Fallopian

(anatomy) Discovered (reputedly) by Fallopius (mainly as in Fallopian tube).


hardel

Apparently from hard + -el (diminutive suffix).

(obsolete, anatomy) the back of the hand


cuproenzyme

(biochemistry) Any metalloenzyme that contains one or more copper atoms


cuproprotein

(biochemistry) Any metalloprotein that contains one or more copper atoms


sartorius

From Latin sartor (“tailor, mender”) + -ius. The connection with this occupation follows from the fact that tailors typically worked in a seated position with fabric spread out in their lap, resting the ankle of one lower leg on the opposite knee for support. The sartorius muscle is important to maintaining this posture.

(anatomy) A long, slender muscle that runs from the iliac crest along the anterior and medial aspects of the thigh to the proximal tibia, superficial to the quadriceps musculature; the longest muscle in the human body.


brachycephalic

en-adj

brachycephalic (comparative more brachycephalic, superlative most brachycephalic)

more brachycephalic (comparative)
most brachycephalic (superlative)

From brachy- + cephalic, literally “short-headed”, via New Latin brachycephalus, from Ancient Greek βραχυκέφαλος (brakhuképhalos), from βραχύς (brakhús, “short”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

der

βραχυκέφαλος

af

"Round-headed," he muttered. "Brachycephalic, gray-eyed, black-haired, with suggestion of the negroid. Celtic, I presume?"

1912, Arthur Conan Doyle, The Lost World […], London; New York, N.Y.: Hodder and Stoughton, →OCLC:

Just how cosmopolitan the town was is clear from the fact that two different races are found buried in the graves: the dolichocephalic Eurafrican, and the brachycephalic Proto-Mediterranean.

1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 153:

Also a subject of extensive investigation was the cephalic index, a measurement of the general shape of the skull, defined as the ratio of its breadth to its length multiplied by one hundred to eliminate the decimal point. Ratios below seventy-five indicated skulls that were long and narrow, termed “dolichocephalic”; those between seventy-five and eight, slightly broader or “mesocephalic”; and even rounder heads with ratios above eighty were called “brachycephalic.”

1996, William H. Tucker, The Science and Politics of Racial Research, University of Illinois Press, →ISBN, page 23:

(anatomy, of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right); having a broad skull with a cephalic index over 80.

lyhytkalloinen

having a head that is short from front to back


mother's milk

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From Middle English moderis mylke, equivalent to mother + -'s + milk.

Breast milk; milk produced by a human or animal mother for her offspring to nurse.


coochy

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From cooch + -y.
Possibly the Dutch word "kutje" (vagina) is taken over in the English language and pronounced as coochy


coochie

Possibly a clipping of hootchy-kootchy. Alternatively, possibly from cunt with influence from American slang term cookie (“vulva”). References to coochee dance (with various spellings) are attested from the end of the 19th century. The sense of “vagina or vulva” is attested from the early 20th century.

That fat sum bitch don’t even get coochie, yet he trust to tell me what to do with mine? Please.


animal dentistry

The field of dentistry applied to the care of animals.

odontologia veterinária

the field of dentistry applied to the care of animals


ghrelin

en-noun

ghrelin (usually uncountable, plural ghrelins)

From g(rowth) h(ormone)-rel(easing peptide) + -in (suffix forming names of chemical compounds), influenced by Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to grow”): see the December 1999 quotation.

cog

We designate the GH-releasing peptide ‘ghrelin’ (ghre is the Proto-Indo-European root of the word ‘grow’).

1999 December 9, M[asayasu] Kojima et al., “Ghrelin is a Growth-hormone-releasing Acylated Peptide from Stomach”, in Nature, volume 402, number 6762, →DOI, →PMID, abstract, page 656:

Both human and rat ghrelins are 28 amino acid peptides, in which Ser3 is modified by a fatty acid, primarily n-octanoic acid.

2006, Masayasu Kojima, Kenji Kangawa, “Ghrelin, an Endogenous Ligand for the Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor”, in Fred Nyberg, editor, The Somatotrophic Axis in Brain Function, Burlington, Mass.: Elsevier Academic Press, →ISBN, section III.A (Purification of Ghrelin), figure 2 caption, page 27, column 1:

[W]hen you increase ghrelin levels, you stimulate that growth hormone to kick in, and growth hormone builds you not only up but out as well. Your stomach secretes ghrelin in pulses every half hour, sending subtle chemical impulses to your brain—almost like subliminal biological messages (carrot cake, carrot cake, carrot cake).

2006, Michael F[redric] Roizen, Mehmet C[engiz] Oz, with Ted Spiker, Lisa Oz, and Craig Wynett, You, on a Diet: The Owner’s Manual for Waist Management, New York, N.Y.: Free Press, →ISBN, page 44:

Ghrelin is a 28‐amino acid acylated peptide predominantly secreted by the stomach but also by the brain. In mammals, ghrelin stimulates both GH [growth hormone] secretion and appetite, and it is the only GI [gastrointestinal] hormone with confirmed orexigenic properties[…].

2009, Hélène Volkoff, Saraj Unniappan, Scott P. Kelly, “The Endocrine Regulation of Food Intake”, in Nicholas J. Bernier, Glen Van Der Kraak, Anthony P. Farrell, Colin J. Brauner, editors, Fish Neuroendocrinology (Fish Physiology; 28), London, Amsterdam: Academic Press, →ISBN, section 2 (Endocrine Regulation), page 434:

Currently, ghrelin is considered as a “hunger hormone” that signals the brain the need to initiate food consumption. […] After food ingestion, plasma levels of ghrelin drastically decrease. Some but not all studies provided the evidence that in the cephalic phase of food ingestion the vagal efferent system promotes ghrelin secretion[…].

2011, Palmiero Monteleone, “New Frontiers of Endocrinology in Eating Disorders”, in Roger A. H. Adan, Walter H. Kaye, editors, Behavioral Neurobiology of Eating Disorders (Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences; 6), Heidelberg, Dordrecht: Springer-Verlag, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, part III (Genetics, Gender and Heritability), page 194:

That is because sleep affects two appetite-controlling hormones, leptin and ghrelin.

2022 February 26, Ruth Alexander, “The surprising links between what you eat and how well you sleep”, in BBC News, BBC, retrieved 2022-02-27:

(biochemistry) A peptide hormone, secreted in the stomach when empty, that increases appetite and secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland.


kidney corpuscle

en-noun

kidney corpuscle (plural kidney corpuscles)


Malpighian corpuscle

Malpighian corpuscle (plural Malpighian corpuscles)


renal corpuscle

renal corpuscle (plural renal corpuscles)

(anatomy) the blood-filtering structure at the beginning of a vertebrate nephron, consisting of a glomerulus and a Bowman's capsule.


globin

Borrowed from German Globin, from Latin globus.

(biochemistry) Any globular protein that incorporates a globin fold.

Injuries and conditions that cause an acid pH environment cause the globin (protein) molecule to separate from the ferrihemate (iron-containing) component of the myoglobin molecule.

2005, Sharon G. Childs, “Rhabdomyolysis”, in Orthopaedic Nursing, volume 24, number 6, →PMID, page 445:

Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human embryonic stem cells [title of article]

2008 February 8, Caihong Qiu, Emmanuel N. Olivier, Michelle Velho, Eric E. Bouhassira, “Globin switches in yolk sac–like primitive and fetal-like definitive red blood cells produced from human embryonic stem cells”, in Blood, volume 111, number 4, →DOI:

The results showed that the globin expression in the erythroid cells in individual clones changed in a time-dependent manner.

2008 October 2, Feng Ma et al., “Generation of functional erythrocytes from human embryonic stem cell-derived definitive hematopoiesis”, in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, volume 105, number 35, →DOI:

(biochemistry) One of several polypeptides that are the protein components of haemoglobin or myoglobin.


micropenis

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The jury has heard claims that Clifford has a "micropenis" measuring two and half inches, while one woman told the court the publicist's penis was "enormous".

2014 March 26, “Max Clifford's penis 'neither freakishly small nor enormous', lawyer tells court”, in The Guardian, sourced from Press Association, →ISSN:


calotte

(anatomy) The upper (superior) or lower (inferior) half of the globe of the eye.


tryptophan synthase

(biochemistry) An enzyme found in plants and bacteria, but not in animals, which catalyses the final step in the biosynthesis of tryptophan.


angulus

Borrowed from Latin angulus (“an angle”). Doublet of angle.

(anatomy) An angle or corner, such as the angular portion of the stomach between the lesser curvature and the pylorus.


celoma

(anatomy) A cavity in the mesoderm of a vertebrate embryo that gives rise to the pleural, pericardial and peritoneal cavities


omoplate

From French omoplate, from Ancient Greek ὠμοπλάτη (ōmoplátē, “shoulder blade”), from ὦμος (ômos, “shoulder”) + πλάτη (plátē, “something flat or broad”).


interatrial

(anatomy) Located between the atria of the heart.


phrenic

en-adj

phrenic (comparative more phrenic, superlative most phrenic)

more phrenic (comparative)
most phrenic (superlative)

From New Latin phrenicus, from Ancient Greek φρήν (phrḗn, “diaphragm”).

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the diaphragm


vertebral arch

en-noun

vertebral arch (plural vertebral arches)

(anatomy) The posterior part of a vertebra.


integrase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that integrates viral DNA into that of an infected cell


primase

(biochemistry) An RNA polymerase involved in the initiation of DNA synthesis.


interventricular

(anatomy) Located between the ventricles of the heart.

(anatomy) Related to comparison of the two ventricles.


vasoformative

en-adj

vasoformative (comparative more vasoformative, superlative most vasoformative)

more vasoformative (comparative)
most vasoformative (superlative)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the formation and development of blood vessels and blood cells


supraventricular

supraventricular (comparative more supraventricular, superlative most supraventricular)

more supraventricular (comparative)
most supraventricular (superlative)

I was called to see a patient in supraventricular tachycardia – a very fast heart rhythm, which if left untreated can be fatal.

2020, Louise Curtis with Sarah Johnson, A Nurseʼs Story: My Life in A&E During the Covid Crisis, Pan Books, page 204:

(anatomy) Located above the ventricles of the heart.

sovraventricolare

located above the ventricles of the heart


tricuspid

(dentistry) Having three cusps, e.g. a molar tooth

(anatomy) Describing the valve, between the right atrium and ventricle of the heart, that has three triangular segments


pericranium

en-noun

pericranium (plural pericraniums or pericrania)

pericraniums (plural)
pericrania (plural)

/pɛɹɪˈkɹeɪnɪəm/

From late Latin pericranium, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek περικράνιον (perikránion), noun use of the neuter form of περικράνιος (perikránios, “around the skull”), from περί (perí, “around”) + κρανίον (kraníon, “skull”).

After making the incision, the pericranium must be raised a little from the bone with the edge of the knife, to clear the bone, and the scalprum employed.

