| CHOLECYSTECTOMY | • cholecystectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure to remove the gall bladder. • CHOLECYSTECTOMY n. a surgical operation to remove the gall bladder. |
| CHOLECYSTOSTOMY | • cholecystostomy n. The surgical creation of a stoma in the gallbladder, which can facilitate placement of a tube for drainage. • CHOLECYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOTOMY. |
| CHROMATOLOGISTS | • CHROMATOLOGIST n. a specialist in chromatology. |
| EPITHELIOMATOUS | • epitheliomatous adj. Relating to epithelioma. • EPITHELIOMATOUS adj. relating to epithelioma. |
| HELMINTHOLOGIST | • helminthologist n. One versed in helminthology. • HELMINTHOLOGIST n. a specialist in helminthology. |
| HISTOCOMPATIBLE | • histocompatible adj. (Of two individuals) Having compatible antigens, and thus being able to transplant organs. • HISTOCOMPATIBLE adj. referring to the degree of similarity between the histocompatibility antigens of two individuals, which determines whether an organ transplant will be tolerated. |
| HOMOEOTELEUTONS | • homoeoteleutons n. Plural of homoeoteleuton. • HOMOEOTELEUTON n. the use of words with similar endings in close proximity, also HOMEOTELEUTON. |
| HOMOTRANSPLANTS | • homotransplants n. Plural of homotransplant. • HOMOTRANSPLANT n. a graft of tissue from one individual to another of the same species. |
| LITHOCHROMATICS | • LITHOCHROMATICS n. the art or process of painting in oil on stone and taking impressions from the result. |
| MYTHOLOGISATION | • mythologisation n. Alternative form of mythologization. • MYTHOLOGISATION n. the process of mythologising, also MYTHOLOGIZATION. |
| OPHTHALMOLOGIST | • ophthalmologist n. A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases… • OPHTHALMOLOGIST n. one who studies ophthalmology, the science of the eye. |
| OPHTHALMOMETERS | • ophthalmometers n. Plural of ophthalmometer. • OPHTHALMOMETER n. an instrument for measuring the eye. |
| RHEUMATOLOGISTS | • rheumatologists n. Plural of rheumatologist. • RHEUMATOLOGIST n. one who studies rheumatology. |
| THERMOELECTRONS | • thermoelectrons n. Plural of thermoelectron. • THERMOELECTRON n. an electron emitted at high temperature, such as one produced in a thermionic valve. |
| THREMMATOLOGIES | • THREMMATOLOGY n. the science of breeding domestic animals and plants. |
| THROMBOPLASTINS | • thromboplastins n. Plural of thromboplastin. • THROMBOPLASTIN n. a complex enzyme found esp. in platelets that functions in the conversion of prothrombin into thrombin in the clotting of blood. |