| ASTROCYTOMATA | • astrocytomata n. Plural of astrocytoma. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| PHOTOMETRISTS | • photometrists n. Plural of photometrist. • PHOTOMETRIST n. one who practises photometry, that branch of science which treats of the measurement of the intensity of light. |
| POTENTIOMETER | • potentiometer n. (Electronics) A user-adjustable three-terminal variable resistor that can be used as a voltage divider. • potentiometer n. (Physics) An instrument that measures a voltage by opposing it with a precise fraction of a known voltage… • POTENTIOMETER n. an instrument for measuring electromotive forces. |
| POTENTIOMETRY | • potentiometry n. (Physics) The measurement of electrical potential (voltage) using a potentiometer. • POTENTIOMETRY n. the measurement of the potential difference of electromotive force. |
| PROSTATECTOMY | • prostatectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of part or all of the prostate gland. • PROSTATECTOMY n. the surgical removal of the prostate gland. |
| SOMATOSTATINS | • somatostatins n. Plural of somatostatin. • SOMATOSTATIN n. a polypeptide neurohormone. |
| STOMATOLOGIST | • stomatologist n. (Medicine) A practitioner of stomatology. • STOMATOLOGIST n. a person who works in stomatology. |
| STOMATOPLASTY | • stomatoplasty n. (Surgery) The operation of forming a mouth where the aperture has been contracted or deformed. • STOMATOPLASTY n. plastic surgery of the mouth. |
| STROMATOLITES | • stromatolites n. Plural of stromatolite. • STROMATOLITE n. a rounded, multilayered structure, found in rocks dating back at least 2800 million years, having present-day equivalents that result from the growth, under special conditions, of blue-green algae. |
| STROMATOLITIC | • stromatolitic adj. (Geology) Of or relating to a stromatolite. • STROMATOLITIC adj. of or like a stromatolite. |
| TOTIPALMATION | • totipalmation n. (Zoology) The quality of being totipalmate. • TOTIPALMATION n. the state of being totipalmate, having webbing between each toe. |