| AUTOPOLYPLOIDY | • autopolyploidy n. The property of being autopolyploid. • AUTOPOLYPLOIDY n. the state of being an autopolyploid, an individual or strain whose chromosome complement consists of more than two complete copies of the genome of a single ancestral species. |
| CHOLECYSTOTOMY | • cholecystotomy n. (Surgery) The operation of making an opening in the gall bladder, as when removing a gallstone. • CHOLECYSTOTOMY n. the surgical formation of an opening in the wall of the gall bladder, also CHOLECYSTOSTOMY. |
| CYTOPHOTOMETRY | • cytophotometry n. (Biology) The analysis of the chemical composition of cells using a cytophotometer. • CYTOPHOTOMETRY n. photometry applied to the study of the cell or its constituents. |
| CYTOTECHNOLOGY | • cytotechnology n. The microscopic interpretation of cells to detect cancer and other abnormalities. • CYTOTECHNOLOGY n. the identification of cells and cellular abnormalities in cancer. |
| MYCOTOXICOLOGY | • mycotoxicology n. The study of mycotoxins. • MYCOTOXICOLOGY n. the study of fungal poisons. |
| OTOLARYNGOLOGY | • otolaryngology n. (Medicine) The study of diseases of the ear, nose and throat. • OTOLARYNGOLOGY n. the branch of medicine that deals with the ear, nose, and throat. |
| PHYTOPATHOLOGY | • phytopathology n. The study of plant diseases; plant pathology. • PHYTOPATHOLOGY n. plant pathology. |
| PHYTOSOCIOLOGY | • phytosociology n. (Ecology) The study of the ecology, classification and distribution of plant communities. • PHYTOSOCIOLOGY n. a branch of ecology dealing with plant communities. |
| POLYCOTYLEDONS | • polycotyledons n. Plural of polycotyledon. • POLYCOTYLEDON n. any of various plants, esp. gymnosperms, that have or appear to have more than two cotyledons. |
| PYROPHOTOMETRY | • PYROPHOTOMETRY n. the measurement of the temperature of an incandescent body by photometric measurement of the light it emits. |
| SYMPTOMATOLOGY | • symptomatology n. (Uncountable) The science that studies the symptoms of diseases. • symptomatology n. (Countable) The aggregate of symptoms of a particular disease. • SYMPTOMATOLOGY n. the study of symptoms of illness. |