| ABSORPTIOMETRY | • absorptiometry n. (Chemistry) Analysis using an absorptiometer. |
| CHLAMYDOSPORES | • chlamydospores n. Plural of chlamydospore. • CHLAMYDOSPORE n. a thick-walled usually resting fungal spore. |
| HYPOMENORRHEAS | • hypomenorrheas n. Plural of hypomenorrhea. • HYPOMENORRHEA n. the condition in which the interval between two menstrual periods is increased to between 35 and 42 days, also HYPOMENORRHOEA. |
| LYMPHOADENOMAS | • LYMPHOADENOMA n. a tumour of the lymph glands, aka Hodgkin's disease. |
| MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
| METAPSYCHOLOGY | • metapsychology n. (Psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind. • metapsychology n. (Psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology. • metapsychology n. (Philosophy) The study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity. |
| MORPHOSYNTAXES | • morphosyntaxes n. Plural of morphosyntax. • MORPHOSYNTAX n. the study of the interaction of morphology and syntax. |
| MYRMECOPHAGOUS | • myrmecophagous adj. Pertaining to the anteater. • myrmecophagous adj. Feeding on ants. • MYRMECOPHAGOUS adj. feeding on ants. |
| PHARYNGOTOMIES | • pharyngotomies n. Plural of pharyngotomy. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
| POLYDAEMONISMS | • POLYDAEMONISM n. the belief in and worship of numerous supernatural powers, also POLYDEMONISM. |
| POLYMERISATION | • polymerisation n. (British spelling, chemistry) Alternative spelling of polymerization. • POLYMERISATION n. a chemical reaction in which two or more molecules combine to form larger molecules that contain repeating structural units, also POLYMERIZATION. |
| POLYOMAVIRUSES | • polyomaviruses n. Plural of polyomavirus. |
| POSTMASTECTOMY | • postmastectomy adj. After a mastectomy. • POSTMASTECTOMY adj. taking place after a mastectomy. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGIES | • PYRAMIDOLOGY n. the study of the Egyptian pyramids. |
| SYMMETROPHOBIA | • symmetrophobia n. Aversion to symmetry. • SYMMETROPHOBIA n. fear of symmetry. |
| SYNAPOMORPHIES | • synapomorphies n. Plural of synapomorphy. |