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- ACROMEGALYA chronic disease marked by enlargement of the bones of the extremities, face, and jaw that is caused by over-activity of the pituitary gland.
- AGRIMONYAny of several perennial herbaceous plants, of the genus Agrimonia, that have spikes of yellow flowers.
- AUTOCEPHALOUSFully independent of the authority of any other church.
- BACTERIUMA single-celled organism with cell walls but no nucleus or organelles.
- BLEPHARITISAn inflammation of the eyelid.
- BOLIDEAn extremely bright meteor.
- CHTHONICDwelling within the underworld.
- DAUPHINThe eldest son of the king of France. Under the Valois and Bourbon dynasties, the Dauphin of France, generally shortened to Dauphin, was heir apparent to the throne of France. The
- DIADELPHOUSOf a flower, or the plant bearing it: having the stamens fused together at least partly by the filaments so that they form two separate bundles, or a bundle and a lone separate sta
- DIASPORAThe dispersion of a group in a manner comparable to that of the Jews among the Gentiles after the Babylonian captivity (6th century BCE).
- DIATHERMANOUSHaving the property of transmitting radiant heat; diathermal.
- DITOKOUSHaving two kinds of young, such as offspring from asexual reproduction versus those from sexual reproduction.
- ENDOMIXISA periodic reorganization of the cell nucleus in certain ciliated protozoa
- EPIDERMISThe outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates.
- EUPHRASYThe eyebright, Euphrasia officinalis.
- HEMIALGIASA state of pain affecting only one side of the body.
- HEXAMEROUSIn six parts; occurring in sixes.
- HYPERTONIAAn abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
- LABYRINTHA maze-like structure built by Daedalus in Knossos, containing the Minotaur. A complicated irregular network of passages or paths, especially underground or covered, in which it is
- LARYNXA hollow muscular organ of the neck of mammals situated just below where the tract of the pharynx splits into the trachea and the oesophagus. It is involved in breath control and p
- MACROPHAGEA white blood cell that phagocytizes necrotic cell debris and foreign material, including viruses, bacteria, and tattoo ink. It presents foreign antigens on MHC II to lymphocytes.
- MALACHITEA bright green mineral, a basic copper carbonate, Cu2CO3(OH)2; one of the principal ores of copper.
- PALINDROMEA word, phrase, number or any other sequence of units which has the property of reading the same forwards as it does backwards, character for character, sometimes disregarding punc
- PERITONEUMIn mammals, the serous membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and that is folded over the viscera.
- 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.
- PSEUDOAn intellectually pretentious person; a pseudointellectual.
- QUINCEThe pear-shaped fruit of a small tree of the rose family, Cydonia oblonga.
- RHEUMATOLOGIESThe branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints.
- SATYRA sylvan deity or demigod, male companion of Pan or Dionysus, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness, sometimes pictured w
- SCHOLIUMA note added to a text as an explanation, criticism or commentary.
- SPHERICALShaped as a sphere; being a sphere.
- SUBLUXATIONA partial dislocation of a joint, in which the articulating surfaces remain in partial contact.
- TAUTOLOGYRedundant use of words, a pleonasm, an unnecessary and tedious repetition.
- TETRAPLOIDHaving four sets of chromosomes.
- XIPHISTERNUMSynonym of xiphoid process.
- XIPHOIDShaped like a sword, ensiform.
- XYLEMA vascular tissue in land plants primarily responsible for the distribution of water and minerals taken up by the roots; also the primary component of wood.