| AEROEMBOLISM | • aeroembolism n. An embolism that results from the introduction, (or the formation under reduced pressure) of air bubbles in the blood. • AEROEMBOLISM n. sickness caused by exposure to rapidly lowered air pressure. |
| AMENORRHOEAS | • amenorrhoeas n. Plural of amenorrhoea. • amenorrhœas n. Plural of amenorrhœa. • AMENORRHOEA n. abnormal absence or arrest of menstruation, also AMENORRHEA. |
| AXONOMETRIES | • AXONOMETRY n. the branch of crystallography concerned with measurement of the axes of crystals. |
| COMMEMORATES | • commemorates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of commemorate. • COMMEMORATE v. to call to remembrance. |
| DEMONOLATERS | • demonolaters n. Plural of demonolater. • DEMONOLATER n. a worshipper of demons. |
| ENTEROSTOMAL | • enterostomal adj. Relating to enterostomy. • ENTEROSTOMAL adj. relating to enterostomy. |
| GAMETOPHORES | • gametophores n. Plural of gametophore. • GAMETOPHORE n. the part of a plant that bears the reproductive organs. |
| HAEMOCHROMES | • HAEMOCHROME n. a blood pigment, such as haemoglobin, that carries oxygen, also HEMOCHROME. |
| HEADFOREMOST | • headforemost adv. Headfirst. • HEADFOREMOST adv. headfirst. |
| HETEROGAMOUS | • heterogamous adj. (Botany) in which the stamens and pistils are not present in every flower; i.e. there are male and female flowers. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) characterized by alternating generations of a parthenogenetic and sexual nature. • heterogamous adj. (Biology) involving heterogametes in the reproductive process. |
| KERATOTOMIES | • keratotomies n. Plural of keratotomy. • KERATOTOMY n. surgery of the cornea. |
| LAMPOONERIES | • lampooneries n. Plural of lampoonery. • LAMPOONERY n. the practice of lampooning. |
| MELANOPHORES | • melanophores n. Plural of melanophore. • MELANOPHORE n. a chromatophore containing melanin. |
| MESOTHORACES | • mesothoraces n. Plural of mesothorax. • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| MESOTHORAXES | • mesothoraxes n. Plural of mesothorax. • MESOTHORAX n. the middle segment of the thorax in insects. |
| METAMORPHOSE | • metamorphose v. (Of a moth or insect, intransitive) To undergo metamorphosis. • metamorphose v. (By extension, intransitive) To undergo some transformation. • metamorphose v. (Transitive) To transform (something) so that it has a completely different appearance. |
| METEOROGRAMS | • METEOROGRAM n. a meteorograph record. |
| NEMATOPHORES | • nematophores n. Plural of nematophore. • NEMATOPHORE n. a mouthless type of hydrozoan polyp. |
| SOMATOPLEURE | • somatopleure n. (Embryology) A fold of tissue, in the embryo of a vertebrate, from which the walls of the body and the amnion develop. • SOMATOPLEURE n. a cellular sheet in some vertebrates that develops into the internal body wall. |
| TEMPORANEOUS | • temporaneous adj. (Obsolete) temporary. • TEMPORANEOUS adj. (obsolete) lasting only a short while. |