| CRYPTOSYSTEMS | • cryptosystems n. Plural of cryptosystem. |
| HYPERTHYROIDS | • HYPERTHYROID n. one affected with hyperthyroidism. |
| LYMPHOCYTOSES | • lymphocytoses n. Plural of lymphocytosis. • LYMPHOCYTOSIS n. a great increase in leukocytes. |
| PHYCOMYCETOUS | • phycomycetous adj. Relating to the former class Phycomycetes of lower fungi; belonging to or characteristic of a phycomycete. • PHYCOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a phycomycete. |
| PHYSIOTHERAPY | • physiotherapy n. Therapy that uses physical techniques such as massage, ultrasound, heat, and exercise. • PHYSIOTHERAPY n. physical therapy. |
| POLYCYTHEMIAS | • polycythemias n. Plural of polycythemia. • POLYCYTHEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHAEMIA. |
| POLYDACTYLIES | • polydactylies n. Plural of polydactyly. • POLYDACTYLY n. the state of being polydactyl, having too many fingers or toes. |
| POLYETHYLENES | • polyethylenes n. Plural of polyethylene. • POLYETHYLENE n. a generic name for certain thermoplastics, polymers of ethylene, also POLYTHENE. |
| POLYSYNDETONS | • polysyndetons n. Plural of polysyndeton. • POLYSYNDETON n. the rhetorical device of repeating a conjunction for emphasis, as in 'it was red and yellow and pink and orange and blue!'. |
| POLYSYNTHESES | • polysyntheses n. Plural of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHESIS | • polysynthesis n. The act or process of combining many separate elements into a whole. • polysynthesis n. (Linguistics) The formation of a word by the combination of several simple words; agglutination. • POLYSYNTHESIS n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
| PSYCHOTHERAPY | • psychotherapy n. The treatment of people diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders using dialogue and a variety of… • PSYCHOTHERAPY n. treatment of mental disorders. |
| PYROPHYLLITES | • pyrophyllites n. Plural of pyrophyllite. • PYROPHYLLITE n. a silvery-white to pale-green aluminum silicate. |
| SPLAYFOOTEDLY | • SPLAYFOOTED adv. having splayed feet. |
| SYMPATHECTOMY | • sympathectomy n. (Neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system. • SYMPATHECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a sympathetic ganglion or other part of the sympathetic system. |
| SYMPHYSEOTOMY | • symphyseotomy n. Alternative form of symphysotomy. • SYMPHYSEOTOMY n. the operation of cutting through the pubic symphysis, also SYMPHYSIOTOMY. |
| WOODBURYTYPES | • Woodburytypes n. Plural of Woodburytype. • WOODBURYTYPE n. (tradename) a photomechanical process in which an exposed and developed bichromated film is forced into a metal plate by great pressure, and so forms a matrix for subsequent printing. |