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 | - |
alumnus | (noun) a male person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) | - |
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anus | (noun) the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal | - |
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bonus | (noun) anything that tends to arouse | Synonyms: fillip |
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(noun) an additional payment (or other remuneration) to employees as a means of increasing output | Synonyms: incentive |
botulinus | (noun) anaerobic bacterium producing botulin the toxin that causes botulism | Synonyms: botulinum, Clostridium botulinum |
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clonus | (noun) convulsion characterized by alternating contractions and relaxations | - |
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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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genus | (noun) a general kind of something | - |
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(noun) (biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species | - |
hypertonus | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypertonic | Synonyms: hypertonia, hypertonicity |
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hypotonus | (noun) (of muscular tissue) the state of being hypotonic | Synonyms: hypotonia, hypotonicity |
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keratoconus | (noun) abnormal cone-shaped protrusion of the cornea of the eye; can be treated by epikeratophakia | - |
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manus | (noun) the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb | Synonyms: hand, mitt, paw |
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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 |
myoclonus | (noun) a clonic spasm of a muscle or muscle group | - |
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nanus | (noun) a person who is markedly small | Synonyms: dwarf, midget |
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onus | (noun) an onerous or difficult concern | Synonyms: burden, encumbrance, incumbrance, load |
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pandanus | (noun) any of various Old World tropical palmlike trees having huge prop roots and edible conelike fruits and leaves like pineapple leaves | Synonyms: screw pine |
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(noun) fiber from leaves of the pandanus tree; used for woven articles (such as mats) | - |
scalenus | (noun) any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing | Synonyms: musculus scalenus, scalene muscle |
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silenus | (noun) any of the minor woodland deities who were companions of Dionysus (similar to the satyrs) | - |
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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 |
subgenus | (noun) (biology) taxonomic group between a genus and a species | - |
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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 |
tetanus | (noun) a sustained muscular contraction resulting from a rapid series of nerve impulses | - |
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(noun) an acute and serious infection of the central nervous system caused by bacterial infection of open wounds; spasms of the jaw and laryngeal muscles may occur during the late stages | Synonyms: lockjaw |
tonus | (noun) the elastic tension of living muscles, arteries, etc. that facilitate response to stimuli | Synonyms: tone, tonicity |
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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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