| PYLORECTOMY | • pylorectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of part or all of the pylorus. • PYLORECTOMY n. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus. |
| HYSTEROSCOPY | • hysteroscopy n. (Medicine) The examination of the uterus using a hysteroscope. |
| LYMPHOCYTOSES | • lymphocytoses n. Plural of lymphocytosis. • LYMPHOCYTOSIS n. a great increase in leukocytes. |
| PHYCOMYCETOUS | • phycomycetous adj. Relating to the former class Phycomycetes of lower fungi; belonging to or characteristic of a phycomycete. • PHYCOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a phycomycete. |
| POLYCOTYLEDON | • polycotyledon n. (Botany) A plant that has many, or more than two, cotyledons in the seed. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| CYTOPHOTOMETRY | • cytophotometry n. (Biology) The analysis of the chemical composition of cells using a cytophotometer. • CYTOPHOTOMETRY n. photometry applied to the study of the cell or its constituents. |
| HYPOPHYSECTOMY | • hypophysectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSECTOMY n. the removal of the pituitary gland. |
| METAPSYCHOLOGY | • metapsychology n. (Psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind. • metapsychology n. (Psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology. • metapsychology n. (Philosophy) The study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity. |
| POLYCOTYLEDONS | • polycotyledons n. Plural of polycotyledon. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |
| LYMPHOCYTOPENIA | • lymphocytopenia n. (Pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. • LYMPHOCYTOPENIA n. an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. |
| ONYCHOCRYPTOSES | • ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS n. the condition of having an ingrowing toenail. |
| POLYCARBOXYLATE | • polycarboxylate n. (Organic chemistry) Any ester of a polycarboxylic acid. • POLYCARBOXYLATE n. a salt or ester of a polycarboxylic acid, used in certain detergents. |
| POLYELECTROLYTE | • polyelectrolyte n. A polymeric electrolyte (such as a protein). • POLYELECTROLYTE n. a jellylike plastic compounded of two polymers, one charged positively and one negatively. |
| PROTEOLYTICALLY | • proteolytically adv. By means of proteolysis. • PROTEOLYTIC adv. relating to proteolysis, the disintegration of protein. |
| PYCNODYSOSTOSES | • pycnodysostoses n. Plural of pycnodysostosis. • PYCNODYSOSTOSIS n. a rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and thickening and fragility of the bones. |