Word origins

• AmericaA supercontinent consisting of North America, Central America and South America regarded as a whole; in full, the Americas.
• idAn ident.
• percentFor every hundred (used with preceding numeral to form a noun phrase expressing a proportion).
• electricOf, relating to, produced by, operated with, or utilising electricity; electrical.
• phaseA distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time.
• therapyAttempted remediation of a health problem following a diagnosis, usually synonymous with treatment.
• automaticCapable of operating without external control or intervention.
• encyclopediaA comprehensive reference work (often spanning several printed volumes) with articles (usually arranged in alphabetical order, or sometimes arranged by category) on a range of subjects, sometimes general, sometimes limited to a particular field.
• biologyThe study of all life or living matter.
• biographyA person's life story, especially one published.
• cellularOf, relating to, consisting of, or resembling a cell or cells.
• mechanismAny mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
• concentrationThe act, process or ability of concentrating; the process of becoming concentrated, or the state of being concentrated.
• vacuumA region of space that contains no matter.
• syndromeA recognizable pattern of signs, symptoms and/or behaviours, especially of a disease or medical or psychological condition.
• preliminaryIn preparation for the main matter; initial, introductory, preparatory.
• IslamicOf, pertaining to, originating in, characteristic of, or deriving from Muslims or Islam.
• compatibilityThe state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
• latexA clear liquid believed to be a component of a humour or other bodily fluid (esp. plasma and lymph).
• vibratorA vibrating device used for massage or sexual stimulation.
• respiratoryRelating to respiration or the organs of respiration; breathing.
• titaniumA chemical element (symbol Ti), atomic number 22; it is a strong, corrosion-resistant transition metal, used to make light alloys for aircraft etc.
• acneA skin condition, usually of the face, that is common in adolescents. It is characterised by red pimples, and is caused by the inflammation of sebaceous glands through bacterial infection; acne vulgaris.
• criterionA standard, test, or requirement by which individual things or people may be compared and judged; a gauge.
• infectiousCaused by an agent that enters the host's body (such as a bacterium, virus, parasite, or prion); often, also, transmitted among hosts via any of various routes (for example, contact, droplet-borne, airborne, waterborne, foodborne, fomite-borne, or bloodborne).
• focalBelonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
• sexualityThe quality of being sexual; that which is characterized or distinguished by sex.
• concentrateTo bring to, or direct toward, a common center; to unite more closely; to gather into one body, mass, or force.
• anthropologyThe scientific study of humans, systematically describing the ethnographic, linguistic, archaeological, and evolutionary dimensions of humanity using a holistic methodological framework.
• AntarcticaThe southernmost continent, south of the Southern Ocean, containing the South Pole.
• lithiumThe simplest alkali metal, the lightest solid element, and the third lightest chemical element (symbol Li) with an atomic number of 3 and atomic weight of 6.94. It is a soft, silvery metal.
• vascularRelating to the flow of fluids, such as blood, lymph, or sap, through the body of an animal or plant, or to the vessels that carry such fluids
• postscriptAn addendum to a letter, added after the author's signature.
• orchidA plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.
• preventivePreventing, hindering, or acting as an obstacle to.
• vaginalOf, relating to, or affecting the vagina.
• thyroidOf, relating to, or being the thyroid cartilage.
• magnesiumThe chemical element with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.
• tuberculosisAn infectious disease of humans and animals caused by a species of mycobacterium, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis, mainly infecting the lungs where it causes tubercles characterized by the expectoration of mucus and sputum, fever, weight loss, and chest pain, and transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of bacteria.
• compressorA device that produces pressure, such as a gas compressor that produces pressurized gas.
• urinaryOf, relating to, occurring in, or affecting urine, its production, function, or excretion.
• abdominalOf or pertaining to the abdomen; ventral.
• skeletonThe system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals.
• microscopeAn optical instrument used for observing small objects.
• neurologyThe branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.
• acupunctureThe insertion of needles into the (living) tissue of the body affecting the Qi or energy along energetic pathways of the body called meridians. This modality is traditionally used as a form of internal medical treating all disease and illnesses, in Western countries it is widely used for the purposes of pain relief.
• energeticPossessing or pertaining to energy.
• MagellanA surname.
• faunaAnimals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time, biological group, etc.
• anesthesiaAn artificial method of preventing sensation, used to eliminate pain without causing loss of vital functions, by the administration of one or more agents which block pain impulses before transmitted to the brain.
• recursiveDrawing upon, invoking, or referring back to itself.
• academiaThe scientific and cultural community engaged in higher education and research, taken as a whole.
• chronologyThe science of determining the order in which events occurred.
• laminateTo assemble from thin sheets glued together to make a thicker sheet.
• nostalgiaA longing for home or familiar surroundings; homesickness.
• saratogaA cocktail resembling a Manhattan, with the base split between rye whiskey and cognac or brandy.
• gastricOf or relating to the stomach.
• ontologyThe branch of metaphysics that addresses the nature or essential characteristics of being and of things that exist; the study of being qua being.
• alcoholismA chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
• anarchyThe state of a society being without authorities or an authoritative governing body.
• differentiateTo modify so as to create a difference or distinction.
• heliumThe second-lightest chemical element (symbol He), with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
• lexiconThe vocabulary of a language.
• particulateComposed of separate particles.
• ballisticOf or relating to ballistics.
• silicaSilicon dioxide.
• utopiaA world in which everything and everyone works in perfect harmony.
• frontalOf, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front.
• tacticA maneuver, or action calculated to achieve some end.
• embryonicOf or relating to an embryo.
• trajectoryThe path an object takes as it moves.
• negligibleAble to be neglected, ignored or excluded from consideration; too small or unimportant to be of concern.
• formaSynonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).
• ventricularOf or relating to a ventricle or ventriculus.
• typographicalPertaining to typography or printing.
• diffractionThe bending of a wave around an obstacle.
• commemorativeServing to commemorate something.
• clitorisA sensitive elongated erectile sex organ at the anterior part of the vulva in female humans and other mammals.
• burglaryThe crime of unlawfully breaking into a vehicle, house, store, or other enclosure with the intent to steal.
• unilateralDone by one side only.
• ammoniumThe univalent NH₄⁺ cation, derived by the protonation of ammonia
• PrussiaA geographical area on the Baltic coast of Northeast Europe.
• tensorA muscle that tightens or stretches a part, or renders it tense.
• autopsyA dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
• syntacticOf, related to or connected with syntax.
• instantaneousOccurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
• synapticOf or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
• encyclopaediaCommonwealth standard spelling of encyclopedia.
• dermatitisInflammation of the skin.
• ovaryA female reproductive organ, often paired, that produces ova in most animals, and in mammals, secretes the hormones estrogen and progesterone.
• skepticismThe practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
• apneaThe cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.
• JesuitA member of the Society of Jesus.
• mantisAny of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs.
• edemaAn excessive accumulation of serum in tissue spaces or a body cavity.
• centrifugalTending, or causing, to recede from the center.
• ischemiaLocal disturbance in blood circulation due to mechanical obstruction of the blood supply (for example, embolism, thrombosis, or vasoconstriction).
• rhodiumA rare, hard, silvery-white, inert metallic chemical element (symbol Rh) with an atomic number of 45.
• placentaAn organ in most mammals during gestation that supplies food and oxygen to the foetus and passes back waste. It is on the wall of the uterus and links to the foetus through the umbilical cord. It is expelled after birth.
• chlamydiaAny of several common, often asymptomatic, sexually transmitted diseases caused by the microorganism Chlamydia trachomatis.