Word origins

• geographiaVivid representation of the earth to create an illusion of reality.
• asterismAn unofficial constellation (small group of stars that forms a visible pattern).
• bruxTo grind the teeth, especially involuntarily or during sleep.
• olecranonThe bony process at the top of the ulna forming the point of the elbow.
• glyphicCarved, sculpted.
• amorphaAny species of the genus Amorpha of leguminous shrubs.
• politeiacitizenship
• acarologyThe study of ticks and mites.
• hexameterA line in a poem having six metrical feet.
• pankrationAn Ancient Greek martial art combining aspects of boxing and wrestling, introduced in the Greek Olympic games in 648 BC.
• taurA fictional creature, resembling a centaur, with the lower body of some four-or-more-legged animal and the upper body either of an anthropomorphic version of that same animal or (less commonly) of a human or another humanoid creature.
• mythopoeicGiving rise to myths; pertaining to the creation of myth.
• symposionA drinking together; a symposium.
• KoronisAn asteroid in Koronian, Asteroid Belt, Solar System.
• CletaOne of the Charites worshiped in Sparta along with Phaenna.
• PistisA goddess personifying trust, faith and trustworthiness, corresponding to Roman Fides.
• onticOntological.
• esotropiaA form of strabismus in which one or both eyes turn(s) inward.
• nomarchThe governor of an ancient Egyptian nome.
• CalliasA male given name from Ancient Greek, of historical usage.
• gomphrenaAny plant of the genus Gomphrena of globe amaranths.
• TenesThe eponymous hero of the island of Tenedos.
• taphophiliaDeep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death.
• ambeAn old mechanical contrivance, ascribed to Hippocrates, for reducing dislocations of the shoulder.
• anorthiteA variety of plagioclase feldspar, the calcium endmember of that series.
• AnchisesA mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
• calisthenicOf, or relating to calisthenics.
• mysisA set of growth stages in the larvae of Decapoda after protozoea and prior to the juvenile stage, in which pereiopods are used to move.
• LaconianAn inhabitant of Laconia.
• lepidoliteA pale lilac mica mineral that is a mixed basic fluoride and aluminosilicate of potassium, lithium and aluminium.
• nagaraA drum used in folk music in the Caucasus region.
• antitypeSomething that is symbolized or represented by a type, such as Christ by the Paschal Lamb; the fulfillment of a type.
• MeropeThe youngest of the Pleiades, daughters of Atlas and Pleione, and a consort of Hermes.
• IsidoraA female given name from Ancient Greek; rare in the Anglo-Saxon world.
• pecticOf or pertaining to pectin or pectin-like substances.
• periphrasticExpressed in more words than are necessary.
• ThyestesA king of Olympia; the son of Pelops and Hippodamia; and father of Pelopia and Aegisthus. He and his brother Atreus were exiled by their father for having murdered their half-brother Chrysippus.
• chondruleA small, round granule, formed from molten rock, found in chondritic meteorites.
• protopapasA protopope.
• PasiphaeThe daughter of Helios and the sister of Circe. She was raised as a princess at Cholchis, and then given in marriage to King Minos of Crete. With Minos, she was the mother of Ariadne, Androgeus, Glaucus, Deucalion, Phaedra, and Catreus. She was also the mother of the Minotaur.
• MeroeAn ancient city on the east bank of the Nile.
• daemonizeOf a computer program or script, to prepare to go in to the background and become a daemon.
• TelestoA sea goddess in Greek mythology.
• XenophanesA Greek given name.
• cestrumAny member of the genus Cestrum
• dolichosA long-distance race in the ancient Olympic Games.
• IantheOne of the 3,000 Oceanids, the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys.
• ecdysteroidAny of a group of hormones responsible for moulting in insects and other functions in other invertebrates and plants.
• troparionA short hymn of one stanza, or organised in more complex forms as a series of stanzas.
• plasmaticOf or pertaining to (blood) plasma.
• coleoptileA pointed sheath that protects the emerging shoot in monocotyledons such as oats and grasses.
