| COLPOTOMY | • colpotomy n. Surgical creation of a hole through the vagina to the rectouterine pouch, using a scalpel incision to drain the fluid. • COLPOTOMY n. surgical incision into the wall of the vagina. |
| HOMOTYPAL | • homotypal adj. (Biology) Of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype. • HOMOTYPAL adj. of the same type of structure; pertaining to a homotype; as, homotypal parts. |
| HOMOTYPES | • homotypes n. Plural of homotype. • HOMOTYPE n. something with the same basic structure as another. |
| HOMOTYPIC | • homotypic adj. (Botany) Said of a taxon name which shares the exact same type as a different name and thus must necessarily… • HOMOTYPIC adj. conforming to normal type. |
| HYPOSTOME | • hypostome n. (Anatomy) An appendage on the mouth of some insects, arachnids, crustaceans, and hydrozoa. • HYPOSTOME n. any of several structures associated with the mouth in different invertebrates. |
| MONKEYPOT | • monkeypot n. Alternative form of monkey pot. • monkey␣pot n. Any of numerous tropical trees in the genus Lecythis, mostly with edible nuts. • MONKEYPOT n. the round-lidded outer shell of the sapucaia nut. |
| MONOTYPES | • monotypes n. Plural of monotype. • monotypes v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of monotype. • MONOTYPE n. a monotypic genus or other taxon. |
| MONOTYPIC | • monotypic adj. (Taxonomy) Relating to or exhibiting monotypy. • MONOTYPIC adj. of a genus, containing only one species. |
| MYTHOPOET | • mythopoet n. (Mythology) a writer of mythic poetry; a mythopoeic writer. • mythopoet n. A member of the mythopoetic men’s movement. • MYTHOPOET n. a mythmaker; a writer of poems on mythical subjects. |
| OPTOMETRY | • optometry n. The art and science of vision and eye care. • OPTOMETRY n. the science of vision and eye-care. |
| PHYTOTOMY | • phytotomy n. (Botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| PLUTONOMY | • plutonomy n. (Sometimes derogatory) The study of the production and distribution of wealth, or a society seen as… • PLUTONOMY n. economics. |
| POMPOSITY | • pomposity n. The quality of being pompous; self-importance. • POMPOSITY n. the state of being pompous. |
| TAPHONOMY | • taphonomy n. The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization. • TAPHONOMY n. the study or science of how plants and animals die, decay and become buried and fossilized. |
| TOPECTOMY | • topectomy n. (Surgery) The excision of parts of the frontal cortex of the brain, typically for the relief of epilepsy. • TOPECTOMY n. (obsolete) the excision of the top part of the cerebral cortex as a cure for mental illness. |
| TOPOMETRY | • topometry n. (Chiefly medicine) Any of various imaging or surveying techniques in which the three-dimensional positions… • TOPOMETRY n. the measurement of the surface features of a region. |
| TOPONYMAL | • toponymal adj. Toponymic. • TOPONYMAL adj. relating to toponymy, the study of place-names, also TOPONYMIC, TOPONYMICAL. |
| TOPONYMIC | • toponymic adj. Of, or relating to a toponym. • toponymic adj. Named after a place. • TOPONYMIC adj. relating to toponymy, the study of place-names, also TOPONYMAL, TOPONYMICAL. |