| AMPHIARTHROSIS | • amphiarthrosis n. (Anatomy) The type of movable joint in animals in which the surfaces of bones are connected by ligaments or cartilage. • AMPHIARTHROSIS n. a type of articulation permitting only slight movement, as between the vertebrae of the backbone. |
| AMPHICHROMATIC | • amphichromatic adj. Amphichroic. • AMPHICHROMATIC adj. producing two colours, one on reacting with an acid, the other on reacting with a base, also AMPHICHROIC. |
| ANTIARRHYTHMIA | • antiarrhythmia adj. Alternative form of antiarrhythmic. |
| ANTIARRHYTHMIC | • antiarrhythmic adj. (Pharmacology) Used to treat or prevent (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat). • antiarrhythmic n. (Pharmacology) A drug that treats or prevents (heart) arrhythmia (irregular beat). • ANTIARRHYTHMIC adj. tending to prevent or relieve cardiac arrhythmia. |
| ARITHMOPHOBIAS | • ARITHMOPHOBIA n. a fear of numbers. |
| EDRIOPHTHALMIC | • EDRIOPHTHALMIC adj. of crustaceans, with stalkless eyes, also EDRIOPHTHALMIAN, EDRIOPHTHALMOUS. |
| HAMARTHRITISES | • HAMARTHRITIS n. gout in all the joints. |
| HERMAPHRODITIC | • hermaphroditic adj. Of or pertaining to hermaphrodism; being a hermaphrodite. • hermaphroditic adj. (Biology) Possessing the reproductive organs of both sexes. • HERMAPHRODITIC adj. of or like a hermaphrodite, bearing both sexes, e.g. of plants usually in the same flower. |
| HISTOCHEMISTRY | • histochemistry n. (Biology, chemistry) The branch of histology dealing with the chemistry of cells and tissues. • HISTOCHEMISTRY n. the chemistry of living tissues. |
| HOMOIOTHERMIES | • HOMOIOTHERMY n. the maintenance of a constant body temperature, also HOMEOTHERMISM, HOMEOTHERMY, HOMOTHERMY. |
| 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. |
| LITHOCHROMATIC | • lithochromatic adj. Pertaining to chromatic lithography (the production of lithographs that support color through the application… • lithochromatic adj. (Soil science) Displaying color that results from the inclusion of particles of pulverised stone. • LITHOCHROMATIC adj. relating to lithochromatics. |
| ORNITHOMORPHIC | • ornithomorphic adj. Shaped like a bird. • ORNITHOMORPHIC adj. shaped like bird. |
| RHYTHMISATIONS | • rhythmisations n. Plural of rhythmisation. • RHYTHMISATION n. the process of rhythmising, also RHYTHMIZATION. |
| RHYTHMIZATIONS | • rhythmizations n. Plural of rhythmization. • RHYTHMIZATION n. the process of rhythmizing, also RHYTHMISATION. |
| THERIOMORPHISM | • theriomorphism n. The shaping of something in the form of an animal. • THERIOMORPHISM n. the belief that gods exist in animal form. |
| THROMBOPHILIAS | • thrombophilias n. Plural of thrombophilia. • THROMBOPHILIA n. combined inflammation and thrombosis of a vein. |