organomegaly

en-noun

organomegaly (countable and uncountable, plural organomegalies)

(pathology) The abnormal enlargement of an organ


pathopreventive

en-adj

pathopreventive (comparative more pathopreventive, superlative most pathopreventive)

more pathopreventive (comparative)
most pathopreventive (superlative)

(rare, pathology) That prevents disease.


phalangial

(anatomy) Alternative form of phalangeal


phalangian

phalangian club-foot

phalangian articulations

phalangian muscle


sagittated

sagittated (comparative more sagittated, superlative most sagittated)

more sagittated (comparative)
most sagittated (superlative)


supraauricular

the supraauricular feathers of certain birds

(anatomy) Situated above the ear coverts, or auriculars.


thermodilution

en-noun

thermodilution (countable and uncountable, plural thermodilutions)

(medicine) Determination of cardiac output by measurement of the change in temperature in the bloodstream after injection of a known amount of cooled saline fluid


immunocytofluorescence

(cytology, immunology) The use of immunofluorescence to label cells


minimotif

(genetics) A short contiguous peptide motif


corticomedullary

(anatomy) Relating to, or joining, the renal medulla and cortex.


deparaffinization

(cytology) The removal of paraffin wax from slides prior to staining


FGF

FGF (countable and uncountable, plural FGFs)

(medicine) Initialism of fresh gas flow.


electropherogram

(genetics) A plot of sequence data obtained via electrophoresis


hyoscyamus

hyoscyamus (countable and uncountable, plural hyoscyamuses or hyoscyami)

hyoscyamuses (plural)
hyoscyami (plural)

Hyoscyamus niger
Hyoscyamus niger#Translingual

(medicine) The leaves of black henbane (Hyoscyamus niger), used in neuralgic and pectoral troubles.


pancentromeric

(genetics) Sensitive to both centromere-positive (aneugenic) and centromere-negative (clastogenic) events


renotropic

en-adj

renotropic (comparative more renotropic, superlative most renotropic)

more renotropic (comparative)
most renotropic (superlative)

(physiology) That migrates towards kidney tissue (or causes such migration)


trenimon

(medicine) The anticancer drug 2,3,5-tris-ethylenimino-1,4-benzoquinone.


A band

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(anatomy) A strip of proteins, in the myofibril, that stains dark.


enviroxime

From German en(tgegen) (“E-configuration”) + viroxime.

af

(pharmacology) An antiviral compound, 1-(isopropylsulfonyl)-2-amino-6-[α-(hydroxyimino)benzyl]-1H-benzimidazole, that inhibits the replication of rhinoviruses and enteroviruses.


pangenome

Unlike the previous reference […] the new “pangenome” incorporates near-complete genetic sequences from 47 men and women of diverse origins, including African Americans, Caribbean Islanders, East Asians, West Africans and South Americans. […] But in due course, experts said, the pangenome will revolutionize the field of genomic medicine.

2023 May 10, Elie Dolgin, “Scientists Unveil a More Diverse Human Genome”, in The New York Times:

(genetics) The genome of all the strains of a particular clade (most commonly of bacteria and archaea).


pyrotagging

(genetics) sequencing by means of pyrotags


pyrotag

(genetics) A sequence derived from 454 pyrosequencing of PCR-based small subunit ribosomal RNA amplicons.


āā

From Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “of each (in sequence)”).

der

(medicine) Prescription notation: The stated amount of each of the substances is to be used in the compounding of the prescription


anterodorsal

The difference between the kloedenellids and the geisinids, as defined, is the development of an anterodorsal process in the former.

1978, Robert Vernon Kesling, Ruth B. Chilman, Ostracods of the Middle Devonian Silica Formation:

(anatomy) in front (at the head end) and toward the back (side nearest the spine)


chorioretinopathy

There was considerable uncertainty, said Zděnek Gregor, about the causes of the disorder, described by the literature on the subject as central serous chorioretinopathy.

2001, WG Sebald, translated by Anthea Bell, Austerlitz, Penguin, published 2011, page 51:

(pathology) A noninflammatory disease of the choroid and retina of the eye.


microvitreoretinal

(surgery) Describing vitreoretinal microsurgery


retinotomy

(surgery) incision into, or division of, the retina


paleome

(genetics) The genome of an extinct species


phylodynamics

(biology, genetics) the study of genetic variation in pathogens, and the affect of such variation on their transmission etc.


decontraction

(physiology) The relaxation of muscle tissue following a previous contraction


monoinfected

(pathology) infected with a single type of microorganism


osteodistraction

en-noun

osteodistraction (countable and uncountable, plural osteodistractions)

(surgery) The surgical correction of skeletal deformities by the lengthening of bones


transaminitis

(pathology) The presence of an elevated level of transaminase in the body.


hexanucleotide

(genetics) a codon containing six nucleotides


pepastic

Ancient Greek πεπαίνω (pepaínō, “to ripen, suppurate”).


syncytialization

(physiology) The formation of syncytiotrophoblasts from cytotrophoblasts, cytotrophoblasts or osteoblasts


glycoantigen

(biochemistry, immunology) Any carbohydrate that is an antigen


herniorrhaphy

(surgery) repair of a hernia by means of sutures


omphalopagus

(medicine, of conjoined twins) Joined at the umbilicus.


dilazep

(pharmacology) A vasodilator that acts as an adenosine reuptake inhibitor.


diatrizoate

en-noun

diatrizoate (countable and uncountable, plural diatrizoates)

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of amidotrizoate.


aminergic

(physiology) Activated by a biochemical amine


antimanic

(pharmacology) That counters the symptoms of mania


calcofluor

(cytology) A white stain that binds to cellulose and chitin in cell walls


caveosome

(cytology) A proposed membrane-bound organelle associated with caveolae


ecoresponsive

(genetics) Whose gene expression is dependent on environmental variables.


gliomagenesis

(pathology) The formation and development of gliomas


heterochromosome

(genetics) A chromosome rich in heterochromatin


hyalinocyte

(cytology) An agranular haemocyte containing a central nucleus and little cytoplasm.


hyperinflammatory

(immunology, pathology) Very inflammatory


karyomorph

(genetics) A form of individual having a specific karyotype.


zofenoprilat

(pharmacology) An angiotensin-inhibitor converting enzyme, the active free sulfhydryl form of zofenopril.


vedaprofen

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used in veterinary medicine.


vedaclidine

From [Term?] + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).

af

(pharmacology) A novel analgesic drug which acts as a mixed agonist-antagonist at muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.


vinburnine

From vin- (“vinca alkaloid”) + (e)burn(am)ine.


veralipride

From vera(tryl) + ally(l) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) A benzamide neuroleptic drug indicated in the treatment of vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause.


vapreotide

From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A synthetic somatostatin analogue used to treat bleeding and diarrhoea.


valsartan

(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug C₂₄H₂₉N₅O₃ that is taken orally and blocks the action of angiotensin II. It is marketed under the trademark Diovan and when used in combination with amlodipine, under the trademark Exforge.


tabalumab

From -l- (“immunomodulating”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A human monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of autoimmune diseases and B cell malignancies.


tafluprost

(pharmacology) A prostaglandin analogue used topically (as eyedrops) to control the progression of glaucoma and in the management of ocular hypertension.


tafamidis

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A drug for the amelioration of transthyretin-related hereditary amyloidosis.


lampbrush

lampbrush chromosome
lampbrush chromosome

(genetics) Used attributively to refer to lampbrush chromosomes


lampbrush chromosome

en-noun

lampbrush chromosome (plural lampbrush chromosomes)

(genetics) A form of chromosome formed of a series of chromomeres with large chromatin loops extended laterally


tacalcitol

(pharmacology) A synthetic vitamin D₃ analogue.


talampicillin

(pharmacology) A beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin family.


microchromosome

(genetics) A very small chromosome found in birds and some reptiles


micrograft

(surgery) A very small graft, especially of a few hair follicles


micrograft

en-verb

micrograft (third-person singular simple present micrografts, present participle micrografting, simple past and past participle micrografted)

micrografts (present singular third-person)
micrografting (participle present)
micrografted (participle past)
micrografted (past)

Instead, EGFP positive transgenic shoots were micrografted in vitro onto 1 month old Carrizo citrange (Citrus sinensis (L.)

2015 September 24, “Transgenic Citrus Expressing an Arabidopsis NPR1 Gene Exhibit Enhanced Resistance against Huanglongbing (HLB; Citrus Greening)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:

(surgery, transitive) To graft on a very small scale.


micrografting

(surgery) The grafting of a very small amount of tissue


morphonuclear

(cytology) Relating to the shape of a cell nucleus


adipiplon

From [Term?] + -plon (“imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivative”).

af

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A non-benzodiazepine anxiolytic drug.


adefovir

From ade(nosine) + -fovir (“phosphonic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A drug used to treat hepatitis B and herpes simplex virus infection.


aceperone

From [Term?] + -perone (“4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivative”).

(pharmacology) A neuroleptic butyrophenone drug.


acemetacin

rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used for the treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, lower back pain, and postoperative pain.


albiglutide

From [Term?] + -glutide (“glucagon-like peptide analog”).

(pharmacology) A glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist drug used to treat type 2 diabetes.


alclometasone

From al(pha-methyl) + chlo(ro)- + -metasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).

(pharmacology) A synthetic glucocorticoid steroid used as an anti-inflammatory, antipruritic, antiallergic, antiproliferative and vasoconstrictive agent.


aglepristone

(pharmacology) A progesterone receptor antagonist.


afatinib

Origin unknown; the suffix -tinib denotes a pharmaceutical drug that is a tyrosine kinase inhibitor.

(pharmacology) A drug against non-small cell lung carcinoma.


oxyconformity

(biology, physiology) The change in rate of oxygen consumption in the presence of varying oxygen levels in the environment.


parietomastoid

(anatomy) Relating to the parietal bone and the mastoid bone


polypharmacotherapy

(medicine) The use of multiple pharmaceuticals to treat disease


subtelocentric

(genetics) (of a chromosome) having the centromere closer to one end than to the centre


terminalize

en-verb

terminalize (third-person singular simple present terminalizes, present participle terminalizing, simple past and past participle terminalized)

terminalizes (present singular third-person)
terminalizing (participle present)
terminalized (participle past)
terminalized (past)

(genetics) (of the bonds between paired chromosomes) To move towards the ends of the chromosomes during meiosis


sicklemia

en-noun

sicklemia (countable and uncountable, plural sicklemias)


albomycin

(medicine) An antibiotic, found in Actinomyces subtropicus, used against penicillin-resistant infections


cytoband

(genetics, cytology) Any of a pattern of bands, formed on chromosomes of cells undergoing metaphase, that serve to identify particular chromosomes


exorbital

(anatomy) protruding beyond the orbit (of the eye)


gastroenteropancreatic

islets of Langerhans
islets of Langerhans

(anatomy, physiology) Related to the gut and the pancreas (especially to the islets of Langerhans)


hypoimmunogenic

(immunology) Less immunogenic than normal


hyposalivation

(pathology) A reduced level of salivation


pseudorabies

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central nervous system
central nervous system

(veterinary medicine) A highly contagious herpes virus infection that affects the central nervous system of many animals.

