| AMPHIBLASTIC | • amphiblastic adj. (Biology) Segmenting unequally; said of telolecithal ova with complete segmentation. • AMPHIBLASTIC adj. of animal ova, showing complete but unequal cleavage after fertilization. |
| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| CEPHALOMETRY | • cephalometry n. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. • CEPHALOMETRY n. the science of measuring the head in living individuals. |
| CHROMOPLASTS | • chromoplasts n. Plural of chromoplast. • CHROMOPLAST n. a colored plastid usually containing red or yellow pigment, such as carotene. |
| EMPATHICALLY | • empathically adv. In an empathic manner. • EMPATHIC adv. involving or showing empathy, also EMPATHETIC. |
| EMPHATICALLY | • emphatically adv. In an emphatic manner; with emphasis. • emphatically adv. (Modal) Most definitely; truly. • emphatically adv. (Obsolete) Not really, but apparently. |
| EXOPHTHALMIC | • exophthalmic adj. Of, or relating to exophthalmos. • exophthalmic adj. Having prominent eyeballs. • EXOPHTHALMIC adj. pertaining to or marked by protrusion of eyeball. |
| HOMEOTYPICAL | • homeotypical adj. (Biology) Of or resembling the usual type. • HOMEOTYPICAL adj. denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosis, also HOMOEOTYPICAL. |
| HYPOTHALAMIC | • hypothalamic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the hypothalamus. • HYPOTHALAMIC adj. of or relating to the hypothalamus. |
| LYMPHANGITIC | • lymphangitic adj. Relating to lymphangitis. • LYMPHANGITIC adj. relating to lymphangitis, inflammation of a lymphatic vessel. |
| MACHTPOLITIK | • machtpolitik n. (Politics) Power politics. • MACHTPOLITIK n. (German) power politics. |
| MEPHITICALLY | • mephitically adv. In a mephitic manner. • MEPHITICAL adv. poisonous or foul-smelling, also MEPHITIC. |
| METAPHORICAL | • metaphorical adj. Pertaining to or characterized by a metaphor; figurative; symbolic. • METAPHORICAL adj. related to metaphor, also METAPHORIC. |
| METAPHYSICAL | • metaphysical adj. Of or pertaining to metaphysics. • metaphysical adj. Being an adherent of the philosophy of metaphysics. • metaphysical adj. Immaterial, supersensual, not physical (more properly, "beyond" that which is physical). |
| METENCEPHALA | • metencephala n. Plural of metencephalon. • METENCEPHALON n. the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain. |
| PHANTASMICAL | • phantasmical adj. Alternative form of phantasmic. • PHANTASMICAL adj. of the nature of a phantasm, also PHANTASMAL, PHANTASMIC. |
| PHLEGMATICAL | • phlegmatical adj. Phlegmatic. • PHLEGMATICAL adj. of a calm, unexcitable disposition, also PHLEGMATIC. |
| POLYCYTHEMIA | • polycythemia n. (Pathology) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells… • POLYCYTHEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHAEMIA. |
| SPERMATHECAL | • spermathecal adj. Of or pertaining to a spermatheca. • SPERMATHECAL adj. of or like a spermatheca, a receptacle for storing spermatozoa in insects. |
| TAPHONOMICAL | • taphonomical adj. Alternative form of taphonomic. • TAPHONOMICAL adj. relating to taphonomy, also TAPHONOMIC. |