Word origins

• faveolateHaving cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb.
• fermiumA transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100.
• fibrodysplasia ossificans progressivaA very rare, disabling genetic disorder of the connective tissue in which fibrous tissue (including ligaments, muscles, and tendons) ossifies (“transforms into bone”) when damaged.
• fibularisSynonym of peroneus.
• fibularis brevisSynonym of peroneus brevis.
• fibularis longusSynonym of peroneus longus.
• fibularis tertiusSynonym of peroneus tertius.
• fissiparousFactious, tending to break into pieces.
• flabellateFan-shaped; having parts or segments that are flattened and lengthened on one side, such that they are long and narrow.
• flavedoThe exocarp in citruses.
• foliolateOf or pertaining to leaflets of a plant.
• foramen cecumA shallow depression in the posterior dorsal midline of the tongue that is the remnant of the more cranial part of the embryonic duct from which the thyroid gland developed.
• foramen spinosumAn aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.
• foveolateHaving small pits or depressions, like the receptacle in some composite flowers.
• frondescenceThe time at which a plant unfolds its leaves.
• frutescentImperfectly resembling a shrub.
• fundiformResembling or arranged in the form of a sling; specifically designating the lower part of the inferior constrictor muscle of the pharynx (cricopharyngeal muscle), and the fibers of this part of the muscle.
• genioglossusA flat, fan-shaped muscle that originates from the superior mental spine and inserts onto the undersurface of the tongue and onto the hyoid bone, acting mainly to extend, protrude or depress the tongue.
• geniohyoidOf or pertaining to the chin and hyoid bone.
• genualOf or pertaining to a genu or to the knee.
• gerontesmagistrates in Sparta who, with the kings, constituted the Gerousia
• glomerulo-glomerulus
• gonimiumOne of the bluish-green granules that replace the more usual gonidia in certain lichens.
• grossularRelating to, or resembling, a gooseberry.
• haplolepidoushaving main teeth formed from a single column of cells up dorsal face;
• hederiferousProducing or bearing ivy.
• heliostatA device that includes a plane mirror which turns so as to keep reflecting sunlight toward a predetermined target, compensating for the sun's apparent motions in the sky. The target may be a physical object, distant from the heliostat, or a direction in space, and is almost always stationary relative to the heliostat, so the light is reflected in a fixed direction.
• hemeralopiaThe inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness.
• hemioneEquus hemionus, the onager or kiang, a kind of wild ass of Tibet.
• hidrosisThe formation and excretion of sweat.
• hiera picraA warming cathartic medicine made from aloes and canella.
• HomologoumenaThe books of the New Testament which were acknowledged as canonical by the early church, as opposed to Antilegomena.
• humificationThe process of humifying; conversion into humus.
• hydrargyrumMercury (chemical element).
• hydrocaulusThe hollow stem of a hydrozoan
• hyoglossusA flat muscle on either side of the tongue, connecting it with the body and the thyrohyal of the hyoid bone.
• hypochondriumThe upper region of the abdomen, covering the upperribs, at each side of the epigastrium.
• hypoptilumAn aftershaft.
• hysterophyteA plant or fungus that lives on dead or living organic matter.
• ichthyopterygiumfish fin.
• ignis fatuusA will o' the wisp.
• inferribleSynonym of inferable.
• infusoriumAny of the many minute aquatic creatures, such as protozoa and unicellular algae, found in freshwater habitats.
• in statu quoIn the former or same state.
• intenerateTo soften; tenderize.
• in vino veritasSynonym of in wine, there is truth (one tells the truth under the influence of alcohol)
• ischialgiapain in the region of the ischium; sciatica
• JaponiaJapan: A country in East Asia.
• JaponicOf or pertaining to the Japonic language family.
• jugum penisA device to compress the penis, used to prevent masturbation in Victorian times.
• JuntineOf, pertaining to, occurring in, or typifying any one or more of the editions of texts published by the Giunti family of Renaissance Florentine printers.
• laryngismuslaryngospasm.
• laurestineThe Viburnum tinus, an evergreen shrub or tree of the south of Europe, which flowers during the winter months.
• lemniscateA closed curve having the shape of a figure eight or an infinity symbol (∞).
• lenticelOne of the small, oval, rounded spots upon the stem or branch of a plant, from which the underlying tissues may protrude or roots may issue, either in the air, or more commonly when the stem or branch is covered with water or earth.
• lenticellaSynonym of lenticel.
