sono-, son-, sona-, -sonous, -sonic, -

sonically
(Latin: sound, that which is heard; noise)

assonance
assonant
auscultatory sounds
A rale (intermittent crackling or bubbling sound produced by fluid in the
air passages and air sacs of the lungs), murmur (soft blowing or fluttering
sound), bruit (significant sound heard inside the body caused by turbulent
blood flow within the heart or blood vessels), fremitus (vibration or
tremor, resulting from a physical action such as speaking or coughing, felt
by hand and used to assess whether the chest is affected by disease), or
other sounds heard during the auscultation examinations of the chest or
abdomen.
biosonar
1. The use of ultrasonic instruments to analyze and map parts of the body.
2. The use by certain animals of echoes of sounds they produce to locate
objects in the perceptual field as with bats as they move around.
consonance (KON suh nuhns) (s) (noun), consonances (pl)
1. An agreement with something or someone: The candidate's beliefs are
in consonance with his political party's objectives and proposals.
2. Consisting of harmonious sounds which are pleasing to hear: Laura and
Jim enjoyed the concert which was full of wonderful consonances from the
beginning to the end.
3. The various letters that make pronunciations; usually, at the endings of
words: A few examples of consonances include the letters "st" as in the
words "first, last, forest, host, slowest, fast, most", etc.
consonant
consonantly
consonantness
dissonance (noun), dissonances (pl)
Harsh and inharmonious sounds: The musician horrified his audience with
a presentation of dissonance or cacophony in one of his presentations.
dissonant (adjective), more dissonant, most dissonant
Associated with harshness, unpleasantness, or unacceptability: The
musician's opening performance included a piece of music that was lacking
in harmony because he wanted his audience to hear the difference between
a dissonant kind of music and his other harmonious instrumental sounds.
hypersonic (high" pur SAHN ik)
1. Much faster than the speed of sound.
2. Relating to speeds five or more times than that of the normal speed of
sound in the air; such as, rockets, certain air currents, aircraft, etc.
infrasonic
infrasound
magnisonant (adjective); more magnisonant, most magnisonant
Regarding a person's behavior to be great, important, or arrogant: Mary's
great aunt behaved in a very highfalutin or magnisonant way when she was
invited to eat at an acquaintance's home and she said that she only dined in
restaurants with five stars!
radiosonic
resonance
1. A phenomenon which occurs when two objects naturally vibrate at the
same frequency.
An example can be demonstrated when two tuning forks that are tuned
to the same frequency are held close to each other and one is struck, then
the other one will begin to vibrate.
Acoustic resonances exist in the human body, in which the structures of
the head and throat give the voice its tone.
2. A quality which makes something personally meaningful or important to
other people: "The story that the speaker presented had a great deal of
resonance with the audience."
resonant
1. Producing a loud, clear, deep sound: "The resonant church bell could be
heard several blocks away."
2. Strongly affecting someone; especially, with a particular quality: "Her
speech was resonant with meaning and understanding of the situation."
resonantly
Characterized by reverberation or a sound that is repeated many times as it
hits two opposite surfaces; so that it makes a place seem to shake: "He has a
deep, resonant voice."
resonate, resonates, resonating, resonated (verb forms)
1. To produce or to be filled with a deep clear sound that continues for a
long time: "The siren resonated throughout the city for over three minutes."
2. To produce an emotional effect on someone or to have a particular
meaning or importance for another person: "His speech resonated with the
voters."
resonator
1. An instrument which is used to make something louder; such as, a
musical instrument.
2. A device or part that produces sound or microwaves.
3. To maximize or to minimize the amplitude or other characteristic of a
quantity.
resound
resounder
resoundingly
sonant
sonar
1. A system which uses underwater sound waves to determine the location
of objects and for navigation and communications.
2. Acronym for sound navigation and ranging.
sonata
sone
sonic
1. Having to do with or caused by the property of sound.
2. Involving speeds at or above the speed of sound
sonic barrier, sound barrier
A sharp, sudden increase in aerodynamic drag on an aircraft approaching
the speed of sound.
Historically perceived as a physical obstacle that might prevent an
aircraft from traveling at speeds faster than the speed of sound.
sonic logging
Used in oil and gas projects, a process that determines the size or holding
capacity of a well, using a pulse-echo system which measures the distance
between a sound-originating instrument and a sound-reflecting surface.
sonically
sonicate (SAH ni kayt") (verb), sonicates; sonicated; sonicating
To expose sounds or ultrasounds to substances, cells, or viruses, etc. in
order to disperse, to separate, or to fragment them: Some people sonicate a
mixture of foods so they are thoroughly broken down into fluids.
