| BYSSINOSIS | • byssinosis n. A lung disease, caused by exposure to cotton dust in inadequately ventilated working environments. • BYSSINOSIS n. cotton dust pneumoconiosis. |
| CYSTINOSIS | • cystinosis n. (Pathology) A disorder caused by abnormal metabolism of cystine. • CYSTINOSIS n. a congenital defect of the metabolism that leads to the accumulation of cystine in the kidneys, blood etc. |
| CYSTITISES | • CYSTITIS n. inflammation of the urinary tract. |
| DISMISSORY | • dismissory adj. Alternative form of dimissory. • DISMISSORY adj. relating to the act of dismissal. |
| DISSATISFY | • dissatisfy v. To fail to satisfy; to displease. • DISSATISFY v. to fail to satisfy. |
| ESSAYISTIC | • essayistic adj. Characteristic of, or proper to, an essayist. • ESSAYISTIC adj. relating to an essayist. |
| HISTOLYSIS | • histolysis n. Breakdown of bodily tissues. • HISTOLYSIS n. the decay and dissolution of the organic tissues and of the blood. |
| MISSAYINGS | • missayings n. Plural of missaying. • MISSAYING n. the act of saying incorrectly. |
| MYOSITISES | • MYOSITIS n. muscular pain from infection. |
| MYSTICISMS | • mysticisms n. Plural of mysticism. • MYSTICISM n. the habit or tendency of religious thought and feeling of those who seek direct communion with God or the divine. |
| PHYSICISMS | • PHYSICISM n. belief in the material or physical as opposed to the spiritual. |
| PHYSICISTS | • physicists n. Plural of physicist. • PHYSICIST n. an expert in or student of physics. |
| SATYRIASIS | • satyriasis n. Excessive sexual desire, found in a man. • satyriasis n. The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male. • SATYRIASIS n. immoderate venereal appetite in the male. |
| STYLISTICS | • stylistics n. (Linguistics) The study of literary style, and how it changes within different contexts. • STYLISTICS n. the science of variations in language. |
| STYLITISMS | • STYLITISM n. the practice of being a stylite. |
| SYNEIDESIS | • SYNEIDESIS n. (obsolete) conscience as passing judgement on past acts. |
| SYPHILISES | • syphilises v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of syphilise. • SYPHILIS n. a venereal disease, also SYPH. |
| VICHYSSOIS | • VICHYSSOIS adj. (French) of the Vichyite government. |