| COLONOSCOPES | • colonoscopes n. Plural of colonoscope. • COLONOSCOPE n. a flexible viewing instrument passed into the colon through the anus. |
| HOMOEOMORPHS | • homœomorphs n. Plural of homœomorph. • HOMOEOMORPH n. a thing similar in form from another but essentially different, also HOMEOMORPH. |
| HOMOMORPHOUS | • homomorphous adj. Characterized by homomorphism. • HOMOMORPHOUS adj. alike in form, esp. if essentially different otherwise. |
| MONOMORPHOUS | • monomorphous adj. Monomorphic. • MONOMORPHOUS adj. existing in one form only. |
| NONPOISONOUS | • nonpoisonous adj. Not poisonous. • non-poisonous adj. Alternative spelling of nonpoisonous. • NONPOISONOUS adj. not poisonous. |
| ODONTOPHORES | • odontophores n. Plural of odontophore. • ODONTOPHORE n. the rasping apparatus in molluscs. |
| OMBROPHOBOUS | • ombrophobous adj. Synonym of ombrophobic. • OMBROPHOBOUS adj. of or like an ombrophobe, a plant thriving only in desert conditions. |
| OPISTHODOMOI | • opisthodomoi n. Plural of opisthodomos. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| OPISTHODOMOS | • opisthodomos n. (Greek architecture) A porch at the rear of a temple, set against the blank back wall of the cella. • OPISTHODOMOS n. (Greek) a portico or apartment at the back of an ancient Greek or Roman temple. |
| OPISTHOTONOS | • opisthotonos n. (Medicine) Sustained tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened, as produced by various diseases. • OPISTHOTONOS n. extreme arching backwards of the spine and neck as a result of spasm of the muscles in that region, etc. |
| ORTHOTROPOUS | • orthotropous adj. (Botany, of an ovule) Growing straight and having the micropyle at the apex. • ORTHOTROPOUS adj. growing straight, so that the micropyle is opposite the stalk. |
| OSTEOPOROSES | • osteoporoses n. Plural of osteoporosis. • OSTEOPOROSIS n. development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness. |
| OSTEOPOROSIS | • osteoporosis n. (Pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become… • OSTEOPOROSIS n. development of a porous structure in bone due to loss of calcium, resulting in brittleness. |
| OSTEOPOROTIC | • osteoporotic adj. Relating to osteoporosis. • OSTEOPOROTIC adj. relating to osteoporosis. |
| PHOTOCOMPOSE | • photocompose v. To use photocomposition to prepare text for printing. • PHOTOCOMPOSE v. to set (as reading matter) by photocomposition. |
| PODOCONIOSES | • PODOCONIOSIS n. endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs. |
| PODOCONIOSIS | • podoconiosis n. (Pathology) An endemic form of nonfilarial elephantiasis. • PODOCONIOSIS n. endemic elephantiasis of the lower legs. |
| POGONOTOMIES | • POGONOTOMY n. shaving. |
| PROSOPOPOEIA | • prosopopoeia n. (Rhetoric) An act of personifying a person or object when communicating to an audience; a figure of… • prosopopoeia n. Personification of an abstraction. • prosopopœia n. Obsolete typography of prosopopoeia. |
| SPOROPHOROUS | • sporophorous adj. Relating to sporophores. • sporophorous adj. Having spores. • SPOROPHOROUS adj. bearing spores, also SPOROPHORIC. |