There are some agencies that sonicate jewelry in order to clean such
items safely and to a greater degree than any other method.
sonication
sonifer
soniferous
sonitus
sonnet
sonneteer
sonobuoy
sonochemistry, sonochemical
1. Chemistry in which reactions occur under ultrasound.
2. Any chemical change; such as, in a reaction type or rate, that occurs in
response to sound or ultrasound.
sonoencephalograph
The employment of pulse-echo techniques that are used to study
intracranial structures and disease.
sonogram
A graphical representation, produced by a sonograph, of the distribution of
sound energy among different frequencies, especially as a function of time.
sonograph
An instrument that uses the differential transmission and reflection of
ultrasonic waves in order to provide an image of a bodily organ.
sonographer
Someone who performs and interprets sonographic examinations.
sonography
Using the reflections of high-frequency sound waves to construct an image
of a body organ (a sonogram); commonly used to observe fetal growth or
study bodily organs.
sonoluminescence (s) (noun), sonoluminescences (pl)
In physics, a brilliance that is produced in certain materials by high-
frequency sound waves or phonons: The physics students in Mr. Greg's
class watched the creation of sonoluminescence in a test tube, watching the
bubbles, created by sound waves, pop and emit bright flashes.
sonoluminescent (adjective), more sonoluminescent, most
sonoluminescent
A reference to the emission of short bursts of lucency from imploding
bubbles in a liquid when excited by sound:
Various sonoluminescent sparkling lights may occur whenever sound waves
of sufficient intensities create gaseous cavities within a liquid to quickly
collapse.
The sonoluminescent bubbles in the thick liquid in the test tube
appeared like bright and instant glowing brilliances that quickly
disappeared.
sonoluminescently (adverb), more sonoluminescently, most
sonoluminescently
A reference to, or a descriptive term for, the emission of small explosions of
lights from imploding bubbles in a liquid when agitated by sound:
The sonoluminescently bright sparkles were the results of small bubbles
suddenly flying into pieces as they they came up through the thick liquid.
sonometer
sonora
sonorific
sonority
sonorous
sonorously
sonorousness
sonus (s), soni (pl); (masculine)
A noise, a sound; a tone.
Ab acutissimo sono usque ad gravisimum sonum. "From the highest
treble to the deepest bass."
sound
1. Something that can be heard.
2. Vibrations traveling through the air, water, or some other medium;
especially, those within the range of frequencies that can be perceived by
the human ear.
3. Being in excellent physical condition; such as, "Having a sound mind in a
sound body."
sounder
soundless
soundlessness
stereosonic
subsonic
supersonic
1. Having, caused by, or relating to a speed greater than the speed of sound
in a given medium, especially air; being, or relating to speeds from one to
five times the speed of sound in air; speeds greater than five times the
speed of sound are usually referred to as hypersonic.
2. Capable of moving, or utilizing air currents moving at supersonic speed.
3. Of or relating to sound waves beyond human audibility.
Any speed over the speed of sound, that is approximately 343 miles per
second, 1,087 feet per second, 761 miles per hour or 1,225 kilometers per
hour in the air or at sea level, is said to be "supersonic".
Speeds greater than five times the speed of sound are sometimes
referred to as hypersonic.
transonic
ultrasonograph
A computerized instrument used to create an image using ultrasound.
ultrasonographer
Anyone who performs and interprets ultrasonographic examinations.
ultrasonography
1. A technique that makes use of echoes of ultrasound pulses to delineate
objects or areas of different density within the body, especially, for
diagnostic purposes.
2. The location, measurement, or delineation of deep structures by
measuring the reflection or transmission of high frequency or ultrasonic
waves.
Computer calculation of the distance to the sound-reflecting or
absorbing surface plus the known orientation of the sound beam gives a
two-dimensional image. Also: sonography.
ultrasound
unison
Related information at "Oceanic Sounds in a Realm of Silence".

spiro-, spir-, spira-, spirat-, -spire, -

spiring, -spiration, -spirational
(Latin: breath of life, breath, breathing; mind; spirit, "soul"; courage)

Don't confuse this spiro-, with another spiro- meaning "coil, twisted".

antiperspirant (s) (noun), antiperspirants (pl)
aquatic respiration (s) (noun), aquatic respirations (pl)
A reference to the process whereby an aquatic animal obtains oxygen from
the surrounding water.
aspirant (s) (noun), aspirants (pl)
aspirate (s) (noun), aspirates (pl)
aspirate (verb), aspirates; aspirated; aspirating
aspiration (s) (noun), aspirations (pl)
1. A strong desire, longing, or aim; an ambition: Mary's studies indicate her
intellectual aspirations.
2. A goal or objective desired: The sixteen-year old girl has
had aspirations to be a professional golfer ever since she was four-years
old.
aspirational (adjective), more aspirational, most aspirational
aspirator (s) (noun), aspirators (pl)
aspiratory (adjective), more aspiratory, most aspiratory
aspire (verb), aspires; aspired, aspiring
1. To hope or to work towards a profession or an occupation: Jason
is aspiring to become a journalist so he is taking related university courses
and working for a local newspaper as an apprentice.
