| ASTROCYTOMA | • astrocytoma n. (Medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| CYSTOTOMIES | • cystotomies n. Plural of cystotomy. • CYSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into the bladder. |
| ENTEROSTOMY | • enterostomy n. (Surgery) The construction of a permanent opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. • ENTEROSTOMY n. a surgical formation of an opening into the intestine through the abdominal wall. |
| ETYMOLOGIST | • etymologist n. A lexicographer or linguist who specializes in etymology (the origins of words). • ETYMOLOGIST n. a specialist in etymology. |
| GASTROSTOMY | • gastrostomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for making an opening in the stomach as part of an operation. • GASTROSTOMY n. a cutting into, or opening of, the abdomen or the stomach, also GASTROTOMY. |
| HYSTEROTOMY | • hysterotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy… • HYSTEROTOMY n. a Caesarean cut. |
| MONSTROSITY | • monstrosity n. An organism showing abnormal development or deformity. • monstrosity n. A monstrous person, thing, or act. • monstrosity n. The state of being monstrous. |
| MYTHOLOGIST | • mythologist n. A person who studies mythology. • MYTHOLOGIST n. a student of mythology. |
| MYTHOPOEIST | • mythopoeist n. A myth-maker. • mythopœist n. Obsolete typography of mythopoeist. • MYTHOPOEIST n. a mythmaker. |
| PHOTOSYSTEM | • photosystem n. (Biochemistry) Either of two biochemical systems, active in chloroplasts, that are part of photosynthesis. • PHOTOSYSTEM n. either of two photochemical reaction centers consisting chiefly of photosynthetic pigments complexed with protein and occurring in chloroplasts. |
| PHYTOTOMIES | • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| PHYTOTOMIST | • phytotomist n. One versed in phytotomy. • PHYTOTOMIST n. a student of phytotomy. |
| POTTYMOUTHS | • pottymouths n. Plural of pottymouth. • potty␣mouths n. Plural of potty mouth. • POTTYMOUTH n. one given to habitual use of bad language. |
| SOMATOTYPED | • somatotyped v. Simple past tense and past participle of somatotype. • SOMATOTYPE v. to place with regard to somatotype. |
| SOMATOTYPES | • somatotypes n. Plural of somatotype. • SOMATOTYPE v. to place with regard to somatotype. |
| STOMATOLOGY | • stomatology n. (Medicine) The study of the mouth and its disorders and diseases; increasingly called oral medicine in current usage. • STOMATOLOGY n. the study of the mouth. |
| TAUTONYMOUS | • TAUTONYMOUS adj. of or like a tautonym, a taxonomic name in which genus and species are the same. |
| TOOTHSOMELY | • toothsomely adv. In a toothsome manner. • TOOTHSOME adv. attractive; palatable. |
| TOPONYMISTS | • toponymists n. Plural of toponymist. • TOPONYMIST n. one who studies toponymy, the study of place-names. |
| XYLOTOMISTS | • xylotomists n. Plural of xylotomist. • XYLOTOMIST n. one who carries out xylotomy, the preparation of sections of wood for microscopic examination. |