| AETIOLOGY | • aetiology n. The establishment of a cause, origin, or reason for something. • aetiology n. The study of causes or causation. • aetiology n. (Medicine, uncountable) The study or investigation of the causes of disease; a scientific explanation… |
| ALGOMETRY | • algometry n. (Medicine) The scientific measurement of responses to pain stimuli. • ALGOMETRY n. the measurement of sensitivity to pressure or pain. |
| ATHEOLOGY | • atheology n. Antagonism to theology; the study or profession of atheism. • ATHEOLOGY n. antagonism to theology. |
| COGNATELY | • cognately adv. In a way that is cognate. • COGNATE adv. related by birth. |
| GASOMETRY | • gasometry n. (Chemistry) The measurement of gases; the determination of the relative proportion of gases in a mixture. • GASOMETRY n. the measurement of amounts of gas. |
| GEOBOTANY | • geobotany n. The branch of biogeography that is concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species. • GEOBOTANY n. the geographical study of plant distribution, aka phytogeography. |
| GESTATORY | • gestatory adj. Pertaining to gestation or pregnancy. • gestatory adj. (Obsolete) Capable of being carried or worn. • GESTATORY adj. (archaic) relating to carrying, also GESTATORIAL. |
| GRAYSTONE | • graystone n. (Uncountable) A type of gray volcanic rock, typically containing feldspar and iron. • graystone n. A building made of any type of gray stone, such as limestone. • GRAYSTONE n. a grey igneous rock of volcanic origin, also GREYSTONE. |
| IATROGENY | • iatrogeny n. Any iatrogenic condition. • IATROGENY n. the study of diseases or conditions induced in a patient by a doctor or medical treatment. |
| OXYGENATE | • oxygenate v. (Transitive) To treat or infuse with oxygen. • oxygenate v. (Transitive, medicine) To give (a patient) oxygen therapy. • OXYGENATE v. to impregnate or treat with oxygen. |
| PARTYGOER | • partygoer n. Someone who attends a party or parties. • party-goer n. One who attends a specific party. • party-goer n. One who frequently attends parties. |
| PATHOGENY | • pathogeny n. (Medicine) The generation and method of development of disease. • PATHOGENY n. the production and development of disease, also PATHOGENESIS. |
| PENTALOGY | • pentalogy n. A set of five works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as five… • PENTALOGY n. the state of being in five parts. |
| PHAGOCYTE | • phagocyte n. (Cytology) A cell of the immune system, such as a neutrophil, macrophage or dendritic cell, that engulfs… • phagocyte v. (Transitive) To phagocytize. • PHAGOCYTE n. a white blood corpuscle that engulfs bacteria and other harmful particles. |
| STEGOMYIA | • STEGOMYIA n. a genus of mosquito, including one that carries dengue and yellow fever. |
| TETRALOGY | • tetralogy n. A set of four works of art that are connected, and that can be seen either as a single work or as four… • tetralogy n. (Medicine) A combination of four symptoms. • tetralogy n. (Medicine, colloquial) Tetralogy of Fallot. |
| THEOPHAGY | • theophagy n. (Rare) The eating or consumption of a god, in a sacramental context. • THEOPHAGY n. the sacramental consumption of a god. |