| ANENCEPHALY | • anencephaly n. A lethal birth defect in which most of the brain and parts of the skull are missing; absence of the encephalon. • ANENCEPHALY n. congenital absence of all or part of the brain, also ANENCEPHALIA. |
| APHETICALLY | • aphetically adv. (Linguistics) In an aphetic way: through aphesis. • aphetically adv. (Astrology) In an aphetic way: pertaining to the apheta. • APHETIC adv. relating to aphesis, the loss of an unaccented vowel at the beginning of a word. |
| AUTOCEPHALY | • autocephaly n. (Christianity) The condition where a church’s leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no… • AUTOCEPHALY n. self-government. |
| CALLIGRAPHY | • calligraphy n. (Uncountable) The art or practice of writing letters and words in a decorative style; the letters and… • calligraphy n. (Countable) Any such style of decorative writing. • calligraphy n. (Countable) A document written in decorative style. |
| EDAPHICALLY | • edaphically adv. In terms of soil conditions. • EDAPHIC adv. pertaining to the soil. |
| GRAPHICALLY | • graphically adv. In a graphic manner. • GRAPHICAL adv. of or pertaining to the arts of painting and drawing, also GRAPHIC. |
| HYPALLACTIC | • HYPALLACTIC adj. related to hypallage. |
| MALACOPHILY | • malacophily n. (Botany) pollination by snails. • MALACOPHILY n. pollination by snails. |
| MEGACEPHALY | • megacephaly n. Macrencephaly. • MEGACEPHALY n. the condition of having an unusually large head or cranial capacity, also MEGALOCEPHALY. |
| PACHYDACTYL | • PACHYDACTYL adj. having thick digits, also PACHYDACTYLOUS. |
| PACHYDERMAL | • pachydermal adj. Synonym of pachydermic. • pachydermal adj. Grainy. • PACHYDERMAL adj. of or like a pachyderm. |
| PARENCHYMAL | • parenchymal adj. Of or pertaining to parenchyma. • PARENCHYMAL adj. of or like a parenchyma, a generalized cell or tissue in a plant, also PARENCHYMATOUS. |
| PAROCHIALLY | • parochially adv. In a parochial manner. • PAROCHIAL adv. local; confined to one region. |
| PARONYCHIAL | • paronychial adj. Relating to paronychia. • PARONYCHIAL adj. relating to a paronychia, a whitlow. |
| PHALLICALLY | • phallically adv. In a phallic manner. • PHALLIC adv. pertaining to the phallus, the penis, a symbol of generation in primitive religions. |
| PHLYCTAENAE | • PHLYCTAENA n. (Greek) a small blister or vesicle, also PHLYCTENA. |