| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| CALYPTROGENS | • calyptrogens n. Plural of calyptrogen. • CALYPTROGEN n. the layer of cells on the growing tip of a root giving rise to the root cap. |
| COLONOGRAPHY | • colonography n. A virtual, non-invasive form of colonoscopy that uses computed tomography. |
| HYDROPLANING | • hydroplaning v. Present participle of hydroplane. • hydroplaning n. (Automotive, US, Canada) The loss of contact with the road because of surface water. The act of aquaplaning. • HYDROPLANE v. to travel by hydroplane, a light, flat-bottomed motorboat. |
| LARYNGOPHONY | • laryngophony n. The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed upon the larynx. • LARYNGOPHONY n. the sound of the voice as heard through the stethoscope applied over the larynx. |
| LARYNGOSCOPE | • laryngoscope n. An endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx. • LARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| LARYNGOSCOPY | • laryngoscopy n. The examination of the throat using a laryngoscope. • LARYNGOSCOPY n. examination by use of a laryngoscope. |
| LARYNGOSPASM | • laryngospasm n. An uncontrolled, spasmodic closure of the larynx. • LARYNGOSPASM n. spasmodic closure of the larynx. |
| PARLEYVOOING | • parleyvooing v. Present participle of parleyvoo. • PARLEYVOO v. (slang) to speak French. |
| PERINATOLOGY | • perinatology n. A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. |
| PHARYNGOLOGY | • pharyngology n. (Medicine) The science that studies the pharynx and treatment of its diseases. • PHARYNGOLOGY n. the study of the throat. |
| POLYGRAPHING | • polygraphing v. Present participle of polygraph. • POLYGRAPH v. to copy by polygraph. |
| PROTEOGLYCAN | • proteoglycan n. (Biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| SELENOGRAPHY | • selenography n. (Astronomy, geography, cartography) The scientific study of the Moon’s geographic features; geography of the Moon. • SELENOGRAPHY n. the branch of astronomy dealing with the physical features of the moon. |
| XYLOGRAPHING | • xylographing v. Present participle of xylograph. • XYLOGRAPH v. to copy by xylograph. |