| CHOLECYSTECTOMY | • cholecystectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder. • CHOLECYSTECTOMY n. a surgical operation to remove the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | • cholecystostomy n. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. • CHOLECYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOTOMY. |
| CYCLOPENTOLATES | • CYCLOPENTOLATE n. a drug used in eye drops to dilate the pupil and also to treat inflammatory disorders of the eye. |
| CYTOPATHOLOGIES | • cytopathologies n. Plural of cytopathology. • CYTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of cells in illness. |
| DORSOVENTRALITY | • dorsoventrality n. Alternative form of dorsiventrality. • DORSOVENTRALITY n. the state of being dorsoventral. |
| DYSTELEOLOGISTS | • dysteleologists n. Plural of dysteleologist. • DYSTELEOLOGIST n. a specialist in dysteleology, the study of functionless rudimentary organs in animals and plants. |
| ELECTROLYSATION | • electrolysation n. Alternative form of electrolyzation. • ELECTROLYSATION n. the act of electrolysing, also ELECTROLYZATION. |
| HETERODACTYLOUS | • heterodactylous adj. (Zoology) Having the first and second toes turned backward, as in the trogons. • HETERODACTYLOUS adj. having the first and second toes turned backwards, as in trogons, and not the first and fourth as in parrots. |
| HETEROSOCIALITY | • heterosociality n. (Sociology, psychology) Social interaction between men and women. • HETEROSOCIALITY n. the state of being heterosocial. |
| NONELECTROLYTES | • nonelectrolytes n. Plural of nonelectrolyte. • NONELECTROLYTE n. a substance that does not readily ionize when dissolved or melted and is a poor conductor of electricity. |
| OSTEOMYELITIDES | • osteomyelitides n. Plural of osteomyelitis. |
| OSTEOMYELITISES | • osteomyelitises n. Plural of osteomyelitis. • OSTEOMYELITIS n. inflammation of bone marrow. |
| OSTEOPATHICALLY | • osteopathically adv. By means of osteopathy. • OSTEOPATHIC adv. relating to osteopathy. |
| PHOTOELASTICITY | • photoelasticity n. A technique for studying and measuring the stresses and strains in an object by means of mechanical birefringence. • PHOTOELASTICITY n. the state of being photoelastic. |
| POSTOPERATIVELY | • postoperatively adv. In a postoperative context; after surgery. • POSTOPERATIVE adv. following a surgical operation. |
| PROSELYTISATION | • proselytisation n. Alternative spelling of proselytization. • PROSELYTISATION n. the act of proselytising, also PROSELYTIZATION. |
| PROSELYTIZATION | • proselytization n. The act or process of proselytizing. • PROSELYTIZATION n. the act of proselytizing, also PROSELYTISATION. |
| SYSTEMATOLOGIES | • systematologies n. Plural of systematology. • SYSTEMATOLOGY n. the study of systems. |