(medicine, countable) A cause of disease or of any particular case of a disease (but see pathology § Usage notes).
(medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation for the origin of a disease.
The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something.
The study of causes or causation.
affraying
affraying
verb
present participle of affray
aglipayan
agriology
agriology
noun
The comparative study of primitive, illiterate or "savage" cultures.
agriotype
agriotype
noun
An ancestral wild form of a domestic animal or plant.
agromyzid
agromyzid
noun
(entomology) Any member of the family Agromyzidae.
agrypniai
agrypnias
aitiology
aitiology
noun
Alternative form of aetiology
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
amazingly
amazingly
adv
Difficult to believe; strange but true.
In an amazing manner; in a way that causes amazement; wonderfully.
To a wonder-inspiring extent.
ambiguity
ambiguity
noun
(countable) words or statements that are open to more than one interpretation, explanation or meaning, especially if that meaning cannot be determined from its context.
(uncountable) The state of being ambiguous.
amblingly
amblingly
adv
With an ambling walk.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amusingly
amusingly
adv
In an amusing manner.
amygdalic
amygdalic
adj
(chemistry) Of or pertaining to almonds or amygdalin.
amygdalin
amygdalin
noun
(biochemistry) A glycoside of benzaldehyde and hydrogen cyanide found in bitter almonds, and in the kernels of some other fruit.
anagyrine
analysing
analysing
verb
present participle of analyse
analyzing
analyzing
verb
present participle of analyze
anargyroi
anargyroi
noun
plural of anargyros
angiocyst
angiogeny
angiology
angiology
noun
The branch of anatomy dealing with blood vessels and lymphatics.
angiotomy
angiotomy
noun
(anatomy) dissection of the blood vessels and lymphatics of the body
anisogamy
anisogamy
noun
(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages.
anisogeny
anythings
anythings
noun
plural of anything
archigony
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
argyrosis
argyrosis
noun
Synonym of argyria
aroynting
aroynting
verb
present participle of aroynt
arterying
arylating
arylating
adj
(organic chemistry) That inserts aryl groups into molecules.
verb
present participle of arylate
astonying
astonying
verb
present participle of astony
asynergia
asynergia
noun
(pathology) A lack of muscular coordination
asyngamic
asyngamic
adj
Not syngamic.
atoningly
atoningly
adv
in an atoning manner
audiology
audiology
noun
An allied health profession pertaining to the assessment and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The study of the auditory and vestibular systems, and associated disorders
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
balkingly
balkingly
adv
in a balking manner
barkingly
barkingly
adv
With barking sounds.
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
beamingly
beamingly
adv
In a beaming way, or while beaming.
beladying
beladying
verb
present participle of belady
bendaying
bendaying
verb
present participle of benday
betraying
betraying
noun
betrayal
verb
present participle of betray
bewraying
bewraying
noun
The act or process of divulging or revealing information
verb
present participle of bewray
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
blamingly
blamingly
adv
So as to blame.
blazingly
blazingly
adv
Extremely quickly.
With or like a blaze; bright and fiery.
bracingly
bracingly
adv
In a bracing manner
brandying
brandying
verb
present participle of brandy
bridgeway
burgality
byganging
bypassing
bypassing
verb
present participle of bypass
bywalking
caliology
caliology
noun
The study of birds' nests.
calmingly
calmingly
adv
In a calming manner.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
cantingly
cantingly
adv
In a canting manner; with jargon or religious affectation.
cardialgy
cardialgy
noun
(medicine) Heartburn.
carkingly
carkingly
adv
(archaic) In a carking manner; so as to weary or distress.
carpingly
carpingly
adv
in a carping manner; with complaints.
carryings
carryings
noun
plural of carrying
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
chammying
chammying
verb
present participle of chammy
clyfaking
clyfaking
noun
(slang, obsolete) Pickpocketing.
coaxingly
coaxingly
adv
In a coaxing manner.
crannying
crannying
verb
present participle of cranny
cravingly
cravingly
adv
With longing or craving.
crayoning
crayoning
noun
A drawing done in crayon.
verb
present participle of crayon
cyaniding
cyaniding
noun
A poisoning carried out with cyanide.
verb
present participle of cyanide
cyanizing
cyanizing
verb
present participle of cyanize
cystalgia
cystalgia
noun
(medicine) Pain in the bladder.
dairyings
damningly
damningly
adv
In a damning manner, or to an extent that is damning.
dancingly
dancingly
adv
In a dancing way; with dancelike movements.
dandyling
dandyling
noun
(archaic) A little or insignificant dandy; a contemptible fop.
darlingly
darlingly
adv
In a darling way.
dartingly
dartingly
adv
In a darting manner; rapidly.
dashingly
dashingly
adv
In a bold, spirited manner.
In a boldly chic, fashionable manner.
daubingly
daylights
daylights
noun
(slang, chiefly fighting) Eyes.
mental soundness, wits, consciousness.
plural of daylight
dayspring
dayspring
noun
(archaic) The beginning of the day, or first appearance of light; the dawn; daybreak.
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
diabology
diabology
noun
The study of the Devil in religion.
dialysing
dialysing
verb
present participle of dialyse
dialyzing
dialyzing
verb
present participle of dialyze
dichogamy
dichogamy
noun
(biology) The condition in which an organism changes sex during its lifetime.
digitally
digitally
adv
In a digital manner.
dignitary
dignitary
adj
Relating to dignity.
noun
An important or influential person, or one of high rank or position.
disguisay
dismaying
dismaying
verb
present participle of dismay
drygalski
dyemaking
dysgnosia
dysgnosia
noun
mental illness
dysphagia
dysphagia
noun
(pathology) Difficulty in swallowing.
dysphagic
dysphagic
adj
Having or relating to dysphagia.
noun
A person who has dysphagia.
easygoing
easygoing
adj
(of a journey or pace) unhurried
(of a person) calm, relaxed, casual and informal
egyptians
epigraphy
epigraphy
noun
Inscriptions collectively.
The study or decipherment of inscriptions, especially of ancient ones.
estraying
estraying
verb
present participle of estray
evadingly
evadingly
adv
So as to evade; evasively.
faggingly
failingly
failingly
adv
In a failing manner.
fastingly
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fearingly
fearingly
adv
With fear; fearfully.
figurally
figurally
adv
in a figural manner
flamingly
flamingly
adv
In a flaming way; extremely obviously; outrageously.
With, or as if with, fire or flames.
flaringly
flaringly
adv
In a flaring manner.
foamingly
foamingly
adv
With foam.
fogramity
fragilely
fragilely
adv
In a fragile way or manner.
fragility
fragility
noun
(obsolete) Liability to error and sin; frailty.
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
Weakness; feebleness.
frugality
frugality
noun
A sparing use; sparingness.
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
gaddingly
gaddingly
adv
lazily; idly
gainfully
gainfully
adv
In a gainful manner; profitably.
gainsayer
gainsayer
noun
A person who gainsays others; a disagreeable person.
One who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer.
gainyield
gallingly
gallingly
adv
In a galling manner
garnishry
garnishry
noun
(archaic, rare) adornment
garrulity
garrulity
noun
The state or characteristic of being garrulous.
garyville
gascoigny
gaseosity
gaseosity
noun
The quality of being gaseous.
gasifying
gasifying
verb
present participle of gasify
gasoliery
gaspingly
gaspingly
adv
With gasps.
gawkishly
gawkishly
adv
In a gawkish manner.
gaysville
geminally
geminally
adv
In a geminal manner
geniality
geniality
noun
The quality of being genial; friendly cheerfulness; warmth of disposition and manners.
genically
genically
adv
In a genic manner; on or relating to a gene.
genitally
genitally
adv
Concerning the genitals.
geomyidae
germanify
germanify
Verb
To make German.
germanity
ghastlily
ghastlily
Adverb
In a ghastly manner.
giddyhead
giddypate
gigabytes
gigabytes
noun
plural of gigabyte
gigacycle
gigacycle
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of gigahertz
gigmanity
gigmanity
noun
(derogatory, dated) Narrow concern about, and pride in, one's respectability; a petty sense of decorum.