| AERENCHYMATOUS | • aerenchymatous adj. Relating to an aerenchyma. • AERENCHYMATOUS adj. relating to aerenchyma, respiratory tissue. |
| CHOLESTYRAMINE | • cholestyramine n. (Pharmacology) The United States Adopted Name of colestyramine. • CHOLESTYRAMINE n. a strongly basic synthetic resin that forms insoluble complexes with bile acids and has been used to lower cholesterol levels in hypercholesterolemic patients. |
| CRYMOTHERAPIES | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
| DEMETHYLATIONS | • demethylations n. Plural of demethylation. |
| EXOTHERMICALLY | • exothermically adv. In an exothermic manner. • EXOTHERMIC adv. of a chemical reaction, giving out heat, also EXOTHERMAL. |
| HAEMACYTOMETER | • haemacytometer n. Alternative form of hemocytometer. • HAEMACYTOMETER n. an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting, also HEMACYTOMETER. |
| HAEMOCYTOMETER | • haemocytometer n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hemocytometer. • HAEMOCYTOMETER n. an apparatus for counting the number of cells in a quantity of blood, typically consisting of a graduated pipette for drawing and diluting, also HEMOCYTOMETER. |
| HEMACYTOMETERS | • hemacytometers n. Plural of hemacytometer. • HEMACYTOMETER n. an instrument for counting blood cells, also HAEMACYTOMETER, HAEMOCYTOMETER, HEMOCYTOMETER. |
| HYMENOPLASTIES | • hymenoplasties n. Plural of hymenoplasty. • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| HYPEREMOTIONAL | • hyperemotional adj. Involving or exhibiting excessive emotion. • HYPEREMOTIONAL adj. excessively emotional. |
| HYPERMETABOLIC | • hypermetabolic adj. Pertaining to hypermetabolism. • HYPERMETABOLIC adj. relating to hypermetabolism, the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity. |
| HYPERMETROPIAS | • hypermetropias n. Plural of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPIA n. longsightedness, aka hyperopia, also HYPERMETROPY. |
| LEUCOCYTHAEMIA | • leucocythaemia n. Alternative form of leucocythemia. • LEUCOCYTHAEMIA n. leukaemia. |
| MECHANOTHERAPY | • mechanotherapy n. (Medicine) A type of physiotherapy designed to promote health through exercise and massage. • MECHANOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disorders or injuries by means of mechanical devices, esp. devices that provide exercise for bodily parts. |
| MEGATECHNOLOGY | • MEGATECHNOLOGY n. large-scale technology. |
| MESENCHYMATOUS | • mesenchymatous adj. Synonym of mesenchymal. • MESENCHYMATOUS adj. relating to mesenchyme, the embryonic tissue from which circulatory, lymphatic, skeletal, and connective tissue develop, also MESENCHYMAL. |
| METHOXYFLURANE | • methoxyflurane n. (Pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned… • METHOXYFLURANE n. a potent general anaesthetic administered as a vapor. |
| SPERMATOPHYTES | • spermatophytes n. Plural of spermatophyte. • SPERMATOPHYTE n. a seed plant. |
| THYMELAEACEOUS | • thymelaeaceous adj. (Botany) Belonging to the Thymelaeaceae. • THYMELAEACEOUS adj. of the Thymelaeaceae, the family of trees and shrubs with simple leaves and tough bark to which spurge laurel belongs. |