| AMYOTROPHY | • amyotrophy n. (Pathology) atrophy of muscles. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
| APOCHROMAT | • apochromat n. (Optics) A kind of lens corrected for chromatic and spherical aberration. • APOCHROMAT n. an apochromatic lens or instrument. |
| CHROMATOID | • chromatoid adj. Resembling chromatin. • chromatoid n. (Cytology) The part of a nucleus comprising DNA and proteins where chromosomes are formed. • CHROMATOID adj. relating to chromatin, a protein/DNA complex making the chromosome. |
| HARMOTOMES | • harmotomes n. Plural of harmotome. • HARMOTOME n. a zeolite, a hydrated silicate of aluminium and barium. |
| HETEROATOM | • heteroatom n. (Chemistry) Any atom which is not carbon or hydrogen. • heteroatom n. (Chemistry) Any atom in a heterocyclic ring (or other structure normally built of carbon atoms) that… • HETEROATOM n. an atom other than carbon in the ring of a heterocyclic compound. |
| HOMOGRAFTS | • homografts n. Plural of homograft. • HOMOGRAFT n. a graft from one individual to another unrelated individual of the same species. |
| HOMOPTERAN | • homopteran n. Any insect of the former hemipteran order Homoptera. • HOMOPTERAN n. a member of the Homoptera, cicadas, froghoppers etc. |
| MASTERHOOD | • masterhood n. The condition of being a master. • MASTERHOOD n. the state of being a master. |
| MATRONHOOD | • matronhood n. The state of being a matron. • MATRONHOOD n. the state of being a matron. |
| MESOTHORAX | • mesothorax n. (Entomology) The middle of the three segments of the thorax of an insect, carrying the second pair of… • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| MOTORCOACH | • motorcoach n. A motorised bus, or coach. • motorcoach n. Alternative form of motor coach (a rail vehicle). • motor-coach n. (Rail transport) Alternative form of motor coach. |
| PHOTOGRAMS | • photograms n. Plural of photogram. • PHOTOGRAM n. a photograph. |
| PHOTOMURAL | • photomural n. A large photograph (or series of photographs) used as a wall decoration. • PHOTOMURAL n. an enlarged photograph, usually several yards long. |
| PROTOHUMAN | • protohuman adj. Pertaining to the first humans or the beginning of humankind. • protohuman n. One of the earliest humans preceding Homo sapiens. • proto-human adj. Alternative form of protohuman. |
| RACHIOTOMY | • rachiotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
| TOMOGRAPHS | • tomographs n. Plural of tomograph. • TOMOGRAPH n. an instrument for viewing a section of an object using X-rays. |
| TOMOGRAPHY | • tomography n. Imaging by sections or sectioning. • TOMOGRAPHY n. X-ray photography in which parts of body in front of, or behind, the part under examination are not shown. |