| BLASPHEMY | • blasphemy n. An act of irreverence or contempt toward a god or toward something considered sacred; an impious act… • blasphemy n. (By extension) An act of irreverence towards anything considered inviolable; the act of disregarding a convention. • BLASPHEMY n. impious speech. |
| EMPHYSEMA | • emphysema n. (Pathology) An abnormal accumulation of air or other gas in tissues, most commonly the lungs. • emphysema n. (Medicine) Pulmonary emphysema, a chronic lung disease, one type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. • EMPHYSEMA n. a swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. |
| HOMOPLASY | • homoplasy n. (Evolutionary theory) A correspondence between the parts or organs of different species acquired as… • HOMOPLASY n. the quality or fact of being homoplastic, also HOMOPLASTY. |
| HYPHEMIAS | • HYPHEMIA n. a blood deficiency. |
| LYMPHOMAS | • lymphomas n. Plural of lymphoma. • LYMPHOMA n. a tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland. |
| MAYORSHIP | • mayorship n. The office or role of a mayor. • MAYORSHIP n. the office of a mayor. |
| MYOGRAPHS | • myographs n. Plural of myograph. • MYOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording muscular contractions. |
| NYMPHAEAS | • nymphaeas n. Plural of nymphaea. • NYMPHAEA n. any plant of the waterlily genus. |
| OPSIMATHY | • opsimathy n. Learning or education that occurs late in life. • OPSIMATHY n. education late in life. |
| PAMPHREYS | • PAMPHREY n. (Irish) a cabbage. |
| POLYMATHS | • polymaths n. Plural of polymath. • POLYMATH n. a person of great and varied learning. |
| SYMPATHIN | • sympathin n. Any substance (such as adrenaline) released from sympathetic nerve endings. • SYMPATHIN n. a substance secreted by sympathetic nerve-endings, which constricts and dilates blood-vessels. |
| SYPHILOMA | • syphiloma n. A syphilitic tumor. • SYPHILOMA n. a syphilitic tumour. |
| VAMPISHLY | • vampishly adv. In a vampish manner. • VAMPISH adv. like a vamp, sultry, seductive, also VAMPY. |