| APPRAISALS | • appraisals n. Plural of appraisal. • APPRAISAL n. the act of appraising. |
| ASCARIASES | • ascariases n. Plural of ascariasis. • ASCARIASIS n. infestation with, or disease caused by, ascarids. |
| ASCARIASIS | • ascariasis n. A disease of humans caused by the parasitic roundworm Ascaris lumbricoides in humans and by other species… • ASCARIASIS n. infestation with, or disease caused by, ascarids. |
| ASTRANTIAS | • astrantias n. Plural of astrantia. • ASTRANTIA n. a plant of the Astrantia genus of hardy, perennial umbelliferous plants with showy petallike bracts. |
| BARASINGAS | • barasingas n. Plural of barasinga. • BARASINGA n. (Hindi) the Indian swamp-deer, also BARASINGHA. |
| CAESARIANS | • Caesarians n. Plural of Caesarian. • Cæsarians n. Plural of Cæsarian. • CAESARIAN n. an operation to deliver a baby by cutting through the walls of the abdomen, also CAESAREAN, CESAREAN, CESARIAN. |
| CARNASSIAL | • carnassial n. One of the teeth used by a carnivore for shearing flesh, being the last upper premolar and the first lower molar. • CARNASSIAL adj. adapted for tearing. • CARNASSIAL n. a tooth adapted for tearing. |
| CASUARINAS | • casuarinas n. Plural of casuarina. • CASUARINA n. a tree of the genus Casuarina, native to Australia and parts of SE Asia, with jointed branches resembling gigantic horsetail plants. |
| LAMASERAIS | • lamaserais n. Plural of lamaserai. • LAMASERAI n. (Tibetan) a monastery or convent of lamas, in Tibet, Mongolia, etc., also LAMASERY. |
| MAIASAURAS | • MAIASAURA n. a species of dinosaur, also MAIASAUR. |
| RASTAFARIS | • RASTAFARI n. a member of a West Indian cult which rejects western ideas and regards the Emperor Haile Selassie as divine. |
| SACRALGIAS | • SACRALGIA n. inflammation of the sacrum. |
| SAMARITANS | • samaritans n. Plural of samaritan. • Samaritans n. Plural of Samaritan. • Samaritans prop.n. (UK) A telephone helpline providing support to those at risk of suicide. |
| SAPONARIAS | • SAPONARIA n. a genus of flowers, aka soapwort. |
| SAPRAEMIAS | • sapraemias n. Plural of sapraemia. • SAPRAEMIA n. a kind of blood-poisoning, also SAPREMIA. |
| SPINARAMAS | • spinaramas n. Plural of spinarama. • SPINARAMA n. (Canadian) an evasive move, especially in hockey, consisting of an abrupt 360-degree turn. |
| TARSALGIAS | • tarsalgias n. Plural of tarsalgia. • TARSALGIA n. pain in the instep. |