| CYTOPATHOLOGY | • cytopathology n. (Cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells. • CYTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of cells in illness. |
| ESOPHAGOSCOPE | • esophagoscope n. (American spelling) A form of endoscope for inspecting the esophagus. • ESOPHAGOSCOPE n. an implement for examining the oesophagus. |
| ESOPHAGOSCOPY | • esophagoscopy n. (American spelling, medicine) Diagnostic inspection of the interior of the esophagus. • ESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also OESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| GONADOTROPHIC | • gonadotrophic adj. Of, pertaining to, or stimulating the functions of the gonads. • GONADOTROPHIC adj. stimulating the gonads, also GONADOTROPIC. |
| HOMOLOGRAPHIC | • homolographic adj. (Cartography) Alternative spelling of homalographic. • HOMOLOGRAPHIC adj. of a map projection, showing area accurately and therefore distorting shape and direction, also HOMALOGRAPHIC. |
| MORPHOLOGICAL | • morphological adj. Of, or pertaining to, morphology. • MORPHOLOGICAL adj. relating to morphology, also MORPHOLOGIC. |
| PALAEOECOLOGY | • palaeoecology n. The study of past ecologies by using the evidence of fossils. • PALAEOECOLOGY n. the study of early ecology. |
| PALEOBIOLOGIC | • paleobiologic adj. Alternative spelling of palaeobiologic. • PALEOBIOLOGIC adj. relating to paleobiology, also PALEOBIOLOGICAL. |
| PALEOECOLOGIC | • paleoecologic adj. Paleoecological. • PALEOECOLOGIC adj. relating to paleoecology, also PALEOECOLOGICAL. |
| PALEONTOLOGIC | • paleontologic adj. Pertaining to paleontology; characteristic of paleontology. • PALEONTOLOGIC adj. relating to paleontology, also PALEONTOLOGICAL. |
| PATHOGNOMONIC | • pathognomonic adj. (Medicine, of a sign or symptom) specifically characteristic or indicative of a particular disease or condition. • PATHOGNOMONIC adj. distinctively characteristic of a particular disease. |
| POLYGONACEOUS | • polygonaceous adj. (Botany) Of or pertaining to a family of apetalous plants, Polygonaceae, of which the knotweeds of the… • POLYGONACEOUS adj. belonging to the family Polygonaceae, knotgrasses. |
| POMOLOGICALLY | • pomologically adv. In a pomological way. • POMOLOGICAL adv. relating to pomology. |
| POTAMOLOGICAL | • potamological adj. Relating to potamology. • POTAMOLOGICAL adj. related to potamology. |
| PROCTOLOGICAL | • proctological adj. Relating to proctology. • PROCTOLOGICAL adj. relating to proctology, the study of the rectum, also PROCTOLOGIC. |
| TOPOLOGICALLY | • topologically adv. In a topological manner. • TOPOLOGICAL adv. relating to topology, also TOPOLOGIC. |
| TOXICOPHAGOUS | • TOXICOPHAGOUS adj. eating poison, also TOXIPHAGOUS. |
| TROPOCOLLAGEN | • tropocollagen n. (Biochemistry) A component of fibres of collagen in which three polypeptide chains are coiled around each other. • TROPOCOLLAGEN n. a subunit of collagen fibrils consisting of three polypeptide strands arranged in a helix. |
| ZOOGEOGRAPHIC | • zoogeographic adj. Of or relating to zoogeography; concerning the geographic distribution of animals. • ZOOGEOGRAPHIC adj. relating to zoogeography, also ZOOGEOGRAPHICAL. |