| ADENOIDECTOMY | • adenoidectomy n. (Surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed… • ADENOIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adenoids, also ADENECTOMY. |
| ADIATHERMANCY | • adiathermancy n. (Obsolete) A resistance to the flow of heat. • ADIATHERMANCY n. impermeability to radiant energy. |
| ADRENALECTOMY | • adrenalectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of one or both adrenal glands, usually advised for patients with tumours in those glands. • ADRENALECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the adrenal glands. |
| BASIDIOMYCETE | • basidiomycete n. (Mycology) Any fungus of the phylum Basidiomycota, that produces sexual spores on a basidium. • BASIDIOMYCETE n. any fungus of a subdivision Basidiomycotina that includes the agarics. |
| CIRCUMGYRATED | • circumgyrated v. Simple past tense and past participle of circumgyrate. • CIRCUMGYRATE v. to whirl or roll round. |
| COMPLICATEDLY | • complicatedly adv. In a complicated manner. • COMPLICATEDLY adv. COMPLICATED. |
| DECLAMATORILY | • declamatorily adv. In a declamatory manner. • DECLAMATORY adv. in the manner of a declamation. |
| DERMATOPHYTIC | • dermatophytic adj. Being or relating to a dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
| DIAMETRICALLY | • diametrically adv. Separated by a diameter, on exactly the opposite side. • diametrically adv. (Especially in the phrase diametrically opposed) Absolutely (in opposition). • DIAMETRICAL adv. pertaining to a diameter, also DIAMETRAL, DIAMETRIC. |
| DOCUMENTARILY | • documentarily adv. By means of documents. • DOCUMENTARY adv. serving to document. |
| ENDOLYMPHATIC | • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to, or containing, endolymph. • endolymphatic adj. (Anatomy) Within a lymphatic vessel. • ENDOLYMPHATIC adj. relating to endolymph, the watery fluid contained in the membranous labyrinth of the internal ear. |
| GEODYNAMICIST | • geodynamicist n. One who studies geodynamics. • GEODYNAMICIST n. a student of geodynamics, the study of the dynamic processes and forces within the earth. |
| HYDROMAGNETIC | • hydromagnetic adj. Of or pertaining to hydromagnetics. • HYDROMAGNETIC adj. relating to hydromagnetics, a branch of mathematical physics dealing with interactions between an electricity-conducting fluid (such as an ionized gas) and a magnetic field. |
| HYDROMETRICAL | • hydrometrical adj. Concerning or applying hydrometry. • HYDROMETRICAL adj. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRIC. |
| INDETERMINACY | • indeterminacy n. The condition of being indeterminate. • INDETERMINACY n. the state of being indeterminate. |
| MASTOIDECTOMY | • mastoidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove part or all of the mastoid process. • MASTOIDECTOMY n. an operation to remove mastoid bone. |
| MEDICAMENTARY | • medicamentary adj. Of or relating to medicament; medicinal. • MEDICAMENTARY adj. relating to medicaments, also MEDICAMENTAL. |
| MYOCARDITISES | • myocarditises n. Plural of myocarditis. • MYOCARDITIS n. inflammation of the myocardium. |
| THERMODYNAMIC | • thermodynamic adj. Of, or relating to the conversion of heat into other forms of energy. • thermodynamic adj. (Physics) Of, or relating to thermodynamics. • THERMODYNAMIC adj. of or relating to thermodynamics, also THERMODYNAMICAL. |