| EMBRYOLOGY | • embryology n. The scientific study of embryos. • EMBRYOLOGY n. the science which relates to the formation and development of the embryo in animals and plants. |
| 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. |
| CORYMBOSELY | • corymbosely adv. In corymbs. • CORYMBOSE adv. consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. |
| HYSTEROTOMY | • hysterotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy… • HYSTEROTOMY n. a Caesarean cut. |
| MYRMECOLOGY | • myrmecology n. (Entomology) The study of ants. • MYRMECOLOGY n. the scientific study of ants. |
| PYLORECTOMY | • pylorectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of part or all of the pylorus. • PYLORECTOMY n. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus. |
| MONOSYMMETRY | • monosymmetry n. The quality of being monosymmetrical. • MONOSYMMETRY n. the state of being monosymmetric, having only one plane of symmetry. |
| MYRMECOCHORY | • myrmecochory n. (Biology) The dispersal of seeds, spores, or fruit by ants. • MYRMECOCHORY n. the dispersal of fruits and seeds by ants. |
| POLYEMBRYONY | • polyembryony n. (Botany) The production of two or more embryos in one seed, due either to the existence and fertilization… • polyembryony n. (Biology) The production of two or more embryos from a single fertilized egg. • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| POLYEMBRYONIC | • polyembryonic adj. (Botany) Polyembryonate. • POLYEMBRYONIC adj. relating to polyembryony. |
| THYROIDECTOMY | • thyroidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |
| CYTOPHOTOMETRY | • cytophotometry n. (Biology) The analysis of the chemical composition of cells using a cytophotometer. • CYTOPHOTOMETRY n. photometry applied to the study of the cell or its constituents. |
| HETERONYMOUSLY | • heteronymously adv. In a heteronymous manner. • HETERONYMOUS adv. like a heteronym, a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning. |
| POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
| POLYEMBRYONIES | • POLYEMBRYONY n. the condition of having several embryos. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| RHABDOMYOLYSES | • rhabdomyolyses n. Plural of rhabdomyolysis. |
| EMBRYOLOGICALLY | • embryologically adv. Regarding embryology. • EMBRYOLOGICAL adv. relating to embryology, also EMBRYOLOGIC. |
| RHOMBENPORPHYRY | • RHOMBENPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |