| ASTROCYTOMA | • astrocytoma n. (Medicine) A cancer of the brain that originates in astrocytes. • ASTROCYTOMA n. a tumour of the central nervous system. |
| ATTORNEYISM | • attorneyism n. The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys. • ATTORNEYISM n. the state of being an attorney. |
| CYTOMETRIES | • cytometries n. Plural of cytometry. • CYTOMETRY n. the counting of cells. |
| 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. |
| GASTRECTOMY | • gastrectomy n. (Surgery) Removal or partial removal of the stomach. • GASTRECTOMY n. surgical removal of the stomach. |
| 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. |
| HYETOMETERS | • hyetometers n. Plural of hyetometer. • HYETOMETER n. an instrument for measuring rainfall. |
| HYSTEROTOMY | • hysterotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy… • HYSTEROTOMY n. a Caesarean cut. |
| MASTICATORY | • masticatory n. (Chiefly medicine) Something chewed, originally as a medicine, now typically for pleasure or to increase… • masticatory adj. Of, or relating to mastication. • masticatory adj. Used for chewing. |
| METHYLATORS | • methylators n. Plural of methylator. • METHYLATOR n. an agent that methylates. |
| METROSTYLES | • METROSTYLE n. a device for regulating speed in a player-piano. |
| 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. |
| MULTISTOREY | • multistorey adj. Alternative spelling of multi-storey. • multistorey n. Alternative spelling of multi-storey. • multi-storey adj. (Of a building) Having more than one storey. |
| PLASTOMETRY | • PLASTOMETRY n. measurement by plastometer. |
| STEREOMETRY | • stereometry n. (Now rare) The science of measuring the volume of solids or solid bodies. • STEREOMETRY n. the measurement of volumes of solid figures. |
| STICHOMETRY | • stichometry n. The measurement of books in terms of how many lines of text they contain. • stichometry n. The division of the text of a book into lines; a method of writing manuscripts used before punctuation was adopted. • STICHOMETRY n. the numbering or counting of lines in books or documents. |
| STIMULATORY | • stimulatory adj. Stimulative; serving to stimulate. • STIMULATORY adj. serving to stimulate. |
| STORMSTAYED | • storm-stayed adj. (Scotland, Canada, Maritimes and Ontario) stranded due to bad weather, snowed in. • STORMSTAYED adj. (Canadian) isolated or unable to travel because of adverse weather conditions, esp a snowstorm. |
| TENSIOMETRY | • tensiometry n. The measurement of surface tension. • TENSIOMETRY n. the measurement of tension. |
| THERMONASTY | • thermonasty n. A nastic response to a change in temperature, such as the opening and closing of tulips. • THERMONASTY n. nastic movement in response to heat or temperature change. |