| ALPHABETIFORM | • alphabetiform adj. Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols. • ALPHABETIFORM adj. shaped like letters. |
| HYPERCATABOLISM | • hypercatabolism n. An increased rate of catabolism. • HYPERCATABOLISM n. an abnormally high rate of catabolism. |
| HYPERMETABOLIC | • hypermetabolic adj. Pertaining to hypermetabolism. • HYPERMETABOLIC adj. relating to hypermetabolism, the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity. |
| HYPERMETABOLISM | • hypermetabolism n. (Biochemistry) The physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant… • HYPERMETABOLISM n. the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity. |
| HYPERMUTABILITY | • hypermutability n. The state of being hypermutable. • HYPERMUTABILITY n. the state of being hypermutable. |
| HYPERMUTABLE | • hypermutable adj. (Genetics) That mutates rapidly. • HYPERMUTABLE adj. excessively mutable. |
| IMPERISHABILITY | • imperishability n. The quality of being imperishable. • IMPERISHABILITY n. the state of being imperishable. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMAS | • nephroblastomas n. Plural of nephroblastoma. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| PULMOBRANCHIATE | • pulmobranchiate adj. (Zoology) Breathing by means of lung sacs. • PULMOBRANCHIATE adj. relating to a pulmobranch, a lung-book. |
| STREPHOSYMBOLIA | • strephosymbolia n. A tendency, associated with word blindness, to twist or invert certain similar letters (such as b and d) when reading. • STREPHOSYMBOLIA n. a visual disorder where letters are seen mirror imaged. |
| THROMBOPHILIA | • thrombophilia n. (Pathology) The tendency to develop thrombosis (blood clots) due to an abnormality in the system of coagulation. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
| THROMBOPHILIAS | • thrombophilias n. Plural of thrombophilia. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |
| THROMBOPLASTIC | • thromboplastic adj. Causing or accelerating the formation of blood clots. • THROMBOPLASTIC adj. initiating or accelerating the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTIN | • thromboplastin n. (Biochemistry) A protease that converts prothrombin to thrombin during the clotting of blood. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |
| THROMBOPLASTINS | • thromboplastins n. Plural of thromboplastin. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |