| DERMATOPHYTOSIS | • dermatophytosis n. (Medicine) A fungal infection of the skin caused by a dermatophyte, ringworm. • DERMATOPHYTOSIS n. a fungal infection of the skin, esp. the feet. |
| DYSMORPHOPHOBIA | • dysmorphophobia n. (Dated, psychiatry) body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphia. • DYSMORPHOPHOBIA n. fear of physical deformities. |
| DYSMORPHOPHOBIC | • dysmorphophobic adj. (Psychiatry) Of or relating to dysmorphophobia. • DYSMORPHOPHOBIC adj. relating to or affected with dysmorphophobia, the fear that one's body is repulsive. |
| HOMOPLASTICALLY | • homoplastically adv. In a homoplastic sense. • HOMOPLASTIC adv. similar in structure and development but not descended from a recent common source. |
| HYPOCHONDRIASMS | • HYPOCHONDRIASM n. hypochondria. |
| HYPOTHYROIDISMS | • hypothyroidisms n. Plural of hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROIDISM n. deficient activity of the thyroid gland. |
| HYSTRICOMORPHIC | • HYSTRICOMORPHIC adj. belonging to the rodent suborder Hystricomorpha, which includes porcupines, cavies, agoutis, and chinchillas. |
| MICROSPOROPHYLL | • microsporophyll n. A leaflike organ that bears one or more microsporangia (contrast megasporophyll or macrosporophyll). • MICROSPOROPHYLL n. a specialised leaf bearing or subtending one or more microsporangia. |
| MYOCARDIOGRAPHS | • MYOCARDIOGRAPH n. an instrument for recording the movements of heart muscle. |
| POLYCHROMATISMS | • POLYCHROMATISM n. being multicoloured. |
| PSYCHOSOMIMETIC | • PSYCHOSOMIMETIC adj. of drugs such as LSD and mescaline, capable of inducing psychotic symptoms, also PSYCHOTOMIMETIC. |
| PSYCHOTOMIMETIC | • psychotomimetic adj. (Pharmacology) That induces a temporary state of altered perception and symptoms similar to those of… • psychotomimetic n. (Pharmacology) Any psychotomimetic drug, such as LSD. • PSYCHOTOMIMETIC adj. of drugs such as LSD and mescaline, capable of inducing psychotic symptoms, also PSYCHOSOMIMETIC. |
| RHOMBPORPHYRIES | • RHOMBPORPHYRY n. an intermediate, moderately fine-grained igneous rock with feldspar inclusions, also RHOMBENPORPHYR, RHOMBENPORPHYRY. |
| SEMIPORNOGRAPHY | • semipornography n. Material that is partly or somewhat pornographic. • SEMIPORNOGRAPHY n. material approaching the pornographic. |
| STREPHOSYMBOLIA | • strephosymbolia n. A tendency, associated with word blindness, to twist or invert certain similar letters (such as b and d) when reading. • STREPHOSYMBOLIA n. a visual disorder where letters are seen mirror imaged. |
| SYMBOLOGRAPHIES | • SYMBOLOGRAPHY n. symbolic writing or representation. |
| SYMMETROPHOBIAS | • SYMMETROPHOBIA n. fear of symmetry. |
| SYMPHYSEOTOMIES | • SYMPHYSEOTOMY n. the operation of cutting through the pubic symphysis, also SYMPHYSIOTOMY. |
| SYMPHYSIOTOMIES | • symphysiotomies n. Plural of symphysiotomy. • SYMPHYSIOTOMY n. the operation of cutting through the pubic symphysis, also SYMPHYSEOTOMY. |