1819, Bartholomew Parr, The London Medical Dictionary:

(anatomy) The membrane (or periosteum) which covers the outer surface of the skull.


snausage

A variant of the more usual sausage, from Snausages (“a brand of dog treat”), perhaps a blend of snack + sausage.

nutella! oh, the memories ;) one time i was just too fucking lazy to smear it on, so i made dominick <my ex> dip his snausage into the jar, and i think i gained 2 or 3 pounds that night.

1996 May 22, “Sabine the Diva Chick”, “nutella!”, in alt.fan.aimee-lortskel (Usenet):

And there's Peeper Geoffie hiding in the bushes, peering through windows, rubbing his snausage against his little yellow raincoat.

1999 December 13, “J.R. Dean”, “Geoff Miller's Guilty Conscience?”, in scruz.general (Usenet):

Who is in charge, Kerry or his snausage? If he cannot master his groin, then he ain't worth a shit.

2004 February 12, “Venger”, “Re: Rumor leads to Kerry's pants!!”, in alt.sports.football.pro.dallas-cowboys (Usenet):


mozy

The clown, who shaves but once a week, is of course very mozy when he comes under the barber's hands.

1830, Robert Forby, The Vocabulary of East Anglia: An Attempt to Record the Vulgar Tongue of the ... - Page 223


porin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that cross cellular membranes and act as pores through which small molecules can diffuse


convertase

(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that convert a compound into smaller, biologically-active compounds


proprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that is cleaved by a convertase to form a smaller protein or biologically-active polypeptide


furin

furin (countable and uncountable, plural furins)

From FUR (acronym of FES Upstream Region) + -in.

(biochemistry) A protease found in certain animal cells


antihelix

antihelix (plural antihelices or antihelixes)

antihelices (plural)
antihelixes (plural)

(anatomy) The curved prominence of cartilage of the external ear, within or in front of the helix.


epipteric

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to supernumerary bones (Wormian bones) occasionally present in the pterion region of the human skull.


Wormian bone

Named after Ole Worm, Professor of Anatomy at Copenhagen, 1624–1639, who was erroneously believed to have given the first detailed description of these bones.

(anatomy) Any small irregular bone occasionally occurring in the cranium in addition to the normal bones.


cardiothoracic

(medicine, anatomy) Of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest

cardio-thoracique

of or pertaining to both the heart and the chest


back wall

Because it is a wall and is located at the back of the court.

... back wall of thorax S20.40 Unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax S20.401 Unspecified superficial injuries of right back wall of thorax D , S S20.402 Unspecified superficial injuries of left back wall of thorax D , S[…]

2016 June 16, Carol J. Buck, 2012 ICD-10-CM Draft Standard Edition -- E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1419:

... back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity S21.431 Puncture wound without foreign body of right back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity A , D , S S21.432 Puncture wound without foreign body of left[…]

2015 January 1, Carol J. Buck, 2015 ICD-10-CM Draft Edition - E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1319:

... back wall of thorax S20.401 Unspecified superficial injuries of right back wall of thorax S20.402 Unspecified superficial injuries of left back wall of thorax S20.409 Unspecified superficial injuries of unspecified back wall of[…]

2023 September 8, Elsevier, Buck's 2024 ICD-10-CM for Hospitals - E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1297:

... back wall of thorax S20.221 Contusion of right back wall of thorax S20.222 Contusion of left back wall of thorax S20.223 Contusion of bilateral back wall of thorax S20.224 Contusion of middle back wall of thorax S20.229 Contusion of[…]

2021 October 9, Elsevier, Buck's 2022 ICD-10-CM for Physicians - E-Book: Buck's 2022 ICD-10-CM for Physicians - E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1244:

... back wall of thorax S20.40 Unspecified superficial injuries of back wall of thorax S20.401 Unspecified superficial injuries of right back wall of thorax S20.31 Abrasion of front wall of thorax S20.311 Abrasion of right front wall of[…]

2020 September 25, Elsevier, Buck's 2021 ICD-10-CM for Physicians - E-Book: Buck's 2021 ICD-10-CM for Physicians - E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1247:

... back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity A , D , S S21.409 Unspecified open wound of unspecified back wall of thorax with penetration into thoracic cavity A , D , S S21.41 Laceration without foreign body of back wall of[…]

2015 November 12, Carol J. Buck, 2016 ICD-10-CM Hospital Professional Edition - E-Book, Elsevier Health Sciences, →ISBN, page 1318:


anoctamin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of transmembrane proteins associated with the channelling of chloride ions


aquaporin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that form water-permeable pores in the membrane of biological cells.


stereocilium

(anatomy) Any of many nonmotile cellular structures resembling long microvilli; those of the inner ear are responsible for auditory transduction


rose-colored glasses

Phrase appears as early as 1830 according to OED. From rose-color or rose-colored (meaning "pleasant"), from the notion that roses are widely regarded as uncommonly beautiful.

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rose-colored, glasses.


merocrine

From mero- (“partial”) + Ancient Greek κρῑ́νω (krī́nō, “to separate”).

uder

Merocrine cells have several full secretion cycles — the merocrine secretion cell does not die when it secretes into the lumen of the gland.

1982, Vladimir Evgenʹevich Sokolov, Mammal Skin, University of California Press, page 20:

Secretions from glands are produced by merocrine, apocrine and holocrine modes of secretion (Fig. 3.4). In merocrine secretion, membrane bound secretory vesicles are formed and accumulate below the free surface of the cell.[…]There is no loss of cytoplasm in merocrine secretion.

2011, S. M. Kisia, Vertebrates: Structures and Functions, page 53:

The planum rostrale of pigs has tactile (sinus) hairs distributed over the surface and numerous large merocrine sweat glands.

2013, Nancy A. Monteiro-Riviere, “16: Integument”, in Jo Ann Eurell, Brian L. Frappier, editors, Dellmann's Textbook of Veterinary Histology, 6th edition, page 338:

(anatomy, biology, histology) Of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands that secrete without major damage to the secretory cells.

eccrine

of or pertaining to certain exocrine glands


greater alar cartilage

en-noun

greater alar cartilage (plural greater alar cartilages)

(anatomy) A flexible plate-like cartilage that support the tip of the nose


pneumatic bone

(anatomy) Any bone, such as the mastoid process or those of the birds, that contains many hollow cells full of air


ptyxis

ptyxis (countable and uncountable, plural ptyxes)

From New Latin ptyxis, from Ancient Greek πτύξις (ptúxis, “a folding”).

der

(botany) The way in which an individual leaf is folded in the bud.


monochasium

From New Latin monochasium, from Ancient Greek μόνος (mónos, “alone, only, sole, single”) + χάσις (khásis, “chasm, separation”).

(botany) A type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.


staminode

From New Latin stāminōdium, from Latin stāmen (“warp, thread”) + Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos, “form, likeness”).

(botany) An abortive stamen, or any organ modified from an abortive stamen; a staminodium


labiaplasty

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Many doctors performing labiaplasties were never taught vulvar anatomy—leaving some patients scarred and unable to feel sexual pleasure.

2019, Suzannah Weiss, The Establishment, The Insidious Reasons Doctors Are Botching Labiaplasties:

Labiaplasty—surgery for reshaping or resizing the inner labia—is the fastest growing type of plastic surgery in the world: in 2016, 45 per cent more labiaplasty procedures were carried out than in 2015, […]

2019, Lynn Enright, Vagina: A Re-Education, Atlantic Books, →ISBN:

When performed poorly, a labiaplasty — a procedure to reduce the size of the labia minora, and one of the fastest-growing cosmetic surgeries worldwide — can also damage nerves, leading to genital pain and loss of sexual sensation.

2022 October 17, Rachel E. Gross, “Half the World Has a Clitoris. Why Don’t Doctors Study It?”, in The New York Times:

(surgery) The moulding or shaping of the labia minora and/or labia majora.


cyme

]
Borrowed from French cime, cyme (“top, summit”), from Vulgar Latin *cima, from Latin cȳma (“young sprout of a cabbage”, “spring shoots of cabbage”), from Ancient Greek κῦμα (kûma, “anything swollen, such as a wave or billow”; “fetus”, “embryo”, “sprout of a plant”), from κύω (kúō, “I conceive”, “I become pregnant”; in the aorist “I impregnate”). For considerably more information, see cyma, which is an etymological doublet. Compare also Frankish *kīmō (“sprout”), from Proto-Germanic *kīmô, whence German Keim (“sprout”).

cime

in the obsolete first sense only, [18th century]

The inflorescence is some form of cyme, and the flowers are usually regular.

1906, “Gentianaceæ”, in Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby, editors, The New International Encyclopædia:

The plant bears small groups of two or three yellowish coloured flowers on an axillary cyme.

2003, S. M. Reddy, S. J. Chary, University Botany 2: Gymnosperms, Plant Anatomy, Genetics, Ecology, page 190:

The flower cluster is a cyme (terminal flower is the most advanced), is terminal within the bud and may contain up to six individual flowers.

2003, David Curtis Ferree, Ian J. Warrington, Apples: Botany, Production and Uses, page 157:

w:Webster's Dictionary#Webster's New International Dictionary 1909

(botany) A flattish or convex flower cluster, of the centrifugal or determinate type, on which each axis terminates with a flower which blooms before the flowers below it. Contrast raceme.

kvast

botany: a centrifugal or definite inflorescence, esp. compound inflorescences of this type forming a more or less flat head


bizygomatic breadth

en-noun

bizygomatic breadth (plural bizygomatic breadths)

(anatomy) The width or breadth of the face from the widest part of one zygomatic arch to the widest part of the other


milk replacer

milk replacer (countable and uncountable, plural milk replacers)

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Liquid nutrition having nutritional qualities comparable to mother's milk that is given to young animals when mother's milk is not available.

maidonvastike

liquid nutrition that is given to young animals


milk substitute

milk substitute (plural milk substitutes)

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Liquid that replaces milk (usually and especially cow's milk) in a diet or a recipe (for adults).

maidonkorvike

liquid that replaces milk in a diet or recipe

infant formula and milk replacer

baby formula; liquid that replaces milk for baby humans or animals


pulpotomy

(dentistry) The surgical removal of part of the dental pulp


pulpectomy

(dentistry) The surgical removal of all of the dental pulp.


exogeny

(anatomy) A phase in the life cycle of a hair follicle in which a hair exits the follicle.


fibroin

(biochemistry) A tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider's webs


fibrinogen

fibrinogen (countable and uncountable, plural fibrinogens)

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A protein that in humans plays a role in the formation of clots.

纖維蛋白原 /纤维蛋白原

protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots


articular cartilage

articular cartilage (countable and uncountable, plural articular cartilages)

(anatomy) A tough, elastic, fibrous connective tissue found in various parts of the body, such as the joints, outer ear, and larynx. A major constituent of the embryonic and young vertebrate skeleton, it is converted largely to bone with maturation.


motor neuron

central nervous system
central nervous system

(neuroanatomy) A neuron located in the central nervous system that projects its axon outside the CNS and directly or indirectly control muscles.


oncoprotein

(genetics, oncology, biochemistry) A protein that is coded for by an oncogene.


deuterostome

(zoology) Any animal, of the subphylum Deuterostomia, in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth.

