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- ADIPOSEContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat; fatty.
- ADORABLEBefitting of being adored; cute or loveable.
- ADORNTo make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- ADRENALPertaining to the adrenal glands (suprarenal glands), their secretions, or the function derived therefrom.
- BITUMENA sticky, black, highly viscous liquid or semi-solid form of petroleum, burning with a bright flame. It occurs as an abundant natural product in many places, as on the shores of th
- BOTULISMPoisoning caused by the toxin from Clostridium botulinum, an anaerobic bacterium that grows in improperly prepared food.
- CILIAplural of cilium
- COLOSTRUMA form of milk produced by the mammary glands in late pregnancy and the few days after giving birth.
- CUBITThe distance from the elbow to the tip of the middle finger used as an informal unit of length.
- DEFENESTRATETo eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
- DELIRIUMA temporary mental state with a sudden onset, usually reversible, including symptoms of confusion, inability to concentrate, disorientation, anxiety, and sometimes hallucinations.
- DIGITALHaving to do with digits (fingers or toes); especially, performed with a finger.
- EXIGENTUrgent; pressing; needing immediate action.
- FACETIOUSTreating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
- FACSIMILEA copy or reproduction.
- FEBRILEFeverish, or having a high temperature.
- FISSUREA long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
- FISTULAAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- 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
- FUTILEIncapable of producing results, useless; doomed not to be successful; not worth attempting.
- GENIALFriendly and cheerful; enlivening.
- IGNOBLENot noble; plebeian; common.
- ILEUMThe last, and usually the longest, division of the small intestine; the part between the jejunum and large intestine.
- INDOMITABLEIncapable of being subdued, overcome, or vanquished.
- INFECTIOUSCaused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contac
- INJURIOUSCausing physical harm or injury; harmful, hurtful.
- IRASCIBLEEasily provoked to outbursts of anger; irritable.
- LIMBICRelating to the limbic system.
- LINEAGEDescent in a line from a common progenitor; progeny; descending line of offspring or ascending line of parentage.
- LINGUASynonym of tongue.
- MALICEIntention to harm or deprive in an illegal or immoral way. Desire to take pleasure in another's misfortune.
- NUMERATETo count.
- ORBITALOf or relating to, or forming an orbit (such as the orbit of a moon, planet, or spacecraft).
- PENDULUMA body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity, commonly used to regulate various devices such as clocks. The tendency
- PROLIFICFertile; producing offspring or fruit in abundance, applied to plants producing fruit, animals producing young, etc.
- PUSTULEA small accumulation of pus in the epidermis or dermis.
- RAPTSnatched, taken away; abducted.
- REQUISITEEssential, indispensable, required.
- SEBUMA thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.
- SOLARIUMA room, rooftop, balcony, or terrace, used for its abundant sunlight, especially when used as a medical treatment.
- SULFURA chemical element with atomic number 16, having a bright yellow color and characteristic smell, used commercially in a variety of products such as insecticides, black powder, and
- TEMERITYReckless boldness; foolish bravery.
- TENACIOUSClinging to an object or surface; adhesive.
- THEOLOGYThe study of God, a god, or gods; and of the truthfulness of religion in general.
- TITULAROf, relating to, being, derived from, or having a title.
- UTERINEOf or pertaining to the uterus.
- UVULAEllipsis of palatine uvula, the fleshy appendage that hangs from the back of the soft palate, that closes the nasopharynx during swallowing.
- VENTRICLEAny small cavity within a body; a hollow part or organ, especially: One of two lower chambers of the heart.
- VERNIXVernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.
- VESTIGIALOf or pertaining to a vestige or remnant; like a trace from the past.
- VIBRANCYThe quality of being vibrant.