| acetophenetidin | = phenacetin n. | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| acetylcholine | A compound which is an important neurotransmitter, present at neuromuscular… | 1906 | Go To Quotation |
| acriflavine | An orange antibiotic and antiseptic compound used esp. to treat minor wounds and… | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| adalin | A carbamate compound used as a sedative and hypnotic drug. | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| adolesce | intr. To become adolescent; to pass through adolescence. | 1859 | Go To Quotation |
| advocaat | A liqueur made with eggs, sugar, and brandy. Also: a drink of this. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| agamically | In an agamic manner; asexually. | 1858 | Go To Quotation |
| albomycin | A substance originally isolated from the bacteria Actinomyces subtropicus which consists… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| aldosterone | A steroid hormone produced by the adrenal cortex which is a potent mineralocorticoid… | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| alexin | A serum protein with bactericidal properties; spec. = complement n. 5i. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| algometry | The measurement of responses to painful stimuli and sensitivity to pain, esp. by the use of an algometer. | 1867 | Go To Quotation |
| alkaptonuria | The presence of homogentisic acid (alkapton) in the urine; an inherited… | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| allachaesthesia | Originally: displacement of a sensation of touch to a different point on the same side of… | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| allophytoid | A bud, bulbil, or other propagule of a plant which separates from and is different in form… | 1857 | Go To Quotation |
| allozooid | A detached vegetative bud or zooid which is different in form from its parent animal. | 1857 | Go To Quotation |
| allyloestrenol | A synthetic progestogen, often used to preserve pregnancy in cases of threatened or habitual abortion. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| alogia | Inability, or loss of the ability, to speak, esp. as a result of defective intelligence… | 1864 | Go To Quotation |
| alternobaric | Involving or resulting from differences or alternations of air pressure. | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| amboceptor | In Ehrlich's theory of immunization, a receptor having two combining or haptophoric… | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| ampicillin | A semi-synthetic penicillin (C 16 H 19 O 4 S) that resembles penicillin G (benzylpenicillin)… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| ancrod | An anticoagulant protease that lowers the concentration of fibrinogen by cleaving fibrin… | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| antisepticism | The process or principles of the prevention or treatment of sepsis by antiseptic means. | 1877 | Go To Quotation |
| antivenin | Any anti-toxin used as an antidote to the venom of serpents. Also as adj. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| aprosexia | Abnormal inability to concentrate one's attention. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| asbestosis | A disease of the lungs caused by inhaling particles of asbestos. Also pulmonary asbestosis. | 1927 | Go To Quotation |
| atrophying | That atrophies; spec. atrophying cirrhosis, cirrhosis characterized by shrinkage and shrivelling of the organ. | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| audiometric | Of or relating to audiometry; involving or obtained by means of an audiometer. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| autoimmunity | Immunity arising naturally after exposure to a pathogen or foreign substance within the body. Now rare or disused. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| autolaryngoscope | An instrument or apparatus used for autolaryngoscopy. | 1863 | Go To Quotation |
| bacteriological | Pertaining to bacteriology. | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| before and after | attrib. Designating or relating to a pair of contrasting images illustrating a salutary or beneficial change. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| Berkefeld | Used to designate a bacterial filter containing diatomaceous earth. | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| Bornholm | Used attrib. in Bornholm disease n. an epidemic virus disease characterized by acute pain… | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| bromocriptine | A synthetic analogue of the ergot alkaloids that stimulates the dopaminergic receptors… | 1974 | Go To Quotation |
| busulfan | A drug which is an alkylating agent with a destructive effect on bone marrow, used esp.… | 1956 | Go To Quotation |
| castor | (See quot. and cf. chestnut n.) | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| cerebroside | Any of a group of nitrogenous fatty substances found in the brain and other nerve tissue… | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| chinosol | The proprietary name for 8-hydroxyquinoline sulphate (or a mixture of this… | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| chloraemia | (See quot. 1961.) | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| chloralose | A compound of chloral and glucose, C 8 H 11 Cl 3 O 6, having hypnotic properties. Also attrib. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| Christmas disease | (See quot. 1961.) | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| claustrophobia | A morbid dread of confined places; also transf. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| clitoridectomy | Excision of the clitoris. | 1866 | Go To Quotation |
| colpo- | | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| contrastable | Capable of being contrasted. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| cyclophosphamide | A fine white crystalline powder used as a cytotoxic drug in the treatment of tumours… | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| dexamphetamine | The dextro-rotatory isomer of amphetamine n., used in the form of the sulphate and… | 1949 | Go To Quotation |
| diacetic | = acetoacetic acid n. at acetoacetic adj. 2. | 1882 | Go To Quotation |
| dictyate | Designating a late stage of meiotic prophase in the oocytes of mammals and… | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| diplomate | One who holds a diploma. | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| dwarfism | The condition or character of being a dwarf or considerably undersized. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| epitheliate | intr. To become covered with epithelium, as a wound when beginning to heal. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| ergometrine | An amide of lysergic acid, C 19 H 23 N 3 O 2, which is one of the most powerful… | 1935 | Go To Quotation |
| ergophobia | Fear of work. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| ergotization | The action or process of poisoning by ergot of rye. | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| ethacrynic | a powerful diuretic, C 13 H 12 Cl 2 O 4, given orally or intravenously in the treatment… | 1963 | Go To Quotation |
| Eupad | A mixture of chlorinated lime and boric acid, used as an antiseptic dry dressing. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| euphoriant | Of drugs: inducing euphoria or an exaggerated feeling of well-being. | 1947 | Go To Quotation |
| Eusol | A solution of chlorinated lime and boric acid that is used as a general antiseptic. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| fibrose | intr. To form fibrous tissue. | 1897 | Go To Quotation |
| fibrosis | The development in an organ of excessive fibrous tissue; fibroid degeneration. | 1873 | Go To Quotation |
| fibrositis | Any rheumatic disorder of the white fibrous tissue that is of unknown or uncertain cause… | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| Finsen | Used attrib. and in the possessive to designate the method introduced by Finsen of… | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| flavine | Pharmacol. Any of an ill-defined series of yellow acridine derivatives used as… | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| forcipressure | (See quot. 1890.) | 1879 | Go To Quotation |
| formol | = formalin n. Also attrib., as formol titration n. Biochem. a method of estimating amino acids involving the use of formalin. | 1894 | Go To Quotation |
| Friedreich | Hereditary locomotor ataxia, an inherited disease of the central nervous system marked… | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| gas mask | Med. A mask through which anaesthetic gas is supplied, worn by a patient undergoing anaesthesia. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| germicide | An agent that kills microorganisms, esp. bacteria (cf. germ n. 4); a microbicide; a disinfectant. | 1870 | Go To Quotation |
| Gram | Used attrib. and in the possessive to designate Gram's method of staining bacteria and… | 1884 | Go To Quotation |
| haemarthrosis | Hæmorrhage into a joint. | 1883 | Go To Quotation |
| hazeline | An alcoholic distillate from the Witch Hazel, Hamamelis virginica. | 1881 | Go To Quotation |
| hedonal | A white crystalline compound, C 6 H 13 O 2 N, that has been used as a hypnotic and… | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| histiocyte | A macrophage or dendritic cell. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| hypergranulation | The formation of excessive granulation tissue. Also: (more fully hypergranulation tissue)… | 1871 | Go To Quotation |
| hypertension | Of arterial blood; essential hypertension, hypertension that has no apparent cause and… | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| hypotension | Of arterial blood. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| iodipin | A liquid obtained by treating sesame oil with iodine, formerly used in treating… | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| Kaposi | Used (now as Kaposi's sarcoma) to designate a progressive disease characterized… | 1897 | Go To Quotation |
| Kernig's sign | The inability of a patient to straighten his leg at the knee when lying on his back with… | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| lanolin | The cholesterin-fatty matter extracted from sheep's wool, used as a basis for ointments. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| Leishman | = Leishman–Donovan body n. | 1903 | Go To Quotation |
| Leishman–Donovan body | One of the numerous ovoid structures consisting of a single non-flagellated leishmania… | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| lente | A substance, esp. insulin, that is metabolized or absorbed only gradually when introduced… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| levamisole | The laevorotatory isomer of tetramisole, an anthelmintic drug which has also been used… | 1969 | Go To Quotation |
| levodopa | The lævorotatory l form of dopa (see L n. 6c and dopa n.). | 1970 | Go To Quotation |
| Lipiodol | A proprietary name of a liquid containing about 40% iodine which is obtained… | 1923 | Go To Quotation |
| luring | The action of smoothing a hat with a lure. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| lysate | A solution or preparation containing the products of lysis of cells, esp. bacterial cells. | 1922 | Go To Quotation |
| lysol | A solution of coal-tar oil in soap. | 1891 | Go To Quotation |
| malarigenous | That carries or transmits malaria. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| malariologist | A person who studies or specializes in the treatment of malaria. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| mal del pinto | = pinta n. | 1882 | Go To Quotation |
| male-to-female | Designating the proportion of males in relation to females. Esp. in male-to-female ratio. | 1915 | Go To Quotation |
| marsupialize | trans. To convert (a cyst, abscess, or other cavity) into a pouch by making a permanent wide opening to the exterior. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| megimide | A cyclic organic compound that acts as a respiratory and central nervous… | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| methaqualone | A hypnotic and sedative drug derived from quinazoline and generally used in the form… | 1961 | Go To Quotation |
| methisazone | A thiosemicarbazone that inhibits viral protein production, once used for the… | 1964 | Go To Quotation |
| methotrimeprazine | A phenothiazine derivative used as a sedative and analgesic, administered orally (as… | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| metronidazole | An antibiotic given orally and by vaginal pessary in the treatment of infections… | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| microangiopathy | Disease affecting small blood vessels; any of various forms of such disease. | 1952 | Go To Quotation |
| microbicide | = microbicidal adj. Now hist. | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| microtome | trans. To section (tissue) with a microtome; to cut (a section) with a microtome. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| morbillary | = morbilliform adj. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| morcellation | Division into many pieces; spec. (a) Surg. the action or process of breaking up a… | 1898 | Go To Quotation |
| morphinomania | Addiction to morphine or opium. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| morphinomaniac | A person who craves morphine; a morphine addict. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| morrhuate | the sodium salt of a mixture of fatty acids from cod liver oil, used chiefly as a… | 1919 | Go To Quotation |
| mucosa | = mucous membrane n. | 1867 | Go To Quotation |
| Murphy | a device consisting of two short telescopic metal tubes each with a button-like end… | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| nandrolone | A synthetic anabolic steroid and androgen used for its tissue-building properties and… | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| nebuhaler | A proprietary name for: a large, pear-shaped plastic spacer, used particularly in the treatment of children with asthma. | 1982 | Go To Quotation |
| Negri | attrib. and (rare) in the genitive, esp. in Negri body. Designating a type… | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| neurapraxia | Transient dysfunction of a nerve, typically seen as muscle weakness or paralysis… | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| neurasthenical | = neurasthenic adj. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| neurofibromatosis | Originally (now also neurofibromatosis type 1): an inherited (autosomal… | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| neuronal | Of or relating to a neuron or neurons. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| neurotmesis | Injury to a nerve in which it or a proportion of its fascicles is completely transected. Cf. neurapraxia n. | 1942 | Go To Quotation |
| neurotoxin | Originally: an antiserum produced by the injection of brain tissue from one species into… | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| niridazole | An anthelmintic drug which has been used in the treatment of schistosomiasis (bilharzia)… | 1966 | Go To Quotation |
| nitrazepam | A sedative drug of the benzodiazepine group, used as a hypnotic… | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| normoblastic | Of, relating to, or involving normoblasts. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| nystagmiform | = nystagmoid adj. | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| osteoarthropathy | Any disorder that affects both bones and joints; esp. in hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy… | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| oxycodone | A synthetic analgesic opioid related to codeine and thebaine; (5α)-4,5-epoxy-14-hydroxy-17-methylmorphinan-6-one, C 18 H 21 NO 4. | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| oxyphil | = acidophilic adj. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| oxyphilous | = acidophilic adj. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| Paget | An eczematoid condition of the skin characterized by the presence of pathognomonic… | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| pangenic | = pangenetic adj. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| papillectomy | Surgical excision of a papilla or papillae; an instance of this. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| pellagragenic | Causing pellagra. | 1903 | Go To Quotation |
| petrolage | The covering of water with a film of oil to prevent mosquitoes breeding; = petrolization n. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| phenacetin | An analgesic and antipyretic drug administered chiefly in tablets in combination… | 1888 | Go To Quotation |
| phenethicillin | A semi-synthetic penicillin. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| phototherapy | Medical treatment using light, esp. by exposing a patient to light of specific… | 1899 | Go To Quotation |
| physiotherapeutic | Of, relating to, or involving physiotherapy. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| phytin | An insoluble salt of phytic acid with calcium and magnesium, found in plant tissues… | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| placentophagy | The eating of a placenta, esp. by a mother after giving birth. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| pluricentral | Having more than one centre; multi-centred. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| polyblastic | Biol. Relating to or of the nature of a polyblast (polyblast n. 2). rare. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| polyvalence | The state or property of being polyvalent (in various senses); multivalence. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| poroscopy | A method of identifying a person from a fingerprint by matching the characteristic… | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| preconceptional | Occurring or existing before conception. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| predormital | Occurring or experienced in the period immediately before falling asleep. | 1939 | Go To Quotation |
| prevaccinated | Previously vaccinated. Also, of a substance or agent: previously given as a vaccine (rare). | 1903 | Go To Quotation |
| primidone | An anticonvulsant drug chemically related (and partially metabolized) to phenobarbital… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| procarbazine | An antineoplastic drug, used esp. in the treatment of lymphomas. | 1965 | Go To Quotation |
| proflavine | An acridine dye used as an antiseptic for the skin and in experimental studies of mutagenesis. | 1917 | Go To Quotation |
| proofing | The action or process of testing or proofing; spec. (a) a making or rendering… | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| propranolol | A beta blocker used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia, angina, and hypertension. | 1964 | Go To Quotation |
| proteolysis | The breaking down of proteins or peptides into simpler substances such as amino acids, esp. by the action of enzymes. | 1880 | Go To Quotation |
| puericulture | The rearing and training of young children. | 1901 | Go To Quotation |
| puparial | Of or relating to a puparium; (more generally) pupal. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| pupillometer | A device or instrument for measuring the size of the pupil of the eye. | 1864 | Go To Quotation |
| renography | Originally: radiographic examination of the kidney. In later use: assessment of renal function using renograms. | 1911 | Go To Quotation |
| restenosis | The recurrence of stenosis, esp. after corrective treatment; an instance of this. | 1954 | Go To Quotation |
| routinized | Subjected to routine; organized according to routine; made routine in character or operation. | 1913 | Go To Quotation |
| rupitic | Of, relating to, or of the nature of rupia. | 1863 | Go To Quotation |
| Russell body | A rounded acidophilic inclusion body, found in the cytoplasm of plasma cells and composed of immunoglobulin. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| Sabin vaccine | A vaccine against poliomyelitis made from attenuated viruses of the three serological types and administered orally. | 1955 | Go To Quotation |
| saprol | (See quot. 1897.) | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| schistosome | Any member of the trematode genus Schistosoma (formerly Bilharzia), of which the… | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| sclerogenic | Tending to produce hardening (of animal tissues). | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| scotometer | An instrument or device for detecting and measuring scotomata. | 1890 | Go To Quotation |
| Sézary | Used attrib. or in the possessive, esp. as Sézary('s) syndrome, to designate a type… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| shadowgram | = skiagram n. | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| spleniculus | A detached portion of the spleen, a small accessory spleen. | 1897 | Go To Quotation |
| staphylolysin | The hæmolysin of staphylococcus toxin. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| staphylotoxin | A toxin occurring in cultures of staphylococci. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| status asthmaticus | The condition of having a prolonged, severe, potentially life-threatening attack of asthma; an instance of this. | 1892 | Go To Quotation |
| Stelazine | A proprietary name for trifluoperazine. | 1958 | Go To Quotation |
| Stellwag | orig., retraction of the upper eyelid in thyrotoxicosis (called also Dalrymple's sign);… | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| stripeless | Without a stripe or stripes. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| subculture | Biol. A culture (culture n. 3) made by transferring microorganisms or cells from… | 1885 | Go To Quotation |
| subculture | trans. To make a subculture of. | 1896 | Go To Quotation |
| surfacely | Superficially; on the surface. | 1863 | Go To Quotation |
| symptomless | Destitute of symptoms; exhibiting no symptoms. | 1886 | Go To Quotation |
| tartrous | Encrusted with (dental) tartar. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| terata | With pl. concord. Severely malformed embryos or births. | 1902 | Go To Quotation |
| tetracosactrin | A synthetic polypeptide (see quot. 1967) which resembles corticotrophin in its action and… | 1967 | Go To Quotation |
| thermolabile | Liable to destruction at moderately high temperatures, as certain toxins and serums: opposed to thermostable. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| thermostable | Retaining its character or active quality at moderately high temperatures: opposed to thermolabile. | 1904 | Go To Quotation |
| tolypyrin | The compound C 12 H 14 N 2 O (tolyl-dimethyl-pyr-azol-on), the homologue of antipyrin. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| transcortical | Crossing the cortex of the brain; in quot., caused by a lesion involving a cross-section of the cerebral cortex. | 1900 | Go To Quotation |
| trypan | a drug used in cases of trypanosomiasis. | 1905 | Go To Quotation |
| turbinotomy | Incision of the turbinal bone. | 1895 | Go To Quotation |
| ulexine | An alkaloid prepared from the seeds of gorse. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| Ultralente | (A proprietary name in the U.S. for) a form of insulin that is absorbed into the body… | 1953 | Go To Quotation |
| uralium | = ural n. | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| Uranianism | = uranism n. | 1909 | Go To Quotation |
| ureterectomy | Surgical removal of a ureter. | 1893 | Go To Quotation |
| urobilinuria | A morbid condition characterized by excess of urobilin in the urine. | 1887 | Go To Quotation |
| urochrome | A yellow, amorphous pigment found in the urine. | 1864 | Go To Quotation |
| ventouse | = vacuum extractor n. at vacuum n. 2. | 1960 | Go To Quotation |
| von Gierke | Used in the possessive (usu. as von Gierke's disease) and occas. attrib. to designate a… | 1933 | Go To Quotation |
| Weil | Weil's disease, a severe, sometimes fatal, form of leptospirosis that is characterized… | 1889 | Go To Quotation |
| zidovudine | = azidothymidine n. | 1987 | Go To Quotation |
