strabismic, adjective.
1. = cross-eyed.
2. of or having to do with strabismus.
3. (Figurative.) distorted.



posology, noun.
the branch of medical science that is
concerned with the doses in which medicines
should be administered.



coxa, noun, pl. coxae.
1. (Anatomy.)
a. the hipbone.
b. the hip joint.
2. (Zoology.) the joint by which the
leg is articulated to the body in
arthropods.


Daltonism or daltonism, noun.
color blindness, especially the inability
to distinguish red from green.



constative, adjective. (Grammar, Philosophy.)
stating or asserting a wish, command, or plan,
not its actual performance. "I hope to go" is
a constative utterance; "I am going" is a
performative utterance.


balistraria, noun.
a cross-shaped opening in the wall
of a medieval fortress through which
a crossbow could be fired.


gavial, noun.
any one of a family of large, harmless
crocodilians of southern Asia that have
long, extremely slender snouts. Also, garial.


salubrious, adjective.
favorable or conducive to good health;
healthful. Ex. a salubrious diet. Their
salubrious effects, which include the
relief of pain ... are seldom more than
palliative and almost never permanent
(New Yorker). (SYN) wholesome, salutary.


sheth, noun.
1. one of the ribs of the framework for
the bottom or sides of a wagon.
2. the part of a plow to which the
moldboard and share are attached.

I have to admit I have trouble visualizing the structure of either item.


consuetude, noun.
1. custom recognized as having legal force.
2. custom; usage; habit.


mendicant, adjective, noun.
adj. begging. Ex. Mendicant friars ask
alms for charity. And with that dejected
air and mendicant voice (Samuel Richardson).
noun
1. a beggar. Ex. We were surrounded by
mendicants asking for money.
2. a member of a mendicant religious order.


fugacious, adjective.
1. passing quickly; tending to flee;
fleeting; transitory.
Ex. the fugacious nature of life and time
(Harriet Martineau). (SYN) transient,
fugitive, evanescent.
2. (Botany.) falling or fading early.
Ex. If the calyx falls very early,
it is called fugacious (Heber W. Youngken).


vug, vugg, or vugh, noun.(Mining.)
a cavity; a hollow in a rock or lode,
often completely lined with quartz.

This word has been used before, but I'll bet few of us (me included) femember it