2. Etymology: from late Middle English and French aspirer; or
Latin aspirare, from ad, "to" + spirare, "to breathe".
aspiringly (adverb), more aspiringly, most aspiringly
1. A description of someone having a great ambition or an ultimate goal;
desiring strongly.
2. A reference to those striving toward an end; such as, aspiring to great
knowledge.
bel esprit, bel-esprit (s) (noun); beaux esprits (pl)
An intelligent, witty, and cultured person: The librarian was always glad
when he had a chance to talk with the woman who was so friendly and a
special bel esprit.
Biometrics: Perspiring Fingers
New biometrics program looks for perspiration to authenticate real-living
fingers.
conspiracy (s) (noun), conspiracies (pl)
1. A secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful
act: The brothers were accused of being involved in a conspiracy to rob the
local bank.
The assassination of Julius Caesar was the result of a conspiracy by
approximately forty Roman senators led by Gaius Cassius Longinus and
Marcus Junius Brutus.
In order to obtain a lot of money, the two employees agreed to
a conspiracy to defraud the bank of millions of dollars.
2. A secret plan, a plot, or an agreement to carry out an illegal or harmful
act; especially, with a political objective: A group of students planned
a conspiracy to get rid of the mayor of the local community because they
considered him to be too corrupt.
conspiration (noun), conspirations (pl)
1. A joint effort directed toward a goal, an objective, or a purpose.
2. A joint action of working in secret to obtain some goal, or objective, or to
achieve some outcome.
conspirator (s) (noun), conspirators (pl)
1. Anyone who secretly makes a plan with another person or group to do
something bad or illegal; especially, in a political situation.
2. A member of a group of people who plan, or agree in secret, to commit an
illegal or subversive act.
conspire (verb), conspires; conspired; conspiring
1. To plan or to agree in secret with others to commit an illegal or
subversive act: During the trial, the defendant would not admit that he
had conspired against the president of his company.
2. To combine so as to cause a particular result, often one involving harm,
inconvenience, or difficulty: The rabbits appeared to be conspiring with
each other to eat the lettuce in Mary's garden.
3. To act jointly with another person, or other people, for a common
purpose or result: The pilot's strike seemed to conspire to delay Jim's flight
during his business trip.
4. Etymology: from Latin conspirare, "to agree, to unite, to plot"; literally,
"to breathe together"; from com-, "together" + spirare, "to breathe".
conspiringly (adverb), more conspiringly, most conspiringly
dispirit (verb), dispirits; dispirited; dispiriting
dispirited (adjective), more dispirited, most dispirited
Conveying a feeling of unhappiness and without enthusiasm or hope: The
loss of the championship game resulted in a very dispirited team of
basketball players; as well as, their supporters .
dispiritedly (adverb), more dispiritedly, most dispiritedly
dispiritedness (s) (noun) (no plural form)
dispiritingly (adverb), more dispiritingly, most dispiritingly
Dum spiro spero.
Translation: While I have breath, I hope.
One of two mottoes of the State of South Carolina, USA. The other
motto is Animis opibusque parati, "Prepared in minds and resources."
esprit (s) (noun) (no plural form)
Lively wit or intelligence; especially, of comprehension and expression:
Morgan amused other students with his entertaining esprit in his classes
and during social gatherings.
esprit de corps (s) (noun) (no plural form)
1. A feeling of pride, fellowship, and common loyalty shared by the
members of a particular group of people.
2. A sense of unity and of shared interests and responsibilities that have
been developed by people who are closely associated in a task, a cause, an
enterprise, etc.
3. Etymology: from late 18th century French; literally, "spirit of the body".
evapotranspiration (s) (noun), evapotranspirations (pl)
The total loss of water from a particular area, equal to the sum of the
amount of water lost by the removal of moisture from the soil, and other
surfaces, and the amount lost by the emission of water from plants:
"Evapotranspiration involves the combined removal of water from surfaces
by the loss of moisture and from the outward passage of fine particles of
water along with carbon dioxide from plants."
"Evapotranspirations are the combined removals of water from
surfaces by evaporation and from plants by transpiration."
expiration (s) (noun), expirations (pl)
1. The end of a time during which an offer or an agreement is no longer in
force: Two weeks after the expiration of the construction, Jim and his
family were able to move into their new house.
2. The act of breathing out: "Sam's doctor had him go through the process
of inhalation and expiration in order to check his breathing condition.
expiratory (adjective), more expiratory, most expiratory
expire (verb), expires; expired; expiring
1. To be no longer valid after a period of time: "Dee's driver's license is
about to expire."
