| CEPHALOMETRY | • cephalometry n. The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease. • CEPHALOMETRY n. the science of measuring the head in living individuals. |
| CHEMOTHERAPY | • chemotherapy n. (Medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state. • chemotherapy n. (Oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous… • CHEMOTHERAPY n. therapy involving the use of chemicals. |
| DERMATOPHYTE | • dermatophyte n. Any parasitic fungus (mycosis) that infects the skin (tinea, ringworm, jock itch, athlete’s foot). • DERMATOPHYTE n. a fungus parasitic on the skin or skin derivatives (as hair or nails). |
| EMBRYOPHYTES | • embryophytes n. Plural of embryophyte. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| HETEROMORPHY | • heteromorphy n. (Biology) The state or quality of being heteromorphic; heteromorphism. • HETEROMORPHY n. dissimilarity in shape, structure, or magnitude. |
| HYMENOPHORES | • hymenophores n. Plural of hymenophore. • HYMENOPHORE n. the fruiting body of some basidiomycetous fungi. |
| HYMENOPTERAN | • hymenopteran n. (Entomology) Any insect of the order Hymenoptera: the bees, wasps and ants etc. • hymenopteran adj. (Entomology) Relating to or denoting hymenopterans. • HYMENOPTERAN n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERON. |
| HYMENOPTERON | • hymenopteron n. Any insect of the order Hymenoptera. • HYMENOPTERON n. an order of insect having four membranous wings, e.g. ants, bees, wasps, also HYMENOPTERAN. |
| HYPERCOMPLEX | • hypercomplex adj. (Mathematics) Describing any of several types of higher-dimensional numbers having some characteristics… • hypercomplex n. (Mathematics) A hypercomplex number. • HYPERCOMPLEX adj. excessively complex. |
| HYPERMETROPY | • hypermetropy n. Dated form of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| HYPODERMISES | • hypodermises n. Plural of hypodermis. • HYPODERMIS n. the layer of skin just below the epidermis, also HYPODERM. |
| HYPSOMETRIES | • HYPSOMETRY n. the art of measuring the heights of places on the earth's surface. |
| MYRMECOPHILE | • myrmecophile n. An organism, especially an insect, that lives in close association with or shares a nest with a species of ant. • MYRMECOPHILE n. an organism that shares an ant colony. |
| NEPHELOMETRY | • nephelometry n. (Analytical chemistry) The measurement of the concentration of a solution, suspension or dispersion… • nephelometry n. (Immunology) A technique used to determine the levels of antibodies or antigens in a suspension, based… • NEPHELOMETRY n. the measurement of the cloudiness of liquids. |
| PSYCHOMETERS | • psychometers n. Plural of psychometer. • PSYCHOMETER n. an instrument measuring the duration and intensity of mental states. |
| PSYCHROMETER | • psychrometer n. (Meteorology) Any of several instruments used to measure the relative humidity of the atmosphere; especially… • PSYCHROMETER n. an instrument for measuring the dryness of the atmosphere. |
| SPERMOPHYTES | • spermophytes n. Plural of spermophyte. • SPERMOPHYTE n. any member of the Spermatophyta, seed-bearing plants, also SPERMAPHYTE. |
| SPHYGMOMETER | • sphygmometer n. A sphygmomanometer. • SPHYGMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring arterial blood pressure. |
| STEPMOTHERLY | • stepmotherly adj. Like or befitting a stepmother. • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |