| ADRENALECTOMY | • adrenalectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands. • ADRENALECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adrenal glands. |
| ARAEOSYSTYLES | • ARAEOSYSTYLE n. a building or colonnade alternately araeostyle and systyle, also AREOSYSTILE. |
| ARCHAEOPTERYX | • archaeopteryx n. Alternative spelling of archeopteryx. • Archaeopteryx prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Archaeopterygidae – known from fossils and widely accepted as the… • archæopteryx n. Rare spelling of archeopteryx. |
| BALNEOTHERAPY | • balneotherapy n. The treatment of disease by bathing. • BALNEOTHERAPY n. treatment by natural waters. |
| COENENCHYMATA | • coenenchymata n. Plural of coenenchyma. • COENENCHYMA n. gelatinous material uniting the polyps of an anthozoan colony. |
| CYANOETHYLATE | • cyanoethylate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To subject to cyanoethylation. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| CYANOGENAMIDE | • CYANOGENAMIDE n. the amide of cyanogen, a white crystalline substance, also CYANAMID, CYANAMIDE. |
| DECARBOXYLASE | • decarboxylase n. (Biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of a carboxyl group, effectively removing carbon… • DECARBOXYLASE n. any of a group of enzymes that accelerate decarboxylation esp. of amino acids. |
| DECARBOXYLATE | • decarboxylate v. (Organic chemistry) To remove one or more carboxyl groups from a molecule. • DECARBOXYLATE v. to remove carbon dioxide from its substrate. |
| DEUTERANOMALY | • deuteranomaly n. (Ophthalmology) A form of anomalous trichromacy involving a reduction in sensitivity to the green area… • DEUTERANOMALY n. the state of being deuteranomalous. |
| ENCYCLOPAEDIA | • encyclopaedia n. (Chiefly UK, Australia) Alternative spelling of encyclopedia. • encyclopædia n. Archaic spelling of encyclopedia. • ENCYCLOPAEDIA n. a work containing information on every branch, or on a particular branch, of knowledge, also ENCYCLOPEDIA. |
| HAEMODIALYSER | • haemodialyser n. Alternative form of hemodialyzer. • HAEMODIALYSER n. an artificial kidney, also HAEMODIALYZER, HEMODIALYZER. |
| HAEMODIALYSES | • haemodialyses n. Plural of haemodialysis. • HAEMODIALYSIS n. dialysis of the blood using a kidney machine, also HEMODIALYSIS. |
| HAEMODIALYZER | • haemodialyzer n. Alternative form of hemodialyzer. • HAEMODIALYZER n. an artificial kidney, also HAEMODIALYSER, HEMODIALYZER. |
| INELABORATELY | • INELABORATE adv. not elaborate. |
| MEGAKARYOCYTE | • megakaryocyte n. (Anatomy) A large cell, found in bone marrow, responsible for the production of platelets. • MEGAKARYOCYTE n. a large cell with a lobulated nucleus, found esp. in the bone marrow, the source of blood platelets. |
| MEGALOCEPHALY | • megalocephaly n. Synonym of macrencephaly. • MEGALOCEPHALY n. the condition of having an unusually large head or cranial capacity, also MEGACEPHALY. |
| NYMPHAEACEOUS | • nymphaeaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Nymphaeaceae of water lilies. • NYMPHAEACEOUS adj. belonging to the Nymphaea family, waterlilies. |
| PALAEOECOLOGY | • palaeoecology n. The study of past ecologies by using the evidence of fossils. • PALAEOECOLOGY n. the study of early ecology. |