| APOPLECTICALLY | • apoplectically adv. In an apoplectic manner. • APOPLECTICAL adv. (archaic) apoplectic, also APOPLECTIC. |
| APOTROPAICALLY | • apotropaically adv. In an apotropaic manner. • APOTROPAIC adv. averting or combating evil. |
| BLEPHAROPLASTS | • blepharoplasts n. Plural of blepharoplast. • BLEPHAROPLAST n. a basal body esp. of a flagellated cell. |
| BLEPHAROPLASTY | • blepharoplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons. • BLEPHAROPLASTY n. plastic surgery on the eyelid esp. to remove fatty or excess tissue. |
| PALAEOPEDOLOGY | • palaeopedology n. Alternative spelling of paleopedology. • palæopedology n. Obsolete spelling of paleopedology. • PALAEOPEDOLOGY n. the study of early soils. |
| PALEOGRAPHICAL | • paleographical adj. Alternative form of paleographic. • PALEOGRAPHICAL adj. related to paleography, the study of ancient writings, also PALAEOGRAPHIC. |
| PALEOPATHOLOGY | • paleopathology n. The study of ancient diseases. • paleopathology n. (Countable) Any ancient disease itself. • PALEOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of pathology concerned with ancient diseases as evidenced esp. in fossil or other remains. |
| PAPILLOMATOSES | • papillomatoses n. Plural of papillomatosis. • PAPILLOMATOSIS n. the condition of having papillomata. |
| PAPILLOMATOSIS | • papillomatosis n. (Pathology) the presence of papillomas. • PAPILLOMATOSIS n. the condition of having papillomata. |
| PAPILLOMAVIRUS | • papillomavirus n. (Virology) Any variety of virus which causes warts. • PAPILLOMAVIRUS n. any of a genus of double-stranded DNA viruses that cause papillomas and are sometimes associated with human cancers of the genital tract and esp. of the cervix. |
| PARALLELOPIPED | • parallelopiped n. Alternative form of parallelepiped. • PARALLELOPIPED n. a solid figure bounded by six parallelograms, opposite pairs being identical and parallel. |
| PLATYCEPHALOUS | • platycephalous adj. Platycephalic. • PLATYCEPHALOUS adj. having the vault of the skull flattened, also PLATYCEPHALIC. |
| POLYCARPELLARY | • polycarpellary adj. (Botany) Composed of several or numerous carpels. • POLYCARPELLARY adj. of a plant gynoecium, having or consisting of many carpels. |
| POSTPRANDIALLY | • postprandially adv. In a postprandial manner; after a meal; especially, after dinner. |
| STAPHYLOPLASTY | • staphyloplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate. • STAPHYLOPLASTY n. plastic surgery involving the soft palate and the uvula. |