reshan's Ancient Greek words

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• ABULIAnounAncient Greek15 findersAbsence of willpower or decisiveness, especially as a symptom of mental illness.
• ACHENEnounAncient Greek10 findersA small, dry, indehiscent fruit, containing a single seed, as in the buttercup.
• ACROLITHnounAncient Greek8 findersAn ancient Greek wooden statue furnished with a rupestral head and limbs.
• ACROMIONnounAncient Greek18 findersThe outermost point of the shoulder blade.
• AGONISTnounAncient Greek164 findersSomeone involved in a contest or battle (as in an agon), protagonist.
• AGONISTICadjectiveAncient Greek53 findersOf or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks; athletic.
• AGORAnounAncient Greek154 findersA place for gathering.
• ALEMBICnounAncient Greek120 findersAn early chemical apparatus, consisting of two retorts connected by a tube, used to purify substances by distillation.
• ANALECTSnounAncient Greek18 findersA collection of excerpts or quotes.
• ANEURYSMnounAncient Greek63 findersAn abnormal blood-filled swelling of an artery or vein, resulting from a localized weakness in the wall of the vessel.
• ARCHONnounAncient Greek76 findersA chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
• ASTROLABEnounAncient Greek107 findersAn astronomical and navigational instrument for gauging the altitude of the Sun and stars.
• ATOPYnounAncient Greek18 findersA hereditary disorder marked by the tendency to develop localized immediate hypersensitivity reactions to allergens such as pollen, food etc and is manifested by hay fever, asthma,
• AXONnounAncient Greek164 findersA nerve fibre which is a long slender projection of a nerve cell, and which conducts nerve impulses away from the body of the cell to a synapse.
• BOREALadjectiveAncient Greek177 findersOf, relating to, or coming from the north.
• BUCOLICadjectiveAncient Greek290 findersRustic, pastoral, country-styled.
• CALAMINEnounAncient Greek19 findersSynonym of smithsonite, a pink form of zinc oxide (mainly zinc carbonate ZnCO3) formed as a byproduct of zinc sublimation, now used in skin lotions.
• CARDIAnounAncient Greek13 findersThe area of the stomach which directly receives contents from the esophagus.
• CATAPLEXYnounAncient Greek127 findersAn abrupt loss of muscle tone, sometimes associated with narcolepsy.
• CHIRALadjectiveAncient Greek261 finders(geometry, physical chemistry) that exhibits chirality; as in the left-handed and right-handed versions of a helix, or a molecule with L- and D- stereoisomers.
• CHORIONnounAncient Greek33 findersThe protective and nutritive membrane in higher vertebrates that attaches the fetus to the uterus.
• CHOROIDadjectiveAncient Greek34 findersResembling the chorion, particularly in containing many blood vessels.
• CLONUSnounAncient Greek24 findersA muscular spasm with regular contractions.
• DACTYLnounAncient Greek487 findersA metrical foot of three syllables of the shape | – ⏖ |:
• DIASTEMAnounAncient Greek13 findersA gap or space between two adjacent teeth, especially the upper front incisors (in humans).
• DIOPTERnounAncient Greek107 findersA unit of measure of the power of a lens or mirror, equal to the reciprocal of its focal length in meters. Myopia is diagnosed and measured in diopters.
• DIPTYCHnounAncient Greek235 findersA writing tablet consisting of two leaves of rigid material connected by hinges and shutting together so as to protect the writing within.
• DRUPEnounAncient Greek148 findersA kind of fruit, with a fleshy exterior, formed from the exocarp and mesocarp, surrounding a hardened endocarp which protects the seed.
• ELECTUARYnounAncient Greek11 findersAny preparation of a medicine mixed with honey or other sweetener in order to make it more palatable to swallow.
• ELEGIACadjectiveAncient Greek406 findersOf or relating to an elegy.
• ENDOSTEUMnounAncient Greek7 findersA membranous vascular layer of cells which line the medullary cavity of a bone; an internal periosteum.
• ENTERICadjectiveAncient Greek95 findersOf, relating to, within, or by way of the intestines.
• ERETHISMnounAncient Greek7 findersAbnormal excitement of a bodily organ or tissue.
• KELOIDnounAncient Greek97 findersA hard raised growth of scar tissue at the site of an injury.
• LAICnounAncient Greek120 findersA layperson as opposed to a cleric, i.e. not a member of the clergy.
• MAGUSnounAncient Greek88 findersA magician; a conjurer or sorcerer, especially one who is a charlatan or trickster.
• MELENAnounAncient Greek14 findersThe passage of dark, tarry stools containing blood, a result of upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
• ODEONnounAncient Greek34 findersAn ancient Greek or Roman building used for performances of music and poetry.
• OSTEONnounAncient Greek3 findersAny of the central canals, and surrounding bony layers, found in compact bone.
• PELAGICadjectiveAncient Greek360 findersLiving in the open sea rather than in coastal or inland waters.
• PHILTRUMnounAncient Greek284 findersThe shallow vertical groove running from the nasal septum to the center of the upper lip.
• PHOSGENEnounAncient Greek151 finderscarbonyl chloride
• PYRETICadjectiveAncient Greek87 findersCaused by, pertaining to or resulting in fever.
• PYREXIAnounAncient Greek16 findersFever.
• SCLERAnounAncient Greek322 findersThe white of the eye; the tough outer coat of the eye that covers the eyeball except for the cornea.
• SIALICadjectiveAncient Greek8 findersOf or pertaining to saliva.
• SYNODnounAncient Greek166 findersAn ecclesiastic council or meeting to consult on church matters.
• URACHUSnounAncient Greek5 findersA band of fibrous tissue extending from the bladder to the umbilicus.

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