| BRYOPHYLLUMS | • bryophyllums n. Plural of bryophyllum. • BRYOPHYLLUM n. another name for kalanchoe, a succulent plant. |
| CHYMOTRYPSIN | • chymotrypsin n. An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine… • CHYMOTRYPSIN n. rennin. |
| CHYMOTRYPTIC | • chymotryptic adj. Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin. • CHYMOTRYPTIC adj. relating to chymotrypsin. |
| CRYMOTHERAPY | • CRYMOTHERAPY n. medical treatment using extreme cold, also CRYOTHERAPY. |
| EMBRYOPHYTES | • embryophytes n. Plural of embryophyte. • EMBRYOPHYTE n. any green photosynthetic organism which begins the development of the sporophyte generation within the archegonium. |
| HYMENOPLASTY | • hymenoplasty n. (Medicine) Plastic surgery affecting a woman’s hymen, usually involving reconstruction to the unbroken… • HYMENOPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of the hymen to give the appearance of virginity, usually for religious or cultural reasons. |
| HYPERMETROPY | • hypermetropy n. Dated form of hypermetropia. • HYPERMETROPY n. an inability to see near objects clearly because the images received by the eye are focused behind the retina, also HYPERMETROPIA. |
| HYPOGLYCEMIA | • hypoglycemia n. (Pathology) A too low level of blood glucose. • HYPOGLYCEMIA n. abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood, also HYPOGLYCAEMIA. |
| HYPOGLYCEMIC | • hypoglycemic adj. (Pathology) Suffering from hypoglycemia. • hypoglycemic adj. Causing hypoglycemia. • hypoglycemic n. A sufferer of hypoglycemia. |
| LYMPHOGRAPHY | • lymphography n. A medical imaging technique using a radiocontrast agent to visualize structures of the lymphatic system. • lymphography n. (Dated) A description of the lymphatic vessels, their origin and uses. • LYMPHOGRAPHY n. radiography of the lymph glands. |
| MYRMECOPHILY | • myrmecophily n. The condition of being myrmecophilous. • MYRMECOPHILY n. a symbiotic relation with ants. |
| PHARYNGOTOMY | • pharyngotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an incision into the pharynx, to remove a tumour or anything that… • pharyngotomy n. Scarification or incision of the tonsils. • PHARYNGOTOMY n. the surgical removal of the pharynx. |
| PHYCOMYCETES | • phycomycetes n. Plural of phycomycete. • Phycomycetes prop.n. An obsolete taxon comprising certain fungi with non-septate hyphae. • PHYCOMYCETE n. a fungus resembling algae. |
| POLYCYTHEMIA | • polycythemia n. (Pathology) A rare disorder in which the bone marrow produces an abnormally large amount of blood cells… • POLYCYTHEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHAEMIA. |
| POLYCYTHEMIC | • polycythemic adj. Pertaining to, or afflicted with, polycythemia. • POLYCYTHEMIC adj. relating to polycythemia. |
| POLYPHARMACY | • polypharmacy n. (Medicine) The use of multiple drugs to treat multiple concurrent disorders in the same (now especially… • POLYPHARMACY n. treatment with many medicines for same disease. |
| POLYRHYTHMIC | • polyrhythmic adj. (Music) Having multiple, simultaneous rhythms. • POLYRHYTHMIC adj. relating to polyrhythm. |
| PSYCHROMETRY | • psychrometry n. The measurement or study of the thermodynamic properties of moist air. • PSYCHROMETRY n. measurement by psychrometer. |
| SYNAPOMORPHY | • synapomorphy n. (Cladistics) A derived trait that is shared by two or more taxa of shared ancestry. |