• ArgiopeA naiad, daughter of the river god Nilus, wife of Agenor and mother of Europa, Cadmus, Phoenix and Cilix.
• pollmanOne who takes an ordinary university degree, without honours.
• parrhesiaboldness or freedom in speech
• apalisAny of several species of birds in the genus Apalis.
• authigenicGenerated where it is found or observed.
• impeda creature without feet
• meiofaunaA group of marine or freshwater, typically benthic organisms that are intermediate in terms of size between macrofauna and microfauna, and which can pass through a 1 mm sieve, but are retained by a 45 μm sieve.
• BriseisA legendary figure who features in the Iliad; a princess granted as concubine to Achilles after the sacking of her city, Lyrnessus, before the beginning of the story.
• IambeA Thracian woman, daughter of Pan and Echo, granddaughter of Hermes.
• TheognisAn Ancient Greek name, particularly borne by a 6th century Ancient Greek poet from Megara.
• PhryneAn Ancient Greek courtesan of the 4th century BC, reputedly the model for Praxiteles' Aphrodite of Cnidus and famously tried for the capital charge of impiety, during which trial she allegedly bared her breasts before the judges.
• hubristicOf or relating to hubris (“excessive arrogance or pride, or presumption”); hence, overly arrogant or proud, or presumptuous, especially in a disdainful or rude manner.
• coelomA fluid-filled cavity within the body of an animal. The digestive system is suspended within the cavity, which is lined by a tissue called the peritoneum.
• -aMarks singular nouns, with a foundation in Greek or Latin, often implying femininity, especially when contrasted with words terminating in -us.
• a-Forming verbs with the sense away, up, on, out.
• āāPrescription notation: The stated amount of each of the substances is to be used in the compounding of the prescription
• abaciscusOne of the tiles or squares of a tessellated pavement; an abaculus.
• abaptistonA trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
• abarognosisA loss of the ability to realise or estimate the weight of an object.
• abatonAn enclosure in the temple of Asclepios where patients slept.
• abaxAn ancient counting board containing grooves in which counters were placed; a forerunner of the abacus.
• AbderaAn ancient city in Thrace, in modern Greece.
• abentericRelating to organs outside of the intestine.
• Abernethy's sarcomaA typically malignant fatty tumor located on the trunk.
• abiosisThe absence of life.
• ablastinAn immunoglobulin G antibody efficient against some protozoans, specifically Trypanosoma lewisi, by preventing reproduction.
• ablastousLacking a germ or bud.
• ablepharonablepharia
• ablepsiaLack of sight; blindness.
• abrachiaThe congenital absence of both arms
• abrachiocephaliaacephalobrachia; abrachiocephaly; a congenital absence of arms and head.
• abranchiataAn order of annelids, so called because the species composing it have no special organs of respiration, usually including Oligochaeta.
• AbsyrtusA Colchian prince, the son of Aeëtes.
• abydocomistA liar or sycophant who boasts of his falsehood.
• AcaciusA male given name from Ancient Greek.
• acampsiaRigidity of a joint.
• acanth-Having thorns.
• acanthaA prickle.
• acanthiteA mineral form of silver sulfide, Ag₂S, that is a major ore of silver, that forms slender prisms.
• acantho-With thorns
• acanthocarpousHaving the fruit covered with spines.
• acanthocephalanAny of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala.
• acanthocladousHaving spiny branches.
• acanthocyteA pathological, irregularly spiked red blood cell without central pallor.
• acanthokeratodermiaA thickening of the horny portion of the skin on the hand palms and soles of the feet.
• acanthoma adenoides cysticumA cystic tumor that is hereditary and occurs on the chest and face among other regions.
• acanthophorousSpine-bearing .
• acanthopterygianAny fish of the superorder Acanthopterygii.
• acanthosis nigricansA skin sign often associated with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes exhibiting velvety, thickened, and darkened skin and skin tags, often occurring in skin folds and the axillae.