2. To die: "Audra's aunt expired after an extended illness."
3. To breath air out: "The doctor measured the the volume of air that Rhoda
expired from her lungs."
expiry (s) (noun), expiries (pl)
inspiration (s) (noun), inspirations (pl)
inspirational (adjective), more inspirational, most inspirational
inspirationally (adverb), more inspirationally, most
inspirationally
inspire (verb), inspires; inspired; inspiring
inspiredly
inspirer
inspiringly
perspirant
perspiration
perspiratory
perspire
perspired
perspiring
perspiringly
photorespiration
1. The oxidation of carbohydrates in plants with the release of carbon
dioxide during photosynthesis.
2. A process in which an organism takes in oxygen and releases carbon
dioxide in the presence of light, occurring during photosynthesis in
conditions in which there is a low concentration of carbon dioxide and
intensive levels of light.
reinspiration
reinspire
respiration
respirative
respirator
respiratory
respire
spiracle
spirant
spirit
spirited
spiritedly
spiritedness
spiritism
spiritless
spiritlessly
spiritual
spiritualism
spiritualist
spiritualistic
spirituality
spiritualization
spiritualize (verb), spiritualizes; spiritualized; spiritualizing
1. To purify a person from the corrupting manipulations and temptations of
the world: Claude went to church regularly to be spiritualized by the priest
who spoke to him and sanctified him for his errors in his life.
2. To be concerned with religious matters: Every evening before going to
bed, Jeffrey read in the Bible which quite spiritualized him and gave him a
good night's sleep!
3. To relate to a person's spirit: Medical doctors must consider the
emotional needs of their patients which spiritualize the lives of their bodies
with energy and physical powers.
spiritually
spirituelle
spirituous
spirituousness
Spiritus intus alit.
The spirit nourishes from within.
Motto of Clifton College, U.K.
spiritus sanctus
Holy Ghost and/or Holy Spirit.
From Hebrew ruah ha-godesh through Greek pneuma hagion then
Latin spiritus sanctus followed by Old English halig gast and Middle
English holi gost; meaning, "Holy Ghost" or "Holy Spirit".
spirogram
A tracing produced by a spirograph that provides a continuous tracing of
the movements of the lungs during respiration.
spirograph
A device for representing graphically the depth and rapidity of respiratory
movements.
spirography
1. The graphic measurement of breathing, including breathing movements
and breathing capacity.
2. A recorded tracings of the movements of the chest during respiration.
spirometer
spirometer
spirometrics
sprightliness
sprightly
sprite
suspiration
suspire
suspire
transpirable
transpiration
transpiratory
spleno-, splen-, splenico-, spleni-, -
splenism, -splenia, -splenic
(Greek: spleen, "the inward parts;" the elongated accessory lymphatic organ
of the vascular [blood] system)

The spleen is a large glandlike, but ductless, organ situated in the upper
part of the abdominal cavity on the left side and lateral to the cardiac end of
the stomach.
It is also called the lien. The largest structure in the lymphoid system, it
is a flattened oblong shaped structure of about 125 mm. in length.
It disintegrates the red blood cells and sets the hemoglobin free, which
the liver converts into bilirubin; it gives rise to new red blood cells during
fetal life and in the newborn; serves as a reservoir of blood; produces
lymphocytes and plasma cells; and has other important functions, the full
scope of which hasn't been entirely determined.
asplenia
Absence of the spleen.
asplenic (adjective) (not comparable)
A reference to the removal and absence of the spleen: The asplenic person
is someone who no longer has the saclike mass of lymphoid tissue called the
spleen that is normally located in the left upper quarter of the abdomen,
just below the diaphragm and behind the stomach.
 Asplenic people have lost an organ that performs important functions
related to both the immune and the cardiovascular systems.
autosplenectomy
The almost complete disappearance of the spleen through progressive
fibrosis and shrinkage; such as, that which may occur in sickle cell anemia.
Habet et musca splenem.
Even a fly has a spleen.
The Romans believed anger was centered in the spleen, and we still
cling idiomatically to that conception. An English version might be, "The
worm turns." In France and Spain, "The ant has its ire." In Italy, "Even the
fly has its fury." Poland has an idiom that says, "Even a fly has a belly." This
seems to say that the least among us has hunger and aspirations; as well as,
rage.
hepatosplenitis
Inflammation of the liver and spleen.
hepatosplenomegaly
1. An abnormal enlargement of the liver and the spleen.
2. Etymology: the word hepatosplenomegaly is compounded from the
following Greek roots: hepato- from hepatikos, "of the liver" + spleno,
from splen (the spleen) + megaly from megas, "big" or "great" = "large liver
and spleen".
The spleen is an organ located in the upper left quadrant of the
abdomen just below the diaphragm and protected under the lower left ribs.
hypersplenia, hypersplenism
An abnormal condition characterized by an enlarged spleen that
prematurely destroys red blood cells or platelets.
laparosplenectomy
Laparotomy with excision of the spleen.
laparosplenotomy
Laparotomy to gain access to the spleen, usually for the purpose of draining
a cyst or abscess of the spleen.
nephrosplenopexy
A fixation, or attachment, of a kidney and the spleen.
omentosplenopexy
A surgical procedure in which the omentum and the spleen are suspended
from the abdominal wall to prevent ptosis or torsion.
phrenosplenic
A reference to the connection of the diaphragm and the spleen.
postsplenectomy
spleen (s) (noun), spleens (pl)
1. A spongy highly vascular organ situated near the stomach in humans
which forms lymphocytes, produces antibodies, aids in destroying worn-out
red cells from the vital body fluid, and purifies it from bacteria and foreign
particles: The spleen acts as a filter against foreign organisms that can
infect the bloodstream, and which also filters out old red blood cells from
the bloodstream and decomposes them.
During stress or at other times when additional blood is needed,
the spleen also acts as a blood reservoir as it contracts, forcing stored blood
into circulation.
2. A bad mood; spitefulness: Historically spleen was considered the seat of
passion or emotion, and so it resulted in the English expression "to vent
one's spleen."
3. Etymology: from Greek and Latin , spleen, "the organ"
and melancholy "the temperament, an expression of one's anger"; such as,
by shouting, which came from the earlier belief that spleen was "the source
of bad tempers."
splenalgia
Neuralgic pain in the spleen.
splenaphrenic
splenectomize
To remove the spleen.
splenectomy
1. An operation to remove the spleen or the excision or extirpation of the
spleen.
2. Spleen removal which may be required to remove a diseased or damaged
spleen.
In healthy people, the spleen plays a role in immunity against bacterial
infections.
The spleen is in the uppermost area of the left side of the abdomen, just
under the diaphragm. It typically has attachments to the stomach, left
kidney, and colon.
splenectopy
splenetic (adjective), more splenetic, most splenetic
1. A bad-tempered, irritable, and peevish behavior: The politician was a
making a splenetic and ranting attack against his opponent.
2. Etymology: from Latin spleneticus, "anger."
splenicogastric
splenicopancreatic
spleniform
splenitis
splenodynia
Pain over the region of the spleen (located on the left side of the abdomen
near the stomach).
splenogenous
splenogram
1. A radiographic depiction of the spleen, usually after a contrast medium
injection.
2. A differential count of the splenic cellular population.
splenography
1. A radiographic depiction of the spleen usually after some contrast
medium injection.
2. A description of the spleen.
splenohepatomegalia
splenohepatomegaly
splenoid
splenology
splenolysis
splenoma
splenomalacia
Softening of the spleen.
splenomegaly
splenometry
splenomyelomalacia
Pathologic softening of the spleen and bone marrow.
splenoncus
1. An enlarged spleen.
2. A tumor of the spleen.
splenonephric
splenopathy
Any disease of the spleen.
splenorrhagia
splenorrhaphy
splenotomy
splenotoxin
stato-, stat-, sta-, -static, -stasi, staso-, -stasis, -
stasia, -stacy, -stitute, -stitution, -sist
(Latin: standing, to stay, to make firm, fixed; cause to stand, to put, to place, to put in place,
to remain in place; to stand still)

abstistic (adjective) more abstistic, most abstistic

1. A reference to all conversations, writings, and arguments that are based on
theoretical principles, positions, political persuasions; pertaining to data that is
devoid of the heart, voice, poetry, or ideology rather than experience: The essay
was an abstistic model of nothing but compassionless ideology and statistics.
2. Etymology: from abstract, meaning "disembodied, divorced from being
perceived by the senses or the mind or being handled or touched or felt" + statistic,
"facts that describe a situation".
aerostat (s) (noun), aerostats (pl)
1. A lighter-than-air aircraft which sustains its height by the buoyancy of the
surrounding air: Unpowered balloons, blimps, and dirigibles are examples
of aerostats which use one or more containers filled with a lifting gas which keep
them floating.
2. Any of a proposed system of satellites for use in air traffic control and maritime
navigation: Observation aerostats are used by the military to watch the field of
battle.
3. Etymology: from aero, [nautical] + sat [ellite].
aerostatic (adjective), more aerostatic, most aerostatic
1. Relating to gases or resembling air; pneumatic: Such aerostatic gases, or
compressed gasses, are used to propel an aircraft even under changing atmospheric
flight conditions.
2. Pertaining to an aircraft, especially a dirigible: An aerostatic balloon derives its
lift from the buoyancy of surrounding air rather than from the motion in the air:
aerostatics (s) (noun) (no plural)
1. The study of gases that deals with the balance of air or other gases, and with the
equilibrium of solid bodies: Arthur decided to study aerostatics because he was
very interested in the principle of floatation in air.
2. The science of aircraft that are lighter than air: Greg thought
that aerostatics seemed to be a fascinating branch of research dealing with
dirigibles and balloons, both of which are buoyant, and float or drift in the
atmosphere.
amyostasia (s) (noun) (no plural)
Difficulty in standing because of a tremor of the muscles or as a result of a lack of
coordination: The elderly Mrs. Hathaway had to use a wheelchair to get around
sometimes because of her amyostasia which prevented her to be on her feet and be
upright.
amyostatic (adjective), more amyostatic, most amyostatic
Relating to muscular tremors or involuntary quivering or shaking: Due to
her amyostatic condition, Mrs. Smith avoided standing too long, losing her
balance, and falling down!
ananastasia (s) (noun), ananastasias (pl)
A neurotic inability to get up from a sitting position or to stand up: Jeff suffered
from ananastasia, and his doctors thought that this occurred because of some
seriously abnormal or severely disturbing incident in his past.
anastasis (s) (noun), anastases (pl)
A recovery or convalescence from a debilitating medical condition and
improvement of one's health: After spending many months in hospital, the elderly
Mr. Moore was enjoying a time of anastasis and slowly recovering his strength
and wellbeing.
antidisestablishmentarian (s) (noun), antidisestablishmentarians (pl)
A person who opposes the withdrawal of the state's recognition of an established
church: There are those who believe that the Church of England should retain its
legal relationship with the state, and not depart from it.
antidisestablishmentarianism (s) (noun), antidisestablishmentarianisms (pl)
1. A political belief that was opposed to the separation of a religious group, or
church, from a state or its authority: Antidisestablishmentarianism was the view
held by those who were opposed to disconnecting the Anglican church from the
civil government, or to refer to the division of church and state in England in the
19th century.
2. The word is especially noted for its unusual
length: Antidisestablishmentarianism is one of the longest words in the English
language and consists of twenty-eight letters and twelve syllables!
antiestablishmentarianism (s) (noun), antiestablishmentarianisms (pl)
An attitude that stands in contradiction to a nation's accepted and recognised social,
economic, and political principles of society: Antiestablishmentarianism involves
those who are opposed to the existing societal and legislative structures of their
government or social community.
apostasy (s) (noun), apostasies (pl)
The rejection of or the abandonment of a religious belief, a political party,
or certain principles: Jacob's apostasy was a disappointment for his mother
because he no longer belonged to the devotional organization that he had
been a member of ever since he was a child.
armistice (s) (noun), armistices (pl)
1. A formal agreement to temporarily end military fighting by mutual
consent; a truce: For the holiday the opponents decided on
an armistice and both sides wanted peace talks in hopes of ending the
conflict.
2. Etymology: from French armistice, coined on the model of
Latin solstitium, from Latin arma, "arms" + -stitium which is from
Latin sistere, "to cause to stand, to come to a stop, to make stand still".
arrest (s) (noun), arrests (pl)
1. The act of legally taking and keeping someone in custody by the police:
Witnesses and the photos taken by the in-store cameras have led to
the arrest of four suspects.
2. In medicine, an occurrence in which a part of the body suddenly stops
functioning: The patient went into a cardiac arrest.
The local hospital reported an increase in respiratory arrests or
instances in which several patients suddenly stopped breathing.
3. Etymology: from Latin ad-, "at, to" + restare, "to remain, to stop".
arrest (verb), arrests; arrested; arresting
1. To use the power and authority of the law to take and to keep someone in
jail: The police officer said, "I'm arresting you in the name of the law."
The police arrested the man for assaulting his wife.
2. To stop the movement of something: Dr. Jones told the patient, Mrs.
Thompson, that drugs can't arrest the progress of the disease, however they
can slow it down.
arrester (s) (noun), arresters (pl)
1. One who takes another person into legal custody: Arresters, as police can
be, have the duty to apprehend those who have broken the law, and they
can be thieves, robbers, raiders, muggers, swindlers, etc.
2. A device that slows down and stops motion, especially one with wires for
slowing aircraft while landing: The cables for the arrester on the runway
could be seen when leaving the plane after arrival.
arteriostasis (s) (noun), arteriostases (pl)
Control of blood flow through the arteries: Dr. Brown suggested that
an arteriostasis should be considered in order to find out the reason for
Jane's ailment.
assist (verb), assists; assisted; assisting
1. To help someone in accomplishing a task or job: Chuck had to prepare a
speech for the next meeting, and so he asked his friend Stella to assist him
in refining it and then having her listen to him speaking!
2. To give a person some advice, money, or information: The police asked
the public to assist them in finding the culprit!
3. To facilitate a job or work by having something to help out: When Mr.
Madison decided to make his will, he received some information from his
insurance agency to assist him in understanding and accomplishing his
undertaking.
assistance (uh SIS tuhns) (s) (noun), assistances (pl)
1. Support; help, service; collaboration, cooperation: The pilot needed the
copilot’s assistance in landing the plane.
2. Monetary support, contribution, or subsidy: The public’s
financial assistance is needed to build the orphanage.
assistant (adjective) (not comparable)
1. Relating to a person who has a job of helping someone to do something:
Mark, as his mother's assistant supporter, always went with her when
shopping in order to carry in the groceries.
