sterications
plural of sterication

sternalgia
Pain around the sternum, especially angina pectoris.

sternalis
A muscle that runs along the anterior aspect of the body of the sternum.

sternectomies
plural of sternectomy

sternectomy
excision of the sternum

sternochondroscapulares
plural of sternochondroscapularis

sternochondroscapularis
An inconstant muscle arising from the sternum and the first costal cartilage and extending laterally and backward to the upper border of the scapula.

sternocostapophyses
plural of sternocostapophysis

sternocostapophysis
sternocostal apophysis

sternomastoidei
plural of sternomastoideus

sternomastoideus
The sternomastoid muscle.

sternotomies
plural of sternotomy

sternotomy
An incision into the sternum.

sternwheeler
A vessel (especially a paddle steamer) propelled by a single paddle wheel positioned at the stern

sternwheelers
plural of sternwheeler

steroidomics
The study of the steroidome of an organism or cell

sterolome
The set of all sterols in a cell or organism.

sterolomes
plural of sterolome

sterome
Support tissue surrounding the stem beneath the epidermis in ferns

sthenolagnia
Sexual arousal from displays of strength or muscles.

stichocyte
Any of a group of glandular cells arranged in a row along the posterior portion of the oesophagus, each of which communicates by a single pore with the lumen.

stichocytes
plural of stichocyte

stichosome
A multicellular organ, very prominent in some stages of nematodes, consisting of a longitudinal series of stichocytes, and believed to be a secretory gland and storage organ.

stichosomes
plural of stichosome

stiffie
Alternative form of stiffy.

stiffies
plural of stiffy
plural of stiffie

stiffy
An erection of the penis.
A computer floppy disk of the kind supplied in a stiff plastic outer shell.
An extended magazine of a gun.
A rigidly conformative person; a square or goody-goody.

stillatories
plural of stillatory

stillatory
A vessel used for distillation.
A place in which distillation is performed.

stiparin
A glycoprotein, present in sea cucumber dermis, that aggregates collagen fibrils

stipulode
A single-celled organ present in one or more rows in the branchlets of algae of the genus Chara.

stipulodes
plural of stipulode

stomach
An organ in animals that stores food in the process of digestion.
The belly.
Pride, haughtiness.
An appetite.
A desire, an appetite (for something abstract).
The part of a garment that covers a person's stomach.

stomachache
A pain in the abdomen, often caused by indigestion, in which the pain is usually lower than the stomach and related to the intestines.

stomachaches
plural of stomachache

stomache
Misspelling of stomach.
Misspelling of stomachache.

stomached
simple past and past participle of stomach

stomaches
plural of stomache

stomachlessness
Lack of a stomach.

stomachs
plural of stomach

stomack
Archaic form of stomach.

stomacked
simple past and past participle of stomack

stomacks
plural of stomack

stomatocyte
erythrocyte with an oval or rectangular central pallor.

stomatocytes
plural of stomatocyte

stomick
stomach

stomicks
plural of stomick

stommie
Alternative spelling of stommy.

stommies
plural of stommie
plural of stommy

stommy
The stomach.

storeship
A vessel used to carry naval stores.

strabismus
A defect of vision in which one eye cannot focus with the other on an object because of imbalance of the eye muscles; a squint.

strabismuses
plural of strabismus

strabotomies
plural of strabotomy

strabotomy
The surgical procedure of cutting or making an incision in a muscle or tendon of the eye to correct strabismus, or squint.

straightnecks
plural of straightneck.

stranguaries
plural of stranguary

stranguary
Alternative form of strangury.

strangullion
Synonym of strangury.

stranguries
plural of strangury

strangury
A painful, frequent need to urinate, when the bladder is largely empty or with little urine production.

streptolysis
The breakup of red blood cells by means of streptolysin

striata
plural of striatum

striatosome
Synonym of striosome.

striatosomes
plural of striatosome

striatum
The caudate nucleus and the lentiform nucleus considered as a single structure.

striatums
plural of striatum

strictureplasties
plural of strictureplasty

strictureplasty
The surgical removal of part of the bowel affected by scar tissue.

stricturoplasties
plural of stricturoplasty

stricturoplasty
Alternative form of strictureplasty.

stridulation
A high-pitched chirping, grating, hissing, or squeaking sound, as male crickets and grasshoppers make by rubbing certain body parts together.

stridulations
plural of stridulation

strigilis
An organ for cleaning the antennae on the first tarsal joint of a bee's foreleg.

strigment
scraping, or something which is scraped off (e.g. off the skin)

strigments
plural of strigment

striid
A valley between two cusps on a lower tooth, especially in rodents such as beavers

striids
plural of striid

striola
A curved ridge in the middle of the macula of a utricle

striosome
A patch of tissue within the striatum

striosomes
plural of striosome

stroma
The tissue structure of an organ, etc., that serves to support it.

stromas
plural of stroma

stromata
plural of stroma

strophuli
plural of strophulus

strophulus
An eruption of red pimples upon the face, neck, and arms, in early infancy; tooth rash; red-gum.

studentries
plural of studentry

studentry
A body of students; students collectively.

stummick
Eye dialect spelling of stomach.

stummicks
plural of stummick

stummies
plural of stummy

stummy
The stomach, tummy.

stylee
style

stylid
A ridge on the molar tooth of some animals

stylids
plural of stylid

stylion
The styloid process of the radius bone

stylocone
A pyramidal lobe on a molar with a spiky projection.
A spiky plate on an echinoderm.

styloglossi
plural of styloglossus

styloglossus
A small muscle that arises from the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts along the side and underpart of the tongue, and functions to draw up the sides of the tongue to create a trough for swallowing.

stylopharyngei
plural of stylopharyngeus

stylopharyngeus
A slender muscle in the head that arises from the base of the styloid process of the temporal bone, inserts into the side of the pharynx, and acts with the contralateral muscle in swallowing to increase the transverse diameter of the pharynx by drawing its sides upward and laterally.

styluli
plural of stylulus

stylulus
The elongated apex of a free carpel which functions like the style of a syncarpous ovary, allowing pollen tubes from its stigma to enter the locule of only that carpel.

styro
A self-harm cut that reaches the dermis.
The dermis itself.

styros
plural of styro

subappendices
plural of subappendix

subappendix
An appendix that is subsidiary to another appendix.

subappendixes
plural of subappendix

subatria
plural of subatrium

subatrium
A chamber that leads into an atrium

subatriums
plural of subatrium

subcavities
plural of subcavity

subcavity
a cavity within a larger one

subcell
A subdivision of a cell.

subcells
plural of subcell

subclavii
plural of subclavius

subclavius
A muscle which (in humans) originates from the first costal cartilage and inserts on to the undersurface of the clavicle, acting to elevate the first rib or fix the clavicle.

subconcussion
A violent shaking of the brain that does not quite result in concussion

subconcussions
plural of subconcussion

subcortex
The part of the brain that lies directly below the cortex.

subcortexes
plural of subcortex

subcortices
plural of subcortex

subcostales
plural of subcostalis

subcostalis
Any of a group of muscular and aponeurotic fasciculi, usually well-developed only in the lower part of the thorax; each originates from the inner surface of one rib, and is inserted into the inner surface of the second or third rib below, near its angle.