| DIOPTOMETER | • dioptometer n. An instrument used to measure ocular refraction, in order to prescribe corrective lenses. • DIOPTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring ocular refraction. |
| FETOPROTEIN | • fetoprotein n. (Biochemistry) Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein. • FETOPROTEIN n. any of several fetal antigens present in the adult in some abnormal conditions. |
| HETEROTOPIA | • heterotopia n. (Pathology) Normal tissue (or an organ) present at an abnormal part of the body. • heterotopia n. (Ecology) The occurrence of an organism in a number of different habitats. • heterotopia n. (Philosophy, literary criticism) A space which is alien to what is normal within the society, variably… |
| HETEROTOPIC | • heterotopic adj. (Medicine) Occurring in an abnormal anatomical location. • heterotopic adj. (Ecology) Occurring in different habitats. • HETEROTOPIC adj. relating to heterotopy, displacement of an organ of the body, also HETEROTOPOUS. |
| HETEROTROPH | • heterotroph n. (Ecology) An organism which requires an external supply of energy in the form of food as it cannot synthesize its own. • HETEROTROPH n. a secondary feeder eating plants or other animals. |
| OPTOMETRIES | • OPTOMETRY n. the science of vision and eye-care. |
| OSTEOPHYTES | • osteophytes n. Plural of osteophyte. • OSTEOPHYTE n. an abnormal bony outgrowth. |
| OUTCOMPETED | • outcompeted v. Simple past tense and past participle of outcompete. • OUTCOMPETE v. to surpass in competing. |
| OUTCOMPETES | • outcompetes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outcompete. • OUTCOMPETE v. to surpass in competing. |
| OVERPLOTTED | • overplotted adj. (Drama) Having an excessively elaborate plot. • OVERPLOT v. to devise an overly complex plot for. |
| OVERPROTECT | • overprotect v. To protect to an excessive degree; to coddle. • OVERPROTECT v. to protect to excess. |
| PHOTOMETERS | • photometers n. Plural of photometer. • PHOTOMETER n. an instrument for measuring light intensity. |
| PHOTOSETTER | • photosetter n. A photocomposer; a machine for photosetting. • PHOTOSETTER n. an apparatus for photosetting. |
| PROTOSTELES | • protosteles n. Plural of protostele. • PROTOSTELE n. a stele in which the vascular tissue forms a solid core, with centrally placed xylem surrounded by phloem. |
| STETHOSCOPE | • stethoscope n. (Medicine) A medical instrument used for listening to sounds produced within the body. • stethoscope v. (Transitive) To auscultate, or examine, with a stethoscope. • STETHOSCOPE n. an instrument with which to listen to the sounds produced by the heart, lungs, etc. |
| THIOPENTONE | • thiopentone n. (Pharmacology) Thiopental. • THIOPENTONE n. an intravenous anaesthetic. |
| TOPECTOMIES | • topectomies n. Plural of topectomy. • TOPECTOMY n. (obsolete) the excision of the top part of the cerebral cortex as a cure for mental illness. |
| TOPOMETRIES | • TOPOMETRY n. the measurement of the surface features of a region. |