A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
cardiorrhexis
cardiorrhexis
noun
(medicine) Rupture of the heart wall.
cocarboxylase
cocarboxylase
noun
A compound, related to vitamin B, that can be prepared from aneurine.
cytopharynxes
cytopharynxes
noun
plural of cytopharynx
decarboxylase
decarboxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon dioxide from a compound.
discohexaster
discohexaster
noun
(zoology) A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks.
disintoxicate
disintoxicate
verb
(medicine) To neutralize the intoxicating effects of
(medicine) To remove or counter an intoxicating substance from
To disenchant; to restore a realistic perspective.
exacerbations
exacerbations
noun
plural of exacerbation
exacerbescent
exarchateship
excandescence
excandescence
noun
Heat of passion; violent anger.
The state of being excandescent, of glowing with heat.
excandescency
excavationist
excavationist
noun
One who carries out excavations, especially in archaeology.
excisemanship
excisemanship
noun
The state or business of an exciseman.
excitableness
excitableness
noun
The quality of being excitable, excitability.
excrescential
excrescential
adj
Pertaining to, or resembling, an excrescence.
excusableness
excusableness
noun
The quality of being excusable.
execrableness
execrableness
noun
The quality of being execrable.
exencephalous
expectorators
expectorators
noun
plural of expectorator
externalistic
externalistic
adj
Of or pertaining to externalism.
extracapsular
extracapsular
adj
(anatomy) Situated outside a capsule, especially outside the capsular ligament of a joint.
extracosmical
extractorship
extradiocesan
extradomestic
extradomestic
adj
Outside of the home or household.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraspectral
extraspectral
adj
(colorimetry) Producible by a combination of wavelengths but not by any single wavelength.
extrasyllabic
extrasyllabic
adj
(phonology, of a consonant) occurring outside a syllable
extrasystolic
extrasystolic
adj
Relating to extrasystole, the premature contraction of the heart.
extratheistic
extratheistic
adj
Outside of theism; denoting forms of religion and spirituality that do not involve a god.
extravagances
extravagances
noun
plural of extravagance
extravascular
extravascular
adj
Situated or happening outside of the blood vessels or lymph vessels.
extravisceral
extrinsically
extrinsically
adv
In an extrinsic manner
hexadactylism
hexadactylism
noun
sexdactyly
hexadactylous
hexadactylous
adj
(zoology) Having six fingers or toes.
hieracosphinx
hieracosphinx
noun
A mythical beast found in Egyptian sculpture and European heraldry, being a lion with the head of a falcon.
hypercathexis
hypercathexis
noun
An excessive concentration of mental energy on an object or person.
inexplicables
intoxications
intoxications
noun
plural of intoxication
lexiphanicism
lexiphanicism
noun
The use of pretentious words or language.
myxomycetales
sacrocoxalgia
saxifragaceae
schistothorax
scleroxanthin
scleroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry, obsolete) A hydrated compound of sclerocrystallin.
sermocinatrix
sexarticulate
sexarticulate
adj
Having six joints
sextubercular
sextuplicated
sextuplicated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of sextuplicate
significatrix
significatrix
noun
A female significator.
sphacelotoxin
subexcitation
superexacting
superexacting
adj
Very exacting.
surexcitation
tachyphylaxis
tachyphylaxis
noun
(medicine) A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses.
toxicophagous
unexercisable
unexercisable
adj
Not capable of being exercised.
unexorcisable
unexorcisable
adj
Not exorcisable.
unexorcisably
unexorcisably
adv
Such that it cannot be exorcised.
versificatrix
versificatrix
noun
A female poet.
xanthocarpous
xanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having yellow fruits.
xanthochroism
xanthochroism
noun
Alternative form of xanthochromism
xanthochroous
xanthochroous
adj
Yellow‐skinned; of or pertaining to Xanthochroi.
zoopraxiscope
zoopraxiscope
noun
(photography, historical) An instrument developed by Eadweard Muybridge in the 1870's, similar to the phenakistoscope. The instrument involves a disc that includes serial pictures being rotated in front of a light source, projecting them upon a screen, to exhibit the natural movements of animals and the like.