Aujeszky-betegség

a highly contagious herpes virus infection


rostroventral

(anatomy) Near the front of the beak or of any beak-like projection


alogliptin

From [Term?] + -gliptin (“dipeptidyl aminopeptidase-IV inhibitor”).


alimadol

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic related to methadone.


alverine

(pharmacology) A drug used to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders.


amifloxacin

From ami(no)- + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A fluoroquinolone antibiotic.


alacepril

(pharmacology) A particular ACE inhibitor.


ampiroxicam

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, a prodrug of piroxicam.


altinicline

From [Term?] + -nicline (“nicotinic acetylcholie receptor partial agonist/agonist”).

nicotinic acetylcholine receptor
nicotinic acetylcholine receptor

(pharmacology) A drug that acts as an agonist at neural nicotinic acetylcholine receptors.


allylestrenol

(pharmacology) A synthetic progestogen used to prevent threatened miscarriage, recurrent pregnancy loss and premature labour.


alletorphine

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic of the oripavine series, never marketed.


anakinra

/ˌæn.əˈkɪn.ɹə/

From [Term?] + -nakinra (“interleukin-1 receptor antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A drug that blocks the activity of interleukin-1 and is administered as a subcutaneous injection chiefly in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis. It is a recombinant form of an endogenous antagonist of interleukin-1 receptor and is marketed under the trademark Kineret.


aplaviroc

From [Term?] + -viroc (“chemokine CC motif receptor 5 antagonist”).

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A drug being developed to treat HIV infection.


ansoxetine

From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug, never marketed.


anipamil

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker.


argatroban

Probably from Arg (“arginine”) + -a- + thro(mbin) + ban.

(pharmacology) A particular anticoagulant.


asoprisnil

From [Term?] + -pris- (“steroidal compound acting on progesterone receptors”).

(pharmacology) An investigational selective progesterone receptor modulator.


arbutamine

(pharmacology) A synthetic catecholamine used as a cardiac stimulant drug.


apremilast

(pharmacology) A thalidomide analogue being developed to treat inflammatory diseases.


articaine

From (c)ar(boxylate) + thi(ophene) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

(pharmacology) A local anesthetic used in dentistry.


arprinocid

(pharmacology) A coccidiostat used in veterinary medicine.


atevirdine

From [Term?] + -vir- (“antiviral”) + (pyri)dine.

reverse transcriptase
reverse transcriptase

(pharmacology) A nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor that has been studied for the treatment of HIV.


arotinolol

(pharmacology) An alpha/beta blocker medication.


aprobarbital

(pharmacology) A drug mainly used to treat insomnia.


apricitabine

From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An experimental nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor against HIV.


azidocillin

From azido- + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).


azelnidipine

(pharmacology) A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker.


astromicin

From (Micromonospora oliv)ast(e)ro(spora) + -micin (“aminoglycoside, antibiotic”).

(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside antibiotic.


amprolium

From am(ino) + pro(py)l + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) A coccidiostat used in poultry.


anrukinzumab

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -kin- (“interleukin”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A humanized monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of asthma.


alphamethadol

(pharmacology) A synthetic opioid analgesic.


androstanolone

From androstane + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

(biochemistry, pharmacology) Synonym of dihydrotestosterone.


retigabine

From [Term?] + -gab- (“gabamimetic agents”) + -ine.


razobazam

From (py)razo(lo) + b(is)- + -azam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine derivative with nootropic effects.


renzapride

Probably from absolute configuration (“R-configuration”) + (b)enza(mide) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) A gastroprokinetic agent and antiemetic.


reclazepam

From [Term?] + chl(oro)- + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine drug with sedative and anxiolytic effects.


dextrorphan

From dextro- + -orphan (“morphinan derivate”).

(pharmacology) A psychoactive morphinan drug that acts as an antitussive and dissociative hallucinogen.


quadazocine

From [Term?] + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) An opioid antagonist of the benzomorphan family, used in scientific research.


ketorfanol

From keto- + -orphan (“morphinan derivate”) + -ol.

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic of the morphinan series.


ketipramine

(pharmacology) Alternative form of ketimipramine.


Abbe-Zeiss apparatus

en-noun

Abbe-Zeiss apparatus (plural Abbe-Zeiss apparatuses)

From the names of its creators: Ernst Abbe, German physicist, and Carl Zeiss, German optician.

(medicine) A device for counting blood cells.


counting cell hemocytometer

counting cell hemocytometer (plural counting cell hemocytometers)

(medicine) A device used for counting blood cells.


Abbott's method

Named after its designer, Edville G. Abbott, US orthopedic surgeon.

(medicine) A method of treating scoliosis using plaster jackets.


glatiramer

(medicine) A random tetrapeptide of glutamic acid, lysine, alanine and tyrosine that is used as an immunomodulator drug.


hyperploid

(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds an exact multiple of the haploid number

(medicine) Having a number of chromosomes that exceeds the diploid number


hypoploid

(genetics) Having a number of chromosomes that is less than an exact multiple of the haploid number


hypotriploid

(genetics) Having fewer than three chromosomes


infragranular

(anatomy) Beneath the granular layer of the developing cerebral cortex


neuroimmune

(immunology) Describing those components of the nervous system that modulate the immune response


precancerosis

(pathology) The presence of precancerous lesions


thalamostriatal

(anatomy) Relating to, or connecting, the thalamus and the striatum


trihelix

transcription factor
transcription factor

(genetics) Any of a family of transcription factors found in Arabidopsis and other organisms


acute abdomen

acute abdomen (usually uncountable, plural acute abdomens)

(pathology) A condition of the abdomen which is indicated by an acute onset of severe pain.


boat-shaped abdomen

boat-shaped abdomen (plural boat-shaped abdomens)

scaphoid abdomen
scaphoid abdomen#English


carinate abdomen

carinate abdomen (plural carinate abdomens)

From Latin carinatus, from carina (“keel”), + Middle French abdomen, from Latin abdomen, possibly from abdō (“conceal”), from ab (“away”) + dere (“to put, place”).

(medicine) Alternative form of scaphoid abdomen


navicular abdomen

navicular abdomen (plural navicular abdomens)


pendulous abdomen

pendulous abdomen (plural pendulous abdomens)

(medicine) Condition where the abnormally relaxed anterior wall of the abdomen hangs over the pubis.


covert stuttering

Covert stuttering is characterized by accessory features such as word substitutions, interjections, and stopping.

1991, Kerry E. Lewis, “The Structure of Disfluency Behaviors in the Speech of Adult Stutterers,”, in Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research, volume 34, page 482:

[C]overt stuttering, also known as interiorized stuttering . . . may include avoidance of words or sounds, certain situations, certain people, and so on.

2006, David Ward, Stuttering & Cluttering, →ISBN, page 271:

Another mistaken impression is that covert stuttering is just a mild form of stuttering.

2006, Dale F. Williams, Stuttering Recovery: Personal and Empirical Perspectives, →ISBN, page 151:

Though this form of stuttering is a well-recognized clinical phenomenon, research on the topic of covert stuttering is insignificant (Boodstein and Berstein Ratner, 2008).

2011, Jill E. Douglas, An Investigation of the Transition Process from Covert Stuttering to Overt Stuttering: An Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis of Individuals Who Stutter, PhD dissertation, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, p. 16

(psychology, speech pathology) A manner of speaking in which a person who stutters is careful to avoid words, sounds, and other stimuli which trigger instances of stuttering.


scaphoid abdomen

scaphoid abdomen (plural scaphoid abdomens)

(medicine) A condition where the abdomen's anterior wall is sunken and hollow.


surgical abdomen

surgical abdomen (plural surgical abdomens)


abdominal decompression

abdominal decompression (countable and uncountable, plural abdominal decompressions)

(medicine) During childbirth, a technique in which the abdomen is surrounded by a chamber and has the pressure decreased intermittently, to assist the uterus in its task.


abdominal gestation

abdominal gestation (plural abdominal gestations)

(medicine) A pregnancy outside of the uterus, and within the abdominal cavity.


abdominal inguinal ring

abdominal inguinal ring (plural abdominal inguinal rings)

/æbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

/əbˈdɒm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

/æbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

/əbˈdɑm.ə.nl̩ ˈɪŋ.ɡwɪn.l̩ ɹɪŋ/

(anatomy) The upper opening of the inguinal canal.


abdominal quadrant

abdominal quadrant (plural abdominal quadrants)

(medicine) Any of four rough divisions of the abdominal cavity formed by placing the umbilicus at the center of the horizontal and vertical dividing lines.


abdominal reflex

abdominal reflex (plural abdominal reflexes)

(medicine) An involuntary contraction of the abdominal wall with stimulus of the covering epidermis.


abdominal section

abdominal section (plural abdominal sections)

(surgery) An incision in the abdomen for surgery on any of the abdominal organs.


abdominocardiac reflex

abdominocardiac reflex (plural abdominocardiac reflexes)

(medicine) A fluctuation in heart rhythm, associated with mechanical stimulus of the abdominal organs.


abdominodiaphragmatic breathing

* abdomino- (“abdomen”) + diaphragmatic (“involving the diaphragm”)

prefix

(medicine) A type of breathing used to treat dyspnea, where the patient used the abdominal muscles for the expiration and the diaphragm for the inspiration.


laminopathy

(pathology) Any genetic disorder caused by a mutation in any gene that encodes a protein of the nuclear lamina.


sphenotic

(anatomy) Of or relating to a bone on the anterior side of the auditory capsule of many fishes, connected with, or adjoining, the sphenoid bone.


prootic

(anatomy) In front of the auditory capsule.


prootic

(anatomy) A bone, or centre of ossification, in the periotic capsule.


coaptate

en-verb

coaptate (third-person singular simple present coaptates, present participle coaptating, simple past and past participle coaptated)

coaptates (present singular third-person)
coaptating (participle present)
coaptated (participle past)
coaptated (past)

Cognate with coapt via co- and Latin aptō (“I fasten”); the coaptate version of the verb is probably a back-formation from coaptation.

Female patients sometimes tell us that another woman enters her body and coaptates herself to it, especially during the act of coitus.

1900, Henry Johns Berkley, A Treatise on Mental Diseases:

(transitive, chiefly medicine) To join or attach.


sublingua

(anatomy) A muscular secondary tongue found below the primary tongue in prosimian primates.


garenoxacin

From [Term?] + -oxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).


glibornuride

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + born(ane) + ur(ea) + (sulfonam)ide.

(pharmacology) An antidiabetic sulfonylurea drug.


gepefrine

From [Term?] + -frine (“phenethyl derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antihypertensive or sympathomimetic agent of the amphetamine family.


gestaclone

From gest- (“steroid, progestogen”) + [Term?] + -one.

(pharmacology) A steroidal progestin drug, never marketed.


gestonorone

From gest- (“steroid, progestogen”) + -o- + nor- + -one.


glisoxepide

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + isox(azole) + (az)ep(ane) + -ide.


guanabenz

(pharmacology) An alpha agonist used as an antihypertensive drug.


guanethidine

en-noun

guanethidine (countable and uncountable, plural guanethidines)

(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug that reduces the release of catecholamines.


guanoxabenz

(pharmacology) A metabolite of guanabenz.


guanfacine

Probably from guan- (“guanidine derivative”) + ph(enyl)ac(etyl) + -ine.

af

attention deficit disorder
attention deficit disorder

(pharmacology) A drug that is an alpha-adrenergic agonist taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₉H₉Cl₂N₃O·HCl especially to treat hypertension and attention deficit disorder. It is marketed under the trademarks Intuniv and Tenex.


guacetisal

From gua(iacol) + acety(l) + -sal (“salicylic acid derivative”).

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An ester resulting from the combination of aspirin and guaiacol, used as a drug to treat inflammatory respiratory diseases.


gusperimus

From gusper- (“alteration of spergu(alin)”) + -imus (“immunosuppressant”).

(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive drug derived from spergualin.


guanadrel

(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug.


gacyclidine

From [Term?] + cycl(ohexyl) + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A psychoactive drug derived from tenocyclidine.


gestodene

From gest- (“steroid, progestogen”) + [Term?] + -ene.

(pharmacology) A progestogen hormonal contraceptive.


gemazocine

From [Term?] + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) An opioid antagonist of the benzomorphan family, never marketed.


glicaramide

From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + car(boxamide) + (sulfon)amide.

(pharmacology) A molecule with antidiabetic effects, resembling glibenclamide.


ganaxolone

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

(pharmacology) An epalon anesthetic related to allopregnanolone, with sedative, anxiolytic, and anticonvulsant effects.


gallopamil

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker, an analogue of verapamil, used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias.


gedocarnil

From [Term?] + -carnil (“carboline derivative”).


gemeprost

(pharmacology) An analogue of prostaglandin E1, used as a treatment for obstetric bleeding.


hydrocortamate

From hydrocort(isone) + am(ino)- + -ate.

(pharmacology) A synthetic glucocorticoid with anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive properties.


hexobarbital

(pharmacology) A barbiturate derivative with hypnotic and sedative effects, formerly used to induce anesthesia for surgery.


histrelin

From hist(idyl) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).

(pharmacology) A nonapeptide analogue of gonadotropin-releasing hormone with added potency.


halometasone

From halo- + -metasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).


homprenorphine

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic of the thebaine series.


abdominoscrotal muscle

en-noun

abdominoscrotal muscle (plural abdominoscrotal muscles)

From Latin abdomen (“abdomen”) + New Latin scrotalis, from Latin scrotum; abdomino- + -scrotal.


abdominothoracic arch

abdominothoracic arch (plural abdominothoracic arches)

(anatomy) The costal arch; anterior and lateral boundary between the abdomen and the thorax.


abducens labiorum

(anatomy) The muscle that raises the corners of the mouth.


abducens oculi

From Latin abducō (“drawing away”) + Latin oculus (“eye”).

(anatomy) Musculus rectus lateralis bulbi.


abducens muscle

abducens muscle (plural abducens muscles)

Shortening of "abducens nerve", in turn from Latin nervus abducens, from abducent, abducens

(anatomy) Rectus lateralis muscle of the eye; muscle that moves the eye away from the center of the face.


amniochorion

(anatomy, zoology) The amnion and chorion considered as a single unit.


avascularity

From a- + vascularity or from avascular + -ity.

(anatomy) The condition of being avascular.


chondroclast

(cytology) A large, multinucleated cell involved in the resorption of calcified cartilage


choriodecidua

(anatomy) A fetal layer surrounding the amnion


cilnidipine

calcium channel blocker
calcium channel blocker

(pharmacology) A particular calcium channel blocker


conotoxin

(biochemistry, toxicology) A neurotoxic peptide isolated from the venom of a marine cone snail of genus Conus.


distoproximal

(anatomy) Relating to features relatively far from, and near to, another


extranigral

(anatomy, physiology) Outside of the substantia nigra


funisitis

(pathology) inflammation of the umbilical cord


hemiparkinsonian

(pathology) relating to hemiparkinsonism


hemiparkinsonism

hemiparkinsonism (usually uncountable, plural hemiparkinsonisms)

(pathology) parkinsonism that affects only one side of the body


haemochorial

(anatomy) Describing a placenta in which (as in humans) the chorion is in direct contact with the mother's blood


intersubtype

(genetics) A recombinant formed of subtypes


luteinization

luteinization (countable and uncountable, plural luteinizations)

(physiology) The formation of the corpus luteum from a mature ovarian follicle.


lymphohistiocytic

(cytology, physiology) Relating to both lymphocytes and histiocytes


mesalazine

From me- (“alteration of amino-”) + -salazine (“salicylic acid derivative”).

af

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The active antiinflammatory component of sulfasalazine, 5-aminosalicylic acid, when used in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease.


necroptosis

Blend of necrosis + apoptosis, as necroptosis combines characteristics of both processes.

(biology, cytology) A programmed form of necrosis.


osteoperiosteal

(anatomy) Relating to both bone and its periosteum


parafascicular

(anatomy) posterior to the intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus


prechondroblast

(cytology) A cell that develops into a chondroblast


preosseous

(physiology) Relating to tissue that will become bone


nyctalgia

(pathology) pain that occurs only at night, especially pain associated with the bones due to syphilis


blue baby syndrome

(medicine) cyanotic heart defects in a newborn baby


Ludwig's angina

Named after the German physician, Wilhelm Friedrich von Ludwig, who first described this condition in 1836.

(otorhinolaryngology, pathology) A serious, potentially life-threatening infection of the floor of the mouth, usually occurring in adults with concomitant dental infections, and if left untreated, may obstruct the airways, necessitating tracheotomy.


iclazepam

From (c)ycl(opropyl) + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine derivative with sedative and anxiolytic effects.


iclaprim

From (c)ycla(ne) + -prim (“dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor, antibacterial”).

(pharmacology) A diaminopyrimidine dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor being developed for the treatment of skin and tissue infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.


ibutilide

From ibut- (of unknown origin) + -ilide (“Class III antiarrhythmic”).

(pharmacology) An antiarrhythmic agent indicated for acute cardioconversion of atrial fibrillation and atrial flutter of a recent onset to sinus rhythm.


ibazocine

From [Term?] + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).


ibafloxacin

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A quinolone antibiotic drug used in veterinary medicine.


ibopamine

From i(so)b(utyrate) + -opamine (“dopaminergic agent, dopamine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A sympathomimetic used in ophthalmology to induce mydriasis.


ibandronic acid

From [Term?] + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

(pharmacology) A bisphosphonate drug used in the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

ibandronate

coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution


idoxifene

From i(o)d- + -oxifene (“tamoxifen derivative”).

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal estrogen antagonist, structurally analogous to tamoxifen.


iloprost

From ilo- (of unknown origin) + -prost (“prostaglandin”).

(pharmacology) A drug used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension, scleroderma, Raynaud phenomenon and ischemia.


ifoxetine

From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor
selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor

(pharmacology) A selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor.


ifenprodil

(pharmacology) A selective inhibitor of the NMDA receptor.


imidapril

(pharmacology) An ACE inhibitor used as an antihypertensive drug and for the treatment of chronic heart failure.


indoprofen

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, withdrawn in the 1980s after reports of gastrointestinal bleeding.


incadronic acid

(pharmacology) A bisphosphonate (cycloheptylamino)methylenebis(phosphonic acid).


iomazenil

From io(do)- + m(ethyl) + -azenil (“benzodiazepine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antagonist and partial inverse agonist of benzodiazepine and a potential treatment for alcohol abuse.


inogatran

From [Term?] + -gatran (“thrombin inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A peptidomimetic thrombin inhibitor.


iofendylate

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + phen(yl) + -dyl (“vasodilator”) + -ate.

(pharmacology) A molecule used as a contrast medium.


iopamidol

Probably from io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + p(ropion)amide + -ol.

(pharmacology) An iodinated contrast agent.


iotrolan

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast media”).


irbesartan

From [Term?] + -sartan (“angiotensin II receptor antagonist”).

(pharmacology) An angiotensin II receptor antagonist used mainly for the treatment of hypertension.


ivabradine

From iva- (of unknown origin) + -bradine.

(pharmacology) A medication used for the symptomatic management of stable angina pectoris.


isoconazole

From iso- + -conazole (“miconazole derivative”).

(pharmacology) An azole antifungal drug.


ipronidazole

From i(so)pro(pyl) + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antiprotozoal nitroimidazole drug used in veterinary medicine.


isradipine

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class.


iopromide

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast media”) + pro(pyl) + -(a)mide.


iohexol

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + hexol.


iopentol

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast media”) + pentol.


iopydol

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast media”) + py(ri)d(inone) + -ol.


iocarmic acid

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + car(ba)m(oyl) + -ic acid.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A molecule used as a contrast medium.


iocetamic acid

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + (a)cet(yl) + am(ino)- + -ic acid.


ioglicic acid

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + [Term?] + -ic acid.


ioxaglic acid

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast media”) + [Term?] + -ic acid.


iopanoic acid

From io- (“iodine-containing contrast medium”) + (pro)panoic acid.

(pharmacology) A white crystalline powder C₁₁H₁₂I₃NO₂ administered orally as a radiocontrast medium in cholecystography.


cholecystography

(medicine) As procedure used to visualize the gall bladder by administering a radiopaque contrast agent that is excreted by the liver.

χολοκυστογραφία

A procedure used to visualize the gall bladder


costimulant

(pharmacology) Something that stimulates along with something else


bentiromide

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A peptide used as a screening test for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and to monitor the adequacy of supplemental pancreatic therapy.


benzbromarone

(pharmacology) A uricosuric agent used in the treatment of gout.


benziodarone

(pharmacology) A particular vasodilator.


beraprost

(pharmacology) A synthetic analogue of prostacyclin.


betacarotene

(pharmacology) The international nonproprietary name of beta-carotene when used as a drug.


bibenzonium

From bi- + benz(yl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) A particular cough suppressant.


benidipine

(pharmacology) A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker for the treatment of hypertension.


bremazocine

From [Term?] + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) A κ-opioid receptor agonist related to pentazocine.


bietaserpine

(pharmacology) 1-diaminoethylreserpine, a derivative of reserpine used as an antihypertensive agent.


bisoprolol

(pharmacology) A beta blocker (trademark Zebeta) taken orally in the form of its fumarate (C₁₈H₃₁NO₄)₂·C₄H₄O₄ to treat hypertension.


betamethadol

(pharmacology) A synthetic opioid analgesic, an isomer of dimepheptanol.


bethanechol

/bəˈθæn.əˌkɔl/

From b(eta-methyl) + (ur)ethane + chol(ine).

(pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic agent administered in the form of its chloride C₇H₁₇ClN₂O₂ and used especially to treat gastric and urinary retention.


bretazenil

From br(omo)- + eth(yl) + -azenil (“benzodiazepine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An imidazopyrrolobenzodiazepine anxiolytic drug.


bolasterone

Probably from (ana)bol(ic) + -a- + -sterone (“androgen/anabolic steroid”).

(pharmacology) A 17α-alkylated anabolic steroid with close structural similarity to testosterone.


brivudine

From [Term?] + -vudine (“zidovudine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antiviral drug used in the treatment of herpes zoster.


bromadoline

From brom- + -adol- (“analgesic”) + -ine.


butabarbital

(pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of secbutabarbital.


buserelin

From (tert-)bu(tyl) + se(rine) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).

(pharmacology) A gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist.


butacaine

From (di)but(yl)a(mine) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).


buflomedil

(pharmacology) A vasoactive drug used to treat claudication or the symptoms of peripheral arterial disease.


butanilicaine

From but(yl) + anili(ne) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).


loxoprofen

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug derived from propionic acid.


proparacaine

(medicine) A topical ophthalmic anesthetic 2-(diethylamino)ethyl 3-amino-4-propoxybenzoate


subphenotype

(biology, pathology) A subset of a phenotype that is characteristic of a subset of a population


supracoracoideus

(anatomy) A pair of muscles that raise the wings of birds in flapping flight.


thyrotrope

(cytology) An endocrine cell in the anterior pituitary which produces thyroid-stimulating hormone in response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone.


antidyslipidemic

en-adj

antidyslipidemic (comparative more antidyslipidemic, superlative most antidyslipidemic)

more antidyslipidemic (comparative)
most antidyslipidemic (superlative)

(pharmacology) That counters dyslipidemia.


antidyslipidemic

(pharmacology) Any drug that counters dyslipidemia.


telepathology

Holonyms: telehealth, telemedicine

(medicine) Pathology services provided remotely via telecommunications: cytopathology and histopathology image interpretation delivered digitally.


leptocurare

(medicine) Any of a group of depolarising blockers, such as succinyl-choline, that have a long, thin, flexible structure.


fadrozole

From [Term?] + -rozole (“imidazole-triazole derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) An aromatase inhibitor used in the treatment of breast cancer.


febuxostat

From phe(nyl) + (iso)bu(tyl) + x(anthine) o(xidase) + -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A urate-lowering drug (trademark Uloric), an inhibitor of xanthine oxidase that is indicated for use in the treatment of hyperuricemia and chronic gout.


felbinac

biphenylylacetic acid
biphenylylacetic acid

(pharmacology) biphenylylacetic acid, a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug of the arylacetic acid class, used to treat muscle inflammation and arthritis


fenoterol

From pheno- + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A beta 2 adrenergic agonist designed to open up the airways to the lungs.


femoxetine

From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An SSRI related to paroxetine.


fenoverine

From pheno(thiazine) + -verine (“spasmolytic”).


fenclofenac

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug formerly used in rheumatism.


falipamil

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker.


fantofarone

From [Term?] + -arone (“antiarrhythmic”).


fengabine

From phen(yl) + -gab- (“gabamimetic agent”) + -ine.

(pharmacology) A drug investigated as an antidepressant but never marketed.


fenoprofen

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.


fenretinide

From phen- + -retin- (“retinol derivative”) + (am)ide.

(pharmacology) A synthetic retinoid derivative.


microaspiration

(pathology) The unintentional aspiration of very small amounts of reflux material, especially as a cause of laryngeal inflammation and bronchorrhea


postcentral

(anatomy) posterior to the central sulcus


proximoventral

(anatomy) close to the front or to the abdomen


subgranule

(cytology) A cell of the subgranular zone of the brain


fezakinumab

From -kin- (“interleukin”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A human monoclonal antibody against interleukin-22, designed for the treatment of psoriasis and rheumatoid arthritis.


farletuzumab

From [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A monoclonal antibody being investigated for the treatment of ovarian cancer.


fletazepam

From (tri)fl(uoro)eth(yl) + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine drug with strong muscle relaxant properties.


fasiplon

From [Term?] + -plon (“imidazopyrimidine or pyrazolopyrimidine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A nonbenzodiazepine anxiolytic drug of the imidazopyrimidine family.


fasudil

(pharmacology) A potent rho-kinase inhibitor and vasodilator.


fluperlapine

(pharmacology) A tricyclic atypical antipsychotic with additional antidepressant and sedative effects.


flopristin

From fl(uor)o- + -pristin (“pristinamycin derivative”).

(pharmacology) A streptogramin antibiotic.


falecalcitriol

(pharmacology) An analogue of calcitriol.


fluocortin

From fluo(ro)- + -cort- (“corticosteroid”) + -in.


flumetasone

From flu(oro)- + -metasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).


flutazolam

From flu(oro)- + [Term?] + -azolam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A benzodiazepine drug with sedative, muscle relaxant, anticonvulsant, and anxiolytic properties.


fulvestrant

From [Term?] + estr(ogen receptor) ant(agonist).

(pharmacology) An estrogen receptor antagonist drug.


flutemazepam

From flu(oro)- + [Term?] + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A 3-hydroxy benzodiazepine derivative and analogue of temazepam that has hypnotic, sedative, amnesiac, anxiolytic, anticonvulsant and skeletal muscle relaxant properties.


fluocortolone

From fluo(ro)- + -cort- + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).


fluprednidene

From flu(oro)- + predn(isolone) + (methyl)idene.


flutoprazepam

From flu(oro)- + [Term?] + (cyclo)pr(opyl) + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).


fluprednisolone

(pharmacology) A pregnane corticosteroid.


flurithromycin

(pharmacology) A macrolide antibiotic, a fluorinated derivative of erythromycin.


fluorometholone

From fluoro- + meth- + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

(pharmacology) A corticosteroid, most often used after laser-based refractive surgery.


fluoxymesterone

From flu(or)- + (hydr)oxy- + me(thyltesto)sterone.

(pharmacology) A synthetic androgen C₂₀H₂₉FO₃ that is administered orally and is used especially in the treatment of testosterone deficiency in males and in the palliative treatment of breast cancer in females.


fenticonazole

From phen(yl)thi(ol) + -conazole (“miconazole derivative”).

(pharmacology) An azole antifungal drug, used locally as the nitrate in the treatment of vulvovaginal candidiasis.


fludroxycortide

From flu(oro)- + (hy)droxy + -cort- (“corticosteroid”) + -ide.

(pharmacology) A synthetic topical steroid used as an anti-inflammatory treatment for skin irritations.


fluperolone

From flu(oro)- + [Term?] + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).


fluclorolone

From flu(oro)- + chlor- + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).


fenclozic acid

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory drug.


fusafungine

From [Term?] + -fungin (“antifungal antibiotic”) + -e.

(pharmacology) An active agent used in antibiotics for treatment of nasal and throat infections.


edoxaban

From [Term?] + -xaban (“blood coagulation factor Xa inhibitor”).


eliprodil

(pharmacology) A drug that acts as an NMDA antagonist.


elvitegravir

From [Term?] + -tegravir (“HIV integrase inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) An integrase inhibitor used to treat HIV infection.


elfazepam

Probably from e(thylsu)lf(onyl) + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).


elopiprazole

From [Term?] + -piprazole (“phenylpiperazine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antipsychotic drug of the phenylpiperazine class.


elotuzumab

From [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A humanized monoclonal antibody.


enalaprilat

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An ACE inhibitor, the active metabolite of enalapril.


elvucitabine

From [Term?] + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An experimental nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor for the treatment of HIV.


eltrombopag

The ORR and CRR did not correlate with eltrombopag before AVA (p > 0.05) but increased when the total exposure of AVA increased (p = 0.011), and the threshold for AVA response was a cumulative dose > 3,000 mg (p = 0.013).

2023 January, Yarong Chi, Qinglin Hu, Chen Yang, Miao Chen, Bing Han, “Avatrombopag is effective in patients with chemoradiotherapy-induced aplastic anemia: a single-center, retrospective study”, in Experimental Hematology, volume 117, →DOI, page 62:

(pharmacology) A drug to treat conditions that lead to thrombocytopenia.


edotreotide

From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A substance which, when bound to various radionuclides, is used in the treatment and diagnosis of certain cancers.


emopamil

(pharmacology) A particular calcium channel blocker.


edelfosine

en-noun

edelfosine (countable and uncountable, plural edelfosines)

(pharmacology) A synthetic alkyl-lysophospholipid with antineoplastic effects.


englitazone

From [Term?] + -glitazone (“thiazolidinedione derivative”).


enocitabine

From (beh)eno(yl) + -citabine (“cytarabine or azacytidine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A nucleoside analogue used in chemotherapy.


enoxacin

From [Term?] + -oxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) An oral broad-spectrum fluoroquinolone antibacterial agent used in the treatment of urinary tract infections and gonorrhea.


ecallantide

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

(pharmacology) A kallikrein inhibitor used for the treatment of hereditary angioedema and for the prevention of blood loss in cardiothoracic surgery.


enviomycin

(pharmacology) An antibiotic drug used in the treatment of tuberculosis.


enclomifene

From German en(tgegen) (“E-configuration”) + clomifene.

(pharmacology) The less active isomer of clomifene.


ensituximab

(pharmacology) A chimeric monoclonal antibody used in the treatment of cancers.


echothiophate

(pharmacology) Alternative form of ecothiopate.


epimestrol

From epi- + me(thyl) + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.

(pharmacology) A synthetic steroidal estrogen used as an ovulation stimulant.


enprazepine

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant.


endralazine

(pharmacology) An antihypertensive of the hydrazinophthalazine chemical class.


enpiprazole

(pharmacology) A phenylpiperazine tranquilizer.


eptazocine

From [Term?] + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).


etazepine

(pharmacology) A tricyclic anticonvulsant drug.


eprosartan

From [Term?] + -sartan (“angiotensin II receptor antagonist”).

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An angiotensin II receptor antagonist, used for the treatment of high blood pressure.


esmolol

From es(ter) + m(ethyl) + -olol (“β-adrenoceptor antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A cardioselective beta blocker used in parenteral forms in the treatment of arrhythmias and severe hypertension.


esmirtazapine

(pharmacology) A drug developed to treat insomnia and vasomotor symptoms.


ethotoin

/ˌɛθ.əˈtoʊ.ɪn/

(pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug C₁₁H₁₂N₂O₂ used in the treatment of epilepsy.


etanidazole

From etha(ne) + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

(pharmacology) A nitroimidazole drug used for its radiosensitizing properties.


esreboxetine

From absolute configuration (“S-configuration”) + reboxetine.

(pharmacology) A selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor.


epristeride

From [Term?] + -steride (“testosterone reductase inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A selective, transition-state, non-competitive inhibitor of the type II isoform of the enzyme 5α-reductase.


etafedrine

(pharmacology) Ethylephedrine, a long-acting bronchodilator.


eticyclidine

From ethy(l) + cycl(ohexyl) + -clidine (“muscarinic receptor agonist/antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A dissociative anesthetic drug with hallucinogenic effects.


etalocib

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A leukotriene B4 antagonist drug.


etilevodopa

(pharmacology) A dopaminergic agent used as a treatment for Parkinson's disease; the ethyl ester of levodopa.


etilefrine

(pharmacology) A cardiac stimulant used as an antihypotensive.


etodolac

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.


etidocaine

(pharmacology) A local anesthetic given by injection during surgical procedures and childbirth.


eticlopride

From ethy(l) + chlo(ro)- + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) A selective dopamine antagonist used mainly in research.


ethylestrenol

(pharmacology) An anabolic steroid with some progesterone-like activity.


etynodiol

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A synthetic progestogen C₂₀H₂₈O₂ used especially in birth control pills usually in combination with an estrogen.


eslicarbazepine

From absolute configuration (“S-configuration”) + licarbazepine.

(pharmacology) S-licarbazepine, an active metabolite of oxcarbazepine.


licarbazepine

(pharmacology) An active metabolite of oxcarbazepine.


turosteride

(pharmacology) A selective inhibitor of the enzyme 5α-reductase.


eltanolone

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).


emepronium

From e(thyl) + me(thyl) + pro(pyl) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) An anticholinergic drug used in urology as an antispasmodic.


epoprostenol

(pharmacology) Prostacyclin when used as a drug.


ethinylestradiol

/ɪˌθaɪ.nl̩ˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

/ˌɛθ.ɪ.nɪlˌɛ.stɹəˈdaɪˌɔl/

(pharmacology) A derivative of 17β-estradiol, the major endogenous estrogen in humans, used in oral contraceptives.


sclerotal

The optic capsule , or sclerotal, […]like the acoustic capsule , is cartilaginous in Plagiostomes

1866, Richard Owen, Anatomy of Vertebrates:

(anatomy) The optic capsule; the sclerotic coat of the eye.


supraspinate

(anatomy) Situated above a spine or spines; especially, situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the neural spines of the vertebral column, or above, or in front of, the spine of the scapula.


pterotic

From Ancient Greek πτερόν (pterón, “wing”) + ὠτικός (ōtikós, “of or for the ear”), from its shape.

(anatomy) Of or relating to a bone between the prootic and epiotic in the dorsal and outer part of the periotic capsule of many fishes.


exsection

(surgery) The removal by operation of a portion of a limb, especially the removal of a portion of a bone in the vicinity of a joint.


betadine

(pharmacology) Povidone-iodine, used as a topical antiseptic.


cystoprostatectomy

(surgery) Removal of the bladder, prostate and seminal vesicles


folinate

(pharmacology) The conjugate base, or any salt or ester, of folinic acid.

folinic acid

coordinate as an acid versus a base, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution


neobladder

(surgery) A replacement for the bladder, made from segments of bowel, for use following cystectomy


Abernethy's fascia

en-noun

Abernethy's fascia (plural Abernethy's fascias)

Named after John Abernethy, English surgeon, + fascia, which through Italian derives from Latin fascia.

(anatomy) A layer of tissue that separates the iliac artery from the iliac fascia.


Abernethy's sarcoma

Abernethy's sarcoma (plural Abernethy's sarcomas or Abernethy's sarcomata)

Abernethy's sarcomas (plural)
Abernethy's sarcomata (plural)

Named after John Abernethy, English surgeon, + New Latin, from Ancient Greek σάρκωμα (sárkōma, “fleshy growth”), from σαρκόω (sarkóō, “become fleshy”), from σάρξ (sárx, “flesh”).

der

(medicine) A typically malignant fatty tumor located on the trunk.


aberrant conduction

en-noun

aberrant conduction (plural aberrant conductions)

(medicine) A heart condition where the electrical stimulus travels via an abnormal pathway.


aberratio lactis

Borrowed from Latin aberratio (“aberration”) + lactis (“milk”).

(medicine) The secretion of milk from an abnormal location, not from the mammary glands.


aberratio testis

Borrowed from Latin aberratio (“aberration”) + testis (“witness”).

(medicine) A testis that is descending to a wrong position after born, or not descending at all (cryptorchidism).


mitral valve

(anatomy) The valve that divides the left atrium and left ventricle of the heart.


ureterovesical

(anatomy) Relating to, or joining, the ureter and the bladder.


uropathology

(pathology) The pathology of the urinary tract


gallanilide

(medicine) A derivative of acetanilide, employed locally in skin diseases as a substitute for chrysarobin.


osmiophilic

en-adj

osmiophilic (comparative more osmiophilic, superlative most osmiophilic)

more osmiophilic (comparative)
most osmiophilic (superlative)

(cytology) Having an affinity for, and thus easily stained by, osmium tetroxide


osmiophilicity

(cytology) The condition of being osmiophilic


xanthoastrocytoma

(pathology) A normally benign form of astrocytoma.


xanthochroia

(pathology) A condition characterized by yellow patches on the skin.


conid

This high crowned tooth presents a complex pattern of conids, conulids, accessory tubercles and valleys.

1987, Rajan Gaur, Environment and ecology of early man in northwest India:

At the end of the oblique cristid there is only a very faint swelling which might be called the mesolingual conid. The anterolingual conid is not well developed.

1989, Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, page 226:

PUPC 96/44 is an isolated first molar of left mandibular ramus and all the four conids are fully developed.

2007, Pakistan Journal of Zoology, volume 39, page 335:

(dentistry) One of the vaguely cone-shaped bumps (cusps) that appear on the surface of a lower molar.


antioncogene

(genetics) Any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours

antioncogene

any gene that suppresses the formation of tumours


ODP

Coordinate term: TDP

(genetics) Initialism of origin decision point.


EDV

end-diastolic volume
w:end-diastolic volume

(physiology) Initialism of end-diastolic volume.


immunomodifier

(medicine, immunology) Any material that modifies an allergic response, especially one that augments immune function in patients


dorsate

dorsate (comparative more dorsate, superlative most dorsate)

more dorsate (comparative)
most dorsate (superlative)

The words "straight-hinged" or "straight-backed" are not fully adequate as diagnostic terms, as the former term can be applied to hinges in representatives of most major ostracode groups and the latter is inadequate for many dorsate ostracodes with a straight, long hinge.

1962, Anders Martinsson, Ostracodes of the Family Beyrichiidae from the Silurian of Gotland, page 130:

Spiracles elongate oval, peritremes black, spiracle 1 and 8 greater than the others, spiracle 8 more dorsate than the others.

1986, Vichuda Nithiuthai, “Taxonomic Study on the Larvae of Armyworms in the Genus Spodoptera (Lepidoptera : Noctuidae) in Thailand”, in Thai Journal of Agricultural Science, volume 19, page 132:


antitropomyosin

(immunology) That counters the action of tropomyosin


gonadogenesis

(physiology) The generation and development of the gonads.


hemidystonia

en-noun

hemidystonia (countable and uncountable, plural hemidystonias)

(pathology) dystonia that affects only one side of the body


immunoneutralization

(immunology) The immunological neutralization of enzymes etc.


mediosagittal

(anatomy) sagittal, through the middle (of the brain)


monoconjugate

(chemistry, medicine) A compound containing a single conjugate


orthovoltage

(medicine) A voltage of about 300 to 500 kilovolts, when used in radiation therapy


pregranulosa

(anatomy) A capsule of cells that surrounds the primordial ova in the embryonic ovary


carbuterol

From car(bamoyl) + -buterol (“phenethylamine derivative”).


carindacillin

(pharmacology) A penicillin antibiotic, a prodrug of carbenicillin.


carlumab

From -l- (“immunomodulating”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A human monoclonal antibody designed for oncology and immune indications.


carteolol

From car(bostyril) + te(rt-butyl) + -olol (“β-adrenoceptor antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A beta blocker used to treat glaucoma.


carnidazole

From car(bamothioate) + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antiprotozoal drug of the nitroimidazole class used in veterinary medicine.


carubicin

From Latin car(minata) + -rubicin (“daunorubicin derivative”).

(pharmacology) An anthracycline antineoplastic obtained from Nonomuraea roseoviolacea subsp. carminata.


cefetamet

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A cephalosporin antibiotic.


cefminox

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + (a)mino- + (carb)ox(ylic acid).


cefteram

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + te(t)ra(zolyl) + m(ethyl).


cefsulodin

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + sul(f)o- + (pyri)din(ium).


cefalonium

From cephalo(sporanic acid) + -onium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).


carisbamate

From [Term?] + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

(pharmacology) An experimental anticonvulsant drug.


cefazaflur

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + aza- + flu(o)r-.


carbasalate

(pharmacology) An analgesic, antipyretic, and anti-inflammatory drug.


carbidopa

Probably from (de)carb(oxylase) + i(nhibitor) + -dopa (“dopamine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A drug C₁₀H₁₄N₂O₄·H₂O that inhibits decarboxylation of ʟ-dopa in tissues outside the brain and that is administered with ʟ-dopa in the treatment of Parkinson's disease to increase the amount of ʟ-dopa available for transport to the brain.


carburazepam

From carb(amoyl) + ur(ea) + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).


canrenone

(pharmacology) An aldosterone antagonist with additional antiandrogen properties, used as a diuretic.


carbimazole

(pharmacology) The prodrug of thiamazole, used to treat hyperthyroidism.


carpipramine

From [Term?] + -pramine (“substance of the imipramine group”).

(pharmacology) An atypical antipsychotic used to treat schizophrenia and anxiety.


caroverine

(pharmacology) A drug used as a spasmolytic and otoneuroprotective agent.


cefaloglycin

From cephalo(sporanic acid) + glycin(e).


ceftezole

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + te(tra)zole.


carboprost

(pharmacology) A synthetic prostaglandin analogue of PGF_(2α), with oxytocic properties.


canagliflozin

From cana- (of unknown origin) + -gliflozin (“sodium–glucose cotransporter inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A drug C₂₄H₂₅FO₅S·½H₂O that lowers blood sugar by reducing the reabsorption of glucose from the kidneys and is taken orally to treat type 2 diabetes. It is marketed under the trademark Invokana and when used in combination with metformin, under the trademark Invokamet.


cafedrine

From caffe(ine) + -drine (“sympathomimetic”).

(pharmacology) A cardiac stimulant used to increase blood pressure.


ceftiolene

From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”) + thiol + -ene.


ceruletide

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

(pharmacology) An oligopeptide that stimulates smooth muscle and increases digestive secretions.


clotiapine

From chlo(ro)- + thia- + -apine (“psychoactive tricyclic compound”).

(pharmacology) An atypical antipsychotic of the dibenzothiazepine chemical class.


cinacalcet

From [Term?] + na(phthalene) + calc(ium) + eth-.

(pharmacology) A drug C₂₂H₂₂F₃N·HCl (trademark Sensipar) that is administered orally to treat hyperparathyroidism in patients with chronic kidney failure undergoing dialysis and to treat certain types of hypercalcemia (as that associated with parathyroid carcinoma). It increases the sensitivity of receptor cells of the parathyroid gland to extracellular calcium causing a decrease in parathyroid hormone secretion.


ciprefadol

From cy(clo)pr(opyl) + [Term?] + -adol (“analgesic”).

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic derived from isoquinoline.


cimaterol

Probably from cy(ano)- + -ma- (“alteration of amino-”) + -terol (“phenethylamine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A beta-adrenergic agonist.


ciclacillin

From cycl- + -a- + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) An aminopenicillin antibiotic.


ciglitazone

From cy(clohexyl) + -glitazone (“thiazolidinedione derivative”).

(pharmacology) A particular thiazolidinedione.


cianopramine

From cyano + -pramine (“substance of the imipramine group”).

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant, 5-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]-10,11-dihydro-5H-dibenzo[b,f]azepine-3-carbonitrile, related to imipramine.


cinolazepam

From cy(a)no- + [Term?] + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).


ciluprevir

From [Term?] + -previr (“hepatitis C virus protease inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A drug used in the treatment of hepatitis C.


clometocillin

From (di)chlo(ro) + metho(xy) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).


clazolam

From chl(oro)- + -azolam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A fused benzodiazepine and tetrahydroisoquinoline derivative with anxiolytic effects.


cilengitide

(pharmacology) A synthetic molecule based on a peptide, under investigation for the treatment of glioblastoma by inhibiting angiogenesis.


cinaciguat

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An experimental drug for the treatment of acute decompensated heart failure.


clodantoin

(pharmacology) A drug used in gynecology.


ciclopramine

From cyclo- + -pramine (“substance of the imipramine group”).

(pharmacology) A tetracyclic antidepressant, never marketed.


climazolam

From chl(oro)- + im(idazole) + -azolam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) An imidazobenzodiazepine derivative used in veterinary medicine as an anesthetic.


clocapramine

From chlo(ro)- + (amino)ca(rbonyl) + -pramine (“substance of the imipramine group”).

(pharmacology) An atypical antipsychotic of the imidobenzyl class, used to treat schizophrenia and anxiety.


cilansetron

From [Term?] + serotonin receptor antagonist.

(pharmacology) An experimental 5-HT₃ antagonist.


ciclotizolam

From cyclo(hexyl) + -tizolam (“diazepam derivative”).

(pharmacology) A thienobenzodiazepine drug, a partial agonist for the benzodiazepine site of the GABA_A receptor.


clebopride

From chl(oro)- + [Term?] + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) A dopamine antagonist drug with antiemetic and prokinetic properties, used to treat functional gastrointestinal disorders.


chloroprednisone

(pharmacology) A topical glucocorticoid, a chlorinated derivative of prednisone.


cloprednol

(pharmacology) A synthetic glucocorticoid.


ciladopa

From [Term?] + -dopa (“dopamine receptor agonist”).


cobicistat

From [Term?] + -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A drug used in treating HIV.


colestyramine

(pharmacology) A strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients.


certoparin

From [Term?] + -parin (“heparin derivative”).

deep vein thrombosis
deep vein thrombosis

(pharmacology) A low-molecular-weight heparin, used to prevent deep vein thrombosis.


cryofluorane

(pharmacology) 1,2-dichlorotetrafluoroethane, a chlorofluorocarbon used mainly as a refrigerant.


cenicriviroc

From [Term?] + -viroc (“chemokine CC motif receptor 5 antagonist”).

(pharmacology) An experimental drug candidate for the treatment of HIV infection.


corticorelin

From cortico(tropin) + -relin (“pituitary hormone release–stimulating peptide”).

(pharmacology) A corticotropin-releasing hormone used as a diagnostic agent.


colestipol

Probably from cholest(erol) + -i- + pol(ymer).

(pharmacology) A strongly basic ion exchange resin that binds to bile acids and is taken orally in the form of its hydrochloride especially to lower LDL levels in the treatment of hypercholesterolemia.


crenezumab

From [Term?] + -ne- (“neural”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A humanized monoclonal antibody being investigated as a treatment of Alzheimer's disease.


cyclobutyrol

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A drug used in bile therapy.


cortivazol

From corti(costeroid) + [Term?] + (pyr)azol(e).

(pharmacology) A high-affinity agonist ligand for the glucocorticoid receptor.


clorgiline

(pharmacology) An irreversible and selective inhibitor of monoamine oxidase A, used in scientific research, and structurally related to pargyline.


cogazocine

From [Term?] + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic of the benzomorphan family.


cloxacillin

en-noun

cloxacillin (countable and uncountable, plural cloxacillins)

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic antibiotic C₁₉H₁₈ClN₃O₅S in the same class as penicillin, effective especially against staphylococci which secrete beta-lactamase.


cyprazepam

From cy(clo)pr(opyl) + -azepam (“diazepam derivative”).


colesevelam

(pharmacology) A lipid-lowering polymer drug (trademark Welchol) that binds to bile acid in the intestine and is administered orally by tablet or oral suspension to lower LDL levels in the treatment of hyperlipidemia and to control levels of blood sugar in the treatment of type 2 diabetes.


zymosthenic

en-adj

zymosthenic (comparative more zymosthenic, superlative most zymosthenic)

more zymosthenic (comparative)
most zymosthenic (superlative)

(medicine) Tending to strengthen the activity of an enzyme.


cyclomethycaine

From cyclo(hexyl) + methy(l) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

af

(pharmacology) The local anesthetic 4-(cyclohexoxy)benzoic acid 3-(2-methyl-1-piperidinyl)propyl ester.


cyclarbamate

(pharmacology) A muscle relaxant and tranquilizer of the carbamate family.


sarmazenil

From [Term?] + m(ethyl) + -azenil (“benzodiazepine derivative”).


conorfone

From (hydro)co(do)n(e) + -orphone (“morphinan derivate”).

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic, an analogue of hydrocodone substituted with an 8-ethyl group and an N-cyclopropylmethyl group.


remimazolam

From [Term?] + im(idazolo) + -azolam (“diazepam derivative”).


clorotepine

From chloro- + -tepine (“tricyclic compound”).

(pharmacology) A potent atypical neuroleptic and central depressant of the tricyclic series, derived from perathiepin.


metitepine

From me(thyl) + thi(o)- + -tepine (“tricyclic compound”).

(pharmacology) A drug that acts as an antagonist at various serotonin and dopamine receptors, used as an antipsychotic.


cimetropium

From cy(clopropyl) + me(thyl) + -trop- (“atropine derivative”) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) A belladonna derivative used as an antispasmodic.


cyclopentolate

(pharmacology) An anticholinergic drug used especially in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₇H₂₅NO₃·HCl to dilate the pupil of the eye for ophthalmologic examination.


cortodoxone

From cort- (“corticosteroid”) + -o- + d(e)ox(y)- + -one.

(pharmacology, biochemistry) A steroid that can be oxygenated to cortisol.


cetiedil

(pharmacology) A vasodilator and antisickling agent.


cyclobarbital

(pharmacology) A barbiturate derivative.


deoxycortisol

(pharmacology, biochemistry) 11-deoxycortisol: cortodoxone


lometraline

From (ch)lo(ro)- + me(thoxy) + -traline (“serotonin reuptake inhibitor”).


levormeloxifene

(pharmacology) An experimental selective estrogen receptor modulator, the enantiomer of ormeloxifene.


ormeloxifene

From [Term?] + (di)me(thy)l + -oxifene (“tamoxifen derivative”).

(pharmacology) A selective estrogen receptor modulator.


levonantradol

(pharmacology) A synthetic cannabinoid analogue of dronabinol.


dronabinol

The others, dronabinol (Marinol, Syndros) and nabilone (Cesamet), are pills used to curb nausea in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in AIDS patients with wasting syndrome.

2021 March 8, Jane E. Brody, “Medical Marijuana Is Not Regulated as Most Medicines Are”, in The New York Times:

(pharmacology) A synthetic delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol that is used to control nausea caused by chemotherapy and to stimulate appetite in cases of AIDS-induced anorexia.


lodoxamide

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An antiallergic.


lofepramine

From (ch)lo(ro)phe(nyl) + -pramine (“substance of the imipramine group”).

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant.


lorcaserin

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A serotonergic and anorectic drug, C₁₁H₁₄ClN.


lomefloxacin

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A fluoroquinolone antibiotic.


lirequinil

From [Term?] + -quinil (“quinoline derivative”).

(pharmacology) A non-benzodiazepine hypnotic drug.


levosimendan

congestive heart failure
congestive heart failure

(pharmacology) A calcium sensitiser used in the management of acutely decompensated congestive heart failure.


liothyronine

(pharmacology) A form of thyroid hormone used to treat hypothyroidism and myxedema coma.


lenperone

From [Term?] + -perone (“4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivative”).

(pharmacology) A typical antipsychotic of the butyrophenone chemical class.


lividomycin

(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside antibiotic.


litoxetine

From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).


linagliptin

From [Term?] + -gliptin (“dipeptidyl aminopeptidase-IV inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A DPP-4 inhibitor developed for treatment of type II diabetes.


lobenzarit

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An immunomodulator used in the treatment of arthritis.


lomerizine

From (f)l(uor)o- + me(thoxy) + -rizine (“alteration of piperazine”).

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker with antimigraine properties.


levosulpiride

(pharmacology) A substituted benzamide antipsychotic.


loteprednol

From (ch)lo(ro)- + [Term?] + predn(is)ol(one).

(pharmacology) A corticosteroid used in optometry and ophthalmology.


lercanidipine

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker of the dihydropyridine class.


lanreotide

From [Term?] + -reotide (“somatostatin receptor agonist/antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A medication used in the management of acromegaly and symptoms caused by neuroendocrine tumors.


lorbamate

From (cyc)lo(p)r(opyl) + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

(pharmacology) A muscle relaxant and tranquilizer of the carbamate family.


lorpiprazole

From [Term?] + -piprazole (“phenylpiperazine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An anxiolytic drug of the phenylpiperazine class.


lurosetron

From (f)lu(o)ro- + -setron (“serotonin receptor 5-HT₃ antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist.


lynestrenol

From lyn- (“alteration of (ethy)nyl”) + estrene + -ol.

(pharmacology) A synthetic progestogen hormone.


lupitidine

From [Term?] + -tidine (“cimetidine derivative”).

(pharmacology) An H₂ receptor antagonist used as an antiulcer agent.


lonazolac

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.


lerisetron

From [Term?] + -setron (“serotonin receptor 5-HT₃ antagonist”).


lapaquistat

From [Term?] + -stat (“enzyme inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A cholesterol-lowering drug.


lacidipine

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker.


corticobasal

(anatomy) Relating to the cerebral cortex and the basal ganglia


deoxydoxorubicin

(medicine) An anthracycline, related to doxorubicin, used to combat some cancers.


electrocompetent

(biotechnology) optimized for the introduction of DNA by electroporation


epidoxorubicin

(medicine) A particular anthracycline antineoplastic drug used in chemotherapy


frontocentral

(anatomy, of a region of the brain) frontal and central


iododoxorubicin

(medicine) An anthracycline antitumor antibiotic that is also used to treat amyloidosis


mesocorticolimbic

(anatomy) Relating to the mesocortex and limbic system


necroinflammation

en-noun

necroinflammation (usually uncountable, plural necroinflammations)

(pathology) necrosis and inflammation, especially in the liver


neurorrhaphy

(surgery) The suturing of severed nerves


parahippocampus

(anatomy) A cortical region of grey matter that surrounds the hippocampus.


predementia

(pathology) Early symptoms (such as memory-loss) that sometimes lead to full-blown dementia


lepto

(informal, pathology) Abbreviation of leptospirosis.


karyochrome

(cytology, dated) A type of neuron that has a nucleus that stains intensely


karyoclasis

(cytology) the disintegration of a cell's nucleus


karyocyte

(medicine) A developing red blood cell with a nucleus that is condensed into a homogeneous staining body; normoblast.


karyomegaly

As the cell grows the large size of the nucleus appears to diminish, but in some cases karyomegaly exists, as in the mantle of Zonites, of slugs, and of Prosobranchs, the circumcerebral tissue of snails, and the tissue around the otocyst in Cyclostoma.

1895 April 7, “Connective Cells of Gastropods”, in Journal of the Royal Microscopical Society, volume 15, number 2, page 167:

In addition, mammary glands in transgenic mice exhivited an increased occurrence of multinucleated cells, and some nuclei were enlarged (karyomegaly), with a hyperchromatic appearance.

1999, Andrea Manni, Endocrinology of Breast Cancer, page 85:

For the few chemical compounds where the histogenesis of renal adenocarcinoma has been studied in detail, karyomegaly is often seen as one of the earliest cellular alterations which can be related to carcinogen exposure.

2013, G. W. Richter, International Review of Experimental Pathology: Kidney Disease, page 368:

(cytology) The condition of having an enlarged cell nucleus.


otariid

(mammology) Any member of the Otariidae, the eared seals


difebarbamate

From di- + [Term?] + -barb- (“barbituric acid derivative”).

af

(pharmacology) A tranquilizer of the barbiturate and carbamate families.


devapamil

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker.


dibekacin

(pharmacology) An aminoglycoside antibiotic.


dibenzepin

From dibenzo + -zepin(e) (“tricyclic compound”).

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant.


dexelvucitabine

(pharmacology) A failed experimental drug for the treatment of HIV.


difluprednate

From diflu(oro) + predn(isolone) + (butyr)ate.


difloxacin

From di- + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A fluoroquinolone antibiotic used in veterinary medicine.


dienogest

From diene + -o- + -gest (“steroid, progestogen”).

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic steroidal progestogen, used as an oral contraceptive in combination with ethinylestradiol.


dipivefrine

(pharmacology) A prodrug of epinephrine used to treat glaucoma.


dexibuprofen

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, the active dextrorotatory enantiomer of ibuprofen.


anticoccidial

(veterinary medicine) That counteracts coccidiosis


anticoccidial

(veterinary medicine) Any substance that counteracts coccidiosis

anticoccidiano

any substance that counteracts coccidiosis


dazopride

From d(iethyl) + (pyr)azo(lidine) + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) An antiemetic and gastroprokinetic agent of the benzamide class.


dapoxetine

From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).

premature ejaculation
premature ejaculation

(pharmacology) An SSRI marketed for the treatment of premature ejaculation in men.


dimetridazole

(pharmacology) A nitroimidazole drug that combats protozoan infections.


dihydralazine

(pharmacology) A hydrazinophthalazine drug with antihypertensive properties.


diprenorphine

(pharmacology) An opioid antagonist used to reverse the effects of superpotent opioid analgesics, such as etorphine and carfentanil, that are used for tranquilizing large animals in veterinary medicine.


dehydroemetine

(pharmacology) A synthetic antiprotozoal agent similar to emetine.


distigmine

From di- + -stigmine (“acetylcholinesterase inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic drug, used in the bromide form, similar to pyridostigmine and neostigmine but with a longer duration of action.


dimetofrine

From dimetho(xy) + -frine (“phenethyl derivative”).


demegestone

From de(s)me(thyl) + (pro)gest(ogen) + -one.


desoximetasone

From desoxy- + -metasone (“prednisone or prednisolone derivative”).

(pharmacology) A topical corticosteroid used for the relief of various skin conditions, including rashes.


calcipotriol

(pharmacology) A synthetic derivative of calcitriol that is used to treat psoriasis.


deferasirox

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An oral iron chelator.


danofloxacin

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).


dofetilide

Probably from (sulfonami)do- + phe(nyl)eth(yl) + -ilide (“Class III antiarrhythmic”).

(pharmacology) An oral class III antiarrhythmic agent used for treatment and prevention of atrial fibrillation and flutter.


dirithromycin

(pharmacology) A macrolide glycopeptide antibiotic.


diodone

(pharmacology) A radiocontrast agent used in urography.


dolasetron

From (in)dola(te) + -setron (“serotonin receptor 5-HT₃ antagonist”).

(pharmacology) A serotonin 5-HT₃ receptor antagonist used to treat nausea and vomiting following chemotherapy.


darifenacin

From dari- (unknown origin) + phen(yl) + ac(etamide) + -in.

(pharmacology) A medication used to treat urinary incontinence.


desirudin

From [Term?] + -irudin (“hirudin derivative”).

(pharmacology) A synthetic recombinant form of hirudin.


dalotuzumab

From [Term?] + -tu- (“tumor”) + -zumab (“humanized monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A humanized monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of cancers.


deslorelin

From des- + [Term?] + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).

(pharmacology) An injectable gonadotropin-releasing hormone superagonist that stops the production of sex hormones.


dydrogesterone

From d(eh)ydro- + -gesterone (“progestational steroid”).


drozitumab

From -tu- (“tumor”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).

(pharmacology) A human monoclonal antibody designed for the treatment of cancers.


depramine

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant.


dexketoprofen

nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.


dinoprost

(pharmacology) prostaglandin F2α, used in medicine to induce labour and as an abortifacient


dianicline

From dia(za) + -nicline (“nicotinic acetylcholie receptor partial agonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) A drug being developed for the treatment of nicotine dependence.


dihexyverine

From di(cyclo)hexy(l) + -verine (“spasmolytic”).


dequalinium

From de(cyl) + [Term?] + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) A quaternary ammonium cation whose chloride salt is used in several medications.


dirucotide

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -tide (“peptide, glycopeptide”).

(pharmacology) An experimental drug for the treatment of multiple sclerosis.


dipyrocetyl

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A pharmaceutical drug used as an analgesic and antipyretic.


delafloxacin

(pharmacology) A fluoroquinolone antibiotic.


dimethyltubocurarinium

From dimethyl + tubocurarine + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) A nondepolarizing nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist used as a muscle relaxant.


darglitazone

From [Term?] + -glitazone (“thiazolidinedione derivative”).

(pharmacology) A thiazolidinedione drug used to treat metabolic disorders.


dicycloverine

From di- + cyclo(hexane) + -verine (“spasmolytic”).

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An anticholinergic drug used in the form of its hydrochloride C₁₉H₃₅NO₂·HCl for its antispasmodic effect on smooth muscle in functional gastrointestinal disorders.


denaverine

Probably from d(iph)en(yl) + a(cetate) + -verine (“spasmolytic”).


dazoxiben

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An orally active thromboxane synthase inhibitor.


demecarium

From de(ca)- + me(thylene) + car(bamate) + -ium (“quaternary ammonium compound”).

(pharmacology) A parasympathomimetic drug.


delapril

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An ACE inhibitor used as an antihypertensive drug.


daratumumab

From -tum- (“tumor”) + -umab (“human monoclonal antibody”).


dalteparin

From dalt- (of unknown origin) + heparin.

(pharmacology) A low-molecular-weight heparin, used for prophylaxis or treatment of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism.


ridaforolimus

From [Term?] + -rolimus (“rapamycin derivative”).

(pharmacology) An investigational inhibitor of the protein mTOR (mammalian target of rapamycin).


moxestrol

From m(eth)ox(y) + -estr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.

(pharmacology) 11β-methoxy-17α-ethinyl-1,3,5(10)-estratriene-3,17β-diol or 11β-methoxy-17α-ethinylestradiol, a synthetic steroidal estrogen used to treat menopausal symptoms.


menabitan

cannabinoid receptor
cannabinoid receptor

(pharmacology) A synthetic drug which acts as a potent cannabinoid receptor agonist.


meprylcaine

From me(thyl) + pr(op)yl + -caine (“local anesthetic”).


mersalyl

From mer- (“mercury-containing drug”) + -sal- (“salicylic acid derivative”) + -yl.

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An organomercury compound.


mexazolam

From me(thyl) + (o)xa- + -azolam (“diazepam derivative”).


mitozolomide

From mito- (“nucleotoxic agent”) + (imida)zolo + (carboxa)mide.


melarsomine

(veterinary medicine, pharmacology) melaminylthioarsenate, a trypanocidal agent


mirfentanil

From [Term?] + -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).

(pharmacology) A fentanyl derivative with strong selectivity for the μ-opioid receptor.


mitiglinide

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) A drug to treat diabetes.


mofezolac

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.


mezepine

From [Term?] + -zepine (“tricyclic compound”).

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant.


moxaverine

(pharmacology) A phosphodiesterase inhibitor.


meclocycline

(pharmacology) A tetracycline antibiotic.


misonidazole

From [Term?] + -nidazole (“metronidazole derivative”).


minaxolone

From (a)min(o)- + [Term?] + -olone (“steroid or steroid-like drug”).

(pharmacology) A general anaesthetic and neuroactive steroid.


medrogestone

From me(thyl) + [Term?] + gest- (“steroid, progestogen”) + -one.


mofegiline

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -giline (“MAO inhibitor type B”).

(pharmacology) A drug that was investigated for the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, but never marketed.


mesulergine

From [Term?] + -erg- (“ergot alkaloid derivative”) + -ine.


mepiprazole

From [Term?] + -piprazole (“phenylpiperazine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A phenylpiperazine tranquilizer.


mavacoxib

(pharmacology) A veterinary drug used to treat pain and inflammation in dogs with degenerative joint disease.


mizoribine

From [Term?] + -ribine (“ribofuranosyl derivative of the pirazofurin type”).

(pharmacology) An immunosuppressive drug.


muraglitazar

/ˌmjʊɹ.əˈɡlɪt.əˌzɑɹ/

From [Term?] + -glitazar (“dual peroxisome proliferator activated receptors-α and -γ agonist”).

(pharmacology) A peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonist.


meprednisone

(pharmacology) A glucocorticoid, a methylated derivative of prednisone.


mebeverine

From me(thoxy)be(nzyl) + -verine (“spasmolytic”).

(pharmacology) A musculotropic antispasmodic drug.


mesalamine

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) The drug mesalazine.


minamestane

From mina- (“alteration of amin(o)”) + -mestane (“aromatase inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A steroidal aromatase inhibitor.


moxazocine

From m(eth)ox(y) + -azocine (“narcotic antagonist/agonist”).

(pharmacology) An opioid analgesic of the benzomorphan family.


montelukast

From Mont(r)e(al) + -lukast (“leukotriene receptor antagonist”), named after the city of Montreal, where the drug was developed by Merck in 1991.

(pharmacology) A leukotriene antagonist (trademark Singulair) used orally in the form of its sodium salt C₃₅H₃₅ClNNaO₃S to treat asthma or to relieve the symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis.


mikamycin

en-noun

mikamycin (countable and uncountable, plural mikamycins)

From [Term?] + -mycin (“antibiotic derived from Streptomyces”).


mestranol

(pharmacology) A synthetic estrogen used chiefly in oral contraceptives, in combination with a progestational agent; the 3-methyl ether of ethinylestradiol, C₂₁H₂₆O₂.


midodrine

From (a)mide + -o- + -drine (“sympathomimetic”).

(pharmacology) A vasopressor/antihypotensive agent.


moperone

From [Term?] + -perone (“4’-fluoro-4-piperidinobutyrophenone derivative”).

(pharmacology) A typical antipsychotic of the butyrophenone class.


mavrilimumab

rheumatoid arthritis
rheumatoid arthritis

(pharmacology) A human monoclonal antibody for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.


melengestrol

From me(thy)l(id)en(e) + -gestr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.

(pharmacology) A steroidal progestin and antineoplastic.


mesuximide

(pharmacology) An anticonvulsant drug C₁₂H₁₃NO₂ used especially in the control of absence seizures.


motretinide

From m(eth)o(xy) + tr(ans)- + -retin- (“retinol derivative”) + (am)ide.


monteplase

From [Term?] + -teplase (“tissue-type plasminogen activator”).


megestrol

From me(thyl) + -gestr- (“estrogen”) + -ol.


manidipine

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker.


moxonidine

(pharmacology) An antihypertensive drug.


muromonab

From mur(ine) + -o- + mon(oclonal) a(nti)b(ody).


medronic acid

From me(thylene) + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

(pharmacology) The smallest of the bisphosphonates, usually used in a radiolabeled form as a radiotracer in medical imaging.

medronate

Coordinate as a base versus an acid, but synonymous in the practical sense that the conjugate base and conjugate acid coexist in solution


minodronic acid

From [Term?] + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.


methsuximide

(pharmacology) Alternative form of mesuximide.


ketimipramine

(pharmacology) A tricyclic antidepressant.


ketocaine

From keto- + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

(pharmacology) A chemical compound, C₁₈H₂₉NO₂, used as an anaesthetic.


diethazine

(organic chemistry, medicine) The anticholinergic agent 10-(2-diethylaminoethyl)phenothiazine.


hyperphosphatemia

(pathology) An elevated amount of phosphate in the blood


neurocircuit

(physiology) Any control mechanism that regulates neural activity


prosensory

(physiology) Describing cells or other structures that will develop into sensory ones


nealbarbital

(pharmacology) A barbiturate derivative used for the treatment of insomnia.


nafoxadol

From naph(thalene) + oxa- + -adol (“analgesic”).


nalmexone

From nal- (“opioid receptor antagonist/agonist”) + [Term?] + -one.

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic mixed opioid agonist-antagonist with analgesic and narcotic antagonist properties.


nafcillin

From naph(thalene) + -cillin (“6-aminopenicillanic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic penicillin that is resistant to beta-lactamase and is used especially in the form of its hydrated sodium salt C₂₁H₂₁N₂NaO₅S·H₂O as an antibiotic.


necopidem

From [Term?] + -pidem (“zolpidem derivative”).

(pharmacology) An imidazopyridine drug with sedative and anxiolytic effects.


nifuratel

From nifur- (“5-nitrofuran derivative”).

(pharmacology) A local antiprotozoal and antifungal agent used in gynecology.


nilutamide

From [Term?] + -lutamide (“nonsteroid antiandrogen”).

(pharmacology) An antiandrogen medication used in the treatment of advanced-stage prostate cancer.


nifuroxazide

From nifur- (“5-nitrofuran derivative”) + (hydr)ox(y) + (hydr)azide.

(pharmacology) An oral nitrofuran antibiotic.


nicorandil

(pharmacology) A vasodilatory drug used to treat angina.


nisobamate

From N-iso(propyl) + -bamate (“tranquilizer”).

(pharmacology) A tranquilizer of the carbamate family.


nafarelin

From naph(th)a(lene) + -relin (“LHRH release–stimulating peptide”).

(pharmacology) An agonist of gonadotropin-releasing hormone.


nemonapride

From [Term?] + [Term?] + -pride (“sulpiride derivative”).

(pharmacology) An atypical antipsychotic.


nitecapone

From [Term?] + -capone (“catechol-O-methyltransferase inhibitor”).

(pharmacology) A drug that acts as a selective inhibitor of the enzyme catechol O-methyl transferase.


norfenefrine

(biochemistry, pharmacology) An adrenergic agent used as a sympathomimetic drug.


nogalamycin

From translingual nogala(ter) + -mycin (“antibiotic”).

(pharmacology) An anthracycline antibiotic produced by the soil bacterium Streptomyces nogalater.


nitrendipine

(pharmacology) A dihydropyridine calcium channel blocker.


norgestimate

From nor- + (pro)gest(ogen) + im(ino) + -ate.

(pharmacology) A synthetic progestogen C₂₃H₃₁NO₃ (trademark Ortho Tri-Cyclen) that is used in combination with an estrogen (as ethinylestradiol) in birth control pills.


niguldipine

(pharmacology) A calcium channel blocker and a1-adrenergic receptor antagonist.


nabazenil

From nab- (“cannabinoid receptor agonist”) + aze(pane).

(pharmacology) A synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist with anticonvulsant properties.


nabitan

(pharmacology) A synthetic cannabinoid analogue of dronabinol, exhibiting antiemetic and analgesic effects.


nadifloxacin

From [Term?] + -floxacin (“nalidixic acid derivative”).

(pharmacology) A topical fluoroquinolone antibiotic for the treatment of acne vulgaris and bacterial skin infections.


norethandrolone

(pharmacology) The anabolic steroid 17α-ethyl-19-nortestosterone.


nifurtoinol

(pharmacology) A nitrofuran-derived antibiotic used in the treatment of urinary tract infections.


norgestrienone

From nor- + -gestr- (“estrogen”) + triene + -one.


noracymethadol

(pharmacology) A synthetic opioid analgesic related to methadone.


naboctate

From nab- (“cannabinoid receptor agonist”) + oct(yl) + -ate.

(pharmacology) A synthetic cannabinoid receptor agonist with antiemetic, sedative, anxiolytic and antiglaucoma properties.


norethisterone

/nɔː.ɹɛˈθɪ.stə.ɹəʊn/

/ˌnɔɹ.əˈθɪ.stəˌɹoʊn/

(pharmacology) A synthetic steroid hormone, 19-nor-17α-ethynyltestosterone (C₂₀H₂₆O₂), which has actions similar to those of progesterone and is used chiefly for contraception.


neridronic acid

From [Term?] + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”) acid.

(pharmacology) A bisphosphonate drug to inhibit bone loss.


orciprenaline

From orci(nol) + -prenaline (“phenethylamine derivative”).

(pharmacology) A bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma.


omiloxetine

From [Term?] + -oxetine (“fluoxetine derivative”).


orbifloxacin

(pharmacology) A fluoroquinolone antibiotic.


oxetacaine

From (hydr)ox(y) + eth(yl)a(mine) + -caine (“local anesthetic”).

(pharmacology) A potent local anesthetic.


ocfentanil

From [Term?] + -fentanil (“opioid receptor agonist, analgesic”).


oxycinchophen

(organic chemistry, pharmacology) An antirheumatic drug.


oxybutynin

(pharmacology) An antispasmodic and anticholinergic drug C₂₂H₃₁NO₃ administered transdermally as a skin patch or orally in the form of its hydrochloride C₂₂H₃₁NO₃·HCl to relax the smooth muscles of the bladder in the treatment of urge incontinence, frequent urination, and urinary urgency.


oxilofrine

From (hydr)oxyl + -o- (“phenethyl derivative”) + -frine.

(pharmacology) An amphetamine stimulant drug.


oxmetidine

(pharmacology) An H₂ receptor antagonist.


oxybuprocaine

From oxybu- (“alteration of butoxy”) + procaine.

(pharmacology) A local anesthetic, used especially in ophthalmology and otolaryngology.


oxametacin

(pharmacology) A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.


oxpheneridine

(pharmacology) A 4-phenylpiperidine derivative related to the opioid analgesic drug pethidine.


oxidopamine

(neurotoxicology, pharmacology) A neurotoxin used by scientists for selective killing of dopaminergic and noradrenergic neurons.


olpadronic acid

[Term?] + -dronic (“calcium metabolism regulator”)


hemalum

en-noun

hemalum (usually uncountable, plural hemalums)

(cytology) a mixture of hematoxylin and alum that is used to stain cell nuclei


homokaryon

(cytology) A cell that has multiple, identical nuclei in common cytoplasm.


hypoperfused

en-adj

hypoperfused (comparative more hypoperfused, superlative most hypoperfused)

more hypoperfused (comparative)
most hypoperfused (superlative)

(pathology) Having a reduced blood supply.


neuronopathic

neuronopathic (comparative more neuronopathic, superlative most neuronopathic)

more neuronopathic (comparative)
most neuronopathic (superlative)


neutrophilia

en-noun

neutrophilia (countable and uncountable, plural neutrophilias)

(pathology) The presence of unusually many neutrophil granulocytes in the blood.


tauopathy

tauopathy (countable and uncountable, plural tauopathies)

(pathology) Any of a class of neurodegenerative diseases associated with the pathological aggregation of tau protein.


cryptopolyploidy

(genetics) The condition of being cryptopolyploid (being polyploid while appearing to be diploid)


cryptopolyploid

(genetics) polyploid while appearing to be diploid


hypertensor

(pharmacology) An agent that tends to cause hypertension; a vasopressor.


orthopedia

From ortho- + -pedia. From Ancient Greek ὀρθός (orthós, “correction”) combined with παῖς (paîs, “child”). See also orthopedic.

uder

(medicine) The branch of medicine which deals with the prevention and correction of deformities in bodies; orthopedics.


depurination

(biochemistry, genetics) The removal, by hydrolysis, of a purine base from DNA


eigengene

1999, Orly Alter et al., ‘‘Singular Value Decomposition for Gene Expression Data Processing and Modeling.’’ In: After the Genome V (October 6–10, 1999, Jackson Hole, WY), published by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Scientific and Technical Information (OSTI).
We describe the use of singular value decomposition in transforming gene expression data from genes/arrays space to ‘‘eigengenes’’/‘‘eigenarrays’’ space, where the eigengenes and eigenarrays are unique orthonormal superpositions of the genes and arrays, respectively.

(genetics, mathematics, physics) One of a set of right singular vectors of a genes x samples matrix that tabulates, e.g., the mRNA or gene expression of the genes across the samples.


eigenmetabolite

(genetics) The group of metabolites associated with a specific eigengene


fluorodeoxyuridine

(organic chemistry, medicine) A fluorinated derivative of deoxyuridine


pyronaridine

(medicine) A particular antimalarial drug


platycephalic

en-adj

platycephalic (comparative more platycephalic, superlative most platycephalic)

more platycephalic (comparative)
most platycephalic (superlative)


deorphanized

(physiology) Describing an orphan receptor whose endogenous ligand has now been identified (producing an "adopted orphan").


orphan receptor

en-noun

orphan receptor (plural orphan receptors)

(physiology) A receptor that has a similar structure to other identified receptors but whose endogenous ligand has not yet been identified


dictyosome

(cytology) A plant organelle that is functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus in animal cells.

dictyosome

a plant organelle that is functionally equivalent to the Golgi apparatus in animal cells


gastroparesis

gastroparesis (countable and uncountable, plural gastropareses)

(pathology) A condition, often a complication of diabetes, characterised by a delayed emptying of the stomach.


intraplatform

(genetics) Within a microarray platform.


interplatform

(genetics) Between microarray platforms.


roxithromycin

/ɹɒkˌsɪθ.ɹə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪ.sɪn/

/ɹɑkˌsɪθ.ɹəˈmaɪ.sɪn/

(pharmacology) A semisynthetic derivative of erythromycin.


xylophagia

(pathology) Eating wood as a form of pica


neurolymph

The spinal cord lies in the vertebral canal, and within the cord is the neurocele or neural canal. Both of these canals normally contain neurolymph.

1949, B. M. Harrison, The dissection of the shark (The dogfish, squalus acanthias), page iv:

The fluid is called cerebrospinal fluid, cephalo-rachidian (" head-spine") fluid, or neurolymph ("nerve-water")..

1902, F. H. Gerrish, A Text-book of anatomy by American authors, page 514:

(medicine, obsolete) cerebrospinal fluid


swinepox

Thence I went to Mrs. Jem, and found her up and merry, and that it did not prove the small-pox, but only the swine-pox; so I played a game or two at cards with her.

1660 January 23 (date written; Gregorian calendar), Samuel Pepys, Mynors Bright, transcriber, “January 13th, 1659–1660”, in Henry B[enjamin] Wheatley, editor, The Diary of Samuel Pepys […], volume (please specify |volume=I to X), London: George Bell & Sons […]; Cambridge: Deighton Bell & Co., published 1893–1899, →OCLC:

(medicine, obsolete) A form of chickenpox, with acuminated vesicles containing a watery fluid; the waterpox.


scopol-

(chemistry, pharmacology) Indicating elements obtained from Scopolia japonica.


dentognathic

(anatomy) Relating to the teeth and the jaws


electrotransformed

en-adj

electrotransformed (comparative more electrotransformed, superlative most electrotransformed)

more electrotransformed (comparative)
most electrotransformed (superlative)

(genetics) transformed via electrotransformation (or by electrotransfer)


electrotransformation

(genetics) The transformation of the genetic material of an organism by means of electrotransfer


neuromechanics

(anatomy, physiology) The study of the interaction of the nervous system with mechanical activity of the body


osteometry

(anatomy) The measurement of the bones of the skeleton (both human and animal)


pilomatrixoma

(pathology) A benign tumour of the skin especially associated with hair cells.


proplastid

(cytology) A small, colourless cell that develops into any form of plastid


sphenobasion

(anatomy) The midline point on the spheno-occipital synchondrosis.