Author: Glossary

Preferring humans. It is used of parasites that prefer a human host to another animal.  

A device for measuring the human body and its parts.  

An imaginary line that passes from the lower border of the orbit to the superior margin of the external auditory meatus.  

Study of the biology of humans and the great apes.  

A synthetic hydrocarbon refined from anthracine. It is used in ointment form for treating various skin diseases (e.g., fungal infections and eczema).  

A form of pneumoconiosis in which carbon and silica deposits accumulate in the lungs due to coal dust inhalation.  

A hydrocarbon obtained from distilling coal tar. It is used in manufacturing dyes. Compounds of plant origin composed of an aglycone derived from the anthracene nucleus linked to one or more sugars. A compound obtained from coal, employed in the production of specific dyes and laxatives.  

Morbid dislike or fear of flowers.  

A genus of aromatic flowering plants.