後口動物 /后口动物

animal in which the initial pore formed during gastrulation becomes the anus, and the second pore becomes the mouth

டியூட்டெரோஸ்டோம்

ṭiyūṭṭerōsṭōm


oropharyngeal

/ˌɔː.ɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

/ˌɔː.ɹəʊ.fəˈɹɪn.ʒi.əl/

/ˌɔː.ɹəʊˌfa.ɹɪnˈd͡ʒiː.əl/

/ˌɔɹ.əˌfɛɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

/ˌɔɹ.əˌfæɹ.ənˈd͡ʒi.əl/

/ˌɔɹ.ə.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒi.əl/

/ˌɔɹ.ə.fəˈɹɪn.d͡ʒəl/

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to both the mouth and the pharynx.

(anatomy, relational) Of or pertaining to the oropharynx.


follicular dendritic cell

follicular dendritic cell (plural follicular dendritic cells)

(anatomy) A specific type of cell, found in lymphoid follicles having filiform dendrites that bind and present immune complexes to B cells.


gluteus

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From Ancient Greek γλουτός (gloutós, “rump, buttock”).

der

(anatomy) Any of the several muscles of the nates, each of which arises from the pelvis and inserts into a femur.

бедрен мускул

(anatomy) one of the several muscles of nates


fossula

From Latin fossula (“small ditch or trench”).


tonofilament

(biochemistry) A structural filament of keratin present in the cytoplasm


tympanic membrane

en-noun

tympanic membrane (plural tympanic membranes)


hypovolemia

hypovolemia (countable and uncountable, plural hypovolemias)

(pathology) A state of decreased blood plasma volume.


neural tube

(anatomy) hollow longitudinal dorsal tube formed in the folding and subsequent fusion of the opposite ectodermal folds in the embryo that gives rise to the brain and spinal cord


temporary tooth

temporary tooth (plural temporary teeth)


yellow-haired

I was down at the New Amsterdam / Staring at this yellow-haired girl

1993, “Mr. Jones”, performed by Counting Crows:


two-percent milk

(US) Milk containing two percent butterfat.


one-percent milk

(US) Milk containing one percent butterfat.


knucklebone

Such a bone once used in knucklebones and other children's games of chance.


claustrum

Unadapted borrowing from Latin claustrum (“a bolt, bar”). Doublet of cloister.

ubor

For quotations using this term, see Citations:claustrum.

(neuroanatomy) A thin, irregular sheet of grey matter underneath the inner part of the neocortex on both sides of the brains of mammals; its exact function is not understood, but it is believed to facilitate coordination between senses


ductus arteriosus

(anatomy) A vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta during fetal development.

canal arterial

a vessel that connects the pulmonary artery to the aorta


dry eye

en-noun

dry eye (countable and uncountable, plural dry eyes)

dry eye syndrome
dry eye syndrome#English

(uncountable) An eye disease caused by decreased tear production; short for dry eye syndrome.


duction

duction (countable and uncountable, plural ductions)


parietal pleura

(anatomy) The portion of the pleura that lines the inner surface of the chest wall and covers the diaphragm.


visceral pleura

(anatomy) The portion of pleura that is attached directly to the lungs.


metencephalon

metencephalon (plural metencephalons or metencephala)

metencephalons (plural)
metencephala (plural)

(neuroanatomy) The portion of the embryonic rhombencephalon from which the pons and cerebellum arise.


sinciput

sinciput (plural sincipita or sinciputs)

Borrowed from Latin sinciput (“half a head”; “smoked hog’s cheek or half-jowl”; (transferred senses): “brain”, “head”), whence also the French sinciput.

bor

The cranial anomalies occurred either in the occiput or the sinciput, approximately twice as often in the occiput as in the sinciput.
Such lesions have been considered to be inoperable when they involved the sinciput.

1964, International Abstracts of Surgery, volume 119, page 629:

Between these two extremes lie the sinciput presentation and the brow presentation. Thus there are four distinct attitudes: vertex, sinciput, brow, and face (Figure 15-7).

1997, Robert K. Creasy, Management of Labor and Delivery, page 375:

I learnt to develop a ‘feel’ for the sinciput and the occiput as these landmarks feel different abdominally, and also their ‘whereabouts’ in relationship to the pelvic brim. Therefore, when descent and flexion were taking place, I learnt to ascertain how the positions of the sinciput and occiput would change in relationship to each other and in relationship to the pelvic brim.

2003, Sara Wickham, Midwifery: Best Practice, volume 1, page 79:

(chiefly anatomy) The front part of the head or skull (as contradistinct from occiput).


glycosylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that splits a glycoside into a glycone and aglycone


activase

(genetics, biochemistry) Any enzyme that activates a gene


renal pelvis

en-noun

renal pelvis (plural renal pelvises or renal pelves)

renal pelvises (plural)
renal pelves (plural)

Holonym: urinary tract

(anatomy) The funnel-like dilated proximal part of the ureter in the kidney.


vitelline

(anatomy) A terminal branch of any of the main arteries connecting the aorta to the yolk sac.


deltoid muscle

Short for deltoideus + muscle. Previously the deltoideus muscle and musculus deltoideus.

(anatomy) A triangular muscle on the human shoulder.


pego

Lately, he has come to dread Sugarʼs overtures of love, for his pego has remained flaccid when he would most wish to have use of it.

2002, Michel Faber, The Crimson Petal and the White, Canongate Books (2010), page 758:


cullion

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From Middle English coilon, borrowed from Old French coillon (“testicle, vile fellow, coward, dupe”), from Vulgar Latin *cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus (“sack, scrotum”). Doublet of culeus and cojones.

der

[…] the kings enimies were vanquished, and put to flight, in which flight, the earle of Dowglas, for hast, falling from the crag of an hie mounteine, brake one of his cullions, and was taken, and for his valiantnesse, of the king frankelie and freelie deliuered.

1587, Raphael Holinshed, “Henrie the fourth, cousine germane to Richard the second, latelie depriued”, in Chronicles of England, Scotlande, and Irelande, London: John Harison et al, page 523:

As touching the galls, which by ouermuch riding on horseback be incident to the twist and the inner parts of the thigh, as euery man knoweth full well, which do burne and chaufe the skin in those parts; the fomie slime which a horse yeeldeth, as well from his mouth as his cullions, is soueraigne therefore, if the place be annointed therwith.

1601, C[aius] Plinius Secundus [i.e., Pliny the Elder], “[Book XXVIII.] 15.”, in Philemon Holland, transl., The Historie of the World. Commonly Called, The Naturall Historie of C. Plinius Secundus. […], (please specify |tome=1 or 2), London: […] Adam Islip, →OCLC, page 334:

(obsolete, usually in the plural) Synonym of testicle.


periodontium

From peri- + Ancient Greek ὀδούς (odoús) + -ium.

af

Ancient Greek <i class="Polyt mention" lang="grc">ὀδούς</i> (odoús)

periodontal ligament
periodontal ligament

The specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones; the tissues including alveolar bone, cementum, gums and periodontal ligament.


periodontitis

en-noun

periodontitis (usually uncountable, plural periodontitides)

From Ancient Greek περί (perí, “around”) + ὀδούς (odoús, “a tooth”) + -itis.

An untreated gingivitis may lead to periodontitis, both forms of periodontal disease.

Schlein reports favorable results from the use of Besredka's antivirus in cases of ulcerous stomatitis, acute pulpitis and periodontitides.

1932, The Journal of Periodontology, volume 3, page 29:

(periodontology) A serious form or stage of periodontal disease which may lead to loss of bone and falling out of teeth.


boonga

(Australia, slang, ethnic/racial slur) Indigenous Australian.


nociceptor

Coined by English neurophysiologist Charles Sherrington in 1906, originally in the spelling noci-ceptor, from noceō + clipped form of receptor, signifying pain detection.

coin

He divides receptors into three classes— "nociceptors", such as the nerve-endings for pain and hunger, "beneceptors", such as the nerve-endings stimulated when sugar melts on the tongue, and "neutroceptors", such as the nerve-endings in the eye and ear, called " neutroceptors" because they receive more or less indiscriminately both pleasant and unpleasant messages.

1929, The Australasian Journal of Psychology and Philosophy, page 310:

The “beneceptors,” “nociceptors,” and "neutroceptors” generally signalled stimuli that were, respectively, beneficial, harmful, or neutral as regards the organism or its species.

(anatomy) A sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in response to a potentially damaging stimulus.


synchondrosis

Borrowed from New Latin synchondrōsis, equivalent to syn- + chondro- + -osis.

(anatomy) A form of only slightly-moveable articulation between bones joined by hyaline cartilage, as in the spinal vertebrae.


atresia

en-noun

atresia (countable and uncountable, plural atresias)

From Latin atresia, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not, without”) and τρῆσις (trêsis, “perforation”).

(anatomy, medicine) A condition in which a body orifice or passage in the body is abnormally closed or absent.


IGF

(medicine) Initialism of insulin-like growth factor.


squamosal

en-adj

squamosal (comparative more squamosal, superlative most squamosal)

more squamosal (comparative)
most squamosal (superlative)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the platelike part of the temporal bone


put hair on someone's chest

en-verb

put hair on someone's chest (third-person singular simple present puts hair on someone's chest, present participle putting hair on someone's chest, simple past and past participle put hair on someone's chest)

puts hair on someone's chest (present singular third-person)
putting hair on someone's chest (participle present)
put hair on someone's chest (participle past)
put hair on someone's chest (past)

When Lonnie Bushey was 6 he started drinking with his father who told him it would put hair on his chest and make him a man.

1998 February 17, Tom Becker, “School Speaker Talks About Life as Addict”, in Los Angeles Times, retrieved 2010-10-10, page B2:

(idiomatic) To make a person (especially a male) stronger or more masculine or mature.


stereocilin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with the stereocilia of the inner ear.


sarcoplasmic

en-adj

sarcoplasmic (comparative more sarcoplasmic, superlative most sarcoplasmic)

more sarcoplasmic (comparative)
most sarcoplasmic (superlative)

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sarcoplasm


sarcoplasm

en-noun

sarcoplasm (countable and uncountable, plural sarcoplasms)

(anatomy) The interfibrillar cytoplasm of striated muscle


soleus

Clipping of musculus soleus, a relative adjective to Latin solum.

At one, three, six, 12, 24, 48 and 72 hours' postburn period, the bilateral soleus muscles were removed and immediately incubated in Kreb-Henseleit bicarbonate buffer […]

1995, Kiyonori Harii, Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, page 488:

A broad, flat muscle that extends behind the gastrocnemius along the back of the calf.


procumbent

en-adj

procumbent (comparative more procumbent, superlative most procumbent)

more procumbent (comparative)
most procumbent (superlative)

From Latin pro (“forward”) + cumbĕre (“to lie down”).


lamina propria

(anatomy) A layer of connective tissue under the epithelium of a mucous membrane


presacral

(anatomy) Situated in front of the sacrum.


conjugase

pteroylglutamic acid
pteroylglutamic acid

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that promote the hydrolysis of folic acid conjugates and the production of glutamic acid and pteroylglutamic acid


fimbrial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fimbriae


glucuronidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a glucuronide; a glycuronidase


kinesin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that convert chemical into mechanical energy and power the movement of vesicles and organelles along microtubules


nephridium

(anatomy) The embryonic excretory organ that develops into the kidney.


phosphoglucomutase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the interconversion of isomers of glucose phosphates


phenylacetic acid

(organic chemistry, biochemistry) The carboxylic acid C₆H₅-CH₂-COOH that is a plant auxin


fimbria

Learned borrowing from Late Latin fimbria (“a border, fringe”), from Latin fimbriae (“fibers, threads, fringe”). Doublet of fringe.

der

When a follicle is mature, the egg within it bursts out of the ovary, and the Fallopian tube's fingerlike fimbria reach out and grab it.

(biology) A series of threads or other projections resembling a fringe.

(anatomy, usually in the plural) An individual thread in a fimbria, especially a fingerlike projection around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.


trophosome

(anatomy) An organ found in some animals, located in the coelomic cavity, that houses symbiotic bacteria, which in turn provide nutrients to the host animal.


serpin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that inhibit serine proteases (especially trypsin)


antitrypsin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of serum proteins that inhibit trypsin and similar proteolytic enzymes


prolamin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of plant storage proteins that have a high proline content, found in cereals.


lingual tonsil

(anatomy, immunology) A rounded mass or group of small nodules of lymphatic tissue that cover the base of the tongue just anterior to the epiglottis.


palatine tonsil

en-noun

palatine tonsil (plural palatine tonsils)

(anatomy) One of the two tonsils that can be seen on the left and right sides at the back of the throat.


pharyngeal tonsil

pharyngeal tonsil (plural pharyngeal tonsils)


epiphyseal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epiphysis


intrafusal

(anatomy) Relating to the striated fibres within a muscle spindle


muscleblind

From muscle + blind. The muscleblind gene in Drosophila flies is necessary to the development of muscles and eye photoreceptors.

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that are RNA-binding factors.


neurotendinous

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to both a nerve and a tendon


uteroferrin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein, containing two atoms of iron, that is a major secretory product of a pig's uterus under the influence of progesterone.


squinty

en-adj

squinty (comparative squintier, superlative squintiest)

squintier (comparative)
squintiest (superlative)


olecranon

en-noun

olecranon (plural olecranons or olecrana)

/oʊˈlɛkɹəˌnɑn/

/əˈlɛkɹənən/

From an Ancient Greek compound of ὠλένη (ōlénē, “elbow”) and κρανίον (kraníon, “head”).

Mr. Fletcher, of Liverpool, reported a case of bony union of both olecranons, verified by examination after death. The patient, a boy 16 years old, was admitted to the hospital May 19, 1850, having fractured both olecranons a short time before by falling over some timber.

1883, Lewis A. Stimson, A Treatise on Fractures, Volume 1, Henry C. Lea's Son & Co., page 423:

Suspensory animals have extremely small olecrana, because of a minimal need for forearm extension, which is achieved by gravity.

1993, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, Volume 13, University of Oklahoma, page 232:

The subcutaneous location of the olecranon makes it vulnerable to trauma.⁷ Isolated fractures of the olecranon comprise approximately 10% of fractures about the elbow,^(26,38) with an estimated incidence of 1.08 per 10,000 person-years.

2009, Julie E. Adams, Scott P. Steinmann, “Chapter 25: Fractures of the Olecranon”, in Bernard F. Morrey, Joaquin Sanchez-Sotelo, editors, The Elbow and Its Disorders, Saunders Elsevier, page 389:

(anatomy) The bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.


lower respiratory tract

lower respiratory tract (plural lower respiratory tracts)

(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract consisting of trachea, bronchi, bronchioles and alveoli.


lower airway

(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at the bronchioles.

(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract starting at the trachea and ending at alveoli.

(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract starting at the larynx and ending at the alveoli.


upper respiratory tract

upper respiratory tract (plural upper respiratory tracts)

(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract consisting of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.

(anatomy) The part of the respiratory tract consisting of the nose, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx and trachea.


upper airway

(anatomy) The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx.

(anatomy) The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx and epiglottis.

(anatomy) The part of respiratory tract consisting of nose, oral cavity, pharynx and larynx.


make eyes

en-verb

make eyes (third-person singular simple present makes eyes, present participle making eyes, simple past and past participle made eyes)

makes eyes (present singular third-person)
making eyes (participle present)
made eyes (participle past)
made eyes (past)

She was saucy the next [moment], moving her head up and down, making "eyes" at Robert and making "mouths" at Beaudelet.

1899, Kate Chopin, The Awakening, page 85:

Can't you tell by the way I run / Every time you make eyes at me

1964, Michael Nesmith (lyrics and music), “Different Drum”:

Stop making the eyes at me / I'll stop making the eyes at you

2005, Alex Turner (lyrics and music), “I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor”, performed by Arctic Monkeys:

(usually with "at") To flirt with (someone) by making obvious glances.

Augen machen

latter also has another sense, see entry


thyrse

From Middle French thyrse, from Latin thyrsus, from Ancient Greek θύρσος (thúrsos). Doublet of thyrsus, torse, and torso.

The Thyrsus *, or Thyrse, is a mode of inflorescence very nearly allied to the panicle, being, in fact, a panicle contracted into an ovate, or egg-shaped form. In the thyrse, the middle footstalks, which are longer, extend horizontally, whilst the upper and lower oes are shorter, and rise up vertically.

1804, Benjamin Smith Barton, Elements of Botany, page 143:

The example of the thyrse of Eugenia leads us to understand several inflorescences which resemble also racemes or panicles; such are the thyrses of the Lilac.

1840, Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, translated by Boughton Kingdon, Vegetable Organography, volume II, page 24:

1998, D. W. Stevenson, M. Colella, B. Boom, Rapateaceae, Klaus Kubitzki, H. Huber (editors), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, Volume IV: Flowering Plants, Monocotyledons: Alismatanae and Commelinanae (except Gramineae), page 417,
The number of spikelets is variable, and some genera have thyrses with 70 spikelets (Saxofridericia, Spathanthus) or only 1-3 spikelets per inflorescence (Stegolepsis, Monotrema).

(botany) A type of inflorescence; a compact panicle having an obscured main axis and cymose subaxes.


neuroligin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins that bind to neurexins


green fluorescent protein

en-noun

green fluorescent protein (plural green fluorescent proteins)

(biochemistry) Any of a class of protein produced by bioluminescent jellyfish of the genus Aequorea, that is used in biological research to trace the biosynthesis and movement of proteins in living organisms

緑色蛍光蛋白質

りょくしょくけいこうたんぱくしつ


gaster

Borrowing from Ancient Greek γᾰστήρ (găstḗr, “paunch, belly”).


epithalamus

(anatomy, neuroanatomy) The dorsal posterior segment of the diencephalon; it includes the habenula, the stria medullaris and the pineal body.


diphyodonty

Ancient Greek διφυής (diphuḗs, “double”) + ὀδόντος (odóntos) (genitive of ὀδούς (odoús, “tooth”)).

uder

The condition, in some animals, of having only one set of replacement teeth following a first erupted set.


cyclophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind to ciclosporin


long face

Why the long face? Is something wrong?

Come on, don't look so worried! Now, Chewy is not gonna want to come to a house of long faces, is he? Come on Malla, let's see a little smile. There that's better.

1978 November 17, 14:01 from the start, in The Star Wars Holiday Special (Science Fiction), spoken by Mark Hamill, →OCLC:

An expression of sadness and disappointment or gloom.


dystrobrevin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind to dystrophin in the costamere of skeletal muscle cells


nephrin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of transmembrane proteins necessary for the proper functioning of the renal filtration barrier


dystrophin

en-noun

dystrophin (countable and uncountable, plural dystrophins)

(biochemistry) A cytoplasmic structural protein that is deficient in some forms of muscular dystrophy


syntrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that are associated with dystrophin


utrophin

utrophin (countable and uncountable, plural utrophins)

(biochemistry) A cytoskeleton protein homologous with dystrophin


podocin

podocin (countable and uncountable, plural podocins)

(biochemistry) A protein which lines the podocytes and whose mutations can cause nephrotic syndrome


sarcolemma

sarcolemma (plural sarcolemmas or sarcolemmata)

sarcolemmas (plural)
sarcolemmata (plural)

(anatomy) A thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre.

sarcolemme

a thin cell membrane that surrounds a striated muscle fibre


extratemporal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the side of the head behind the eyes; external to the temporal bone of the skull.


telogenetic

From telo- + genetic, thus "caused at the end".
* Coined in the geological sense by Choquette & Lloyd (1970), "Geologic Nomenclature and Classification of Porosity in Sedimentary Carbonates", AAPG Bulletin 54.

telogenetic effluvium

Hair follicles in the telogenetic stage have small dermal papillae, which are separated from the bulb and are no longer covered by matrix cells.

2006, Horst Erich König et al., Veterinary Anatomy of Domestic Animals, 3rd edition, →ISBN, page 617:

(medicine, anatomy) Related to or arising during telogenesis, the final growth state of a hair or feather follicle.


telogenesis

[…] after the age of 30, the percentage in anagenesis begins to fall [20] and the proportion in telogenesis increases [11].

1996, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 24:

(medicine, anatomy) The final growth state of a hair or feather follicle


fishbone

He choked on a fishbone.


rectosigmoid

Lenox Hill finds “considerable stool material in the descending colon as well as the rectosigmoid region.” My doctor diagnoses a combination of slow transit and outlet constipation.

2022 October 2, Cara Schacter, “My Year of Stress and Constipation”, in The New York Times:

(anatomy) Of the rectum and the sigmoid colon; especially, of the junction between them.


theca

From New Latin, from Latin thēca, from Ancient Greek θήκη (thḗkē, “a case, box, receptacle”), from τίθημι (títhēmi, “put, set, place”). Doublet of tay.

der

en:external case or sheath in biology, broadly

(biology) Any of several external cases or sheaths.

(biology, botany) The pollen-producing organ usually found in pairs and forming an anther.

(biology, medicine) The theca folliculi: the twin layers of cells surrounding the basal lamina of an ovarian follicle.

en:portion of dura mater covering spinal cord

(biology, medicine) The thecal sac: the portion of the dura mater that surrounds the spinal cord and the cauda equina.

(biology, microbiology, planktology) The membrane complex enveloping the cells of certain plankton including diatoms and dinoflagellates.

(biology, microbiology, mycology) A sporangium: a spore case.


psoas major

(anatomy) The psoas muscle involved in the flexion of the trunk and thigh.


rennet stomach

The fourth stomach of a ruminant, the abomasum.


adaptin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that interact with membrane-bound receptors to assemble clathrin-coated vesicles

adaptina

protein that mediates the formation of vesicles by clathrin-coated pits


quadratojugal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadrate and jugal bones.