2. Pertaining to an individual who is in a lower rank or position than others
in a group, a business, an organization, etc.: Mona was an assistant editor
for the local newspaper.
assistant (uh SIS tuhnt) (pl) (noun), assistants (pl)
One who helps, aides, or supports: The boss’s new assistants are really hard
workers.
The doctors’ assistants at the hospital always seem to be available to
succour whenever anyone calls.
assisted (adjective), more assisted, most assisted
Descriptive of something which helps: Some motor-assisted engines are
needed on boats when the wind doesn't blow enough for the sails to propel
it forwards!
astasia (s) (noun), astasias (pl)
Motor incoordination with the inability to stand up: Ben's astasia was
caused by a sudden absence of his muscular timing or synchronization,
possibly because of some kind of nerve damage.
bacteriostasis (s) (noun), bacteriostases (pl)
The reduction or retardation of the growth or reproduction of bacteria, but
not the destruction of them: There are some physical aspects or
circumstances that set off or trigger bacteriostasis including radiation, high
osmotic pressure, and low temperatures.
bacteriostat (s) (noun), bacteriostats (pl)
Any agent, such as a chemical, that decreases or retards bacterial
multiplication or growth: Interestingly enough, bacteriostats are used in
plastics to inhibit or restrain the development of microbes on the surfaces
of plastic articles.
bacteriostatic (adjective), more bacteriostatic, most
bacteriostatic
Pertaining to a substance in which microbial organisms are prevented from
undergoing further cell growth, without actually being
destroyed: Bacteriostatic antibiotics hinder the development of microbes
with interfering with its bacterial cellular metabolism, as with protein
production and DNA reproduction.
barostat (s) (noun), barostats (pl)
A device that regulates and maintains pressure at a constant value within a
chamber; such as, one that is used in an aircraft cabin: A baristat is needed
in order to keep a stable level of air pressure within an airplane cabin.
biostabilizer (s) (noun), biostabilizers (pl)
A composting system that is comprised of a drum in which wet solid waste
is crunched or mashed and tumbled for a few days: After using the
biostabilizer for the first time, Mr. Black noticed that the garbage and
debris had turned into a very fine and dark mulch!
biostasis (s) (noun), biostases (pl)
The capability of an organism to endure alterations in its environment
without undergoing an adaptive change itself: Biostasis, or cryptobiosis, is
found in living things that inhabit areas which possibly face unfavorable
conditions of survival, for example freezing temperatures, drought, and
modifications in pressure.
biostatistics (s) (noun) (no plural)
1. A devision of biology that collects and interprets facts that are applied to
biological and medical analysis: Violet was very interested in mathematics
and the study of life and decided to use her talents in pharmaceutical
biotechnology and biostatistics.
2. A part of biometrics which is involved with demography: While in
college, Ted took a course in biostatistics dealing specifically with vital
statistics, or the data relating to marriages, deaths, births, health, and
diseases of people.

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sterno-, stern-
(Greek: chest, breast, sternum, the breast bone)
chondrosternoplasty
cleidosternal
costosternal
Pertaining to the ribs and the sternum.
costosternoplasty
Operation to correct a malformation of the anterior chest by using a portion
of a rib to support the sternum.
entosternal
entosternite
entosternum
episternum
homalosternal
A reference to birds that have a flat keelless sternum or breast-bone; ratite.
hyosternal
hyosternum
hyposternal
hyposternum
mesosternum
The middle piece or body of the sternum (breast bone), a long bone running
down the front of the chest, flat in many animals but ridged in most birds.
In humans, the top seven pairs of ribs are connected to it.
metasternum
omosternum
pelviabdominal
Referring to the pelvis and the abdomen or the pelvic and abdominal
cavities.
The pelvis is the basin-shaped structure that supports the organs of the
lower abdomen. It receives the weight of the upper body and distributes it
to the legs and it also forms the base for numerous muscle attachments.
preomosternal
preomosternum
prosternum
retrosternal
schistosternia
spinisternite
sterna (pl)
sternalgia
1. Pain in the sternum (bones in the front part of the chest).
2. Angina pectoris.
sternoclavicular (adjective)
A reference to, relating to, or the connecting of the sternum and the
clavicle.
sternodymia
sternodynia
Pain in the sternum (breastbone) or the sternal region.
sternoid
sternomancy
Divination by examining the breastbone.
sternomastoid
A reference to the sternum (breastbone) and the mastoid process.
sternopericardial
Relating to the sternum and the pericardium.
sternoschisis
sternotomy
sternoxiphopagus
sternum (s)
sternutament
sternutation
sternutative
sternutator
sternutatories
sternutatory
xiphisternal
The posterior segment, or extremity, of the sternum; sometimes
called metasternum, ensiform cartilage, ensiform process, or xiphoid
process.
xiphisternum
The posterior and smallest of the three divisions of the sternum, below the
gladiolus and the manubrium. Also called xiphoid, xiphoid process.
stetho-, steth-
(Greek: chest, breast)

electrostethograph
1. An electrical instrument that amplifies or records the respiratory and
cardiac sounds of the chest.
2. A very sensitive, electrically operated instrument used to record sounds
of the heart.
This is an instrument which gives doctors a high-fidelity record of heart
sounds so faint they can't be heard by human ears even with the aid of a
physician's stethoscope.
phonostethograph
An instrument for amplifying and recording heart sounds.
photostethoscope
A device for monitoring the fetal heartbeat (of an unborn baby) that emits a
flash of light at each beat.
stethacoustic (adjective), more stethacoustic, most stethacoustic
Pertaining to sounds that are heard with a medical instrument for listening
to the sounds that are generated inside the body: "The doctor was listening
to Patrick's stethacoustic sounds in an effort to determine whether his heart
was functioning as it should."
stethalgia
Pain in the chest.
stethemia
stethendoscope
An x-ray machine used by physicians to view the internal organs of the
body by fluoroscoping the chest and for the visual observation of the forms
and motions of the deep structures of the body.
stethogoniometer
An apparatus used in the measurement of the curvatures of the thorax.
stethograph
An apparatus for recording the respiratory movements of the chest.
stethography
An instrument for recording the movements of the thorax, or chest wall,
during respiration.
stethometer
stethomyositis
stethoparalysis
stethophone
1. An instrument designed to transmit stethoscopic sounds so that many
people can hear them simultaneously.
2. A term proposed as a more accurate name for stethoscope.
stethophonometer
An instrument for measuring the intensity of auscultatory sounds.
stethopolyscope, stethophone
An instrument whereby several people can listen to the sounds transmitted
through a stethoscope.
stethoscope
1. An instrument used to transmit low-volume sounds such as the heartbeat
(or intestinal, venous, or fetal sounds) to the ears of the listener.
2.An instrument used to hear and to amplify the sounds produced by the
heart, lungs, and other internal organs.
It has two earpieces and flexible tubing leading to them from the two-
branched opening of the bell or cone; so, the sound travels simultaneously
through both branches to the earpieces.
The stethoscope is one of the symbols of the medical profession.
The origins of the stethoscope have been traced back to the French
physician, Laënnec, who invented a crude model in 1819, which consisted of
a wooden box that served to help physicians hear the sounds within the
chest cavity.
stethoscopic
1. A reference to a Y-shaped instrument that amplifies body sounds; such
as, heartbeat, breathing, and air in the intestines mostly applied to the
chest.
2. A descriptive term for an instrument consisting of two earpieces
connected by means of flexible tubing to a diaphragm, which is placed
against the skin of the patient's chest, or back, to hear the heart and lung
sounds; and it is also used to hear bowel sounds.
adenohypersthenia
The condition of abnormally great glandular activity.
amyosthenia
amyosthenic
angiasthenia
Instability or loss of tone in the vascular system.
angiosthenia
1. The pressure of the blood on the walls of the arteries, dependent on the
energy of the heart action, the elasticity of the walls of the arteries, and the
volume and viscosity of the blood.
2. The tension in a blood vessel.
antasthenic
Strengthening or invigorating.
asthenic
1. Relating to or exhibiting asthenia; weak.
2. Having a slender, lightly muscled physique.
asthenobiosis
1. A period of reduced metabolic activity (chemical and physical processes
involved in the maintenance of life).
2. Either the condition of an inactive larva not yet metamorphosed to a
pupa or autointoxication, particularly among insects.
asthenometer
asthenophobia (s) (noun), asthenophobias (pl)
An unexplained fear of weakness, such as by losing one's physical, social, or
some kind of political control: When a person has asthenophobia , he or
she may also be afraid of fainting when working too hard.
asthenopia (s) (noun)
Eye weakness, or strain; often causing a headache, ocular discomfort,
dimness of vision, etc.: Nigel's asthenia included such symptoms as fatigue,
red eyes, eye strain, pain in or around the eyes, blurred vision, and
occasional double vision.
calisthenics (pl) (noun) (used as a singular or plural noun)
1. Gymnastic exercises that are designed to develop muscular tone and
promote physical well-being: Sit-ups, trunk twists, and
other calisthenics were parts of the group activities at the sports center.
2. The practice or art of participating in physical exercises: Calisthenics is
recommended to relax the muscles before a person starts running;
especially, long distance runs.
3. From Greek kalli-, "beautiful" (kallos, "beauty") plus sthenos, "strength".
myasthenic
neurosthenia
A condition in which neurons respond with abnormal force or rapidity to
slight stimuli.
sthenia
sthenic
sthenophotic
The ability to adapt to comfortable vision in bright illumination