| ANTONOMASIA | • antonomasia n. (Rhetoric) The substitution of an epithet or title in place of a proper noun. • antonomasia n. (Rhetoric) Use of a proper name to suggest its most obvious quality or aspect. • ANTONOMASIA n. the substitution of a title or epithet for a proper name, as in calling a sovereign "Your Majesty". |
| CATAPLASIAS | • CATAPLASIA n. the degeneration of cells and tissues to a less highly developed form. |
| DICHASIALLY | • DICHASIAL adv. relating to a dichasium, a flower cluster. |
| EUTHANASIAS | • euthanasias n. Plural of euthanasia. • EUTHANASIA n. the practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition, also EUTHANASY. |
| GYMNASIARCH | • gymnasiarch n. (Historical) An Athenian officer who superintended the gymnasia and paid for the oil and other necessities. • GYMNASIARCH n. the head of a gymnasium. |
| GYMNASIASTS | • gymnasiasts n. Plural of gymnasiast. • GYMNASIAST n. a pupil in a gymnasium. |
| HAEMOSTASIA | • haemostasia n. Alternative form of hemostasia. • HAEMOSTASIA n. the stoppage of bleeding or the circulation, also HAEMOSTASIS, HEMOSTASIA, HEMOSTASIS. |
| HEMOSTASIAS | • 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. |
| HYPERPLASIA | • hyperplasia n. (Medicine) An increase in the size of a tissue or organ due to increased number of cells. • HYPERPLASIA n. an abnormal or unusual increase in the elements composing a part, such as cells composing a tissue. |
| HYPOPLASIAS | • hypoplasias n. Plural of hypoplasia. • HYPOPLASIA n. the incomplete development of an organ or part, also HYPOPLASTY. |
| METAPLASIAS | • metaplasias n. Plural of metaplasia. • METAPLASIA n. the change of one kind of tissue into another, also METAPLASIS. |
| MONOCHASIAL | • monochasial adj. Relating to the monochasium. • MONOCHASIAL adj. of or like a monochasium, a cyme with a single main stem. |
| PARAPHASIAS | • paraphasias n. Plural of paraphasia. • PARAPHASIA n. a disorder in which one word substituted for another. |
| PARONOMASIA | • paronomasia n. (Rhetoric) A pun or play on words. • PARONOMASIA n. a play on words, a pun. |
| PHANTASIAST | • phantasiast n. (Theology) A docetist. • PHANTASIAST n. one of those Docetae who believed Christ's body to have been a mere phantom. |
| PHLEGMASIAS | • PHLEGMASIA n. an inflammation of the internal organs. |
| PLEIOCHASIA | • pleiochasia n. Plural of pleiochasium. • PLEIOCHASIUM n. a cymose inflorescence in which each branch bears more than two lateral branches. |
| PROGYMNASIA | • PROGYMNASIUM n. in Germany, a gymnasium for pupils up to age 16 only, at which university entrance qualifications are not obtainable. |
| TACHYPHASIA | • TACHYPHASIA n. abnormally rapid or voluble speech, also TACHYPHRASIA. |