| CYANOETHYLATE | • cyanoethylate v. (Chemistry, transitive) To subject to cyanoethylation. • CYANOETHYLATE v. to introduce a cyano-ethyl group into. |
| CYTOCHEMISTRY | • cytochemistry n. (Biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell… • CYTOCHEMISTRY n. microscopic biochemistry. |
| CYTOPATHOLOGY | • cytopathology n. (Cytology, pathology) The branch of pathology that deals with abnormalities of cells. • CYTOPATHOLOGY n. the study of cells in illness. |
| HYPERTONICITY | • hypertonicity n. The condition of being hypertonic. • HYPERTONICITY n. the condition of being hypertonic. |
| HYPOPITUITARY | • hypopituitary adj. Relating to hypopituitarism. • HYPOPITUITARY adj. relating to hypopituitarism. |
| LYMPHOCYTOTIC | • lymphocytotic adj. Relating to lymphocytosis. • LYMPHOCYTOTIC adj. relating to lymphocytosis, a great increase in leukocytes. |
| PHYTOSANITARY | • phytosanitary adj. Concerning the health of plants; especially the freedom from pests requiring quarantine. • PHYTOSANITARY adj. of or relating to the health of plants. |
| PHYTOTOXICITY | • phytotoxicity n. (Uncountable) The condition of being phytotoxic. • phytotoxicity n. (Countable) A measure of the extent to which something is phytotoxic. • PHYTOTOXICITY n. the state of being phytotoxic. |
| POLYSYNTHETIC | • polysynthetic adj. (Grammar, of languages) Characterized by a prevalence of relatively long words containing a large number… • polysynthetic adj. (Mineralogy) Having layers of twin crystals. • POLYSYNTHETIC adj. made up of many separate elements, also POLYSYNTHETICAL. |
| PYRETOTHERAPY | • pyretotherapy n. (Obsolete, medicine) pyrotherapy. • PYRETOTHERAPY n. medical treatment by causing fever. |
| SYMPATHECTOMY | • sympathectomy n. (Neurosurgery) The surgical cutting of a nerve in the sympathetic nervous system. • SYMPATHECTOMY n. the surgical excision of a sympathetic ganglion or other part of the sympathetic system. |
| SYMPATHOLYTIC | • sympatholytic adj. (Medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. • sympatholytic n. (Pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect. • SYMPATHOLYTIC adj. inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| THYROIDECTOMY | • thyroidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |