| BRACHYPTERISM | • BRACHYPTERISM n. the state of having abnormally short wings. |
| BRACHYPTEROUS | • brachypterous adj. (Zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings. • BRACHYPTEROUS adj. having short wings. |
| 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. |
| BREATHALYSERS | • breathalysers n. Plural of breathalyser. • BREATHALYSER n. (tradename) a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYZER. |
| BREATHALYZERS | • breathalyzers n. Plural of breathalyzer. • BREATHALYZER n. (tradename) a device which measures the amount of alcohol on a person's breath, also BREATHALYSER. |
| BRONCHOGRAPHY | • bronchography n. Radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast. • BRONCHOGRAPHY n. radiological examination of the trachea or bronchi. |
| CARBOHYDRASES | • carbohydrases n. Plural of carbohydrase. • CARBOHYDRASE n. any of a group of enzymes (as amylase) that promote hydrolysis or synthesis of a carbohydrate (as a disaccharide). |
| CARBOHYDRATES | • carbohydrates n. Plural of carbohydrate. • CARBOHYDRATE n. a compound of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen; extended to similar compounds, the sugars and starches which form the main source of energy in food. |
| CYBERCHONDRIA | • cyberchondria n. Anxiety concerning one’s health, caused by visiting medical websites. • CYBERCHONDRIA n. unfounded anxiety concerning the state of one's health brought on by visiting health and medical websites. |
| ERYTHROBLASTS | • erythroblasts n. Plural of erythroblast. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| ERYTHROPHOBIA | • erythrophobia n. Abnormal and persistent fear of blushing. • erythrophobia n. Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red. • ERYTHROPHOBIA n. an aversion to the color red; an extreme fear of blushing. |
| HEARTBROKENLY | • heartbrokenly adv. In a heartbroken manner. • HEARTBROKEN adv. having a broken heart. |
| HERBIVOROUSLY | • herbivorously adv. In a herbivorous manner. • HERBIVOROUS adv. eating plants. |
| HYPERURBANISM | • hyperurbanism n. (Linguistics) the creation of a non-standard form by mimicking the standard dialect. • HYPERURBANISM n. use of hypercorrect forms in language. |
| HYPERVARIABLE | • hypervariable adj. Having a high degree of variability. |
| PRESBYTERSHIP | • presbytership n. The office or station of a presbyter; presbyterate. • PRESBYTERSHIP n. the office of presbyter, an elder in the early Christian church. |
| REPREHENSIBLY | • reprehensibly adv. In a reprehensible manner. • REPREHENSIBLE adv. worthy of or deserving reprehension. |
| RHOMBPORPHYRY | • RHOMBPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBENPORPHYRY. |