| 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. |
| AUTOPLASTY | • autoplasty n. (Medicine, surgery, dated) The process of artificially repairing lesions by taking a piece of healthy… • AUTOPLASTY n. grafting tissue from patient's own body. |
| HYOPLASTRA | • hyoplastra n. Plural of hyoplastron. • HYOPLASTRON n. in a turtle's plastron, a plate between the hypoplastron and the entoplastron. |
| 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. |
| NYCTALOPIA | • nyctalopia n. (Medicine) The inability to see clearly in dim light; night blindness. • NYCTALOPIA n. reduced visual capacity in faint light (as at night), night blindness. |
| PALAEOTYPE | • palaeotype n. An old book printed between 1500 and 1550. • palaeotype n. (Historical) A phonetic alphabet developed by Alexander John Ellis to represent all spoken sounds of… • PALAEOTYPE n. a nineteenth century phonetic adaptation of ordinary alphabetical type. |
| PALLIATORY | • palliatory adj. Palliative; extenuating. • PALLIATORY adj. palliative; extenuating. |
| PASTORALLY | • pastorally adv. In a pastoral manner. • pastorally adv. In the role of a pastor. • PASTORAL adv. of literature, music, or works of art, portraying rural life or the life of shepherds, esp. in an idealized or romantic form. |
| 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. |
| PLAYACTORS | • playactors n. Plural of playactor. • play-actors n. Plural of play-actor. • PLAYACTOR n. one who playacts. |
| POLYANTHAS | • polyanthas n. Plural of polyantha. • POLYANTHA n. any of large number of dwarf hybrid roses. |
| 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. |
| PORTRAYALS | • portrayals n. Plural of portrayal. • PORTRAYAL n. the act of portraying. |
| 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. |