| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| HETERONYMOUSLY | • heteronymously adv. In a heteronymous manner. • HETERONYMOUS adv. like a heteronym, a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning. |
| HYDROXYLAMINES | • hydroxylamines n. Plural of hydroxylamine. • HYDROXYLAMINE n. a colorless odorless nitrogenous base that resembles ammonia in its reactions. |
| HYPOGLYCAEMIAS | • hypoglycaemias n. Plural of hypoglycaemia. • HYPOGLYCAEMIA n. abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood, also HYPOGLYCEMIA. |
| HYPOPHYSECTOMY | • hypophysectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSECTOMY n. the removal of the pituitary gland. |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | • hypothyroidism n. (Pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. • HYPOTHYROIDISM n. deficient activity of the thyroid gland. |
| METAPSYCHOLOGY | • metapsychology n. (Psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind. • metapsychology n. (Psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology. • metapsychology n. (Philosophy) The study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity. |
| PHYTOCHEMISTRY | • phytochemistry n. (Chemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. • phytochemistry n. (Botany) The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant. • PHYTOCHEMISTRY n. the chemistry of plants. |
| POLYCYTHAEMIAS | • polycythaemias n. Plural of polycythaemia. • POLYCYTHAEMIA n. a condition marked by an abnormal increase in the number of circulating red blood cells, also POLYCYTHEMIA. |
| POLYMORPHOUSLY | • polymorphously adv. In a polymorphous manner. • POLYMORPHOUS adv. occurring in several forms. |
| POLYSYNTHESISM | • polysynthesism n. The use of polysynthetic grammar. • POLYSYNTHESISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| POLYSYNTHETISM | • polysynthetism n. Synonym of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| PSYCHODYNAMICS | • psychodynamics n. The dynamic interplay between forces that govern human behaviour. • PSYCHODYNAMICS n. the psychology of mental or emotional forces or processes developing especially in early childhood and their effects on behaviour and mental states. |
| RHABDOMYOLYSES | • rhabdomyolyses n. Plural of rhabdomyolysis. |
| RHABDOMYOLYSIS | • rhabdomyolysis n. (Medicine) The rapid disintegration of striated muscle tissue accompanied by the excretion of myoglobin in the urine. |
| SYMPATHOLYTICS | • sympatholytics n. Plural of sympatholytic. • SYMPATHOLYTIC n. a sympatholytic drug. |