| COLOSTOMY | • colostomy n. (Surgery) An incision into the colon to allow for drainage; the opening produced in such incision. • COLOSTOMY n. a surgical incision in the colon to provide an artificial anus through the abdominal wall in cases of stricture etc. |
| COLPOTOMY | • colpotomy n. Surgical creation of a hole through the vagina to the rectouterine pouch, using a scalpel incision to drain the fluid. • COLPOTOMY n. surgical incision into the wall of the vagina. |
| CORDOTOMY | • cordotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure for selectively disabling pain-conducting nerve paths in the spinal… • CORDOTOMY n. the surgical division of a bundle of nerve fibres in the spinal cord, also CHORDOTOMY. |
| COSTOTOMY | • costotomy n. (Surgery) Incision into a rib. • COSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into a rib. |
| COYOTILLO | • coyotillo n. A low rhamnaceous shrub (Karwinskia humboldtiana) of the southwestern United States and Mexico, with… • COYOTILLO n. (Spanish) a poisonous shrub of the southwestern United States and Mexico. |
| EROTOLOGY | • erotology n. The study of sexual stimuli and behaviour. • EROTOLOGY n. the study of erotic stimuli and sexual behaviour. |
| IONOTROPY | • ionotropy n. (Chemistry) A form of tautomerism involving the movement or redistribution of charges. • ionotropy n. (Physiology) The regulation of neurotransmitters or cell receptors by ion channels. • IONOTROPY n. the reversible interconversion of a pair of organic isomers. |
| MONOCOTYL | • monocotyl n. (Botany) Any monocotyledonous plant. • MONOCOTYL n. a plant having a single cotyledon, also MONOCOT, MONOCOTYLEDON. |
| NOSTOLOGY | • nostology n. The study of senility; gerontology. • NOSTOLOGY n. the study of senility. |
| ORTHODOXY | • orthodoxy n. Correctness in doctrine and belief. • orthodoxy n. Conformity to established and accepted beliefs (usually of religions). • Orthodoxy prop.n. The Eastern Orthodox Church. |
| OSTEOLOGY | • osteology n. (Anatomy) The scientific study of the morphology and pathology of bones. • osteology n. (Anatomy) The bone structure of a particular individual, or species. • OSTEOLOGY n. the study of bones. |
| OSTEOTOMY | • osteotomy n. (Surgery) The surgical procedure of cutting a bone. This is often performed to either lengthen, shorten… • OSTEOTOMY n. the dissection or anatomy of bones. |
| OUTDOORSY | • outdoorsy adj. (Informal) Associated with the outdoors, or suited to outdoor life. • outdoorsy adj. (Informal) Fond of the outdoors. • OUTDOORSY adj. (colloq.) of an outdoors inclination. |
| PHOTOCOPY | • photocopy n. A copy made using a photocopier. • photocopy v. To make a copy using a photocopier. • PHOTOCOPY n. a photographic reproduction of written matter, etc. |
| STORYBOOK | • storybook n. A book containing stories, especially children’s stories. • storybook adj. As in a story for children; pleasant and idealized, or having a happy conclusion. • STORYBOOK n. a book of tales true or fictitious, esp. one for children. |
| TROPOLOGY | • tropology n. (Rhetoric) The use of a trope (metaphor or figure of speech). • tropology n. (Theology, philosophy) The interpretation of scripture or other work in order to educe moral or figurative… • tropology n. A recurring motif or metaphor, a trope; an interplay of tropes. |
| YOUTHHOOD | • youthhood n. The state of being young, either in age or in spirit; youth. • YOUTHHOOD n. (obsolete) youth, also YOUNGTH, YOUTHHEAD. |
| ZOOTROPHY | • ZOOTROPHY n. the feeding of animals. |