| EROSES | • EROS n. (Greek) the sum of the self-preservative, as opposed to self-destructive, instincts. |
| XEROSES | • xeroses n. Plural of xerosis. • XEROSIS n. (Greek) abnormal dryness of body parts, also XEROTES. |
| HETEROSES | • heteroses n. Plural of heterosis. • HETEROSIS n. the increased size and vigor attributable to hybridization. |
| SCLEROSES | • scleroses n. Plural of sclerosis. • SCLEROSE v. to harden; to affect with sclerosis. |
| SIDEROSES | • sideroses n. Plural of siderosis. • SIDEROSIS n. a sort of pneumonia occurring in iron workers, produced by the inhalation of particles of iron. |
| TUBEROSES | • tuberoses n. Plural of tuberose. • TUBEROSE n. a Mexican amaryllid with fragrant, creamy-white flowers. |
| DIPTEROSES | • DIPTEROS n. (Greek) a building with two colonnades. |
| ANAPLEROSES | • anapleroses n. Plural of anaplerosis. • ANAPLEROSIS n. the filling up of a deficiency. |
| MONOCEROSES | • monoceroses n. Plural of monoceros. • MONOCEROS n. a one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. |
| MONOPTEROSES | • MONOPTEROS n. a building with single ring of columns supporting a roof. |
| OTOSCLEROSES | • otoscleroses n. Plural of otosclerosis. • OTOSCLEROSIS n. growth of new bone in inner ear, leading to deafness. |
| RHINOCEROSES | • rhinoceroses n. Plural of rhinoceros. • RHINOCEROS n. a large heavy ungulate mammal of the perissodactyl family Rhinocerotidae, also RHINOCEROT, RHINOCEROTE. |
| VENOSCLEROSES | • VENOSCLEROSIS n. sclerosis of the veins. |
| ATHEROSCLEROSES | • atheroscleroses n. Plural of atherosclerosis. • ATHEROSCLEROSIS n. hardening of the inner lining of the arteries with fatty degeneration. |
| PHLEBOSCLEROSES | • PHLEBOSCLEROSIS n. hardening and loss of elasticity of the veins. |