| ANKYLOSTOMIASES | • ankylostomiases n. Plural of ankylostomiasis. • ANKYLOSTOMIASIS n. infestation with hookworms, leading to anaemia. |
| CHOLECYSTOKININ | • cholecystokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK. • CHOLECYSTOKININ n. a hormone secreted esp. by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
| FOREKNOWINGLY | • foreknowingly adv. With foreknowledge. • FOREKNOWING adv. FOREKNOW, to know beforehand. |
| KARYOLOGIES | • karyologies n. Plural of karyology. • KARYOLOGY n. the study of cell nuclei. |
| KINESIOLOGY | • kinesiology n. (Medicine) The study of body movement. • kinesiology n. (Medicine) The application of such principles to the diagnosis and treatment of muscular imbalance. • KINESIOLOGY n. the study of human movement and posture, including aspects of anatomy. |
| KREMLINOLOGY | • Kremlinology n. (Politics) The study of the internal politics of the high members of the government of the USSR. • Kremlinology n. (By extension, politics) The study of the internal politics of any powerful and secretive organization. • KREMLINOLOGY n. the study of the policies and practices of the former Soviet government. |
| LEUKOCYTOLYSIS | • LEUKOCYTOLYSIS n. the destruction of leucocytes, also LEUCOCYTOLYSIS. |
| LEUKOCYTOPENIA | • leukocytopenia n. (Medicine) Leukopenia. • LEUKOCYTOPENIA n. a decrease in the number of leucocytes in blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOPENIAS | • leukocytopenias n. Plural of leukocytopenia. • LEUKOCYTOPENIA n. a decrease in the number of leucocytes in blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | • leukocytosis n. Alternative spelling of leucocytosis. • LEUKOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOTIC | • LEUKOCYTOTIC adj. relating to leukocytosis, an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| POIKILOCYTE | • poikilocyte n. (Physiology) An irregular form of corpuscle found in the blood in cases of profound anaemia, probably… • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| POIKILOCYTES | • poikilocytes n. Plural of poikilocyte. • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| POIKILOTHERMY | • poikilothermy n. (Biology) The quality of having a body temperature that varies or fluctuates, depending on the temperature… • POIKILOTHERMY n. the state of being cold-blooded, also POIKILOTHERMISM. |