DIFFICULT WORDS A-H

Question 1

a genus of widely distributed fossil conifers of late Paleozoic to late Mesozoic time having a wood structure resembling that of modern araucarias

Answer 1

Araucarioxylon

Question 2

surgical removal of the vermiform appendix

Answer 2

Appendicectomies

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a salt or ester of acetylsalicylic acid

Answer 3

Acetylsalicylates

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a malignant tumor originating in glandular epithelium

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Adenocarcinomatous

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relating to or affecting the atria and ventricles of the heart

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Auriculoventricular

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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

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Abetalipoproteinemia

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lithothamnion or fossilized algae

Answer 7

Archaeolithothamniums

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To attribute human qualities, characteristics, or behavior to non-human entities, such as animals, deities, objects, or natural forces.

Answer 8

Anthropomorphize

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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

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Bennettitaceous

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pneumonia involving many relatively small areas of lung tissue

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Bronchopneumonia

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to divide an administrative agency or office into bureaus. to increase the number of government or business bureaus.

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Bureaucratization

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the record made by a ballistocardiograph

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Ballistocardiogram

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a pyrrole derivative in photosynthetic bacteria related to the chlorophyll of higher plants

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Bacteriochlorophyll

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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

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Buckminsterfullerene

Question 15

an instrument for automatically recording on the same sheet of paper the pressure, temperature, and humidity of the atmosphere

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Barothermohygrographs

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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

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Crossopterygians

Question 17

an immunosuppressive and antineoplastic agent C7H15Cl2N2O2P used especially in the treatment of lymphomas and some leukemias

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Cyclophosphamides

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the cellular makeup of a bodily tissue or structure

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Cytoarchitectonics

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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

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Chromoblastomycosis

Question 20

to separate into isolated compartments or categories

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Compartmentalization

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the emission of light by certain substances while crystallizing (as by common salt while precipitating from a hot solution of alcohol)

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Crystalloluminescence

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to change into a diphthong

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Diphthongization

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to cause to be in a state of confusion : UPSET, DISORIENT

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Discombobulations

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a colorless liquid hydrocarbon C10H18 obtained by hydrogenation of naphthalene and used as a solvent (as for paints, lacquers, and silicones)

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Decahydronaphthalene

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choledochotomy performed by approach through the duodenum by incision

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Duodenocholedochotomy

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concurrent inflammation of the brain and spinal cord

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Encephalomyelitis

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A medical device used to create images of the brain using ultrasound waves.

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Echoencephalograph

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the tracing of brain waves made by an electroencephalograph

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Electroencephalogram

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a family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs (order Parietales) having flowers with numerous stamens and often with enlarged receptacle and undifferentiated perianth and including the chaulmoogras

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Flacourtiaceous

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an instrument used for observing the internal structure of an opaque object (such as the living body) by means of X-rays

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Fluoroscopically

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of or relating to a substance (such as ferrite) characterized by magnetization in which two types of ions of unequal magnetic moment are polarized in opposite directions

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Ferrimagnetically

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cartilage in which the matrix except immediately about the cells is largely composed of fibers like those of ordinary connective tissue

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Fibrocartilaginous

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full of or having forethought

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Forethoughtfulnesses

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a substance that induces hallucinations

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Hallucinogenics

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a complex phosphate of calcium Ca5(PO4)3OH that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone

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Hydroxylapatites

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the treatment of ores by wet processes (such as leaching)

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Hydrometallurgies

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a diuretic and antihypertensive drug C8H8F3N3O4S2

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Hydroflumethiazide

Question 38

a state or condition marked by an increased tendency to form blood clots within a blood vessel : excessive coagulability

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Hypercoagulabilities