| ESOPHAGOSCOPY | • esophagoscopy n. (American spelling, medicine) Diagnostic inspection of the interior of the esophagus. • ESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also OESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| HYDROGENATORS | • hydrogenators n. Plural of hydrogenator. • HYDROGENATOR n. an agent that hydrogenates. |
| HYGROSCOPICAL | • hygroscopical adj. Alternative form of hygroscopic. • HYGROSCOPICAL adj. readily absorbing moisture from the air, also HYGROSCOPIC. |
| MYCETOPHAGOUS | • mycetophagous adj. That feeds on fungi. • MYCETOPHAGOUS adj. eating fungi. |
| ONYCHOPHAGIES | • ONYCHOPHAGY n. the habit of biting one's fingernails. |
| ONYCHOPHAGIST | • onychophagist n. (Rare) A person who bites his or her fingernails. • ONYCHOPHAGIST n. one who bites their fingernails. |
| OPISTHOGRAPHY | • opisthography n. A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a sheet already written upon on one side. • OPISTHOGRAPHY n. inscribing on the back as well as the front. |
| ORCHESOGRAPHY | • orchesography n. An enhanced form of choreography that includes details of the music to accompany the dance. • ORCHESOGRAPHY n. notation of dancing. |
| OSCILLOGRAPHY | • oscillography n. Measurement by means of an oscillograph. • OSCILLOGRAPHY n. use of an oscillograph. |
| PHAGOCYTOSING | • phagocytosing v. Present participle of phagocytose. • PHAGOCYTOSE v. to subject to phagocytic action. |
| PHARMACOGNOSY | • pharmacognosy n. A branch of pharmacology that studies medical substances that are derived from natural sources, and their recognition. • PHARMACOGNOSY n. the study of drugs of animal and plant origin. |
| PHARYNGOSCOPE | • pharyngoscope n. An instrument used to examine the pharynx. • PHARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for inspecting the pharynx. |
| PHARYNGOSCOPY | • pharyngoscopy n. The medical examination of the pharynx. • PHARYNGOSCOPY n. examination of the pharynx. |
| PHYLLOPHAGOUS | • phyllophagous adj. (Zoology) that feeds on leaves; leaf-eating. • PHYLLOPHAGOUS adj. leaf-eating. |
| PHYSIOLOGICAL | • physiological adj. Of, or relating to physiology. • physiological adj. Relating to the action of a drug when given to a healthy person, as distinguished from its therapeutic action. • PHYSIOLOGICAL adj. relating to physiology, also PHYSIOLOGIC. |
| PROSOPOGRAPHY | • prosopography n. A study of the individuals in a group of people within a specific context and their relationships. • PROSOPOGRAPHY n. a biographical sketch; a description of person. |
| PSYCHOLOGICAL | • psychological adj. Of or pertaining to psychology. • psychological adj. Relating to the mind and behavior or to the mental, emotional, and behavioral characteristics pertaining… • psychological adj. Without an objective, or reasonably logical foundation. |
| SPLANCHNOLOGY | • splanchnology n. (Anatomy, obsolete) The scientific study of the viscera. • SPLANCHNOLOGY n. the study of the entrails or viscera. |
| SYMBOLOGRAPHY | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |