| METOPOSCOPY | • metoposcopy n. The practice of judging someone’s character, or telling their fortune, from studying their face or forehead. • METOPOSCOPY n. the art of judging a person's character and fortune from his face, principally his forehead. |
| POMPHOLYXES | • POMPHOLYX n. (Greek) a vesicular eruption or eczema chiefly on the palms and soles. |
| SPHYGMOPHONE | • sphygmophone n. (Physiology) An electrical instrument for determining by ear the rhythm of the pulse of a person at a distance. • SPHYGMOPHONE n. an instrument for hearing the pulse. |
| SPHYGMOSCOPE | • sphygmoscope n. A sphygmograph. • SPHYGMOSCOPE n. an instrument for making arterial pulsations visible. |
| LYMPHOPOIESES | • lymphopoieses n. Plural of lymphopoiesis. • LYMPHOPOIESIS n. the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| LYMPHOPOIESIS | • lymphopoiesis n. (Medicine) The development of lymphocytes and associated tissue. • LYMPHOPOIESIS n. the formation of lymphatic tissue or lymphocytes. |
| PHOTOPOLYMERS | • photopolymers n. Plural of photopolymer. • PHOTOPOLYMER n. a photosensitive plastic used esp. in the manufacture of printing plates. |
| PYROMORPHITES | • pyromorphites n. Plural of pyromorphite. • PYROMORPHITE n. a green, brown, or yellow lead ore. |
| SPHYGMOPHONES | • sphygmophones n. Plural of sphygmophone. • SPHYGMOPHONE n. an instrument for hearing the pulse. |
| SPHYGMOSCOPES | • sphygmoscopes n. Plural of sphygmoscope. • SPHYGMOSCOPE n. an instrument for making arterial pulsations visible. |
| HYPOPHYSECTOMY | • hypophysectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSECTOMY n. the removal of the pituitary gland. |
| MEGASPOROPHYLL | • megasporophyll n. A sporophyll that bears megasporangia. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
| SYNAPOMORPHIES | • synapomorphies n. Plural of synapomorphy. |
| MEGASPOROPHYLLS | • megasporophylls n. Plural of megasporophyll. • MEGASPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more megasporangia. |
| PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| RHOMBENPORPHYRS | • RHOMBENPORPHYR n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar phenocrysts rhombic in section, also RHOMBENPORPHYRY, RHOMBPORPHYRY. |
| RHOMBPORPHYRIES | • RHOMBPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBENPORPHYRY. |
| SEMIPORNOGRAPHY | • semipornography n. Material that is partly or somewhat pornographic. • SEMIPORNOGRAPHY n. material approaching the pornographic. |