| AROMATHERAPY | • aromatherapy n. (Alternative medicine) The use of selected fragrances in lotions and inhalants in an effort to affect… • AROMATHERAPY n. a therapy involving the use of scents. |
| ARTHROGRAPHY | • arthrography n. (Medicine) An arthrogram. • arthrography n. (Dated, uncountable, medicine) The scientific description of joints. • ARTHROGRAPHY n. the X-ray examination of a joint after injection of a contrast medium into the joint space. |
| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| BRACHYGRAPHY | • brachygraphy n. (Obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand. • BRACHYGRAPHY n. certain old systems of shorthand. |
| CARDIOGRAPHY | • cardiography n. (Medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis. • CARDIOGRAPHY n. the making of cardiographs. |
| CERAMOGRAPHY | • ceramography n. (Materials science) microscopic study of ceramics. • CERAMOGRAPHY n. the historical description of types of pottery. |
| CHARTERPARTY | • charterparty n. A contract between a shipowner and a merchant, under which a ship is hired for the conveyance of goods etc. • CHARTERPARTY n. the common written form in which a contract of affreightment is expressed. |
| CHARTOGRAPHY | • CHARTOGRAPHY n. the drawing of maps, also CARTOGRAPHY. |
| FRACTOGRAPHY | • fractography n. The study of fracture surfaces of materials. • FRACTOGRAPHY n. the microscopic study of fractures in metal surfaces. |
| HYPERAROUSAL | • hyperarousal n. A state of heightened psychological and physiological tension resulting in reduced pain tolerance, anxiety… • HYPERAROUSAL n. a state of extreme arousal. |
| HYPERCARBIAS | • HYPERCARBIA n. hypercapnia, also HYPERCAPNIA. |
| HYPERSARCOMA | • hypersarcoma n. (Pathology, archaic) Synonym of hypersarcosis. • HYPERSARCOMA n. proud or fungous flesh. |
| ORGANOGRAPHY | • organography n. (Biology) The scientific description of the structure and function of the organs of living organisms. • ORGANOGRAPHY n. a description of the organs of plants or animals. |
| PARAHYDROGEN | • parahydrogen n. (Physics) The form of the hydrogen molecule (H2) in which the two nuclei have antiparallel spin; about… • PARAHYDROGEN n. a spin isomer of hydrogen. |
| PARATHYROIDS | • parathyroids n. Plural of parathyroid. • PARATHYROID n. such a gland. |
| POLAROGRAPHY | • polarography n. (Chemistry) An electrochemical technique for the analysis of redox reactions. • POLAROGRAPHY n. a technique for determining the concentration and nature of the ions in a solution by an electrolytic process. |
| RADIOTHERAPY | • radiotherapy n. The therapeutic use of ionizing radiation, almost exclusively used for the treatment of malignant disease. • RADIOTHERAPY n. treatment by radiation. |
| REPROACHABLY | • reproachably adv. In a reproachable manner. • REPROACHABLE adv. worthy of reproach. |
| STRATIGRAPHY | • stratigraphy n. (Geology) The study of rock layers and the layering process (stratification). • stratigraphy n. (Archaeology) The layering of deposits, with newer remains overlaying older ones, forming a chronology of the site. • STRATIGRAPHY n. the study of geological layers or strata. |
| TACHYGRAPHER | • tachygrapher n. (Historical) One who writes in tachygraphy or shorthand, especially in ancient times. • TACHYGRAPHER n. a shorthand writer, also TACHYGRAPH, TACHYGRAPHIST. |