| ADRENOCORTICAL | • adrenocortical adj. (Anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex. • adreno-cortical adj. Alternative spelling of adrenocortical. • ADRENOCORTICAL adj. of, relating to, or derived from the cortex of the adrenal glands. |
| ARCHDEACONRIES | • archdeaconries n. Plural of archdeaconry. • ARCHDEACONRY n. the district or residence of an archdeacon. |
| CARCINOSARCOMA | • carcinosarcoma n. (Oncology) Any malignant neoplasm that has characteristics of both a carcinoma and a sarcoma. • CARCINOSARCOMA n. a kind of tumour. |
| CIRCUMFORANEAN | • circumforanean adj. (Obsolete) Wandering from market to market; vagabond, itinerant. • CIRCUMFORANEAN adj. wandering about as from market to market, vagrant, also CIRCUMFORANEOUS. |
| CONTRACTIONARY | • contractionary adj. Tending to cause contraction. • CONTRACTIONARY adj. relating to contraction, also CONTRACTIONAL. |
| CORPUSCULARIAN | • corpuscularian adj. (Obsolete) Pertaining to or consisting of corpuscules; corpuscular. • corpuscularian adj. (Now historical) Related to the corpuscular theory; pertaining to corpuscules or atoms; atomic. • corpuscularian n. (Dated) An adherent of the corpuscular theory of chemistry. |
| CORYNEBACTERIA | • corynebacteria n. Plural of corynebacterium. • CORYNEBACTERIUM n. a bacterium that causes e.g. diphtheria. |
| CRANIOCEREBRAL | • craniocerebral adj. (Anatomy) Of or pertaining to the skull and the brain. • CRANIOCEREBRAL adj. involving both cranium and brain. |
| CRANIOMETRICAL | • craniometrical adj. Relating to craniometry; craniometric. • CRANIOMETRICAL adj. relating to craniometry, a science dealing with cranial measurement, also CRANIOMETRIC. |
| INCARCERATIONS | • incarcerations n. Plural of incarceration. • INCARCERATION n. imprisonment. |
| NARCOCATHARSES | • NARCOCATHARSIS n. hypnoanalysis when narcotics are used in producing the hypnotic state. |
| NARCOCATHARSIS | • NARCOCATHARSIS n. hypnoanalysis when narcotics are used in producing the hypnotic state. |
| PARTHENOCARPIC | • parthenocarpic adj. Exhibiting or relating to parthenocarpy. • PARTHENOCARPIC adj. relating to parthenocarpy. |
| REACCELERATION | • reacceleration n. A second or subsequent acceleration. |
| RECALCITRATION | • recalcitration n. A kicking back again; opposition; repugnance; refractoriness. • RECALCITRATION n. refractoriness. |