| DACTYLOLOGY | • dactylology n. The use of the fingers and hands to communicate ideas, especially by the deaf. • DACTYLOLOGY n. the study of sign language. |
| HYDROPHYTON | • hydrophyton n. (Biology) A branched structure that supports the zooids in colonial hydrozoa. • HYDROPHYTON n. the coenosarc of a hydroid colony. |
| HYPOTHYROID | • hypothyroid adj. Of or pertaining to hypothyroidism. • hypothyroid adj. Having hypothyroidism. • HYPOTHYROID adj. affected with hypothyroidism. |
| HYPOTYPOSES | • hypotyposes n. Plural of hypotyposis. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| HYPOTYPOSIS | • hypotyposis n. (Rhetoric) A vivid, picturesque description of scenes or events. • HYPOTYPOSIS n. a vivid description of a scene. |
| HYSTEROTOMY | • hysterotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of making an incision in the uterus, commonly combined with a laparotomy… • HYSTEROTOMY n. a Caesarean cut. |
| ICHTHYOLOGY | • ichthyology n. The branch of zoology devoted to the study of fish. • ICHTHYOLOGY n. the study of fish. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| PHOTOGLYPHY | • photoglyphy n. Photoglyphic engraving. • PHOTOGLYPHY n. photography by photoglyph. |
| POLYCHOTOMY | • polychotomy n. Polytomy. • polychotomy n. A division or separation into more than two groups or pieces; a distinction that results in such division. • POLYCHOTOMY n. division into many parts, e.g. on a cladogram. |
| POLYHISTORY | • POLYHISTORY n. great and varied learning. |
| POLYTONALLY | • polytonally adv. In a polytonal way. • POLYTONAL adv. of music, having many keys. |
| 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. |
| SYRINGOTOMY | • syringotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of cutting for anal fistula. • SYRINGOTOMY n. cutting of a fistula. |
| TOMBOYISHLY | • tomboyishly adv. In a tomboyish way. • TOMBOYISH adv. like a tomboy. |