| ARTERIOTOMY | • arteriotomy n. (Medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting. • ARTERIOTOMY n. the surgical excision of an artery. |
| ASTROBOTANY | • astrobotany n. Synonym of xenobotany. • ASTROBOTANY n. the branch of botany that investigates the possibility that plants grow on other planets. |
| ASTROCYTOMA | • astrocytoma n. (Medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| ATTORNEYDOM | • attorneydom n. The realm or sphere of attorneys. • ATTORNEYDOM n. the office of attorney. |
| COMPOTATORY | • compotatory adj. Relating to compotation; drinking together. • COMPOTATORY adj. sharing in a compotation, carousing in company. |
| DEHORTATORY | • dehortatory adj. Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. • DEHORTATORY adj. dissuasive, also DEHORTATIVE. |
| EXHORTATORY | • exhortatory adj. Serving to exhort. • EXHORTATORY adj. using exhortation. |
| GASTROSTOMY | • gastrostomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation. • GASTROSTOMY n. a cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach, also GASTROTOMY. |
| HORTATORILY | • hortatorily adv. In a hortatory manner. • HORTATORY adv. giving exhortation; advisory, also HORTATIVE. |
| NEGOTIATORY | • negotiatory adj. Of or pertaining to negotiation. • NEGOTIATORY adj. relating to negotiation. |
| ORTHOGNATHY | • orthognathy n. The condition of being orthognathous. • ORTHOGNATHY n. the state of having normally aligned jaws. |
| POSTULATORY | • postulatory adj. Of the nature of a postulate. • postulatory adj. Supplicatory. • POSTULATORY adj. assuming or assumed as a postulate. |
| PROTOMARTYR | • protomartyr n. Any of the first Christian martyrs. • PROTOMARTYR n. the first martyr in any cause, esp. St Stephen. |
| PROTONOTARY | • protonotary n. Alternative spelling of prothonotary. • PROTONOTARY n. a court clerk; a chief clerk of any of various courts of law, also PROTHONOTARY. |
| 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. |