| CLOMIPHENES | • clomiphenes n. Plural of clomiphene. • CLOMIPHENE n. a synthetic drug used to stimulate ovulation. |
| ENCEPHALOMA | • encephaloma n. (Medicine, dated) A tumor of the brain. • encephaloma n. (Medicine, dated) Encephaloid carcinoma. • ENCEPHALOMA n. a brain tumour. |
| EPITHELIOMA | • epithelioma n. (Medicine) Any tumor that originates in the epithelium. • EPITHELIOMA n. a tumour of the epithelium. |
| HAEMOPHILES | • HAEMOPHILE n. a person with haemophilia, also HEMOPHILE. |
| HELMSPERSON | • helmsperson n. (Uncommon) A helmsman or helmswoman. |
| HEMERALOPIA | • hemeralopia n. (Medicine) The inability to see clearly in bright light; day blindness. • hemeralopia n. (Medicine, archaic) Night blindness. • HEMERALOPIA n. the condition of seeing well at night or in partial darkness, while the day sight is poor. |
| HEMERALOPIC | • hemeralopic adj. (Medicine) Unable to see clearly in bright light; day-blind; suffering from hemeralopia. • HEMERALOPIC adj. relating to hemeralopia. |
| HYPERMOBILE | • hypermobile adj. (Medicine, anatomy) Exhibiting hypermobility; able to move further than usual, as of joints. • hypermobile adj. (Informal) Excessively mobile. |
| MELANOPHORE | • melanophore n. (Biology) A cell containing melanin or other black pigment, such as are found in fish, amphibians, and reptiles. • MELANOPHORE n. a chromatophore containing melanin. |
| MELLOPHONES | • mellophones n. Plural of mellophone. • MELLOPHONE n. a brass wind instrument resembling the French horn. |
| MESOCEPHALY | • mesocephaly n. The property of being mesocephalic. • MESOCEPHALY n. having a medium skull, also MESOCEPHALISM. |
| PHELLODERMS | • phelloderms n. Plural of phelloderm. • PHELLODERM n. a layer of green parenchymatous cells formed on the inner side of the phellogen, the tissue of young cells which produces cork cells. |
| PHLEBECTOMY | • phlebectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of a vein, especially of a varicose vein. • PHLEBECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a vein or part of a vein. |
| PHOCOMELIES | • PHOCOMELY n. a type of congenital deformity, with seallike limbs. |
| SPELAEOTHEM | • SPELAEOTHEM n. a term for depositional features, such as stalactites and stalagmites, found in caves, also SPELEOTHEM. |
| SPELEOTHEMS | • speleothems n. Plural of speleothem. • SPELEOTHEM n. a term for depositional features, such as stalactites and stalagmites, found in caves, also SPELAEOTHEM. |
| SPERMOPHILE | • spermophile n. A terrestrial burrowing rodent; ground squirrel. • SPERMOPHILE n. a member of family of seed-loving rodents. |
| THERMOPHILE | • thermophile n. (Biology) An organism that lives and thrives at relatively high temperatures; a form of extremophile;… • THERMOPHILE adj. requiring, or thriving best in, high temperatures. • THERMOPHILE n. a bacteria, plant etc. requiring or thriving in high temperatures, also THERMOPHIL, THERMOPHILIC, THERMOPHILOUS. |
| THERMOPILES | • thermopiles n. Plural of thermopile. • THERMOPILE n. an instrument measuring minute changes in temperature. |