10-letter words containing ys
- cysticerci — the larva of certain tapeworms, having the head retracted into a bladderlike structure; a bladder worm.
- cystinosis — a disease caused by a build-up of the amino acid cystine in the body
- cystinuria — a condition in which excessive levels of cystine are present in the urine
- cystocarps — Plural form of cystocarp.
- cystoceles — Plural form of cystocele.
- cystograms — Plural form of cystogram.
- cystoliths — Plural form of cystolith.
- cystometer — a device for determining the reaction of the urinary bladder to increased internal pressure.
- cystoscope — a slender tubular medical instrument for examining the interior of the urethra and urinary bladder
- cystoscopy — examination of the urinary bladder or tract with the aid of a cystoscope
- cystostomy — a surgical procedure whereby an incision is made in the skin and urinary bladder to allow the drainage of urine
- derbyshire — a county of N central England: contains the Peak District and several resorts with mineral springs: the geographical and ceremonial county includes the city of Derby, which became an independent unitary authority in 1997. Administrative centre: Matlock. Pop (excluding Derby city): 743 000 (2003 est). Area (excluding Derby city): 2551 sq km (985 sq miles)
- diaphyseal — the shaft of a long bone.
- diddlyshit — diddly (def 1).
- doohickeys — Plural form of doohickey.
- drysaltery — The articles kept by a drysalter for sale.
- dyophysite — the presence of the divine and human natures in Jesus Christ
- dysarthria — Difficult or unclear articulation of speech that is otherwise linguistically normal.
- dysarthric — Afflicted with, or pertaining to, dysarthria.
- dyschromia — Abnormal alteration of the color of the skin or nails.
- dyscontrol — The inability to control one's behavior.
- dyscrasite — an alloy of antimony and silver
- dysenteric — Of, relating, or pertaining to dysentery.
- dysfluency — disfluency.
- dysgenesis — Pathology. defective development of an organ, as of the gonads in Klinefelter's syndrome.
- dysgenetic — (genetics) Of, pertaining to, or causing dysgenesis.
- dysgraphia — inability to write, caused by cerebral lesion.
- dysgraphic — a person who suffers from dysgraphia
- dyskinesia — difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements.
- dyskinesis — A reduced ability to control and coordinate movement.
- dyskinetic — difficulty or abnormality in performing voluntary muscular movements.
- dysmorphia — Deformity or abnormality in the shape or size of a specified part of the body.
- dysmorphic — relating to or resulting in misshapenness of parts of the body
- dysostosis — (medicine) A disorder of the development of bone.
- dyspepsias — Plural form of dyspepsia.
- dyspepsies — Plural form of dyspepsy.
- dysphemism — the substitution of a harsh, disparaging, or unpleasant expression for a more neutral one.
- dysplastic — Exhibiting dysplasia.
- dyspractic — relating to or affected by dyspraxia
- dysprosium — a rare-earth metallic element, highly reactive and paramagnetic, found in small amounts in various rare-earth minerals, as euxenite and monazite: used to absorb neutrons in nuclear reactors. Symbol: Dy; atomic weight: 162.50; atomic number: 66.
- dysprosody — A disorder in which one or more of the prosodic functions of speech are compromised or eliminated completely.
- dysthymiac — a person who is affected with dysthymia
- dystrophia — Medicine/Medical. faulty or inadequate nutrition or development.
- dystrophic — Medicine/Medical. pertaining to or caused by dystrophy.
- dystrophin — a protein, the absence of which is believed to cause muscular dystrophy
- early days — initial stages
- ecdysiasts — Plural form of ecdysiast.
- ecosystems — a system, or a group of interconnected elements, formed by the interaction of a community of organisms with their environment.
- elder days — The heroic age of hackerdom (roughly, pre-1980); the era of the PDP-10, TECO, ITS and the ARPANET. This term has been rather consciously adopted from J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy epic "The Lord of the Rings". Compare Iron Age. See also elvish and Great Worm.
- ember days — any of four groups of three days (always Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday) of prayer and fasting, the groups occurring after Pentecost, after the first Sunday of Lent, after the feast of St Lucy (Dec 13), and after the feast of the Holy Cross (Sept 14)