| CRYPTORCHIDISM | • cryptorchidism n. (Andrology) The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum. • CRYPTORCHIDISM n. the condition in which one or both testes do not descend normally, also CRYPTORCHISM. |
| DIFFRACTOMETRY | • diffractometry n. The elucidation of the structures of crystalline materials by the use of X-ray diffraction. • DIFFRACTOMETRY n. measurement by diffractometer. |
| DISCRIMINATORY | • discriminatory adj. Of or pertaining to discrimination (in all senses). • discriminatory adj. Showing prejudice or bias. • DISCRIMINATORY adj. discriminative. |
| DYSMENORRHOEIC | • dysmenorrhoeic adj. Alternative spelling of dysmenorrheic. • dysmenorrhœic adj. Obsolete form of dysmenorrheic. • DYSMENORRHOEIC adj. suffering from dysmenorrhoea, painful menstruation, also DYSMENORRHEIC. |
| 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. |
| EXTRAPYRAMIDAL | • extrapyramidal adj. Of or pertaining to the neural pathways that are independent of the pyramidal tract. • EXTRAPYRAMIDAL adj. situated outside of the pyramidal tracts. |
| GERRYMANDERING | • gerrymandering n. (Politics) The practice of redrawing electoral districts to gain an electoral advantage for a political party. • gerrymandering v. Present participle of gerrymander. • GERRYMANDERING n. the process of redistricting voting boundaries to benefit one group over another. |
| HYPERMODERNISM | • hypermodernism n. The state or condition of being hypermodern. • hypermodernism n. (Art) An art movement distinguished from modernism and postmodernism chiefly by its extreme and antithetical… • hypermodernism n. (Chess) A school of thought which advocates controlling the centre of the board with distant pieces… |
| HYPERMODERNIST | • hypermodernist n. A proponent of hypermodernism (in any sense). • HYPERMODERNIST n. a practitioner of a hypermodernist style in art. |
| INTERMEDIATORY | • intermediatory adj. Having the function of intermediating; mediatory. • INTERMEDIATORY adj. relating to intermediation. |
| INTRAMEDULLARY | • intramedullary adj. (Anatomy) Inside the medulla. • INTRAMEDULLARY adj. within the bone marrow. |
| JERRYMANDERING | • jerrymandering v. Present participle of jerrymander. • JERRYMANDER v. to rearrange (voting districts) in the interests of a particular party or candidate, also GERRYMANDER. |
| MYOCARDIOGRAPH | • MYOCARDIOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the movements of heart muscle. |
| RADIOCHEMISTRY | • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the chemistry of radioactive substances. • radiochemistry n. (Chemistry) the use of radioisotopes to study the kinetics of chemical reactions. • RADIOCHEMISTRY n. a branch of chemistry dealing with radioactive substances and phenomena including tracer studies. |
| RADIOTELEMETRY | • radiotelemetry n. Any form of telemetry that uses radio waves to transmit the data. • radio␣telemetry n. Telemetry by use of radio waves. • RADIOTELEMETRY n. signalling by radiotelemeter, an instrument for measuring an electrical or other quantity and signalling the measurement to a distant point. |