| aaron | The wild arum or cuckoo pint, Arum maculatum. Cf. arum n. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| abbreviation | Med. Reduction in the length or size of a part of the body; contraction, esp. of a muscle; an instance of this. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| abhor | trans. To shrink with horror or repugnance from; to recoil from. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ablation | Surg. Originally: surgical removal of an organ or other part of the body; the cutting… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| abort | Abortion; miscarriage; an instance of this. Esp. in to make abort. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| abscision | The act of cutting something off or away; (Surg.) amputation; truncation; an instance of this. Cf. abscission n. 1 2. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| abscissor | A cutting instrument; (prob.) = scissors n. 1. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| absolutely | To the fullest extent; in the highest degree; entirely, wholly, utterly. In later use freq. as simple intensifier. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| absterse | trans. = absterge v. (lit. and fig.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| abstersion | The act or process of wiping clean, cleansing, scouring, or purging. Also concr.: †an abstersive agent (obs.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| abstersive | A medicine or other agent that cleans or purges. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| accidently | In an accidental or chance manner; accidentally, by chance (contextually: by mischance).… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| accusant | A person who accuses; an accuser. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| acerbly | Harshly; abrasively. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| acetose | Any of various kinds of sorrel (genus Rumex) formerly used as ingredients in medicinal preparations. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| acetosity | The quality of being acetose or vinegary; sourness, sharpness. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| acetous | Of or relating to vinegar; producing or containing vinegar or (esp. in later use) acetic… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| acorus | Originally: the plant sweet flag, Acorus calamus. In later use: any plant of… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| actually | In action; in fact, in reality, really. Opposed to possibly, potentially, theoretically, etc. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| acuate | Of a medicine or alchemical preparation: made more potent; strengthened. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| adapted | Well suited or fitted to a particular purpose or use; suitable, fitting. Freq. predicatively with to, for. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| added | That is or has been added or added to; additional, increased, extra. Cf. superadded adj. at superadd v. Derivatives. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| adduce | trans. To bring forward (a person or thing), esp. in support of a case or an argument… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| adolescence | The period following the onset of puberty during which a young person develops from a child… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| adust | trans. To burn, to scorch; to desiccate by exposing to strong heat. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| adustive | That adusts (adust v.) or has been adusted; characterized by adustion; burning, scorching. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| adversant | Opposing, adverse, hostile, unfavourable (to something). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| aeruginous | Of the nature or colour of verdigris; containing or characterized by basic… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| affect | To aim at, aspire to, or make for (something); to seek to obtain or attain. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| aggregant | That aggregates. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| aggregate | trans. To gather into one whole or mass; to collect together, assemble; to mass. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| aggregation | The action or process of collecting particles into a mass, or particulars into a… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alcanna | Alkanet, Alkanna tinctoria, a southern European plant with a root which is used to produce… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alchemist | A person who studies or practises alchemy. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| alienate | Of a person, the mind, etc.: deranged. Cf. alienated adj. 2. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| allegate | trans. = allege v. (in various senses). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alleged | Of an author, text, or passage: cited or quoted, esp. as an authority. Now rare. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| alleging | Alleviation, mitigation; = allegeance n. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alleviation | The action of alleviating something; relief, mitigation. Also: an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alterable | Able to be altered or changed. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alterate | trans. To alter, change. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| altering | The action of alter v. (in various senses); an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| altering | Med. = alterative adj. 1. Now hist. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| alum | trans. To infuse or impregnate with alum; to treat or coat with alum. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alumed | Infused or impregnated with alum; treated or coated with alum. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alumen | The mineral alum (alum n.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| aluminous | Infused or treated with alum; containing alum. Also: of the nature of or characteristic of alum. Now chiefly hist. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| alum roche | = roche alum n. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| alum water | Water containing dissolved alum, used for various purposes (cf. alum n. 1). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| analogy | Correspondence of quantities, proportion; (Math.) agreement of ratios. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| animal spirit | Med. and Physiol. The (supposed) agent responsible for sensation and movement, originating… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| animose | = animous adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| aphtha | An ulcer, usu. small and superficial, of a mucous membrane, esp. in the mouth. Also (as… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| appley | Resembling an apple in shape or colour; (esp. of wine) smelling or tasting of apples. Also in appley-looking adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| applicate | trans. To apply or put to use (apply v. I.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| arterial | Of the nature of an artery; of, relating to, or involving an artery or arteries… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| articulation | Anat. and Zool. Connection (of bones or skeletal segments) by a joint; the state of being jointed; a manner of jointing. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| artificially | In accordance with the principles of an art or science; (hence) expertly, skilfully, ingeniously. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| baseness | Lowering (in position); depression. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| blacking | The action of making black by the application of some substance; (also) the action or an… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| blooding | Prob.: the making of blood. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| brainy | Of the nature of brain tissue; characteristic of brain tissue. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| cankered | Of a wound, sore, part of the body, etc.: affected with canker or a canker; of the nature… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| celled | Containing, or divided into cells or compartments; arranged or constructed in the form… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| cellulate | = cellulated adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| colorate | Having a colour, coloured. Also fig. (cf. coloured adj. 5). Now chiefly Biol. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| colouring | The action or process of applying colour to something; the imparting of colour. Also: an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| communicant | = communicate adj. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| communicate | = communicated adj. at communicate v. Derivatives. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| consumed | Wasted with disease; suffering from consumption. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| dog's tongue | Any of various plants constituting the genus Cynoglossum (family Boraginaceae), esp.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| eduction | Med. The excretion, expulsion, or removal of something from the body. Obs. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| eductive | Med. Having the function of removing or expelling something from the body. Cf. eduction n. 1. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| effectively | As the effective or efficient cause. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| effectuous | That produces its intended effect; = effectual adj. 2a. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| estuation | Boiling, overheating; an instance of this. Freq. fig.: feverish disturbance. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| facility | Gentleness; lightness of touch. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| generality | The fact or quality of being general (in various senses); generalness, imprecision, or (occas.) an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| generalize | trans. To make (a statement) which has general application; to state as generally true. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| generate | Generated, created, produced. Freq. as pa. pple. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| globose | Amorphous; formless. Perh. also: lumpy; clotted. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| homelily | In a homely manner (in various senses of the adjective). | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| hordeate | A drink made of barley; a decoction of barley. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| laborant | A sick person; a person who suffers from a disease. Cf. labour n. 3. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| laborously | = laboriously adv. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| languoring | = languishing adj. (in various senses). Cf. languorous adj. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| lovably | In a laudable or praiseworthy manner. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| macilence | = macilency n. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| macilent | Esp. of the body: lean, shrivelled, thin. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| macule | A blemish or spot. Now rare exc. in sense 1b. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| maculous | Spotted; = macular adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| magdaleon | A cylindrical roll, esp. of a medicinal substance or plaster. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| magnification | The condition of being physically enlarged. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| magnitude | In physical sense: great size or extent. Of sound: loudness. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| malantary | A leprosarium. Cf. maladerie n. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| malaxate | Softened, blended. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| malefaction | A sickness, esp. impotence or a fainting fit. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mammillar | = mammillary adj. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| manation | The action of flowing out; a drainage or discharge. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mandible | A jaw, a jawbone; spec. the bone or bones of the lower jaw in mammals and other vertebrates. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| marciaton | A kind of ointment, used esp. to treat pain in the joints. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| margarital | Pearl-like. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mastership | The condition of being a master or ruler; dominion, ascendancy, rule, control. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mastication | The action or process of masticating something. Also in extended use. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| masticine | Of, relating to, or derived from mastic. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| matrix | The womb; the uterus of a mammal. Also (in later use esp. of an oviparous… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| maturate | Med. Of a boil or abscess: that has come to a head. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| maturation | Med. The formation, or coming to a head, of an abscess; the formation or accumulation… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| maturing | The action of mature v. (in various senses). Also with out. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| maturing | That brings something to maturity. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| maxilla | Anat. and Zool. Either of the pair of bones forming the upper jaw in vertebrates. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| meagreness | Leanness; emaciation. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| median | Anat. A vein, nerve, etc., in the middle of an organ or part; spec. the median vein or nerve… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mediastine | The mediastinum of the thorax. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| mediastinum | A septum or partition between two body cavities or two parts of an organ; esp. that… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| medication | The action of treating medically; treatment with a medicinal substance. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mediciner | A physician, a healer; a practitioner or teacher of medicine; spec. †(the title of)… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| medicining | The action of medicine v. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mediocrely | Moderately, somewhat. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| medley | trans. To make a medley or mixture of; to intermix with. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| medulla | The marrow of a bone. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| medullose | Containing marrow. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| melancholiously | With regard to black bile; in a melancholy manner. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| melicrate | A drink made with honey and water; hydromel. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| melissa | A plant of the genus Melissa (family Lamiaceae (Labiatae)), esp. lemon balm, M. officinalis… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| membrane | Anat. and Zool. A thin sheet of tissue or layer of cells, usually serving to cover or… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| memorance | Memory, remembrance. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| memorative | Of or relating to the memory; esp. in memorative faculty, memorative power, memorative virtue. Chiefly arch. in later use. