| APOCALYPTICISMS | • apocalypticisms n. Plural of apocalypticism. • APOCALYPTICISM n. the doctrine of the imminent end of the world, also APOCALYPTISM. |
| CRYPTOSPORIDIUM | • cryptosporidium n. Any protozoan of the genus Cryptosporidium, intestinal parasites of humans and other vertebrates that… • Cryptosporidium prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease… • CRYPTOSPORIDIUM n. any of a genus of protozoans parasitic in the gut of vertebrates including humans and sometimes causing diarrhea. |
| HEMATOPORPHYRIN | • hematoporphyrin n. (Biochemistry) The porphyrin portion of heme (minus the iron atom). • HEMATOPORPHYRIN n. any of several porphyrins that are hydrated derivatives of protoporphyrins. |
| HEMICRYPTOPHYTE | • hemicryptophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds rest on the surface, being protected in various ways. • HEMICRYPTOPHYTE n. any perennial plant that bears its overwintering buds at soil level, where they are often partly covered by surface debris. |
| HYPERMETROPICAL | • hypermetropical adj. Synonym of hypermetropic. • HYPERMETROPICAL adj. longsighted, also HYPERMETROPIC. |
| HYPOPITUITARISM | • hypopituitarism n. (Medicine) A decrease in secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland. • HYPOPITUITARISM n. deficient production of growth hormones by the pituitary gland. |
| LYMPHADENOPATHY | • lymphadenopathy n. (Medicine) An abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes; it is often a nonspecific sign of infection but… • LYMPHADENOPATHY n. abnormal enlargement of the lymph nodes. |
| LYMPHOCYTOPENIA | • lymphocytopenia n. (Pathology) An abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. • LYMPHOCYTOPENIA n. an abnormally low level of lymphocytes in the blood. |
| PHARMACOTHERAPY | • pharmacotherapy n. (Medicine) The use of pharmaceuticals to treat disease. • PHARMACOTHERAPY n. the treatment of disease and esp. mental illness with drugs. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAPHS | • plethysmographs n. Plural of plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAPH n. an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
| PLETHYSMOGRAPHY | • plethysmography n. (Medicine) The diagnostic use of a plethysmograph. • PLETHYSMOGRAPHY n. measurement by use of a plethysmograph, an instrument for measuring change in body part size due to blood flow. |
| PYROPHOTOMETERS | • PYROPHOTOMETER n. a type of pyrometer in which the temperature of an incandescent body is determined by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |