aortic valve

Coordinate term: pulmonary valve

(anatomy) The semilunar valve of the heart that lies between the left ventricle and the aorta.


intestinal gland

en-noun

intestinal gland (plural intestinal glands)

(anatomy) A gland found in the intestinal epithelium lining of the small intestine and large intestine.


pulmonary valve

pulmonary valve (plural pulmonary valves)

Coordinate term: aortic valve

(anatomy) The semilunar valve of the heart that lies between the right ventricle and the pulmonary artery.


optochiasmatic

tuberculous optochiasmatic arachnoiditis


entocone

(dentistry) The mesolingual cusp of an upper molar tooth


enterovaginal

enterovaginal fistula

Fistulas and sinus tracts are hallmarks of Crohn’s disease, affecting approximately 20–40% of patients [7]. The morphology and anatomic sites of fistulas are protean: enteroenteric, enterocolic, colocolic, enterovesical, enterovaginal, enterocutaneous, anorectal, duodenopancreatic, gastrocolic, colobronchial, and enterospinal [48–54].

1996 July, Richard M. Gore, Emil J. Balthazar, Gary G. Ghahremani, Frank H. Miller, “CT Features of Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease”, in American Journal of Roentgenology, volume 167, number 1, →DOI, page 9:

(anatomy) Relating to the intestine and the vagina, usually in the context of a fistula between the two.


epiglycanin

(biochemistry) A mucin-type glycoprotein on the surface of a carcinoma cell


epitarsus

(anatomy) A fold of conjunctiva on the surface of the tarsus of the eye


epitendineum

(anatomy) The fibrous sheath surrounding a tendon


epiphrenic

(anatomy) On (or just above) the diaphragm


GHIH

(biochemistry) Initialism of growth hormone-inhibiting hormone.


esteropeptidase

(biochemistry, in combination) A peptidase that cleaves a polypeptide at a specific peptide ester linkage


ethmofrontal

(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones


aortotracheal

aortotracheal fistula

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and trachea.


coronary sinus

coronary sinus (plural coronary sinuses)

(anatomy) A large collection of veins in the heart wall that collects blood from the myocardium and empties into the right atrium.


Thebesian valve

Thebesian valve (plural Thebesian valves)

(anatomy) A semicircular fold of the lining membrane of the right atrium, situated at the ostium of the coronary sinus.


juxtaoral organ

juxtaoral organ (plural juxtaoral organs)

organ of Chievitz
organ of Chievitz#English


organ of Chievitz

organ of Chievitz (plural organs of Chievitz)

First noted in embryos by Johan Henrik Chievitz in 1885.

(anatomy) A juxtaoral organ composed of nests of benign squamoid epithelium closely associated with multiple nerve bundles.


iliac fossa

(anatomy) A large, smooth, concave surface on the internal surface of the ilium.


ethmonasal

(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and nasal bones


bispinous

en-adj

bispinous (comparative more bispinous, superlative most bispinous)

more bispinous (comparative)
most bispinous (superlative)

(anatomy) Between the anterior superior iliac spines.


euryon

The superior aspect of the supramarginal gyrus lies underneath the euryon, which corresponds to the most prominent point of the parietal tuberosity or bossa […]

2018, Guilherme Carvalhal Ribas, Applied Cranial-Cerebral Anatomy:

(anatomy) Either of a pair of craniometric points, on the parietal bones, that mark the extremity of the skull.


intestinal crypt

en-noun

intestinal crypt (plural intestinal crypts)

intestinal gland
intestinal gland#English


exoamylase

exoamylase (countable and uncountable, plural exoamylases)

(biochemistry) An amylase that hydrolyses glycosidic bonds near an end of the polysaccharide


exolever

A set of three exolevers with blades so narrow and thin that they may be inserted readily between the root end and the process, making it possible to remove very small root ends with little danger of forcing them into the antrum.

1926, Popular Health Dental Supplement, volume 2, Popular Health Publishing Company, page 71:

(dentistry) An instrument used to extract tooth roots.


extracoronal

(dentistry) Outside of the crown of a tooth


Cantlie line

Descrbied by Scottish physician James Cantlie (1851–1926).

(anatomy) An imaginary line, extending from the left side of the inferior vena cava to the middle of the gallbladder, which divides the liver into two planes and is used when performing a hepatectomy.


Traube's space

Named after German physician Ludwig Traube (1818–1876). Described by one of his pupils in 1868.

(anatomy) A crescent-shaped anatomic space encompassed by the lower edge of the left lung, the anterior border of the spleen, the left costal margin and the inferior margin of the left lobe of the liver.

Ludwig Traube (physician)
Traube's space


megasynthetase

(biochemistry) Any large, complex synthetase


granny specs

(informal) A pair of spectacles with round lenses in a light metal frame.


milk duct

(anatomy) Any of a branching system of ducts that carry milk from the lobules of the mammary gland to the nipple


galacturonosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a galacturonide


endopolyphosphatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a polyphosphate to an oligophosphate


holocellulase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses and breaks down holocellulose


transformylase

(biochemistry) Synonym of formyltransferase


pelvifemoral

(anatomy) Relating to the pelvis and femur.


buccoapical

en-adj

buccoapical (comparative more buccoapical, superlative most buccoapical)

more buccoapical (comparative)
most buccoapical (superlative)

(dentistry) Pertaining to the buccal (inner cheek) surface and apex of a tooth or its alveolus.

(dentistry) In a location on the buccal and apical aspect (of a tooth or its socket).

(dentistry) In a direction with buccal and apical vectors.

Two loads were applied to simulate anterior bite force: an oblique buccoapical force with a magnitude of 300 N set on 135° to the long axis of the implant and a vertical force in apical direction to the long axis of the implant with a magnitude of 150 N […].

2016, Anssari Moin D, Hassan B, Wismeijer D, “A patient specific biomechanical analysis of custom root analogue implant designs on alveolar bone stress: a finite element study”, in International Journal of Dentistry, volume 2016, →DOI, →PMID, →PMCID, page 8242535:


radiocephalic

(anatomy) Relating to the radial artery and the cephalic vein.


oromaxillofacial

oromaxillofacial surgery

(anatomy) Relating to the mouth, jaw, and face.


cheilo-

From Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”).


splenophrenic

(anatomy) Relating to the spleen and diaphragm; phrenicosplenic.


phrenicosplenic

(anatomy) Relating to the diaphragm and spleen.


phrenicolienal

(anatomy) Relating to the diaphragm and spleen; phrenicosplenic.


ferricatalase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme (such as catalase itself) that contains at least one reactive iron atom


oncomodulin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding parvalbumin found in macrophages


polyadenylribosylpolymerase

From poly- + adenyl + ribosyl + polymerase.


reprolysin

(biochemistry) A group of metalloproteases, that contains zinc, found in some snake venom


uncinate process

en-noun

uncinate process (plural uncinate processes)

inferior nasal concha
inferior nasal concha

(anatomy) A sickle-shaped extension of the ethmoid bone that projects posteroinferiorly from the ethmoidal labyrinth and articulates with the inferior nasal conchae.

superior mesenteric vein
superior mesenteric vein

superior mesenteric artery
superior mesenteric artery

(anatomy) A small portion of the head of the pancreas that extends to the back of the superior mesenteric vein and ends at the superior mesenteric artery.

(anatomy) A hook-shaped upward projection arising from each lateral border of the upper surface of the vertebral bodies of several cervical vertebrae (C3–C7).


pathetic nerve

(archaic, neuroanatomy) The trochlear nerve.


sulfhydrylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction with hydrogen sulfide to form a sulfhydryl group


telluroprotein

(biochemistry) Any (typically semisynthetic) protein that contains tellurium in place of one or more sulfur atoms


amylosucrase

amylosucrase (countable and uncountable, plural amylosucrases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of sucrose, the released glucose moiety being added to a glycan


spinobulbar

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the spinal cord and the medulla oblongata


glucanotransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of (part of) a glucan


penetratin

(biochemistry) A peptide, derived from a protein, that can penetrate a cell wall


patatin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of glycoproteins found in potatoes


siglec

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cell surface proteins that bind sialic acid


cardiotin

(biochemistry) A protein complex located in the mitochondria of cardiomyocytes and in skeletal muscle


glomerulocystic

(anatomy) Relating to the glomerulus and the urinary bladder


camstatin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of oligopeptides that are calmodulin antagonists


pancrease

(biochemistry) Any of several digestive enzymes found in the pancreas.


nonlipoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that is not a lipoprotein


afadin

(biochemistry) An actin filament-binding protein that binds to nectin


coagulogen

coagulogen (countable and uncountable, plural coagulogens)

(biochemistry) A soluble protein that is converted to the insoluble coagulin by the clotting system of the horseshoe crab.


deoxyribozyme

(biochemistry) Any catalytic form of DNA, most of which act as enzymes that cleave RNA


rubrerythrin

rubrerythrin (countable and uncountable, plural rubrerythrins)

(biochemistry) A non-haem iron protein involved in oxidative stress tolerance in anaerobic bacteria


viperin

viperin (countable and uncountable, plural viperins)

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits viruses


cerebrocerebellum

(anatomy) The lateral part of the cerebellum


flocculin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of cell surface adhesins


corazonin

corazonin (countable and uncountable, plural corazonins)

From Spanish corazón (“heart”), because of its ability to accelerate the heartbeat in Periplaneta americana.

(biochemistry) A neuropeptide present in many insects


midtemporal

(anatomy) In the middle of the temple (of the head)


myomodulin

(biochemistry) A neuropeptide myomodulator


neurointermediate

(anatomy) Relating to the neurohypophysis and the adjacent intermediate lobe


periviscerokinin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of neuropeptides present in some insects


temporobasal

(anatomy) Relating to the base of the temporal area of the head


fur up

en-verb

fur up (third-person singular simple present furs up, present participle furring up, simple past and past participle furred up)

furs up (present singular third-person)
furring up (participle present)
furred up (participle past)
furred up (past)


basonuclin

(biochemistry) A zinc finger protein present in skin and hair


gankyrin

(biochemistry) An oncoprotein, having multiple ankyrin repeats, that forms part of a proteasome


lipophorin

en-noun

lipophorin (countable and uncountable, plural lipophorins)

(biochemistry) A lipoprotein that transports diacylglycerol


kaposin

kaposin (countable and uncountable, plural kaposins)

(biochemistry) A protein, associated with Kaposi's sarcoma, that enhances the release of pathogenetically important proinflammatory cytokines.


lipoproteinase

From lipo- + proteinase or lipoprotein + -ase.

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a lipoprotein to form a lipid and a protein


oligoribonuclease

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses oligoribonucleotides


polyphosphatase

From poly- + phosphatase or polyphosphate + -ase.

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses polyphosphates


coconut cream

coconut cream (usually uncountable, plural coconut creams)


cream of coconut

A thicker, sweetened, version of coconut cream (itself a thicker version of coconut milk), typically used for dessert and cocktail preparations.


convexital

(anatomy) Relating to, or situated on, the convexity of the skull


cornulin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein present in the upper layer of squamous epithelia


dorfin

(biochemistry) A particular ubiquitin ligase


endodontium

(dentistry) The complex of dentin and pulp in the centre of a tooth.


glial fibrillary acidic protein

glial fibrillary acidic protein (plural glial fibrillary acidic proteins)

glial fibrillary acidic proteins (plural)

intermediate filament
intermediate filament

central nervous system
central nervous system

(biochemistry) An intermediate filament protein expressed by numerous cell types of the central nervous system.


GFAP

glial fibrillary acidic protein
glial fibrillary acidic protein#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of glial fibrillary acidic protein.


phosphatonin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins that control phosphate homeostasis


axotropin

(biochemistry) A ubiquitin ligase associated with gene expression


oligophrenin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that modulate cytoskeletal changes


carboligase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses a carboligation (decarboxylation and ligation) reaction


cardiovasculature

cardiovasculature (countable and uncountable, plural cardiovasculatures)

(anatomy) The elements of the cardiovascular system


glycerophosphotransferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a glycerophosphate group


lipoyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers lipoic acid to proteins


hydroperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that employs hydrogen peroxide

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces a peroxide to an alcohol


nocturnin

(biochemistry) A protein (a deadenylase) which plays an important role in posttranscriptional regulation of metabolic genes under circadian control


quinohemoprotein

(biochemistry) A quinoprotein form of a hemoprotein


protidemia

(pathology) The presence of excess protein in the blood


staphopain

(biochemistry) Any of a family of endopeptidases present in Staphylococcus


thermonuclease

(biochemistry) Any thermostable nuclease


falcipain

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteases found in papaya


glutenase

(biochemistry) Any protease that hydrolyses gluten


arabinosidase

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


sarcotubular

sarcoplasmic reticulum
sarcoplasmic reticulum

(anatomy) Relating to the tubules of striated muscle fibre that make up the sarcoplasmic reticulum


sarcoplasmic reticulum

sarcoplasmic reticulum (plural sarcoplasmic reticula)

endoplasmic reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum

(anatomy) The equivalent of endoplasmic reticulum in striated muscle cells


tamalin

(biochemistry) A scaffold protein that interacts with neuroproteins


cystohepatic triangle

cystohepatic triangle (plural cystohepatic triangles)


hepatobiliary triangle

hepatobiliary triangle (plural hepatobiliary triangles)


hepatocystic triangle

hepatocystic triangle (plural hepatocystic triangles)


hyperfrontal

(anatomy, physiology) Excessively frontal (used especially to describe cerebral blood flow)


pericam

pericam (countable and uncountable, plural pericams)

(biochemistry) A fluorescent chimeric protein composed of a circularly permuted green fluorescent protein fused to calmodulin


mesopontine

The mesopontine tegmentum contains cholinergic neurons that project widely to the forebrain and brainstem.

2019, Ralph Lydic, Handbook of Behavioral State Control: Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms:

(anatomy) An area of tissue at the junction of the mesencephalon and the pons.


restrictase

(biochemistry) Any endonuclease that cleaves DNA at restriction sites


autoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses peptide bonds within its own molecule, typically releasing a specific amino acid sequence


chondroadherin

chondroadherin (countable and uncountable, plural chondroadherins)

(biochemistry) A cartilage matrix protein that mediates adhesion of chondrocytes


denitroxylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of nitric oxide moieties


cyanoglobin

(biochemistry) A hemoprotein, similar to myoglobin, found in certain cyanobacteria


dihydratase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses two hydrolysis reactions


desulfoferrodoxin

(biochemistry) A protein, that contains both ferric and ferrous atoms, found in bacteria of the genus Desulfovibrio.


epimorphin

(biochemistry) A mesenchymal protein essential for epithelial morphogenesis


nodosome

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that regulate the control of bacterial infections and inflammation


holotransferrin

(biochemistry) A beta globulin that plays a role in the transport of iron


autophagin

(biochemistry) A cysteine protease associated with autophagy


chromokinesin

chromokinesin (countable and uncountable, plural chromokinesins)

(biochemistry) A nuclear protein, related to kinesin, that binds DNA


striped muscle

striped muscle (usually uncountable, plural striped muscles)

Although very numerous researches have been made on the differentiation of striped muscles, and on the termination of their motor nerve-fibres, yet the multifarious observations have often been too incomplete to lead to any but conflicting and unsatisfactory theories.

1883 December, “Zoology. A. General, including Embryology and Histology of the Vertebrata. Development of Muscle-fibres and their Union with Nerves”, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, volume 3, number 6, page 821:


isochorismatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of isochorismate


mesoaccumbal

(anatomy) Relating to the middle of the nucleus accumbens


hepsin

(biochemistry) A membrane-associated serine peptidase that plays a role in cell growth


iliosacral

(anatomy) Relating to the ilium and sacrum; sacroiliac


oryzenin

(biochemistry) A glutelin that is the main protein in rice


secalin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of prolamin glycoproteins present in rye


adenosylhomocysteinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses adenosylhomocysteine to homocysteine and adenosine


calystenin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of postsynaptic neuronal-membrane proteins


isotocin

A derivative of oxytocin that occurs in fish


onconase

(biochemistry) An antitumor ribonuclease proposed for use in chemotherapy


plasmoredoxin

(biochemistry) A redox protein associated with malarial parasites


nyctalopin

(biochemistry) A proteoglycan, mutations of which are associated with nyctalopia


peristriatal

(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus striatum.


papainase

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase present in papaya


ubiquilin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates protein degradation


MARCKS

(biochemistry) Acronym of myristoylated alanine-rich C-kinase substrate.


chondron

(anatomy) A chondrocyte and its associated pericellular microenvironment considered as a unit


tomosyn

tomosyn (countable and uncountable, plural tomosyns)

(biochemistry) A protein that binds to syntaxin


bombyxin

bombyxin (countable and uncountable, plural bombyxins)

(biochemistry) A brain peptide, related to insulin, responsible for activation of prothoracic glands in insects


cystallin

(biochemistry) A heat shock protein in the lens of the eye


methyloxidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the oxidation of a methyl group (typically -CH₃ => -CH₂OH)


moronecidin

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in the striped bass (of genus Morone)


esophagotracheal

(anatomy) Relating to the esophagus and the trachea


ovochymase

Xenopus laevis
Xenopus laevis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A protease, similar to chymotrypsin, released during Xenopus laevis egg activation


peritrophin

(biochemistry) A protein located in the peritrophic matrix of insects


hexamerin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of insect storage proteins


infrapostzygapophyseal

(anatomy) Below and behind a zygapophysis


infraprezygapophyseal

(anatomy) Below and in front of a zygapophysis


meltrin

meltrin (countable and uncountable, plural meltrins)

(biochemistry) A metalloprotein involved in the formation of osteoclasts.


thalamorecipient

(anatomy, of a neuron) That receives stimuli from the thalamus


driselase

(biochemistry) A commercial mixture of cellulase, hemicellulase, pectinase etc used to remove plant cell walls


pericallosal

The callosomarginal trunk varies inversely with the arose from A3 or A4 with equal frequency as well as from size of the pericallosal artery.

1987, Bryce Weir, Aneurysms affecting the nervous system, page 324:

(anatomy) Of, relating to, or occurring in tissue surrounding the corpus callosum.


geniculate ganglion

geniculate ganglion (plural geniculate ganglions)

(neuroanatomy) A small reddish ganglion consisting of sensory and sympathetic nerve cells located at the sharp backward angle of the facial nerve.


neuroleukin

phosphohexose isomerase
phosphohexose isomerase

(biochemistry) A neurotrophic protein related to phosphohexose isomerase


neurotrimin

(biochemistry) A protein that is active within the limbic system


neurochondrin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that induce hydroxyapatite resorption in bone marrow


glycoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses glycoproteins


sialoglycoprotease

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses sialoglycoproteins


prefrontocortical

Prefrontocortical dopamine levels increase during anxiety and stress fairly routinely.

2013, Jay Goldstein, Tuning the Brain: Principles and Practice of Neurosomatic Medicine:

(anatomy) Relating to the prefrontal cortex.


sternovertebral

-ɜː(ɹ)tɪbɹəl

(anatomy) Relating to the sternum and the vertebra


gastrokine

(biochemistry) Any of a group of gastrokinetic proteins


ahoge

(fandom slang, usually in the context of Japanese-style art) An exaggerated cowlick (lock of hair). It adds cuteness to a character and is usually indicative of character traits like airheadedness.


vasculation

(anatomy, botany) The formation and development of veins.


mesangiocapillary

(anatomy) Relating to the mesangium and associated capillaries


melusin

(biochemistry) A protein that binds to integrin within striated muscle


murinoglobulin

(biochemistry) A protease inhibitor present in murine blood


monotonin

(biochemistry) A lipocalin present in the salivary gland of the soft tick Argas monolakensis


mucinase

The enzyme elaborated by Clostridium perfringens, which we have designated mucinase, hydrolyzes synovial fluid mucin in two stages.

1940 January 2, William van B. Robertson, Marian W. Ropes, Walter Bauer, “Mucinase: a Bacterial Enzyme which Hydrolyzes Synovial Fluid Mucin and other Mucins”, in Journal of Biological Chemistry:

(biochemistry) A lyase that hydrolyses mucins


preoculomotor

(anatomy) In front of the oculomotor nerve


prosomatostatin

(biochemistry) A statin that is associated with diabetes and coronary disease


DHPR

dihydropyridine receptor
dihydropyridine receptor#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of dihydropyridine receptor.


terminal cisterna

terminal cisterna (plural terminal cisternae)

(anatomy) One of the areas of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells, surrounding T tubules, that are able to store calcium and release it when an action potential courses down the T tubules.

terminális ciszterna

area of the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells


T tubule

(anatomy) One of the extensions of the cell membrane of striated muscle cells, running in a transverse manner, that permit the transmission of the action potential into the cell and regulate cellular calcium concentration.

tubule T

extension of the cell membrane of striated muscle cells


transverse tubule

transverse tubule (plural transverse tubules)


wanzam

An itinerant barber in parts of Africa, especially one that performs circumcisions.


auracyanin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of copper-binding proteins present in the photosynthetic bacterium Chloroflexus aurantiacus


deepoxidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a deepoxidation reaction


dethiolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a dethiolation reaction


hymenoptaecin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial polypeptide present in bees


macrovasculature

macrovasculature (countable and uncountable, plural macrovasculatures)

(anatomy) The vasculature of the larger blood vessels


mycolyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers mycolyl groups


macrovessel

(anatomy) Any of the larger blood vessels


mandibuloacral

(anatomy) Relating to the jaw and the peripheral body parts


scapinin

(biochemistry) A phosphatase that regulates actin


axomyelinic

(anatomy) Relating to axons and the myelin sheath


calciprotein

A mixture of calcium salts and protein that is involved in mineralisation in the body


immunoevasin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of immunoevasive proteins expressed by sum viruses


pterygo-

From Ancient Greek πτέρῠγος (ptérŭgos), genitive singular of πτέρῠξ (ptérŭx, “wing”).

pterygomalar


predentistry

An undergraduate academic program in dentistry.


phosphodehydrogenase

(biochemistry) Any dehydrogenase that acts on a phosphate (such as glucose-6-phosphate)


pyrazinamidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that converts the prodrug pyrazinamide to the active form pyrazinoic acid


retrotransposase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses retrotransposition


aleurain

(biochemistry) A protease, found in barley, related to cathepsin


calsyntenin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cadherins that can bind calcium


esculinase

(biochemistry) A glucosidase that hydrolyses esculin


galaxin

galaxin (countable and uncountable, plural galaxins)

(biochemistry) A protein present in the coral Galaxea fascicularis


glycoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme responsible for the biosynthesis of glycans and glycoconjugates


hemoxygenase

hemoxygenase (countable and uncountable, plural hemoxygenases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades heme to produce biliverdin, ferrous iron, and carbon monoxide.


glycerokinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the transfer of a phosphate from ATP to glycerol


horcolin

(biochemistry) A lectin that binds mannose


phosphohexomutase

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


tweenase

Seems to be connected with Tween, a brand name for polysorbates.

(biochemistry) Triacylglycerol lipase; a lipase that hydrolyses a triglyceride to form a 1,3-diglyceride.


adiponutrin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein similar to patatin


chromobox

(biochemistry) Any of a class of proteins associated with heterochromatin


bronchointerstitial

(anatomy, pathology) Relating to, or affecting the bronchioles


cyanase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the conversion of cyanate to carbamate


desulfurylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of a sulfate group


falcilysin

Plasmodium falciparum
Plasmodium falciparum#Translingual

(biochemistry) A metalloprotease present in the protozoan malaria-causing parastie Plasmodium falciparum


frontometaphyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the front of a metaphysis


hemicentin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of extracellular immunoglobins that are conserved across vertebrate species


heptosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers heptose groups


leukolysin

(biochemistry) A metalloproteinase present in leukocytes


octanoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers octanoyl groups


catastrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins which cause destabilization in microtubules.


sialolectin

(biochemistry) A lectin that binds sialic acid


statherin

(biochemistry) A protein that prevents the precipitation of calcium phosphate in saliva, leaving it available for remineralisation of tooth enamel


loctician

Consultation with a natural hair specialist or dreadlocks specialist (loctician) is recommended prior to starting the locking process.

2016, Crystal Aguh, Ginette A. Okoye, Fundamentals of Ethnic Hair: The Dermatologist's Perspective, page 44:

Of course, there are more informal ways to get and maintain dreadlocks than to book a more or less professional loctician.

2021, Maja Tabea Jerrentrup, A Twisted Style, page 68:

A hairdresser who styles the hair into dreadlocks.


synaptogyrin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of membrane proteins associated with presynaptic vesicles in neurons


valvuloseptal

(anatomy) Related to the valves and septa of the heart


aminotranspeptidase

(biochemistry) Any transpeptidase that catalyzes the transfer of an amino group


acidoglycoprotein

acidoglycoprotein (countable and uncountable, plural acidoglycoproteins)

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that has a free, terminal carboxylic acid group


anastellin

(biochemistry) An angiostatic fibronectin


centriolin

(biochemistry) A protein required by the centrosome for proper functioning


hornerin

(biochemistry) A protein present in the epidermis in response to a wound


prepronociceptin

(biochemistry) A protein that is the precursor of nociceptin and nocistatin


pseudoenzyme

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-pseudoenzyme.wav

(biochemistry) Any protein that has some biochemical function but is not a true enzyme


precortex

(anatomy) That develops into the cortex (of the brain)


precortex

prefrontal cortex
prefrontal cortex#English


vinexin

(biochemistry) A vinculin-binding protein that enhances actin cytoskeletal organization


alkylhydroperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any hydroperoxidase that reduces an alkyl peroxide to the corresponding alcohol


cortistatin

(biochemistry) A neuropeptide present in inhibitory neurons of the cerebral cortex


bicupin

(biochemistry) Any protein that has two copies of the cupin domain


exophosphatase

(biochemistry) Any phosphatase that hydrolyses polyphosphate from the end of its chain


monocupin

(biochemistry) Any protein that has a single copy of the cupin domain


palmarolateral

(anatomy) Relating to the side of the palm


quercetinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme, typically a dioxygenase, that breaks down quercetin.


staphylocoagulase

Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus#Translingual

(biochemistry) An enzyme, secreted by the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, that causes clotting of the blood


talotibial

(anatomy) Relating to the talus and tibia


temporomesial

(anatomy) Relating to the midline at the temples


uroplasminogen

(biochemistry) urokinase when active against plasminogen


cellodextrinase

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


microperoxidase

(biochemistry) Any very small peroxidase, but especially any of the oligopeptides formed by cleavage of cytochrome


preprotachykinin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of peptide precursors of the tachykinin neurotransmitters


raphespinal

(anatomy) Relating to the raphe and the spine


transepicardial

(anatomy) Across or through the epicardium


actinase

(biochemistry) A protease that hydrolyses actins


autochaperone

(biochemistry) Synonym of autotransporter


carcinolectin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of lectins associated with horseshoe crabs of the genus Carcinoscorpius.


dextraposed

(anatomy) Situated on the right (instead of the normal left position)


fucosylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes fucosyl groups


insulinotropin

(biochemistry) An insulinotropic peptide similar to glucagon


leukolectin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of lectins involve with vertebrate macrophages


aortoenteric

(anatomy) Relating to the aorta and intestine.


apicocoronal

Coordinate term: coronoapical

(anatomy, dentistry, prosthodontics) Of or pertaining to the apical and coronal aspects of a tooth (the root apex and the crown); as (usually, more specifically) being on the longitudinal axis of the tooth, defined by those poles.


encapsulin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of structural bacterial proteins


synema

(botany, obsolete) The column of combined filaments in a monadelphous flower.


astragalo-

(anatomy) Pertaining to the astragalus, the anklebone


attractin

(biochemistry) Any of a particular group of lectins


cystathioninase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that cleaves cystathione to produce cystein and α-ketobutyrate


dideoxygenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dideoxygenation reaction


diphosphorylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a diphosphorylation recation


enhancin

(biochemistry) A metalloprotease that enhances nucleopolyhedrovirus infection


nasocapsular

(anatomy) Relating to the nasal capsules


monoesterase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a phosphate monoester


subparafascicular

(anatomy) Beneath the corresponding parafascicular structure


nasal capsule

(anatomy) The cartilage enclosing the embryonic nasal cavity

(anatomy) The sensory capsule responsible for the sense of smell


calsenilin

(biochemistry) A recoverin that interacts with presenilins


endobrevin

(biochemistry) A synaptobrevin associated with the early mammalian embryo


deoxynucleotidylexotransferase

(biochemistry) An exotransferase that transfers deoxynucleotidyl groups


balanopreputial

(anatomy) Relating to the glans penis and the foreskin


calmyrin

(biochemistry) A myristoylated calcium-binding protein implicated in Alzheimer's disease


fermitin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that are required for integrin-mediated cellular adhesion


hemolin

(biochemistry) An immunoglobulin present in moths and butterflies


inversin

(biochemistry) A ciliary protein that is required for normal renal development


precuneate

(anatomy) Relating to, or resembling, the precuneus


spinodiapophyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and a diapophysis


temporolateral

(anatomy) Relating to either the left or right temple


ventroposteriorly

(anatomy) In a ventroposterior manner or direction


viscumin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of toxic lectins present in mistletoe (Viscum album)


alphafetoprotein

(biochemistry) A protein produced in the fetal liver


apotransferrin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of transferrin


decoron

(biochemistry) Any of a group of protein associated with decorins


laminarinase

laminarinase (countable and uncountable, plural laminarinases)

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses the glucan laminarin


neuroglian

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein associated with neural and glial cell adhesion


parafibromin

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits cell proliferation and suppresses some tumors


taenial

(anatomy) Relating to the taenia thalami


parataenial

(anatomy) Above or beyond the taenia thalami


twinfilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that bind actin


posterofrontal

(anatomy) Relating to posterior and frontal regions


undulin

(biochemistry) An extracellular matrix glycoprotein, related to fibronectin, associated with collagen fibrils


apohydrogenase

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a hydrogenase.


apotyrosinase

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a tyrosinase


crurotarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the crus and the tarsal bones


supervillin

supervillin (countable and uncountable, plural supervillins)

(biochemistry) A protein similar to gelsolin


stefin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of recombinant cysteine protease inhibitors


abaecin

abaecin (countable and uncountable, plural abaecins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in some insects


arginyltransferase

(biochemistry) A transferase that transfers an arginyl group, typically to a protein


calmegin

(biochemistry) A chaperone protein involved in adhesion of sperm to egg


endomucin

(biochemistry) A membrane-bound glycoprotein expressed by endothelial cells


fibroadipose

(anatomy) Having both fibrous and adipose tissue


dicarboxylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes a dicarboxylation reaction


ileocecocolic

(anatomy) relating to the ileum, cecum and colon


cecocolic

(anatomy) relating to the cecum and colon


phosphomutase

(biochemistry) Any mutase that acts on phosphate groups


reticulothalamic

thalamic reticular nucleus
thalamic reticular nucleus

(anatomy) Relating to the thalamic reticular nucleus


sclerochoroidal

(anatomy) Relating to the sclera and the choroid


adamalysin

adamalysin (countable and uncountable, plural adamalysins)

(biochemistry) A zinc metalloproteinase present in the venom of rattlesnakes (Crotalus adamanteus)


ASS

argininosuccinate synthase
argininosuccinate synthase#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of argininosuccinate synthase.


cenexin

(biochemistry) A fibrous protein present in the tail of sperm cells


true rib

A rib attached to the spine and sternum, as opposed to a floating rib.


fragilysin

(biochemistry) A particular zinc metalloprotease


hemonectin

(biochemistry) An extracellular hematopoietic cytoadhesion protein present in bone marrow


gloverin

gloverin (countable and uncountable, plural gloverins)

(biochemistry) An inducible antibacterial protein present in the pupae of the giant silk moth Hyalophora


lebocin

lebocin (countable and uncountable, plural lebocins)

(biochemistry) An antibacterial glycoprotein present in some insects


lateroflexor

(anatomy) Any muscle used for lateroflexion


moricin

(biochemistry) An antibacterial polypeptide present in the silkmoth Bombyx mori


neurensin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of proteins active in transduction of nerve signals or in nerve growth


canavalin

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in beans of the genus Canavalia.


hevamine

Hevea brasiliensis
Hevea brasiliensis#Translingual

(biochemistry) A chitinase present in the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis


exochitinase

(biochemistry) Any chitinase that cleaves a chitin molecule at a terminal position


infrabuccal

(anatomy) Beneath, or at the bottom of the cheek


hypoglossus

Borrowed from New Latin hypoglōssus, clipping of nervus hypoglōssus (“hypoglossal nerve”).

clipping

hypoglossal nerve
hypoglossal nerve#English

(neuroanatomy) Alternative form of hypoglossal nerve.


polyadenylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that degrades polyadenylate


rhombencephalic

(anatomy) Relating to the rhombencephalon


supraolivary

superior olivary complex
superior olivary complex

(anatomy) Relating to the superior olivary complex


crescentin

(biochemistry) A bacterial cytoskeletal protein


endohemicellulase

(biochemistry) Any hemicellulase that hydrolyses hemicellulose from the ends rather than in the middle


endoisopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any isopeptidase that works specifically at the terminal position


mercaptalbumin

(biochemistry) A form of albumin that has free (unoxidized) thiol groups on its cysteine residues


lunasin

en-noun

lunasin (countable and uncountable, plural lunasins)

(biochemistry) A peptide that is present in soy and some other cereal grains and may have some anticancer properties


mesotarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the middle (median plane) of the tarsus


calpromotin

(biochemistry) A cytoplasmic protein associated with sickle-cell anemia


cystoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein produced (as mutations) in cystic disease of the kidney


deSUMOylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes a SUMO protein from its target


dystonin

dystonin (countable and uncountable, plural dystonins)

(biochemistry) A neuronal protein that is a form of plakin


frontolimbic

(neuroanatomy) Relating to the front of the limbic system


hyperdivergence

hyperdivergence (countable and uncountable, plural hyperdivergences)

(anatomy) The condition of being hyperdivergent


lithostathine

(biochemistry) A protein that inhibits the formation of pancreatic stones


metacoel

(neuroanatomy, anatomy) The caudal part of the fourth ventricle of the brain.


mesocoel

(anatomy) The cavity of the mesencephalon; the iter


pterygoidal

(anatomy) Relating to a pterygoid (bone)


piscidin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides present in fish


bothrombin

(biochemistry) A thrombin present in the venom of the pit viper Bothrops jararaca.


andropetal

(botany) A petal that is derived from a modified stamen


dental dam

(dentistry) A thin, flexible piece of latex or similar material used to isolate one or more teeth during some dental procedures.


hyperphyll

(botany) A distal part of a sprout or a leaf.


elongin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of transcription elongation factors that are involved with protein ubiquitination


fukutin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane protein involved with histogenesis


jararacussin

(biochemistry) A fibrinogen-clotting enzyme in the venom of the pit viper Bothrops jararacussu


opisthocranion

opisthocranion (plural opisthocranions or opisthocrania)

opisthocranions (plural)
opisthocrania (plural)

From opistho- + Ancient Greek κρᾱνίον (krāníon, “upper part of the head, skull”), compare cranium and -ion (“craniometric landmark”).

bor

(anatomy) The posteriormost point in the midsagittal plane of the occiput


rhinocerase

(biochemistry) A serine protease isolated from the Gaboon viper Bitis rhinoceros (syn. of Bitis gabonica).


tachylectin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of lectins present in the horseshoe crab (of genus Tachypleus)


tryparedoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of oxidoreductases present in trypanosomatids


carboanhydrase

en-noun

carboanhydrase (countable and uncountable, plural carboanhydrases)

carbonic anhydrase
carbonic anhydrase#English

(biochemistry) Synonym of carbonic anhydrase


cholangiolar

(anatomy) Relating to the cholangiole or to the entire biliary system


chimerin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates axogenesis


intimate area

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cardioventricular

(anatomy) Relating to the ventricles of the heart


lymphostatin

(biochemistry) A toxic bacterial protein that inhibits mitogen-activated proliferation


nitroprotein

(biochemistry) A nitrated protein, produced in some tumors


intercaudate

(anatomy) Between the two caudate nuclei


nasotemporal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the nose and the temples


parvulin

(biochemistry) A small enzyme that catalyses the cis-trans isomerisation of proline peptide bonds.


apolactoferrin

(biochemistry) The iron-free form of lactoferrin


aldoketoreductase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the reduction of the carbonyl group of aldehydes or ketones


bronchiorespiratory

-ɛspəɹətɔːɹi

(anatomy) Relating to the bronchi and the respiratory tract


cerebromeningeal

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the meninges


peridesmium

From peri- + Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “a band”) + -ium.

(anatomy) The areolar tissue around a ligament.


fusase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the fusion (dimerization) of protein molecules


blep

onom

Imitative

We found out why cats do this and collated some of our favorite blep moments.

2015, "Digital Mews", The Cat Magazine, Winter 2015, page 9

The social media site is a sprawling series of discussion boards, ranging from deep debates on sociological theory to pictures of cats with their tongues half out (a “blep”).

2016, Jeremy Moule, "Reddit co-founder: You've got to suck to succeed," CITY Newspaper, 19 October 2016 - 25 October 2016, page 5

Millennials' love for their pups is so intense, it's spawned its own language. Us hoomans chase our heckin floofers, iPhones in hand, snapping pics of their snoots and bleps to share with frens, posting with captions about the goodest boy in the world.

2019 December, Stephanie Wilson, “Woo-Woo Woofers”, in Sensi Magazine, page 37:

(Internet slang, of an animal) The act of extending the tongue beyond the lips without opening the mouth fully.


osteogenin

(biochemistry) A bone morphogenic protein that inhibits proliferation and stimulates differentiation of osteoprogenitors in human bone marrow


neural axis

cerebrospinal axis
cerebrospinal axis#English


achromopeptidase

(biochemistry) A lysyl endopeptidase from the bacteria Chromobacter lyticus


biliprotein

(biochemistry) Any of a group of coloured conjugated protein, containing a bilin, that function as photoreceptors


bicyclase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses two cyclization reactions (typically at both ends of a carotenoid such as lycopene)


calcipressin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of proteins that inhibit the action of calcineurin


dermokine

(biochemistry) A recombinant protein secreted in the epidermis


dromyosuppressin

(biochemistry) An immunoreactive neuropeptide present in Drosophila


macrosialin

(biochemistry) A heavily glycosylated transmembrane protein associated with macrophages


crop milk

en-noun

crop milk (countable and uncountable, plural crop milks)

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A semi-solid substance, somewhat like pale yellow cottage cheese, secreted from the lining of the crop of (both male and female) pigeons and doves that is fed to their young (squabs) through regurgitation. An analog to crop milk is also secreted from the esophagus of flamingos and some penguins.


monocyclase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a single cyclization reaction (typically at one end of a carotenoid such as lycopene)


paranigral

(anatomy) Over or beyond the substantia nigra


peroxidoxin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of antioxidant proteins


sarcolipin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates thermogenesis in mammal muscles


spondylocarpotarsal

(anatomy) Relating to the spine, carpals and tarsus


thymoglobulin

(biochemistry) An antithymocyte immunoglobulin


tympaniform

(anatomy) Having the form of a tympanum or of a drum


telethonin

(biochemistry) A protein that regulates sarcomere assembly in muscles


antiquitin

(biochemistry) A dehydrogenase that acts upon aminoadipic semialdehyde in the catabolism of lysine


front hole

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"Do you put your penis into your partner's vagina, [or] rectum?" Or even, "Do you use the front hole or the back hole?" If you ask these questions without using body language or intimidating vocal mannerisms that betray discomfort and negative attitudes, you can get a lot of […]

1989, Larry Siegel, Milan Korcok, AIDS, the Drug and Alcohol Connection: What Health Care ..., page 58:

A.C. stated that she had not been touched by anyone in her "back hole," though she had been touched by Donald in her "front hole."

2000-2003, People of the State of Illinois v. Cookson, page 14

Front-Hole Penetration
Those of us who were assigned female at birth usually have a front hole, unless we have chosen to have it surgically removed via vaginectomy. Many of us have complicated feelings about using our front holes […]

2014, Laura Erickson-Schroth, Trans Bodies, Trans Selves: A Resource for the Transgender Community, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 384:

“I don't have a vagina,” he explained, “I have a bonus hole. Other names that don't make me cringe are boy hole and front hole”.

2015, Tiffany Jones, Andrea del Pozo de Bolger, Tinashe Dune, Amy Lykins, Gail Hawkes, Female-to-Male (FtM) Transgender People’s Experiences in Australia: A National Study, Springer, →ISBN, page 112:

(euphemistic, uncommon) The vagina (now sometimes especially of a trans man).


chitobiase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses chitobiose


endotransglycosidase

(biochemistry) Any transglycosidase in which the sugar is moved from the terminal position of a polysaccharide


holoplastocyanin

(biochemistry) The form of a plastocyanin containing a bound copper atom


lobulogenesis

(anatomy) The creation and development of (mammary) lobules


parietal foramen

parietal foramen (plural parietal foramina)

Loss of the parietal foramen is a trait that we see very early in the evolutionary line leading to mammals.

2016 September 7, Elsa Panciroli, “Did milk and fur evolve before the earliest mammals?”, in The Guardian:

(anatomy) An opening in the parietal bone for the emissary vein.


scansorius

(anatomy) A muscle passing from the ilium to the femur in some vertebrates.


submammillothalamic

(anatomy) Beneath the mammillary body and the thalamus


translabyrinthine

(anatomy) Across the labyrinth of the inner ear


urorectal

The developing urorectal septum grows dorsally and caudally from the rostral limit of the allantoic diverticulum.

2009, Joseph Jordan, Albert Singer, Howard Jones, The Cervix, page 5:

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the urinary tract and the rectum


vasculopermeability

Vascular endothelial growth factor is over 50,000 times more potent than is histamine at inducing vasculopermeability.

2001 November, HF Fine, “Aqueous humor and plasma vascular endothelial growth factor in uveitis-associated cystoid macular edema”, in American Journal of Ophthalmology, volume 132, number 5, page 794:

(anatomy) Vascular permeability (the permeability of blood vessel walls).


tympanoperiotic

(anatomy) Surrounding the tympanum and the inner ear


alveolin

alveolin (countable and uncountable, plural alveolins)

(biochemistry) A type of protease similar to astacin


buccofacial

(anatomy) Relating to the mouth and the face


crosstide

(biochemistry) A peptide related to glycogen synthase kinase


corneolenticular

(anatomy) Relating to the cornea and lens (of the eye)


mamillothalamic

(anatomy) Alternative form of mammillothalamic


mamillary body

mamillary body (plural mamillary bodies)

(anatomy) Either of a pair of structures on the undersurface of the brain that, as part of the diencephalon, form part of the limbic system


mutarotase

(biochemistry) An epimerase that catalyses a mutarotation


mesoamygdala

mesoamygdala (plural mesoamygdalas or mesoamygdalae)

mesoamygdalas (plural)
mesoamygdalae (plural)


putidaredoxin

(biochemistry) An adrenodoxin produced by Pseudomonas putida


ribosylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses ribosylation.


splenohepatic

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the spleen and the liver


aspartoacylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the deacylation of acetyl-aspartate


degenerin

(biochemistry) A mechanosensory protein that forms an epithelial sodium channel


indolicidin

indolicidin (countable and uncountable, plural indolicidins)

(biochemistry) An oligopeptide that shows antibacterial activity


guanyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a guanyl group


otoancorin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein of the acellular gel of the inner ear


palladin

(biochemistry) A protein that is a component of actin-containing microfilaments that control cell shape.


tachyplesin

tachyplesin (countable and uncountable, plural tachyplesins)

(biochemistry) An antimicrobial peptide present in horseshoe crabs of the genus Tachypleus


butyryltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses the transfer of a butyryl group


antitrochanteric

(anatomy) Relating to the antitrochanter


calliphorin

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in the larvae of blowflies of the genus Calliphora,


caudodistally

(anatomy) In a caudodistal manner or direction


cochleosaccular

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the cochlea and the saccular macula


caudoventrolaterally

(anatomy) In a caudoventrolateral manner or direction


diencephalospinal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the diencephalon and the spine


mammilotegmental

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the mammillary body and the tegmentum


nagalase

(biochemistry) The enzyme N-acetylgalactosaminidase


orbitomedial

medial prefrontal cortex
medial prefrontal cortex

(anatomy) Relating to the orbital gyrus and the medial prefrontal cortex


nasohypophysial

(anatomy) Relating to the nose and hypophysis


prelipoprotein

(biochemistry) The precursor of a lipoprotein


tubotympanum

(anatomy) The auditory tube and tympanic cavity considered as a single entity


cystic duct

(anatomy) A short duct that leads from the gallbladder and unites with the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct.


centropostzygapophyseal

(anatomy) In the centre of a postzygapophysis


centroprezygapophyseal

(anatomy) central and in front of the zygapophysis


faciotroncular

(anatomy) Relating to the face and the trunk


glycophosphoprotein

(biochemistry) Any phosphoprotein that has bound carbohydrate (or glycoprotein that has bound phosphate)


hydroxyperoxidase

(biochemistry) Synonym of hydroperoxidase


mapmodulin

(biochemistry) A protein that binds to microtubule-associated proteins


midbasal

(anatomy, botany) In the middle of a base


semenogelin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that form a gel matrix that encases ejaculated spermatozoa


bideltoid

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the two deltoid muscles.


adluminally

(anatomy) In an adluminal manner or direction


demastication

(dentistry) The wearing away of tooth substance during mastication.


seipin

seipin (countable and uncountable, plural seipins)

(biochemistry) A homooligomeric integral membrane protein in the endoplasmic reticulum that concentrates at junctions with cytoplasmic lipid droplets


galactolectin

(biochemistry) Any lectin that binds galactose


hemicoronal

(anatomy) Relating to either half of the coronal plane


hypermutase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses hypermutation


iminohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of an imine


metadiaphysis

(anatomy) The metaphysis and diaphysis considered as a unit


rubroolivary

parvocellular red nucleus
parvocellular red nucleus

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the inferior olive and the parvocellular red nucleus


silacidin

(biochemistry) A highly-phosphorylated protein that is involved in biomineralization


silaffin

a compound of the words silica and affiliation

(biochemistry) A protein that acts as a matrix for the precipitation of silica in the cell walls of diatoms.


treculavirin

(biochemistry) A peptide, isolated from a species of Treculia, that has anti-HIV properties.


calicodermis

(anatomy) The calcareous (calicoblastic) layer of the epidermis of stony corals.


metalloisopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any isopeptidase that is a metalloenzyme


prorenalase

(biochemistry) A precursor protein that becomes renalase when activated


feruloyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a feruloyl group


leukoregulin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein lymphokine that regulates the extracellular matrix in dermal fibroblasts


interferase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that interferes with a biochemical process


mesotrypsin

(biochemistry) A trypsin isoform which is resistance to natural trypsin inhibitors


nucleobindin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein


ovorubin

(biochemistry) A chromoprotein, present in gastropod eggs, that is a proteinase inhibitor.


neoglans

The healthy cavernosum tissue of the future neoglans is then exposed.

2015, Franco Anglana, Pietro Lippa, Serena Ronca, Ariadna Cassaude, Atlas of Vulvar dermatosis and dermatitis, CIC Edizioni Internazionali, →ISBN, page 400:

Clitoral reconstruction is a relatively new surgical technique which implies the resectioning of the scar covering the clitoral stump, sectioning the suspensory ligament, removing the fibrosis surrounding the mobilized stump, and repositioning it as a neoglans.

2017, L. Catania et al., Female Genital Mutilations, collected in Good Practice in Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, ed. Anna Maria Fulghesu, Springer, page 188

(surgery) A surgically constructed clitoral glans.


trehalohydrolase

(biochemistry) A hydrolase that catalyses the hydrolysis of trehalose


uncal

uncal herniation


hepatopulmonary

hepatopulmonary syndrome

(anatomy) Of or relating to the liver and lungs.


odontodysplasia

(dentistry, medicine) An abnormal development of the teeth, characterised by the deficient formation of enamel and dentin.


hyperpronate

en-verb

hyperpronate (third-person singular simple present hyperpronates, present participle hyperpronating, simple past and past participle hyperpronated)

hyperpronates (present singular third-person)
hyperpronating (participle present)
hyperpronated (participle past)
hyperpronated (past)

(anatomy) To pronate beyond the normal range of motion.


hyperadduct

hyperadduct (third-person singular simple present hyperadducts, present participle hyperadducting, simple past and past participle hyperadducted)

hyperadducts (present singular third-person)
hyperadducting (participle present)
hyperadducted (participle past)
hyperadducted (past)

(anatomy) To adduct beyond the normal range of motion.


hyperabduct

hyperabduct (third-person singular simple present hyperabducts, present participle hyperabducting, simple past and past participle hyperabducted)

hyperabducts (present singular third-person)
hyperabducting (participle present)
hyperabducted (participle past)
hyperabducted (past)

(anatomy) To abduct beyond the normal range of motion.


hypersupinate

hypersupinate (third-person singular simple present hypersupinates, present participle hypersupinating, simple past and past participle hypersupinated)

hypersupinates (present singular third-person)
hypersupinating (participle present)
hypersupinated (participle past)
hypersupinated (past)

(anatomy) To supinate beyond the normal range of motion.


hyperrotate

hyperrotate (third-person singular simple present hyperrotates, present participle hyperrotating, simple past and past participle hyperrotated)

hyperrotates (present singular third-person)
hyperrotating (participle present)
hyperrotated (participle past)
hyperrotated (past)

(anatomy) To rotate beyond the normal range of motion.


metallophosphohydrolase

(biochemistry) A metalloenzyme form of phosphohydrolase


osteocartilage

(anatomy) An intimate mixture of bone and cartilage


aegerolysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of hemolytic proteins, many of which possess antitumoral, antiproliferative and antibacterial properties


endotendon

(anatomy) The connective tissue between the strands of a tendon


glycoamidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses the amide link of a glycosamide


neurabin

en-noun

neurabin (countable and uncountable, plural neurabins)

(biochemistry) An actin-binding protein that inhibits phosphatase activity


paragastric

(anatomy) Lying alongside the gastric cavity.


extrafusal

(anatomy) Describing a muscle fibre that are attached to a bone by a fibrous extension (a tendon)


exosortase

(biochemistry) Any of a group of bacterial enzymes that are associated with protein sorting


dermaseptin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides, isolated from the skin of some frogs, that have properties that may be useful for drug delivery


exosulfatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that removes sulfate groups from the ends of carbohydrate sulfates


mesoprefrontal

(anatomy) In the middle of the prefrontal region


micropeptide

(biochemistry) A very small peptide that has some biological activity and can thus be considered to be a protein


occipitocortical

(anatomy) Relating to the occiput and the cerebral cortex


mesocortex

mesocortex (plural mesocortexes or mesocortices)

mesocortexes (plural)
mesocortices (plural)

(anatomy) The area between the allocortex and isocortex


neurocellular

(anatomy) Relating to nerve cells (neurons)


retinovitreal

(anatomy) Relating to the retina and the vitreous humour


ureteroenteric

(anatomy) Relating to a ureter and the intestine.


beclin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins associated with autophagy and apoptosis


astrotactin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein associated with the migration and adhesion of neurons


autoactivator

(biochemistry) An enzyme involved in autoactivation


heterocyclase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the formation of a heterocycle


bronchoarterial

(anatomy) Relating to a bronchus and an associated artery


oxoprolinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of oxoproline


retrogeniculate

lateral geniculate nucleus
lateral geniculate nucleus

(anatomy) Behind the lateral geniculate nucleus


chaplin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of bacterial proteins that form fibrils instead of a coiled structure.


halomucin

halomucin (countable and uncountable, plural halomucins)

(biochemistry) An archaeal protein present in a Haloquadratum species


iminopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any peptidase that selectively attacks an imine or secondary amine (such as proline)


peroxinectin

(biochemistry) A form of peroxidase, present in crayfish blood, that functions in cell adhesion


pontomesencephalic

(anatomy) Relating to the pons and mesencephalon


interplexiform

(anatomy) Between the two plexiform layers


plexiform layer

plexiform layer (plural plexiform layers)

(anatomy) Either of two layers of cells in the retina

Inner plexiform layer
Outer plexiform layer


latexin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins associated with eggshell production


presenilinase

(biochemistry) A protease that targets presenilin


cerebrocranial

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the cranium


duodenohepatic

(anatomy) Relating to the duodenum and the liver


formiminotransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a formimino group, typically to/from a glutamate group


iridolenticular

(anatomy) Relating to the iris and the lens (of the eye)


spondylometaphyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and metaphysis


acromoprotease

(biochemistry) Synonym of achromopeptidase


pontinal

(anatomy) Describing a bone of the skull of certain fishes


decatenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a decatenation reaction, especially of DNA


rhizophore

(botany) The structure bearing the true roots in certain species of Selaginella.


lienic

From lien + -ic or its etymon, Latin lien (“the spleen”).

(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the spleen.


halocyanin

halocyanin (countable and uncountable, plural halocyanins)

(biochemistry) A small blue protein, present in bacteria of the genus Natronobacterium, that contains a cuprous copper atom.


lactocepin

lactocepin (countable and uncountable, plural lactocepins)

(biochemistry) A lactococcal cell envelope-associated proteinase


mammillotectal

(anatomy) Relating to the mammillary body and the tectum


mammillotegmental

mammillotegmental fasciculus

(anatomy) Relating to the mammillary body and the tegmentum.


otoconin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of matrix proteins present in otoconia


opisthodelphic

(anatomy) Having parallel uteri that are directed to the rear


oligoendopeptidase

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase that splits oligopeptides


radialis

(anatomy) A radial muscle, artery, or nerve.


transmembrane protein

transmembrane protein (plural transmembrane proteins)

(biochemistry) Any protein that is permanently attached to a biological membrane and protrudes on each side.


transprotein

transmembrane protein
transmembrane protein#English

(biochemistry) Synonym of transmembrane protein


retinoschisin

(biochemistry) A protein, present in the retina, that is associated with retinoschisis


admedially

(anatomy) In an admedial manner or direction


calprismin

(biochemistry) A protein present in the shell of the fan mussel


cardiopharyngeal

(anatomy) Relating to the heart and the pharynx (especially in early vertebrates).


desulfoviridin

(biochemistry) A dissimilatory sulfite reductase present in the bacterium Desulfovibrio desulfuricans


guanosyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that catalyses transfer of a guanosyl group


imelysin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of peptides first discovered in a Pseudomonas


mucoperlin

(biochemistry) A form of mucin present in the nacreous shell layer of the fan mussel


pericardin

(biochemistry) A protein, similar to collagen, that is involved in the morphogenesis of heart epithelium in some insects


infravalvular

en-adj

infravalvular (comparative more infravalvular, superlative most infravalvular)

more infravalvular (comparative)
most infravalvular (superlative)


propriobulbar

(anatomy) That projects to the medulla oblongata


promontorial

(anatomy) Relating to a promontorium (projecting part of the body)


tomoregulin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of transmembrane proteins that inhibit nodal signalling


vasoinhibin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of vasoinhibitory proteins present in the hypothalamus


aquapoline

(biochemistry) A membrane protein that regulates transportation of water


biparietally

(anatomy) In a biparietal manner or direction


herbicolin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antibacterial peptides present in some bacteria of the genus Pantoea


leukotrienase

(biochemistry) A membrane protein responsible for the formation of leukotrienes


otopalatodigital

(anatomy) Relating to the ear, palate and fingers, but typically describing a dysplasia that affects these and other parts of the body


neelaredoxin

Treponema pallidum
Treponema pallidum#Translingual

(biochemistry) An iron-binding superoxide-reductase present in the syphilis spirochete, Treponema pallidum.


phosphomannoprotein

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein containing phosphomannose


intermetatarsophalangeal

intermetatarsophalangeal bursitis

(anatomy) Between two adjacent metatarsophalangeal joints.


pruriceptor

(anatomy) A nerve ending that acts as a receptor of itching sensations


selenomolybdoenzyme

(biochemistry) A metalloenzyme containing both selenium and molybdenum


spinothalamocortical

(anatomy) Relating to the spine, thalamus and cerebral cortex


subcallosum

(anatomy) The subcallosal region of the corpus callosum


supraclinoid

(anatomy) Above the clinoid bone / process


thermoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that is not inhibited by elevated temperatures (typically used as laundry aids)


secretosome

(anatomy) A complex, containing syntaxin and synaptotagmin, within a varicosity, that controls secretion


thiocalsin

(biochemistry) A protease that is activated by calcium after having been reacted with thioredoxin


mesosigmoid

I designate this duplicature of peritoneum as Gruber's fold, because so far as I am aware, Gruber was the first to describe it. It controls to some extent the mesosigmoid and sustains it .from prolapse especially keeping it out of the pelvis.

1896, JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association:

This places the reflection under stretch and facilitates its division. (c) The reflection and underlying mesosigmoidal fascia have been retracted to the left and the mesosigmoid to the right.

2017, John Calvin Coffey, Rishabh Sehgal, Dara Walsh, Mesenteric Principles of Gastrointestinal Surgery, →ISBN:

The inferior mesenteric artery and vein are exposed by retracting the mesosigmoid to the left (by the assistant).

2018, Xishan Wang, Natural Orifice Specimen Extraction Surgery, →ISBN:

(anatomy) The mesentery that attaches the sigmoid colon to the posterior abdominal wall.


transmurality

(anatomy, pathology) The condition of being transmural


umbilicovitelline

From international scientific vocabulary, reflecting New Latin combining forms: umbilico- + vitelline.

(anatomy) Relating to the umbilicus and the yolk sac

classical compound
international scientific vocabulary


vampirehood

Not that he feels nostalgic for his mortal origins; after all, he was desperately unhappy, at least immediately prior to his vampirehood. Neither is Louis's unhappiness principally because of his lack of vampire colleagues.

2008, Charles Pinches, Jay B. McDaniel, Good News for Animals?: Christian Approaches to Animal Well-Being, →ISBN, page 130:

I realized I'd been so caught up in my new vampirehood that I hadn't noticed Christmas had come and gone.

2006, Jennifer Armintrout, Blood Ties Book One: The Turning, MIRA, →ISBN, page 224:

The state of being a vampire; vampiredom.


chlorinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a chlorination reaction


corticopulvinar

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the pulvinar


endomannosidase

(biochemistry) An endocellular mannosidase


fervidolysin

(biochemistry) A keratinolytic enzyme, related to subtilisin, present in a bacterium of the genus Fervidobacterium


halolysin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of halophilic proteinases


exocellobiohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any exocellular cellobiohydrolase


lactosidase

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


myristoyltransferase

(biochemistry) Any transferase that transfers a myristoyl group


pelviureteric

(anatomy, medicine) Synonym of ureteropelvic.


paraprostatic

Neither prostatic nor paraprostatic cysts cause clinical signs unless they become large enough to interfere with urination or defecation or unless they abscess.

2014, Marthina L. Greer, Canine Reproduction and Neonatology, page 299:

(anatomy) Beyond (or around) the prostate gland.


rhinocerebral

(anatomy) Relating to the nasal passages and the brain


retrocervical

(anatomy) Behind the cervix (of the uterus); Relating to the retrocervix


sulfoxyreductase

(biochemistry) Any reductase that reduces sulfoxide (typically in oxidized methionine)


tectorin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of protein present in the tectorial membrane


suprageniculate

(anatomy) Above the lateral geniculate nucleus


tectothalamic

(anatomy) Relating to the tectum and the thalamus


tectopulvinar

(anatomy) Relating to the tectum and the pulvinar


tungstoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any metalloenzyme that contains tungsten


tectorial membrane

en-noun

tectorial membrane (plural tectorial membranes)

(anatomy) An acellular membrane in the cochlea of the inner ear


viroceptor

(biochemistry) A virokine that resembles a cellular receptor


pharyngoglossal

(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and tongue.


caenopore

(biochemistry) Any of a group of pore-forming antimicrobial proteins produced by nematodes of the genus Caenorhabditis.


chondromodulin

(biochemistry) A form of glycosylated transmembrane protein that promotes chondrocyte growth and inhibits angiogenesis


corticopetal

(anatomy) Describing a nerve fibre that runs towards the cerebral cortex.


dopadecarboxylase

(biochemistry) A decarboxylase that decarboxylates dihydroxyphenylalanine


excinuclease

(genetics, biochemistry) A nuclease that carries out excision as part of DNA repair


flavohemoprotein

(biochemistry) A hemoprotein, containing flavin, that functions as a nitric oxide dioxygenase


glycopeptidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses a glycopeptide or glycoprotein


intrageniculate

(anatomy) Within the lateral geniculate nucleus.


intertendon

(anatomy) An intermediate tendon between musclea


labioscrotal

(anatomy) Describing the caudal part of the external genitals of an embryo before sexual differentiation


metalloendoproteinase

(biochemistry) Any endoproteinase that is a metalloenzyme


myointimal

(anatomy) Relating to smooth muscle cells of the intima of a blood vessel


penaeidin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of antimicrobial peptides, found in shrimps, that bind chitin


prostein

(biochemistry) A protein that is expressed in the cytoplasm of benign and malignant prostate cells


stiparin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein, present in sea cucumber dermis, that aggregates collagen fibrils


spinoreticulothalamic

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the thalamic reticular nucleus


spinomedullary

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the medulla oblongata


subolesin

(biochemistry) A protein, present in ticks of the genus Ixodes, that confers immunity to some pathogens.


uridylase

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


virilizer

(biochemistry) A protein active in virilization.


monolid

An eye that does not have a crease on the eyelid.


amoebapore

(biochemistry) Any of a group of small amphipathic membranolytic proteins present in Entamoeba


antehypophyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the antehypophysis


antehypophysis

(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland


catestatin

(biochemistry) An endogenous protein, derived from chromogranin, that regulates cardiac function


corticomotoneuron

(anatomy) A motor neuron of the primary motor cortex


cyanobacteriochrome

(biochemistry) Any of a family of photoreceptor proteins, related to phytochrome, found in the cyanobacteria


craniometaphyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the skull and metaphysis


craniovisceral

(anatomy) Relating to the viscerocranium


rectocutaneous

(anatomy) Relating to the rectum and skin, as (usually, more specifically) a fistula between the rectum and the perirectal skin.


equistatin

(biochemistry) An inhibitor of cysteine proteinases present in the sea anemone Actinia equina


megadolichocolon

(anatomy, pathology) An excessively long, dilated colon


occipitocervical

(anatomy) Relating to the occiput and the neck.


oculocerebrorenal

(anatomy) Relating to the eyes, cerebrum, and kidneys; applied to Lowe syndrome.


oculocerebral

(anatomy) Relating to the eye and the cerebrum.


finger crotch

(anatomy, informal) The fleshy area between a person's thumb and index finger.


sinoaortic

(anatomy) Relating to a sinus and the aorta


stellacyanin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of metalloproteins containing copper


splanchnocranial

(anatomy) Relating to the splanchnocranium


endoesophageal

endoesophageal intubation


antimesometrial

(anatomy) Relating to the ventral mesometrium


apextrin

(biochemistry) An extracellular protein associated with larval ectoderm evolution in some sea urchins


bacillolysin

(biochemistry) A form of thermolysin present in bacteria of the genus Bacillus.


chlamyopsin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of bacterial retinal proteins, related to rhodopsin, present in Chlamydomonas


dorsoplantarly

(anatomy) In a dorsoplantar manner or direction


neuroprotease

(biochemistry) Any protease that is active in the nervous system


polyvisceral

(anatomy) Relating to, or affecting many of the viscera


posthypophysis

(anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary body


scolexin

(biochemistry) A plasma protein that induced immunological coagulation in response to some infections


temporonasal

(anatomy) Relating to the temples and the nose


reticuloendoplasmic

endoplasmic reticulum
endoplasmic reticulum

(anatomy) Relating to the endoplasmic reticulum


sarcotubule

sarcoplasmic reticulum
sarcoplasmic reticulum

(anatomy) The sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle cells


vibriolysin

af

translingual <i class="Latn mention" lang="mul">Vibrio</i>

(biochemistry) A thermostable form of thermolysin present in bacteria of the genus Vibrio.


peritoneovenous

peritoneovenous shunt

(anatomy) Of or relating to the peritoneum and venous system.


deneddylase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses deneddylation


golden milk

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2018, Lindsay Cotter, Nourishing Superfood Bowls: 75 Healthy and Delicious Gluten-Free Meals to Fuel Your Day:


lacunocanalicular

(anatomy) Relating to the lacunae and the canaliculi


neurogastrointestinal

(anatomy, pathology) Relating to neural effects on digestion


acrogranin

(biochemistry) An acrosomal glycoprotein, rich in cysteine, that is a precursor of granulins


archaeosortase

(biochemistry) An enzyme, in some archaea, that modifies protein sorting


cleidomastoid

(anatomy) Relating to the clavicle and the mastoid process


corneolimbal

(anatomy) Relating to the edge / border of the cornea


dendroaspin

(biochemistry) A toxic protein in the venom of the mamba Dendroaspis


diubiquitin

(biochemistry) A dimer of ubiquitin; the motif responsible for its biosynthesis


epimacular

(anatomy) Surrounding, or on the edge of the macula


evasin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of chemokine-binding proteins present in ticks


orocutaneous

(anatomy) Relating to both the mouth and skin, as for example (a) a rash or lesion affecting both the oral mucosa and the perioral skin or (b) a fistula connecting the oral cavity to the skin of the cheek.


methylpred

(biochemistry, pharmacology, colloquial) Methylprednisolone.


mesotelencephalic

(anatomy) Relating to the middle of the telencephalon


midvitreous

(anatomy) In the middle of the vitreous humour


kratagonist

(biochemistry) Any of a group of agonist proteins in anopheline saliva that inhibit host immunological response


rhombosortase

(biochemistry) Any rhomboid sortase (present in many bacteria)


subarctometatarsalian

(anatomy) Relating to the subarctometatarsus


thyropin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of thyroglobulins that are proteinase inhibitors


saphena

From Medieval Latin saphena, from Arabic صَافِن (ṣāfin), from Hebrew צֹפֵן (ṣōfēn, “hiding”).

(anatomy) A prominent vein or nerve, the saphenous vein


actopaxin

(biochemistry) A focal adhesion protein that binds paxillin


phyllon

From Ancient Greek φύλλον (phúllon, “leaf”). Doublet of phyllo, distantly also with foil, folio, and folium.

In this following the analogy of phyton already appropriated for the integer of the axis plus the phyllon or phylla it bears.

1868, The American Journal of Science, page 272:

Phylloceras ptychoicum is one of the most interesting species of all those found in the Kutch Jura, [...] The lobes are most characteristic, and on them the external and first lateral saddle are the most important parts. The external saddle is beautifully symmetrical, finishing in four phylla, of which the two corresponding ones are equal; the first lateral saddle is also divided into four terminating phylla, which are, however, not quite symmetrical.

Corona double; phylla of the outer row almost free, 1.8 to 2 mm. long, lanceolate, [...]

1912, Contributions from the United States National Herbarium, page 99:

(especially botany, uncommon) A leaf, or something (flat) resembling a leaf.


cytokinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that activates cytokine


eleutherognathine

(anatomy) Having a jaw that is free to move (not hinged to another bone)


pseudophosphatase

(biochemistry) A pseudoenzyme that is a catalytically-inactive phosphatase


microglobin

(biochemistry) Any microprotein that is a globin


pallidothalamic

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the globus pallidus and the thalamus


pallidofugal

(anatomy) Leading out from the globus pallidus


neuroangiogenesis

(physiology) The coordinated growth of new nerves and blood vessels


subthalamopallidal

(anatomy) Relating to the subthalamus and the globus pallidus


tetrastatin

(biochemistry) A C-terminal domain of a collagen that inhibits melanoma growth


testiole

(anatomy) The structure, in the testes, from which spermatogonia are generated


atticoantral

(anatomy) Relating to the middle ear and its antrum


Buffyspeak

As one would say in Buffyspeak, soak in the irony for a moment.

2006, Jennifer Ouellette, The Physics of the Buffyverse, unnumbered page:

During "The Writing for Teens and Television" symposium, in an exchange about adolescent language, Whedon readily admits, as he has done in other interviews, that Buffyspeak was his creation and not intended to be mimetic.

2007, Dear Angela: Remember My So-Called Life, page 216:

The linguistic distinctiveness of Buffyspeak is not reproduced in the Italian version, where teenagers' speech style is, at most, characterized by an informality which does not have any particular connotation as 'youth language.'

2008, Diana Bianchi, “Taming teen-language: The adaptation of Buffyspeak into Italian”, in Delia Chiaro, Christine Heiss, Chiara Bucaria, editors, Between Text and Image: Updating Research in Screen Translation, page 187:

(fandom slang) The invented slang used by characters on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.


cephalopharyngeal

(anatomy) Relating to the brain and the pharynx


coesterase

(biochemistry) A form of carboxylesterase


hepatosplanchnic

(anatomy) Relating to the liver and surrounding viscera


postorbitosquamosal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting the postorbital and squamosal bones


prechiasmal

(anatomy) In front of a chiasma (especially the optic chiasma)


superpyramidal

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vagoaccessory

(anatomy) Relating to the vagus nerve and the accessory nerve


remorin

(biochemistry) Any of a class of protein found in solanaceous plants


androglobin

(biochemistry) A chimeric globin associated with the testes


clostridiopeptidase

(biochemistry) collagenase from Clostridium histolyticum


deuterolysin

en-noun

deuterolysin (countable and uncountable, plural deuterolysins)

(biochemistry) A metalloproteinase present in aspergillus


immunomodulin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of modulins that modify the secretion of proteins such as cytokines


prionoid

(biochemistry) Any misfolded protein similar to a prion


protoglobin

(biochemistry) A simple globin, found in some archaea, that can bind oxygen and carbon monoxide


cockernony

Her mother [...] sat by the fire in the full glory of a grogram gown, lammer beads, and a clean cockernony, whiffing a snug pipe of tobacco, and superintending the affairs of the kitchen.

1819, Jedediah Cleishbotham [pseudonym; Walter Scott], chapter XI, in Tales of My Landlord, Third Series. […], volume I (The Bride of Lammermoor), Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; Hurst, Robinson, and Co. […], →OCLC, page 305:

1836, Joanna Baillie, The Phantom, Act 1.
And so I will; for here are rosy partners.
Ribbon’d and cockernonied*, by my faith!
Like very queens.
Coil of hair on the top of the head.

(Scotland, obsolete) The bunch of hair folded up in a snood worn by a woman.


seroenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme present in blood serum


adrenogonadal

(anatomy, physiology) adrenal and gonadal


apohemoglobin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of hemoglobin


aplysianin

(biochemistry) Any of a small group of antibacterial and antineoplastic glycoproteins present in sea slugs of the genus Aplysia.


apomucin

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of a mucin


tibial plafond

(anatomy) The articular surface of the distal end of the tibia.


posterior mal

posterior malleolus
posterior malleolus#English

(anatomy, colloquial) Clipping of posterior malleolus.


cardiokine

(biochemistry) Any of a group of cardiokinetic protein hormones secreted by the heart


capsulogenic

(botany, anatomy) Relating to capsulogenesis


capsulopalpebral

(anatomy) Relating to the capsule (surrounding the eyeball) and the eyelid


capsulogenesis

(botany, anatomy) The generation and development of a capsule


colocaecal

(anatomy) Relating to the colon and the caecum


corneoretinal

(anatomy) Relating to the cornea and the retina


posterior malleolus

posterior malleolus (plural posterior malleoli)

(anatomy) The distal posterior aspect of the tibia at the ankle.


fructanase

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


fuculokinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of fuculose


hydrophilin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins, present in some yeasts, that prevents cell death during desiccation


lignocellulase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses lignocellulose


photoenzyme

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a photochemical reaction


postsplenial

(anatomy) posterior to the splenial bone


profurca

(entomology) A bundle of muscles in the thorax of some insects


procollagenase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that activates collagen, allowing it to be broken down by collagenases


protachykinin

(biochemistry) A peptide isolated from pheochromocytoma tissue.


subatrial

(anatomy) Beneath an atrium (of the heart)


tailspike

(biochemistry) A viral adhesion protein used by a phage to attach itself to a bacterial host


intrapenile

For male patients in whom no other immediate venous channel is available, the intrapenile route may represent a life-saving alternative. Acute injection of fluid into corpora cavernosa was used to produce penile erection.

1982, Godec CJ, Cass AS, “The penis-a possible alternative emergency venous access for males?”, in Ann. Emerg. Med., volume 11, number 5, pages 266–268:


Rapunzelesque

en-adj

Rapunzelesque (comparative more Rapunzelesque, superlative most Rapunzelesque)

more Rapunzelesque (comparative)
most Rapunzelesque (superlative)

Characteristic of Rapunzel, especially in having very long hair.


incudomalleolar

(anatomy) incudal and malleolar; applied to a small synovial joint that transfers vibrations between the ossicles in the middle ear, facilitating sound perception


anabaenopeptin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of biologically-active peptides present in cyanobacteria, principally of the genus Anabaena.


arthrofactin

(biochemistry) A cyclic lipopeptide, that functions as a surfactant, produced by Arthrobacter bacteria


caytaxin

(biochemistry) A protein, mutations of which cause a variety of cerebellar diseases such as Cayman ataxia


crocalbin

(biochemistry) A reticulocalbin protein that binds crotoxin


elastinase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that hydrolyses elastin


fibroleukin

(biochemistry) A protein similar to fibrinogen


ferriperoxin

(biochemistry) A peroxidase essential for the aerobiosis of some extremophile bacteria


granulophysin

(biochemistry) A membrane protein sometimes present in blood platelets


haptocorrin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein similar to (or maybe identical to) transcobalamin


mobile wad

(anatomy) A group of three muscles in part of the forearm


maltotriase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of maltotriose


microglycoprotein

(biochemistry) A very small glycoprotein


neoculin

(biochemistry) A heterodimeric protein, in the fruit of Curculigo latifolia, that modifies sour tastes to sweet


opistoporin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of peptides that form pores in cell membranes


oromotor

(anatomy) Relating to the movement of the mouth.


pallidoluysian

(anatomy) Relating to the corpus pallidus and the corpus Luysii


anteroseptum

en-noun

anteroseptum (plural anteroseptums or anterosepta)

anteroseptums (plural)
anterosepta (plural)

interventricular septum
interventricular septum

(anatomy) An area in front of the interventricular septum


antidental

antidental caries - that counters dental caries

(dentistry, in combination) That counters a dental condition


caloxin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of membrane proteins that transport calcium ions


carboxymethylase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses carboxymethylation


cephamycinase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of cephamycins


dechelatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses dechelation


dorsocranially

(anatomy) In a dorsocranial manner or direction


fructofuranosidase

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of a fructofuranoside


glyceroporin

(biochemistry) A form of aquaporin that is active in the transport of glycerol


granin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of secretory proteins


mediocranial

(anatomy) Relating to the middle of the cranium


mediocranially

(anatomy) In a mediocranial manner or direction


medioparietal

(anatomy) A skull in which the parietal bones reach the midline


posteroproximally

(anatomy) In a posteroproximal manner or direction


septocutaneous

(anatomy) Relating to the septum and the skin


subcardinal

(anatomy) Located beneath a cardinal vein


cardinal vein

(anatomy) Either of the veins of the vena cava


renule

From Latin renulus, from ren (“kidney”).


anhydrolase

(biochemistry) Any hydrolase that hydrolyses an acid anhydride


corticoamygdaloid

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the amygdala


corticopontocerebellar

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex, the pons and the cerebellum


craniofrontonasal

(anatomy) Relating to the cranium, the frontal bone and the nose


tibionavicular

en-adj

tibionavicular (comparative more tibionavicular, superlative most tibionavicular)

more tibionavicular (comparative)
most tibionavicular (superlative)

(anatomy) Relating to the tibia and the navicular bone.


tibioastragalar

(anatomy) Relating to the tibia and astragalus.


tibiocalcaneal

tibiocalcaneal (comparative more tibiocalcaneal, superlative most tibiocalcaneal)

more tibiocalcaneal (comparative)
most tibiocalcaneal (superlative)

tibiocalcaneal ligament

(anatomy) Relating to the tibia and calcaneus.


thoracoepigastric

thoracoepigastric (comparative more thoracoepigastric, superlative most thoracoepigastric)

more thoracoepigastric (comparative)
most thoracoepigastric (superlative)

lateral thoracic vein
lateral thoracic vein

superficial epigastric vein
superficial epigastric vein

(anatomy) Of a vein or flap, relating to the lateral thoracic vein and the superficial epigastric vein.


vastoadductor

(anatomy) Relating to the vastus medialis muscle and adductor magnus muscle.

vastoaductor

relating to the vastus medialis and the adductor magnus


retroduodenal

retroduodenal (comparative more retroduodenal, superlative most retroduodenal)

more retroduodenal (comparative)
most retroduodenal (superlative)

retroduodenal arteries


prevesical

prevesical (comparative more prevesical, superlative most prevesical)

more prevesical (comparative)
most prevesical (superlative)

(anatomy) In front of a bladder, especially the urinary bladder.


deoxyribonucleotidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the dephosphorylation of a deoxyribonucleotide


dentalosplenial

(anatomy) Relating to the teeth and the splenum (especially in fish)


ribonucleotidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the dephosphorylation of a ribonucleotide


disruptase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that disrupts a biochemical process, typically an interaction between RNA and protein


duodenopancreatic

(anatomy) Relating to the duodenum and the pancreas


epicortex

(anatomy) A thin layer of polysaccharide on the surface of the cortex


iliacofemoral

(anatomy) Relating to the iliac and the femur


mesosphenoid

(anatomy) In the middle of the sphenoid bone


metallothioprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein that contains a metal (typically zinc) bound to a cysteine residue


monocarboxypeptidase

(biochemistry) Synonym of carboxypeptidase


nigrostriatum

(anatomy) The boundary between the substantia nigra and the striatum


osteoactivin

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein that regulates osteoblast differentiation and function


postinfraorbital

A group of dermal bones located posterior to the orbit (in some vertebrates)


raffinase

(biochemistry) A form of galactosidase that hydrolyses raffinose


apoflavodoxin

en-noun

apoflavodoxin (countable and uncountable, plural apoflavodoxins)

(biochemistry) The apoprotein of flavodoxin


PPD

PPD (countable and uncountable, plural PPDs)

purified protein derivative
purified protein derivative#English

(biochemistry) Initialism of purified protein derivative.


adenylcyclase

adenosine triphosphate
adenosine triphosphate

(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyses the cyclization of adenosine triphosphate


ferlin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins that play a part in vesicle fusion and membrane trafficking


paralemmin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of prenylated and palmitoylated phosphoproteins associated with some cell membranes


palmdelphin

(biochemistry) An isoform of a paralemmin


pallidonigral

(anatomy) Relating to the globus pallidus and the substantia nigra


periarachnoid

(anatomy) Surrounding the arachnoid mater


protopectinase

(biochemistry) Any protease that breaks down protopectin


pseudopilin

(biochemistry) A form of pilin that lacks disulfide bonds between its folds


superaquaporin

(biochemistry) Any aquaporin that lacks a cytoplasmic N-terminal region


tubuloglandular

(anatomy) Relating to tubules and glands


amygdalopiriform

(anatomy) Relating to the amygdala and the piriform cortex


archaemetzincin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of zinc-dependant aminopeptidases present in some archaea


devil's doorbell

devil's doorbell (plural devil's doorbells)

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A sinner like me who uses her fingers for “ringing the devil[’]s doorbell” has trouble actually determining whether these moms are in on the joke.

2015 November 11, Wannabee Blunt, “How often do you ring the devil's doorbell?”, in Blunt Moms:

I agreed to review this anthology entirely because “the devil’s doorbell” is the best euphemism for “clitoris” I’ve ever heard in my entire life.

2016 May 3, Caroline Russomanno, “The Devil's Doorbell”, in All About Romance:

“Because we talked about it on the playground,” Molly quipped, “right after we discussed what happens when you ring the devil's doorbell.”[…]
“Oh.” Lauren finally got it. “Is that what kids nowadays call it? I feel old because we just called it the clit—”

2017, Robert J. Crane, Unearthed, page 111:


bronchosphere

(anatomy) A spherical organoid derived from basal cells of the respiratory tract


brachymorphism

brachymorphism (countable and uncountable, plural brachymorphisms)

(anatomy, pathology) An unusual shortness of a body part


cleavase

(biochemistry) A form of endonuclease that cleaves at the junctions between single- and double-stranded DNA


cytoprotein

(biochemistry) Any protein present within a cell


deglycosidase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the removal of glycoside linkages


gliotrophin

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins that stimulate the growth of glial cells


immunolectin

(biochemistry, immunology) Any lectin associated with the immune system


leishmanolysin

(biochemistry) An endopeptidase present in some trypanosomes of the genus Leishmania.


preproenzyme

(biochemistry) The precursor of a proenzyme


spondyloepimetaphyseal

(anatomy) Relating to the spine and the epimetaphysis


trigeminofacial

(anatomy) Relating to the trigeminal nerve and the face


zygion

(anatomy) A craniometric point at each end of the bizygomatic diameter


acetylatase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses acetylation


alloalbumin

(genetics, biochemistry) Any of a group of genetically-related albumins found in blood serum


damn my eyes

(archaic) An expression of surprise, outrage, or frustration.


copolymerase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a copolymerization reaction


digalactosidase

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


dorsomotor

(anatomy, biology) Describing dorsal motor functions


endosialidase

(biochemistry) Any endocellular sialidase


spathilla

(botany) A secondary or diminutive spathe.


supravesical

(anatomy) Describing the upper part of the urinary tract


infravesical

(anatomy) Describing the lower part of the urinary tract


maxillonasal

(anatomy) Relating to the maxilla and the nose


musculomotor

(anatomy) Relating to motor muscles (that create movement)


buccalization

(orthodontics) The procedure of moving teeth towards the buccal (cheek) side of the arch.


PBN

parabigeminal nucleus
parabigeminal nucleus#English

(anatomy) Initialism of parabigeminal nucleus.


phosphoribohydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyses phosphoribosyl groups


pericardioperitoneal

(anatomy) Relating to the pericardium and the peritoneum


prequadrate

(anatomy) Positioned before the quadrate bone


retroareolar

retroareolar carcinoma

(anatomy) Behind (underneath) the areola


spermadhesin

(biochemistry) Any of a family of proteins associated with the surface of sperm cells of some mammals


thiocillin

(biochemistry) A macrocyclic thiazole peptide that has bacteriocidal activity


thiomuracin

(biochemistry) A thiopeptide that is an antimicrobial secondary metabolite


thioreductase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that reduces disulfide to thiol


uterocalin

(biochemistry) A lipocalin secreted by the endometrium


advillin

(biochemistry) A gelsolin that regulates the morphogenesis of neurons


alcalase

(biochemistry) A protease obtained from Bacillus licheniformis


chagasin

(biochemistry) A Trypanosoma protein that inhibits cysteine proteases


circumpulpal

(dentistry) Surrounding the pulp of a tooth


celiacomesenteric

(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and the mesentery


hemibulb

(anatomy) Either half of the olfactory bulb


metablastin

(biochemistry) A cytosolic phosphoprotein that is involved in cell cycle regulation


nematogalectin

(biochemistry) A galectin present in nematocysts


downbelows

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The G-Spot, according to the fat-headed, boss-eyed berk who invented it, is an area in a female person's downbelows that, when stimulated, causes instant and magnificent orgasms.

1988, Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, Punch, volume 294, page 21:

So there I was, scarlet with embarrassment, Mel and William giggling, no trousers on and about a million shoppers staring at my down-belows, when a man with a camera approaches Mum and says he's from the local paper.

2015, Jamie Rix, The Revenge Files of Alistair Fury: Dead Dad Dog:

More specifically, how do you find that lass who first induced priapic glee in the ol' fuzzy downbelows behind the bike sheds?

2007, Joe Shooman, "Whose Space is it Anyway?":


perhydrolase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses a reaction with hydrogen peroxide


pronapin

Brassica napus
Brassica napus#Translingual

(biochemistry) A storage protein present in Brassica napus


sarcalumenin

(biochemistry) A calcium-binding protein present in the sarcoplasmic reticulum of striated muscle


mesoglein

(biochemistry) Any of a group of proteins present in the mesoglea of the jellyfish Aurelia aurita


reticulocerebellar

(anatomy) Relating to the reticular formation and the cerebellum


supradural

(anatomy) Above, or in the upper layer of, the dura mater


synaptodendritic

(anatomy, physiology) Relating to the synapses and dendrites of neurons


alginase

(biochemistry) Any enzyme that hydrolyzes an algin


basogranulin

(biochemistry) A basophil granule protein


apicortin

apicortin (countable and uncountable, plural apicortins)

(biochemistry) A protein present in apicomplexan parasites


hexabrachion

extracellular matrix
extracellular matrix

(biochemistry) A glycoprotein of the extracellular matrix that is prominent in embryogenesis, wound healing and tumorigenesis


medioposteriorly

(anatomy) In a medioposterior manner or direction


metadherin

(biochemistry) An adherin involved in angiogenesis


polyphenoloxidase

(biochemistry) Any oxidoreductase that oxidises polyphenols


thrombomucin

(biochemistry) A cell surface protein associated with thrombocytes


transinsular

(anatomy) Across the insula of the brain.


chondrolectin

(biochemistry) A transmembrane lectin that binds carbohydrate


circumcallosal

(anatomy) Surrounding the corpus callosum


fucokinase

(biochemistry) Any kinase that catalyses the phosphorylation of fucose


hexastatin

(biochemistry) A short form of collagen that shows some anticancer activity


chaft

From Middle English chafft(e), chaft, chafte, schaft, from Old Norse kjaptr.

(dialect, Scotland, Northern England) The jaw.