| ARTERIOTOMY | • arteriotomy n. (Medicine) The opening of an artery, especially for bloodletting. • ARTERIOTOMY n. the surgical excision of an artery. |
| ATTORNEYDOM | • attorneydom n. The realm or sphere of attorneys. • ATTORNEYDOM n. the office of attorney. |
| BRONTOBYTES | • brontobytes n. Plural of brontobyte. • BRONTOBYTE n. a very large unit of computer memory. |
| CONTORTEDLY | • contortedly adv. In a contorted manner. • CONTORTEDLY adv. CONTORTED. |
| CRYPTOZOITE | • cryptozoite n. The exoerythrocytic stage of a malarial parasite. • CRYPTOZOITE n. a malarial parasite at the stage of development in its host before it enters the red blood cells. |
| DEHORTATORY | • dehortatory adj. Fitted or designed to dehort or dissuade. • DEHORTATORY adj. dissuasive, also DEHORTATIVE. |
| DEUTEROTOKY | • deuterotoky n. The production of both male and female offspring by parthenogenesis. • DEUTEROTOKY n. parthenogenesis in which both males and females are produced. |
| DIOPTOMETRY | • DIOPTOMETRY n. the measurement of ocular refraction. |
| ENTEROSTOMY | • enterostomy n. (Surgery) The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. • ENTEROSTOMY n. a surgical formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. |
| EXHORTATORY | • exhortatory adj. Serving to exhort. • EXHORTATORY adj. using exhortation. |
| HYSTEROTOMY | • hysterotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy… • HYSTEROTOMY n. a Caesarean cut. |
| NEGOTIATORY | • negotiatory adj. Of or pertaining to negotiation. • NEGOTIATORY adj. relating to negotiation. |
| PHYTOSTEROL | • phytosterol n. (Biochemistry, botany) Any of a group of steroid alcohols, phytochemicals naturally occurring in plants… • PHYTOSTEROL n. any of various sterols derived from plants. |
| PROTEOLYTIC | • proteolytic adj. (Biochemistry) Of, relating to, or promoting proteolysis. • PROTEOLYTIC adj. relating to proteolysis, the disintegration of protein. |
| PROTOPHYTES | • protophytes n. Plural of protophyte. • PROTOPHYTE n. any unicellular plant, or plant forming only a plasmodium, having reproduction only by fission, gemmation, or cell division. |
| QUOTEWORTHY | • quoteworthy adj. Worthy of being quoted; quotable. • QUOTEWORTHY adj. worth being quoted. |
| THROMBOCYTE | • thrombocyte n. (Hematology, cytology) platelet. • THROMBOCYTE n. a platelet. |
| TRACHEOTOMY | • tracheotomy n. (Surgery) A surgical procedure in which an incision is made into the trachea, through the neck, and… • TRACHEOTOMY n. a surgical incision into the windpipe, to relieve choking, also TRACHEOSTOMY. |
| TROGLODYTES | • troglodytes n. Plural of troglodyte. • Troglodytes prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Troglodytidae – a number of songbirds, including the Eurasian wren. • Troglodytes prop.n. (Archaic) A taxonomic genus within the family Hominidae – a former genus, now synonymized with Pan. |
| TROPOPHYTES | • tropophytes n. Plural of tropophyte. • TROPOPHYTE n. a plant adapted to alterations of moisture and drought. |