| CORYMBOSELY | • corymbosely adv. In corymbs. • CORYMBOSE adv. consisting of corymbs, or resembling them in form. |
| CRYOBIOLOGY | • cryobiology n. The study of the effects of low temperature on living organisms. • CRYOBIOLOGY n. the study of life under cold conditions. |
| HYDROPHYTON | • hydrophyton n. (Biology) A branched structure that supports the zooids in colonial hydrozoa. • HYDROPHYTON n. the coenosarc of a hydroid colony. |
| HYDROPOLYPS | • hydropolyps n. Plural of hydropolyp. • HYDROPOLYP n. a hydrozoan polyp. |
| HYPOTHYROID | • hypothyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hypothyroidism. • hypothyroid adj. Having hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROID adj. affected with hypothyroidism. |
| HYSTEROTOMY | • hysterotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy… • HYSTEROTOMY n. a Caesarean cut. |
| LARYNGOLOGY | • laryngology n. The branch of physiology dealing with the larynx and its disorders. • LARYNGOLOGY n. the study of the larynx. |
| LARYNGOTOMY | • laryngotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical operation of cutting into the larynx. • LARYNGOTOMY n. surgical removal of the larynx. |
| MARTYROLOGY | • martyrology n. (Roman Catholicism) A catalogue or list of martyrs (or, more precisely, of saints), arranged in the… • martyrology n. (Judaism) The story of the deaths of several famous Rabbis (including Rabbi Akiva) by Romans, read both… • MARTYROLOGY n. the study of martyrs. |
| MONOHYDROXY | • monohydroxy n. (Organic chemistry, in combination) Having a single hydroxy group in a molecule. E.g. a monool is monohydroxy/monohydri… • MONOHYDROXY adj. containing one hydroxyl group in the molecule. |
| MYRINGOTOMY | • myringotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making a tiny incision in the eardrum, to relieve pressure caused… • MYRINGOTOMY n. surgical removal of the myringa, the eardrum. |
| MYRMECOLOGY | • myrmecology n. (Entomology) The study of ants. • MYRMECOLOGY n. the scientific study of ants. |
| OXYHYDROGEN | • oxyhydrogen adj. Of, or using a mixture of, hydrogen and oxygen. • oxyhydrogen n. (Chemistry) A potentially explosive mixture of hydrogen and oxygen. • oxy-hydrogen n. Alternative spelling of oxyhydrogen. |
| POLYHISTORY | • POLYHISTORY n. great and varied learning. |
| POLYHYDROXY | • polyhydroxy adj. (Organic chemistry) Having three or more hydroxy functional groups. • POLYHYDROXY adj. containing more than one hydroxyl group in the molecule. |
| PROTEROGYNY | • proterogyny n. The condition of being proterogynous. • PROTEROGYNY n. the development of female organs before male to avoid self-fertilization. |
| PYLORECTOMY | • pylorectomy n. (Surgery) Removal of part or all of the pylorus. • PYLORECTOMY n. the surgical removal of all or part of the pylorus. |
| PYROBALLOGY | • pyroballogy n. (Weaponry, obsolete, rare) The study of artillery; the practice of using artillery as a weapon. • PYROBALLOGY n. the study of artillery. |
| SYRINGOTOMY | • syringotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of cutting for anal fistula. • SYRINGOTOMY n. cutting of a fistula. |