| BRACHYTHERAPY | • brachytherapy n. Radiotherapy using radioactive sources positioned within (or close to) the treatment volume, typically… • BRACHYTHERAPY n. a medical procedure used in the treatment of prostate cancer. |
| CRYMOTHERAPY | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
| CRYOHYDRATE | • cryohydrate n. (Chemistry) Any salt that forms crystals containing water of crystallization only at low temperatures. • CRYOHYDRATE n. a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions, a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water. |
| CRYOHYDRATES | • cryohydrates n. Plural of cryohydrate. • CRYOHYDRATE n. a crystalline substance containing water and a salt in definite proportions, a eutectic crystallizing below the freezing point of water. |
| CRYOTHERAPY | • cryotherapy n. The use of low temperatures in medical therapy or the removal of heat from a body part, aiming to decrease… • CRYOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYMOTHERAPY. |
| HYDROMETALLURGY | • hydrometallurgy n. The field of extractive metallurgy involving the use of aqueous chemistry for the recovery of metals… • HYDROMETALLURGY n. the treatment of ores by wet processes (as leaching). |
| HYDROMETRICALLY | • hydrometrically adv. By means of hydrometry. • HYDROMETRICAL adv. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRIC. |
| HYDROTHERAPY | • hydrotherapy n. (Alternative medicine) Any of various techniques that use water, either externally or internally, for… • HYDROTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of water. |
| HYDROTHERMALLY | • hydrothermally adv. By hydrothermal means. • HYDROTHERMAL adv. designating naturally hot underground water that has geological effects. |
| HYDROXYBUTYRATE | • hydroxybutyrate n. (Chemistry) any salt or ester of hydroxybutyric acid, but especially of gamma-hydroxybutyric acid. • HYDROXYBUTYRATE n. as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| HYGROMETRICALLY | • hygrometrically adv. By means of, or in terms of, hygrometry. • HYGROMETRICAL adv. relating to hygrometry, also HYGROMETRIC. |
| HYPERCRITICALLY | • hypercritically adv. In a hypercritical manner. • HYPERCRITICAL adv. meticulously or excessively critical. |
| HYPERPITUITARY | • HYPERPITUITARY adj. relating to increased hormone secretion by the pituitary body. |
| HYPERREACTIVITY | • hyperreactivity n. (Uncountable) The condition of being hyperreactive. • hyperreactivity n. (Countable) An allergic response to a very low dose of irritant. • HYPERREACTIVITY n. the state of being hyperreactive. |
| HYPERREALITY | • hyperreality n. The state or condition of being hyperreal. • hyperreality n. (Semiotics, philosophy) The inability of consciousness to distinguish reality from fantasy, especially… • hyperreality n. Hyperrealism. |
| NEUROPSYCHIATRY | • neuropsychiatry n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine dealing with disorders that have both neurological and psychiatric features. • NEUROPSYCHIATRY n. a branch of medicine concerned with both neurology and psychiatry. |
| PTERYLOGRAPHY | • pterylography n. (Zoology) The study or description of the arrangement of feathers, or of the pterylae, of birds. • PTERYLOGRAPHY n. a description of pterylae. |
| PYRETOTHERAPY | • pyretotherapy n. (Obsolete, medicine) pyrotherapy. • PYRETOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by causing fever. |