| ANGIOPLASTY | • angioplasty n. (Surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma. • ANGIOPLASTY n. the surgical repair of a damaged blood-vessel. |
| AORTOGRAPHY | • aortography n. (Medicine) an arteriography of the aorta. • AORTOGRAPHY n. an arteriography of the aorta. |
| CARTOGRAPHY | • cartography n. (Uncountable) The creation of charts and maps based on the layout of a territory’s geography. • cartography n. (Countable, figuratively) An illustrative discussion of a topic. • CARTOGRAPHY n. the art and science of making maps, also CHARTOGRAPHY. |
| HYPOGASTRIA | • hypogastria n. Plural of hypogastrium. • HYPOGASTRIUM n. (Latin) the lower middle abdominal region. |
| PANTOGRAPHY | • pantography n. The copying of drawings using a pantograph. • pantography n. A general description; an entire view of an object. • PANTOGRAPHY n. copying by the use of a pantograph. |
| PATHOGRAPHY | • pathography n. A biography that highlights the negative aspects of its subject’s life. • pathography n. (Medicine) A biography that explores the effects of a disease on its subject’s life. • PATHOGRAPHY n. a description of or article on a disease; a biography that focuses on the negative. |
| PENTAGYNIAN | • PENTAGYNIAN adj. relating to the Pentagynia, an order of plants with five pistils, also PENTAGYNOUS. |
| PHANTASYING | • phantasying v. Present participle of phantasy. • PHANTASY v. to imagine, also FANTASY. |
| PLACATINGLY | • placatingly adv. In a manner that serves to placate. • PLACATING adv. PLACATE, to conciliate. |
| PLATELAYING | • platelaying n. (Rail transport) The work of a platelayer, inspecting and maintaining the permanent way. • PLATELAYING n. the laying of rails for a railway. |
| PLAYACTINGS | • playactings n. Plural of playacting. • play-actings n. Plural of play-acting. • PLAYACTING n. pretence. |
| PROTOGALAXY | • protogalaxy n. A cloud of gas which is starting to form a galaxy. • PROTOGALAXY n. a galaxy in its initial state of formation. |
| PTYALAGOGIC | • PTYALAGOGIC adj. acting as a ptyalagogue. |
| PTYALAGOGUE | • ptyalagogue n. Any sialogogue. • PTYALAGOGUE n. a substance promoting salivation. |
| PYROGALLATE | • pyrogallate n. (Chemistry) any salt of the phenol pyrogallol when viewed as an acid. • PYROGALLATE n. any salt or ester of pyrogallol. |
| STEATOPYGAS | • STEATOPYGA n. an excessive development of fat on the buttocks, esp. on females, also STEATOPYGIA. |
| STEATOPYGIA | • steatopygia n. An excessive accumulation of fat on the buttocks. • STEATOPYGIA n. an excessive development of fat on the buttocks, esp. of females, also STEATOPYGA. |
| TACHYGRAPHS | • tachygraphs n. Plural of tachygraph. • TACHYGRAPH n. a shorthand writer, also TACHYGRAPHER, TACHYGRAPHIST. |
| TACHYGRAPHY | • tachygraphy n. The art and practice of rapid writing. • tachygraphy n. (Historical) Stenography or shorthand as done in ancient and medieval times. • TACHYGRAPHY n. shorthand. |
| TYPOGRAPHIA | • typographia n. Miscellaneous materials relating to printers and printing. • TYPOGRAPHIA n. matter relating to printing or printers. |