| AMYOTROPHY | • amyotrophy n. (Pathology) atrophy of muscles. • AMYOTROPHY n. atrophy of the muscles. |
| CRYPTOLOGY | • cryptology n. The science or study of mathematical, linguistic, and other coding patterns and histories. • cryptology n. The practice of analysing encoded messages, in order to decode them. • cryptology n. Secret or enigmatical language. |
| CYSTOSCOPY | • cystoscopy n. An endoscopy of the urinary bladder via the urethra. • CYSTOSCOPY n. an examination using a cystoscope, an instrument for examining the bladder. |
| CYSTOSTOMY | • cystostomy n. The surgical opening of a cyst. • CYSTOSTOMY n. the surgical operation of creating an artificial opening from the bladder to the abdomen. |
| EMBRYOTOMY | • embryotomy n. (Medicine) The act of cutting a foetus into pieces within the womb, so that it can be removed. • EMBRYOTOMY n. the cutting a fetus into pieces within the womb, so as to effect its removal. |
| HOMONYMITY | • homonymity n. The condition of being a homonym. • HOMONYMITY n. the state of being homonymous, having the same name or designation. |
| HYPOCOTYLS | • hypocotyls n. Plural of hypocotyl. • HYPOCOTYL n. the stem of a plant below the cotyledons. |
| MYCETOLOGY | • mycetology n. Synonym of mycology. • MYCETOLOGY n. the study of fungi. |
| MYOMECTOMY | • myomectomy n. (Surgery) The removal of the uterine myomas. • MYOMECTOMY n. surgical removal of a myoma, esp. in the uterus. |
| ORYCTOLOGY | • oryctology n. (Obsolete) The study of things dug out of the earth, including minerals and fossils. • ORYCTOLOGY n. (obsolete) mineralogy or paleontology. |
| PYRETOLOGY | • pyretology n. A discourse or treatise on fevers; the doctrine of fevers. • PYRETOLOGY n. medical study of fevers. |
| TYPHLOLOGY | • typhlology n. (Medicine) The scientific study of blindness. • TYPHLOLOGY n. the study of blindness and the blind. |