ephebeia | (noun) in ancient Greece, a state institution organized to train freeborn youths between the ages of 18 and 20 for military and administrative service. | - |
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epicardia | (noun) the short part of the esophagus extending downward from the diaphragm to the stomach | - |
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epikeratophakia | (noun) using a piece of donated corneal tissue to repair the eye of someone who has had a cataract removed | - |
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episcia | (noun) any plant of the genus Episcia; usually creeping and stoloniferous and of cascading habit; grown for their colorful foliage and flowers | - |
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erwinia | (noun) rod-shaped motile bacteria that attack plants | - |
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escherichia | (noun) a genus of enteric bacteria | - |
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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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esthesia | (noun) mental responsiveness and awareness | Synonyms: aesthesia, sensibility |
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eubacteria | (noun) a large group of bacteria having rigid cell walls; motile types have flagella | Synonyms: eubacterium, true bacteria |
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eudaemonia | (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | Synonyms: eudaimonia, upbeat, welfare, well-being, wellbeing |
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eudaimonia | (noun) a contented state of being happy and healthy and prosperous | Synonyms: eudaemonia, upbeat, welfare, well-being, wellbeing |
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euphoria | (noun) a feeling of great (usually exaggerated) elation | Synonyms: euphory |
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europhilia | (noun) admiration for Europe, Europeans, or the European Union. | - |
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euthanasia | (noun) the act of killing someone painlessly (especially someone suffering from an incurable illness) | Synonyms: mercy killing |
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exodontia | (noun) the branch of dentistry dealing with extraction of teeth | Synonyms: exodontics |
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exotropia | (noun) strabismus in which one or both eyes are directed outward | Synonyms: divergent strabismus, walleye |
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exurbia | (noun) a residential area outside of a city and beyond suburbia | - |
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facia | (noun) a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc | Synonyms: fascia |
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fantasia | (noun) a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes | - |
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fascia | (noun) instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls | Synonyms: dashboard |
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(noun) a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc | Synonyms: facia |
feria | (noun) (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint | - |
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(noun) a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated | - |
filaria | (noun) slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects | - |
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(noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfilaria, alfileria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
fimbria | (noun) thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) | - |
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forsythia | (noun) any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers | - |
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frambesia | (noun) an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions | Synonyms: framboesia, yaws |
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framboesia | (noun) an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions | Synonyms: frambesia, yaws |
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freesia | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers | - |
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fructosuria | (noun) the presence of levulose is the urine | - |
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fuchsia | (noun) a vivid purplish-red color | - |
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(noun) any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti | - |
gaillardia | (noun) any plant of western America of the genus Gaillardia having hairy leaves and long-stalked flowers in hot vibrant colors from golden yellow and copper to rich burgundy | - |
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galactosemia | (noun) a genetic disease (autosomal recessive) in which an enzyme needed to metabolize galactose is deficient or absent; typically develops shortly after birth | - |
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gardenia | (noun) any of various shrubs and small trees of the genus Gardenia having large fragrant white or yellow flowers | - |
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gastralgia | (noun) an ache localized in the stomach or abdominal region | Synonyms: bellyache, stomach ache, stomachache |
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gazania | (noun) any plant of the genus Gazania valued for their showy daisy flowers | - |
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genitalia | (noun) external sex organ | Synonyms: crotch, genital organ, genitals, private parts, privates |
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geophagia | (noun) eating earth, clay, chalk; occurs in some primitive tribes, sometimes in cases of nutritional deficiency or obsessive behavior | Synonyms: geophagy |
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gerardia | (noun) any plant of the genus Gerardia | - |
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gesneria | (noun) any plant of the genus Gesneria | - |
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giardia | (noun) a suspected cause of diarrhea in humans | - |
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glia | (noun) sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system | Synonyms: neuroglia |
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gliricidia | (noun) any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous | - |
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glossalgia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossodynia |
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glossodynia | (noun) pain in the tongue | Synonyms: glossalgia |
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glossolalia | (noun) repetitive nonmeaningful speech (especially that associated with a trance state or religious fervor) | - |
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gloxinia | (noun) any of several plants of the genera Gloxinia or Sinningia (greenhouse gloxinias) having showy bell-shaped flowers | - |
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glucosuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of glucose in the urine | - |
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glycosuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of sugar in the urine | - |
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granulocytopenia | (noun) an acute blood disorder (often caused by radiation or drug therapy) characterized by severe reduction in granulocytes | Synonyms: agranulocytosis, agranulosis |
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gynecomastia | (noun) excessive development of the breasts in males; usually the result of hormonal imbalance or treatment with certain drugs (including some antihypertensives) | - |
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gynophobia | (noun) a morbid fear of women | - |
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haematochezia | (noun) passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) | Synonyms: hematochezia |
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haematocytopenia | (noun) an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood | Synonyms: hematocytopenia |
