DIFFICULT WORDS A-H Flashcards
a genus of widely distributed fossil conifers of late Paleozoic to late Mesozoic time having a wood structure resembling that of modern araucarias
Araucarioxylon
surgical removal of the vermiform appendix
Appendicectomies
a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid
Acetylsalicylates
a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium
Adenocarcinomatous
relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart
Auriculoventricular
a rare genetic disorder in which the body is unable to absorb dietary fats and fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamin A and E) because of an absence of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins (such as chylomicrons and VLDLs) in the blood plasma
Abetalipoproteinemia
lithothamnion or fossilized algae
Archaeolithothamniums
To attribute human qualities, characteristics, or behavior to non-human entities, such as animals, deities, objects, or natural forces.
Anthropomorphize
a family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the order Bennettitales having strobili usually bisexual and the female sporophyll more reduced than that of the male
Bennettitaceous
pneumonia involving many relatively small areas of lung tissue
Bronchopneumonia
to divide an administrative agency or office into bureaus. to increase the number of government or business bureaus.
Bureaucratization
the record made by a ballistocardiograph
Ballistocardiogram
a pyrrole derivative in photosynthetic bacteria related to the chlorophyll of higher plants
Bacteriochlorophyll
a spherical fullerene C60 that is an extremely stable form of pure carbon, consists of interconnected pentagons and hexagons suggestive of the geometry of a geodesic dome, and is believed to be a major constituent of soot
Buckminsterfullerene
an instrument for automatically recording on the same sheet of paper the pressure, temperature, and humidity of the atmosphere
Barothermohygrographs
any of a subclass (Crossopterygii) of bony fishes (such as a coelacanth) that have paired fins suggesting limbs, that may be ancestral to the terrestrial vertebrates, and that are mostly extinct
Crossopterygians
an immunosuppressive and antineoplastic agent C7H15Cl2N2O2P used especially in the treatment of lymphomas and some leukemias
Cyclophosphamides
the cellular makeup of a bodily tissue or structure
Cytoarchitectonics
a chronic infection of skin and subcutaneous tissues that is caused by any of several darkly-pigmented fungi (such as Fonsecaea pedrosoi, Phialophora verrucosa, or Cladophialophora carrionii), is marked by the formation of usually warty, nodular, or scaly lesions especially on the legs or feet, and occurs chiefly in tropical regions
Chromoblastomycosis
to separate into isolated compartments or categories
Compartmentalization
the emission of light by certain substances while crystallizing (as by common salt while precipitating from a hot solution of alcohol)
Crystalloluminescence
to change into a diphthong
Diphthongization
to cause to be in a state of confusion : UPSET, DISORIENT
Discombobulations
a colorless liquid hydrocarbon C10H18 obtained by hydrogenation of naphthalene and used as a solvent (as for paints, lacquers, and silicones)
Decahydronaphthalene
