| CARDIOMYOPATHY | • cardiomyopathy n. (Pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium. • CARDIOMYOPATHY n. any of several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked esp. by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart. |
| CHLOROBROMIDES | • chlorobromides n. Plural of chlorobromide. • CHLOROBROMIDE n. a compound of chlorine and bromine with a metal or organic radical. |
| CHLORPROPAMIDE | • chlorpropamide n. (Medicine) A sulfonylurea antidiabetic drug. • CHLORPROPAMIDE n. a sulfonylurea drug used orally to reduce blood sugar in the treatment of mild diabetes. |
| CHONDROCRANIUM | • chondrocranium n. (Anatomy) The developing skull, composed of cartilage, of an embryo before ossification. • CHONDROCRANIUM n. the cartilaginous parts of an embryonic cranium. |
| CHONDROMATOSIS | • chondromatosis n. (Pathology) The formation of multiple chondromas. • CHONDROMATOSIS n. a condition in which benign tumours made up of cartilage cells form in the bones. |
| CHONDROSAMINES | • chondrosamines n. Plural of chondrosamine. • CHONDROSAMINE n. an amino-sugar, the basis of chondroitin. |
| CHROMODYNAMICS | • chromodynamics n. (Physics) The study of the relationship between those quarks that possess the quantum property of color… • CHROMODYNAMICS n. strong interaction, color, and exchange of gluons. |
| DURCHKOMPONIRT | • DURCHKOMPONIRT adj. (German) having the music especially adapted to each stanza, also DURCHKOMPONIERT. |
| DYSMENORRHOEIC | • dysmenorrhoeic adj. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrheic. • dysmenorrhœic adj. Obsolete form of dysmenorrheic. • DYSMENORRHOEIC adj. suffering from dysmenorrhoea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEIC. |
| ECHOCARDIOGRAM | • echocardiogram n. (Medicine) The visual image formed by an echocardiograph. • ECHOCARDIOGRAM n. a visual record made by echocardiography. |
| ENDOMYCORRHIZA | • endomycorrhiza n. (Ecology) A form of mycorrhiza in which the hyphae of the fungus penetrate the root cells. • ENDOMYCORRHIZA n. a type of fungus with hyphae that penetrate the cell wall and invaginate the cell membrane. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASM | • hypochondriasm n. Hypochondriasis. • HYPOCHONDRIASM n. hypochondria. |
| MONOSACCHARIDE | • monosaccharide n. (Biochemistry) A simple sugar such as glucose, fructose or deoxyribose that has a single ring. • MONOSACCHARIDE n. a simple sugar e.g. glucose or fructose. |
| MYOCARDIOGRAPH | • MYOCARDIOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the movements of heart muscle. |
| MYOCARDIOPATHY | • myocardiopathy n. (Pathology) Any disease of the myocardium. • MYOCARDIOPATHY n. any noninflammatory disease of the myocardium. |
| ORCHIDECTOMIES | • orchidectomies n. Plural of orchidectomy. • ORCHIDECTOMY n. excision of one or both testicles, also ORCHIECTOMY. |
| ORCHIDOMANIACS | • orchidomaniacs n. Plural of orchidomaniac. • ORCHIDOMANIAC n. one with an excessive enthusiasm for orchids. |
| PANIDIOMORPHIC | • panidiomorphic adj. (Geology) Having a completely idiomorphic structure. • PANIDIOMORPHIC adj. of igneous rocks, having well-developed crystals. |
| THERMOPERIODIC | • thermoperiodic adj. Relating to a thermoperiod. • THERMOPERIODIC adj. relating to thermoperiodism, the effect on an organism of rhythmic temperature variations. |
| TRICHOMONACIDE | • trichomonacide n. Any substance that kills trichomonads. • TRICHOMONACIDE n. an agent used to destroy trichomonads. |