| CHIASMUS | • chiasmus n. (Rhetoric) An inversion of the relationship between the elements of phrases. • Chiasmus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cicadellidae – certain leafhoppers. • CHIASMUS n. (Greek) the inversion of the order of corresponding elements of two parallel phrases, as 'do not live to eat but eat to live'. |
| LARYNGISMUS | • laryngismus n. (Medicine) A spasmodic state of the glottis, giving rise to contraction or closure of the opening; laryngospasm. • LARYNGISMUS n. spasm of the larynx. |
| LARYNGISMUSES | • LARYNGISMUS n. spasm of the larynx. |
| MARASMUS | • marasmus n. (Medicine) A condition of chronic undernourishment especially in children, caused by a diet deficient… • MARASMUS n. a wasting away of the body. |
| MARASMUSES | • marasmuses n. Plural of marasmus. • MARASMUS n. a wasting away of the body. |
| PSELLISMUS | • psellismus n. Alternative form of psellism. • PSELLISMUS n. a defect in articulation or pronunciation, also PSELLISM. |
| PSELLISMUSES | • PSELLISMUS n. a defect in articulation or pronunciation, also PSELLISM. |
| SMUSH | • smush n. A beaten or pulverized mass. • smush n. An act of crushing or squeezing. • smush v. (Transitive) to mash; or push; especially to push down or in; compress. |
| SMUSHED | • smushed v. Simple past tense and past participle of smush. • SMUSH v. to crush. |
| SMUSHES | • smushes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of smush. • SMUSH v. to crush. |
| SMUSHING | • smushing v. Present participle of smush. • SMUSH v. to crush. |
| STRABISMUS | • strabismus n. A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of… • STRABISMUS n. a squint, also STRABISM. |
| STRABISMUSES | • strabismuses n. Plural of strabismus. • STRABISMUS n. a squint, also STRABISM. |
| TENESMUS | • tenesmus n. (Medicine) A continual or recurrent but ineffectual inclination to evacuate the bowels, caused by disorder… • TENESMUS n. a frequent but ineffectual urge to defecate. |
| TENESMUSES | • tenesmuses n. Plural of tenesmus. • TENESMUS n. a frequent but ineffectual urge to defecate. |
| TRISMUS | • trismus n. The inability to open the mouth normally, typically as a result of disease. • TRISMUS n. (Latin) a tetanic spasm of the muscles of the jaw, aka lockjaw. |
| TRISMUSES | • TRISMUS n. (Latin) a tetanic spasm of the muscles of the jaw, aka lockjaw. |
| VAGINISMUS | • vaginismus n. (Pathology) A painful muscular contraction of the vagina when attempting to insert something, such as… • VAGINISMUS n. a painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often rendering copulation impossible. |
| VAGINISMUSES | • vaginismuses n. Plural of vaginismus. • VAGINISMUS n. a painful spasmodic contraction of the vagina, often rendering copulation impossible. |