| ANTHROPOLOGY | • anthropology n. The holistic scientific and social study of humanity, mainly using ethnography as its method. • ANTHROPOLOGY n. the science of human beings. |
| COLONOGRAPHY | • colonography n. A virtual, non-invasive form of colonoscopy that uses computed tomography. |
| GLYCOPROTEIN | • glycoprotein n. (Biochemistry) A protein with covalently bonded carbohydrates. • GLYCOPROTEIN n. any of the compounds formed by the conjugation of a protein with a substance containing a carbohydrate group other than a nucleic acid, also GLUCOPROTEIN. |
| LARYNGOPHONY | • laryngophony n. The sound of the voice as heard through a stethoscope placed upon the larynx. • LARYNGOPHONY n. the sound of the voice as heard through the stethoscope applied over the larynx. |
| LARYNGOSCOPE | • laryngoscope n. An endoscope used for viewing the interior of the larynx. • LARYNGOSCOPE n. an instrument for examining the interior of the larynx. |
| LARYNGOSCOPY | • laryngoscopy n. The examination of the throat using a laryngoscope. • LARYNGOSCOPY n. examination by use of a laryngoscope. |
| NEURYPNOLOGY | • neurypnology n. (Obsolete) Alternative form of neurohypnology. • NEURYPNOLOGY n. an old name for the science of hypnotism, also NEUROHYPNOLOGY. |
| PARLEYVOOING | • parleyvooing v. Present participle of parleyvoo. • PARLEYVOO v. (slang) to speak French. |
| PERINATOLOGY | • perinatology n. A branch of obstetrics focusing on the medical and surgical management of high-risk pregnancies. |
| PHARYNGOLOGY | • pharyngology n. (Medicine) The science that studies the pharynx and treatment of its diseases. • PHARYNGOLOGY n. the study of the throat. |
| POLYCHROMING | • polychroming v. Present participle of polychrome. • POLYCHROME v. to colour in many colours. |
| PROTEOGLYCAN | • proteoglycan n. (Biochemistry) Any of many glycoproteins that have heteropolysaccharide side chains. • PROTEOGLYCAN n. any of a class of glycoproteins of high molecular weight that are found esp. in the extracellular matrix of connective tissue. |
| PROTEOLYSING | • proteolysing v. Present participle of proteolyse. • PROTEOLYSE v. to split proteins by proteolysis. |
| PYROLIGNEOUS | • pyroligneous adj. Produced from wood by the action of heat, especially by destructive distillation. • PYROLIGNEOUS adj. produced by the action of heat on wood, also PYROLIGNIC, PYROXYLIC. |