| COMSYMP | • comsymp n. (Slang, derogatory) A Communist sympathizer; a liberal. • COMSYMP n. (offensive) one that sympathizes with communist causes. |
| DEMONYM | • demonym n. A name for an inhabitant or native of a specific place, usually derived from the name of the place. • demonym n. (Obsolete) A pseudonym formed of an adjective. • DEMONYM n. a name used to denote the inhabitants of a place. |
| HOMONYM | • homonym n. (Semantics, strict sense) A word that both sounds and is spelled the same as another word. • homonym n. (Loosely) A word that sounds or is spelled the same as another word (but not necessarily both), technically… • homonym n. (Taxonomy) A name for a taxon that is identical in spelling to another name that belongs to a different taxon. |
| MERONYM | • meronym n. (Semantics) A term used to denote a thing that is a part of something else. • MERONYM n. a word whose relation to another is that of a part to the whole, e.g. whisker to cat, sleeve to coat. |
| METONYM | • metonym n. (Grammar) A word that names an object from a single characteristic of it or of a closely related object;… • metonym n. (By extension) A concept, idea, or word used to represent, typify, or stand in for a broader set of ideas. • METONYM n. a word used in metonymy. |
| MONONYM | • mononym n. A single name by which a person, thing, etc., is known. • mononym n. A single term for a thing or concept, allowing for no synonyms. • MONONYM n. a person who is famous enough to be known by only one name, usually the first name. |
| MYELOMA | • myeloma n. (Pathology, oncology) A malignant tumour arising from cells of the bone marrow, specifically plasma cells. • MYELOMA n. (Greek) a tumour of the bone marrow. |
| MYOGRAM | • myogram n. (Biology) The contraction curve of a muscle, inscribed upon a prepared surface by means of a myograph. • MYOGRAM n. a record made by a myograph. |
| MYOMATA | • myomata n. Plural of myoma. • MYOMA n. a tumour composed of muscle tissue. |
| MYOMERE | • myomere n. (Biology) A block of zig-zagging W- or V-shaped muscle fibers commonly found in fish and chordate fossils. • MYOMERE n. part of a vertebrate embryo. |
| MYOTOME | • myotome n. (Biology, medicine) In vertebrate embryonic development, a group of tissues formed from any particular… • myotome n. (Biology, medicine) In neurology, a group of muscles innervated from a particular spinal segment; the… • myotome n. (Biology, medicine) A surgical instrument for performing myotomy. |
| MYXOMAS | • myxomas n. Plural of myxoma. • MYXOMA n. (Greek) a tumour composed of mucous tissue. |
| SYMPTOM | • symptom n. (Medicine) A perceived change in some function, sensation or appearance of a person that indicates a… • symptom n. (Figuratively) A signal; anything that indicates, or is characteristic of, the presence of something… • SYMPTOM n. a subjective indication of a disease. |
| THYMOMA | • thymoma n. Any tumour of the thymus. • THYMOMA n. a tumour arising from thymus tissue. |
| ZYMOMES | • ZYMOME n. an old name for the part of gluten insoluble in alcohol. |