| CYSTOTOMY | • cystotomy n. A surgical operation which consists of making an incision into the urinary bladder. • CYSTOTOMY n. surgical incision into the bladder. |
| CYTOLYTIC | • cytolytic adj. Of or pertaining to cytolysis. • CYTOLYTIC adj. relating to the dissolution of cells esp. by breaking down their outer membrane. |
| CYTOMETRY | • cytometry n. (Biology) The measurement or the counting and classification of cells. • CYTOMETRY n. the counting of cells. |
| CYTOPATHY | • cytopathy n. (Microbiology, pathology) The disease or deterioration of a cell, or of the structures contained within a cell. • CYTOPATHY n. a disease or disorder of a cell. |
| PHOTOTYPY | • phototypy n. The art or process of producing phototypes. • PHOTOTYPY n. the art or process of producing phototypes. |
| PHYTOTOMY | • phytotomy n. (Botany, dated) The study of the internal structures of plants. • PHYTOTOMY n. the dissection of plants; vegetable anatomy. |
| STENOTYPY | • stenotypy n. The use of the stenotype to take down messages in shorthand. • STENOTYPY n. a type of shorthand using ordinary characters. |
| TACHYLYTE | • tachylyte n. (Geology) A black, vitreous basalt of volcanic origin. • TACHYLYTE n. a vitreous form of basalt, also TACHYLITE. |
| TAUTONYMY | • tautonymy n. The use of a binomial name consisting of the same word twice, such as Bison bison. • TAUTONYMY n. the practice of using a specific name the same as the generic name. |
| THELYTOKY | • thelytoky n. (Biology) A form of parthenogenesis in which females are produced from unfertilized eggs. • THELYTOKY n. the parthenogenetic production of females only. |
| THYMOCYTE | • thymocyte n. A lymphocyte, produced in the thymus, that develops into a T cell. • THYMOCYTE n. a lymphocyte found in the thymus. |
| TYLECTOMY | • tylectomy n. (Surgery) The surgical removal of a tumour or cyst, especially from the breast; a lumpectomy. • TYLECTOMY n. the surgical removal of a lump, esp. in the breast, aka lumpectomy. |
| TYPESTYLE | • typestyle n. A specific typeface. • TYPESTYLE n. a style of type. |
| YOTTABYTE | • yottabyte n. (Computing) One septillion (1024) bytes. SI symbol: YB. • YOTTABYTE n. a very large unit of computer memory. |