| AMPHIOXI | • amphioxi n. Plural of amphioxus. • AMPHIOXUS n. (Greek) a fishlike creature, two or three inches long, found in temperate seas, aka lancelet. |
| ANTHELIX | • anthelix n. (Anatomy) Alternative spelling of antihelix. • ANTHELIX n. (Greek) the inner curved edge of the external ear. |
| ASPHYXIA | • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the body’s inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing… • asphyxia n. (Medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the… |
| CACHEXIA | • cachexia n. (Pathology) A systemic wasting of muscle tissue, with or without loss of fat mass, that accompanies a chronic disease. • CACHEXIA n. general ill health, also CACHEXY. |
| CACHEXIC | • cachexic adj. Relating to cachexia. • CACHEXIC adj. pertaining to ill health. |
| CATHEXIS | • cathexis n. (Psychoanalysis) The concentration of libido or emotional energy on a single object or idea. • CATHEXIS n. (Greek) the investment of emotional energy in a thought or idea. |
| EXHALING | • exhaling v. Present participle of exhale. • exhaling n. Exhalation. • EXHALE v. to breathe out. |
| HEXAFOIL | • hexafoil n. A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle. • HEXAFOIL n. a pattern with six leaflike lobes. |
| HEXAMINE | • hexamine n. (Organic chemistry) Contraction of hexamethylenetetramine. • HEXAMINE n. a chemical compound, used as a solid fuel. |
| HEXANOIC | • hexanoic adj. Of or pertaining to hexanoic acid or its derivatives; caproic. • HEXANOIC adj. as in hexanoic acid, a component of palm oil. |
| HYPOXIAS | • hypoxias n. Plural of hypoxia. • HYPOXIA n. a deficiency of oxygen in the body tissues, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXEMIA. |
| PHYLAXIS | • phylaxis n. (Medicine) Protection against infectious disease. • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| TAXIARCH | • taxiarch n. (Historical, Ancient Greece) An Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. • TAXIARCH n. an Athenian military officer commanding a certain division of an army. |
| XANTHEIN | • xanthein n. (Chemistry) The water-soluble part of the yellow carotenoid pigment present in the cell sap of some plants. • XANTHEIN n. a soluble yellow colouring. |
| XANTHINE | • xanthine n. (Chemistry) Any of a group of alkaloids that include caffeine, theophylline, and theobromine as well… • XANTHINE n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHIN. |
| XANTHINS | • xanthins n. Plural of xanthin. • XANTHIN n. a white substance, structurally related to uric acid, found in muscle tissue, the liver and other organs, also XANTHINE. |
| XANTHISM | • xanthism n. (Biology, zoology) A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc. • XANTHISM n. a condition of skin, fur or feathers in which yellow coloration predominates. |
| XERAPHIN | • xeraphin n. Alternative form of xeraphim. • XERAPHIN n. (Portuguese) a former silver coin of Goa, also SERAFIN, SERAPHIN, XERAFIN. |