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| menise | With pl. concord. Small or young fish. Occas. also in sing. (with unchanged form). | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| menstruous | Of or relating to menstruation; menstrual. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mesentery | Anat. and Zool. Originally: the folded sheet of peritoneum in which the jejunum and… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| metallic | Of or relating to metal; containing a metal or metals; of the nature of or having the properties of a metal. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| metalline | Containing a metal or metals; of or relating to metal; of the nature of a metal; = metallic… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| metatarsus | Anat. and Zool. The group of bones (five in humans, often fewer in quadrupeds) lying… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| method | A recommended or prescribed medical treatment for a specific disease. Also in fig. context. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| miner | = minera n. Also: a mineral impregnation. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mineral | Of water, a spring, etc.: impregnated with minerals; containing a high proportion of… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| minorate | Lessened; reduced. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| minoration | Lessening, diminution; a reduction. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mitigate | To alleviate or give relief from (an illness or symptom, pain, suffering, sorrow, etc.);… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mixed | Consisting of different or dissimilar elements or qualities; not of one kind, not pure or simple; composite. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mixture | A (material or immaterial) product of mixing; a blend or combination; an aggregate of heterogeneous ingredients. Usu. with of. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mobility | The ability to move or to be moved; capacity for movement or change of place; movableness, portability. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| moil | trans. (usu. in pass.). To wet, moisten; to soil, bedaub (Brit. regional in later use); to transform into a soft mass. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mole | An abnormal mass within the uterus, spec. one formed as a result of the death and… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| molest | Injurious; troublesome, vexatious. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mollify | trans. To make soft or supple; to make tender; to reduce the hardness of. Also intr. Also fig. Now rare. Perh. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mollifying | That mollifies a person or thing; †that makes a thing soft or supple (obs.). | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| mollitive | That makes soft or supple; emollient. Cf. mollificative adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| moonlike | Resembling or reminiscent of the moon; having the characteristics of the moon. Also as adv. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| morbous | Of, relating to, or causing disease; diseased. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mordicant | Biting, sharp, caustic. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mordicative | That bites or stings; sharp, pungent, caustic; acerbic. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mordificative | = mordicative adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| more | A small swelling or tumour resembling a mulberry. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| morigerate | In predicative use or as postmodifier (with modifying word): of a particular nature. Only in evil morigerate. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| morigeration | With modifying word: character or nature (of an illness). Only in evil morigeration. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| morsure | The action or an act of biting; a bite. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mortificative | Deadly, poisonous; caustic, astringent. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| moulting | The action or process of moult v.; sloughing, ecdysis. Also: an act of moulting, a moult. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mountainer | A graduate or disciple of the school of medicine at Montpellier in southern France. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mousetail | The tail of a mouse. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mummia | = mummy n. 1a. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mundification | The action of cleansing an ulcer, wound, etc.; the state of being cleansed. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| mundifying | The action of mundify v. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| musculous | Composed of or containing muscle; = muscular adj. 2. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nasal | Med. = errhine n. 1 2. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nasal | Of or relating to the nose. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| naturality | Natural, innate character or quality; natural ability. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| naturalness | Normality. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| natural science | The branch of knowledge that deals with the natural or physical world; a life science… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nausea | A feeling of sickness with an inclination to vomit; an occurrence of such a feeling. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| naval | Of, relating to, characteristic of, or used in a navy. Formerly also: †of or relating… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| navicular | Anat. Designating or relating to a boat-shaped bone in the ankle lying between… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| neat's leather | Leather made from cowhide. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nebbed | Having a neb, esp. of a specified kind, as black-nebbed, blue-nebbed, red-nebbed, sharp-nebbed, etc. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| negatively | By way of negation or denial; in the negative; on the negative side. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| neglect | Neglected. Only in predicative use. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nenuphar | A water lily, esp. the white water lily, Nymphaea alba, or the yellow water lily, Nuphar luteum… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nephritic | A person with kidney stones or other kidney disease; (later) spec. a person with nephritis. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| netherless | = nevertheless adv. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nieveful | A handful; a small quantity. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nitrose | Containing, resembling, or of the nature of nitre; bitter. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nitrosity | Bitterness; the quality of being like nitre, esp. in respect of its bitterness. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nocument | Harm, damage; evil. Also: a harmful thing. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nodation | A knotted part, a knotty formation; spec. a lumpiness of flesh. Cf. nodosity n. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nodule | Med. and Pathol. A small node; esp. a small, usually rounded and firm, mass of normal or abnormal tissue. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nomination | A name, a title; a manner of designation. Cf. nomenclature n. 1. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nuke | The spinal cord. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| numerable | Numerous. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nurshing | = nourishing adj. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| nut-oil | Oil obtained from the kernels of nuts, used in the manufacture of paints and varnishes, in cookery, etc. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| nutriment | That which nourishes; food, nourishment; nutritious matter. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| nutrition | The action or process of supplying, or of receiving, nourishment or food. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obfuscation | Darkening or dimming of colour, light, or the sight; an instance of this. Cf. obfuscate v. 2a. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obliquate | Bent to one side; twisted obliquely. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obliquation | Bending aside or in an oblique direction; movement away from a straight line, position, or course; an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oblique | Having a slanting direction or position; not vertical or horizontal; diverging from a straight line or course. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oblique | To turn or set in an oblique direction. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obliquity | The quality of being oblique in direction, position, or form; inclination at an oblique angle… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oblong | Elongated (usually as a deviation from an exact square or circular form); esp. rectangular with the adjacent sides unequal. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obstupely | Dully. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obtemper | trans. To temper, restrain. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obturate | Stopped, obstructed. Also (fig.): impervious. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| obumbrate | Chiefly Sc. Overshadowed, darkened. Also fig. Also occas. as pa. pple. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| occipitial | = occipital adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ocularies | Spectacles. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oculister | = oculist n. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| odoration | The action or process of smelling, or of emitting a smell; an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| odorifere | That has a pleasant smell, fragrant; odoriferous. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| odorous | Having or emitting an odour. Originally: sweet-smelling, scented, fragrant. Now… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oleaginous | Having the nature or properties of oil; containing oil or an oily substance; oily, fatty, greasy. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| olivary | Surg. A cautery with an oval head, likened to the shape of an olive (or an olive leaf or stone). Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| omentum | A fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach with the liver, spleen, colon, etc. Also called caul, epiploon. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| omoplate | The shoulder blade, the scapula. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| omphacine | Unripe olives or grapes, from which oil is pressed. Cf. oil omphacine n. at B. 1. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| open air | Free or unenclosed space outdoors, usually exposed to the weather; the unconfined… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| operant | That operates or produces effects; operative, efficacious; †powerful in effect (obs.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| operative | Characterized by operating or working; being in operation or force; (also) exerting… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ophthalmic | Of or relating to the eye; supplying the eye. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ophthalmy | = ophthalmia n. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| opiate | Originally: any medicinal preparation containing opium, used chiefly to induce sleep… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oppilate | Blocked, obstructed, stopped up. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oppilate | trans. To block up or stop; to obstruct. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oppilative | Tending to block or obstruct; spec. (of a medicine) closing the pores or restraining… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| optic | Anat. Of, relating to or connected with the eye or with the process of vision. Chiefly… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| optic nerve | The second cranial nerve in vertebrates, which conveys sensory impulses from the eye to… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| orbit | Anat. and Zool. The bony recess of the vertebrate skull that contains the eye and… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ordination | Arrangement in orders or classes; classification. Cf. order n. 11. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| organization | Chiefly Biol. The development or coordination of parts (of the body, a body system, cell… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| organize | trans. To give organic structure or function to; to arrange or form into an organ or body; (Med.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| orifice | An opening or aperture, esp. one forming the communication between a cavity or hollow organ… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| orificial | Designating the epigastric region of the abdomen (perh. from its proximity to the cardiac orifice of the stomach). Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| os sacrum | = sacrum n. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ossous | Bony, osseous. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| outgrowing | The action of growing out; an instance of this. Formerly also (concr.): †a sprout, an outgrowth (obs.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| outroot | trans. To pluck out or up by the root; to root out, eradicate, exterminate. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| outspreading | The action of outspread v.; expansion. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| outstanding | A projection, protuberance; the action or an act of standing or jutting out. Obs. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| overcommon | Excessively common; very common. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| overriding | The action of override v. (in various senses); an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| over-tender | Excessively or unduly tender; too soft, sensitive, or solicitous. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| overthwart | To act in opposition to; to cross, oppose; to hinder, thwart. Also (occas.) intr. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oxycrate | A mixture of vinegar and water, used as or in a medicinal preparation. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| oxycroceum | A medicinal plaster made from saffron, vinegar, and various other ingredients. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ozaena | Med. Originally: an ulcer of the nose (or, rarely, other part of the body), esp.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pallet | A flat-bladed instrument or tool, often with a handle, used for a variety of purposes; spec.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| palliate | trans. To alleviate (a disease or its symptoms) without effecting a cure; to relieve… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| palliation | That which cloaks or conceals (an act, etc.), or which may be used for that purpose; a… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| palliative | That relieves the symptoms of a disease or condition without dealing with the underlying cause. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| palliatively | In a palliative manner. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| palpebre | An eyelid. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| palpitation | Throbbing, quivering, or contraction of a part of the body; spec. perceptibly fast… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| parietal | Anat. and Zool. A large quadrangular bone, located between the frontal and occipital… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| Parisian | A native or inhabitant of Paris. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| parotid | A tumour or swelling affecting a parotid gland. Cf. parotis n. 1. Obs. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| passibleness | = passibility n. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| passulate | Flavoured with or containing raisins. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| pasted | Baked in pastry. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| paucity | Smallness of quantity or size; thinness; the presence of something in only small amounts; scantiness; a small or scant quantity. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| peacockly | Ostentatious, peacockish. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pectinate | Of hemp: dressed, combed. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pedicle | A louse. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| peeled | Stripped of skin, rind, bark, etc.; decorticated; = pilled adj. 2. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| peeling | The coming off of bark, skin, or the external layer or surface of something; (also) †an instance of this (obs.). | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| penetrative | = penetrating adj. 1a. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| percussion | Chiefly Science. The action of coming forcibly into contact with an object so as to give… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| perforate | = perforated adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| perforation | A hole made by boring, punching, or piercing; (in later use) esp. each of a row of… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| perforative | Resulting from perforation or piercing. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| perfuse | trans. (in pass.). To be awash with. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pericardium | The membranous sac, consisting of an outer fibrous and an inner serous layer, which… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pericranium | Anat. The membrane enveloping the skull; the external periosteum of the cranial bones. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| perimeter | A continuous line forming the boundary of a closed geometrical figure or of any area or… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| perineum | The part of the body between the anus and the scrotum or vulva, either at the surface of… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| period | Med. The time during which a disease runs its course; the time occupied by each attack… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| peripleumony | = peripleumonia n. Cf. peripleumony n. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| peritoneum | In mammals: the serous membrane that lines the walls of the abdominal cavity and… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pernicious | Of a disease: extremely severe or harmful, life-threatening, fatal. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| perscrutation | A thorough inquiry or investigation; careful scrutiny or examination. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| persevering | That perseveres; persistent. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| petrifaction | The action of petrifying something; the condition or process of being petrified… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| petrified | That has been petrified; subjected to petrifaction; converted into stone or a stony substance. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| petrify | trans. To convert into stone or a stony substance; spec. to turn (an organic body) into… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| petroseline | Parsley, Petroselinum crispum. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| phlebotomer | A person who lets blood; a blood-letter. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| phlebotomy | trans. To perform phlebotomy upon. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| phlegmagogue | A medicine for expelling phlegm; an expectorant. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| phlegmonic | = phlegmonous adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| phlegmy | Of the nature of or consisting of phlegm; containing or characterized by phlegm; affected by phlegm; resembling (that of) phlegm. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| physic | Medical; medicinal. Cf. physic n. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| physical | Of or relating to medicine; medical. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| picture | A painting, drawing, photograph, or other visual representation on a surface; esp. such a representation as a work of art. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pierced | That has been pierced; punctured, perforated; penetrated by a hole or holes. Of a hole: made by piercing. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pilosella | Any of several small hairy-leaved plants of the family Asteraceae (Compositae); spec.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pinion | A bird's wing; esp. (chiefly poet. and rhetorical) the wing of a bird in flight.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pitchy | Full of or having much pitch; coated, smeared, or sticky with pitch. Of a flame or… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| plagelle | A compress, pledget. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| plasmation | The form, shape, or structure of a bodily organ; the shape of a wound. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| plastery | Of the nature of or resembling (wet or dry) plaster; viscous, sticky; powdery, crumbly. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| plenary | Full, complete, or perfect; not deficient in any element or respect; absolute. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| plethory | Med. = plethora n. 1. Now arch. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pleura | Anat. and Zool. The serous membrane lining each half of the thoracic cavity and covering… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| plicable | Flexible. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| plicature | Anat. The fold created by flexing a joint; the place at which this occurs. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| plouk | A pimple, a spot. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| plurify | trans. To make plural or numerous; to multiply. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| podagric | = podagrous adj.; gouty. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ponderation | Heaviness, weightiness; (formerly) spec. †gravitation (obs.). Also fig. rare after 17th cent. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ponderosity | The quality of being heavy; heaviness, weightiness, weight. Also in extended use. Cf. ponderousness n. 1. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ponticity | Sourness, tartness, astringency. See Pontic adj. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pontificality | A pontificate; the papacy. Cf. pontificate n. 1. rare after 18th cent. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pontificate | Christian Church. The period of office of a bishop, esp. the Pope. Also (rare): the office or position of Pope; = papacy n. 1a. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| popular | Of a belief, attitude, etc.: prevalent or current among the general public… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| porcine | Of, relating to, or characteristic of a pig or pigs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pork flesh | The flesh of a pig; = pork n. 1a. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| potable | Fit or suitable for drinking; drinkable. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| practic | trans. To put into action or operation (an idea, a process, a procedure, etc.); to perform as a normal procedure. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| practical | Of, relating to practice or action, as opposed to speculation or theory. Freq.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| practicking | A practical application of knowledge. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| precordial | Originally: the epigastric region of the abdomen or the lower part of the chest. Later… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prefocation | Choking, suffocation; (in later use) spec. = suffocation n. c. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| premit | trans. To state or set forth, esp. in advance or by way of introduction; = premise v. 1a. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| preparate | trans. To prepare (a drug, compound, etc.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| preparatory | In pl. Anatomical structures in which some preparatory physiological process is carried on. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| preservation | The action of preserving from damage, decay, or destruction; the fact of being preserved. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| preserving | The action of preserve v. (in various senses); an instance of this. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| prevision | The action or faculty of foreseeing; knowledge of or insight into the future; foresight. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| priapism | Med. Abnormal persistent erection of the penis (without sexual arousal); an instance of this; (also) an erect penis. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| primary | Occurring or existing first in a sequence of events; belonging to the beginning or earliest stage of something; first in time. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| probe | An examination, or test. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| proceeding | A projecting part of the body. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| produce | Anat., Bot., and Zool. To extend or develop in a longitudinal direction; usu. in pass. Freq. with into. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| profoundly | To or at a great depth; far down or in. Also fig. and in figurative contexts. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| profoundness | The innermost part of the body. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| profunda | Any of various deep-seated arteries and veins; esp. a deep branch of the femoral artery… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| profundity | The quality of being deep; great or vast depth. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prognostic | Med. = prognosis n. 2a. Also: a symptom or indication on which a prognosis is based (cf. prognosis n. 2b). Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prognosticate | That betokens or presages; prognosticating, foreshowing. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prognosticate | Of a thing: to betoken or presage (a future event, consequence, outcome, etc.); to indicate beforehand. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prohibitive | That prohibits; having the effect of forbidding, preventing, or excluding; preventative or restrictive of (or †for) something. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prolongation | Linear extension in space; increase of length. Also: an instance of this; an addition which increases the length of something. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prompt | App.: easy (to endure). Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| promptuary | A place where supplies, etc., are kept in readiness for use; a storehouse, a repository. Freq. fig.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| propinquity | Nearness or closeness in space; neighbourhood, proximity. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| provoking | The action of provoke v.; stirring up, incitement, provocation; an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pruriginous | Med. Affected by or liable to prurigo or itching; relating to or of the nature of prurigo. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| prurity | Itching; = pruritus n. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| psilothre | A substance that removes hair; a depilatory. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pubescence | Puberty; the fact or condition of arriving or having arrived at puberty. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pudend | = pudendum n. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulsatile | Chiefly Physiol. That pulsates; exhibiting pulsation. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulsation | The beating or throbbing of the pulse; rhythmical expansion and contraction of the heart, an artery, etc. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulse | To expand and contract rhythmically; to beat, throb, as the heart, etc.; = pulsate v. 1a. Now only in literary use. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulver | Powder, dust; (in early use) spec. a medicinal powder. Also fig. Now only in Pulver Wednesday n. at Compounds. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulverizate | Pulverized, reduced to powder. Freq. as past participle. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulverize | To reduce to powder or dust; to grind, crush, break down. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulverous | Powdery; dusty. Also: able to be reduced to powder. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pulvillus | Chiefly Surg. A small wad of lint or other soft material, sometimes medicated or scented… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| punction | The action or an act of pricking or puncturing; a prick; a puncture. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pupil | The opening in the iris through which light passes into the eye, and which… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| purulent | Of the nature of or resembling pus; consisting of or containing pus. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pus | A thick, usually creamy, yellowish, or greenish fluid produced in tissue infected… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pustulate | Med. = pustular adj. 1. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| pustulation | The occurrence or formation of pustules; the condition of having pustules. Also: †the… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| putrefactible | Susceptible to or capable of putrefaction; putrefiable. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| putrefactive | Causing or inducing putrefaction. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| putrefying | The action of putrefy v.; putrefaction. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| putrible | = putrescible adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| putrid | In a state of decomposition; putrefied, rotten. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| putridness | The state or condition of being putrid; decay, rottenness; an instance of this. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| quadrangular | Shaped like a quadrangle; having four angles and four sides; (also) having a base or cross-section of this form. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| quadruple | A lateral incisor tooth. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| quassation | Shaking; beating, pounding, crushing; an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| quicken | Couch grass, Elymus repens; also (chiefly in pl.) the underground rhizomes of this and other grasses. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| raceme | A cluster or bunch of grapes. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| radically | At, to, or from the root or central part; fundamentally; completely, thoroughly. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| radicate | Esp. of a quality or attribute: rooted, deep-seated, firmly established. In early use as pa. pple. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| raise | trans. To tear; to scratch, to cut. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| raising | The action of raise v. Also concr.: a cut or tear. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ramex | A hernia; spec. an inguinal hernia extending into the scrotum. Also: a varicocele or… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ramify | To cause to spread out as branches or ramifications. Freq. in pass. Also refl. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ranula | A tumour or swelling located in the floor of the mouth beneath the tongue; spec. a… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rarefactive | Causing or tending to cause rarefaction (in various senses); characterized by rarefaction. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rareness | = rarity n. 1. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rarity | Thinness of composition or texture; the condition of having little density; the condition… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| raspatory | Originally: a file used in dentistry or surgery, esp. for scraping bone (now hist.).… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rauk | Hoarse, raucous. Also rauk-voiced adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| really | In reality; in a real manner. Also: in fact, actually. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| recent | Done or made in a period of the past comparatively close to the present; that has just happened or taken place. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| receptive | With of. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| receptory | = receptacle n. 1. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| recline | trans. To cause to lie down or to place in a horizontal position, esp. on the back; to… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| recourse | To return or (occas.) go (to a place). Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rectifying | The action of rectify v. (in various senses); rectification; an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rectitude | The quality or fact of being straight; straightness. Also in figurative contexts. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rectum | Anat. and Zool. The terminal, usually relatively straight, section of the large… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| recurve | = recurved adj. 1; (in later use) esp. designating a bow having tips that curve away from the archer. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reducible | That may be brought, altered, or converted into another (esp. a simpler) form; (in later… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reducing | The action of reduce v. (in various senses); reduction. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reduction | Surg. The action of reducing a fracture, hernia, dislocated part, etc. (reduce v. 8); an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reduplication | Chiefly Anat. and Zool. The action of doubling over or folding. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| refect | As past participle: refreshed, restored. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reflect | trans. To bend or turn (something) back, to give a backward bend or curve to (usu. in pass.);… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reflecting | A part of an organ, etc., that is bent or folded back. Cf. reflection n. 2a. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| refrenation | Med. The action of reducing or restraining abnormal humours (humour n. 2b). Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| refrigery | The action or process of cooling or refreshing something. Also: comfort, consolation. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| regional | Of, relating to, or characteristic of a region or regions; (sometimes) spec. of or relating… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| regitive | Ruling, governing. Freq. as postmodifier. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| regulate | To control, govern, or direct, esp. by means of regulations or restrictions. Also intr. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reiterate | Reiterated, repeated. In early use also as past participle. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reiterate | To repeat (an action, process, etc.); to do again or repeatedly. Also intr. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reiteration | With reference to an action, process, thing, etc. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| relatively | Modifying a verb. In a relative manner, in relation to something else; comparatively. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| relaxation | Med. and Physiol. Originally: loosening, slackening, or softening, esp. of a part of… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| relaxing | The action of relax v.; an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reluce | intr. To reflect light, to shine. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| remanence | The remaining traces of something; a residue, a remainder. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| remediable | Capable of being remedied; able to be put right or counteracted. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| remiss | Chiefly Med. Of a physical property or quality: reduced in intensity. Also of urine: dilute, watery. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| remiss | To lessen, abate, mitigate. Cf. remit v. 6c. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| remissive | Slack, loose, relaxed; = remiss adj. 2. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| remissly | Gently, weakly, feebly; without vigour. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| remollitive | = emollient adj. Cf. remollient adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| renove | trans. To renew (in various senses). Also intr. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| repercuss | trans. Chiefly Med. = repel v. 1. Also: to drive back (air, dust, etc.). Also intr. and fig. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| repercussion | Med. The action of driving a morbid humour, fluid, etc., back to its source or away or… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| replete | To fill (a receptacle or space) to capacity; to stuff, cram; to satiate. Also (esp. in… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| replicate | trans. Originally: †to repeat (words, a sound, etc.); to reiterate; also intr. (obs.). In… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reposing | The action of setting a broken bone (cf. repose v. 1b). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reposition | The restoration of something to a particular place or position; an instance of this… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| repugnance | Opposition or incompatibility between or of things; an instance of this. Now hist. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| repulse | Chiefly Science. To drive back or away, esp. (in later use) by the action of an electric or magnetic field (= repel v. 8a). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| repulsive | Med. = repercussive adj. 1. Cf. repellent adj. 1. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| resoluble | Capable of being resolved; resolvable. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| resolute | Dissolved; softened. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| respiration | The action of taking air into the lungs (or water into the gills) and expelling it again, esp.… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| respirative | = respiratory adj. 1. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| restingly | Restfully, peacefully; gently, without vigour or violence. Formerly also… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| restorer | A person who restores or re-establishes someone or something. Now esp.: a person who… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| restrict | As pa. pple. Of blood: staunched. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| restriction | Med. The action or property of suppressing bleeding. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| restrictive | Med. = restringent adj. 1. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| result | intr. To arise as a consequence, effect, or outcome of some action, process, or design; to… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| resuming | The action of resume v. (in various senses); (also) †the restoration of a sick person to health (obs.). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rete mirabile | Originally: a network of small arterioles derived from the external carotid artery… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| reversing | The action of reverse v. (in various senses). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| revolving | The action or process of revolve v. (in various senses)ː an instance of this. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rheumatiz | A disease caused by the abnormal production or flow of rheum. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rheumatize | trans. To cause to flow as rheum; to fill with rheum. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ribes | Sorrel, Rumex acetosa. Obs. rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rigid | Stiff, unbending; tense. Also, of a posture or physical response: characterized by stiffness or muscular tension. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ripple | A toothed or hooked implement; spec. one resembling a comb, for removing seeds from flax… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| rob | A syrup made by the concentration of fruit juice, usually by boiling and often with the… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rolled | Of a flexible object: turned in on itself; moved or wound into a more or less… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| ropy | Having the appearance or consistency of a rope; suggestive of a rope. Also: (of a person or… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| rorid | Dewy; of the nature of dew. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rosat | = roset adj. 1. Usu. as postmodifier. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| rotule | Anat. The patella (kneecap); = rotula n. 1. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rotund | Approximately spherical; round, orbicular; (Bot., esp. of a leaf) approximately circular, roundish. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rotundity | A round or spherical mass or extent; a globe, a sphere; a round object, construction, etc. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rougine | A surgical instrument used to scrape bone; a raspatory; a periosteal elevator. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rounded | Having a round or curved form; spherical; circular. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| roundly | In a circular manner; so as to form a circular, spherical, or curved shape. Also fig. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rubbed | Subjected to rubbing; smoothed or polished by rubbing. Also: characterized by rubbing or the effects of this. Also with out. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| rubefaction | Med. Reddening or redness of the skin, esp. as produced by a rubefacient; the action of… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rubicund | Of a thing: reddish in colour, tending to redness; red. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ruge | A wrinkle or fold. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rugining | The action of using a rugine. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rugose | Marked by rugae or wrinkles; wrinkled, corrugated, ridged. Freq. used in scientific contexts. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rupt | Ruptured (in various senses); broken. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rupt | trans. To rupture, break. Also: to nullify. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| ruptive | Causing, or tending to cause, breaking or rupture; characterized by rupture. Now rare. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| rupture | A break, tear, or split in a surface or substance, esp. the skin or other tissue. Also in figurative context. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| savable | Capable of being saved; esp. (in early use) capable or worthy of salvation from damnation. Cf. salvable adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| scotched | That is or has been scotched (in various senses of scotch v.). | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| signified | Indicated, denoted, referred to. In later use spec.: (Linguistics and Semiotics)… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| sociate | As past participle. Joined or connected with or to some person or thing. In later use arch. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| spaciosity | A hollow space or cavity. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subalternate | Subordinate, inferior, or subservient (to); = subaltern adj. 2. Now chiefly U.S. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subdivide | To divide (a part of a divided whole) into further or subsidiary parts; to divide… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subduction | The expulsion or elimination of something, esp. excrement, from the body; an instance of this. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subethal | The carotid artery. Also as adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subjected | Placed or set underneath; underlying, subjacent. Now arch. and poet. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| submerse | trans. To submerge (a person or thing); to drown (a person or animal). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| submersion | The action or an act of submerging something; the state or condition of… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subtiliative | Having the property of thinning, rarefying, or refining; = subtilizing adj. 1. In early use… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subtraction | Withdrawal or removal of something or someone from a place. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| subtractive | Of the nature of, involving, or characterized by subtraction, deduction, or diminution… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| superabundant | In negative sense. More than what is usual, sufficient, or required; too abundant, excessive. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| superfluence | Necrotic flesh, or the process of producing this. Cf. superfluity n. 5. Obs. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| supine | Lying on one's back, lying with the face or front upward; (loosely) lying down… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| suppurate | = suppurated adj. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| suppurate | trans. To cause the formation of pus in or the discharge of pus from (an area of the… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| suppuration | The formation or discharge of pus; the maturation of an abscess; an instance of this. In… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| suppure | intr. = suppurate v. Occas. also trans. | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| sustaining | That sustains someone or something; that provides sustenance or support. Also: that… | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
| sustent | trans. = sustain v. (in various senses). | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| variola | In pl. Pustules, vesicles, or other skin lesions forming the rash of an infectious… | 1424 | Go To Quotation |
| voiced | With preceding modifying word. Having a voice of the specified kind, quality, or tone. | 1425 | Go To Quotation |
