| AMYLOIDOSIS | • amyloidosis n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders in which the fibrous protein amyloid is deposited in an organ of the body. • AMYLOIDOSIS n. the condition of the body in which amyloid is deposited in the tissues. |
| BASIDIOMYCETOUS | • basidiomycetous adj. Relating to the basidiomycetes. • BASIDIOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a basidiomycete. |
| CYTODIAGNOSIS | • cytodiagnosis n. (Pathology) diagnosis by means of a study of the cells present in a sample. • CYTODIAGNOSIS n. medical diagnosis following the close examination of the cells of the body tissues or fluids, e.g. the smear test for cervical cancer. |
| DERMATOMYOSITIS | • dermatomyositis n. A disease of connective tissue, related to polymyositis, characterized by inflammation of the muscles and skin. • DERMATOMYOSITIS n. a disease characterized by inflammation of the skin and muscles, and wasting of the muscles. |
| DISCOMMODIOUSLY | • discommodiously adv. In a discommodious manner. • DISCOMMODIOUS adv. inconvenient. |
| DISCOMPOSINGLY | • discomposingly adv. So as to discompose. • DISCOMPOSING adv. DISCOMPOSE, to disarrange; to disturb. |
| DISCONTINUOUSLY | • discontinuously adv. In a discontinuous manner; not continuously. • DISCONTINUOUS adv. not continuous. |
| DISHARMONIOUSLY | • disharmoniously adv. In a disharmonious manner. • DISHARMONIOUS adv. lacking in harmony. |
| ENDOSYMBIOSIS | • endosymbiosis n. (Ecology) The condition of living within the body or cells of another organism; an instance of an organism so living. • ENDOSYMBIOSIS n. symbiosis in which one of the symbiotic organisms lives inside the other. |
| GYNODIOECISMS | • GYNODIOECISM n. the state of being gynodioecious. |
| HYDROBIOLOGISTS | • hydrobiologists n. Plural of hydrobiologist. • HYDROBIOLOGIST n. a student of hydrobiology. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASIS | • hypochondriasis n. (Medicine) A mental disorder characterized by excessive fear of or preoccupation with a serious illness… • HYPOCHONDRIASIS n. morbid concern about one's health esp. when accompanied by delusions of physical disease. |
| HYPOTHYROIDISMS | • hypothyroidisms n. Plural of hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROIDISM n. deficient activity of the thyroid gland. |
| LIPODYSTROPHIES | • lipodystrophies n. Plural of lipodystrophy. • LIPODYSTROPHY n. a medical condition characterized by abnormal or degenerative conditions of the body's adipose tissue. |
| OSTEOMYELITIDES | • osteomyelitides n. Plural of osteomyelitis. |
| PYCNIDIOSPORES | • pycnidiospores n. Plural of pycnidiospore. • PYCNIDIOSPORE n. a conidium produced in a pycnidium, also PYCNOSPORE. |
| PYRAMIDOLOGISTS | • pyramidologists n. Plural of pyramidologist. • PYRAMIDOLOGIST n. a specialist in pyramidology. |
| SIGMOIDOSCOPY | • sigmoidoscopy n. (Medicine) Internal examination of the sigmoid colon. • SIGMOIDOSCOPY n. examination of the interior of the rectum and sigmoid colon. |
| STRONGYLOIDOSIS | • strongyloidosis n. (Pathology) A disease caused by infection by roundworms of the superfamily Strongyloidea. • STRONGYLOIDOSIS n. an intestinal disease caused by infestation with a type of threadworm. |