| ANEMOPHILIES | • ANEMOPHILY n. pollination by the wind. |
| CEPHALOMETER | • cephalometer n. An instrument for measuring the head. • cephalometer n. A device for positioning the head, and holding it steady, for an X-ray or surgery; a cephalostat. • CEPHALOMETER n. an instrument for positioning the human head for X-ray examination in cephalometry. |
| CEPHALOMETRY | • cephalometry n. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. • CEPHALOMETRY n. the science of measuring the head in living individuals. |
| DEPHLEGMATOR | • dephlegmator n. (Chemistry, archaic) An instrument or apparatus in which water is separated by evaporation or distillation;… • DEPHLEGMATOR n. an agent that dephlegmates. |
| ENCEPHALOMAS | • encephalomas n. Plural of encephaloma. • ENCEPHALOMA n. a brain tumour. |
| EPITHELIOMAS | • epitheliomas n. Plural of epithelioma. • EPITHELIOMA n. a tumour of the epithelium. |
| HEMERALOPIAS | • hemeralopias n. Plural of hemeralopia. • HEMERALOPIA n. the condition of seeing well at night or in partial darkness, while the day sight is poor. |
| HEPATOMEGALY | • hepatomegaly n. (Pathology) An abnormal enlargement of the liver. • HEPATOMEGALY n. enlargement of the liver. |
| MELANOPHORES | • melanophores n. Plural of melanophore. • MELANOPHORE n. a chromatophore containing melanin. |
| MESOCEPHALIC | • mesocephalic adj. (Of a person or animal) Having a head that is not particularly short or long from front to back, relative… • mesocephalic n. A mesocephalic person. • MESOCEPHALIC adj. having a medium-sized skull. |
| METALLOPHONE | • metallophone n. Any musical instrument consisting of tuned metal bars which are struck to make sound. • METALLOPHONE n. an instrument like a xylophone with metal bars, the hammers being operated by hand or by means of a keyboard. |
| MYELOPATHIES | • myelopathies n. Plural of myelopathy. • MYELOPATHY n. a disease or disorder of the spinal cord or bone marrow. |
| PHAEOMELANIN | • phaeomelanin n. Alternative spelling of pheomelanin. • PHAEOMELANIN n. a reddish-brown pigment in animals, including birds. |
| PHELLODERMAL | • phellodermal adj. Of or pertaining to phelloderm. • PHELLODERMAL adj. relating to the phelloderm. |
| PHENOMENALLY | • phenomenally adv. In a manner that is extraordinary or amazing. • phenomenally adv. In terms of phenomena. • PHENOMENAL adv. relating to or being a phenomenon. |
| PHENTOLAMINE | • phentolamine n. (Pharmacology) A synthetic compound used as a vasodilator, especially in certain cases of hypertension. • PHENTOLAMINE n. an adrenergic blocking agent used esp. in the diagnosis and treatment of hypertension due to pheochromocytoma. |
| PHLEGMAGOGUE | • phlegmagogue n. (Obsolete) Any medicine supposed to expel phlegm. • PHLEGMAGOGUE n. a phlegm-expelling drug. |
| SPELAEOTHEMS | • SPELAEOTHEM n. a term for depositional features, such as stalactites and stalagmites, found in caves, also SPELEOTHEM. |