| ANTHROPOMETRY | • anthropometry n. The science of measuring the human body to ascertain the ranges and averages of dimensions of the human… • ANTHROPOMETRY n. the measurement of parts and functions of human body, esp. as part of study of evolution. |
| DERMATOPHYTES | • dermatophytes n. Plural of dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| DERMATOPHYTIC | • dermatophytic adj. Being or relating to a dermatophyte. • DERMATOPHYTIC adj. of or like a dermatophyte, a fungus parasitic on the skin. |
| METAPHYSICIST | • metaphysicist n. (Philosophy, rare) A metaphysician. • METAPHYSICIST n. one who practises metaphysics. |
| MYTHOPOETICAL | • mythopoetical adj. (Mythology) Pertaining to the creation of myths; pertaining to mythopoiesis. • MYTHOPOETICAL adj. relating to mythopoeia. |
| PHANTASMALITY | • phantasmality n. The quality of being phantasmal. • PHANTASMALITY n. the state of being phantasmal. |
| PLATYHELMINTH | • platyhelminth n. Any flatworm of the phylum Platyhelminthes. • PLATYHELMINTH n. a tapeworm or planarian. |
| SPERMATOPHYTE | • spermatophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that bears seeds rather than spores. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |
| SYMPATHECTOMY | • sympathectomy n. (Neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system. • SYMPATHECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a sympathetic ganglion or other part of the sympathetic system. |
| SYMPATHETICAL | • sympathetical adj. Alternative form of sympathetic. • SYMPATHETICAL adj. (obsolete) sympathetic, also SYMPATHETIC. |
| SYMPATHOLYTIC | • sympatholytic adj. (Medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. • sympatholytic n. (Pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect. • SYMPATHOLYTIC adj. inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| THERMOTHERAPY | • thermotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of heat to treat disease. • THERMOTHERAPY n. the treatment of a part of the body by heat. |
| UNSYMPATHETIC | • unsympathetic adj. Not sympathetic. • UNSYMPATHETIC adj. not sympathetic. |