A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
apophylaxis
archocystosyrinx
archosyrinx
arthrosyrinx
asphyxia
asphyxia
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A condition in which an extreme decrease in the concentration of oxygen in the body leads to loss of consciousness or death. Replaced in the mid-20th century by the more specific terms anoxia, hypoxia, hypoxemia and hypercapnia.
Loss of consciousness due to the body's inability to deliver oxygen to its tissues, either by the breathing of air lacking oxygen or by the inability of the blood to carry oxygen.
Loss of consciousness due to the interruption of breathing and consequent anoxia.
asphyxial
asphyxial
adj
Of or relating to asphyxia.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxias
asphyxias
noun
plural of asphyxia
asphyxiate
asphyxiate
verb
(intransitive) To be smothered or suffocated.
(transitive) To smother or suffocate someone.
asphyxiated
asphyxiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiates
asphyxiates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
asphyxiative
asphyxiator
asphyxiator
noun
One who or that which asphyxiates.
asphyxied
asphyxied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of asphyxy
asphyxies
asphyxies
noun
plural of asphyxy
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxy
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
brachyaxis
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
chemoprophylaxis
chemoprophylaxis
noun
chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
chrysothrix
desiodothyroxine
desoxycinchonine
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desoxymorphine
dihydroxysuccinic
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
dimethylsulphoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethyl sulfoxide
epiphylaxis
erysipelothrix
erythrocytorrhexis
erythrorrhexis
exhaustibility
exhaustibility
noun
The property of being exhaustible.
exhaustingly
exhaustingly
adv
In an exhausting manner.
exhaustively
exhaustively
adv
In an exhaustive manner.
exhaustivity
exhaustivity
noun
The condition of being exhaustive
extraepiphyseal
extraepiphyseal
adj
Outside of the epiphysis.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extrasyphilitic
formaldehydesulphoxylic
hematoxylins
hematoxylins
noun
plural of hematoxylin
heterosexuality
heterosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
hexadactylism
hexadactylism
noun
sexdactyly
hexastichy
hexasyllabic
hexasyllabic
Adjective
Having six syllables.
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
homosexuality
homosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex sex between males.
The state of being sexually attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the same sex, sometimes (potentially offensive) restricted to same-sex attraction between males.
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydrotaxis
hydrotaxis
noun
(biology) movement (of an organism or organ) in response to water
hydroxides
hydroxides
noun
plural of hydroxide
hydroxycorticosterone
hydroxydehydrocorticosterone
hydroxydesoxycorticosterone
hydroxyzines
hydroxyzines
noun
plural of hydroxyzine
hygroexpansivity
hyperanxious
hyperanxious
adj
Very anxious
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
hyperdiazeuxis
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcursive
hyperexcursively
hyperexcursiveness
hyperextension
hyperextension
noun
an exercise performed by lying on the stomach, ideally inclined upwards as on a Roman chair to reach a higher range of motion, and raising and lowering the upper torso.
the extension of a joint beyond its normal range; the condition of being hyperextended.
hyperflexibleness
hyperlexis
hyperprosexia
hyperprosexia
noun
(medicine, rare) Excessive attention; an abnormal state in which a person concentrates on one thing to the exclusion of everything else.
hypersexualities
hypersexualities
noun
plural of hypersexuality
hypersexuality
hypersexuality
noun
The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
hypocathexis
hypodiazeuxis
hypoprosexia
hypotaxis
hypotaxis
noun
(grammar) Syntactic subordination of one clause or construction to another.
hypoxias
hypoxias
noun
plural of hypoxia
hypoxis
hypozeuxis
hypozeuxis
noun
(rhetoric) An expression whose every clause has its own independent subject and predicate.
hysteropexia
hysterorrhexis
hystrix
hystrix
noun
(pathology) ichthyosis hystrix
ichthyotoxism
ichthyotoxism
noun
Poisoning by an ichthyotoxin (any poison produced from fish).
indoxylsulphuric
inexhaustedly
inexhaustedly
adv
Without exhaustion.
inexhaustibility
inexhaustibility
noun
The state or condition of being inexhaustible.
inexhaustibly
inexhaustibly
adv
In an inexhaustible manner.
To an inexhaustible degree.
inexhaustively
inextinguishability
inextinguishability
noun
The state of not being extinguishable.
inextinguishably
inextinguishably
adv
In a way that cannot be extinguished; immortally.
isohexyl
karyorrhexis
karyorrhexis
noun
The destructive fragmentation of the nucleus of a dying cell whereby its chromatin is distributed irregularly throughout the cytoplasm.
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
lymphotaxis
lymphotaxis
noun
The attraction to, or repulsion from lymphocytes
minxishly
minxishly
adv
In a minxish manner.
myorrhexis
myorrhexis
noun
(medicine) The laceration or tearing of a muscle.
myxasthenia
myxasthenia
noun
A reduced secretion of mucus
nonexhaustively
onychauxis
onychorrhexis
onychorrhexis
noun
(pathology) fingernail and toenail brittleness and breakage, such as may be due to excessive strong soap and water exposure, nail polish remover, hypothyroidism, anemia, anorexia nervosa or bulimia, or after oral retinoid therapy.
oxycephalism
oxycephalism
noun
Synonym of oxycephaly
oxyesthesia
oxyosphresia
oxyphiles
oxyphilous
oxyphils
oxyrhinous
oxysulphid
oxysulphide
oxysulphide
noun
Alternative form of oxysulfide
phacoanaphylaxis
phacoanaphylaxis
noun
(pathology) anaphylaxis to proteins released from the lens of the eye; the inflammation caused by this
pharyngemphraxis
pharyngoxerosis
philoxygenous
phylaxis
phylaxis
noun
(medicine) Protection against infectious disease.
phylaxises
phyllotaxies
phyllotaxies
noun
plural of phyllotaxy
phyllotaxis
phyllotaxis
noun
(botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement.
phytoalexins
phytoalexins
noun
plural of phytoalexin
phyxius
pixyish
pixyish
adj
Like a pixy or pixie.
postxyphoid
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
proxyship
proxyship
noun
The office or agency of a proxy.
pseudoanaphylaxis
pseudoanaphylaxis
noun
A kind of anaphylaxis that does not involve an allergic reaction but is due to direct mast cell degranulation.
psychataxia
psychoprophylaxis
psychoprophylaxis
noun
(obsolete, rare) The prevention of disease by psychological means.
A method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.
psychosexuality
psychosexuality
noun
The psychological aspects of sexuality.
psychotaxis
psychotoxic
psychotoxic
adj
That has a toxic effect on the mind
radioanaphylaxis
semiorthodoxly
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seroprophylaxis
seroprophylaxis
noun
(immunology) Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.
sixhynde
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
sixteenthly
sixteenthly
adv
In the sixteenth place; sixteenth in a row.
sixthly
sixthly
adv
In the sixth place; sixth in a row.
skeptophylaxia
skeptophylaxis
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
spondylexarthrosis
staphylotoxin
staphylotoxin
noun
Any of various toxins produced by Staphylococcus bacteria.
sulphoxylic
tachyauxesis
tachyauxesis
noun
The differential growth of a part relative to the whole body
tachyphylaxis
tachyphylaxis
noun
(medicine) A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses.
thyreotoxicosis
thyreotoxicosis
noun
Misspelling of thyrotoxicosis.
thyrotoxicosis
thyrotoxicosis
noun
(medicine) The medical condition caused by the state of raised levels of thyroid hormone.