| CHOLECYSTECTOMY | • cholecystectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder. • CHOLECYSTECTOMY n. a surgical operation to remove the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | • cholecystostomy n. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. • CHOLECYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOTOMY. |
| CYANOETHYLATION | • cyanoethylation n. (Organic chemistry) Any reaction, or treatment, with acrylonitrile, especially such treatment of cotton… • CYANOETHYLATION n. the act of introducing a cyano-ethyl group into a compound. |
| CYCLOOXYGENASES | • cyclooxygenases n. Plural of cyclooxygenase. • cyclo-oxygenases n. Plural of cyclo-oxygenase; Alternative form of cyclooxygenases. |
| EMBRYOLOGICALLY | • embryologically adv. Regarding embryology. • EMBRYOLOGICAL adv. relating to embryology, also EMBRYOLOGIC. |
| HYDROXYPROLINES | • hydroxyprolines n. Plural of hydroxyproline. • HYDROXYPROLINE n. an amino acid. |
| ICHTHYODORYLITE | • ICHTHYODORYLITE n. a fossilised fish-spine, also ICHTHYODORULITE. |
| LYMPHOCYTOPENIA | • lymphocytopenia n. (Pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. • LYMPHOCYTOPENIA n. an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. |
| NEUROPHYSIOLOGY | • neurophysiology n. (Physiology, neuroscience) The branch of physiology that deals with the nervous system. • NEUROPHYSIOLOGY n. the physiology of the nervous system. |
| NEUROPSYCHOLOGY | • neuropsychology n. A branch of neurology and of clinical psychology that investigates the physiological basis of psychological processes. • neuropsychology n. The facts uncovered thereby, or the body of knowledge thus produced. • NEUROPSYCHOLOGY n. the study of the relation between brain and behaviour. |
| PALAEOPHYTOLOGY | • palaeophytology n. Alternative form of paleophytology. • PALAEOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of fossil plants, palaeobotany. |
| 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. |
| SYNECOLOGICALLY | • synecologically adv. Regarding synecology. • SYNECOLOGICAL adv. relating to synecology. |
| ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS | • zygophyllaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Zygophyllaceae of bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants. • ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS adj. belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the bean caper family. |