| AMETROPIAS | • ametropias n. Plural of ametropia. • AMETROPIA n. abnormal optical refraction. |
| ANAMORPHIC | • anamorphic adj. Producing various optically distorted images. • anamorphic adj. (Mycology) Of or relating to the anamorph, an asexual stage in the development of certain fungi. • ANAMORPHIC adj. relating to anamorphosis, also ANAMORPHOUS. |
| APOMORPHIA | • apomorphia n. (Pharmacology) apomorphine. • APOMORPHIA n. an alkaloid prepared by dehydrating morphine, also APOMORPHINE. |
| APPROXIMAL | • approximal adj. Near or adjacent. • approximal adj. Contiguous. • APPROXIMAL adj. close together, next to. |
| COPRAEMIAS | • COPRAEMIA n. blood poisoning resulting from chronic constipation, also COPREMIA. |
| MACROPSIAS | • macropsias n. Plural of macropsia. • MACROPSIA n. a condition of the eyes in which objects appear larger than normal. |
| MYRIAPODAN | • MYRIAPODAN adj. of or like a myriapod. |
| PARALOGISM | • paralogism n. A fallacious argument or illogical conclusion, especially one committed by mistake, or believed by the… • PARALOGISM n. false reasoning, also PARALOGY. |
| PARAMEDICO | • PARAMEDICO n. a paradoctor, a doctor who parachutes to patients in remote areas, also PARAMEDIC, PARAMEDICAL. |
| PARAMOECIA | • paramoecia n. Plural of paramoecium. • PARAMOECIUM n. any freshwater protozoan of the genus Paramecium, having an oval body covered with cilia, also PARAMAECIUM, PARAMECIUM. |
| PARAPODIUM | • parapodium n. (Zoology) Any of the paired unjointed lateral outgrowths used for locomotion by worms such as annelids. • parapodium n. (Zoology) A lateral expansion on both sides of the foot in some gastropods, often used as a swimming organ. • PARAPODIUM n. a jointless muscular lateral appendage occurring in pairs in polychaete worms. |
| PARASOMNIA | • parasomnia n. (Psychiatry, medicine) Any of several sleep disorders. • PARASOMNIA n. any of several sleep disorders characterized by abnormal or unusual behaviour of the nervous system during any of the stages of sleep. |
| PARMIGIANO | • Parmigiano n. Synonym of Parmigiano-Reggiano (“parmesan cheese”). • PARMIGIANO n. (Italian) parmesan cheese, also PARMIGIANA. |
| PAROEMIACS | • paroemiacs n. Plural of paroemiac. • PAROEMIAC n. the anapaestic dimeter catalectic. |
| PIROPLASMA | • piroplasma n. (Epidemiology, microbiology) Babesia, a genus of hematozoa that invades the red blood cells of humans… • piroplasma n. Any of many other parasitic protozoa related to Babesia in order Piroplasmida. • PIROPLASMA n. a parasite causing cattle fever, aka babesia, also PIROPLASM. |
| PRAENOMINA | • praenomina n. Plural of praenomen. • PRAENOMEN n. (Latin) the first name of an ancient Roman, also PRENOMEN. |
| PROCAMBIAL | • procambial adj. Relating to a procambium. • PROCAMBIAL adj. relating to procambium, the young tissue of a fibrovascular bundle before its component cells have begun to be differentiated. |
| PYROMANIAC | • pyromaniac n. A person experiencing pyromania. • PYROMANIAC n. a sufferer from pyromania, an obsessive urge to set fire to things. |
| PYROMANIAS | • pyromanias n. Plural of pyromania. • PYROMANIA n. an obsessive urge to set fire to things. |
| RAMPACIOUS | • rampacious adj. High-spirited. • rampacious adj. Rampageous. • RAMPACIOUS adj. (Dickens) turbulent, unruly, also RAMPAGEOUS. |