| CHORDOTOMY | • chordotomy n. (Surgery) Alternative spelling of cordotomy. • CHORDOTOMY n. the surgical division of a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord, also CORDOTOMY. |
| COHOMOLOGY | • cohomology n. (Mathematics) A method of contravariantly associating a family of invariant quotient groups to each… • cohomology n. (Mathematics) A system of quotient groups associated to a topological space. • COHOMOLOGY n. a theory in topology which uses groups to study the properties of topological spaces. |
| HOMOCHROMY | • homochromy n. (Zoology) The use, by an organism, of the same colour as its background as a means of protection. • HOMOCHROMY n. protective coloration. |
| HOMOEOMERY | • homoeomery n. Alternative form of homoeomeria. • homœomery n. Archaic form of homoeomeria. • HOMOEOMERY n. the state of being homoeomeric, having all the somites alike, also HOMEOMERY. |
| HOMOMORPHY | • homomorphy n. (Biology) similarity of form; resemblance in external character or in geometric ground form. • HOMOMORPHY n. similarity in form, as of the flowers of a plant, also HOMEOMORPHY. |
| HOMONYMOUS | • homonymous adj. Having the same name as another (i.e., like a namesake). • homonymous adj. Of or pertaining to a homonym. • homonymous adj. (Ophthalmology) Homonymous hemianopsia (blindness in the same side of both eyes). |
| HOMOZYGOTE | • homozygote n. (Genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci. • HOMOZYGOTE n. an organism or cell having the same alleles for a particular inherited characteristic. |
| HOMOZYGOUS | • homozygous adj. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele. • HOMOZYGOUS adj. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| HONEYMOONS | • honeymoons n. Plural of honeymoon. • honeymoons v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of honeymoon. • honey␣moons n. Plural of honey moon. |
| HYLOTOMOUS | • HYLOTOMOUS adj. of insects, cutting or boring wood. |
| MONOCHROMY | • monochromy n. (Dated) The art of painting or drawing in monochrome. • MONOCHROMY n. the art of painting or drawing in monochrome. |
| MORPHOLOGY | • morphology n. (Uncountable) A scientific study of form and structure, usually without regard to function. Especially… • morphology n. (Countable) The form and structure of something. • morphology n. (Countable) A description of the form and structure of something. |
| ORTHODROMY | • orthodromy n. The act or art of sailing on a great circle. • ORTHODROMY n. the act or art of sailing on a great circle, also ORTHODROMICS. |