5K+ Words That Rhyme With THORACENTESIS

• 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

• The prepending of phonemes at the beginning of a word without changing its morphological structure, as in Spanish esfera from Latin sphaera (expected form would be *sfera).

• A type of preparatory ceremony, part of the Divine Liturgy of the Eastern Orthodox Church

• the surgical fixation of a joint which is intended to result in bone fusion

• alternation of sexual and asexual generations

• a linguistic process of transposition of sounds or syllables within a word or words within a sentence

• a chemical reaction between two compounds in which parts of each are interchanged to form two new compounds (AB+CD=AD+CB)

• the contraction of two vowels into a diphthong

• the separation of liquid from a gel that is caused by contraction (as in cheese making)

• The formation and development of tumors.

• The hypothesis that evolution tends toward a certain goal, at least at some scales.

• periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles

• the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis

• lysis of erythrocytes with the release of hemoglobin

• (botany) a natural swelling or enlargement: at the base of the stalk or seta in certain mosses or on the cone scale of certain conifers

• (anatomy) a natural outgrowth or projection on an organ or body part such as the process of a vertebra

• acceleration of a chemical reaction induced by the presence of material that is chemically unchanged at the end of the reaction

• the main (mid) section of a long bone

• the end of a long bone; initially separated from the main bone by a layer of cartilage that eventually ossifies so the parts become fused

• a small endocrine gland in the brain; situated beneath the back part of the corpus callosum; secretes melatonin

• a chemical reaction in which water reacts with a compound to produce other compounds; involves the splitting of a bond and the addition of the hydrogen cation and the hydroxide anion from the water

• The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.

• The hydrolysis of lipids.

• The reverse of lipogenesis in which stored fat is broken down.

• catalysis in which the catalyst is one of the products of the reaction

• severe and excessive vomiting

• works for an expert to learn a trade

• the property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle

• the quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly

• Something being indicated that is here; one of these.

• Referring to the current context in a programming environment in C-like languages.

• To the degree or extent indicated.

• The thing, item, etc. being indicated.

• Indicates the speaker's strong approval or agreement with the previous material.

• motionlessness attributable to a temporary paralysis

• the evolution or genesis of the human race

• medication with antipyretics to treat a fever

• vomiting blood

• (rhetoric) exhortation; admonition.

• the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers

• a coming into being

• conversion of starch to sugar

• a not uncommon congenital defect in which a vertebra is malformed; unless several vertebrae are affected or there is myelomeningocele there are few symptoms; can be diagnosed by amniocentesis

• 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