(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
antibishop
antibishop
noun
(historical, ecclesiastical, chiefly in medieval and early modern history) A pretender to the episcopal office, such as a bishop appointed by an antipope. [from 18th c.]
autophobia
autophobia
noun
Fear or dislike of automobiles.
The morbid fear of being alone or of oneself.
self-hatred
baphometic
batophobia
batophobia
noun
The fear of high objects or of high objects falling down.
bibliotaph
bibliotaph
noun
(rare) One who "buries" books, typically by hoarding them unread, hiding them, locking them away, or otherwise shutting them up and keeping them from use
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.
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
branchport
bryophytes
bryophytes
noun
plural of bryophyte
bryophytic
bryophytic
adj
Of or pertaining to bryophytes, the green, seedless land plants that make up the division Bryophyta, including mosses, liverworts, and hornworts.
bucketshop
bucketshop
noun
Alternative spelling of bucket shop
celtophobe
debtorship
debtorship
noun
The state of being in debt.
epibenthos
epibenthos
noun
(ecology) benthic organisms that live on top of the sediment
haplobiont
hospitable
hospitable
adj
cordial and generous towards guests
favorable for life; livable; suitable for life.
receptive and open-minded
hospitably
hospitably
adv
in a hospitable manner
hyperbaton
hyperbaton
noun
(grammar) An inversion of the usual or logical order of words or phrases, for emphasis or poetic effect.
(rhetoric) Adding a word or thought to a sentence that is already semantically complete, thus drawing emphasis to the addition.
motorphobe
motorphobe
noun
One who fears or dislikes automobiles.
ombrophyte
ombrophyte
noun
(biology) Any plant that is adapted to rainy conditions or habitats
patchboard
patchboard
noun
A component of a manual telephone switchboard, or of various early data processing equipment, in which circuits are completed with cords on a matrix of connections.
phlebolite
phlebolite
noun
Alternative form of phlebolith
phlebolith
phlebolith
noun
A calcareous deposit in a venous wall or thrombus.
phlebotome
phlebotome
noun
An instrument used for phlebotomy; a fleam.
phlebotomy
phlebotomy
noun
The opening of a vein, either to withdraw blood or for letting blood; venesection.
photoalbum
photophobe
potophobia
probathing
prohibited
prohibited
adj
Forbidden; unallowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prohibit
prohibiter
prohibiter
noun
One who prohibits or forbids.
prohibitor
prohibitor
noun
One who prohibits.
prohibitum
prosabbath
pushbutton
pushbutton
adj
Alternative spelling of push-button
reprohibit
reprohibit
verb
(rare, transitive) To prohibit (something) again.
sitophobia
sitophobia
noun
(pathology) A morbid or insane dread of eating. An aversion to food.