| AMBLYOPIAS | • amblyopias n. Plural of amblyopia. • AMBLYOPIA n. impaired sight without any apparent damage to the eye. |
| AMYLOPLAST | • amyloplast n. (Biology) A specialized leucoplast responsible for the storage of amylopectin through the polymerization of glucose. • AMYLOPLAST n. a colourless plastid that forms and stores starch. |
| COMPARABLY | • comparably adv. In a comparable manner. • COMPARABLE adv. that can be compared. |
| HYALOPLASM | • hyaloplasm n. (Microbiology) A structureless fluid in cells; cytosol. • HYALOPLASM n. the clear fluid part of protoplasm. |
| KARYOPLASM | • karyoplasm n. Nucleoplasm. • KARYOPLASM n. nucleoplasm. |
| LAPAROTOMY | • laparotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for making an incision in the abdominal wall to gain access into the… • LAPAROTOMY n. a cutting through the walls of the abdomen, as in the Caesarean section. |
| LYMPHOMATA | • lymphomata n. Plural of lymphoma. • LYMPHOMA n. a tumor having a structure resembling that of a lymphatic gland. |
| MACROPHYLA | • macrophyla n. Plural of macrophylum. • MACROPHYLUM n. a large phylum, as in New Guinea macrophylum. |
| MYCOPLASMA | • mycoplasma n. Any infectious bacterium of the genus Mycoplasma, often specifically Mycoplasma pneumoniae. • Mycoplasma prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Mycoplasmataceae – bacteria that lack cell walls. • MYCOPLASMA n. a member of the Mycoplasma, a variety of pathogenic agents apparently neither viruses not true bacteria. |
| PAROXYSMAL | • paroxysmal adj. Of, pertaining to, causing or accompanied by paroxysms. • PAROXYSMAL adj. of the nature of a paroxysm. |
| PLASMOGAMY | • plasmogamy n. (Mycology) Stage of sexual reproduction joining the cytoplasm of two parent mycelia without the fusion of nuclei. • PLASMOGAMY n. a process of fusion of the cytoplasm of two cells; the first step in syngamy, also PLASTOGAMY. |
| PLASTOGAMY | • plastogamy n. Synonym of plasmogamy. • PLASTOGAMY n. a process of fusion of the cytoplasm of two cells, the first step in syngamy, also PLASMOGAMY. |
| POLYMASTIA | • polymastia n. The fact or condition of having more than two mammae or nipples. • POLYMASTIA n. the presence of supernumerary breasts or nipples, also POLYMASTISM, POLYMASTY. |
| STAPHYLOMA | • staphyloma n. (Medicine) An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |