| DYSPHEMISM | • dysphemism n. (Uncountable) The use of a word or phrase carrying negative connotations or imagery (especially one… • dysphemism n. (Countable) A word or phrase that is used to replace another in this way. • DYSPHEMISM n. the substitution of a disagreeable or offensive expression for an agreeable or inoffensive one, e.g. The Holocaust (the dysphemism chosen by Jewish historians to replace the Nazis' ghastly euphemism, The Final Solution). |
| EMPHYSEMAS | • emphysemas n. Plural of emphysema. • EMPHYSEMA n. a swelling produced by gas or air diffused in the cellular tissue. |
| EMPHYSEMIC | • emphysemic adj. Relating to emphysema. • emphysemic n. A person who has emphysema. • EMPHYSEMIC n. a sufferer from emphysema. |
| ENTHYMEMES | • enthymemes n. Plural of enthymeme. • ENTHYMEME n. an argument of probability only. |
| HAEMOLYMPH | • haemolymph n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemolymph. • HAEMOLYMPH n. the bloodlike fluid of invertebrates, also HEMOLYMPH. |
| HEMELYTRUM | • hemelytrum n. Alternative form of hemelytron. • HEMELYTRUM n. an insect forewing thickened at the base, membranous at the apex, also HEMELYTRON, HEMIELYTRON. |
| HEMIMORPHY | • HEMIMORPHY n. the state of having a polar axis, dissimilar at the two ends. |
| HEMOLYMPHS | • hemolymphs n. Plural of hemolymph. • HEMOLYMPH n. the circulatory fluid of various invertebrate animals, also HAEMOLYMPH. |
| HOMOEOMERY | • homoeomery n. Alternative form of homoeomeria. • homœomery n. Archaic form of homoeomeria. • HOMOEOMERY n. the state of being homoeomeric, having all the somites alike, also HOMEOMERY. |
| HOMONYMIES | • homonymies n. Plural of homonymy. • HOMONYMY n. the state of being a homonym. |
| HOMOTHERMY | • HOMOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOIOTHERMY. |
| LYMPHEDEMA | • lymphedema n. (Medicine) The swelling of tissue due to retention of fluid in the lymph vessels. |
| MESENCHYME | • mesenchyme n. (Anatomy) That part of the mesoderm of an embryo that develops into connective tissue, bone, cartilage, etc. • MESENCHYME n. the embryonic tissue from which circulatory, lymphatic, skeletal, and connective tissue develop. |
| MESOMORPHY | • mesomorphy n. The condition of being mesomorphic. • MESOMORPHY n. the state of being a mesomorph. |
| MONORHYMED | • monorhymed adj. (Poetry) Employing a single rhyme. • MONORHYMED adj. rhymed on a single rhyme. |
| MONORHYMES | • monorhymes n. Plural of monorhyme. • MONORHYME n. a series of lines all rhyming together. |
| MYTHMAKERS | • mythmakers n. Plural of mythmaker. • MYTHMAKER n. a maker of myths. |
| MYTHOMANES | • MYTHOMANE n. someone who is prone to lie or believe in lies. |
| NYMPHAEUMS | • nymphaeums n. Plural of nymphaeum. • NYMPHAEUM n. a temple for nymphs. |
| THYMECTOMY | • thymectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the thymus. • THYMECTOMY n. surgical removal of the thymus. |