| ARTHRECTOMY | • arthrectomy n. (Surgery) excision of a joint. • ARTHRECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a joint. |
| ATTOPHYSICS | • attophysics n. (Physics) The branch of physics concerned with dynamic processes that take place with a time resolution… • ATTOPHYSICS n. the branch of physics concerned with dynamic processes that take place with a time resolution of the order of quintillionths of a second. |
| AUTOCHTHONY | • autochthony n. An aboriginal condition or state. • AUTOCHTHONY n. the state of being aboriginal. |
| CATHOLICITY | • catholicity n. The quality of being catholic, universal or inclusive. • catholicity n. Catholicism. • CATHOLICITY n. broad-mindedness; inclusiveness. |
| CYTOPATHIES | • cytopathies n. Plural of cytopathy. • CYTOPATHY n. a disease or disorder of a cell. |
| GLYPTOTHECA | • glyptotheca n. A room or building devoted to works of sculpture. • GLYPTOTHECA n. a place for keeping sculpture. |
| HEPATECTOMY | • hepatectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of all or part of the liver. • HEPATECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the liver. |
| HEPATOCYTES | • hepatocytes n. Plural of hepatocyte. • HEPATOCYTE n. an epithelial parenchymatous cell of the liver. |
| HYDROSTATIC | • hydrostatic adj. (Physics) Of or relating to hydrostatics. • hydrostatic adj. Of or relating to fluids, especially to the pressure that they exert or transmit. • HYDROSTATIC adj. of or relating to fluids at rest or to the pressures they exert or transmit, also HYDROSTATICAL. |
| HYDROTACTIC | • hydrotactic adj. Relating to hydrotaxis. • HYDROTACTIC adj. relating to hydrotaxis, movement towards or away from water. |
| HYPOTHECATE | • hypothecate v. (Transitive) To pledge (something) as surety for a loan; to pawn, mortgage. • hypothecate v. (Politics, Britain) To designate a new tax or tax increase for a specific expenditure. • hypothecate v. (Australia) To designate in advance the specific purpose of expenditure for government revenues (especially taxes). |
| NYCTANTHOUS | • NYCTANTHOUS adj. flowering at night. |
| TACHEOMETRY | • tacheometry n. Alternative spelling of tachymetry. • TACHEOMETRY n. measurement by use of a tacheometer, an instrument for rapidly measuring survey points on a map. |
| THIOCYANATE | • thiocyanate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of thiocyanic acid; or the -SCN radical or the SCN-1 anion. • THIOCYANATE n. a salt of thiocyanic acid. |
| THORACOTOMY | • thoracotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision into the chest, normally as a first step to gain… • THORACOTOMY n. surgical incision of the chest wall. |
| TRACHEOTOMY | • tracheotomy n. (Surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and… • TRACHEOTOMY n. a surgical incision into the windpipe, to relieve choking, also TRACHEOSTOMY. |