| CARDIOMYOPATHY | • cardiomyopathy n. (Pathology) The deterioration of the myocardium. • CARDIOMYOPATHY n. any of several structural or functional diseases of heart muscle marked esp. by hypertrophy and obstructive damage to the heart. |
| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| CYTOPHOTOMETRY | • cytophotometry n. (Biology) The analysis of the chemical composition of cells using a cytophotometer. • CYTOPHOTOMETRY n. photometry applied to the study of the cell or its constituents. |
| ETYMOLOGICALLY | • etymologically adv. Based on or belonging to etymology. • ETYMOLOGICAL adv. related to etymology. |
| HETERONYMOUSLY | • heteronymously adv. In a heteronymous manner. • HETERONYMOUS adv. like a heteronym, a word having same spelling but different sound and meaning. |
| HYPOPHYSECTOMY | • hypophysectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of the hypophysis (pituitary gland). • HYPOPHYSECTOMY n. the removal of the pituitary gland. |
| HYPOTHYROIDISM | • hypothyroidism n. (Pathology) The disease state caused by insufficient production of thyroid hormone by the thyroid gland. • HYPOTHYROIDISM n. deficient activity of the thyroid gland. |
| METAPSYCHOLOGY | • metapsychology n. (Psychology) The philosophical study of psychology and of the mind. • metapsychology n. (Psychology) A set of principles governing Freudian psychology. • metapsychology n. (Philosophy) The study of how human experience forms, filters perception and shapes identity. |
| MYCOTOXICOLOGY | • mycotoxicology n. The study of mycotoxins. • MYCOTOXICOLOGY n. the study of fungal poisons. |
| MYOCARDIOPATHY | • myocardiopathy n. (Pathology) Any disease of the myocardium. • MYOCARDIOPATHY n. any noninflammatory disease of the myocardium. |
| MYTHOLOGICALLY | • mythologically adv. In a mythological fashion or manner. • MYTHOLOGICAL adv. of or relating to mythology or myths, also MYTHOLOGIC. |
| POLYEMBRYONATE | • polyembryonate adj. (Botany) Consisting of, or having, several embryos; polyembryonic. • POLYEMBRYONATE adj. forming more than one embryo from one ovule or from one fertilized ovum. |
| POLYMYOSITISES | • POLYMYOSITIS n. inflammation of several muscles at the same time. |
| PYRENOMYCETOUS | • PYRENOMYCETOUS adj. belonging to the Pyrenomycetes, a group of Ascomycetes whose characteristic fructification is the perithecium. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| SYMPTOMATOLOGY | • symptomatology n. (Uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases. • symptomatology n. (Countable) The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease. • SYMPTOMATOLOGY n. the study of symptoms of illness. |