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 |
|---|---|
| enterohydrocele | medical, hernia with intestine and hydrocele |
| enterointestinal | medical, between parts of the intestine |
| enteroischiocele | medical, ischiatic hernia with intestine |
| enterokinesia | medical, peristaltic intestinal movement |
| enteromegalia | medical, enlargement of the intestine |
| enteromere | embryology, blastomere forming the gut |
| enteromesenteric | anatomy, of intestine and mesentery |
| enteromycosis | medical, fungal disease of the intestine |
| enteromyiasis | medical, fly larvae in the intestine |
| enteroneuritis | medical, inflammation of intestinal nerves |
| enteroparalysis | medical, paralysis of the intestine |
| enteroparesis | medical, weakness of intestinal motility |
| enteropexia | surgery, fixation of the intestine |
| enteroplegia | medical, intestinal paralysis |
| enteropneustal | zoology, of the Enteropneusta, acorn worms |
| enteropneustan | zoology, an acorn worm |
| enterorrhea | medical, intestinal flux, diarrhea |
| enterosepsis | medical, sepsis of intestinal origin |
| enterosyphilis | medical, syphilis of the intestine |
| enterotoxication | medical, poisoning from the intestine |
| enterozoa | zoology, pl. of enterozoon, gut parasites |
| enterozoan | zoology, an intestinal animal parasite |
| enterozoic | zoology, living within the intestine |
| enterozoon | zoology, an animal parasite of the intestine |
| enthelminthic | zoology, of the Enthelminthes, gut worms |
| entifical | philosophy, entity-making, of entification |
| entiris | anatomy, the inner layer of the iris |
| entoblastic | embryology, of the entoblast or endoderm |
| entobranchiate | zoology, having internal gills |
| entocalcaneal | anatomy, on the inner side of the calcaneum |
| entocnemial | anatomy, on the inner side of the tibia |
| entocoel | zoology, cavity within a mesentery |
| entocoele | zoology, cavity within a mesentery |
| entocoelic | zoology, of the entocoele |
| entocondylar | anatomy, of the inner condyle |
| entocondyloid | anatomy, of the inner condyloid process |
| entocornea | anatomy, innermost layer of the cornea |
| entocuniform | anatomy, inner cuneiform bone of the tarsus |
| entocyemate | zoology, with internally developed embryo |
| entocyst | zoology, inner layer of a polyzoan cyst |
| entohyal | anatomy, inner element of the hyoid arch |
| entoire | heraldry, bordure charged with inanimate figures |
| entomeric | embryology, of the entomere |
| entomion | craniometry, mastoid angle point of the parietal |
| entomophthoraceous | mycology, of the Entomophthoraceae |
| entomophthorous | mycology, of Entomophthora, insect fungi |
| entomophytous | mycology, growing upon insects |
| entoolitic | geology, within an oolitic grain |
| entopical | medical, situated in the normal place |
| entopopliteal | anatomy, inner part of the popliteal space |
| entoproctous | zoology, of the Entoprocta |
| entoretina | anatomy, innermost layer of the retina |
| entosclerite | entomology, inner sclerite of the endoskeleton |
| entosphenal | anatomy, of the entosphenoid |
| entosphenoid | anatomy, inner sphenoidal element of the skull |
| entosphere | cytology, inner sphere of the centrosome |
| entosternite | entomology, inner sternal apodeme |
| entozoarian | zoology, an internal animal parasite |
| entropionize | surgery, to invert the margin of the eyelid |
| enzymolytic | biochemistry, causing enzymatic digestion |
| eocarboniferous | geology, of the earliest Carboniferous |
| eodevonian | geology, of the earliest Devonian |
| eodiscid | paleontology, trilobite of the Eodiscidae |
| eogaean | biogeography, pertaining to Eogaea |
| eopalaeozoic | geology, of the earliest Palaeozoic |
| eopaleozoic | geology, of the earliest Paleozoic |
| eorhyolite | petrology, an ancient rhyolite |
| eosate | chemistry, salt of an eosin acid |
| eoside | chemistry, a derivative of eosin |
| eosinoblast | histology, precursor cell of the eosinophil |
| epacmaic | medical, of the epacme, rising stage |
| epacme | biology, stage of increase before the acme |
| epagomenous | chronology, intercalary, of added days |
| epalpate | entomology, lacking palpi |
| epanaphoral | rhetoric, of epanaphora, initial repetition |
| epanisognathism | anatomy, unequal width of the jaws |
| epanisognathous | zoology, with jaws of unequal width |
| epanody | botany, reversion of a flower to normal form |
| epanorthotic | rhetoric, of epanorthosis, self-correction |
| epanthous | botany, growing upon flowers |
| epapophysial | anatomy, of an epapophysis |
| epapophysis | anatomy, median process of a neural arch |
| eparchean | geology, of the Eparchean interval |
| eparcuale | anatomy, dorsal element of a vertebral arch |
| epembryonic | embryology, situated upon the embryo |
| epencephal | anatomy, the hindbrain, epencephalon |
| ependymary | anatomy, of the ependyma |
| ependyme | anatomy, the ependyma, ventricle lining |
| epephragmal | zoology, situated upon a phragma |
| epepophysial | anatomy, of an epepophysis |
| epepophysis | anatomy, process on a vertebral neural arch |
| eperotesis | rhetoric, emphatic interrogation |
| epharmonic | ecology, of epharmony, habitat adaptation |
| epharmony | ecology, adaptation of a plant to its habitat |
| ephemeromorph | biology, organism of transient simple form |
| ephemeromorphic | biology, of an ephemeromorph |
| ephidrosis | medical, excessive sweating |
| ephthianure | ornithology, a bird of Ephthianura |
| ephymnium | prosody, the refrain of a Greek ode |
| ephyrula | zoology, ephyra-stage jellyfish larva |
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