| ANATEXIS | • anatexis n. (Geology) The metamorphism of plutonic rock into magma in the lower levels of the crust. • ANATEXIS n. the partial melting of rocks, esp. in the formation of metamorphic rocks. |
| ANOREXIA | • anorexia n. Loss of appetite, especially as a result of disease. • anorexia n. Anorexia nervosa. • ANOREXIA n. lack of appetite. |
| ANOXEMIA | • anoxemia n. Alternative spelling of anoxaemia. • ANOXEMIA n. a disorder of the blood, also ANOXAEMIA. |
| ANTEFIXA | • antefixa n. (Architecture) Alternative form of antefix. • antefixa n. Plural of antefixum. • ANTEFIXA n. (Latin) an ornament at the end of a classical building, hiding the ends of roof tiles, also ANTEFIX. |
| APYREXIA | • apyrexia n. (Medicine) The absence or an intermission during a bout of fever. • APYREXIA n. a period of intermission in a fever. |
| AXILEMMA | • AXILEMMA n. the membrane that encloses the axons of a nerve cell, also AXOLEMMA. |
| 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. |
| CAMAIEUX | • camaieux n. Plural of camaieu. • CAMAIEU n. (French) a cameo. |
| EUTAXIAS | • EUTAXIA n. the property of being easily melted, also EUTEXIA. |
| GALAXIES | • galaxies n. Plural of galaxy. • GALAXY n. a large system of celestial bodies. |
| LAXATIVE | • laxative adj. Having the effect of moving the bowels, or aiding digestion and preventing constipation. • laxative n. Any substance, such as a food or in the form of a medicine which has a laxative effect. • LAXATIVE n. a drug that stimulates evacuation of the bowels. |
| MAXILLAE | • maxillae n. Plural of maxilla. • maxillæ n. Plural of maxilla. • MAXILLA n. (Latin) the bone of either the upper or the under jaw. |
| PREAXIAL | • preaxial adj. Located in front of an axis. • PREAXIAL adj. situated in front of any transverse axis in the body of an animal. |
| SAXATILE | • saxatile adj. Of or relating to rocks; living among rocks. • SAXATILE adj. living or growing among rocks, also SAXICOLE. |
| TAXATIVE | • taxative adj. Relating to taxation. • taxative adj. Exhaustive, comprehensive. • TAXATIVE adj. of taxing. |
| TOXAEMIA | • toxaemia n. Alternative spelling of toxemia, organic blood poisoning. • toxæmia n. Obsolete form of toxemia. • TOXAEMIA n. the condition of having toxins in the blood, also TOXEMIA. |
| XERASIAS | • XERASIA n. abnormal dryness of the hair. |