(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
babyship
babyship
noun
The quality of being a baby; the personality of an infant.
cyphosis
cyphosis
noun
Dated form of kyphosis.
demyship
demyship
noun
A type of scholarship, specifically for Magdalen College, Oxford.
diptychs
diptychs
noun
plural of diptych
dispathy
dispathy
noun
Alternative form of dyspathy
dysaphia
erysiphe
gipsyish
gipsyish
adj
Like a gipsy.
gypsyish
gypsyish
adj
Like a gypsy.
hypnosis
hypnosis
noun
A trancelike state, artificially induced, in which a person has a heightened suggestibility, and in which suppressed memories may be experienced.
Any of various sleep-like conditions.
The art or skill of hypnotism.
hypocist
hypocist
noun
An astringent inspissated juice obtained from the fruit of a plant (Cytinus hypocistis), growing from the roots of the Cistus, a small European shrub.
hyposmia
hyposmia
noun
A reduced ability to smell and to detect odours
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
impishly
impishly
adv
In an impish manner; mischievously.
isopathy
isopathy
noun
(medicine) The old theory of curing a diseased organ by eating the analogous organ of a healthy animal.
(medicine) The system that treats a disease by means of the virus of the same disease.
The doctrine that the power of therapeutics is equal to that of the causes of disease.
japishly
japishly
adv
In a japish manner.
kyphosis
kyphosis
noun
(anatomy) The normal convex curvature of the spine in the thoracic and sacral regions.
(pathology) An abnormal convex curvature of the spine in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.
ladyship
ladyship
noun
(English and Commonwealth) Formal form of address for a lady judge (as opposed to the informal "judge").
Term of respect for a woman of the peerage without using her title.
lazyship
mopishly
mopishly
adv
In a mopish manner.
nymphish
nymphish
adj
Of or pertaining to a nymph or nymphs.
oxyphils
pansyish
pansyish
adj
(derogatory, colloquial) Of a man: effeminate, weak, wussy.
peakyish
peakyish
adj
Somewhat peaky or sickly.
phrasify
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
phylesis
phymosia
physalia
physalia
noun
Any organism of the genus Physalia.
physalis
physalis
noun
Any plant of the genus Physalis.
The fruit of such a plant, typically firm in texture with a mild, refreshing acidity.
physaria
physical
physical
adj
(obsolete) Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical.
(obsolete) That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly.
Denoting a map showing natural features of the landscape (compare political).
Having to do with the body as opposed to the mind; corporeal, bodily.
In accordance with the laws of nature; now specifically, pertaining to physics.
Involving bodily force or contact; vigorous, aggressive.
Pertaining to the world as understood through the senses rather than the mind; tangible, concrete; having to do with the material world.
Sexual, carnal.
noun
(parapsychology) A physical manifestation of psychic origin, as through ectoplasmic solidification.
Physical examination.
physicks
physicks
noun
Obsolete form of physics.
plural of physick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of physick
physicky
physicky
adj
(archaic) Resembling medicine.
physidae
physique
physique
noun
(bodybuilding) The trained muscular structure of a person's body.
The natural constitution, or physical structure, of a person.
phytosis
phytosis
noun
(pathology, dated) dermatophytosis
plushily
plushily
adv
In a plushy manner.
popishly
popishly
adv
In a popish way.
psychics
psychics
noun
(obsolete) psychology
plural of psychic
psyching
psyching
verb
present participle of psyche
psychism
psychism
noun
(philosophy) The old doctrine that there is a fluid (continuity) universally diffusing, and equally animating all living beings, the difference in their actions being due to the difference of the individual organizations.
psychist
psychist
noun
One who believes in the theory of psychism.
psychoid
psychoid
adj
Pertaining to or characteristic of psychoids; Involving the causal interaction between the psychological or instinctive and the physical.
noun
An innate physical reaction to a psychological stimulus.
punyship
puppyish
puppyish
adj
With the playful, innocent, eager-to-please or energetic qualities of a puppy.
pygmyish
pygmyish
adj
Like a pygmy; dwarfish.
pyrrhics
pyrrhics
noun
plural of pyrrhic
sheepify
shipways
shipways
noun
plural of shipway
shipyard
shipyard
noun
A place where ships are built and repaired.
sisyphus
sisyphus
Proper noun
tragic figure in Greek mythology doomed eternally to roll a boulder up a hill in Tartarus, a part of Hades.
spherify
sphygmia
sphygmic
sphygmic
adj
(physiology, rare) Of or pertaining to the circulatory pulse.
sprighty
stayship
styphnic
styphnic
adj
Of or pertaining to styphnic acid or its derivatives
sylphids
sylphids
noun
plural of sylphid
sylphine
sylphine
adj
(rare) sylphic
sylphish
sylphish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a sylph; sylphlike.
sylphize
symphile
symphile
noun
(entomology) Any myrmecophilous insect that interacts with the host insects
symphily
symphily
noun
(entomology) The condition of being a symphile.
syphilid
syphilid
noun
Any of the cutaneous and mucous membrane lesions characteristic of secondary and tertiary syphilis.
syphilis
syphilis
noun
(pathology) A disease spread via sexual activity, caused by the bacterium Treponema pallidum.
syrphian
syrphian
adj
Of or relating to flies of the genus Syrphus or the family Syrphidae.
syrphids
syrphids
noun
plural of syrphid
toryship
typhoids
typhoids
noun
plural of typhoid
typhosis
uppishly
uppishly
adv
(cricket, of a ball, hit by a batsman) In an upward direction, with the chance of being caught.
In an uppish manner, arrogantly, with an air of superiority.