| ADENOHYPOPHYSIS | • adenohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones… • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| ANTHROPOPSYCHIC | • ANTHROPOPSYCHIC adj. ascribing to nature or God of a soul or mind like man's. |
| DYSMORPHOPHOBIA | • dysmorphophobia n. (Dated, psychiatry) body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphia. • DYSMORPHOPHOBIA n. fear of physical deformities. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASES | • hypochondriases n. Plural of hypochondriasis. • HYPOCHONDRIASIS n. morbid concern about one's health esp. when accompanied by delusions of physical disease. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASIS | • hypochondriasis n. (Medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness… • HYPOCHONDRIASIS n. morbid concern about one's health esp. when accompanied by delusions of physical disease. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASMS | • HYPOCHONDRIASM n. hypochondria. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASTS | • hypochondriasts n. Plural of hypochondriast. • HYPOCHONDRIAST n. a hypochondriac. |
| ORTHOPSYCHIATRY | • orthopsychiatry n. (Psychiatry) branch of psychiatry concerned with the prevention of mental illness, especially in the young. • ORTHOPSYCHIATRY n. preventive psychiatry for young people. |
| PATHOPHYSIOLOGY | • pathophysiology n. (Pathology) The physiological processes associated with disease or injury. • PATHOPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of abnormal states. |
| PHILOSOPHICALLY | • philosophically adv. In a philosophical manner. • PHILOSOPHICAL adv. relating to philosophy, also PHILOSOPHIC. |
| PHOSPHORYLATING | • phosphorylating v. Present participle of phosphorylate. • phosphorylating adj. That phosphorylates. • PHOSPHORYLATE v. to cause (an organic compound) to take up or combine with phosphoric acid or a phosphorus-containing group. |
| PHOSPHORYLATION | • phosphorylation n. (Biochemistry) the process of transferring a phosphate group from a donor to an acceptor; often catalysed by enzymes. • PHOSPHORYLATION n. the process of phosphorylating a chemical compound. |
| PHOSPHORYLATIVE | • phosphorylative adj. Relating to phosphorylation. • PHOSPHORYLATIVE adj. of or like phosphorylate. |
| PHYSIOPATHOLOGY | • physiopathology n. Pathophysiology: the physiological processes associated with disease or injury, or the study thereof. • PHYSIOPATHOLOGY n. a branch of biology or medicine that combines physiology and pathology esp. in the study of altered bodily function in disease. |
| PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY | • psychobiography n. A biography that emphasises the psychological aspects of its subject. • PSYCHOBIOGRAPHY n. a biography written from a psychodynamic or psychoanalytic point of view. |
| PSYCHOHISTORIAN | • psychohistorian n. One who is involved in the field of psychohistory. • PSYCHOHISTORIAN n. a student of psychohistory. |