| HETEROGYNOUS | • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females very unlike the males in form and structure. • heterogynous adj. (Zoology) Having females of two different kinds, one sexual and the other abortive or neuter, as ants or bees. • HETEROGYNOUS adj. of ants, bees, etc., having two types of female, one fertile and the other infertile. |
| HETEROZYGOUS | • heterozygous adj. Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene. • HETEROZYGOUS adj. having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci. |
| OUTRAGEOUSLY | • outrageously adv. In an outrageous manner; to an outrageous degree. • OUTRAGEOUS adv. exceeding the limits of what is usual. |
| RHEUMATOLOGY | • rheumatology n. (Medicine) The branch of medicine specializing in arthritis and other ailments of the joints. • RHEUMATOLOGY n. the study of rheumatism. |
| NEUROETHOLOGY | • neuroethology n. The study of animal behavior and its underlying control by the nervous system. • NEUROETHOLOGY n. the description of features of animal behaviour in terms of the mechanisms of the nervous system. |
| NONREGULATORY | • nonregulatory adj. Not regulatory. |
| PROTEROGYNOUS | • proterogynous adj. (Botany) Having the pistil come to maturity before the stamens; protogynous. • PROTEROGYNOUS adj. exhibiting proterogyny. |
| 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. |
| NEUROPATHOLOGY | • neuropathology n. Neural pathology: The pathology of the nervous system, usually and especially in the sense of its cytopathology… • NEUROPATHOLOGY n. pathology of the nervous system. |
| OSMOREGULATORY | • osmoregulatory adj. Of or pertaining to osmoregulation. • OSMOREGULATORY adj. relating to osmoregulation. |
| SUPEREROGATORY | • supererogatory adj. Pertaining to supererogation; doing more than is required, especially with reference to good works in… • SUPEREROGATORY adj. going beyond the call of duty; superfluous. |
| AGRANULOCYTOSES | • agranulocytoses n. Plural of agranulocytosis. • AGRANULOCYTOSIS n. a blood disorder in which there is a marked decrease in granulocytes, with lesions of the mucous membrane and skin. |
| CYTOMEGALOVIRUS | • cytomegalovirus n. (Virology) Any of several herpes viruses, of the genus Cytomegalovirus, that infect the salivary glands… • Cytomegalovirus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Herpesviridae – certain herpesviruses. • CYTOMEGALOVIRUS n. any of a group of viruses containing DNA of the herpes family, which cause cells which they infect to enlarge and may cause an illness similar to glandular fever. |
| HETEROGENEOUSLY | • heterogeneously adv. In a heterogeneous manner. • HETEROGENEOUS adv. consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents. |
| UROGYNECOLOGIST | • urogynecologist n. One who works in the field of urogynecology. |