| ANAPLASIA | • anaplasia n. (Biology) A reversion of differentiation in cells that is characteristic of malignancy in tumours. • ANAPLASIA n. reversion of plant or animal cells to a simpler form. |
| ANAPLASTY | • anaplasty n. (Surgery) The restoration of lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. • ANAPLASTY n. the art or operation of restoring lost parts or the normal shape by the use of healthy tissue. |
| APPALOOSA | • appaloosa n. (US, uncountable) A breed of horse having a spotted rump. • appaloosa n. (Countable) A horse of the breed. • appaloosa n. (Southern US) A catfish. |
| APPRAISAL | • appraisal n. The act or process of developing an opinion of value. • appraisal n. A judgment or assessment of the value of something, especially a formal one. • APPRAISAL n. the act of appraising. |
| CATAPLASM | • cataplasm n. (Medicine) A poultice or plaster, spread over one’s skin as medical treatment. • CATAPLASM n. a plaster or poultice. |
| GALAPAGOS | • Galapagos prop.n. Alternative spelling of Galápagos. • Galápagos prop.n. The Galápagos Islands. • GALAPAGO n. (Spanish) a kind of tortoise. |
| PALAESTRA | • palaestra n. (Historical) A public area in ancient Greece and Rome dedicated to the teaching and practice of wrestling… • palaestra n. An arena for literal or figurative combat; a battlefield. • palæstra n. Archaic spelling of palaestra. |
| PANATELAS | • panatelas n. Plural of panatela. • PANATELA n. (Spanish) a long thin cigar, also PANATELLA, PANETELA, PANETELLA. |
| PARABLAST | • parablast n. (Biology) A portion of the mesoblast (of peripheral origin) of the developing embryo, whose cells are… • PARABLAST n. the yolk of an egg, such as a hen's egg, that undergoes meroblastic cleavage. |
| PARABOLAS | • parabolas n. Plural of parabola. • PARABOLA n. (Greek) a type of curve, one of the conic sections. |
| PARADISAL | • paradisal adj. Like paradise; paradisiacal. • PARADISAL adj. relating to paradise, also PARADISIC. |
| PARASAILS | • parasails n. Plural of parasail. • parasails v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of parasail. • PARASAIL v. to soar while harnessed to a parachute towed by a car or boat. |
| PLANARIAS | • PLANARIA n. a kind of aquatic flatworm, also PLANARIAN. |
| PLATANNAS | • platannas n. Plural of platanna. • PLATANNA n. (South African) the African clawed frog. |
| RATAPLANS | • rataplans n. Plural of rataplan. • rataplans v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of rataplan. • RATAPLAN v. to make a rapidly repeating sound, as on a drum. |