (noun) examination or observation of what is outside oneself, as opposed to introspection. | - |
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| extrospective | (adjective) not introspective; examining what is outside yourself | Synonyms: extroverted |
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| extroversion | (noun) (psychology) an extroverted disposition; concern with what is outside the self | Synonyms: extraversion |
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| extroversive | (adjective) directed outward; marked by interest in others or concerned with external reality | Synonyms: extraversive |
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| extrovert | (adjective) being concerned with the social and physical environment | Synonyms: extravert, extraverted, extravertive, extroverted, extrovertive |
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| (noun) (psychology) a person concerned more with practical realities than with inner thoughts and feelings | Synonyms: extravert |
| extroverted | (adjective) not introspective; examining what is outside yourself | Synonyms: extrospective |
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| (adjective) being concerned with the social and physical environment | Synonyms: extravert, extraverted, extravertive, extrovert, extrovertive |
| (adjective) at ease in talking to others | Synonyms: forthcoming, outgoing |
| extrovertish | (adjective) being somewhat extroverted | - |
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| extrovertive | (adjective) being concerned with the social and physical environment | Synonyms: extravert, extraverted, extravertive, extrovert, extroverted |
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| foxtrot | (noun) a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences | Synonyms: fox-trot |
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| (verb) dance the foxtrot | - |
| gastrocnemius | (noun) the muscle in the back part of the leg that forms the greater part of the calf; responsible for the plantar flexion of the foot | Synonyms: gastrocnemius muscle |
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| gastroduodenal | (adjective) of or relating to the stomach and the duodenum | - |
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| gastroenteritis | (noun) inflammation of the stomach and intestines; can be caused by Salmonella enteritidis | Synonyms: intestinal flu, stomach flu |
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| gastroenterologist | (noun) a physician who specializes in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract | - |
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| gastroenterology | (noun) the branch of medicine that studies the gastrointestinal tract and its diseases | - |
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| gastroenterostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening between the stomach wall and the small intestines; performed when the normal opening has been eliminated | - |
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| gastroesophageal | (adjective) of or relating to or involving the stomach and esophagus | - |
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| gastrogavage | (noun) feeding a nutrient solution into the stomach through a tube through a surgically created opening | - |
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| gastrointestinal | (adjective) of or relating to the stomach and intestines | Synonyms: GI |
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| gastrolobium | (noun) any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods | Synonyms: poison bush, poison pea |
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| gastromy | (noun) surgical incision into the stomach | - |
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| gastromycete | (noun) any fungus of the class Gasteromycetes | Synonyms: gasteromycete |
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| gastronome | (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | Synonyms: bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, foodie, gourmet |
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| gastronomic | (adjective) of or relating to gastronomy | Synonyms: gastronomical |
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| gastronomical | (adjective) of or relating to gastronomy | Synonyms: gastronomic |
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| gastronomy | (noun) the art and practice of choosing and preparing and eating good food | - |
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| (noun) a particular style of cookery (as of a region) | - |
| gastropod | (noun) a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes | Synonyms: univalve |
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| gastroscope | (noun) a type of endoscope for visually examining the stomach | - |
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| gastroscopy | (noun) visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus | - |
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| gastrostomy | (noun) surgical creation of an opening through the abdominal wall into the stomach (as for gastrogavage) | - |
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| geotropism | (noun) an orienting response to gravity | - |
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| globetrotter | (noun) someone who travels widely and often | Synonyms: world traveler |
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| goitrogen | (noun) any substance (such as thiouracil) that induces the formation of a goiter | - |
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| gonadotrophic | (adjective) of or relating to or involving gonadotropin | Synonyms: gonadotropic |
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| gonadotrophin | (noun) hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Synonyms: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotropic hormone, gonadotropin |
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| gonadotropic | (adjective) of or relating to or involving gonadotropin | Synonyms: gonadotrophic |
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| gonadotropin | (noun) hormone secreted by the anterior pituitary gland and placenta; stimulates the gonads and controls reproductive activity | Synonyms: gonadotrophic hormone, gonadotrophin, gonadotropic hormone |
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| gritrock | (noun) a hard coarse-grained siliceous sandstone | Synonyms: grit, gritstone |
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| guestroom | (noun) a bedroom that is kept for the use of guests | - |
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| headstrong | (adjective) habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition | Synonyms: froward, self-willed, wilful, willful |
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| heartrot | (noun) any plant disease in which the central part of a plant rots (especially in trees) | - |
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| heatstroke | (noun) collapse caused by exposure to excessive heat | Synonyms: heat hyperpyrexia |
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| heliotrope | (noun) green chalcedony with red spots that resemble blood | Synonyms: bloodstone |
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| heliotropism | (noun) an orienting response to the sun | - |
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| heterotroph | (noun) an organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition | - |
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| heterotrophic | (adjective) requiring organic compounds of carbon and nitrogen for nourishment | - |
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| hexestrol | (noun) estrogen compound used to treat menstrual irregularities and menopausal symptoms and to prevent pregnancy | - |
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| hypermetropia | (noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects | Synonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropy, hyperopia, longsightedness |
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| hypermetropic | (adjective) abnormal ability to focus of distant objects | Synonyms: hyperopic |
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| hypermetropy | (noun) abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects | Synonyms: farsightedness, hypermetropia, hyperopia, longsightedness |
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| hypertrophied | (adjective) (of an organ or body part) excessively enlarged as a result of increased size in the constituent cells | Synonyms: enlarged |
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| hypertrophy | (noun) abnormal enlargement of a body part or organ | - |
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| (verb) undergo hypertrophy | - |
| iatrogenic | (adjective) induced by a physician's words or therapy (used especially of a complication resulting from treatment) | - |
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| idolatrous | (adjective) relating to or practicing idolatry | - |
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| (adjective) blindly or excessively devoted or adoring | - |
| idolatrously | (adverb) in an idolatrous manner | - |
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| immunoelectrophoresis | (noun) electrophoresis to separate antigens and antibodies | - |
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| incontrovertibility | (noun) the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about | Synonyms: incontrovertibleness, positiveness, positivity |
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| incontrovertible | (adjective) necessarily or demonstrably true | Synonyms: demonstrable |
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| (adjective) impossible to deny or disprove | Synonyms: irrefutable, positive |
| incontrovertibleness | (noun) the quality of being undeniable and not worth arguing about | Synonyms: incontrovertibility, positiveness, positivity |
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