acinus | (noun) one of the small sacs or saclike dilations in a compound gland | - |
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(noun) one of the small drupes making up an aggregate or multiple fruit like a blackberry | - |
botulinus | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinum, Clostridium botulinum |
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dominus | (noun) a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson | Synonyms: domine, dominee, dominie |
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echinus | (noun) ovolo molding between the shaft and the abacus of a Doric column | - |
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minus | (adjective) on the negative side or lower end of a scale | - |
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(adjective) involving disadvantage or harm | Synonyms: negative |
(noun) an arithmetic operation in which the difference between two numbers is calculated | Synonyms: subtraction |
sinus | (noun) a wide channel containing blood; does not have the coating of an ordinary blood vessel | Synonyms: venous sinus |
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(noun) any of various air-filled cavities especially in the bones of the skull | - |
(noun) an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface | Synonyms: fistula |
terminus | (noun) either end of a railroad or bus route | - |
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(noun) station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods | Synonyms: depot, terminal |
(noun) (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome | Synonyms: term, terminal figure |
(noun) the ultimate goal for which something is done | Synonyms: destination |
(noun) a place where something ends or is complete | Synonyms: end point, endpoint, termination |
trigeminus | (noun) the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication | Synonyms: fifth cranial nerve, nervus trigeminus, trigeminal, trigeminal nerve |
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