Rhymes for SYMPTOSIS

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• a nonmetallic element belonging to the halogens; used especially in medicine and photography and in dyes; occurs naturally only in combination in small quantities (as in sea water or rocks)

• the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number

• the 9th letter of the Roman alphabet

• used of a single unit or thing; not two or more

• an expression of greeting

• a state in the United States in the central Pacific on the Hawaiian Islands

• the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

• sometimes placed in subfamily Trilliaceae

• (Greek mythology) the prince of Troy who abducted Helen from her husband Menelaus and provoked the Trojan War

• a town in northeastern Texas

• a chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver; the major cause is chronic alcoholism

• development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ

• a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction

• a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop

• a prediction of the course of a disease

• a relation that provides the foundation for something

• the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained

• the most important or necessary part of something

• any plant of the genus Cannabis; a coarse bushy annual with palmate leaves and clusters of small green flowers; yields tough fibers and narcotic drugs

• the most commonly used illicit drug; considered a soft drug, it consists of the dried leaves of the hemp plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect

• an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty

• a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something

• the remains of something that has been destroyed or broken up

• plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals

• muscular diaphragm that controls the size of the pupil which in turn controls the amount of light that enters the eye; it forms the colored portion of the eye

• diaphragm consisting of thin overlapping plates that can be adjusted to change the diameter of a central opening

• United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)

• United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961)

• United States explorer and soldier who lead led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River (1774-1809)

• United States labor leader who was president of the United Mine Workers of America from 1920 to 1960 and president of the Congress of Industrial Organizations from 1935 to 1940 (1880-1969)

• United States novelist who satirized middle-class America in his novel Main Street (1885-1951)

• English critic and novelist; author of theological works and of books for children (1898-1963)

• the marked and rapid transformation of a larva into an adult that occurs in some animals

• a striking change in appearance or character or circumstances

• a complete change of physical form or substance especially as by magic or witchcraft

• United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)

• English poet and craftsman (1834-1896)

• leader of the American Revolution who signed the Declaration of Independence and raised money for the Continental Army (1734-1806)

• United States statesman who led the committee that produced the final draft of the United States Constitution (1752-1816)

• abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women

• a female person who has the same parents as another person

• a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court

• an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument

• a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree

• infection transmitted by inhalation or ingestion of tubercle bacilli and manifested in fever and small lesions (usually in the lungs but in various other parts of the body in acute stages)

• an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole

• the abstract separation of a whole into its constituent parts in order to study the parts and their relations

• a form of literary criticism in which the structure of a piece of writing is analyzed

• the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., `the father of the bride' instead of `the bride's father'

• a branch of mathematics involving calculus and the theory of limits; sequences and series and integration and differentiation

• a set of techniques for exploring underlying motives and a method of treating various mental disorders; based on the theories of Sigmund Freud

• intuitive knowledge of spiritual truths; said to have been possessed by ancient Gnostics

• an abnormal backward curve to the vertebral column

• The property of having an abnormal convex curvature in the cervical or lumbar regions of the spine.

• an abnormal inward (forward) curvature of the vertebral column

• cell division in which the nucleus divides into nuclei containing the same number of chromosomes

• an inflammatory condition caused by a fungus

• unconsciousness induced by narcotics or anesthesia

• an abnormal tightness of the foreskin preventing retraction over the glans

• abnormal narrowing of a bodily canal or passageway

• the formation or presence of a thrombus (a clot of coagulated blood attached at the site of its formation) in a blood vessel

• abnormally high acidity (excess hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

• any handsome young man

• annual or perennial herbs

• (Greek mythology) a handsome youth loved by both Aphrodite and Persephone

• abnormally high alkalinity (low hydrogen-ion concentration) of the blood and other body tissues

• a disorder characterized by deposit of amyloid in organs or tissues; often secondary to chronic rheumatoid arthritis or tuberculosis or multiple myeloma

• a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

• abnormal adhesion and rigidity of the bones of a joint

• inflammation of a joint or joints

• a stage of arteriosclerosis involving fatty deposits (atheromas) inside the arterial walls, thus narrowing the arteries

• any of several diseases caused by deficiency of one or more vitamins

• inflammation of the membranes lining the bronchial tubes

• infectious bacterial disease of human beings transmitted by contact with infected animals or infected meat or milk products; characterized by fever and headache

• an infectious disease of domestic animals often resulting in spontaneous abortion; transmittable to human beings

• alternative names for the body of a human being

• a metal mounting for the circuit components of an electronic device

• the skeleton of a motor vehicle consisting of a steel frame supported on springs that holds the body and motor

• a bluish discoloration of the skin and mucous membranes

• (Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Hades

• presence of multiple diverticula in the walls of the colon

• the purple or black-and-blue area resulting from a bruise

• the escape of blood from ruptured blood vessels into the surrounding tissue to form a purple or black-and-blue spot on the skin