Greek Words

suffering from abulia

shaped like a spine or thorn

motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis

stimulating the central nervous system

resembling or containing or abounding in sand

the bone in the ankle that articulates with the leg bones to form the ankle joint

oral religious instruction

fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

either of the two main stops on a pipe organ

abnormality in performing voluntary muscle movements

the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise

of or relating to the sky or heavens

short-lived insect

bleeding from the nose

an abnormally high degree of irritability or sensitivity to stimulation of an organ or body part

make weak by stunting the growth or development of

measuring instrument consisting of a graduated glass tube for measuring volume changes in chemical reactions between gases

resembling starch

indicator provided by the stationary arm whose shadow indicates the time on the sundial

plant growing naturally in very salty soil

a form of schizophrenia characterized by severe disintegration of personality including erratic speech and childish mannerisms and bizarre behavior; usually becomes evident during puberty; the most common diagnostic category in mental institutions

the worship of the sun

the rarified fluid said to flow in the veins of the Gods

the craniometric point that is the most prominent point at the back of the head (at the occipital protuberance)

relative large gnawing animals

presence of excess lipids in the blood

an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain

a person who hates, avoids, or opposes marriage

the state of having only one husband at a time

the branch of medical science dealing with the classification of disease

inability to see clearly in dim light

the contemplation of one's navel; complacent self-absorption

herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird

a measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood

of or relating to or characteristic of pachyderms

a flourish added after or under your signature

an act of expressing things in an indirect or roundabout way

resembling stone in hardness

a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

florists' primroses

of or relating to or characterized by polyphony

having many meanings

any igneous rock with crystals embedded in a finer groundmass of minerals

preceding and preparing for something

strongly laxative

a person who delivers a speech or oration

of or relating to or involved in or characteristic of schism

a pressure gauge for measuring blood pressure

parasitic or free-living bacteria

abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

the relation that exists when things occur at the same time

the branch of biology concerned with the development of malformations or serious deviations from the normal type of organism

taking a series of rhythmical steps in time to music

of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

the branch of sociology that studies election trends

drooping of the upper eyelid caused by muscle paralysis and weakness

a chronic skin disease characterized by dry red patches covered with scales; occurs especially on the scalp and ears and genitalia and the skin over bony prominences

of or relating to the chest or thorax

a chronic disorder that occurs in tropical and non-tropical forms and in both children and adults; nutrients are not absorbed; symptoms include foul-smelling diarrhea and emaciation

any plant of the genus Silene

having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

the delusion that you have assumed the form of an animal

after death the soul begins a new cycle of existence in another human body

a tetrasaccharide found in the tubers of the Chinese artichoke

any of several deciduous Asian trees of the genus Ailanthus

use of a series of subjects with a single predicate

having the qualities of butter or yielding or containing a substance like butter

immediate rephrasing for intensification or justification

a viral disease (usually fatal) of rabbits

related to or resembling an almond

(formal) ordinary and not refined

containing an unusual amount of grease or oil

surgical removal of part or all of the larynx

an acute streptococcal infection characterized by deep-red inflammation of the skin and mucous membranes

someone skilled at informal chitchat

one of two spiral bands of tissue connecting the egg yolk to the enclosing membrane at either end of the shell

a drugless method of treatment based on the belief that disease symptoms arise from problems with ligaments and connective tissues

relating to or affecting the viscera

a figure of a man used as a supporting column

(Judaism) either of two small leather cases containing texts from the Hebrew Scriptures (known collectively as tefillin); traditionally worn (on the forehead and the left arm) by Jewish men during morning prayer

an abnormal but benign thickening of the prickle-cell layer of the skin (as in psoriasis)

abnormally long muscular contractions

any of several skin disorders characterized by shedding dry flakes of skin

disorder involving lesions or eruptions of the skin

the branch of biology that studies plants

having the shape of a leaf

a small vascular growth on the surface of a mucous membrane

an abrupt change within a sentence from one syntactic structure to another

having a corolla composed of partially or wholly fused petals forming a corolla shaped like a tube or funnel

an exclamatory rhetorical device

express in the metric system

relating to or involving the search for abstract universal principles

the spreading of a disease to another part of the body

the spreading of a disease to another part of the body

white-flowered pyrethrum of Balkan area whose pinnate leaves are white and silky-hairy below; source of an insecticide; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum

the first largest innermost toe

the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor

a medical instrument for separating substances in solution by unequal diffusion through semipermeable membranes

the membrane in the ear that vibrates to sound

inflammation of the bile ducts

rare doglike carnivorous marsupial of Tasmania having stripes on its back; probably extinct

northern African mongoose

large primitive reptile having a tall spinal sail

(ophthalmology) the normal refractive condition of the eye in which there is clear focus of light on the retina

a small sebaceous cyst of the eyelid resulting when a Meibomian gland is blocked

bent or curved backward

of words; having many meanings

any of a group of cryptogamic organisms consisting principally of a thallus and thus showing no differentiation into stem and root and leaf

of or relating to a cryptogam

sudden prostration due to exposure to the sun or excessive heat

a mass of cytoplasm containing several nuclei and enclosed in a membrane but no internal cell boundaries (as in muscle fibers)

the protoplasm of a cell excluding the nucleus

to dry by freezing in a high vacuum

use of two conjoined nouns instead of a noun and modifier

(anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives

a tan discoloration of a woman's face that is associated with pregnancy or with the use of oral contraceptives

resembling or containing clay

a small round table

any of various Old World herbs of the genus Anchusa having one-sided clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers

reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward

a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate

a projecting parapet on a medieval castle

a Chinese green tea with twisted leaves

of or occurring every seven days

of or occurring every seven days

flat-topped or convex inflorescence in which the individual flower stalks grow upward from various points on the main stem to approximately the same height; outer flowers open first

bent or curved forward or upward

a metal helmet worn by common soldiers in the 16th century

capable of destroying fungi

a minute red or purple spot on the surface of the skin as the result of tiny hemorrhages of blood vessels in the skin (as in typhoid fever)

any of various amines (such as putrescine or cadaverine) formed by the action of putrefactive bacteria

a garnet consisting of calcium iron silicate and having any color ranging from yellow and green to brown and black; used as gemstone

probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals

a place or condition of ideal happiness

of or relating to a hemorrhage

of or in the manner of a dithyramb

of flowering plants that are pollinated by the wind

not having or producing echoes; sound-absorbent

relating to the seas, especially smaller or inland seas

of or relating to tears

a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys

purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels

having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant or animal

lacking columns or pillars

fishes having the head armored with bony plates

irritable as if suffering from indigestion

optical device used to follow the path of a celestial body and reflect its light into a telescope; has a movable and a fixed mirror

probably warm-blooded; considered direct ancestor of mammals

the collection and study of mollusc shells

a fluorocarbon with chlorine

someone who uses a divining rod to find underground water

periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

a zoologist who studies fishes

an orange-yellow pigment in the bile that forms as a product of hemoglobin; excess amounts in the blood produce the yellow appearance observed in jaundice

the chief source of beryllium

the main cavity of the ear

the tissue of the jaws that surrounds the bases of the teeth

the process of an individual organism growing organically

the process of an individual organism growing organically

inflammation of the inner ear