(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
abyssolith
abyssolith
noun
(geology) A mass of igneous rock deep in the crust with no known bottom; a large batholith.
amphictyon
amphictyon
noun
(Ancient Greece) One of the deputies from the confederated states of Ancient Greece to a congress or council. They considered both political and religious matters.
amphitryon
ampholytic
ampholytic
adj
(chemistry, of an electrolyte) amphoteric
anchylotic
anchylotic
adj
Of or pertaining to anchylosis.
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
anhydrotic
antholysis
anthomyiid
anthomyiid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the fly family Anthomyiidae.
athyreosis
athyreosis
noun
(medicine, pathology) Absence or complete dysfunction of the thyroid gland.
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
autophytic
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
cacothymia
cacothymia
noun
An unbalanced state of mind; a mental or glandular disorder as from a malfunctioning thymus gland.
catholicly
catholicly
adv
In a catholic manner
cathomycin
cathomycin
Noun
novobiocin
cattyphoid
chariotway
chariotway
noun
A road for chariots.
cyathiform
cyathiform
adj
In the form of a cup, a little widened at the top.
cyatholith
cyatholith
noun
(biology) A kind of coccolith resembling a minute cup widened at the top.
cytopathic
cytopathic
adj
That damages or destroys cells
cytophagic
dacryolith
dacryolith
noun
(ophthalmology) A concretion of material in a lacrymal or nasal duct.
dantophily
diastrophy
dipsopathy
dipsopathy
noun
(medicine, archaic) The treatment of disease by abstaining from liquids; a thirst cure.
Alcoholism.
dystrophia
dystrophia
noun
dystrophy
erythropia
ethylation
ethylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction that introduces an ethyl group into a molecule
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
gothically
gothically
adv
In a gothic way.
habilatory
habilatory
Adjective
Of or pertaining to clothing.
haemolytic
haemolytic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemolytic
hagiolatry
hagiolatry
noun
The worship of saints.
halloysite
halloysite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-domatic clay mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, oxygen, and silicon.
halophytic
halophytic
adj
Growing well under salty conditions
hautboyist
hautboyist
noun
Someone who plays the hautboy.
heliolatry
heliolatry
noun
(euphemistic) sunbathing
worship of the sun as an actual religion/mythos
hesitatory
hesitatory
adj
hesitating
hierolatry
hierolatry
noun
The worship of saints
hippolytan
hospitably
hospitably
adv
in a hospitable manner
hyalopsite
hydatiform
hydatiform
Adjective
Resembling a hydatid.
hydrations
hydrations
noun
plural of hydration
hydriodate
hydriodate
noun
(obsolete, inorganic chemistry) iodide
hydromatic
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydrotical
hylobatian
hylobatine
hylobatine
adj
Of or relating to gibbons.
hypertonia
hypertonia
noun
(medicine) An abnormal increase in tightness of muscle tone, common in cerebral palsy.
hypoactive
hypoactive
adj
Less than normally active.
hypocrital
hypocrital
adj
(dated) hypocritical
hyponastic
hyponastic
adj
(botany) Exhibiting a downward convexity caused by unequal growth.
hypoptilar
hypostasis
hypostasis
noun
(genetics) The effect of one gene preventing another from expressing.
(linguistics) A relationship between a name and a known quantity, as a cultural personification (i.e. objectification with personality) of an entity or quality.
(medicine, now historical) A sedimentary deposit, especially in urine.
(philosophy) The underlying reality or substance of something.
(psychology) Referring to the hypostatic model of personality; i.e., asserting that humans present themselves in many different aspects or hypostases, depending on the internal and external realities they relate to, including different approaches to the study of personality.
(theology) The essential person, specifically the single person of Christ (as distinguished from his two ‘natures’, human and divine), or of the three ‘persons’ of the Trinity (sharing a single ‘essence’).
Postmortem lividity; livor mortis; suggillation.
hypostatic
hypostatic
adj
(genetics) Of a gene, affected by hypostasis.