• lepromaAn area of inflammation in the skin symptomatic of leprosy
• leproseSynonym of leprous, afflicted with leprosy.
• letheondiethyl ether, used as an anaesthetic agent.
• levator anguli orisA facial muscle that arises from the maxilla, inclines downward to be inserted into the corner of the mouth, and draws the lips up and back.
• levator labii superiorisA facial muscle arising from the lower margin of the orbit and inserting into the muscular substance of the upper lip which it elevates.
• levator labii superioris alaeque nasiA muscle of the face that arises from the nasal process of the maxilla, that passes downward and laterally, that divides into a part inserting into the alar cartilage and one inserting into the upper lip and that dilates the nostril and elevates the upper lip.
• levator palpebrae superiorisA thin flat extrinsic muscle of the eye arising from the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone, passing forward and downward over the superior rectus, and inserting into the tarsal plate of the skin of the upper eyelid which it elevates.
• levator prostataeA portion of the pubococcygeus muscle that helps to support the prostate gland.
• levator veli palatiniA muscle arising from the temporal bone and the cartilage of the Eustachian tube and descending to insert into the midline of the soft palate which it elevates especially to close the nasopharynx while swallowing is taking place to prevent regurgitation of liquid or solid matter through the nose.
• lignum rhodiumThe fragrant wood of several shrubs and trees, especially of species Convolvulus scoparius and Convolvulus floridus (Convolvulaceae) from the Canary Islands, and of the West Indian Amyris balsamifera (Rutaceae).
• lingualisA longitudinal band of muscular fibres, situated on the undersurface of the tongue, lying in the interval between the hyoglossus and the geniohyoglossus, and extending from the base to the apex of the organ.
• locus classicusAn authoritative passage from a standard work that is often quoted as an illustration; a classic case or example.
• loganiaAny of the genus Logania of plants native to Australia and New Zealand.
• longus capitisA muscle of either side of the front and upper portion of the neck that arises from the third to sixth cervical vertebrae, is inserted into the basilar portion of the occipital bone, and bends the neck forward.
• lophosteonThe central keel-bearing part of the sternum in birds, or the keel itself.
• lorateHaving the form of a thong or strap.
• lymphoglandulaSynonym of lymph node.
• lymphonodusSynonym of lymph node.
• macrochaetaA large chaeta found in certain organisms
• marinoramaA representation of a sea view.
• mastupratemasturbate
• mater lectionisA consonant letter used to represent a vowel sound in Semitic scripts.
• medulla oblongataThe lower portion of the brain stem.
• menaionThe annual fixed liturgical cycle of services used in the Eastern Orthodox and Greek-Catholic Churches, containing a list of the services and large collection of liturgical texts for an entire month. Twelve volumes are usually offered for the year, as a set known as the menaia.
• meninxA membrane, especially one of the three membranes lining the skull and vertebral canal and enclosing the brain and spinal cord in vertebrates.
• merithallusAn internode.
• mermithergateA worker ant that is deformed by parasitic nematodes.
• mesogasterThe mesogastrium.
• mesopodiumThe middle portion of the foot in the gastropods and pteropods.
• metanotumThe dorsal portion of the metathorax of insects
• metapodeThe posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.
• metosteonThe posterolateral ossification in the sternum of birds, or the part resulting from such ossification.
• micropodA member of the superseded taxonomic order Micropoda, which possess a diminutive foot or lack one, such as oysters.
• monerulaA germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm.
• monochasiumA type of cyme on which each single axis bears one flower.
• monoxylonA canoe or boat made from a hollowed out tree.
• morganaticDesignating a marriage (or the wife involved) between a man of higher rank and a woman of lower rank, often having various legal repercussions (typically that such a wife has no claim on the husband's possessions or title). It was not an aspect of English law, but was common in other royal houses, especially in Germany.
• myeloplaxmegakaryocyte or osteoclast
• mylohyoidRelating to or in the region of the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus, or the mylohyoid muscle.
• mylohyoideusThe mylohyoid muscle.
• nasalisA small muscle on each side of the nose that constricts the nasal aperture by the action of a triangular transverse portion which draws the lateral part of the aperture upward and a quadrangular alar portion which draws it downward.
• naupliusA crustacean larva that has three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to antennules, antennae, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no segmentation of the body.
• nervus intermediusThe branch of the facial nerve that contains sensory and parasympathetic fibers and that supplies the anterior tongue and parts of the palate and fauces.
• nidiformShaped like a nest.