Real Words Without Definition
This one is a judgement call.
A scientific or medical word built out of Greek and Latin roots. This is the biggest group in the list, about a third of everything.
Medicine gives us anconitis, inflammation of the elbow, and adenalgy, pain in a gland. Chemistry gives us acetylsalicylic. Anatomy, botany and zoology all do the same thing.
Once you know the roots they are completely predictable, which is why no dictionary lists them all. You can keep making new ones forever.
18,355 words · sorted A to Z · each with a line on why it is here
Matches the word itself, not the note beside it. Case does not matter.
| Word, sorted Z to A | Field and meaning |
|---|---|
| perihernial | medical, about a hernia |
| perihysteric | medical, around the uterus |
| perijejunitis | medical, inflammation around the jejunum |
| perikronion | anatomy, Greek form of pericranium |
| perilabyrinth | anatomy, region about the ear labyrinth |
| perilabyrinthitis | medical, inflammation around the ear labyrinth |
| perilaryngitis | medical, inflammation around the larynx |
| perilymphangitis | medical, inflammation around a lymph vessel |
| perimastitis | medical, inflammation around the breast |
| perimetritic | medical, of perimetritis |
| perimetritis | medical, inflammation of the perimetrium |
| perimyelitis | medical, inflammation of the endosteum |
| perineocele | medical, a perineal hernia |
| perineostomy | medical, opening made in the perineum |
| perineosynthesis | medical, surgical repair of the perineum |
| perineovulvar | anatomy, of perineum and vulva |
| perinephral | anatomy, around the kidney |
| perinephria | anatomy, tissues investing the kidney |
| perinephrial | anatomy, of the perinephrium |
| perinephrium | anatomy, fatty capsule of the kidney |
| perineptunium | astronomy, orbital point nearest Neptune |
| perineurical | anatomy, of the perineurium |
| perinium | palynology, outer wall layer of a spore |
| periodograph | instrument recording periodicities |
| periodology | the study of chronological periods |
| periodontia | dentistry, the periodontal tissues |
| periodontum | dentistry, the periodontium |
| perioecic | bryology, antheridia beside the archegonia |
| perioecid | bryology, a perioecious moss |
| periomphalic | anatomy, around the navel |
| perionychia | anatomy, the folds of skin round the nail |
| perionychium | anatomy, tissue surrounding the nail |
| perionyxis | medical, inflammation around the nail |
| perioophoritis | medical, inflammation around the ovary |
| periophthalmic | anatomy, around the eye |
| periophthalmitis | medical, inflammation of tissue round the eye |
| perioptometry | measurement of peripheral vision |
| periorchitis | medical, inflamed tunica vaginalis testis |
| periosteitis | medical, inflammation of the periosteum |
| periosteoalveolar | dentistry, of periosteum and tooth socket |
| periosteoma | medical, tumor of the periosteum |
| periosteomedullitis | medical, inflamed periosteum and marrow |
| periosteomyelitis | medical, inflamed periosteum and bone marrow |
| periosteorrhaphy | medical, suture of the periosteum |
| periosteotome | surgery, knife for cutting periosteum |
| periosteotomy | medical, incision of the periosteum |
| periostoma | medical, a periosteal tumor |
| periostotomy | medical, incision of the periosteum |
| peripachymeningitis | medical, inflammation outside the dura mater |
| peripatoid | zoology, resembling Peripatus |
| peripenial | anatomy, around the penis |
| peripericarditis | medical, inflammation around the pericardium |
| periphacitis | medical, inflammation of the lens capsule |
| peripherocentral | neurology, from periphery toward the centre |
| peripheroceptor | physiology, a peripheral receptor |
| peripheromittor | physiology, a peripheral effector organ |
| peripheroneural | anatomy, of the peripheral nerves |
| peripherophose | optics, a phose seen at the visual periphery |
| periphlebitic | medical, of periphlebitis |
| periphyllum | botany, a scale-like organ within a flower |
| periphyse | mycology, sterile hypha lining the ostiole |
| peripleural | anatomy, around the pleura |
| peripleuritis | medical, inflammation outside the pleura |
| periproctic | anatomy, around the anus |
| periproctous | zoology, having a periproct |
| periprostatitis | medical, inflammation around the prostate |
| peripylephlebitis | medical, inflammation around the portal vein |
| perirectitis | medical, inflammation of tissue round the rectum |
| perisalpingitis | medical, inflammation around the oviduct |
| perisarcous | zoology, of the perisarc of a hydroid |
| perisclerotic | anatomy, around the sclerotic coat |
| periscopal | optics, of a periscopic lens |
| perisigmoiditis | medical, inflammation around the sigmoid colon |
| perisinuitis | medical, inflammation around a sinus |
| perisinuous | anatomy, lying about a sinus |
| perisinusitis | medical, inflammation of tissue round a sinus |
| perisomial | zoology, of the perisome or body wall |
| perispermal | botany, of the perisperm |
| perispermatitis | medical, inflammation round the spermatic cord |
| perisphere | a spherical shell enclosing another body |
| perisphinctean | paleontology, of the ammonite Perisphinctes |
| perisplanchnitis | medical, inflammation around a viscus |
| perispondylic | anatomy, around a vertebra |
| perispondylitis | medical, inflammation around a vertebra |
| perissosyllabic | prosody, having a syllable too many |
| peristaphylitis | medical, inflammation around the uvula |
| peristele | botany, tissue surrounding the stele |
| peristeromorph | ornithology, a pigeon-like bird |
| peristeromorphic | ornithology, pigeon-like in form |
| peristeromorphous | ornithology, of pigeon form |
| peristerophily | pigeon-fancying, the keeping of pigeons |
| peristeropodan | ornithology, of the Peristeropodes |
| peristeropode | ornithology, a pigeon-footed bird |
| peristethium | entomology, part of the insect thorax |
| peristomatic | of the peristome, about the mouth |
| peristrumitis | medical, inflammation around a goiter |
| peristrumous | medical, lying about a goiter |
| peritendineum | anatomy, sheath around a tendon |
| perithelia | anatomy, sheaths around small vessels |
| perithyreoiditis | medical, inflammation around the thyroid |
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