| 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. |
| ASTROCHEMISTRY | • astrochemistry n. (Chemistry, astronomy) The study of the chemical composition of stars and outer space. • ASTROCHEMISTRY n. the study of molecules and radicals in outer space. |
| CRYPTOGRAPHIST | • cryptographist n. (Rare) A cryptographer. • CRYPTOGRAPHIST n. one who studies cryptographs. |
| ERYTHROBLASTIC | • erythroblastic adj. Relating to erythroblasts. • ERYTHROBLASTIC adj. of or like an erythroblast. |
| ERYTHROPOIETIC | • erythropoietic adj. Of or pertaining to erythropoiesis. • ERYTHROPOIETIC adj. relating to erythropoiesis, the making of red blood cells. |
| ERYTHROPOIETIN | • erythropoietin n. (Biochemistry) A glycoprotein hormone that functions as a cytokine for erythrocyte precursors in bone marrow. • ERYTHROPOIETIN n. a glycoprotein hormone that stimulates the production of red blood cells by stem cells in bone marrow. |
| HETEROKARYOTIC | • heterokaryotic adj. Relating to heterokaryosis or to heterokaryons. • HETEROKARYOTIC adj. relating to heterokaryosis. |
| HETEROPOLARITY | • heteropolarity n. The condition of being heteropolar. • HETEROPOLARITY n. the state of being heteropolar. |
| HYDROTHERAPIST | • hydrotherapist n. A therapist who performs hydrotherapy. • HYDROTHERAPIST n. a practitioner of hydrotherapy. |
| HYPERKERATOTIC | • hyperkeratotic adj. Of, pertaining to, or suffering from hyperkeratosis. • HYPERKERATOTIC adj. suffering from hyperkeratosis. |
| HYPERPITUITARY | • HYPERPITUITARY adj. relating to increased hormone secretion by the pituitary body. |
| IATROCHEMISTRY | • iatrochemistry n. (Chemistry, medicine) An early branch of chemistry, having roots in alchemy, that tried to provide chemical… • IATROCHEMISTRY n. the application of chemistry to medical theory and treatment. |
| PETROCHEMISTRY | • petrochemistry n. (Petrochemistry) The branch of chemistry that deals with petroleum, natural gas and their derivatives. • PETROCHEMISTRY n. the branch of chemistry concerned with the extraction of chemicals from petroleum. |