Anosmia

Anosmia (noun): absence or loss of the sense of smell

Pyrexia

Pyrexia (noun): fever

Hexacanth

Hexacanth (adjective): a six-hooked larval stage of tapeworms

Coenurus

Coenurus (noun): one of several stages in the development of some species of tapeworm

Dioecious

Dioecious (adjective): having separate sexes

Monoecious

Monoecious (adjective): having both male and female sex organs; able to undergo unisexual reproduction

Coelom

Coelom (noun): the body cavity of certain parasites

Microfilaremia

Microfilaremia (noun): the presence of microfilaria [larval heartworms] in the blood

Strabismus

Strabismus (noun): a deviation of one or both eyes from its normal orientation

Nystagmus

Nystagmus (noun): a rapid, involuntary oscillation of the eyeball

Emesis

Emesis (noun): the act of vomiting

Utriculus

Utriculus (noun): a sac or pouch

Paresis

Paresis (noun): a weakening or partial paralysis of the muscles

Mydriatic

Mydriatic (adjective): dilated (in reference to the pupil)

Anisocoria

Anisocoria (noun): an inequality in the size of the pupils

Obtundation

Obtundation (noun): a condition in which the patient is less responsive to external stimuli

Dysesthesia

Dysesthesia (noun): an impairment in the sense of touch

Raphe

Raphe (noun): a seamlike union between two symmetrical parts of the body (two muscles, two parts of an organ, etc.)

Allodynia

Allodynia (noun): pain resulting from a stimulus that would not normally be painful

A classic example is the pain you feel when you take a shower after a bad sunburn and the water hits your skin

Hyperalgesia

Hyperalgesia (noun): increased sensitivity to pain

Labile

Labile (adjective): able to change or adapt

Somesthetic

Somesthetic (adjective): somatosensory; related to sensory perception

Myelopathy

Myelopathy (noun): a disorder of the spinal cord or of the bone marrow

Fasciculus

Fasciculus (noun): a bundle of nerve or muscle fibers

Somatotopy

Somatotopy (noun): the correspondence between certain receptors in various parts of the body to specific regions of the spinal cord and brain (i.e. a high degree of somatotopy in a sensory system means you can locate where the stimulus is very specifically)

Ipsilateral

Ipsilateral (adjective): on the same side

Contralateral

Contralateral (adjective): on the opposite side

Lemniscus

Lemniscus (noun): a band of nerve fibers in the brain

Funiculus

Funiculus (noun): one of three major divisions of nerve fibers in the white matter of the spinal cord

Myelinated

Myelinated (adjective): surrounded by a sheath of myelin (a substance which increases the speed at which nerve impulses travel)