| ANAPHYLAXIS | • anaphylaxis n. Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug. • anaphylaxis n. A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea… • ANAPHYLAXIS n. an increased susceptibility to injected foreign material, also ANAPHYLAXY. |
| ASPHYXIANTS | • asphyxiants n. Plural of asphyxiant. • ASPHYXIANT n. an agent causing asphyxiation. |
| ASPHYXIATED | • asphyxiated v. Simple past tense and past participle of asphyxiate. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
| ASPHYXIATES | • asphyxiates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of asphyxiate. • ASPHYXIATE v. to cause asphyxia in. |
| ASPHYXIATOR | • asphyxiator n. One who or that which asphyxiates. • ASPHYXIATOR n. one of who asphyxiates. |
| HYPEROREXIA | • HYPEROREXIA n. compulsive overeating. |
| HYPOXAEMIAS | • hypoxaemias n. Plural of hypoxaemia. • HYPOXAEMIA n. a deficiency of oxygenation of the blood, also HYPOXEMIA, HYPOXIA. |
| LITHOLAPAXY | • litholapaxy n. (Medicine) The removal of a vesical calculus by first crushing it and subsequently washing out the fragments. • LITHOLAPAXY n. the operation of crushing stone in the bladder and working it out. |
| MAXIMAPHILY | • maximaphily n. (Philately) A branch of philately involving the study and creation of maximum cards. • MAXIMAPHILY n. the study and collection of maximum cards. |
| OXYCEPHALIC | • oxycephalic adj. Of or relating to oxycephaly. • OXYCEPHALIC adj. having a conical skull, also OXYCEPHALOUS. |
| PHYLLOTAXIS | • phyllotaxis n. (Botany) The arrangement of leaves on a stem, or the mathematical principles governing such arrangement. • PHYLLOTAXIS n. the arrangement of leaves on a stem and in relation to one another, also PHYLLOTAXY. |
| PHYTOALEXIN | • phytoalexin n. (Medicine) any of several classes of antibiotics produced by plants in response to microorganisms. • PHYTOALEXIN n. any substance produced by a plant as a defence against disease. |
| PROPHYLAXIS | • prophylaxis n. (Medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease. • prophylaxis n. (Chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent’s plan or tactic. • PROPHYLAXIS n. preventive treatment against diseases, etc. |
| PYRRHULOXIA | • pyrrhuloxia n. Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage. • Pyrrhuloxia prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Fringillidae – certain birds similar to cardinals, notably… • PYRRHULOXIA n. a grey-and-pink crested bunting of Central and SW North America, with a short parrot-like bill. |
| XYLOGRAPHIC | • xylographic adj. Of or pertaining to xylographs. • XYLOGRAPHIC adj. relating to xylography, the art of making engravings on wood, also XYLOGRAPHICAL. |