AMPHISBAENA | • amphisbaena n. (Mythology) A mythical serpent having a head at each end of its body, able to move in either direction. • amphisbaena n. A member of a genus of lizards, native to the Americas, having extremities which are very similar. • Amphisbaena prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Amphisbaenidae – worm lizards. |
ANACHARISES | • ANACHARIS n. a freshwater weed of the frogbit family, native to America. |
ANAESTHESIA | • anaesthesia n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthesia. • anæsthesia n. Obsolete spelling of anaesthesia. • ANAESTHESIA n. lack of sensation, also ANESTHESIA. |
ANAPHYLAXIS | • anaphylaxis n. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug. • anaphylaxis n. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea… • ANAPHYLAXIS n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXY. |
ANTHOMANIAS | • ANTHOMANIA n. an obsession with flowers. |
ARACHNIDANS | • arachnidans n. Plural of arachnidan. • ARACHNIDAN n. any member of class Arachnida. |
ASTAXANTHIN | • astaxanthin n. (Organic chemistry) A xanthophyll pigment that occurs widely in plants and animals, especially crustaceans. |
BARASINGHAS | • barasinghas n. Plural of barasingha. • BARASINGHA n. (Hindi) the Indian swamp-deer, also BARASINGA. |
BATRACHIANS | • batrachians n. Plural of batrachian. • BATRACHIAN n. a frog or toad. |
EUTHANASIAS | • euthanasias n. Plural of euthanasia. • EUTHANASIA n. the practice of ending the life of an individual suffering from a terminal illness or incurable condition, also EUTHANASY. |
MARCHANTIAS | • MARCHANTIA n. a liverwort of the Marchantia genus. |
PARAPHONIAS | • PARAPHONIA n. alteration of the voice; as at puberty. |
PHAGOMANIAS | • PHAGOMANIA n. a compulsive desire to eat. |
PHANTASIAST | • phantasiast n. (Theology) A docetist. • PHANTASIAST n. one of those Docetae who believed Christ's body to have been a mere phantom. |
SHAGANAPPIS | • shaganappis n. Plural of shaganappi. |
SHAMIYANAHS | • shamiyanahs n. Plural of shamiyanah. • SHAMIYANAH n. (Hindi) in India, a large tent or awning, also SHAMIANA, SHAMIANAH. |
THALASSIANS | • thalassians n. Plural of thalassian. • THALASSIAN n. a type of sea turtle. |