| CYSTOTOMY | • cystotomy n. A surgical operation which consists of making an incision into the urinary bladder. • CYSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into the bladder. |
| CYTOLYSES | • cytolyses v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cytolyse. • cytolyses n. Plural of cytolysis. • CYTOLYSIS n. the dissolution of cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| CYTOLYSIN | • cytolysin n. (Biology) Any substance (especially an antibody) capable of breaking down the structure of a cell. • CYTOLYSIN n. an agent that dissolves cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| CYTOLYSIS | • cytolysis n. The pathological breakdown of a cell due to the bursting of the cell membrane caused by osmosis. • CYTOLYSIS n. the dissolution of cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| DYSTROPHY | • dystrophy n. A wasting of body tissues, of either genetic origin or due to inadequate or defective nutrition. • DYSTROPHY n. impaired or imperfect nutrition; any of several disorders in which there is wasting of muscle tissue, also DYSTROPHIA. |
| GYPSYWORT | • gypsywort n. Lycopus europaeus, a labiate plant. • GYPSYWORT n. a labiate plant of watersides, with deeply cut leaves and whorls of small white flowers, also GIPSYWORT. |
| HOMOSTYLY | • homostyly n. (Botany) The condition of being homostylous. • HOMOSTYLY n. in flowers, the existence of styles of only one length. |
| HYPONASTY | • hyponasty n. (Botany) an upward bending of leaves or other plant parts, caused by increased growth on their lower surface. • HYPONASTY n. a tendency in part of a plant to grow more rapidly on the underside, so that it curves upwards. |
| HYPOSTYLE | • hypostyle adj. (Architecture) Having a roof supported on a row of columns. • hypostyle n. (Architecture) A building or chamber whose roof is supported on a row of columns. • HYPOSTYLE adj. having a roof supported by columns. |
| MYSTAGOGY | • mystagogy n. The doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of mysteries. • MYSTAGOGY n. the doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue. |
| MYXOCYTES | • MYXOCYTE n. a large cell found in mucous tissue. |
| POLYMASTY | • polymasty n. Synonym of polymastia. • POLYMASTY n. the presence of supernumerary breasts or nipples, also POLYMASTIA, POLYMASTISM. |
| POLYSTYLE | • polystyle adj. (Architecture) Having many columns; said of a building, especially of an interior part or court. • polystyle n. A hall or edifice with many columns. • POLYSTYLE adj. having many columns, also POLYSTYLAR. |
| POLYTYPES | • polytypes n. Plural of polytype. • POLYTYPE v. to produce by use of a cast, or facsimile copy, of an engraved block, matter in type, etc. |
| PYGOSTYLE | • pygostyle n. The plate supporting the tail-feathers in birds, formed from fused vertebrae. • PYGOSTYLE n. the bone of a bird's tail. |
| STENOTYPY | • stenotypy n. The use of the stenotype to take down messages in shorthand. • STENOTYPY n. a type of shorthand using ordinary characters. |