The "What's a good name for this?" thread

& I need a name that describes the major symptoms of the medical conditon. You know, just like how AIDS is "Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome", SARS is "Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome", "gigantism" is from the Greek word for "giant", and primordial dwarfism specifies that it's a case of dwarfism that's present throughout one's entire life (even before birth).

Also, take note that it's not merely a Glasgow Grin that results; the teeth are deformed into inhuman fangs, the way Mileena's own look like in the above linked pics.

edited 20th May '15 5:30:15 AM by MarqFJA

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Vampyrism? Lycan syndrome? (I'm basing the names off of fanged humanoids, and dwarfism and gigantism sets a precedent for mystical monsters as etymologies), Dragonism? Mileonism?

edited 20th May '15 6:06:11 AM by MorningStar1337

What about "theriodontia" (extrapolating from "hyperdontia", replacing "hyper-" with "therio-", meaning "animal") or something along those lines (there's a list of other medical prefixes here)?

edited 20th May '15 6:24:31 AM by Bisected8

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How about Cheshire syndrome? I feel like Cheshire Cat might be the first thing that came to a doctor's mind when seeing an abnormally wide grin like that.

If this medical condition was first found in Japan, it might also get named after Kuchisake-onna. Bonus points for kuchisake meaning literally "slit-mouthed".

edited 20th May '15 7:24:54 AM by Paradisesnake

I have a short story that I've been trying to title, and tonight came up with the following:

"Through Ghostly Eyes"

I'd like to ask two things:

1) What sort of story would you expect from that title? (In other words, I'd like to get an idea of whether it's a good fit for my story.)

2) In and of itself, does it seem like a good title?

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It sound like either a story about the word as seen and experienced by the undead or a story abut someone temporary switching perspectives with a ghost

What would be a good name for a Magic Style created specifically for the purpose of slaying gods and other immortal beings?

Also what would be a good name for an Anti-Magic ability that can nullify any supernatural phenomenon? I got Requiem Zero.

Thanaturgy? Thanatation? Something to with apoptosis?

Have you got other names of magic styles/spells/abilities you want to keep it in line with? Because a college of Hermetic Magic users probably have a different name for the area of study than people using some sort of Religion is Magic. Plus background cultures too.

Modeling off Requiem Zero I'd come up with something like: Counter Level or Eternal Fine.

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Well, not really as far as naming other magic styles. Thing is there's a lot of magic styles going around mainly because it appeals to me. And some of the magical abilities can't be taught like Time Stands Still. And the god killing style is the magic used by the main character of my first series. He's not proficient with it though.

I do not see why would someone think "vampire", "werewolf", or "dragon" when seeing such a deformed Glasgow Grin, to be honest. At least in the case of dwarfism and gigantism, I think the root words were chosen less because of the mythical monsters and more because of the English words that were derived said monsters' names (i.e. "dwarf" for any abnormally small person, "gigantic" for any abnormally large thing).

... And what is "Mileonism" supposed to stand for, anyway?

That would only describe the deformation of the teeth — and even then, there is the issue that the Glasgow Grin only resembles the mouths of carnivorous animals (heck, not even all of them IINM).

edited 20th May '15 9:24:51 PM by MarqFJA

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>... And what is "Mileonism" supposed to stand for, anyway?

Something of a derivation of the name of the character you keep citing as an example for what you're trying to name. The other names I chose because the namesakes are fanged creatures (and the former two are humanoids)

edited 20th May '15 9:25:23 PM by MorningStar1337

Well, it's not like she would exist in the story. I'm just using her as a pretty-much perfect example of what I'm thinking of.

Let me see... Does Hypercynodontic macrostomia sound like an accurate name for the condition? "Hypercynodontic" is supposed to represent how almost all of the teeth have become essentially exaggerated canine teeth.

EDIT: Huh.◊ So Mortal Kombat X!Mileena has an "extra jaw" within her mandible, perhaps to explain how it's anatomically possible for her to close her mouth without injuring herself.

edited 20th May '15 9:30:09 PM by MarqFJA

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Ah, you ninja'd me in the middle of looking up roots. >_< Hypercynodontic macrostomia sounds like a pretty good medical term for it; it might be shortened to "macrostomia" by the general public, since I'm pretty sure usual kinds are strictly congenital and a contagious version would definitely capture the public's attention.

Here are the roots I was looking up anyway:

• Latin
  • bucc(a), buc(a) - jaw, cheek, mouth, mouthful
  • dent(is) - tooth
  • frend(ens) - gnashing of teeth
  • hiatu(s) - cleft, crevice, wide-open jaw
  • metu(s) - an object of fear
  • or(is) - mouth

(metu- included because it seemed plausible that it would be dubbed something like ormetuism, because the chief symptom is having a terrifying mouth)

• Greek
  • donti - teeth
  • kopsimo - gash (informal)
  • kynodontas - fang, canine tooth
  • magoulo - cheek
  • phronimitis - wisdom teeth
  • pligi - a deep cut
  • skisma, sxisma - crack

(Don't combine Greek and Latin roots in a single word!)

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Following up from my previous post, to explain about the god killing magic, to give you an idea on how strong it is: let's say there's an immortal who had their concept of death removed from their being. As in even if you want to kill them before they become immortal it still wouldn't work. Practioners of the god killing magic can kill them and remove them from the cycle of reincarnation. And with some of its spells, you can even kill something that can fly out of reality who would be normally untouchable under normal circumstances. Even Anthropomorphic Personifications aren't immune though it would technically make them alive just barely conscious at all, with no way of putting themselves back together. Though think of the repurcussions...

Anyway, can you think of a name for it?

Also, technically magical abilities can't be perfectly taught, though it can be replicated. A mage can create a spell based on another's magical ability, it just won't be as effective.

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Hmm... Well, the first interpretation is reasonably accurate, although is may perhaps go further than my story does.

edited 21st May '15 7:49:13 AM by ArsThaumaturgis

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Guys? Anybody going to help with the god killing magic? And the Anti-Magic abiltiy?

God-killing magic I could go with some derivation of "Deicide" for the name, as for the Anti-Magic I recommend fining Latin or Greek translations for the word "Neutral" (as in "neutralize") and going off that

That actually is a good suggestion

edited 21st May '15 11:08:23 PM by MorningStar1337

Are the gods in your story usually worshipped? Because then I would call that magic style "Iconoclasm" which is the act of destroying icons of worship.

That's actually perfect, thank you. Though "Iconoclasm" doesn't limit itself to just gods; Eldritch Abominations, demons, you name it.

@Noaqiyeum: On second thought, I'm becoming more partial towards oxydontic macrostomia. "Oxydontic" means "sharp-toothed" in reference to how all the teeth become more like those of a carnivore (even the molars become a nastier version of real-life carnassials), which relegates the number and size of the teeth to being secondary symptoms of more variable degrees of manifestation (i.e. not all victims exhibit hyperdontia and/or macrodontia, though it is common), resulting in subclassifications of the general condition.

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What would be a good name for a cosmic force that can negate the supernatural?

Can, or always? Because the former implies that it's main job/property is different, unlike the latter.

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Always and it can barely be controlled, not even by God (being a creator, not being omnipotent version) can fully take control of it.

edited 24th May '15 12:39:33 PM by SkyHavenPath13

Well, what can you tell us about its nature? Mage: The Ascension, for example, has the metaphysical force called "Consensus", which is named so because it is born from what the majority of muggle humanity believes to be Reality according to their perception. Do something in front of these "sleepers" that flagrantly/unambiguously violates this Reality (i.e. the sleepers' innate Weirdness Censor can't cover it up by passing it off as "must be some complex stage magic"), and the Consensus will smack down on you hard with "Paradox": A violent backlash that will do very nasty things to the offender(s).

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Wouldn't a "cosmic force" with that capability be considered supernatural itself?

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