| aeromedicine | (noun) the study and treatment of disorders associated with flight (especially with space flight) | Synonyms: aerospace medicine, aviation medicine |
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| australopithecine | (adjective) of or belonging to the hominid genus Australopithecus | - |
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| (noun) any of several extinct humanlike bipedal primates with relatively small brains of the genus Australopithecus; from 1 to 4 million years ago | - |
| biomedicine | (noun) the branch of medical science that studies the ability of organisms to withstand environmental stress (as in space travel) | - |
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| (noun) the branch of medical science that applies biological and physiological principles to clinical practice | - |
| brucine | (noun) a bitter alkaloid poison resembling strychnine and extracted from nux vomica | - |
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| calcine | (verb) heat a substance so that it oxidizes or reduces | - |
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| calycine | (adjective) of or relating to or resembling a calyx | Synonyms: calyceal, calycinal |
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| colchicine | (noun) an analgesic drug derived from the saffron plant and used to treat gout | - |
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| dryopithecine | (noun) considered a possible ancestor to both anthropoid apes and humans | - |
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| fettuccine | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccini |
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| glycine | (noun) the simplest amino acid found in proteins and the principal amino acid in sugar cane | - |
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| hircine | (adjective) of or pertaining to or suggestive of a goat (especially in strong odor) | - |
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| hyoscine | (noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures | Synonyms: scopolamine |
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| internecine | (adjective) characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides | - |
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| (adjective) (of conflict) within a group or organization | - |
| isoleucine | (noun) an essential amino acid found in proteins; isomeric with leucine | - |
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| leucine | (noun) a white crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins that is essential for nutrition; obtained by the hydrolysis of most dietary proteins | - |
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| limacine | (adjective) of or resembling a slug | Synonyms: limacoid |
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| medicine | (noun) the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries | Synonyms: practice of medicine |
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| (noun) punishment for one's actions | Synonyms: music |
| (noun) (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease | Synonyms: medicament, medication, medicinal drug |
| (noun) the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques | Synonyms: medical specialty |
| (verb) treat medicinally, treat with medicine | Synonyms: medicate |
| oscine | (adjective) of or relating to the songbirds | - |
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| (noun) passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus | Synonyms: oscine bird |
| pentazocine | (noun) analgesic drug (trade name Talwin) that is less addictive than morphine | Synonyms: Talwin |
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| phocine | (adjective) of or relating to seals | - |
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| piscine | (adjective) of or relating to fish | - |
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| porcine | (adjective) relating to or suggesting swine | - |
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| (adjective) repellently fat | Synonyms: gross |
| (adjective) resembling swine; coarsely gluttonous or greedy | Synonyms: hoggish, piggish, piggy, swinish |
| psilocine | (noun) a substituted tryptamine alkaloid and a serotonergic psychedelic substance, present in most psychedelic mushrooms together with its phosphorylated counterpart psilocybin. | Synonyms: psilocin, psilocyn, psilotsin |
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| putrescine | (noun) a colorless crystalline ptomaine with a foul odor that is produced in decaying animal matter | - |
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| thylacine | (noun) rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct | Synonyms: Tasmanian tiger, Tasmanian wolf, Thylacinus cynocephalus |
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| vaccine | (noun) immunogen consisting of a suspension of weakened or dead pathogenic cells injected in order to stimulate the production of antibodies | Synonyms: vaccinum |
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