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 |
|---|---|
| gastroblennorrhea | medical, excessive gastric mucus |
| gastrocatarrhal | medical, of gastric catarrh |
| gastrocoele | embryology, the archenteron cavity |
| gastrocoloptosis | medical, prolapse of stomach and colon |
| gastrocolotomy | surgery, incision of stomach and colon |
| gastrocolpotomy | surgery, abdominal incision through the vagina |
| gastrocystic | embryology, of the gastrocystis |
| gastrocystis | embryology, the blastodermic vesicle |
| gastrodialysis | surgery, separation of the stomach coats |
| gastrodiaphanoscopy | medical, viewing the stomach by transillumination |
| gastrodidymus | teratology, twins joined at the belly |
| gastrodisc | embryology, the gastrula disc |
| gastroduodenotomy | surgery, incision of stomach and duodenum |
| gastroenteralgia | medical, pain in stomach and intestines |
| gastroenterocolostomy | surgery, joining of stomach, intestine and colon |
| gastroesophagostomy | surgery, opening between stomach and esophagus |
| gastrogastrotomy | surgery, stomach-to-stomach anastomosis |
| gastrohelcosis | medical, ulceration of the stomach |
| gastrohydrorrhea | medical, watery discharge from the stomach |
| gastrohyperneuria | medical, excessive gastric nerve action |
| gastrohypertonic | medical, of excessive stomach tone |
| gastrohysterectomy | surgery, removal of uterus through the abdomen |
| gastrohysteropexy | surgery, fixing uterus to the abdominal wall |
| gastrohysterorrhaphy | surgery, suturing uterus to the abdominal wall |
| gastrolytic | medical, of gastrolysis, dissolving stomach tissue |
| gastromelus | teratology, fetus with a limb on the abdomen |
| gastromenia | medical, vicarious menstruation from the stomach |
| gastromyces | medical, a yeast fungus found in the stomach |
| gastromycosis | medical, fungous disease of the stomach |
| gastromyxorrhea | medical, excessive mucus from the stomach |
| gastronephritis | medical, inflammation of stomach and kidney |
| gastronosus | medical, any disease of the stomach |
| gastropancreatitis | medical, inflammation of stomach and pancreas |
| gastroparalysis | medical, paralysis of the stomach wall |
| gastroparietal | anatomy, of the stomach and abdominal wall |
| gastroperiodynia | medical, periodically recurring stomach pain |
| gastrophthisis | medical, wasting from chronic stomach disease |
| gastroplenic | anatomy, of the stomach and spleen |
| gastropleuritis | medical, inflammation of stomach and pleura |
| gastropneumatic | medical, of the stomach and its gases |
| gastropneumonic | anatomy, of the stomach and the lungs |
| gastropodan | zoology, of or a member of the gastropods |
| gastroptosia | medical, downward displacement of the stomach |
| gastrostegal | zoology, of the gastrosteges, snake belly plates |
| gastrostenosis | medical, narrowing of the stomach |
| gastrostomize | surgery, to perform gastrostomy on |
| gastrotaxis | biology, orientation with respect to the stomach |
| gastrotheca | entomology, pupal sheath over the abdomen |
| gastrothecal | entomology, of the gastrotheca |
| gastrotome | surgery, instrument for cutting the stomach |
| gastrotomic | surgery, pertaining to gastrotomy |
| gastrotubotomy | surgery, incision of the stomach and a tube |
| gastrotympanites | medical, gaseous distension of the stomach |
| gastruran | zoology, member of the Gastrura |
| gaultherine | chemistry, glucoside from Gaultheria |
| gauteite | petrology, a porphyritic dike rock |
| gazolyte | chemistry, a substance yielding gas on decomposition |
| geadephagous | entomology, of the Geadephaga, ground beetles |
| geckotid | zoology, member of the Geckotidae |
| geckotoid | zoology, resembling the Geckotidae |
| gedanite | mineralogy, brittle Baltic fossil resin |
| gedecktwork | music, organ division of stopped pipes |
| geissolomataceous | botany, of the Geissolomataceae |
| geissospermin | chemistry, alkaloid of Geissospermum bark |
| gekkonoid | zoology, resembling the Gekkonidae |
| gelatinobromide | photography, gelatin-bromide emulsion |
| gelatinochloride | photography, gelatin-chloride emulsion |
| gelatinotype | photography, print made by a gelatin process |
| gelatose | chemistry, product of gelatin digestion |
| gelosin | chemistry, constituent of agar (gelose) |
| gelosine | chemistry, constituent of agar (gelose) |
| gelotherapy | medical, treatment by laughter |
| gelotometer | instrument for measuring laughter |
| gelotoscopy | divination from a person's laughter |
| gelototherapy | medical, laughter therapy (gelotherapy) |
| gelsemic | chemistry, gelsemic acid from Gelsemium |
| gelsemin | chemistry, alkaloid of Gelsemium |
| gelseminine | chemistry, alkaloid of Gelsemium |
| gemitorial | ornithology, of the Gemitores, the pigeons |
| gemmipares | zoology, animals multiplying by budding |
| genapper | textiles, machine that singes genappe yarn |
| geneserin | chemistry, oxidation alkaloid of eserine |
| genesic | medical, pertaining to generation |
| genitalial | anatomy, of the genitalia |
| genonema | genetics, the gene-bearing thread |
| genotypicity | genetics, the quality of being genotypic |
| gentiin | chemistry, glucoside of gentian root |
| gentisic | chemistry, gentisic acid from gentian |
| genuclast | surgery, instrument for breaking knee adhesions |
| genuflexuous | biology, bent like a knee, geniculate |
| genyantrum | anatomy, the maxillary antrum |
| genyoplasty | surgery, plastic operation on the chin |
| geoaesthesia | botany, sensitiveness to gravity |
| geoblast | botany, plant whose cotyledons stay underground |
| geocline | biology, gradient of variation across terrain |
| geodiatropism | botany, growth transverse to gravity |
| geoffroyin | chemistry, alkaloid of Geoffroya bark |
| geoffroyine | chemistry, alkaloid of Geoffroya bark |
| geomorphogenic | geology, of the origin of land forms |
| geomorphogenist | geology, student of land-form origins |
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