| APOPHYSIAL | • apophysial adj. Alternative form of apophyseal. • APOPHYSIAL adj. relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone, also APOPHYSATE, APOPHYSEAL. |
| ASPHYXIANT | • asphyxiant adj. That can cause asphyxiation. • asphyxiant n. Any substance that can cause asphyxia. • ASPHYXIANT n. an agent causing asphyxiation. |
| ASPHYXIATE | • asphyxiate v. (Transitive) To smother or suffocate someone. • asphyxiate v. (Intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
| DIAPHYSEAL | • diaphyseal adj. Of or pertaining to diaphysis. • DIAPHYSEAL adj. of or like a diaphysis, the shaft of a long bone, also DIAPHYSIAL. |
| DIAPHYSIAL | • diaphysial adj. Alternative spelling of diaphyseal. • DIAPHYSIAL adj. of or like a diaphysis, the shaft of a long bone, also DIAPHYSEAL. |
| DYSGRAPHIA | • dysgraphia n. A language disorder that affects a person’s ability to write. • DYSGRAPHIA n. writing impairment. |
| DYSPHAGIAS | • dysphagias n. Plural of dysphagia. • DYSPHAGIA n. pathological difficulty in swallowing. |
| DYSPHASIAS | • dysphasias n. Plural of dysphasia. • DYSPHASIA n. impairment of speech coordination, due to brain disease or injury. |
| HAIRSPRAYS | • hairsprays n. Plural of hairspray. • hair␣sprays n. Plural of hair spray. • HAIRSPRAY n. lacquer sprayed on the hair to hold it in place. |
| HYPALGESIA | • hypalgesia n. Alternative form of hypoalgesia. • HYPALGESIA n. diminished susceptibility to pain, also HYPALGIA. |
| HYPOMANIAS | • hypomanias n. Plural of hypomania. • HYPOMANIA n. slightly abnormal overactivity and elation. |
| HYPOPLASIA | • hypoplasia n. Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate… • HYPOPLASIA n. the incomplete development of an organ or part, also HYPOPLASTY. |
| PARAPHYSIS | • paraphysis n. (Botany) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the… • paraphysis n. (Mycology) A type of sterile cell amongst the spore-bearing asci. • paraphysis n. (Anatomy) A derivative of the roof-plate of the telencephalon. |
| PARASTICHY | • parastichy n. (Botany) A secondary spiral of leaves or florets. • PARASTICHY n. a secondary helix joining leaf-bases on an axis, visible where the leaves are crowded together, e.g. the scales of a pine cone. |
| PASIGRAPHY | • pasigraphy n. (Linguistics) A writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic… • PASIGRAPHY n. a system of universal ideographic writing. |
| POLYCHASIA | • POLYCHASIUM n. a cymose inflorescence in which three or more branches arise from each node. |
| SYNAPHEIAS | • SYNAPHEIA n. metrical continuity between two verses in a system, also SYNAPHEA. |