| ASYMPTOTICALLY | • asymptotically adv. (Mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote. • ASYMPTOTICAL adv. of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity, also ASYMPTOTIC. |
| HYDROXYAPATITES | • hydroxyapatites n. Plural of hydroxyapatite. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
| HYPNOTISABILITY | • hypnotisability n. Alternative spelling of hypnotizability. • HYPNOTISABILITY n. the quality of being hypnotisable, also HYPNOTIZABILITY. |
| HYPOSTATICALLY | • hypostatically adv. In a hypostatic manner; in terms of actual substance. • HYPOSTATICAL adv. relating to hypostasis, also HYPOSTATIC. |
| 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. |
| PHYTOSANITARY | • phytosanitary adj. Concerning the health of plants; especially the freedom from pests requiring quarantine. • PHYTOSANITARY adj. of or relating to the health of plants. |
| POLYSYNTHETICAL | • polysynthetical adj. Alternative form of polysynthetic. • POLYSYNTHETICAL adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETIC. |
| STAPHYLOPLASTY | • staphyloplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate. • STAPHYLOPLASTY n. plastic surgery involving the soft palate and the uvula. |
| STEREOTYPICALLY | • stereotypically adv. In a stereotypical manner or way. • STEREOTYPICAL adv. of or like a stereotype, also STEREOTYPIC. |
| SYMPATHECTOMY | • sympathectomy n. (Neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system. • SYMPATHECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a sympathetic ganglion or other part of the sympathetic system. |
| SYMPATHOLYTIC | • sympatholytic adj. (Medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. • sympatholytic n. (Pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect. • SYMPATHOLYTIC adj. inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| SYMPATHOLYTICS | • sympatholytics n. Plural of sympatholytic. • SYMPATHOLYTIC n. a sympatholytic drug. |
| SYMPTOMATICALLY | • symptomatically adv. In a symptomatic manner; diagnostically. • symptomatically adv. Directed at symptoms, rather than a cause. • symptomatically adv. Based upon symptoms, rather than a causative agent. |
| SYMPTOMATOLOGY | • symptomatology n. (Uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases. • symptomatology n. (Countable) The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease. • SYMPTOMATOLOGY n. the study of symptoms of illness. |