| METONYMY | • metonymy n. (Rhetoric) The use of a single characteristic or part of an object, concept or phenomenon to identify… • metonymy n. (Countable) A metonym. • METONYMY n. a type of figure of speech. |
| EMBRYOTOMY | • embryotomy n. (Medicine) The act of cutting a foetus into pieces within the womb, so that it can be removed. • EMBRYOTOMY n. the cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal. |
| MYOMECTOMY | • myomectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of the uterine myomas. • MYOMECTOMY n. surgical removal of a myoma, esp. in the uterus. |
| MYXOMYCETE | • myxomycete n. Any protozoan of the phylum Myxomycota; the slime molds. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| THYMECTOMY | • thymectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the thymus. • THYMECTOMY n. surgical removal of the thymus. |
| DYNAMOMETRY | • dynamometry n. The measurement of forces doing work. • DYNAMOMETRY n. measurement by dynamometer. |
| EMBRYECTOMY | • embryectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of an embryo/fetus, especially if implanted outside of the uterus. • EMBRYECTOMY n. the surgical removal of an embryo. |
| MYXOMYCETES | • myxomycetes n. Plural of myxomycete. • Myxomycetes prop.n. A taxonomic class within the phylum Amoebozoa – Myxogastrea. • MYXOMYCETE n. slime mould. |
| MONOSYMMETRY | • monosymmetry n. The quality of being monosymmetrical. • MONOSYMMETRY n. the state of being monosymmetric, having only one plane of symmetry. |
| MYXOMYCETOUS | • myxomycetous adj. Relating to the fungus class Myxomycetes. • MYXOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a myxomycete, a slime mould. |
| METONYMICALLY | • metonymically adv. In a metonymic fashion; using metonymy. • METONYMICAL adv. relating to a metonym, a word used in metonymy, also METONYMIC. |
| 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. |
| PSEUDOSYMMETRY | • pseudosymmetry n. Apparent symmetry of a crystal due to twinning. • PSEUDOSYMMETRY n. a deceptively close approach by a crystal to a higher degree of symmetry. |
| SYMPHYSEOTOMIES | • SYMPHYSEOTOMY n. the operation of cutting through the pubic symphysis, also SYMPHYSIOTOMY. |
| SYMPHYSIOTOMIES | • symphysiotomies n. Plural of symphysiotomy. • SYMPHYSIOTOMY n. the operation of cutting through the pubic symphysis, also SYMPHYSEOTOMY. |