A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anoxybiosis
anoxybiosis
noun
(physiology) A biological response triggered by a lack of oxygen in which an organism takes in water and becomes turgid and immobile; possibly a form of cryptobiosis.
anxiolytics
anxiolytics
noun
plural of anxiolytic
apophylaxis
apoxyomenos
apoxyomenos
noun
(art) A conventional subject of ancient Greek votive sculpture: an athlete caught in the familiar act of scraping sweat and dust from his body with a strigil.
archosyrinx
argyrotoxus
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
asteroxylon
auxoamylase
axisymmetry
axisymmetry
noun
symmetry about an axis; rotational symmetry
bisaxillary
bisexuality
bisexuality
noun
(chiefly botany) The state of being bisexual (“having both male and female parts or roles”).
(of humans or other animals) The state of being sexually or romantically attracted to members of either sex or gender.
carboxylase
carboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes either a carboxylation or decarboxylation reaction.
cystomyxoma
epiphylaxis
excystation
excystation
noun
(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a parasite in which it escapes from a cyst (after being swallowed by its host)
exhaustedly
exhaustedly
adv
In an exhausted manner.
expansively
expansively
adv
In an expansive manner
expansivity
expansivity
noun
(mathematics) The formal notion of points moving away from one another under the action of an iterated function.
expansiveness
expiscatory
expiscatory
adj
(archaic) Tending to fish out; searching.
expressways
expressways
noun
plural of expressway
expulsatory
expulsatory
adj
expulsive; having the power to expel; serving to expel
extracystic
extracystic
adj
Outside of a cyst.
hydroxylase
hydroxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
hypersexual
hypersexual
adj
Excessively interested in sex.
Of or relating to hypersexuality.
noun
A person who is hypersexual.
inexcusably
inexcusably
adv
In an inexcusable manner.
keratonyxis
keratonyxis
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of removing a cataract by thrusting a needle through the cornea of the eye and breaking up the opaque mass.
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
myeloplaxes
myeloplaxes
noun
plural of myeloplax
myxadenitis
myxasthenia
myxasthenia
noun
A reduced secretion of mucus
myxocystoma
myxogastres
myxogastric
myxomatoses
myxomatosis
myxomatosis
noun
A usually fatal viral disease of rabbits, causing skin tumors.
In general, a condition characterized by the growth of many myxomata (tumors of primitive connective tissue).
myxosarcoma
myxosarcoma
noun
A rare malignant tumor of the heart.
nasopharynx
nasopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
nonsexually
nonsexually
adv
In a nonsexual manner.
oxyesthesia
oxygenators
oxygenators
noun
plural of oxygenator
oxygnathous
oxygnathous
adj
Having a smooth jaw
oxyhexaster
oxypetalous
oxysulphate
oxysulphate
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfate
paroxysmist
photosyntax
photosyntax
noun
(archaic) photosynthesis
phyllotaxes
phyllotaxes
noun
plural of phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis
noun
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
phylloxeras
postaxially
postaxially
adv
In a postaxial manner or direction
prophylaxes
prophylaxes
noun
plural of prophylaxis
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
psychataxia
psychotaxis
pyoxanthose
pyoxanthose
noun
(chemistry, archaic) A greenish-yellow crystalline colouring matter found with pyocyanin in pus.
sacrococcyx
sacrococcyx
noun
(anatomy) A bone formed by fusion of the sacrum and coccyx
saxonically
scapulopexy
sceuophylax
sceuophylax
noun
A sacristan or church treasurer.
sexennially
sexennially
Adverb
Once in every six years.
sexivalency
sialosyrinx
subaxillary
subaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Situated under the axilla, or armpit.
(botany) Placed under the axil, or angle formed by the branch of a plant with the stem, or a leaf with the branch.
sulfoxylate
sulfoxylate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) hyposulfite
(organic chemistry) sulfinate
supergalaxy
supergalaxy
noun
A very large, extended cluster of galaxies.
synallaxine
synallaxine
adj
(zoology) Having the outer and middle toes partially united; said of certain birds related to the creepers.
synaxaxaria
unanxiously
unanxiously
adv
In an unanxious way; without anxiety.
unexcusably
unexcusably
adv
inexcusably
unisexually
unisexually
adv
In a unisexual way.
vexatiously
vexatiously
adv
In a vexatious manner; so as to give annoyance.
xylocarpous
xylocarpous
adj
Bearing fruit that becomes hard or woody.
xylophagous
xylophagous
adj
Destructive to wood. (of fungi etc.)
Feeding on wood. (of insects etc.)
xyloplastic
xyloplastic
adj
(dated, engineering) Made from wood pulp shaped in a mould.
xyridaceous
xyridaceous
adj
Belonging or pertaining to the Xyridaceae, a family of flowering plants.