| ANKYLOSTOMIASES | • ankylostomiases n. Plural of ankylostomiasis. • ANKYLOSTOMIASIS n. infestation with hookworms, leading to anaemia. |
| ANKYLOSTOMIASIS | • ankylostomiasis n. Alternative form of ancylostomiasis. • ANKYLOSTOMIASIS n. infestation with hookworms, leading to anaemia. |
| CHOLECYSTOKININ | • cholecystokinin n. (Biochemistry) Any of several peptide hormones that stimulate the digestion of fat and protein; abbreviated to CCK. • CHOLECYSTOKININ n. a hormone secreted esp. by the duodenal mucosa that regulates the emptying of the gallbladder and secretion of enzymes by the pancreas and that has been found in the brain. |
| CRYOPLANKTONS | • CRYOPLANKTON n. minute organisms, esp. algae, living in ice, snow, or icy water. |
| CYTOSKELETON | • cytoskeleton n. A matrix of intercellular protein, in the forms of microfilaments and microtubules, that provide some… • CYTOSKELETON n. the network of protein filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm that controls cell shape, maintains intracellular organization, and is involved in cell movement. |
| CYTOSKELETONS | • cytoskeletons n. Plural of cytoskeleton. • CYTOSKELETON n. the network of protein filaments and microtubules in the cytoplasm that controls cell shape, maintains intracellular organization, and is involved in cell movement. |
| KARYOLOGIST | • KARYOLOGIST n. a practitioner of karyology, the study of cell nuclei. |
| KARYOLOGISTS | • KARYOLOGIST n. a practitioner of karyology, the study of cell nuclei. |
| LEUKOCYTOLYSES | • LEUKOCYTOLYSIS n. the destruction of leucocytes, also LEUCOCYTOLYSIS. |
| LEUKOCYTOLYSIS | • LEUKOCYTOLYSIS n. the destruction of leucocytes, also LEUCOCYTOLYSIS. |
| LEUKOCYTOPENIAS | • leukocytopenias n. Plural of leukocytopenia. • LEUKOCYTOPENIA n. a decrease in the number of leucocytes in blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOSES | • leukocytoses n. Plural of leukocytosis. • LEUKOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| LEUKOCYTOSIS | • leukocytosis n. Alternative spelling of leucocytosis. • LEUKOCYTOSIS n. an increase in the number of white blood cells in the circulating blood. |
| LEUKODYSTROPHY | • leukodystrophy n. (Medicine) Any of a group of disorders characterized by progressive degeneration of the white matter… • LEUKODYSTROPHY n. any of several genetically determined diseases characterized by progressive degeneration of myelin in the brain, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves. |
| OUTSPOKENLY | • outspokenly adv. In an outspoken manner. • OUTSPOKEN adv. frank, speaking one's mind. |
| PHYTOPLANKTONS | • phytoplanktons n. Plural of phytoplankton. • PHYTOPLANKTON n. vegetable plankton, that includes diatoms, desmids, and dinoflagellates. |
| POIKILOCYTES | • poikilocytes n. Plural of poikilocyte. • POIKILOCYTE n. an irregular red blood corpuscle. |
| STYLEBOOK | • stylebook n. A manual containing an organization’s standardized usage conventions for how to write. • STYLEBOOK n. a book of rules for printers and editors. |
| STYLEBOOKS | • stylebooks n. Plural of stylebook. • STYLEBOOK n. a book of rules for printers and editors. |
| THELYTOKOUS | • thelytokous adj. That produces female offspring (only). • THELYTOKOUS adj. producing only female offspring. |