| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| GEOHYDROLOGIES | • GEOHYDROLOGY n. a science that deals with the character, source, and mode of occurrence of underground water. |
| GEOHYDROLOGIST | • geohydrologist n. One who studies geohydrology. • GEOHYDROLOGIST n. one who studies geohydrology. |
| GEOSYNCHRONOUS | • geosynchronous adj. Refers to the orbit of a satellite whose rate of revolution is matched to the rotation period of the… • GEOSYNCHRONOUS adj. of a satellite, etc., geostationary. |
| HETEROGONOUSLY | • heterogonously adv. In a heterogonous manner. • HETEROGONOUS adv. reproducing both sexually and asexually. |
| HETEROLOGOUSLY | • heterologously adv. In a heterologous manner. • HETEROLOGOUS adv. differing; comprising different parts or parts in different proportions. |
| HETERONOMOUSLY | • heteronomously adv. In a heteronomous manner. • HETERONOMOUS adv. subject to different or foreign laws. |
| HOMOZYGOSITIES | • homozygosities n. Plural of homozygosity. • HOMOZYGOSITY n. the state of being homozygous, inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| HYDROBIOLOGIES | • HYDROBIOLOGY n. the study of aquatic organisms. |
| HYDROCORTISONE | • hydrocortisone n. (Biochemistry, steroids, pharmacology) A glucocorticoid steroid hormone C21H30O5 produced by the adrenal… • HYDROCORTISONE n. a glucocorticoid hormone that is used to treat inflammatory and allergic conditions, aka cortisol. |
| HYDROGEOLOGIES | • hydrogeologies n. Plural of hydrogeology. • HYDROGEOLOGY n. the study of the geological action of water. |
| HYDROGEOLOGIST | • hydrogeologist n. A person involved in hydrogeology. • HYDROGEOLOGIST n. a student of hydrogeology. |
| OESOPHAGOSCOPY | • oesophagoscopy n. Alternative form of esophagoscopy. • OESOPHAGOSCOPY n. examination of the oesophagus, also ESOPHAGOSCOPY. |
| ORTHOHYDROGENS | • orthohydrogens n. Plural of orthohydrogen. • ORTHOHYDROGEN n. the form of molecular hydrogen, constituting about 75 per cent of the total at normal temperatures, in which the nuclei of the atoms spin in the same direction. |
| ORTHOPYROXENES | • orthopyroxenes n. Plural of orthopyroxene. • ORTHOPYROXENE n. a member of the pyroxene group of minerals having an orthorhombic crystal structure, such as enstatite and hypersthene. |
| OXYHEMOGLOBINS | • oxyhemoglobins n. Plural of oxyhemoglobin. • OXYHEMOGLOBIN n. a loose compound of oxygen and haemoglobin, also OXYHAEMOGLOBIN. |
| PHOSPHOROLYSES | • phosphorolyses n. Plural of phosphorolysis. • PHOSPHOROLYSIS n. a reaction analogous to hydrolysis involving phosphoric acid. |
| SYNCHRONOSCOPE | • SYNCHRONOSCOPE n. an instrument used to indicate whether two periodic quantities or motions are synchronous. |
| THYROTOXICOSES | • thyrotoxicoses n. Plural of thyrotoxicosis. • THYROTOXICOSIS n. hyperthyroidism with goitre and exophthalmia, Graves' disease. |
| ZOOPHYTOLOGIES | • ZOOPHYTOLOGY n. the study of zoophytes, plantlike animals. |