Term: planarian: free-swimming mostly freshwater flatworms; popular in laboratory studies for the ability to regenerate lost parts
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: scut work: trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: transformer: an electrical device by which alternating current of one voltage is changed to another voltage
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: vocal music: music intended to be performed by one or more singers, usually with instrumental accompaniment
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: hyperbaric chamber: a large chamber in which the oxygen pressure is above normal for the atmosphere; used in treating breathing disorders or carbon monoxide poisoning
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: house husband: a husband who keeps house while his wife earns the family income
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: stylus: a sharp pointed device attached to the cartridge of a record player
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: anabolic steroid: any of a group of synthetic steroid hormones used to stimulate muscle and bone growth; more than 100 have been developed and each requires a prescription to be used legally in the United States; sometimes used illicitly by athletes to increase their strength
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: score: an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: basal metabolic rate: the rate at which heat is produced by an individual in a resting state
Broader: whole: an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity | Unrelated: self-punishment: punishment inflicted on yourself