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- JOCULARITYJoking, humorous remarks or behaviour.
- JODHPURAttributive form of jodhpurs.
- JUDICATETo judge; to adjudicate.
- KINASEAny of a group of enzymes that transfer phosphate groups from high-energy donor molecules, such as ATP, to specific target molecules (substrates), in a process termed phosphorylati
- LATHINGInvitation.
- LAUDATORYOf or pertaining to praise, or the expression of praise.
- LAVISHMENTThe act of lavishing; generous handout
- LECHERA lecherous person: someone given to excessive sexual activity or debauchery.
- LEPTINA protein hormone produced in adipose tissue; it plays a role in regulating appetite and metabolism.
- LEUKOCYTESplural of leukocyte
- LICENTIOUSLacking restraint, or ignoring societal standards, particularly in sexual conduct; sexually unprincipled.
- LIMBICRelating to the limbic system.
- LOAMIESTsuperlative form of loamy: most loamy
- LOGGIEplural of loggia
- LUMBERINGThe act of one who lumbers; heavy, clumsy movement.
- LUNATEShaped like a crescent.
- LUXATEDsimple past and past participle of luxate
- LUXATIONThe act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
- LYTICOf, relating to, or causing lysis.
- MACERATINGpresent participle and gerund of macerate
- MAHOUTAn elephant trainer, keeper, and driver.
- MALADROITNot adroit; awkward, clumsy, inept.
- MALODORAn offensive odor.
- MATRICEObsolete form of matrix.
- MATRICESplural of matrix
- MAZINGpresent participle and gerund of maze
- MELANGEA mixture of different things; a disordered mixture.
- MELANOCYTESplural of melanocyte
- MELDEROne who melds.
- MELDINGpresent participle and gerund of meld
- MELODICOf, relating to, or having melody.
- METAPHYSICALOf or pertaining to metaphysics.
- MICROBIALOf, relating to, or caused by microbes or microorganisms.
- MICROPHAGEA small phagocyte, especially a polymorphonuclear leucocyte (a granulocyte)
- MIDGEAny of various small two-winged flies, for example, from the family Chironomidae or non-biting midges, the family Chaoboridae or phantom midges, and the family Ceratopogonidae or b
- MILKIESTsuperlative form of milky: most milky
- MIMEOGRAPHSplural of mimeograph
- MIMEOSplural of mimeo
- MINCERA kitchen utensil used for mincing meat, etc.
- MITREA covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries, which has been made in many reincarnations, most recently as a tall cap with two points or peaks.
- MONOCULARHaving one eye.
- MUCOIDHaving the qualities of mucus; resembling mucus.
- MUCOIDSplural of mucoid
- MUCOSASynonym of mucous membrane.
- MUCOSALOf or pertaining to the mucous membranes (mucosae).
- MURINEOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of a mouse.
- MURKIERcomparative form of murky: more murky
- MYELITISInflammation of the spinal cord or of bone marrow.
- MYOCARDIALRelating to the myocardium, the thick muscular wall of the heart.
- MYOPATHICPertaining to myopathy
- MYXOIDSynonym of mucoid.
- NAVICULARShaped like a boat.
- NECROSEDsimple past and past participle of necrose
- NEMATODEA worm of the large phylum Nematoda, such as a roundworm or threadworm.
- NEOBLASTA large, undifferentiated cell of annelid worms that participate in regeneration of lost parts.
- NEOPHYTESplural of neophyte
- NEPHROLOGYThe branch of medicine that deals with the function and diseases of the kidneys.
- NEURITISInflammation of one or more nerves.
- NEUROLOGISTA doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.
- NEURONALOf, or relating to a neuron.
- NEXUSA form or state of connection.
- NIOBIUMA chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
- NONUPLETA group of nine, particularly a tuplet of nine notes.
- NOUGHTA thing or person of no worth or value; nil.
- 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.
- ORTHOPEDICOf or relating to orthopedics.
- ORTHOPNEICOf or relating to orthopnea—a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture.
- OSTEOPATHICof or pertaining to osteopathy or osteopathic medicine
- OSTEOPENIA
- OSTEOPENICRelating to or exhibiting osteopenia.
- OTITISInflammation of the ear.
- OVOIDShaped like an oval.
- PANNUSA hanging flap of skin or other tissue, especially one covering the cornea (in trachoma) or cartilage (in rheumatoid arthritis).
- PARABOLICOf, or pertaining to, or in the shape of a parabola or paraboloid.
- PARADIGMA pattern, a way of doing something; especially a pattern of thought, a system of beliefs, a conceptual framework.
- PARODICOf, related to, or having characteristics of parody.
- PARSplural of par
- PARSINGThe act or process in which an agent (person or computer) parses something (a text, a program).
- PATRICIDEThe murder of one's father.
- PEDANTICBeing overly concerned with formal rules and trivial points of learning, like a pedant.
- PENLIGHTA small torch or flashlight that resembles a fountain pen.
- PERDITIONEternal damnation.
- PERNICIOUSCausing much harm in a subtle way.
- PETULANCERudeness, insolence.
- PHAGOCYTEA cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs and destroys viruses, bacteria and waste materials, or in the case of mature dendritic
- PHALANGESplural of phalange
- PHARYNGALAlternative form of pharyngeal.
- PHLEGMOne of the four humors making up the body in ancient and mediaeval medicine; said to be cold and moist, and often identified with mucus.
- PHLEGMAObsolete form of phlegm.
- PHLEGMATICNot easily excited to action or passion; calm; sluggish.
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- PHONETICALof, or pertaining to phonetics.
- PHRENOLOGYThe pseudoscience which studies the relationships between a person's character and the morphology (structure) of the skull.
- 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
- PLASMATICOf or pertaining to (blood) plasma.