40 Rhymes For CRIOSES

• (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)

• reflex contraction of the sphincter muscle of the iris in response to a bright light (or certain drugs) causing the pupil to become smaller

• any monosaccharide sugar containing three atoms of carbon per molecule

• life sustained in the presence of air or oxygen

• suspended animation in organisms during periods of extreme drought from which they revive when moisture returns

• an association between organisms that is harmful to one of them or between organisms and a metabolic product of another

• (veterinary medicine) infestation with coccidia

• the presence of endometrium elsewhere than in the lining of the uterus; causes premenstrual pain and dysmenorrhea

• an infectious disease of animals and humans (especially newborn or immunosuppressed persons) caused by the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes; in sheep and cattle the infection frequently involves the central nervous system and causes various neurological symptoms

• an abnormal lateral curve to the vertebral column

• To take part in symbiosis.

• A relationship of mutual benefit, especially among different species.

• A close, prolonged association between two or more organisms of different species, regardless of benefit to the members.

• (possibly obsolete) The state of people living together in a community.

• (genetics) cell division that produces reproductive cells in sexually reproducing organisms; the nucleus divides into four nuclei each containing half the chromosome number (leading to gametes in animals and spores in plants)

• understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary)

• a state in which an animal's metabolic activities come to a reversible standstill

• sores resulting from a tropical infection by protozoa of the genus Leishmania which are spread by sandflies

• (physiology) the normal degeneration and death of living cells (as in various epithelial cells)

• a symbiotic relation in which one organism protects the other in return for some kind of food product

• a form of infantilism characterized by physical underdevelopment but normal intelligence