| ADENOHYPOPHYSIS | • adenohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones… • ADENOHYPOPHYSIS n. the anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland. |
| GLYCOGENOLYSIS | • glycogenolysis n. (Biochemistry) The production of glucose-1-phosphate by splitting a glucose monomer from glycogen using… • GLYCOGENOLYSIS n. the breakdown of glycogen esp. to glucose in the animal body. |
| GLYCOSYLATIONS | • glycosylations n. Plural of glycosylation. • GLYCOSYLATION n. the process of adding glycosyl radicals to a protein to form a glycoprotein. |
| HYDROGENOLYSIS | • hydrogenolysis n. (Chemistry) the cleavage of a molecule, especially that of a carbon-carbon bond, with the addition of… • HYDROGENOLYSIS n. a chemical reaction in which a compound is decomposed by hydrogen. |
| HYDROLYSATIONS | • hydrolysations n. Plural of hydrolysation. • HYDROLYSATION n. the process of hydrolysing, also HYDROLYZATION. |
| NEUROHYPOPHYSIS | • neurohypophysis n. (Anatomy) The posterior lobe of the pituitary gland, responsible for the release of oxytocin and antidiuretic… • NEUROHYPOPHYSIS n. the portion of the pituitary gland that is composed of the infundibulum and posterior lobe and is concerned with the secretion of various hormones. |
| ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS | • onychocryptosis n. (Medicine) ingrowing toenail. • ONYCHOCRYPTOSIS n. the condition of having an ingrowing toenail. |
| PYCNODYSOSTOSIS | • pycnodysostosis n. (Medicine) A genetic disorder characterized by dense, fragile bones and dwarfism. • PYCNODYSOSTOSIS n. a rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and thickening and fragility of the bones. |
| PYKNODYSOSTOSIS | • pyknodysostosis n. Alternative form of pycnodysostosis. • PYKNODYSOSTOSIS n. a rare inherited bone disease characterized by short stature and thickening and fragility of the bones. |
| SPONDYLOLYSIS | • spondylolysis n. (Pathology) A defect or stress fracture of the pars interarticularis of the vertebral arch. • SPONDYLOLYSIS n. disintegration of one or more vertebrae, also SPONDYLOSIS. |
| SYMPHONIOUSLY | • symphoniously adv. In a symphonious manner. • SYMPHONIOUS adv. agreeing esp. in sound. |
| SYNONYMICONS | • synonymicons n. Plural of synonymicon. • SYNONYMICON n. a dictionary of synonyms, a thesaurus. |