| ANTISPASMODICS | • antispasmodics n. Plural of antispasmodic. • ANTISPASMODIC n. an agent capable of preventing or relieving spasms or convulsions. |
| APPENDECTOMIES | • appendectomies n. Plural of appendectomy. • APPENDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the appendix, also APPENDICECTOMY. |
| COMMANDANTSHIP | • commandantship n. The status or rank of a commandant. • COMMANDANTSHIP n. the office of commandant. |
| COMPASSIONATED | • compassionated v. Simple past tense and past participle of compassionate. • COMPASSIONATE v. to show compassion. |
| DECOMPENSATING | • decompensating v. Present participle of decompensate. • DECOMPENSATE v. to fail to compensate. |
| DECOMPENSATION | • decompensation n. (Medicine) The inability of a diseased or weakened organic system or organ to compensate for its deficiency… • decompensation n. (Psychology) The deterioration of cognitive or emotional functionality in a person who is distressed… • DECOMPENSATION n. the failure of an organ to cope with increasing demands made on it owing to disease. |
| DERMATOPLASTIC | • dermatoplastic adj. Of or relating to dermoplasty. • DERMATOPLASTIC adj. relating to dermatoplasty, a plastic operation on the skin. |
| HEPATECTOMISED | • hepatectomised adj. Alternative form of hepatectomized. • HEPATECTOMISED adj. having undergone a hepatectomy, the surgical removal of the liver, also HEPATECTOMIZED. |
| METAPHYSICISED | • METAPHYSICISE v. to make metaphysical, also METAPHYSICIZE. |
| METAPHYSICIZED | • METAPHYSICIZE v. to make metaphysical, also METAPHYSICISE. |
| MISAPPRECIATED | • misappreciated v. Simple past tense and past participle of misappreciate. • MISAPPRECIATE v. to fail to appreciate. |
| MULTICUSPIDATE | • multicuspidate adj. Having more than one cusp. • MULTICUSPIDATE adj. having two or more cusps, also MULTICUSPID. |
| PACHYDERMATOUS | • pachydermatous adj. Of or relating to the pachyderms. • pachydermatous adj. Like an elephant. • pachydermatous adj. (Humorous) Thick-skinned; insensitive. |
| PENTADACTYLISM | • pentadactylism n. Pentadactyly. • PENTADACTYLISM n. the state of being pentadactylic. |
| POLYDACTYLISMS | • polydactylisms n. Plural of polydactylism. • POLYDACTYLISM n. the state of being polydactyl, having more than the normal number of fingers. |
| PREMEDICATIONS | • premedications n. Plural of premedication. • PREMEDICATION n. drugs given to sedate and prepare a patient, esp. for the administration of a general anaesthetic prior to surgery, etc. |
| PSYCHODRAMATIC | • psychodramatic adj. Pertaining to psychodrama. • PSYCHODRAMATIC adj. relating to psychodrama. |
| STAPEDECTOMIES | • stapedectomies n. Plural of stapedectomy. • STAPEDECTOMY n. the removal of the stapes and insertion of an artificial replacement to relieve deafness. |
| SULPHACETAMIDE | • sulphacetamide n. Alternative form of sulfacetamide. • SULPHACETAMIDE n. a sulphonamide used in eye drops against conjunctivitis, etc., also SULFACETAMIDE. |