| APITHERAPY | • apitherapy n. The medical use of bee products such as honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom. • APITHERAPY n. the therapeutic use of bee products, such as royal jelly and propolis. |
| APOPHYSIAL | • apophysial adj. Alternative form of apophyseal. • APOPHYSIAL adj. relating to an apophysis, an expanded or projecting part of an organism, esp. of bone, also APOPHYSATE, APOPHYSEAL. |
| EPIPHYSEAL | • epiphyseal adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the epiphysis. • EPIPHYSEAL adj. pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis, also EPIPHYSIAL. |
| EPIPHYSIAL | • epiphysial adj. Alternative form of epiphyseal. • EPIPHYSIAL adj. pertaining to, or having the nature of, an epiphysis, also EPIPHYSEAL. |
| GYPSOPHILA | • gypsophila n. Any of the many flowering plants of the genus Gypsophila, which have a profusion of small pink or white flowers. • Gypsophila prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Caryophyllaceae – baby’s breath and related plants. • GYPSOPHILA n. a garden flower. |
| HIPPOPHAGY | • hippophagy n. The eating of horsemeat. • HIPPOPHAGY n. feeding on horses. |
| HYPEROPIAS | • hyperopias n. Plural of hyperopia. • HYPEROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hypermetropia. |
| HYPOPLASIA | • hypoplasia n. Underdevelopment or incomplete development of a tissue or organ, especially when caused by an inadequate… • HYPOPLASIA n. the incomplete development of an organ or part, also HYPOPLASTY. |
| LIPOGRAPHY | • lipography n. A scribal or typographical error where a letter or group of letters that should be written twice is written once. • LIPOGRAPHY n. the accidental omission of a letter or syllable. |
| PARAPHYSIS | • paraphysis n. (Botany) A minute jointed filament growing among the archegonia and antheridia of mosses, or with the… • paraphysis n. (Mycology) A type of sterile cell amongst the spore-bearing asci. • paraphysis n. (Anatomy) A derivative of the roof-plate of the telencephalon. |
| PASIGRAPHY | • pasigraphy n. (Linguistics) A writing system where concepts are written instead of words. The system is not phonetic… • PASIGRAPHY n. a system of universal ideographic writing. |
| POLYPHAGIA | • polyphagia n. An excessive appetite for food. • polyphagia n. (Zoology) The eating of many different types of food. • POLYPHAGIA n. the eating of excessive amounts, or many different kinds, of food. |
| POLYPHASIC | • polyphasic adj. Having multiple coexisting phases. • polyphasic adj. Having multiple successive peaks of activity. • POLYPHASIC adj. going through several periods of activity followed by rest in twenty-four hours. |
| PORPHYRIAS | • porphyrias n. Plural of porphyria. • PORPHYRIA n. any of various disorders of metabolism resulting in the excretion of an excessive quantity of porphyrins in the urine. |
| PYROPHOBIA | • pyrophobia n. An fear or hatred of fire or flames. • PYROPHOBIA n. fear of fire. |
| SNAPPISHLY | • snappishly adv. In a snappish manner. • SNAPPISH adv. tending to behave in an impatient or irritable manner. |
| UNHAPPYING | • UNHAPPY v. (Shakespeare) to make unhappy. |