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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.
- TARBOOSHA red felt or cloth cap with a tassel, worn in the Arab world; a fez.
- AASVOGELVulture.
- BOOMSLANGA highly venomous snake found in sub-Saharan Africa, Dispholidus typus.
- HAUBERKA coat of mail; especially, the long coat of mail of the European Middle Ages, as contrasted with the habergeon, which is shorter and sometimes sleeveless.
- AGOUTIA rodent of the genus Dasyprocta, similar in appearance to a guinea pig but having longer legs, mainly native to Central and South America.
- BOULESplural of boule
- CADUCITYDotage or senility.
- CORNEMUSEA French musical instrument very similar to bagpipes.
- DECLINATORYContaining or involving a declination or refusal, as of submission to a charge or sentence.
- EUKARYOTEAny of the single-celled or multicellular organisms of the taxonomic domain Eukaryota, whose cells contain at least one distinct nucleus.
- FEDERALISMA system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
- FRAMBOISERaspberry liqueur.
- GELATINOUSJelly-like.
- PERMEABILITYThe property of being permeable.
- PNEUMATOLOGISTOne versed in pneumatology.
- TAXONOMICOf or relating to taxonomy.
- EUCHREA trump card game played by four players in two partnerships with a reduced deck of 24 cards.
- FELDSPATHICContaining feldspar.
- GENOMEThe complete genetic information (either DNA or, in some viruses, RNA) of an organism.
- KAIROMONEAny substance produced by an individual of one species (often an insect) that benefits the recipient which is of a different species but is harmful to the producer.
- RIBOSEA naturally occurring pentose sugar, which is a component of the nucleosides and nucleotides that constitute the nucleic acid biopolymer, RNA. It is also found in riboflavin.
- TELLURICPertaining to the Earth, earthly.
- MAVENAn expert in a given field; also, a person who is interested in and knowledgeable about a particular activity or thing; an aficionado.
- AKIMBOWith a crook or bend; with the hand on the hip and elbow turned outward.
- ABLATIONA carrying or taking away; removal.
- ABLUTIONThe act of washing something. Originally, the purifying of oils and other substances by emulsification with hot water; now more generally, a thorough cleansing of a precipitate or
- ADUNCITYCrookedness, curvaceousness, hookedness.
- ADVECTIONThe horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
- ALBUMINAny of a class of monomeric proteins that are soluble in water, and are coagulated by heat; they occur in egg white, milk etc; they function as carrier protein for steroids, fatty
- ARTHRALGIAJoint pain: pain in a joint, especially when not caused by arthritis.
- BIFURCATEDDivided into two branches.
- CAUDATETapering into a long, tail-like extension at the apex.
- CENTRIFUGALTending, or causing, to recede from the center.
- CENTRIFUGEA device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
- CENTUMVIROne of a court of about 100 judges chosen to try civil suits. Under the Empire the court was increased to 180, and met usually in four sections.
- CITREOUSOf the colour of citron or a citrus fruit; yellowish.
- CLAUSTROPHOBEOne who suffers from claustrophobia.
- CRIMINATETo accuse (someone) of a crime; to incriminate.
- CURMUDGEONAn ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.
- CUTANEOUSOf, relating to, existing on, or affecting the exterior skin, especially the cutis.
- DECREMENTA small quantity removed or lost; one of a series of regular subtractions.
- DEFENESTRATETo eject or throw (someone or something) from or through a window.
- DEFLUXIONA flowing down; a running down.
- DESQUAMATETo remove the scales from, to scale; (less narrowly) to peel.
- DISSEMINATETo sow and scatter principles, ideas, opinions, etc, or concrete things, for growth and propagation, like seeds.
- DUBITANCYDoubt; uncertainty.
- ELUCUBRATIONThe act of elucubrating.
- EMANCIPATORA person who emancipates.
- EMICATIONA spark, flickering or scintillation.
- EPITHELIUMA membranous tissue composed of one or more layers of cells which forms the covering of most internal and external surfaces of the body and its organs: internally including the lin
- EXCULPATORYTending to excuse or clear of wrongdoing.
- FENESTRATEDHaving windows.
- FISTULAAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
- FLEXUOUSwinding from side to side; sinuous
- FLUXIONThe derivative of a function.
- FRONDOSELeafy.
- FUNAMBULISTA tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
- GENICULATEBent abruptly, with the structure of a knee.
- IMPORTUNETo bother, irritate, trouble.
- INCURVATEbending inwards.
- INTERMEDIARYThat intermediates.
- LAPIDEOUSOf the nature of stone; stony.
- LIQUEFACTIONThe process of being, or state of having been, made liquid (from either a solid or a gas).