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- FIBULAROf or pertaining to the fibula
- FILAMENTOUSThin and elongated; wirelike.
- FISTULAAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- FISTULARTubelike; resembling a hollow cylinder.
- FISTULOUSOf or pertaining to a fistula.
- FLEXORA muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
- FLUXEDsimple past and past participle of flux
- FOCIplural of focus
- FORNIXAn archlike or vaulted structure or fold: The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera. A triangular area of white matter in the
- FRIABLEEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
- FULMINATETo make a verbal attack.
- FULMINATEDsimple past and past participle of fulminate
- FUNKIESTsuperlative form of funky: most funky
- FUSILEThat can be melted; meltable
- GENUThe knee.
- GERUNDSplural of gerund
- GLADIATORA person (professional or slave) who entertained the public by engaging in mortal combat with another, or with a wild animal.
- GRAVIDPregnant.
- GRAVITASSeriousness in bearing or manner; dignity.
- GUTTURALOf, relating to, or connected to the throat.
- HABITUSHabitude; mode of life; bearing.
- HAFNIUMA chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.
- HAMATEHooked at the end.
- HERMETICPertaining to the ancient Greek Olympian god Hermes.
- IDOLATEROne who worships idols; a pagan.
- ILIACRelating to the ilium.
- ILIUMThe upper and widest of the three bones that make up each side of the hipbone.
- IMPERIOUSDomineering, arrogant, or overbearing.
- INDEMNITYSecurity from damage, loss, or penalty.
- INGRATEUngrateful.
- INSCRUTABLYIn an inscrutable manner.
- INTEGERSplural of integer
- IPSEITYselfhood; individual identity
- JOCULARITYJoking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
- JUDICATETo judge; to adjudicate.
- LAUDATORYOf or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
- LICENTIOUSLacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
- LIMBICRelating to the limbic system.
- LUNATEShaped like a crescent.
- LUTEINA yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed in both plants and animals.
- LUXATEDsimple past and past participle of luxate
- LUXATIONThe act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
- MATRICEObsolete form of matrix.
- MATRICESplural of matrix
- METAPHYSICALOf or pertaining to metaphysics.
- MURINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mouse.
- NEXUSA form or state of connection.
- OBFUSCATEDsimple past and past participle of obfuscate
- OBLATIONThe offering of worship, thanks etc. to a deity.
- OBSEQUIOUSExcessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.
- OFFICIOUSObliging, attentive, eager to please.
- OSSIFYTo transform (or cause to transform) from a softer animal substance into bone; particularly the processes of growth in humans and animals.
- OVOIDShaped like an oval.
- PANNUSA hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
- PATRICIDEThe murder of one's father.
- PERDITIONEternal damnation.
- PERNICIOUSCausing much harm in a subtle way.
- PETULANCERudeness, insolence.
- PHARYNGALAlternative form of pharyngeal.
- PICAA disorder characterized by appetite and craving for non-edible substances, such as chalk, clay, dirt, ice, or sand.
- PINNAThe visible part of the ear in most therians that resides outside of the head, the auricle; outer ear excluding the ear canal.
- PISIFORMResembling a pea or peas in size and shape
- PLENARYFully attended by a plenum; for everyone's attendance.
- PLEURISYInflammation of lung pleura.
- PLEURITISPleurisy (inflammation of the pleura).
- PLEXUSA network of anastomosing or interwoven nerves, blood vessels, or lymphatic vessels.
- PLICAA fold or crease, especially of skin or other tissue.
- PLICAEplural of plica
- PORCINEOf, pertaining to, or being a pig.
- POROSITYThe state of being porous.
- POSITEDsimple past and past participle of posit
- PROXIMATEClose or closest; adjacent.
- PUCEA brownish-purple color, sometimes more or less deep red or grayish.
- PUERILEChildish; trifling; silly.
- PUGNACIOUSNaturally aggressive or hostile; combative; belligerent; bellicose.
- PUNCHYHaving a punch; effective; forceful; spirited; vigorous.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- QUANTICA homogeneous polynomial in two or more variables.
- QUARTILEAny of the three points that divide an ordered distribution into four parts, each containing a quarter of the population.
- QUEUEDsimple past and past participle of queue
- REDOUBTA small, temporary, military fortification.
- REGURGITATEDsimple past and past participle of regurgitate
- REMANDSplural of remand
- RETINACULUM(Can we clean up this sense?) A connecting band.
- RETROGRADEDirected or moving backwards in relation to the normal or previous direction of travel; retreating.
- RUMINATEDsimple past and past participle of ruminate
- SCAPULARA short cloak worn around the shoulders, adopted as part of the uniform of various religious orders, later often with an embroidered image of a saint.
- SEPTICEMIAA disease caused by the presence of pathogenic organisms, especially bacteria, or their toxins, in the bloodstream, characterized by chills and fever.
- SEPULCHREA burial chamber.
- SHAMBLYShambling; not coordinated or graceful; clumsy.
- STABLERcomparative form of stable: more stable
- SUBLIMATETo heat (a substance) in a container so as to convert it into a gas which then condenses in solid form on cooler parts of the container.
- SULCIplural of sulcus
- SVELTERcomparative form of svelte: more svelte
- TALUSThe bone of the ankle.
- TARSALOf or relating to the tarsus.
- TARSELObsolete form of tercel.
- TARSIplural of tarsus
- TASKEROne who imposes a task.
- TERESA terete muscle.