preterm 7 2 adjective adj noun • A premature birth or baby.
adjective • Of a premature birth or baby.
flatworm 8 2 noun n noun • parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body
hookworm 8 2 noun n noun • parasitic bloodsucking roundworms having hooked mouth parts to fasten to the intestinal wall of human and other hosts
• infestation of the intestines by hookworms which enter the body (usually) through the skin
roundworm 9 2 noun n noun • infections of the skin or nails caused by fungi and appearing as itching circular patches
• unsegmented worms with elongated rounded body pointed at both ends; mostly free-living but some are parasitic
silkworm 8 2 noun n noun • the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
• larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
lugworm 7 2 noun n noun • marine worms having a row of tufted gills along each side of the back; often used for fishing bait
term 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a word or expression used for some particular thing
• a limited period of time
• (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
• any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
• one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
• the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
• (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
verb • name formally or designate with a term
ectoderm 8 3 noun n noun • the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
mesoderm 8 3 noun n noun • the middle germ layer that develops into muscle and bone and cartilage and blood and connective tissue
germ 4 1 noun n noun • anything that provides inspiration for later work
• a small apparently simple structure (as a fertilized egg) from which new tissue can develop into a complete organism
• a minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use
herm 4 1 noun n noun • a statue consisting of a squared stone pillar with a carved head (usually a bearded Hermes) on top; used in ancient Greece as a boundary marker or signpost
midterm 7 2 noun, adjective n, adj noun • the middle of the gestation period
• middle of an academic term or a political term in office
• an examination administered in the middle of an academic term
perm 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a series of waves in the hair made by applying heat and chemicals
• the administrative center of Perm Krai, Russia, located on the banks of the Kama River in the European part of Russia near the Ural Mountains
verb • give a permanent wave to
endoderm 8 3 noun n noun • the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
entoderm 8 3 noun n noun • the inner germ layer that develops into the lining of the digestive and respiratory systems
exoderm 7 3 noun n noun • the outer germ layer that develops into skin and nervous tissue
placoderm 9 3 noun n noun • fish-like vertebrate with bony plates on head and upper body; dominant in seas and rivers during the Devonian; considered the earliest vertebrate with jaws
hypoderm 8 3
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phelloderm 10 3 noun n
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protoderm 9 3 noun n
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berm 4 1 verb, noun v, n noun • a narrow ledge or shelf typically at the top or bottom of a slope
• a narrow edge of land (usually unpaved) along the side of a road
chordamesoderm 14 5 noun n noun • the area of mesoderm that forms the notochord
echinoderm 10 4 noun n noun • marine invertebrates with tube feet and five-part radially symmetrical bodies
ostracoderm 11 4 noun n noun • extinct fish-like jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
pachyderm 9 3 noun n noun • any of various nonruminant hoofed mammals having very thick skin: elephant; rhinoceros; hippopotamus
therm 5 1 noun n noun • a unit of heat equal to 100,000 British thermal units
derm 4 1 noun • The integument of animal; the skin.
• The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.
• A person who is skilled in, professes or practices dermatology.
• (usually in the plural) guts
ectotherm 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
endosperm 9 3 noun n noun • nutritive tissue surrounding the embryo within seeds of flowering plants
gymnosperm 10 3 noun n noun • plants of the class Gymnospermae having seeds not enclosed in an ovary
isotherm 8 3 noun n noun • (meteorology) an isogram connecting points having the same temperature at a given time
bioherm 7 3 noun n
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degerm 6 2 verb v
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deperm 6 2 verb v
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endotherm 9 3 noun, adjective n, adj noun • An animal that maintains a constant body temperature
epiderm 7 3 noun n
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eurytherm 9 3 noun n
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interterm 9 3 noun n
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misterm 7 2 verb, noun v, n
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monogerm 8 3 adjective adj
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multigerm 9 3
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oosperm 7 2 noun n
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periderm 8 3 noun n noun • The outer layer of plant tissue comprising the phellem, phellogen and the phelloderm.
• The perisarc; the hard outer layer of hydroids and other marine animals.
stenotherm 10 3 noun n
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zoosperm 8 2 noun n
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angiosperm 10 4 noun n noun • plants having seeds in a closed ovary
homeotherm 10 4 noun n noun • an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature
homoiotherm 11 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • an animal that has a body temperature that is relatively constant and independent of the environmental temperature
poikilotherm 12 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • an animal whose body temperature varies with the temperature of its surroundings; any animal except birds and mammals
pteridosperm 12 4 noun, adjective n, adj noun • an extinct seed-producing fernlike plant of the order Cycadofilicales (or group Pteridospermae)
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