| STICHOMYTHY | • STICHOMYTHY n. dialogue in alternate lines, also STICHOMYTHIA. |
| CHYMOTRYPTIC | • chymotryptic adj. Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin. • CHYMOTRYPTIC adj. relating to chymotrypsin. |
| RHYTIDECTOMY | • rhytidectomy n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery to reduce the visible signs of aging in the face by removing wrinkles. • RHYTIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of wrinkles. |
| CYTOCHEMISTRY | • cytochemistry n. (Biochemistry) The biochemistry of cells, especially that of the macromolecules responsible for cell… • CYTOCHEMISTRY n. microscopic biochemistry. |
| LYMPHOCYTOTIC | • lymphocytotic adj. Relating to lymphocytosis. • LYMPHOCYTOTIC adj. relating to lymphocytosis, a great increase in leukocytes. |
| SYMPATHOLYTIC | • sympatholytic adj. (Medicine) That opposes the stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system. • sympatholytic n. (Pharmacology) Any medicine having this effect. • SYMPATHOLYTIC adj. inhibiting the action of the sympathetic nervous system. |
| THYROIDECTOMY | • thyroidectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the thyroid gland. • THYROIDECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the thyroid gland. |
| ASYMPTOTICALLY | • asymptotically adv. (Mathematical analysis) In an asymptotical manner, in the way of an asymptote, toward an asymptote. • ASYMPTOTICAL adv. of a line, approaching a curve but meeting it only at infinity, also ASYMPTOTIC. |
| PHYTOCHEMISTRY | • phytochemistry n. (Chemistry, botany) The scientific study of the chemicals found in plants. • phytochemistry n. (Botany) The collection of chemicals and chemical processes found in a particular plant. • PHYTOCHEMISTRY n. the chemistry of plants. |
| POLYSYNTHETISM | • polysynthetism n. Synonym of polysynthesis. • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| SYMPATHOLYTICS | • sympatholytics n. Plural of sympatholytic. • SYMPATHOLYTIC n. a sympatholytic drug. |
| HEMICRYPTOPHYTE | • hemicryptophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. • HEMICRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris. |
| POLYSYNTHETISMS | • POLYSYNTHETISM n. the state of being polysynthetic. |
| SYMPTOMATICALLY | • symptomatically adv. In a symptomatic manner; diagnostically. • symptomatically adv. Directed at symptoms, rather than a cause. • symptomatically adv. Based upon symptoms, rather than a causative agent. |