7 3 noun n verb
• Have an intense craving.
8 3 noun n noun
• the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms
7 3 noun
• the gradual disappearance of an initial (usually unstressed) vowel or syllable as in `squire' for `esquire'
Example sentence • The word 'apheses ' derives from the Greek word 'aphēsis' meaning 'letting go.'
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• rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint
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• growth from increase in cell size without cell division
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• (surgery) the act of puncturing a body cavity or organ with a hollow needle in order to draw out fluid
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• a diacritical mark (two dots) placed over a vowel to indicate that it does not form a diphthong with an adjacent vowel
Example sentence • She used a diereses on the second vowel of the word "coöperate".
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• the reflex act of ejecting the contents of the stomach through the mouth
4 2 noun
• the compass point midway between east and southeast
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• an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
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• a movement that is a response to a stimulus but is not oriented with respect to the source of stimulation
Example sentence • Protozoans exhibit kineses by randomly changing their direction of movement.
5 2 verb, adjective v, adj noun
• A homosexual woman, one who is mostly or exclusively sexually or romantically attracted to other women.
7 3 noun n noun
• the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
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• (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance
Example sentence • Superman and Lex Luthor are nemeses .
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• a slight or partial paralysis
Example sentence • The child had difficulty walking due to pareses in his feet.
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• a procedure in which blood is drawn and separated into its components by dialysis; some are retained and the rest are returned to the donor by transfusion
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• corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body
Example sentence • He uses prostheses to help him walk after losing his leg in an accident.
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• The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (expected form would be *sfera).
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Example sentence • The syndeses between different brain regions allow for complex signal processing.
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• the process of producing a chemical compound (usually by the union of simpler chemical compounds)
Example sentence • Chemical syntheses are important in the field of pharmaceuticals.
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Example sentence • The teleses of the distant stars were captured by the telescope.
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• an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument
Example sentence • The theses presented in this book challenge conventional wisdom.
6 2 noun n noun
• The insertion of one or more words between the components of a compound word.
8 3 verb
• To walk in a messy or unattractively casual way; to trail through dirt.
5 2 noun n Example sentence • I received multiple yeses to my marriage proposal.
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• a hypothetical organic phenomenon by which living organisms are created from nonliving matter
Example sentence • The concept of abiogeneses contradicts the theory of biogenesis.
8 4 noun n noun
• imperfect development; nondevelopment of a part
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• (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities
Example sentence • The results of the amniocenteses showed no abnormalities in the fetus.
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• the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient
Example sentence • The doctor asked the patient about their anamneses .
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• male parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only paternal chromosomes due to the failure of the egg nucleus to participate in fertilization
Example sentence • The study of androgeneses in plants has gained significant attention in recent years.
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• the formation of new blood vessels
10 4 noun n Example sentence • The antitheses of conservatism are progressivism and liberalism.
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• (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
Example sentence • Some languages use aphaereses as a regular phonological process.
9 4 verb, noun v, n noun
• (linguistics) omission at the beginning of a word as in `coon' for `raccoon' or `till' for `until'
11 6 noun, adjective n, adj noun
• breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)
Example sentence • He used aposiopeses in his speech to leave an air of mystery.
12 5 noun n noun
• the diocese of an archbishop
Example sentence • There are several archdioceses in the country.
11 4 noun n noun
• the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion
Example sentence • The patient underwent arthrodeses to treat their severe joint pain.
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• the formation of atheromas on the walls of the arteries as in atherosclerosis
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• production of a chemical compound by a living organism
Example sentence • The theory of biogeneses states that life can only arise from preexisting living matter.
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• production of a chemical compound by a living organism
Example sentence • The biosyntheses of amino acids involve intricate biochemical pathways.
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