| BRONCHOSPASM | • bronchospasm n. (Medicine) difficulty in breathing due to a contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| OBCOMPRESSED | • obcompressed adj. Compressed or flattened anteroposteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one. • OBCOMPRESSED adj. flattened from front to back. |
| OMBUDSPERSON | • ombudsperson n. A person of any gender who performs the function historically defined by the term ombudsman. |
| BRONCHOSPASMS | • bronchospasms n. Plural of bronchospasm. • BRONCHOSPASM n. constriction of the air passages of the lung (as in asthma) by spasmodic contraction of the bronchial muscles. |
| OMBUDSPERSONS | • ombudspersons n. Plural of ombudsperson. |
| POLYRIBOSOMES | • polyribosomes n. Plural of polyribosome. • POLYRIBOSOME n. a cluster of ribosomes linked together by a molecule of messenger RNA and forming the site of protein synthesis. |
| MALABSORPTIONS | • malabsorptions n. Plural of malabsorption. • MALABSORPTION n. faulty absorption esp. of nutrient materials from the gastrointestinal tract. |
| PRECOMBUSTIONS | • PRECOMBUSTION n. a preliminary combustion. |
| SUBMICROSCOPIC | • submicroscopic adj. Smaller than microscopic; too small to be seen even with a microscope. • SUBMICROSCOPIC adj. too small to be seen in an ordinary light microscope. |
| ABSORPTIOMETERS | • absorptiometers n. Plural of absorptiometer. • ABSORPTIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the solubility of gases in liquids. |
| NEPHROBLASTOMAS | • nephroblastomas n. Plural of nephroblastoma. • NEPHROBLASTOMA n. a tumour on the kidneys. |
| NONCOMPRESSIBLE | • noncompressible adj. Not compressible. • NONCOMPRESSIBLE adj. not compressible. |
| PROBABILIORISMS | • PROBABILIORISM n. the belief that when in doubt one must choose the most likely answer. |
| PROHIBITIONISMS | • PROHIBITIONISM n. support for prohibition. |
| 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. |
| SYMBOLOGRAPHIES | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |
| SYMMETROPHOBIAS | • SYMMETROPHOBIA n. fear of symmetry. |
| THROMBOPLASTINS | • thromboplastins n. Plural of thromboplastin. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |