Metaplegic

adjective
Of or relating to a bodily paralysis triggered by a disorder elsewhere in the body.
noun
A person who suffers from metaplegia.
Origin
Pairing of meta (from ‘metastasis’) and plegia (paralysis).
Source
Against A Dark Background

Synchroneurobonding

noun
A virus that makes a group of infectees better able to anticipate one another’s reactions.
Source
Against A Dark Background

Normform

noun
A body with unmodified anatomy.
Source
The Keys to December

Trollburg

noun
A large animal that can house a population of occupants in symbiosis.
Origin
Portmanteau of troll (a giant supernatural being) and burg (town).
Source
Two Moons

Chlomach

noun
An external artificial organ capable of photosynthesis, attached to the human body via umbilical cord.
Origin
Derived from khlōrós (green) and māchina (machine).
Source
Sleeping Beauties

Atavachron

noun
A device used to prepare a time traveller’s cellular structure and brain patterns for survival in their selected time period.
Origin
Derived from atavus (ancestor) and khrónos (time).
Source
Star Trek: The Original Series

Joyboy

noun
An artificial male lover.
Source
A Borrowed Man

Nocturnalia

noun plural
Life that wells up in unexpected ways whenever darkness falls on the city.
Origin
Pairing of ‘nocturnal’ with the Latin suffix -alia (nominalization/intensification).
Source
Borne

Prodgy

noun
A child.
Origin
Abbreviation of ‘progeny’.
Source
Stand on Zanzibar

Musculator

noun
A creature that contracts its body when one end is in fresh water and the other in salt water, bred for use as a pump or motor.
Source
The Crucible of Time

Nervograp

noun
Specialised animal tissue bred to transmit signals over long distances.
Source
The Crucible of Time

Aurelac

noun
A subterranean organism resembling a botanical rhizome, known to produce valuable pearl-like stones.
Origin
Derived from aureus (golden) and lac (milk).
Source
Prospect