| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| CYANOETHYLATED | • cyanoethylated v. Simple past tense and past participle of cyanoethylate. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| CYANOETHYLATES | • cyanoethylates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cyanoethylate. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| 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. |
| CYTOTECHNOLOGY | • cytotechnology n. The microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities. • CYTOTECHNOLOGY n. the identification of cells and cellular abnormalities in cancer. |
| HETEROZYGOSITY | • heterozygosity n. The condition of being heterozygous. • HETEROZYGOSITY n. the state of being heterozygous. |
| HYDROXYAPATITE | • hydroxyapatite n. A basic calcium phosphate mineral that is the principal inorganic constituent of bone and teeth. • HYDROXYAPATITE n. a complex phosphate of calcium that occurs as a mineral and is the chief structural element of vertebrate bone. |
| HYPERINTENSITY | • hyperintensity n. An area of high intensity (for example, as seen in magnetic resonance imaging). |
| HYPERPITUITARY | • HYPERPITUITARY adj. relating to increased hormone secretion by the pituitary body. |
| HYPOTHETICALLY | • hypothetically adv. In a hypothetical way; as a hypothesis. • hypothetically adv. Used to introduce a proposition to discussion without commitment to its truth. • HYPOTHETICAL adv. being or involving a hypothesis. |
| HYSTERETICALLY | • hysteretically adv. In the manner of a system with hysteresis. • HYSTERETIC adv. pertaining to hysteresis, the retardation or lagging of an effect behind the cause of the effect. |
| PHYTOCHEMISTRY | • phytochemistry n. (Chemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. • phytochemistry n. (Botany) The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant. • PHYTOCHEMISTRY n. the chemistry of plants. |
| POLYSYNTHETISM | • polysynthetism n. Synonym of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |