| ARTHRODESIS | • arthrodesis n. (Medicine, surgery) The surgical fusion of a joint between two or more bones so that the joint can no… • ARTHRODESIS n. the surgical immobilization of a joint so that the bones grow solidly together. |
| CRYPTORCHID | • cryptorchid n. A male animal with one or two undescended testicles. • CRYPTORCHID n. a male human or animal in whom one or both testes fail to descend into the scrotum. |
| DIARTHROSES | • diarthroses n. Plural of diarthrosis. • DIARTHROSIS n. a joint permitting free movement. |
| DIARTHROSIS | • diarthrosis n. (Anatomy) A joint that can move freely in various planes. • DIARTHROSIS n. a joint permitting free movement. |
| DISHERITORS | • disheritors n. Plural of disheritor. • DISHERITOR n. one who puts another out of his inheritance. |
| HYDROMETRIC | • hydrometric adj. Concerning or applying hydrometry. • HYDROMETRIC adj. relating to measurement by hydrometer, also HYDROMETRICAL. |
| HYDROTROPIC | • hydrotropic adj. (Biology) exhibiting hydrotropism. • HYDROTROPIC adj. exhibiting hydrotropism, i.e. growth in the direction of water. |
| IRONHEARTED | • ironhearted adj. Alternative form of iron-hearted. • iron-hearted adj. Pitiless; inflexibly unsympathetic. • IRONHEARTED adj. cruel, hardhearted. |
| ORCHARDISTS | • orchardists n. Plural of orchardist. • ORCHARDIST n. one who cultivates an orchard. |
| ORTHODROMIC | • orthodromic adj. Of or relating to a means of navigation by following an arc of the great circle corresponding to the… • orthodromic adj. (Of neurons) Passing along neurological impulses in a normal (expected) direction. • ORTHODROMIC adj. having great circles represented as straight lines. |
| PARATHYROID | • parathyroid adj. (Anatomy) Situated near the thyroid gland. • parathyroid adj. (Anatomy) Pertaining to the parathyroid glands or their extracts. • parathyroid n. A parathyroid gland. |
| PYRETHROIDS | • pyrethroids n. Plural of pyrethroid. • PYRETHROID n. any of various synthetic compounds related to the pyrethrins, and sharing their insecticidal properties. |
| PYRITOHEDRA | • pyritohedra n. Plural of pyritohedron. • PYRITOHEDRON n. a pentagonal dodecahedron. |
| RADIOTHERMY | • RADIOTHERMY n. the treatment of disease by means of heat generated by electromagnetic radiation. |
| REHYDRATION | • rehydration n. The replenishment of water and electrolytes lost through dehydration. • REHYDRATION n. the act of rehydrating. |
| RETHEORIZED | • retheorized v. Simple past tense and past participle of retheorize. |
| SHORTHAIRED | • shorthaired adj. Having short hair. • SHORTHAIRED adj. having short hair. |
| THERMODURIC | • thermoduric adj. (Of bacteria) Capable of surviving high temperatures such as the pasteurisation process. • thermoduric n. A bacterium capable of surviving high temperatures. • THERMODURIC adj. resistant to high temperatures. |
| TRAITORHOOD | • traitorhood n. The quality of being a traitor. • TRAITORHOOD n. the state of being a traitor. |
| TRICHLORIDE | • trichloride n. (Chemistry) any chloride containing three chlorine atoms in each molecule. • TRICHLORIDE n. any compound that contains three chlorine atoms per molecule. |