| ACANTHOCEPHALAN | • acanthocephalan n. Any of parasitic intestinal worms comprising the phylum Acanthocephala. • acanthocephalan adj. In a manner similar to Acanthocephala. • ACANTHOCEPHALAN adj. belonging to the Acanthocephala, a division of parasitic worms with spiny proboscis. |
| ACCOMPANIMENTAL | • accompanimental adj. Relating to or serving as an accompaniment. |
| ACROPARESTHESIA | • acroparesthesia n. (Medicine) severe pain in the extremities. • ACROPARESTHESIA n. a persistent sensation of numbness and tingling in the hands and feet. |
| AMPHITHEATRICAL | • amphitheatrical adj. Having some of the characteristics of an amphitheatre. • AMPHITHEATRICAL adj. relating to an amphitheater, also AMPHITHEATRIC. |
| CARPOMETACARPUS | • carpometacarpus n. (Anatomy) The fusion of digits (carpals and metacarpals) that forms the wing in birds. • CARPOMETACARPUS n. in birds, a bone of the wing formed by fusion of some of the carpals with the metacarpals. |
| MALACOPTERYGIAN | • malacopterygian n. (Archaic) (zoology) Any of the obsolete order of fish Malacopterygii. • MALACOPTERYGIAN adj. belonging to the Malacopterygii, a soft-finned suborder of bony fishes, including herrings and salmon. |
| PALAEOANTHROPIC | • palaeoanthropic adj. Alternative spelling of paleoanthropic. • PALAEOANTHROPIC adj. of or relating to the earliest types of man, also PALAEANTHROPIC. |
| PALAEOBOTANICAL | • palaeobotanical adj. Alternative spelling of paleobotanical. • PALAEOBOTANICAL adj. relating to palaeobotany, the study of fossil plants, also PALAEOBOTANIC. |
| PARAGENETICALLY | • paragenetically adv. In terms of paragenesis. • PARAGENETIC adv. relating to paragenesis. |
| PARASITICALNESS | • parasiticalness n. The state or quality of being parasitical. • PARASITICAL n. of or like a parasite, also PARASITIC. |
| PARASYMPATHETIC | • parasympathetic adj. (Neuroanatomy, neurology, relational) Of or relating to the part of the autonomic nervous system that… • parasympathetic n. (Neuroanatomy) A parasympathetic nerve. • parasympathetic n. (Neurology) Ellipsis of parasympathetic nervous system.. |
| PHARMACEUTICALS | • pharmaceuticals n. Plural of pharmaceutical. • PHARMACEUTICAL n. a medicinal drug, also PHARMACEUTIC. |
| PHARMACOTHERAPY | • pharmacotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease. • PHARMACOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disease and esp. mental illness with drugs. |
| PLANTAGINACEOUS | • plantaginaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Plantaginaceae of plantains and close relatives. • PLANTAGINACEOUS adj. belonging to the plantain family. |
| PRAGMATICALNESS | • pragmaticalness n. The quality or state of being pragmatical. • PRAGMATICALNESS n. the state of being pragmatical. |
| PREACQUAINTANCE | • preacquaintance n. Previous acquaintance or knowledge. • PREACQUAINTANCE n. acquaintance made in advance. |
| SPIROCHAETAEMIA | • spirochaetaemia n. (Pathology) Alternative form of spirochetemia. • SPIROCHAETAEMIA n. the presence of spirochaetes in the blood. |
| THALAMENCEPHALA | • thalamencephala n. Plural of thalamencephalon. • THALAMENCEPHALA plural of thalamencephalon (which has sixteenletters), the part of the diencephalon of the brain that includes the thalamus, pineal gland, and adjacent structures. |