Words that rhyme with parabasis

n 1: (pregnancy) extraction by centesis of amniotic fluid from a pregnant woman (after the 15th week of pregnancy) to aid in the diagnosis of fetal abnormalities [syn: amniocentesis, amnio]

n 1: the case history of a medical patient as recalled by the patient [syn: medical history, medical record, anamnesis] 2: the ability to recall past occurrences [syn: remembrance, recollection, anamnesis]

n 1: breaking off in the middle of a sentence (as by writers of realistic conversations)

n 1: a relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" [syn: footing, basis, ground] 2: the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" [syn: basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone] 3: the most important or necessary part of something; "the basis of this drink is orange juice" [syn: basis, base]

n 1: strained or paradoxical use of words either in error (as `blatant' to mean `flagrant') or deliberately (as in a mixed metaphor: `blind mouths')

n 1: oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)

n 1: (psychoanalysis) purging of emotional tensions [syn: catharsis, katharsis, abreaction] 2: purging the body by the use of a cathartic to stimulate evacuation of the bowels [syn: catharsis, katharsis, purgation]

n 1: an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty; "they went bankrupt during the economic crisis" 2: a crucial stage or turning point in the course of something; "after the crisis the patient either dies or gets better"

n 1: the origin and development and variation of cells [syn: cytogenesis, cytogeny]

n 1: pathological breakdown of cells by the destruction of their outer membrane

n 1: the process of the sweat glands of the skin secreting a salty fluid; "perspiration is a homeostatic process" [syn: perspiration, sweating, diaphoresis, sudation, hidrosis]

n 1: the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode [syn: electrophoresis, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis]

n 1: inability to control the flow of urine and involuntary urination [syn: enuresis, urinary incontinence]

n 1: an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of the Bible)

n 1: surgical procedure of stopping the flow of blood (as with a hemostat) [syn: hemostasis, haemostasis, hemostasia, haemostasia]

n 1: the lagging of an effect behind its cause; especially the phenomenon in which the magnetic induction of a ferromagnetic material lags behind the changing magnetic field

n 1: the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature 2: any disease that shows symptoms characteristic of another disease 3: the representation of another person's words in a speech

n 1: a fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface) 2: a shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary [syn: haven, oasis]

n 1: a slight or partial paralysis

n 1: involving the lungs with progressive wasting of the body [syn: pulmonary tuberculosis, consumption, phthisis, wasting disease, white plague]

n 1: the human nose (especially when it is large) 2: a long flexible snout as of an elephant [syn: proboscis, trunk]

n 1: corrective consisting of a replacement for a part of the body [syn: prosthesis, prosthetic device]

n 1: a female person who has the same parents as another person; "my sister married a musician" [syn: sister, sis] [ant: blood brother, brother]

n 1: an abnormal state in which the normal flow of a liquid (such as blood) is slowed or stopped 2: inactivity resulting from a static balance between opposing forces

n 1: the power to move something by thinking about it without the application of physical force [syn: telekinesis, psychokinesis]

n 1: an unproved statement put forward as a premise in an argument 2: a treatise advancing a new point of view resulting from research; usually a requirement for an advanced academic degree [syn: dissertation, thesis]

n 1: Egyptian goddess of fertility; daughter of Geb; sister and wife of Osiris

n 1: recuperation in which the symptoms of an acute disease gradually subside 2: (biochemistry) dissolution or destruction of cells such as blood cells or bacteria

n 1: rigorous self-denial and active self-restraint [syn: asceticism, ascesis]

n 1: increased secretion of urine; if not due to increased liquid intake or to the action of a diuretic drug it can be a symptom of diabetes mellitus

n 1: passing small stones with the urine

n 1: medication with antipyretics to treat a fever

n 1: the motion of charged particles in a colloid under the influence of an electric field; particles with a positive charge go to the cathode and negative to the anode [syn: electrophoresis, cataphoresis, dielectrolysis, ionophoresis]

n 1: organic process consisting of the division of the cytoplasm of a cell following karyokinesis bringing about the separation into two daughter cells

n 1: the final stage of the prophase of meiosis

n 1: passage of blood cells (especially white blood cells) through intact capillary walls and into the surrounding tissue

n 1: organic process consisting of the division of the nucleus of a cell during mitosis or meiosis

n 1: any plant of the genus Salpiglossis

n 1: a disease of the respiratory mucous membrane [syn: whooping cough, pertussis]

n 1: reflex pupillary dilation as a muscle pulls the iris outward; occurs in response to a decrease in light or certain drugs

n 1: a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels