| BRINKMANSHIP | • brinkmanship n. (Chiefly politics) The pursuit of an advantage by appearing to be willing to take a matter to the brink… • BRINKMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKSMANSHIP. |
| BRONCHOSPASM | • bronchospasm n. (Medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| PULMOBRANCHS | • PULMOBRANCH n. a lung-book. |
| BRINKMANSHIPS | • brinkmanships n. Plural of brinkmanship. • BRINKMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKSMANSHIP. |
| BRINKSMANSHIP | • brinksmanship n. Alternative form of brinkmanship. • BRINKSMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKMANSHIP. |
| BRONCHOSPASMS | • bronchospasms n. Plural of bronchospasm. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| HYPERURBANISM | • hyperurbanism n. (Linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect. • HYPERURBANISM n. use of hypercorrect forms in language. |
| MARIMBAPHONES | • marimbaphones n. Plural of marimbaphone. • MARIMBAPHONE n. a marimba. |
| MARSIPOBRANCH | • marsipobranch n. (Zoology) One of the Marsipobranchia. • MARSIPOBRANCH n. a member of the Marsipobranchi, the Cyclostomata. |
| BRINKSMANSHIPS | • brinksmanships n. Plural of brinksmanship. • BRINKSMANSHIP n. the art or practice of pushing a dangerous situation or confrontation to the limit of safety esp. to force a desired outcome, also BRINKMANSHIP. |
| HYPERURBANISMS | • hyperurbanisms n. Plural of hyperurbanism. • HYPERURBANISM n. use of hypercorrect forms in language. |
| MARSIPOBRANCHS | • marsipobranchs n. Plural of marsipobranch. • MARSIPOBRANCH n. a member of the Marsipobranchi, the Cyclostomata. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMA | • nephroblastoma n. (Oncology) A tumour affecting a kidney. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| 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. |
| CHAMBERLAINSHIP | • chamberlainship n. The office or post of chamberlain. • CHAMBERLAINSHIP n. the office of chamberlain. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMAS | • nephroblastomas n. Plural of nephroblastoma. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| 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. |