| ASPHYXIA | • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia. • asphyxia n. Loss of consciousness due to the body’s inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing… • asphyxia n. (Medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the… |
| BOMBYXES | • bombyxes n. Plural of bombyx. • BOMBYX n. (Greek) a moth of the genus Bombyx, which includes the silkworm moth. |
| CARNYXES | • carnyxes n. Plural of carnyx. • CARNYX n. a long war trumpet used by the Celts. |
| COCCYXES | • coccyxes n. Plural of coccyx. • COCCYX n. (Greek) a bone of the spine. |
| EPICALYX | • epicalyx n. (Botany) A group of bracts resembling a calyx. • EPICALYX n. a set of bracts resembling a calyx. |
| MYXAMEBA | • myxameba n. Alternative form of myxamoeba. • MYXAMEBA n. a cell produced by a spore, also MYXAMOEBA. |
| MYXEDEMA | • myxedema n. (Pathology) A form of cutaneous and dermal edema that is secondary to increased deposition of connective… • MYXEDEMA n. (US) a skin disease, marked by swelling and dryness, due to insufficient thyroid secretion, also MYXOEDEMA. |
| MYXOCYTE | • MYXOCYTE n. a large cell found in mucous tissue. |
| MYXOMATA | • myxomata n. Plural of myxoma. • MYXOMA n. (Greek) a tumour composed of mucous tissue. |
| PTYXISES | • PTYXIS n. (Greek) a type of leaf folding in a bud. |
| PYXIDIUM | • pyxidium n. (Botany) A seed capsule in the form of a box, the seeds being released when the top splits off. • PYXIDIUM n. a capsule that opens by a transverse circular split. |
| SARDONYX | • sardonyx n. A gemstone having bands of red sard; a variety of onyx or chalcedony. • sardonyx n. (Heraldry) A tincture of sanguine colour when the blazoning is done by precious stones. • SARDONYX n. (Greek) an onyx with alternate layers of sard and other mineral. |