(medicine) Pertaining to hypostasis; depending upon, or due to, deposition or setting.
(theology) Pertaining to hypostasis, especially with reference to hypostatic union.
Personal, or distinctly personal; relating to the divine hypostases, or substances.
hypostigma
hypotactic
hypotactic
adj
Of or relating to hypotaxis.
hypothalli
hypothalli
noun
plural of hypothallus
hypothecia
hypothecia
noun
plural of hypothecium
hypotheria
hypotralia
hypotricha
ichthyodea
inchoately
inchoately
adv
In an inchoate way.
intrahyoid
iodhydrate
iodhydrate
noun
Alternative form of iodohydrate
lipothymia
lipothymia
noun
(pathology, obsolete) A swoon due to transient cerebral hypoperfusion.
lipotyphla
litholatry
litholatry
noun
(chiefly theology) The worship of stones.
lithomancy
lithomancy
noun
divination with the use of precious or semi-precious stones, gemstones, or normal stones by either interpreting the light they reflect (crystallomancy), or how they fall (sortilege).
lithophany
lithophany
noun
The technique of producing lithophane.
lithophysa
loathingly
loathingly
adv
With loathing.
lymphation
lypothymia
mishnayoth
myohematin
myopathies
myopathies
noun
plural of myopathy
mythomania
mythomania
noun
A compulsion to tell lies and exaggerate the truth.
mythopoeia
mythopoeia
noun
Creation of any myth.
notaryship
notaryship
noun
The state of being a notary.
oariopathy
ophiolatry
ophiolatry
noun
snake worship
oxyhematin
paleolithy
patholysis
patholytic
phagocytic
phagocytic
adj
Of or pertaining to phagocytes or phagocytosis.
phagolytic
phagolytic
adj
Relating to, or causing phagolysis
philomathy
philomathy
noun
The love of learning or literature.
photically
photically
adv
In a photic manner; by means of light.
phymatosis
physiocrat
physiocrat
noun
(economics, now historical) Any of a group of economists in 18th-century France who believed that the government should not seek to influence the operation of natural economic laws.
phytocidal
phytocidal
adj
That kills plants
polyhalite
polyhalite
noun
(mineralogy) A mineral usually occurring in fibrous masses, of a brick-red color, being tinged with iron, and consisting chiefly of the sulphates of lime, magnesia, and soda.
polymathic
polymathic
adj
Pertaining to polymathy; acquainted with many branches of learning.
polythelia
polythelia
noun
(medicine) The condition of having a supernumerary nipple.
procharity
psychotria
ptyalolith
pyrotheria
pythagoric
pythagoric
Adjective
Pythagorean.
Noun
Pythagorean.
pythonical
pythonidae
pythoninae
pythonissa
rachiotomy
rachiotomy
noun
(surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra.
rhyacolite
rhyacolite
noun
(mineralogy) A glassy feldspar found at Mount Somma in Italy.
rhyodacite
rhyodacite
noun
(geology) An extrusive volcanic rock intermediate in composition between dacite and rhyolite
scholarity
scholarity
noun
(obsolete) scholarship
schooling; level of education
sociopathy
sociopathy
noun
(psychiatry) The property of being a sociopath—a person showing antisocial behavior as part of psychiatric pathology.
somnipathy
somnipathy
noun
(archaic) Sleep induced by hypnosis or similar.
A sleep disorder.
staphylion
tallyhoing
tallyhoing
verb
present participle of tallyho
thelytocia
thiocyanic
thiocyanic
adj
sulfocyanic
thyreoidal
thyroideal
thyroideal
adj
(anatomy) thyroid
thyroidean
thyrsoidal
thyrsoidal
adj
Alternative form of thyrsoid
trachytoid
trachytoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling trachyte.
typhoaemia
typhomania
typhomania
noun
(medicine) A form of delirium common in typhoid fever.