| BIBLIOPHAGISTS | • bibliophagists n. Plural of bibliophagist. • BIBLIOPHAGIST n. a voracious reader. |
| 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. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBES | • claustrophobes n. Plural of claustrophobe. • CLAUSTROPHOBE n. one with a fear of confined spaces. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIA | • claustrophobia n. The fear of closed, tight places. • CLAUSTROPHOBIA n. fear of closed spaces. |
| CLAUSTROPHOBIC | • claustrophobic adj. (Psychology) Suffering from claustrophobia; being scared of being enclosed in a confined space. • claustrophobic adj. Cramped and confined, so as to induce claustrophobia. • claustrophobic n. Someone with claustrophobia. |
| CONSTABLESHIPS | • constableships n. Plural of constableship. • CONSTABLESHIP n. the office of constable. |
| HOSPITABLENESS | • hospitableness n. The quality of being hospitable. • HOSPITABLENESS n. the state of being hospitable. |
| HYPERCATABOLIC | • hypercatabolic adj. Relating to, or exhibiting, hypercatabolism. |
| HYPERMETABOLIC | • hypermetabolic adj. Pertaining to hypermetabolism. • HYPERMETABOLIC adj. relating to hypermetabolism, the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| PATHOBIOLOGIES | • pathobiologies n. Plural of pathobiology. • PATHOBIOLOGY n. the biology of disease. |
| PHENOBARBITALS | • phenobarbitals n. Plural of phenobarbital. • PHENOBARBITAL n. a crystalline barbiturate used as a hypnotic, sedative, and anticonvulsant. |
| PHENYLBUTAZONE | • phenylbutazone n. (Pharmacology) An anti-inflammatory and analgesic drug used to treat arthritis and gout. • PHENYLBUTAZONE n. a drug formerly used as an analgesic, but now largely restricted to veterinary use. |
| THROMBOPHILIAS | • thrombophilias n. Plural of thrombophilia. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |