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- MYELITISInflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- MYELONThe spinal cord.
- MYELONSThe spinal cord.
- MYGALEA shrew or ferret.
- MYIASISThe infestation of a living vertebrate by maggots.
- MYLONITEAny rock that has undergone modifications due to dynamic recrystallization following plastic flow; a schist created by crushed or ground rock.
- MYOPIAA disorder of the vision where distant objects appear blurred because the eye focuses their images in front of the retina instead of on it.
- MYOSINAny of a large family of motor proteins found in eukaryotic tissues, allowing mobility in muscles.
- MYOSITISInflammation of the muscles.
- MYRIADTen thousand; 10,000 Synonym of decamillennium: a period of 10000 years.
- MYRISTICPertaining to nutmeg.
- MYROBALANA plum-like fruit from various trees of the genus Terminalia, formerly used in medicine and now in the dyeing industry; also, the tree itself.
- MYRRHA red-brown resinous material, the dried sap of a tree of the genus Commiphora, especially Commiphora myrrha, used as perfume, incense or medicine.
- MYRTLEAn evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
- MYSTAGOGICOf or relating to mystagogy.
- MYSTAGOGUEA person who prepares an initiate for entry into a mystery cult, or who teaches mystical doctrines.
- MYSTICOf, or relating to mystics, mysticism or occult mysteries; mystical.
- MYSTICISMThe beliefs, ideas, or thoughts of mystics.
- MYTHA traditional story which embodies a belief regarding some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces of nature and of the soul are personified; a sacred narra
- MYTHICMythical; existing in myth.
- MYTHOIplural of mythos.
- MYTHOPOEIACreation of any myth.
- MYTHOPOEICGiving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
- MYTHOSAnything transmitted by word of mouth, such as a fable, legend, narrative, story, or tale (especially a poetic tale).
- MYTHUSSynonym of mythos.
- MYXOVIRUSAny of a group of RNA viruses of the Orthomyxoviridae and Paramyxoviridae families.
- NABLAA Hebrew stringed instrument.
- NAIADA female deity (nymph) associated with water, especially a spring, stream, or other fresh water.
- NAOSThe inner part of an ancient Greek temple, containing a statue of the temple's deity and surrounded by a colonnaded portico; the Roman cella, which it later gave rise to.
- NAPHTHANaturally occurring liquid petroleum.
- NARCOLEPSYA disorder characterized by sudden and uncontrollable attacks of deep sleep, often brief, sometimes accompanied by paralysis and hallucinations.
- NARDA flowering plant of species Nardostachys jatamansi, in the valerian family, that grows in the Himalayas and is used as a perfume, an incense, a sedative, and an herbal medicine.
- NARTHEXA western vestibule leading to the nave in some Christian churches.
- NASTICRelating to the response of a plant to a stimulus that does not depend on the location of the stimulus.
- NAUPLIUSA crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
- NAUTICSynonym of nautical.
- NAUTICALOf, relating to, or characteristic of sailing, sailors, or the sea.
- NAUTICSThe art of sailing; navigation.
- NAUTILUSA marine mollusc, of the family Nautilidae native to the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean, which has tentacles and a spiral shell with a series of air-filled chambers, of which Nauti
- NAVARCHThe commander of a fleet.
- NEBRISThe skin of a fawn, as worn by Dionysus, and as worn in his honor by his male followers and female followers (maenads) and other votaries in Ancient Greece. It has also been shown
- NEBULAA cloud in outer space consisting of gas or dust (e.g. a cloud formed after a star explodes).
- NECROPHILIAA pathological attraction to dead bodies.
- NECROSISThe localized death of cells or tissues through injury, disease, or the interruption of blood supply.
- NEFARIOUSSinful, villainous, criminal, or wicked, especially when noteworthy or notorious for such characteristics.
- NEMATICWhose molecules align in loose parallel lines.
- NEMATODEA worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
- NEMESISAn enemy, especially an archenemy.
- NEOLOGISMA word or phrase which has recently been coined; a new word or phrase.
- NEOLOGISTOne who coins a new word or new words.
- NEOPHYTEA beginner; a person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief.
- NEOTERICModern, new-fangled.
- NEOTERISMAn innovation or novelty
- NEPHALISMThe practice of abstaining completely from the drinking of alcohol; teetotalism
- NEPHALISTOne who practises nephalism; a teetotaller
- NEPHELITESynonym of nepheline.
- NEPHELOMETERAn instrument for measuring various aspects of the suspended particles in a fluid; especially in a colloid.
- NEPHELOMETRIESThe measurement of the concentration of a solution, suspension or dispersion based upon its light-scattering properties.
- NEPHRICRelating to or connected with a kidney.
- NEPHRITEA semi-precious stone, one of the two types of stone commonly referred to as jade (the other being jadeite).
- NERITICOf or relating to a marine environment of shallow waters.
- NETEIn Ancient Greek musical theory, the highest-pitched fixed note in the farther tetrachord on a lyre, always pitched a perfect fourth above the paramese, with two movable notes betw
- NEUMEAny of a set of signs used in early musical notation.
- NEURALOf, or relating to the nerves, neurons or the nervous system.
- NEURALGIAAn acute, severe, intermittent pain that radiates along a nerve.
- NEUROLEPTICAn antipsychotic drug.
- NEUROPILA fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
- NEUROTICAffected with a neurosis.
- NIPTERThe ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet; maundy.
- NIPTERSThe ecclesiastical ceremony of washing the feet; maundy.
- NOESISCognition, the functioning of intellect.
- NOETICOf or pertaining to the mind or intellect.
- NOMAA gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
- NOMADA member of a society or class who herd animals from pasture to pasture with no fixed home.
- NOMADICOf or relating to nomads. Of or related to itinerant herdsmen. Of or related to any habitually wandering person or animal.
- NOMARCHThe governor of an ancient Egyptian nome.
- NOMASA gangrenous disease of humans leading to tissue destruction of the face, especially the mouth and cheek.
- NOMEA prefecture or unit of regional government in Greece.
- NOMICCustomary; ordinary; applied to the usual spelling of a language, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.
- NOMOSThe body of law, especially that governing human behaviour.
- NOOSPHEREThe sphere of human reason, thought, and consciousness, seen as a theoretical evolutionary stage.
- NOSTALGIAA longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
- NOTAEUMThe back (upper surface) of a bird.
- NOTAEUMSThe back (upper surface) of a bird.
- NOTUMThe back; the dorsal side of the thorax in insects or nudibranches.
- NOUSThe mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
- NOUSESThe mind or intellect, faculty for rationality or reason using the necessary common sense or awareness.
- NUMISMATICSThe study of coins, tokens, medals and paper money.
- NUMMARYOf or pertaining to coins or money.
- NYCTALOPIAThe inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness
- NYMPHAny female nature spirit associated with water, forests, grottos, wind, etc.
- NYMPHAA nymph.
- NYMPHAEA, the European white water lily.
- NYMPHOLEPTA person in a state of nympholepsy.
- NYSTAGMUSRapid and excessive involuntary eye movement, usually lateral.
- OASISA spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.
- OBELIplural of obelus
- OBELIAAny of various colonial marine hydroids of the genus Obelia.
- OBELISKA tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.
- OBJECTA thing that has physical existence but is not alive.