| ALPHABETISATION | • alphabetisation n. The act or process of arranging in alphabetical order. • ALPHABETISATION n. the act of alphabetising, also ALPHABETIZATION. |
| BALNEOTHERAPIES | • balneotherapies n. Plural of balneotherapy. • BALNEOTHERAPY n. treatment by natural waters. |
| BIBLIOTHERAPIES | • bibliotherapies n. Plural of bibliotherapy. • BIBLIOTHERAPY n. the use of reading materials for help in solving personal problems or for psychiatric therapy. |
| BIOPSYCHOLOGIES | • BIOPSYCHOLOGY n. the branch of psychology, or of biology, which deals with the interaction of mind and body, and the effects of this interaction. |
| BLASPHEMOUSNESS | • blasphemousness n. The state or quality of being blasphemous. • BLASPHEMOUSNESS n. the state of being blasphemous. |
| BRACHYCEPHALOUS | • brachycephalous adj. Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic. • BRACHYCEPHALOUS adj. short-headed, esp. having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length. |
| HISTOCOMPATIBLE | • histocompatible adj. (Of two individuals) Having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs. • HISTOCOMPATIBLE adj. referring to the degree of similarity between the histocompatibility antigens of two individuals, which determines whether an organ transplant will be tolerated. |
| HYPERCATABOLISM | • hypercatabolism n. An increased rate of catabolism. • HYPERCATABOLISM n. an abnormally high rate of catabolism. |
| HYPERMETABOLISM | • hypermetabolism n. (Biochemistry) The physiological state of increased metabolic activity, typically occurring after significant… • HYPERMETABOLISM n. the physiological state of increased rate of metabolic activity. |
| HYPERMOBILITIES | • hypermobilities n. Plural of hypermobility. • HYPERMOBILITY n. extreme mobility. |
| MICROPUBLISHERS | • micropublishers n. Plural of micropublisher. • MICROPUBLISHER n. one who publishes in microform, a process for reproducing printed matter in much reduced size. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMAS | • nephroblastomas n. Plural of nephroblastoma. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| PHENYLBUTAZONES | • phenylbutazones n. Plural of phenylbutazone. • PHENYLBUTAZONE n. a drug formerly used as an analgesic, but now largely restricted to veterinary use. |
| PHLEBOSCLEROSES | • PHLEBOSCLEROSIS n. hardening and loss of elasticity of the veins. |
| PHLEBOSCLEROSIS | • phlebosclerosis n. (Pathology) sclerosis of the wall of a vein. • PHLEBOSCLEROSIS n. hardening and loss of elasticity of the veins. |
| POLYPHLOESBOEAN | • polyphloesboean adj. (Poetic) Loudly roaring; used to describe the ocean. • POLYPHLOESBOEAN adj. loud-roaring, also POLYPHLOISBIC. |
| PSYCHOBIOLOGIES | • psychobiologies n. Plural of psychobiology. • PSYCHOBIOLOGY n. the study of the biology of the mind. |
| STREPHOSYMBOLIA | • strephosymbolia n. A tendency, associated with word blindness, to twist or invert certain similar letters (such as b and d) when reading. • STREPHOSYMBOLIA n. a visual disorder where letters are seen mirror imaged. |
| SYLLABOGRAPHIES | • SYLLABOGRAPHY n. use of a writing system consisting of characters for syllables rather than for individual sounds or whole words. |
| SYMBOLOGRAPHIES | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |