| 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… |
| CARNYXES | • carnyxes n. Plural of carnyx. • CARNYX n. a long war trumpet used by the Celts. |
| DYSLEXIA | • dyslexia n. (Neurology, pathology) A learning disability characterized by reading and writing difficulties. • DYSLEXIA n. impairment of the ability to read. |
| DYSTAXIA | • dystaxia n. (Pathology, rare) a milder or weaker form of ataxia. • DYSTAXIA n. a form of muscular tremor. |
| DYSTAXIC | • DYSTAXIC adj. relating to or affected by dystaxia. |
| EXABYTES | • exabytes n. Plural of exabyte. • EXABYTE n. a very large unit of computer memory. |
| HAYBOXES | • hayboxes n. Plural of haybox. • HAYBOX n. a box for keeping hay in, for animals to eat from. |
| HYPOXIAS | • hypoxias n. Plural of hypoxia. • HYPOXIA n. a deficiency of oxygen in the body tissues, also HYPOXAEMIA, HYPOXEMIA. |
| LARYNXES | • larynxes n. Plural of larynx. • LARYNX n. (Greek) an organ of the respiratory tract. |
| OXYACIDS | • oxyacids n. Plural of oxyacid. • OXYACID n. an acid that contains oxygen. |
| OXYSALTS | • oxysalts n. Plural of oxysalt. • OXYSALT n. a salt of an oxyacid. |
| PAROXYSM | • paroxysm n. A random or sudden outburst (of activity). • paroxysm n. An explosive event during a volcanic eruption. • paroxysm n. A sudden recurrence of a disease, such as a seizure or a coughing fit. |
| PHYLAXIS | • phylaxis n. (Medicine) Protection against infectious disease. • PHYLAXIS n. an inhibiting of infection by the body. |
| PYREXIAS | • pyrexias n. Plural of pyrexia. • PYREXIA n. (Greek) a fever. |
| SARDONYX | • sardonyx n. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony. • sardonyx n. (Heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones. • SARDONYX n. (Greek) an onyx with alternate layers of sard and other mineral. |
| SEXUALLY | • sexually adv. In a sexual manner: erotically. • sexually adv. With respect to sex (either of the two divisions of organisms). • sexually adv. With respect to sexual intercourse. |
| STYRAXES | • styraxes n. Plural of styrax. • STYRAX n. (Greek) a fragrant resin, also STORAX. |
| SYNTAXES | • syntaxes n. Plural of syntax. • syntaxes n. Plural of syntaxis. • SYNTAX n. the way words are put together to form phrases and sentences. |
| TAXIWAYS | • taxiways n. Plural of taxiway. • TAXIWAY n. at an airport, a specially prepared track used for the movement of aircraft. |