| APPENDICECTOMY | • appendicectomy n. (Surgery) the surgical procedure for the removal of the vermiform appendix. • APPENDICECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDECTOMY. |
| CATECHUMENSHIP | • catechumenship n. The state or condition of a catechumen. • CATECHUMENSHIP n. the office of catechumen. |
| ENCYCLOPAEDISM | • encyclopaedism n. Alternative form of encyclopedism. • encyclopædism n. Obsolete spelling of encyclopedism. • ENCYCLOPAEDISM n. the compiling of encyclopaedias, also ENCYCLOPEDISM. |
| HYPERCALCAEMIA | • hypercalcaemia n. Alternative spelling of hypercalcemia. • HYPERCALCAEMIA n. an excess of calcium in the blood, also HYPERCALCEMIA. |
| HYPERCALCAEMIC | • hypercalcaemic adj. Alternative form of hypercalcemic. • HYPERCALCAEMIC adj. relating to hypercalcaemia, an excess of calcium in the blood. |
| HYPERCALCEMIAS | • hypercalcemias n. Plural of hypercalcemia. • HYPERCALCEMIA n. an excess of calcium in the blood, also HYPERCALCAEMIA. |
| HYPERGLYCAEMIC | • hyperglycaemic adj. Alternative spelling of hyperglycemic. • hyperglycæmic adj. Obsolete form of hyperglycemic. • HYPERGLYCAEMIC adj. suffering from hyperglycaemia, an excess of sugar in the blood. |
| MACRENCEPHALIA | • MACRENCEPHALIA n. the condition of having an abnormally large brain, also MACRENCEPHALY, MACROCEPHALIA. |
| MACROCEPHALIES | • macrocephalies n. Plural of macrocephaly. • MACROCEPHALY n. largeness, or abnormal largeness, of the head. |
| MEGALOCEPHALIC | • megalocephalic adj. Macrencephalic. • MEGALOCEPHALIC adj. having an unusually large skull, also MEGACEPHALIC, MEGALOCEPHALOUS. |
| MESATICEPHALIC | • mesaticephalic adj. (Anatomy) Having a cranium with a medium ratio of length to breadth. • MESATICEPHALIC adj. intermediate between dolichocephalic and brachycephalic, also MESATICEPHALOUS. |
| MICROCEPHALIES | • microcephalies n. Plural of microcephaly. • MICROCEPHALY n. the state of having a small head. |
| MYELENCEPHALIC | • myelencephalic adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebrospinal. • MYELENCEPHALIC adj. of or like the myelencephalon. |
| OVERCOMPLIANCE | • overcompliance n. Compliance beyond what is necessary. • OVERCOMPLIANCE n. excessive compliance. |
| OVERCOMPLICATE | • overcomplicate v. (Transitive) To make something excessively complicated. • OVERCOMPLICATE v. to complicate excessively. |
| PANCREATECTOMY | • pancreatectomy n. (Surgery) The procedure to remove part or all of the pancreas. • PANCREATECTOMY n. surgical removal of all or part of the pancreas. |
| PETROCHEMICALS | • petrochemicals n. Plural of petrochemical. • PETROCHEMICAL n. a chemical obtained from petroleum. |
| PROCELEUSMATIC | • proceleusmatic n. (Poetry) A metrical foot consisting of four short syllables. • proceleusmatic adj. Inciting; animating; encouraging. • proceleusmatic adj. (Poetry, not comparable) Consisting of four short syllables; composed of metrical feet of four short syllables each. |