| ADENOHYPOPHYSIS | • adenohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones… • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| CHEMOPSYCHIATRY | • CHEMOPSYCHIATRY n. treatment of mental illness by drugs. |
| DYSRHYTHMIA | • dysrhythmia n. A disturbance to an otherwise normal biological rhythm, especially that of the heart. • DYSRHYTHMIA n. an abnormal rhythm. |
| DYSRHYTHMIAS | • dysrhythmias n. Plural of dysrhythmia, which can refer to types of dysrhythmia, cases of dysrhythmia, or episodes of dysrhythmia. • DYSRHYTHMIA n. an abnormal rhythm. |
| HYPERPHYSICAL | • hyperphysical adj. Supernatural, beyond the physical realm, immaterial, metaphysical. • HYPERPHYSICAL adj. supernatural. |
| HYPERPHYSICALLY | • hyperphysically adv. In a hyperphysical manner. • HYPERPHYSICAL adv. supernatural. |
| HYPERTHYMIAS | • hyperthymias n. Plural of hyperthymia. • HYPERTHYMIA n. excessive emotionalism. |
| HYPOPHYSIAL | • hypophysial adj. Of or pertaining to the hypophysis (the pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSIAL adj. relating to the pituitary gland. |
| HYPOTHYMIAS | • HYPOTHYMIA n. a state of depression; a diminished emotional response. |
| ORTHOPSYCHIATRY | • orthopsychiatry n. (Psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young. • ORTHOPSYCHIATRY n. preventive psychiatry for young people. |
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | • pathophysiology n. (Pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of abnormal states. |
| PHYSIOGRAPHY | • physiography n. (Geography) The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It… • physiography n. The descriptive part of a natural science as distinguished from the explanatory or theoretical part. • PHYSIOGRAPHY n. physical geography. |
| PHYSIOPATHOLOGY | • physiopathology n. Pathophysiology: the physiological processes associated with disease or injury, or the study thereof. • PHYSIOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology esp. in the study of altered bodily function in disease. |
| PHYSIOTHERAPY | • physiotherapy n. Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise. • PHYSIOTHERAPY n. physical therapy. |
| PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY | • psychobiography n. A biography that emphasises the psychological aspects of its subject. • PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY n. a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view. |
| PSYCHOPHYSICAL | • psychophysical adj. Of or pertaining to psychophysics. • psychophysical adj. Psychosomatic. • PSYCHOPHYSICAL adj. of or relating to psychophysics. |
| SHILLYSHALLY | • shilly-shally v. To procrastinate. • shilly-shally v. To vacillate. • shilly-shally adj. Indecisive; wavering. |
| SHILLYSHALLYING | • shillyshallying n. Alternative spelling of shilly-shallying. • shilly-shallying v. Present participle of shilly-shally. • shilly-shallying n. The action of the verb. |
| SYCOPHANTISHLY | • sycophantishly adv. In a sycophantish manner. • SYCOPHANTISH adv. like a sycophant. |
| TACHYPHYLAXIS | • tachyphylaxis n. (Medicine) A rapidly decreasing response to a drug following administration of the initial doses. • TACHYPHYLAXIS n. very rapid development of tolerance or immunity to the effects of a drug. |