Definitions by uttam maharjan

ectoscopy 

Medical examination of the external parts of the body such as the eyes, the ears and the mouth.

Medics gather much information about your illness by means of ectoscopy.

ectoscopy by uttam maharjan March 18, 2010

cryptonosology 

the study of diseases of unknown or obscure causes. It aims at discovering the causes of such diseases in the future.

Cryptonosology may open avenues for further progess in medical science.

cryptonosology by uttam maharjan March 17, 2010

chroniatrics 

a belief- and this is true indeed- that time will cure all anxieties, tensions and other adversities. It is based on the proverb that time is a great healer.

Do not get hypochondriac; leave it to chroniatrics.

chroniatrics by uttam maharjan March 17, 2010

night bump 

(from the phrase 'things that go bump in the night') something that is unusual or strange.

I saw a night bump moving around my courtyard last night.

night bump by uttam maharjan March 17, 2010

echotherapy 

the treatment of diseases by the application of ultrasound.

The nature of his disease shows that he is in need of echotherapy.

echotherapy by uttam maharjan March 17, 2010

romedy 

It is nothing other than romantic comedy. Derivatives include, inter alia, romedian and romedienne.

Romedy is a monotonous boy-meets-girl flick.

romedy by uttam maharjan March 16, 2010

ptochophobia

hatred of the poor. This feeling is generally harboured by the rich.

As soon as he turned upstart, he began harbouring ptochophobia.

ptochophobia by uttam maharjan March 15, 2010