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the quadratojugal bone.


quadratojugal

(anatomy) A small jaw bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds.


jugal

(anatomy) A bone found in the skull of most reptiles, amphibians and birds; the equivalent of a malar in mammals.


subjugal

(anatomy) Below the jugal bone or zygomatic bone.


nucha

From Middle English nucha, nuche, nuca, nuka, nuke (“spinal cord”), borrowed from Medieval Latin nucha (“spinal cord; nape of the neck”). Doublet of nuque.

(anatomy, zoology, dated, rare) The back of the neck, the nape; of an animal: the back of the head or the portion of the body behind the head.


opaquer

(dentistry) A substance used to block out dark colours of staining, underlying dental work, etc.


lacrimal sac

lacrimal canaliculi
lacrimal canaliculus

(anatomy, ophthalmology) The upper dilated end of the nasolacrimal duct that is situated in a groove formed by the lacrimal bone and the frontal process of the maxilla and receives the lacrimal canaliculi.

淚囊 /泪囊

dilated upper end of the nasolacrimal duct


hystricism

A disease of the hair where the hairs stand erect.


radiohumeral joint

en-noun

radiohumeral joint (plural radiohumeral joints)

(anatomy) The joint between the radius and humerus bones in the arm.


nailbed

On close inspection one of the nails will be found to be damaged, often with the nailbed exposed.

2002, Meg Brown, Virginia Richardson, Rabbitlopaedia, →ISBN, page 95:

(medicine, anatomy) The area underneath a nail in a human or other mammal.


druse

Borrowed via French from German Druse (“crystallized piece of ore”); compare dross.

der

(botany) An aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants.

drusa

an aggregation of calcium oxalate crystals found in certain plants

(ophthalmology) A tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye.

drusa

a tiny yellow or white accumulation of extracellular material that builds up in Bruch's membrane of the eye


balden

en-verb

balden (third-person singular simple present baldens, present participle baldening, simple past and past participle baldened)

baldens (present singular third-person)
baldening (participle present)
baldened (participle past)
baldened (past)

Now Champou's partner was the Court barber, and by the use of a peculiar hair oil which the two of them had concocted, they soon managed to balden the pates of all the male aristocracy of the place.

At 65 years old, the top of his head had baldened, but gray patches surrounded his ears.

2010, Jordan Belcher, Tre Pound, page 123:


hair tie

A circular piece of elastic used to hold hair in place.


hoo-hah

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It was also very scenic, and we all love to enjoy our scenery from a train window. If it had been a line passing nowhere of note, I doubt there would have been so much of a 'hoo-hah' over its demise.

2021 July 14, Pip Dunn, “Woodhead 40 years on: time to let go”, in RAIL, number 935, page 38:

Alternative spelling of hoo-ha (fuss, uproar)

Here I been thinkin' she's a prude an' she's been out back barin' her hoo-hah the whole fuckin' time.

2004, Steven Lance, Vulgarian Goulash: Second Serving, page 85:

He picked up a ginormous speculum that looked alarmingly like a .44, and headed towards her hoo-hah.

2010, Pamela DuMond, Cupcakes, Lies, and Dead Guys:


GM-CSF

(biochemistry) Initialism of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor.


pentraxin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins characterised by calcium-dependent ligand binding.


en-noun

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (plural granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factors)

A cytokine protein secreted by macrophages, T cells, mast cells, endothelial cells and fibroblasts.

granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor receptor


manscape

en-verb

manscape (third-person singular simple present manscapes, present participle manscaping, simple past and past participle manscaped)

manscapes (present singular third-person)
manscaping (participle present)
manscaped (participle past)
manscaped (past)

Is it that hard to manscape? You know, get an electric razor, trim up your shrubbery, blow out your front yard a bit?

2007, Jen Lancaster, Bright Lights, Big Ass:

College News presents a working guide of the dos and don’ts of manscaping, taken from suggestions of college students themselves: Dos: […] / – Facial shaving/beard trimming / – […] – Controlling pubic hair / […] Embrace leg hair / Donts: – Excessive chest hair / – Long nose hairs / – Ear hair / – Adventurous shoulder and back hair / – Unibrows / – Wild beards […] / Follow these directions, and you’ll be making sure that the man in your life is properly manscaped.

2009 September 30, Sara DiRienzo, “The Art of Manscaping”, in College News:

Manscaping, otherwise known as the art of shaving, waxing and cleaning up the superfluous fur on a man […], is a must in this day and age.

2009 October 6, Molly Kissler, “How To: Manscape”, in State Press Magazine:

“I'm Jamie,” he said, reaching out to shake Ophelia's hand. “Nice to meet you. And I don't manscape. But Gabriel does.”

2012, Molly Harper, Nice Girls Don't Bite Their Neighbors, →ISBN:

Many tools can be used to “manscape” including a razor and shaving cream, cordless body trimmers, and even scissors.

2014, Mike Baldasarre, A Boy's Basic Guide to Puberty, →ISBN, page 15:

He manscapes, gets manicures, and I'm pretty sure he mansplains with the best of them, but when we're in the same room, the hairs on my arms rise.

2017, Sarina Bowen, Tanya Eby, Man Hands: Volume 1, →ISBN:

(neologism) To trim or shave a male's hair, typically other than the hair atop and behind his head. The term applies most frequently to facial hair, including that of the eyebrows, ears, and nostrils; somewhat frequently to shoulders and back; less frequently to buttocks and pubes; infrequently to arms and legs.


pleural cavity

en-noun

pleural cavity (plural pleural cavities)

(anatomy) The part of the thoracic cavity that surrounds the lungs and is enclosed by the pleurae.


netrin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins involved in axon guidance


transducin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins associated with the visual process


gustducin

(biochemistry) A protein associated with the sensation of taste


allozyme

Near-synonyms: isoenzyme, isozyme

[…] suggesting the two are different stages of the same species. The identity of the two species is further suggested by allozyme analysis […]

1997, “Hydrothermal Vent Fauna”, in Advances in Marine Biology: The Biogeography of the Oceans, page 111:

(genetics, biochemistry) Either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene.

allozima

either form of an enzyme specified by an allelic gene


sporophyll

(botany) The equivalent to a leaf, in ferns and mosses, that bears the sporangia.

σποριόφυλλο

the equivalent to a leaf in ferns and mosses


anteroposterior

anteroposterior movement

[…] also effects the fore-aft (anteroposterior) wing motions known as promotion and remotion.

2002, Robert Dudley, The Biomechanics of Insect Flight: Form, Function, Evolution, →ISBN, page 43:

(anatomy) Anterior to posterior; front-to-back.

the anteroposterior axis

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the relation between anterior and posterior.


ventralize

en-verb

ventralize (third-person singular simple present ventralizes, present participle ventralizing, simple past and past participle ventralized)

ventralizes (present singular third-person)
ventralizing (participle present)
ventralized (participle past)
ventralized (past)

Of the six known genes, five follow a ventrodorsal gradient or have a ventralizing effect and one (Z/C2) is a dorsalizing agent.

2006, John H. Menkes et al., “Malformations of the Central Nervous System”, in John H. Menkes et al., editors, Child Neurology, 7th edition, →ISBN, page 307:

(anatomy, embryology) To concentrate in the ventral area


pyramidal neuron

en-noun

pyramidal neuron (plural pyramidal neurons)

(anatomy) Any large, triangular-shaped neuron in the cerebral cortex that transmit impulses to voluntary muscles


end-feet

(anatomy) Button-like terminals of axons that make synaptic connections with other nerve-cells.


nutsack

A bag in which nuts are carried or stored.

(slang, vulgar) An objectionable person (especially a man).


superoinferior

the superoinferior midpoint

(anatomy) Pertaining to the vertical axis of the body, or a plane perpendicular to it


ovalbumin

From Late Latin ovi albumen (“egg white”), + -in.

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein which is the primary constituent of egg white.


recombinase

(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that mediate recombination of DNA fragments among chromosomes


grey-haired

Now, I'm a grey-haired git with a sense of arrogance born of surviving this long in RAIL.

2024 January 10, Christian Wolmar, “A time for change? ... just as it was back in issue 262”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 60:


phenoloxidase

In one widely accepted model, the oxidation of catechols (o-diphenols) to o-quinones by cuticular phenoloxidase takes place and then these quinones diffuse into the cuticle […]

1991, Gregory W. Narr, Nicholas Cohen, Phylogenesis of Immune Functions, →ISBN, page 48:

(biochemistry) An enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation, and which is often involved in melanization processes

fenoloxidase

an enzyme which catalyzes phenol oxidation


autokinase

Shortened from "autophosphorylation-dependent protein kinase."

an autokinase domain

(biochemistry) A protein kinase or domain which promotes autophosphorylation


autophosphatase

an autophosphatase reaction

In addition, KaiC, which can act both as an autokinase and an autophosphatase, undergoes robust daily phosphorylation cycles that depend on its physical interactions with KaiA and KaiB.

2006, U. Schibler, “Circadian time keeping”, in Kalsbeek et al., editors, Hypothalamic Integration of Energy Metabolism, →ISBN, page 273:

(biochemistry, noun adjunct) A phosphatase that dephosphorylates itself


chorioallantois

chorioallantoic membrane
chorioallantoic membrane

(anatomy) The vascular extraembryonic membrane, formed by the fusion of the allantois and the chorion, that makes up the placenta in most mammals; the chorioallantoic membrane


ferroxidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of iron ions


hemopexin

(biochemistry) A serum globulin that binds heme and porphyrins


ferroportin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein that transports iron.


cavoatrial junction

cavoatrial junction (plural cavoatrial junctions)

(anatomy) The point at which the superior vena cava meets and melds into the cardiac right atrium.


haptoglobin

(biochemistry) A protein in blood plasma that binds free hemoglobin released from erythrocytes and thereby inhibits its oxidative activity.


phycoerythrin

/ˌfaɪkəʊ.iˈɹɪθɹɪn/

(biochemistry) A red, light-harvesting protein found in cyanobacteria, red algae and cryptomonads.


tubulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins used as the material for microtubules.

tubuliini

The protein tubulin is composed of dimers of 110000 to 120000 daltons.

1975, E. M. F. De Robertis et al., Cell Biology, →ISBN, page 690:

(biochemistry) Specifically, the dimer of α-tubulin and β-tubulin.


bisphosphatase

an inositol bisphosphatase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that converts a bisphosphate to a monophosphate compound by dephosphorylation


carboxykinase

a pyruvate carboxykinase

(biochemistry) A kinase that also catalyzes decarboxylation


condensin

(biochemistry) A large protein complex that plays a central role in chromosome assembly and segregation in eukaryotic cells.


coatomer

From coat + -o- + -mer. Coined in a 1991 paper in Nature by Waters, Serafini & Rothman. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v349/n6306/abs/349248a0.html

(biochemistry) A soluble seven-protein complex which is a precursor of coat protein I (COPI), which plays a key role in Golgi apparatus vesicle formation


adnexa

adnexa pl (normally plural, singular adnexum)

(anatomy) The appendages of an organ, such as the Fallopian tubes of the uterus.


lumbosacral

Of or pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions of the back; the small of the back and the back portion of the pelvis.

lumbosacro

of or pertaining to the lumbar and sacral regions


sinoatrial

sinoatrial block; sinoatrial node

(anatomy, medicine) Relating to the venous sinus and the right atrium of the heart.

sinu-atrial

relating to the venous sinus and right atrium


dexamethasone

dexamethasone (countable and uncountable, plural dexamethasones)

From dex- + -a- + -methasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).

af

Many dexamethasones act as anti-inflammatory agents.

Lee showed her how to feed the baby with the dexamethasone syrup.

2019, Namwali Serpell, The Old Drift, Hogarth, page 245:

Dexamethasone, a widely available and affordable generic steroid, was shown to cut the risk of death by a third for Covid patients on ventilators, and by nearly a fifth for those on oxygen therapy.

2021 March 23, Natalie Grover, Denis Campbell, “Dexamethasone hailed as lifesaver for up to a million Covid patients worldwide”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

(pharmacology, biochemistry) A synthetic member of the glucocorticoid-class of steroid hormones, having the chemical formula C₂₂H₂₉FO₅, and used especially as an anti-inflammatory agent.


pome

en-noun

pome (plural pomes or (heraldry) pomeis)

From Middle English pome (“fruit, meatball”), from Old French pome (“apple”), from Latin pōmum. For the verb, compare French pommer. Doublet of pomme.

The best-known example of a pome is the apple.

(botany) A type of fruit in which the often edible flesh arises from the swollen base of the flower and not from the carpels.


bundle of His

Named for Swiss cardiologist Wilhelm His, Jr., who discovered the function of these cells in 1893.

(medicine, cardiology) Specialized heart muscle cells that transmit electrical impulses from the AV node in the heart to the muscle cells of the heart wall, which contract in response producing the heart beat.

eteis-kammiokimppu

specialized bundle of heart muscle cells


anorectal

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum.

anorektal

of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum


cartilaginoid

en-adj

cartilaginoid (comparative more cartilaginoid, superlative most cartilaginoid)

more cartilaginoid (comparative)
most cartilaginoid (superlative)

(anatomy) Resembling or having the characteristics of cartilage.


metallothionein

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cysteine-rich proteins that bond to heavy metals


salpinx

(anatomy) A trumpet-shaped tube.
(anatomy) A Fallopian tube.

A trumpet-shaped tube.
A Fallopian tube.

(anatomy) A trumpet-shaped tube.
(anatomy) A Eustachian tube.

A trumpet-shaped tube.
A Eustachian tube.


myostatin

en-noun

myostatin (countable and uncountable, plural myostatins)

Perhaps from myo- (“muscle”) + Latin statos, status, sto (“remain, stand, fix, set"”) or Ancient Greek στάσις (stásis, “inactivity, a freezing, state of motionlessness, arrest, a standing”). myo- + -statin?

uder

(biochemistry) A protein that acts as an inhibitor to the growth of muscle tissue.


nitroreductase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the reduction of nitro groups


dynein

From dyne + -in, from the Ancient Greek δῠ́νᾰμῐς (dŭ́nămĭs, “force”).

der

(biochemistry) Any of a group of enzymes that hydrolyze ATP and thus provide motive power for motile structures such as microtubules.


activin

en-noun

activin (countable and uncountable, plural activins)

A peptide that participates in the regulation of the menstrual cycle, cell proliferation, apoptosis, metabolism, and many other diverse functions.

activina

a peptide that participates in diverse bodily functions


calvarium

calvarium (plural calvariums or calvaria)

From Latin calvāria (“skull”), from calva, from calvus (“bald”).

He turns up the skull between his hands. His fingers explore the calvarium. They emerge through the battered eye sockets.

2020, Hilary Mantel, The Mirror and the Light, Fourth Estate, page 583:

(anatomy) The upper, domelike portion of the skull (without the lower jaw).


thyroglossal duct

thyroglossal duct (plural thyroglossal ducts)

Calque of New Latin ductus thyroglossalis

clq

(anatomy) An embryonic anatomical structure which connects the initial area of development of the thyroid gland to its final position


troponin

en-noun

troponin (countable and uncountable, plural troponins)

From tropomyosin. Coined by the Japanese researcher Setsuro Ebashi in 1963.http://jb.oxfordjournals.org/content/vol59/issue4/index.dtl

(biochemistry, medicine) A complex of three regulatory proteins that is integral to muscle contraction in skeletal and cardiac muscle, or any member of this complex. The level of troponin in the blood is often used as an indicator of heart damage.

troponina

regulatory protein of skeletal and cardiac muscle


ashen-faced

en-adj

ashen-faced (comparative more ashen-faced, superlative most ashen-faced)

more ashen-faced (comparative)
most ashen-faced (superlative)

Having a pallor (pale face) due to fear or similar emotion


perone

From French péroné, from Ancient Greek περόνη (perónē, “fibula”).


meros

From Ancient Greek μηρός (mērós, “thigh”).

(anatomy) the proximal segment of the hind limb; the thigh


sacculus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin sacculus (“a little sack or bag”), diminutive of saccus (“a sack, bag, purse”). Doublet of saccule.


moon-face

en-noun

moon-face (countable and uncountable, plural moon-faces)

(medicine) A swollen and rounded face in a non-obese patient, most often associated with Cushing's syndrome or treatment with corticosteroids.


endocardial

an endocardial electrode arrangement

(anatomy) In or pertaining to the endocardium


fetoprotein

(biochemistry) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein.


formin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins involved in the polymerization of actin which associate with the fast-growing barbed end of an actin filament


methylprednisolone

methylprednisolone (countable and uncountable, plural methylprednisolones)

The patient was treated with methylprednisolone, cyclophosphamide, and azathioprine, as well as burn center protocol care with daily tankings.

1993, Virginia Medical Quarterly, volumes 120–121, page 44:

(biochemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic glucocorticoid, C₂₂H₃₀O₅, used chiefly in the treatment of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders.


megaspore

(botany) The larger spore of a heterosporous plant, typically producing a female gametophyte

isoitiö

botany: larger of the spores of a heterosporous plant


pyrophosphatase

(biochemistry) An acid anhydride hydrolase that acts upon diphosphate bonds


cingulum

/ˈsɪŋɡjələm/

Borrowed from Latin cingulum (“girdle”), from cingō (“to gird”).

(neuroanatomy) A collection of white matter fibers projecting from the cingulate gyrus to the entorhinal cortex in the brain, allowing for communication between components of the limbic system.

(anatomy) A ridge that girdles the base of an upper molar tooth.


saccus

Unadapted borrowing from Latin saccus (“a sack, bag”), from Ancient Greek σᾰ́κκος (sắkkos, “coarse cloth of hair; sack, bag”), from Semitic. Doublet of sac, sack, saco, and sakkos.

der

(botany) A bladder or winglike structure found on the pollen grains of many species of conifer. The shape or number of the sacci on a pollen grain can help identify the species it came from.


nonvital

Such an occurrence could provoke a vital response from a patient when a nonvital tooth was being tested (a "false-positive").

1998, J.W. Myers, “Demonstration of a possible source of error with an electric pulp tester”, in Journal of Endodontics, volume 24, number 3:

(dentistry) Not containing living nerve tissue


pannexin

(biochemistry) Any member of a family of transmembrane proteins found in vertebrates, homologous to the invertebrate innexins


multiple fruit

(botany) A fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower, as for instance, a pineapple.

fruit composé

a fruit that develops from the fusion of carpels from more than one flower


aggregate fruit

en-noun

aggregate fruit (plural aggregate fruits)

(botany) A fruit that develops from the fusion of more than one carpel within a single flower, as for instance, a raspberry.

eteri

a fruit that develops from the fusion of more than one carpel within a single flower, as for instance, a raspberry


endoribonuclease

(biochemistry) Any ribonuclease that is an endonuclease


flagellin

(biochemistry) The main protein in the flagella of bacteria.


phosphorylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the production of glucose phosphate from glycogen and inorganic phosphate


pontine

(neuroanatomy) Of or pertaining to the pons in the brain stem.


zyxin

Human zyxin is a 572 amino acid protein; sequence analysis suggests that its biochemical properties are similar to those of avian zyxin.

1999, Beth E. Drees, Mary C. Beckerle, “Zyxin”, in Thomas Kreis, Ronald Vale, editors, Guidebook to the Extracellular Matrix, Anchor, and Adhesion Proteins, →ISBN, page 96:

(biochemistry) A certain zinc-binding phosphoprotein, or the gene which produces it


vinculin

focal adhesion plaque
focal adhesion plaque

(biochemistry) A membrane-cytoskeletal protein in focal adhesion plaques, involved in linkage of integrin adhesion molecules to the actin cytoskeleton


unfoldase

Hsp70 is also known to have a protein unfoldase activity that is important for translocation of proteins across the membranes of organelles; […]

1993, Malcolm G. Parker, Steroid Hormone Action, →ISBN, page 71:

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes protein unfolding


glass eye

You can play a lot of tricks with a glass eye because you can take it out and pop it back in again any time you like. You can bet your life Mrs. Twit knew all the tricks.

An artificial eyeball, not necessarily made from glass, intended to replace a missing or removed eye.


metacarpophalangeal

metacarpophalangeal articulation

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the metacarpus and the phalange


shoad

en-verb

shoad (third-person singular simple present shoads, present participle shoading, simple past and past participle shoaded)

shoads (present singular third-person)
shoading (participle present)
shoaded (participle past)
shoaded (past)

From Middle English shode, schode, from Old English ġescēad (“separation, distinction, discretion, understanding, argument, reason, reckoning, account, statement, accuracy, art, manner, method”), from Proto-Germanic *skaidą (“separation, distinction”), from Proto-Indo-European *skey- (“to cut, divide, separate”). Related to Old English scādan (“to separate, divide, part, make a line of separation between”). More at shed.

cog

Among the fragments shoaded down the sloping surface of the ground are pieces of edgewise intraformational conglomerate.

1941, Royal Society of South Australia, Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia, page 307:

The discovery of davidite at Radium Hill was made in 1906, by Mr. A. J. Smith, who mistook the black shoaded mineral for tin ore.

1958, Australian Atomic Energy Commission, Australian Atomic Energy Symposium, 1958, page 44:

Several outcrops were originally pegged in the hope that the shoaded black mineral would prove to be tin ore.

2013, Arthur John Gaskin, H. R. Samson, Ceramic and Refractory Clays of South Australia, page 7:

They are to be seen projecting in relief from the outcrops and shoaded on the surface.

1911, Sir Douglas Mawson, Walter Howchin, Chiastolites from Bimbowrie, South Australia, page 196:


jughandle

A jughandle is the Jersey way of making a left turn without creating gridlock...

2006, Lillian Africano, You Know You're in New Jersey When...:

(US) A ramp or slip road on the right-hand side of the road, used for making left turns.


bowl cut

(hairstyling) A haircut where the hair is cut short on the sides and back and allowed to grow long on the top, as though only the hair not covered by an inverted bowl had been removed.


dental alveolus

(medicine, anatomy) A tooth socket in the jaw.


nodulus

Borrowed from Latin nōdulus. Doublet of nodule.

(neuroanatomy) The part of the vestibulocerebellum that is at the end of the vermis


gapping

en-noun

gapping (countable and uncountable, plural gappings)

The suture must be firm enough to prevent gapping when the elasticity of the elastic layer has been in play for some time.

1919, Studies from the Dept. of Anatomy, volume 7, page 505:

This test should then be repeated at 30° of knee flexion. The degree of injury can be graded based upon the amount of gapping felt as the joint opens under stress.

2012, Vicente Sanchis-Alfonso, Joan Carles Monllau, The ACL-Deficient Knee: A Problem Solving Approach, page 300:


bipennate

It then follows that bipennate muscles generate even more force than unipennate ones of similar volume, and the force increases with the angle of pennation.

1999, Christopher McGowan, A Practical Guide to Vertebrate Mechanics:

Beneath the deltoid lies the external rotators of the shoulders, including the bipennate infraspinatus and the teres minor (Fig. 5-20B).

2007, Neal S. Elattrache, Christopher D. Harner, Raffy Mirzayan, Jon K. Sekiya, editors, Surgical Techniques in Sports Medicine, page 50:

Bipennate muscles have a central tendon with oblique insertion fibers on both sides, eg, the rectus femoris (Figure 1.3c).

2008, John O'Neill, Musculoskeletal Ultrasound: Anatomy and Technique, page 4:

(medicine, anatomy, zoology) Of, pertaining to, or having the nature of a muscle, the fibres of which attach to a tendon on two sides (as a feather barbed on both sides).


hairspray

hairspray (countable and uncountable, plural hairsprays)


hairspray

en-verb

hairspray (third-person singular simple present hairsprays, present participle hairspraying, simple past and past participle hairsprayed)

hairsprays (present singular third-person)
hairspraying (participle present)
hairsprayed (participle past)
hairsprayed (past)


tetradactyl

From tetra- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).


tridactyl

From tri- + Ancient Greek δάκτυλος (dáktulos, “finger”).

(anatomy) Having three digits on a limb.


pogonophile

(uncommon) One who loves or studies beards.


uterine isthmus

(anatomy) An elongated, narrow part of the uterus at the junction of the body of the uterus and the cervix.


temporin

en-noun

temporin (countable and uncountable, plural temporins)

Rana temporaria
Rana temporaria#Translingual

(biochemistry) Any of a family of peptides isolated originally from the skin secretion of the European red frog, Rana temporaria.


acetylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes acetylation or deacetylation


C fiber

(anatomy) The slowest of the nerve fibers, unique in being unmyelinated


cingulate cortex

cingulate cortex (plural cingulate cortexes)

(neuroanatomy) The medial part of the cortex, between the corpus callosum to the cingulate sulcus


anterior cingulate cortex

anterior cingulate cortex (plural anterior cingulate cortices)

(neuroanatomy) The frontal part of the cingulate cortex

προζωστρίς

the frontal part of the cingulate cortex


sacrosciatic

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or affecting the sacrum and ischium.


sacrolumbar

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the sacrum and lumbar vertebrae, the loins.


sacrovertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting the sacrum and the vertebrae above it.


sacrocaudal

(anatomy, zoology) Of or pertaining to the sacrum and the tail


sacrocaudal

(anatomy) Any of the sacrocaudal vertebrae of the sacrum


sacrospinal

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or affecting the sacrum and the spinal column above it.


androstenedione

androstenedione (countable and uncountable, plural androstenediones)

(biochemistry, steroids) A steroid sex hormone C₁₉H₂₆O₂ that is secreted by the testes, ovaries, and adrenal cortex and is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of testosterone and estrogen.


goateed

Still, he believed deeply in the sixty-three-year-old goateed vegetarian and knew that with the program of careful diet, bodybuilding, swimming, and running up eight-story sand dunes, he would not be where he was now.

2008, David Maraniss, chapter 15, in Rome 1960: The Olympics that Changed the World, →ISBN, page 296:


paracaspase

(biochemistry) Any of a family of caspases found in animals and slime moulds


uterovaginal

(anatomy) Pertaining to the uterus and vagina, or the connection between them.


obturator

From Latin obtūrō (“to stop, block up”).

(anatomy) The membrane vessels, etc. that close the obturator foramen, or thyroid foramen, a large opening or fenestra in the anterior part of the hip bone.


naturalista

From natural + -ista. Compare natural (“hairstyle for people with Afro-textured hair in which the hair is not straightened or otherwise treated”).

(US) A person with Afro-textured hair who embraces their natural hairstyle; a follower of the natural hair movement.


calcineurin

calcineurin (countable and uncountable, plural calcineurins)

… the European Dermatology Forum consensus group has recently published guidelines favoring the use of topical calcineurin inhibitors as a first-line option for face and neck on a bidaily [twice-daily] basis …

2016 June 2, Khaled Ezzedine, Nanette Silverberg, “A Practical Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Vitiligo in Children”, in Pediatrics, volume 138, number 1, →DOI, page e20154126:

(biochemistry) A protein phosphatase that stimulates the growth and differentiation of T cells


plectostele

(botany) A type of protostele in which the two types of vascular tissue in the stem are intermingled.


haplostele

(botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem is smooth, without lobes or mixing of the tissues.


atactostele

(botany) A type of eustele, found in monocots, in which the vascular tissue in the stem exists as scattered bundles.


protostele

(botany) A type of stele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a solid core, with no central pith or leaf gaps.


eustele

(botany) A type of siphonostele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a central ring of bundles around a pith.


leaf gap

(botany) A gap or break in the central cylinder of vascular tissue within a plant's stem, caused by the extension of the tissue as a leaf trace.


leaf trace

(botany) An extension of vascular tissue from a plant's stem into a nearby leaf, resulting in a leaf gap in the plant's stele.


out of the corner of one's eye

I caught sight of him out of the corner of my eye.

(of a look or glance) Sideways, obliquely, askance


actinostele

(botany) A type of protostele, in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward in lobes.

actinostelo

protostele in which the core of vascular tissue in the stem extends outward


solenostele

(botany) A type of siphonostele, in which the vascular tissue in the stem forms a central cylinder around a pith, with widely spaced leaf gaps.


vascular bundle

vascular bundle (plural vascular bundles)

(botany) A strand of xylem, phloem, and their associated tissues within a eustele or atactostele.

維管束 /维管束

botany: part of transport system in vascular plants


brainpan

From Middle English brayn panne, from Old English bræġnpanne, corresponding to brain + pan.

Many a time but for a Sallet, my braine-pan had bene cleft with a brown Bill.

1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene ix]:

Yet, whether thwart or flatly it did lyte, / The tempred steele did not into his braynepan byte.

1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book VI, Canto VI”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC:

(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The skull.

‘And a hard word it is,’ said Richie, ‘as my brainpan kens to this blessed moment.’

1822, Walter Scott, The Fortunes of Nigel:

(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The brain or mind.


gephyrin

From Ancient Greek γέφυρα (géphura, “bridge”) + -in.

der

(biochemistry) A protein associated with synapses.


ischiatic nerve

en-noun

ischiatic nerve (plural ischiatic nerves)

(anatomy) A particular nerve that runs down the leg from the back.


intersectin

(biochemistry) An adaptor protein involved in clathrin-mediated endocytosis


endoskeletal

All of these studies have presupposed acanthodian monophyly and stereotyped acanthodian endoskeletal morphology on Acanthodes, the latest-occurring, and a highly apomorphic genus.

2009 January 15, Martin D. Brazeau, “The braincase and jaws of a Devonian 'acanthodian' and modern gnathostome origins”, Nature Volume 457 No. 7227, doi:10.1038/nature07436

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to an internal skeleton, usually of bone (an endoskeleton).


submandibular

(anatomy, relational) Below the mandible.

(anatomy, relational) Of or relating to the submandibular gland.


updo

Ruthie Alpern, as she was then known, was a poised and chatty blonde with an updo and a winning smile.

2009 January 15, David Segal, Alison Leigh Cowan, “Madoffs Shared Much, but How Much?”, in New York Times:

A woman's hairdo in which most hair is kept above the neck


hepcidin

hepcidin (usually uncountable, plural hepcidins)

From hep(ato)- (“liver”) + -cide (“killing”) + -in (“compound”), because of its origin and bacteria-killing properties.

affix

The known genetic defects of iron metabolism 14, 25, 26 frequently involve proteins that function as iron transporters/exporters (for example, ferroportin 18), as receptors for iron-binding proteins (for example, transferrin receptor 27 and hemochtomatosis 28), or to regulate the activity of these transporters or receptors (for example, hepcidin 29).

2008 November 26, Masako Kohyama, Wataru Ise, Brian T. Edelson, Peter R. Wilker, Kai Hildner, Carlo Mejia, William A. Frazier, Theresa L. Murphy, Kenneth M. Murphy, “Role for Spi-C in the development of red pulp macrophages and splenic iron homeostasis”, in Nature, volume 457, number 7227, →DOI:

A hormone produced by the liver that regulates iron homeostasis in mammals.


collagenase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that breaks the peptide bonds in collagen.


whiskery

en-adj

whiskery (comparative more whiskery, superlative most whiskery)

more whiskery (comparative)
most whiskery (superlative)

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It is, of course, the most whiskery old cliché, but clichés usually have their basis in fact, and this one certainly does: Historically, the French have paid extraordinary—some would say excessive—attention to what they eat and how they eat it.

2001, Peter Mayle, “The Inner Frenchman”, in French Lessons: Adventures with Knife, Fork, and Corkscrew, New York: Knopf, page 8:

I checked it out, and there were some good—if whiskery—stories.

2009 January 14, Simon Hoggart, “Simon Hoggart’s Sketch: Short-selling sermons as God takes on Mammon”, in The Guardian:


macula lutea

From Latin macula (“stain, blemish”) + lūtea (“saffron yellow”).

(anatomy) macula (yellow spot in the human eye)


antral

In forms with a modified outer antral fence, both this and the adjacent distal band of the domiciliar wall may be concave and form the antrum (Figs. 6 J-K; 7 B), and in some forms the antrum apparently is formed by the dolon alone (dolonal antrum).

Antral gastritis may be graded as mild, moderate, or severe on the basis of an evaluation of the degree of obliteration of the pyloric glands, the degreee of infiltration of the lamina propria by inflammatory cells, and the presence and extent of intestinal metaplasia.

In sheep and cattle, it takes about 40 days for an early antral follicle (diameter 0.20-0.25 mm) to reach the preovulary stage.

2003, Ian R. Gordon, Laboratory Production of Cattle Embryos:


juba

His cast and Ms. Romero offered advice and insights on everything from the kind of coat that a central character would wear to the staging of the juba, an African dance at the end of Act I.

2009 April 23, Patrick Healy, “Director’s Race Adds to Drama for an August Wilson Revival”, in New York Times:

An American dance of West African origin that involves stomping as well as slapping and patting the arms, legs, chest, and cheeks.


rattail

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From rat + tail: all of the nonliteral senses come from something else's fancied resemblance to the tail of a rat.

