| ARTHROPLASTY | • arthroplasty n. (Surgery) The surgical repair of a joint, or creation of an artificial joint, such as a hip replacement. • ARTHROPLASTY n. surgical reconstruction of a joint. |
| BLOODTHIRSTY | • bloodthirsty adj. Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous. • bloodthirsty adj. Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent. • bloodthirsty adj. (Humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood. |
| ERYTHROBLAST | • erythroblast n. (Cytology) A cell in the bone marrow from which red blood cells develop. • ERYTHROBLAST n. a cell in bone marrow that develops into an erythrocyte. |
| FORTHRIGHTLY | • forthrightly adv. In a forthright manner. • FORTHRIGHT adv. straightforward. |
| FOURTEENTHLY | • fourteenthly adv. In the fourteenth place; fourteenth in a row. • FOURTEENTH adv. number fourteen in sequence. |
| HETEROBLASTY | • heteroblasty n. (Biology, botany) The state of being heteroblastic. • HETEROBLASTY n. the state of being heteroblastic. |
| HETERODACTYL | • heterodactyl adj. (Zoology) heterodactylous. • HETERODACTYL n. a heterodactylous bird. |
| HETEROPLASTY | • heteroplasty n. The grafting of tissue between different individuals of the same or different species. • HETEROPLASTY n. grafting of foreign tissue. |
| HETEROSTYLED | • heterostyled adj. (Botany) Having styles of two or more distinct forms or lengths. • HETEROSTYLED adj. having styles of different length in different flowers, also HETEROSTYLOUS. |
| HETEROTHALLY | • heterothally n. Heterothallism. • HETEROTHALLY n. the state of being heterothallic, also HETEROTHALLISM. |
| ICHTHYOLATRY | • ichthyolatry n. The worship of fish, or of fish-shaped idols. • ICHTHYOLATRY n. the worship of fish. |
| NOTEWORTHILY | • noteworthily adv. In a noteworthy manner; notably. • NOTEWORTHY adv. worthy of or attracting attention esp because of some special excellence. |
| PHYTOSTEROLS | • phytosterols n. Plural of phytosterol. • PHYTOSTEROL n. any of various sterols derived from plants. |
| STEPMOTHERLY | • stepmotherly adj. Like or befitting a stepmother. • STEPMOTHERLY adj. like a stepmother. |
| THROMBOLYTIC | • thrombolytic adj. Of, pertaining to, or causing thrombolysis. • thrombolytic n. Any drug that causes thrombolysis. • THROMBOLYTIC adj. dissolving clots. |
| YELLOWTHROAT | • yellowthroat n. Any of a mostly yellow-colored group of New World warblers in the genus Geothlypis. • YELLOWTHROAT n. any of several largely olive American warblers. |