| CYSTOSCOPES | • cystoscopes n. Plural of cystoscope. • CYSTOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the bladder. |
| HYPOTYPOSES | • hypotyposes n. Plural of hypotyposis. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| MYTHOPOESES | • mythopoeses n. Plural of mythopoesis. • MYTHOPOESIS n. the making of myths. |
| MYTHOPOESIS | • mythopoesis n. Creation of myth. • MYTHOPOESIS n. the making of myths. |
| OSTEOPHYTES | • osteophytes n. Plural of osteophyte. • OSTEOPHYTE n. an abnormal bony outgrowth. |
| OSTEOPLASTY | • osteoplasty n. (Surgery) Surgery to repair, modify or graft bone or bony structures. • OSTEOPLASTY n. plastic surgery on bone. |
| PHOTOSYSTEM | • photosystem n. (Biochemistry) Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYSTEM n. either of two photochemical reaction centers consisting chiefly of photosynthetic pigments complexed with protein and occurring in chloroplasts. |
| PINOCYTOSES | • pinocytoses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinocytose. • PINOCYTOSIS n. a process by which droplets of liquid are taken into a cell in small vesicles pinched off from the cell membrane. |
| POLYESTROUS | • polyestrous adj. (Biology) Having multiple periods of estrus in a year, or during a breeding season. • POLYESTROUS adj. having more than one period of estrus in a year. |
| PROTEOLYSES | • proteolyses n. Plural of proteolysis. • proteolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PROTEOLYSIS | • proteolysis n. (Biochemistry) The hydrolysis of proteins into peptides and amino acids, especially as part of the digestion of food. • PROTEOLYSIS n. the disintegration of protein. |
| PUSSYFOOTED | • pussyfooted v. Simple past tense and past participle of pussyfoot. • PUSSYFOOT v. to tread softly or lightly to avoid being noticed; to act cautiously or noncommittally. |
| PUSSYFOOTER | • pussyfooter n. One who pussyfoots. • PUSSYFOOTER n. one who pussyfoots. |
| SOMATOTYPES | • somatotypes n. Plural of somatotype. • SOMATOTYPE v. to place with regard to somatotype. |
| SPOROPHYTES | • sporophytes n. Plural of sporophyte. • SPOROPHYTE n. a spore-producing phase in plants that reproduce by metagenesis (alternating asexual and sexual reproduction). |
| STEREOSCOPY | • stereoscopy n. The manufacture and viewing of stereoscopic images; 3D imaging. • stereoscopy n. Simultaneous vision using both eyes that produces a visual perception of objects located in space. • STEREOSCOPY n. the use of a stereoscope. |
| STETHOSCOPY | • stethoscopy n. (Medicine) The diagnostic use of a stethoscope. • STETHOSCOPY n. examination with a stethoscope. |
| STYLOPHONES | • stylophones n. Plural of stylophone. • STYLOPHONE n. a type of battery-powered electronic instrument played with a steel-tipped pen-like stylus. |
| SYNAPTOSOME | • synaptosome n. A structure containing vesicles and mitochondria of a synapse that is obtained when brain tissue is homogenized. • SYNAPTOSOME n. a nerve ending that is isolated from homogenized nerve tissue. |
| TYPHLOSOLES | • typhlosoles n. Plural of typhlosole. • TYPHLOSOLE n. a fold of the wall which projects into the cavity of the intestine in bivalve mollusks, certain annelids, starfishes, and some other animals. |