aortopexy
A surgical procedure in which the aortic arch is fixated to the sternum, so that the tracheal lumen is pulled open.

apacheism
A warlike attitude.
The violent tactics of the Apaches (Parisian gangsters).

apachism
Alternative form of apacheism.

apadana
a large hypostyle hall in ancient Persian palaces

apadanas
plural of apadana

apagoge
An indirect argument which proves a thing by showing the impossibility or absurdity of the contrary.

apagoges
plural of apagoge

apala
A genre of Yoruba Nigerian popular music based on percussion.

apandry
Fusion of the antheridium with the oogonium.

apanthropia
Alternative form of apanthropy.

apanthropinisation
The broadening of the ambit of one’s preoccupations and concerns away from a narrow focus on those things most palpably human and most closely pertinent to humanity.

apanthropinization
Alternative spelling of apanthropinisation.

apanthropinizations
plural of apanthropinization

apanthropy
A dislike of human company; love of solitude.

apapsis
Alternative form of apoapsis.

apareunia
The inability to perform sexual intercourse as a result of a physical or psychological sexual dysfunction.

apareunias
plural of apareunia

aparigraha
The Jainist principle of greedlessness, or not having unnecessary possessions.

aparithmesis
The enumeration of parts or particulars.
An answer to a proposition.

apartheidisation
Alternative spelling of apartheidization.

apartheidism
The system or concept of apartheid.

apartheidization
The process of apartheidizing.

apartheidness
The condition or quality of being like apartheid.

aparthood
apartheid

aparthotel
A form of hotel having self-catering apartments instead of bedrooms or suites.

aparthotels
plural of aparthotel

apartness
The state or quality of being apart.
The result or product of being apart.

apartnesses
plural of apartness

apastra
plural of apastron

apastron
The point of greatest separation between a celestial object and the star which it orbits.

apastrons
plural of apastron

apatheia
A state of mind in Stoic philosophy in which one is free from emotional disturbance; the freedom from all passions.

apatheism
Apathy towards the existence of a god; belief that the question of the existence of a god is unimportant.

apatheticness
Apathy, quality of being apathetic.

apathies
plural of apathy

apathism
Synonym of apathy.

apathogenicity
The condition of being apathogenic.

apathy
Lack of emotion or motivation; lack of interest or enthusiasm towards something; disinterest (in something).

apedom
The quality or state of being an ape.
Apes, taken collectively.

apehood
The state or essence of being an ape.

apeiron
A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.

apeirophobia
The fear of infinity and/or eternity.

apeirotheism
The belief in the existence of an infinite number of gods.

apeirotope
A generalized polytope having infinitely many facets.

apekind
Apes, taken collectively.

apeness
The quality or state of being an ape.

apepsia
Alternative form of apepsy.

apepsias
plural of apepsia

apepsinia
The absence of pepsin in the body.

aperiodicities
plural of aperiodicity

aperiodicity
The condition of being aperiodic

aperistalsis
Absence of peristalsis.

aperitivo
An Italian apéritif.

apertion
The act of opening.
An opening; an aperture.

apertions
plural of apertion

apertness
Openness; frankness.

apertura
The dehiscence of anthers.
The ostiole of certain fungi.

apetalousness
The state or quality of being apetalous.

apetaly
The condition of having no petals

aphacia
Dated form of aphakia.

aphacias
plural of aphacia

aphagia
The condition of difficulty in swallowing.

aphagias
plural of aphagia

aphagopraxia
Difficulty swallowing; dysphagia.

aphakia
The absence of the lens of the eye, causing hypermetropia and a loss of accommodation.

aphakias
plural of aphakia

aphananthy
The condition of having inconspicuous flowers

aphanisis
The disappearance of sexual desire, supposed to be the foundation of all neuroses.
The suppression of parts.

aphantasia
A condition where one does not possess a functioning "mind's eye" and cannot visualize imagery.

apheliotropism
the tendency to bend away from sunlight, as some plants do; negative phototropism

aphemia
A type of aphasia in which the ability to speak is lost or severely impaired.

aphemias
plural of aphemia

aphenphosmphobia
A morbid fear of being touched.

aphephobia
Alternative form of haphephobia.

apheses
plural of aphesis

aphesis
The loss of the initial unstressed vowel of a word.

aphidology
The study of aphids.

aphidophagy
The condition of being aphidophagous

aphonies
plural of aphony

aphony
Dated form of aphonia.

aphorismi
plural of aphorismus

aphorismos
Synonym of excommunication.

aphorismus
A figure of speech that questions whether a word is properly used, as in "How can you call yourself a man?".

aphoristicity
The state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic

aphoristicness
The state, quality, or condition of being aphoristic

aphototropism
The property of not being phototropic.

aphrasia
Condition of being unable to speak.

aphrasias
plural of aphrasia

aphrodisia
A state of sexual desire.
sexual intercourse

aphrodisiomania
An abnormal enthusiasm for sexual pleasure

aphronia
The lack of practical judgment.

aphthongia
An inability to speak caused by muscular spasms.

aphylly
Leaflessness.

apicalisation
The process, or the result of apicalising

apicalization
Alternative spelling of apicalisation.

apicide
The killing of bees.
A substance that kills bees.

apiculation
A short, sharply pointed tip.

apiculations
plural of apiculation

apicule
A short apiculate projection; a spicule.

apicules
plural of apicule

apiculi
plural of apiculus

apiculture
The keeping and maintenance of bees for commercial reasons.

apiculum
A short, slender, flexible point

apiculus
The part of a spore which attaches to the sterigmata at the end of a basidium.

apidology
Synonym of melittology.

apifacture
The production of honey by bees.

apigeninidin
The deoxyanthocyanidin 3-desoxy- pelargonidin 5,7-dihydroxy-2-(4-hydroxyphenyl)benzopyrilium

apikoros
A Jewish skeptic or apostate.

apikorsim
plural of apikoros

apikorus
Alternative form of apikoros.

apimania
An excessive interest in bees.

apiogalacturonan
A form of galacturonan containing apiose and apiobiose groups

apiogalacturonans
plural of apiogalacturonan

apiology
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.

apiphily
pollination by bees

apiphobia
An inordinate fear of bees.

apiphobias
plural of apiphobia

apishamore
A saddle blanket.

apishness
The quality or state of being apish.

aplanatism
Lack of spherical aberration.

aplomb
Self-confidence; poise; composure.
The apparent elegance and precision exhibited by a confident, accomplished dancer.
The perpendicular; perpendicularity.

aplombs
plural of aplomb

aplousobranch
Any of the Aplousobranchia.

aplousobranchs
plural of aplousobranch

apnea
The cessation of breathing, most often in reference to transient instances thereof during sleep.

apneusis
An abnormal pattern of breathing characterized by deep, gasping inspiration with a pause at full inspiration followed by a brief, insufficient release.

apnoea
Alternative form of apnea.

apnoeae
plural of apnoea

apnoeas
plural of apnoea

apnosticism
Synonym of apatheism.

apoapse
An apoapsis.

apoapses
plural of apoapsis

apoapsides
plural of apoapsis

apoapsis
The point of a body's elliptical orbit about the system's centre of mass where the distance between the body and the centre of mass is at its maximum.

apoapsises
plural of apoapsis

apoareon
Alternative form of apoareion.

apoastra
plural of apoastron

apoastron
Alternative form of apastron.

apoastrons
plural of apoastron

apobaramin
A group of similar holobaramins.

apobaramins
plural of apobaramin

apobaryon
The furthest point of an astronomical object in an elliptical orbit to the center of mass of the system.