In the North Atlantic, Russians pioneered the harvesting of rattails, a ubiquitous deep fish with big eyes and a long tail that swishes back and forth in a sinuous motion.

1995 December 26, William J. Broad, “Creatures of the Deep Find Their Way to the Table”, in The New York Times:

en:ray-finned fish of family Macrouridae

Any of the large dark-colored deep-sea fish of the Macrouridae family of ray-finned fish.


antiplaque

antiplaque (comparative more antiplaque, superlative most antiplaque)

more antiplaque (comparative)
most antiplaque (superlative)

The extract of one plant common in Illinois, Sanguinaria canadensis, or bloodroot, is an ingredient in brand name antiplaque toothpastes; and the National Cancer Institute has contracted with the University of Illinois to help test the antitumor properties of tropical plants.

1988 April 15, James Krohe Jr., “Where Has All the Flora Gone?”, in Chicago Reader:

(dentistry) Acting to prevent or remove plaque.


unsnipped

I could overlook an unsnipped tip, but this clueless? He had never heard the words synagogue or temple? I couldn't handle it.

2006, Francesca Segrè, “Girl Meets Goy”, in Ruth Ellenson, editor, The Modern Jewish Girl's Guide to Guilt, Plume, →ISBN, 2, page 12, unnumbered page:


gingerism

/ˈd͡ʒɪnd͡ʒɚɪzm̩/

Gingerism is popular with comedians and audiences, and just as addicts take methadone instead of heroin, ginger gags are a safe, controlled substitute for ....

1997, Oliver Double, Stand Up!: On Being a Comedian, page 219:

A young girl asked the website: "What is the difference between racism, gingerism and sexism? "Nothing, that's what.

2004 July 22, “Red alert over an annoying prejudice.”, in Huddersfield Daily Examiner:

Gingerism in the workplace could form the basis of formal grievances or constructive dismissal cases, an employment lawyer has warned.

2007 June 14, “Red hair bullying cases could end up in court”, in The Register:

(British, Australia, New Zealand) Prejudice or discrimination against people with red hair.


corticotectal

corticotectal (comparative more corticotectal, superlative most corticotectal)

more corticotectal (comparative)
most corticotectal (superlative)

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a tectum


corticostriatal

(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting a cortex and a striatum


corticocortical

(anatomy) That connects one cortex with another.


monosynaptic

(neuroanatomy) Having, or involving a single synapse


unstyled

[…] the unstyled backyard images by Lise Sarfati, who began her career as a photojournalist.

2009 January 23, Roberta Smith, “Fashion Forward (Not for the Fainthearted)”, in New York Times:


xiphihumeralis

The tendon of the xiphihumeralis is also connected with its inner surface near its insertion.

1901, Jacob Ellsworth Reighard, Herbert Spencer Jennings, Anatomy of the cat (2nd edition), H. Holt and Company, page 147:

The xiphihumeralis muscle (M. xiphihumeralis) is the fourth muscle the pectoralis group ^([sic]). It originates from the xiphoid process of the sternum and inserts on the humerus (hence the name xiphihumeralis).

2003, Phillip E. Cochran, Laboratory manual for comparative veterinary anatomy and physiology, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 144:

A long, flat strip of pectoral muscle comprising a band of parallel fibres, found in felines.


bacterioferritin

(biochemistry) An oligomeric protein, similar to ferritin, found in various bacteria


autopalatine

(anatomy) A paired bone in the roof of the mouth of fish


allophycocyanin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of accessory pigments to chlorophyll

aloficocianina

any of a group of accessory pigments to chlorophyll


basicranium

(anatomy) The inferior region of the skull


biglycan

en-noun

biglycan (countable and uncountable, plural biglycans)

(biochemistry) A small leucine-rich repeat proteoglycan which is found in a variety of extracellular matrix tissues, including bone, cartilage and tendon


basisphenoid

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone, especially to a centre of ossification there in the embryo


basipterygoid

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone


basipterygoid

basipterygoid process
basipterygoid process


bulbar

When she began to have trouble breathing, a sign of severe bulbar polio, she was taken by ambulance to another hospital.

2009 January 27, Barron H. Lerner, “A Life Changed but Not Destroyed by Polio”, in New York Times:

Relating to, or having the form of a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata.


granzyme

(biochemistry) Any of a series of serine proteases that are released by cytoplasmic granules within natural killer cells


lubricin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of water-soluble glycoproteins that provide lubrication to articular cartilage.


spikelet

(botany) A small, or secondary spike, especially one of many in the inflorescence of a grass or sedge.


lamin

From lamina + -in, from their involvement in the nuclear lamina.

(biochemistry) Any of a class of fibrous proteins that provide structure, and regulate transcription in a cell nucleus


tearless

en-adj

tearless (comparative more tearless, superlative most tearless)

more tearless (comparative)
most tearless (superlative)

My tearless retina takes pictures that can prove

1982, Judas Priest, “Electric Eye”, in Screaming for Vengeance:

Instead, a shrug and tearless eyes

2009 January 29, John Updike, “Requiem”, in New York Times:


actinin

(biochemistry) Any of several microfilament proteins that have a function in the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells

actinina

protein responsible for the attachment of actin fibres in muscle cells


complexin

We next examined which complexin sequences mediate spontaneous and evoked fusion.

2009 January 23, Anton Maximov et al., “Complexin Controls the Force Transfer from SNARE Complexes to Membranes in Fusion”, in Science, volume 323, number 5913, →DOI:

A type of protein found in nerve tissue.


zonula

Borrowed from Latin zōnula (“small belt or girdle”).

The zonula originates by a small number of delicate fibres from the vitreous [lamella].

1883, Half-yearly compendium of medical science, volumes 31-34, page 146:

Nevertheless, the zonula is most often considered as the principal agent of transmission.

1980, Yves Le Grand, Sami G. El Hage, Physiological Optics, page 95:

(anatomy) Any of several small belt-like regions.


caudolateral

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tail and the side of an organ etc.


caudomedial

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the tail and the inside (nearest the middle) of an organ etc


chaperonin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of chaperone proteins


longbeard

(poetic) Synonym of greybeard (“an old man”)

For those who have never navigated “Fairways,” as some longbeards call the original store — there are satellites in Harlem and Brooklyn and on Long Island, with another planned for New Jersey — it is a low-ceilinged warren under pitiless fluorescents.

2009 January 31, Glenn Collins, “A Slow New York Passage, Up to Organic Food”, in New York Times:

Synonym of greybeard (“experienced long-time member of a group”)


titin

titan + -in. From being a titanic (titan) protein (-in); a very large protein, the largest known prior to the discovery of PKZILLAs.

In order to measure the pattern of force-dependent stretching of TR, we designed a DNA construct encoding for I27 2 -T R -I27 2 [TR flanked by two molecules of the I27 (27th immunoglobular domain of human cardiac titin), which has well-characterized mechanical properties.]

2009 January 30, Armando del Rio et al., “Stretching Single Talin Rod Molecules Activates Vinculin Binding”, in Science:

(biochemistry) A protein important in the contraction of striated muscle tissues.


eliminatory system

en-noun

eliminatory system (plural eliminatory systems)

(anatomy) The system through which digestive waste is removed from the body.


eliminatory

en-adj

eliminatory (comparative more eliminatory, superlative most eliminatory)

more eliminatory (comparative)
most eliminatory (superlative)

(anatomy) Of or relating to the system through which elimination of digestive waste occurs; excretory.


pancreatic juice

en-noun

pancreatic juice (plural pancreatic juices)

A liquid secreted by the pancreas, containing a variety of enzymes.


myrosin

An enzyme found in mustard plants, which hydrolyzes sinigrin.


foretop

From Middle English fore-top, for-top, equivalent to fore- + top.

(obsolete) The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.


dermomyotome

(anatomy) All of a mesodermal somite except the sclerotome


dehalogenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a halogen atom from an organic halide


demethylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the removal of a methyl group from a compound


decarboxylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.


deubiquitinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a deubiquitination reaction


vitellin

vitellin (countable and uncountable, plural vitellins)

(biochemistry) A protein found in egg yolk.


dikinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that transfers two phosphate groups


endoglin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein located on the surface of cells


endplate

(anatomy) A modified muscle fibre in the form of a flattened discoid at a neuromuscular junction.


renin

renin (countable and uncountable, plural renins)

(biochemistry) A circulating enzyme released by mammalian kidneys that converts angiotensinogen to angiotensin I. Due to its activity which ultimately leads to the formation of angiotensin II and aldosterone, this hormone plays a role in maintaining blood pressure.


calpastatin

(biochemistry) A protein (with a corresponding gene of the same name) that is an endogenous calpain inhibitor


cisternal

(anatomy) Relating to cisterns or cisternae


arrestin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that regulate signal transduction within cells.

arrestina

any of a group of proteins that regulate signal transduction within cells


cancellous

(anatomy, of bone) Having low density and strength but high surface area, of the kind that fills the inner cavity of long bones.


crystallin

crystallin (countable and uncountable, plural crystallins)

(biochemistry) A globulin found in the lens of the eye.


putamen

For calculation of D2 BP, bilateral caudate and putamen ROIs were defined anatomically.

2009 February 6, Fiona McNab et al., “Changes in Cortical Dopamine D1 Receptor Binding Associated with Cognitive Training”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 800–802:

[M]ultilingual speakers have a greater density of grey matter in the area involved in articulation and phonological processes, namely the left putamen.

2019, Albert Costa, translated by John W. Schwieter, The Bilingual Brain, Penguin, published 2021, page 92:

(neuroanatomy) A round structure located at the base of the forebrain, regulating movement and learning.


ethmosphenoid

(anatomy) Relating to, or joining the ethmoid and sphenoid bones.

etmosfenoid

relating to, or joining the ethmoid and sphenoid bones


exoglycosidase

(biochemistry) Any glycosidase enzyme that hydrolyses a terminal glycosidic bond


glycosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a glycoside


fibrillarin

(biochemistry) A component of several ribonucleoproteins.


expansin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of non-enzymatic proteins, found in plant cell walls, that have many functions related to growth


fibrolamellar

en-adj

fibrolamellar (comparative more fibrolamellar, superlative most fibrolamellar)

more fibrolamellar (comparative)
most fibrolamellar (superlative)

(anatomy) Having fibrous lamellated bands.


exportin

(biochemistry) A protein that transports other cargo proteins from the nucleus of a cell to the cytoplasm.


fractalkine

(biochemistry) The human form of the chemokine protein


filamin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins.


subchondral

The subchondral osseous layer which contains the embryonic marrow is thin

1880, Victor Cornil, Louis Antoine Ranvier, Edward Oram Shakespeare, J. Henry Clay Simes, A Manual of Pathological Histology, page 236:

Chondral and osteochondral fractures involve traumatic damage to the cartilage and the subchondral bone

2006, Juergen Maeurer, Martin Breitenseher, Imaging Strategies for the Knee, page 29:

(bone) Lying under articular cartilage and containing marrow.