| ACHALASIAS | • achalasias n. Plural of achalasia. • ACHALASIA n. (Greek) failure of the muscles of the lower part of the oesophagus to relax, which prevents food from passing into the stomach. |
| ANAPLASIAS | • anaplasias n. Plural of anaplasia. • ANAPLASIA n. reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler form. |
| CATAPLASIA | • cataplasia n. The degeneration of cells or tissue. • CATAPLASIA n. the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form. |
| DYSCRASIAS | • dyscrasias n. Plural of dyscrasia. • DYSCRASIA n. (obsolete) a disordered condition of the body attributed originally to unsuitable mixing of the body fluids or humours. |
| DYSPHASIAS | • dysphasias n. Plural of dysphasia. • DYSPHASIA n. impairment of speech coordination, due to brain disease or injury. |
| DYSPLASIAS | • dysplasias n. Plural of dysplasia. • DYSPLASIA n. abnormal tissue development. |
| EUPHRASIAS | • euphrasias n. Plural of euphrasia. • EUPHRASIA n. eyebright, a plant once used to treat disorders of the eyes, also EUPHRASY. |
| EUTHANASIA | • euthanasia n. The practice of intentionally and painlessly killing a human being or animal for humane reasons, especially… • euthanasia n. (Obsolete) An easy death, or the means to bring about such a death. • EUTHANASIA n. the practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition, also EUTHANASY. |
| GYMNASIAST | • gymnasiast n. One who attends the kind of school called a gymnasium. • GYMNASIAST n. a pupil in a gymnasium. |
| HEMOSTASIA | • hemostasia n. Synonym of hemostasis. • HEMOSTASIA n. the stopping of bleeding or arrest of blood circulation in an organ or part, as during a surgical operation, also HAEMOSTASIA, HAEMOSTASIS, HEMOSTASIS. |
| HYPOPLASIA | • hypoplasia n. Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate… • HYPOPLASIA n. the incomplete development of an organ or part, also HYPOPLASTY. |
| METAPLASIA | • metaplasia n. (Biology) The conversion of one type of tissue into another. • METAPLASIA n. the change of one kind of tissue into another, also METAPLASIS. |
| MONOCHASIA | • monochasia n. Plural of monochasium. • MONOCHASIUM n. a cyme with a single main stem. |
| NEOPLASIAS | • neoplasias n. Plural of neoplasia. • NEOPLASIA n. the formation or presence of a morbid growth of tissue. |
| PARAPHASIA | • paraphasia n. (Pathology) A symptom of aphasia in which the sufferer substitutes a spoken word different from the one intended. • PARAPHASIA n. a disorder in which one word substituted for another. |
| PHLEGMASIA | • phlegmasia n. (Medicine) An inflammation, especially of the internal organs. • PHLEGMASIA n. an inflammation of the internal organs. |
| POLYCHASIA | • POLYCHASIUM n. a cymose inflorescence in which three or more branches arise from each node. |