| CEPHALOTOMY | • cephalotomy n. Dissection or opening of the head. • cephalotomy n. (Medicine) craniotomy; usually applied to bisection of the fetal head with a saw. • CEPHALOTOMY n. the dissection of the head. |
| COMPILATORY | • compilatory adj. Of or pertaining to a compiler (person) or compilation. • COMPILATORY adj. relating to a compilation. |
| COMPOSITELY | • compositely adv. In a composite manner. • COMPOSITE adv. made of distinct things. |
| ENTOMOPHILY | • entomophily n. (Botany) pollination by insects. • ENTOMOPHILY n. seed plants which are pollinated by insects are said to be entomophilous. |
| HOLOPHYTISM | • holophytism n. (Biology) The property of being a holophyte. • HOLOPHYTISM n. the property of being holophytic, obtaining food by photosynthesis. |
| IMPLORATORY | • imploratory adj. (Rare) Entreating, supplicatory. • IMPLORATORY adj. having an imploring quality. |
| PALLIDOTOMY | • pallidotomy n. A neurosurgical procedure whereby a tiny electrical probe is placed in the globus pallidus and heated… |
| POLYAMORIST | • polyamorist n. An advocate or practitioner of polyamory. |
| POLYCHOTOMY | • polychotomy n. Polytomy. • polychotomy n. A division or separation into more than two groups or pieces; a distinction that results in such division. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
| POLYCROTISM | • polycrotism n. (Physiology) That state or condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve, or sphygmogram, shows several… • POLYCROTISM n. the state of having several beats to each heartbeat. |
| POLYGLOTISM | • polyglotism n. The use, notably in speech, of several languages. • polyglotism n. The ability to communicate in several languages. • POLYGLOTISM n. the use of many languages. |
| POLYGONATUM | • Polygonatum prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Asparagaceae – many herbaceous perennials including Solomon’s seal. • POLYGONATUM n. the Solomon's seal genus Polygonatum, of the lily family. |
| POPMOBILITY | • popmobility n. (Dated) A form of aerobics performed to pop music. • POPMOBILITY n. a form of exercise that combines aerobics in a continuous dance routine, performed to pop music. |
| PRIMATOLOGY | • primatology n. (Zoology) The branch of zoology relating to the study of primates. • PRIMATOLOGY n. the study of primates. |
| PROTANOMALY | • protanomaly n. A form of colour blindness causing a lower sensitivity to red light. • PROTANOMALY n. a form of colour blindness in which there is a decreased response to red. |
| PROTOXYLEMS | • protoxylems n. Plural of protoxylem. • PROTOXYLEM n. the first part of the xylem to be formed. |
| PYLORECTOMY | • pylorectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of part or all of the pylorus. • PYLORECTOMY n. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus. |
| STYLOPODIUM | • stylopodium n. (Botany) An expansion at the base of the style, as in umbelliferous plants. • STYLOPODIUM n. an enlargement at the end of the style base of certain flowers. |
| TOPONYMICAL | • toponymical adj. Toponymic. • TOPONYMICAL adj. related to toponymy, the study of place-names, also TOPONYMAL, TOPONYMIC. |