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 |
|---|---|
| hemoconiosis | medical, dust particles in the blood |
| hemocrystallin | old name for crystallized hemoglobin |
| hemocytoblastic | medical, of the hemocytoblast stem cell |
| hemocytogenesis | medical, formation of blood cells |
| hemocytolysis | medical, dissolution of blood cells |
| hemocytotripsis | medical, crushing of blood cells |
| hemocytozoon | protozoan parasite of blood cells |
| hemocyturia | medical, blood cells in the urine |
| hemodia | medical, teeth set on edge (Gk haimodia) |
| hemodiagnosis | medical, diagnosis from the blood |
| hemodrometer | instrument for blood-flow velocity |
| hemodrometry | measurement of blood-flow velocity |
| hemodromograph | recording blood-flow instrument |
| hemodromometer | instrument measuring blood-current speed |
| hemodynameter | instrument measuring blood pressure |
| hemodystrophy | medical, defective blood nutrition |
| hemoerythrin | hemerythrin, iron respiratory pigment |
| hemogastric | medical, of blood and the stomach |
| hemogenesis | medical, formation of blood |
| hemogenetic | medical, blood-forming |
| hemogenia | medical, hemogenic purpura, bleeding state |
| hemogenous | medical, derived from the blood |
| hemoglobinic | chemistry, of hemoglobin |
| hemoglobiniferous | carrying hemoglobin |
| hemoglobinocholia | medical, hemoglobin in the bile |
| hemoglobinophilic | bacteriology, requiring hemoglobin to grow |
| hemokonia | medical, blood dust, minute blood particles |
| hemokoniosis | medical, excess blood dust particles |
| hemol | pharmacy, a hemoglobin-iron preparation |
| hemoleucocyte | medical, a white blood corpuscle |
| hemoleucocytic | medical, of blood leucocytes |
| hemologist | one versed in hemology, blood science |
| hemology | medical, the science of the blood |
| hemomanometer | instrument for blood pressure |
| hemometer | instrument measuring hemoglobin |
| hemometry | measurement of the blood |
| hemonephrosis | medical, blood distending the renal pelvis |
| hemopexis | medical, coagulation of the blood |
| hemophage | cell that devours blood corpuscles |
| hemophagia | medical, destruction of blood by phagocytes |
| hemophile | medical, a bleeder; blood-loving organism |
| hemophilioid | medical, resembling hemophilia |
| hemophthisis | medical, wasting of the blood, anemia |
| hemopiezometer | instrument for blood pressure |
| hemoplasmodium | malarial blood parasite |
| hemoproctia | medical, bleeding from the anus |
| hemoptoe | medical, spitting of blood, hemoptysis |
| hemopyrrole | chemistry, pyrrole from hemoglobin |
| hemorrhodin | chemistry, red pigment from hemoglobin |
| hemosalpinx | medical, blood in the fallopian tube |
| hemoscopy | medical, examination of the blood |
| hemospastic | medical, drawing blood to a part, cupping |
| hemosporid | a blood sporozoan of the Haemosporidia |
| hemotachometer | instrument for blood-flow speed |
| hemotherapeutics | medical, treatment by blood or serum |
| hemotrophe | embryology, nutriment from maternal blood |
| hemozoon | animal parasite living in the blood |
| hendecacolic | prosody, consisting of eleven cola |
| hendecasemic | prosody, of eleven time-units |
| hendecatoic | chemistry, hendecatoic (undecanoic) acid |
| henogeny | biology, development from a single unit |
| hepatatrophia | medical, atrophy of the liver |
| hepatatrophy | medical, atrophy of the liver |
| hepatauxe | medical, enlargement of the liver |
| hepatectomize | surgery, to excise part of the liver |
| hepaticoenterostomy | surgery, hepatic duct joined to intestine |
| hepaticogastrostomy | surgery, hepatic duct joined to stomach |
| hepaticostomy | surgery, opening into the hepatic duct |
| hepaticotomy | surgery, incision of the hepatic duct |
| hepatolithic | medical, of gallstones in the liver |
| hepatolysis | medical, destruction of liver cells |
| hepatolytic | medical, destroying liver tissue |
| hepatopexia | surgery, fixation of a displaced liver |
| hepatophlebitis | medical, inflamed hepatic veins |
| hepatophlebotomy | surgery, incision of a hepatic vein |
| hepatoptosia | medical, downward displacement of liver |
| hepatoumbilical | anatomy, of the liver and the navel |
| heptacapsular | botany, having seven capsules |
| heptachronous | prosody, of seven time-periods |
| heptacolic | prosody, consisting of seven cola |
| heptahedrical | geometry, of a heptahedron |
| heptal | chemistry, pertaining to heptane |
| heptanaphthene | chemistry, cycloheptane |
| heptapodic | prosody, of seven metrical feet |
| heptasepalous | botany, having seven sepals |
| heptaspermous | botany, seven-seeded |
| heptastrophic | prosody, of seven strophes |
| heptastylar | architecture, having seven columns |
| heptite | chemistry, a seven-carbon sugar alcohol |
| heptorite | petrology, a lamprophyric rock |
| heredosyphilogy | medical, study of hereditary syphilis |
| heredotuberculosis | medical, hereditary tuberculosis |
| hermidin | chemistry, compound from dog's mercury |
| herminone | chemistry, oxidation product of hermidin |
| hermoglyphic | sculpture, of the carving of Hermae |
| hermoglyphist | a carver of Hermae, a sculptor |
| hernioenterotomy | surgery, cutting hernia and intestine |
| herniopuncture | surgery, puncture of a hernial sac |
| herniotome | surgery, knife used in hernia operations |
| herniotomist | surgeon who operates for hernia |
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