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haematocyturia | (noun) the presence of red blood cells in the urine | Synonyms: hematocyturia |
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haematuria | (noun) the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease | Synonyms: hematuria |
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haemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: hemoglobinemia |
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haemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: hemoglobinuria |
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haemophilia | (noun) congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son | Synonyms: bleeder's disease, hemophilia |
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haemostasia | (noun) surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) | Synonyms: haemostasis, hemostasia, hemostasis |
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halobacteria | (noun) halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats | Synonyms: halobacter, halobacterium |
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hamartia | (noun) the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall | Synonyms: tragic flaw |
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hamelia | (noun) any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia | - |
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harpullia | (noun) any of various tree of the genus Harpullia | - |
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hebephrenia | (noun) a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions | Synonyms: disorganized schizophrenia, disorganized type schizophrenia, hebephrenic schizophrenia |
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hematochezia | (noun) passage of stools containing blood (as from diverticulosis or colon cancer or peptic ulcer) | Synonyms: haematochezia |
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hematocytopenia | (noun) an abnormally low number of red blood cells in the blood | Synonyms: haematocytopenia |
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hematocyturia | (noun) the presence of red blood cells in the urine | Synonyms: haematocyturia |
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hematuria | (noun) the presence of blood in the urine; often a symptom of urinary tract disease | Synonyms: haematuria |
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hemeralopia | (noun) inability to see clearly in bright light | Synonyms: day blindness |
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hemianopia | (noun) blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes | Synonyms: hemianopsia |
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hemianopsia | (noun) blindness in one half of the visual field of one or both eyes | Synonyms: hemianopia |
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hemicrania | (noun) a severe recurring vascular headache; occurs more frequently in women than men | Synonyms: megrim, migraine, sick headache |
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hemiplegia | (noun) paralysis of one side of the body | Synonyms: unilateral paralysis |
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hemoglobinemia | (noun) presence of excessive hemoglobin in the blood plasma | Synonyms: haemoglobinemia |
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hemoglobinuria | (noun) presence of hemoglobin in the urine | Synonyms: haemoglobinuria |
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hemophilia | (noun) congenital tendency to uncontrolled bleeding; usually affects males and is transmitted from mother to son | Synonyms: bleeder's disease, haemophilia |
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hemostasia | (noun) surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) | Synonyms: haemostasia, haemostasis, hemostasis |
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hernia | (noun) rupture in smooth muscle tissue through which a bodily structure protrudes | Synonyms: herniation |
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herpangia | (noun) a viral infection (usually in children) marked by sore throat and fever and papules in the mouth and throat and headache and abdominal pain; usually subsides in a short time | - |
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hexakosioihexekontahexaphobia | (noun) fear of magic properties of the number 666 | - |
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homophobia | (noun) prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality | - |
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hortensia | (noun) deciduous shrub bearing roundheaded flower clusters opening green and aging to pink or blue | Synonyms: Hydrangea macrophylla hortensis |
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(noun) very tall branching herb with showy much-doubled yellow flower heads | Synonyms: double gold, golden glow, Rudbeckia laciniata hortensia |
hryvnia | (noun) the basic unit of money in Ukraine | - |
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hydremia | (noun) blood disorder in which there is excess fluid volume compared with the cell volume of the blood | - |
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hydrophobia | (noun) an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain | Synonyms: lyssa, madness, rabies |
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(noun) a morbid fear of water | - |
(noun) a symptom of rabies in humans consisting of an aversion to swallowing liquids | - |
hyperacusia | (noun) abnormal acuteness of hearing due to increased irritability of the sensory neural mechanism; characterized by intolerance for ordinary sound levels | Synonyms: auditory hyperesthesia, hyperacusis |
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hyperaemia | (noun) increased blood in an organ or other body part | Synonyms: hyperemia |
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hyperbetalipoproteinemia | (noun) a genetic disorder characterized by high levels of beta-lipoproteins and cholesterol; can lead to atherosclerosis at an early age | - |
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hyperbilirubinemia | (noun) abnormally high amounts of bile pigment (bilirubin) in the blood | - |
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hypercalcaemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcemia |
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hypercalcemia | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the blood; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or Paget's disease | Synonyms: hypercalcaemia |
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hypercalcinuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalciuria |
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hypercalciuria | (noun) the presence of abnormally high levels of calcium in the urine; usually the result of excessive bone resorption in hyperparathyroidism or osteoporosis | Synonyms: hypercalcinuria |
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hypercapnia | (noun) the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood | Synonyms: hypercarbia |
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hypercarbia | (noun) the physical condition of having the presence of an abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood | Synonyms: hypercapnia |
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hypercholesteremia | (noun) the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis | Synonyms: hypercholesterolemia |
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hypercholesterolemia | (noun) the presence of an abnormal amount of cholesterol in the cells and plasma of the blood; associated with the risk of atherosclerosis | Synonyms: hypercholesteremia |
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hyperemia | (noun) increased blood in an organ or other body part | Synonyms: hyperaemia |
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hyperglycaemia | (noun) abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes | Synonyms: hyperglycemia |
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hyperglycemia | (noun) abnormally high blood sugar usually associated with diabetes | Synonyms: hyperglycaemia |
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hyperkalemia | (noun) higher than normal levels of potassium in the circulating blood; associated with kidney failure or sometimes with the use of diuretic drugs | - |
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