| AMYOTROPHY | • amyotrophy n. (Pathology) atrophy of muscles. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
| 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. |
| CHROMOTYPE | • chromotype n. (Historical) A sheet printed in colour by any process, such as a chromolithograph. • chromotype n. (Historical) A photographic picture in the natural colours. • CHROMOTYPE n. a sheet printed in colors by any process, as a chromolithograph. |
| CORMOPHYTE | • cormophyte n. (Now informal, botany) Any plant having a proper stem or axis of growth, which is distinct from its… • CORMOPHYTE n. a plant differentiated into leaf, stem and root. |
| CYTOCHROME | • cytochrome n. Any of various related hemoproteins found in the cells of most organisms, which are an important part… • CYTOCHROME n. any of a group of substances in living cells, of great importance in cell oxidation. |
| ECTOMORPHY | • ectomorphy n. The condition of being ectomorphic. • ECTOMORPHY n. the state of being an ectomorph. |
| HERNIOTOMY | • herniotomy n. (Surgery) Surgical repair of a hernia. • HERNIOTOMY n. a cutting for the cure or relief of hernia. |
| HETERONOMY | • heteronomy n. The political subjection of a community to the rule of another power or to an external law. • heteronomy n. The state of being beholden to external influences. • heteronomy n. (Biology) The condition of being heteronomous. |
| HOMOTHERMY | • HOMOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOIOTHERMY. |
| MYTHOLOGER | • mythologer n. A mythologist. • MYTHOLOGER n. a mythologist. |
| NEPHROTOMY | • nephrotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in, a kidney. • NEPHROTOMY n. the extraction of a stone from the kidney by cutting. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOMETRY | • photometry n. (Physics) The measurement of various aspects of light, especially its intensity. • photometry n. (Astronomy) The measurement of the intensity and spectrum of light from stars. • PHOTOMETRY n. that branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light. |
| RACHIOTOMY | • rachiotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting, or making an incision in a vertebra. • RACHIOTOMY n. another name for laminectomy. |
| THERMOLOGY | • thermology n. The scientific study of heat. • thermology n. Imaging of the body by means of infrared radiation. • THERMOLOGY n. the study of heat. |
| TOMOGRAPHY | • tomography n. Imaging by sections or sectioning. • TOMOGRAPHY n. X-ray photography in which parts of body in front of, or behind, the part under examination are not shown. |
| TRICHOTOMY | • trichotomy n. Division or separation into three groups or pieces. • trichotomy n. (Algebra) the property of an order relation whereby, given an ordered pair of elements (of a given algebraic… • TRICHOTOMY n. division into three parts or categories. |