| ANTIMETATHESIS | • antimetathesis n. The repetition of the same word in a sentence with a different meaning. • antimetathesis n. The inversion of the parts of an antithesis, as in "A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem" (Crabbe). • ANTIMETATHESIS n. inversion of the members of an antithesis, as in Crabbe's 'A poem is a speaking picture; a picture, a mute poem'. |
| CARCINOGENESIS | • carcinogenesis n. (Oncology) The creation of cancer cells. • CARCINOGENESIS n. the production of cancer. |
| CARDIOCENTESIS | • cardiocentesis n. (Surgery) incision or puncture into the heart. • CARDIOCENTESIS n. surgical puncture of the heart. |
| CHEMOSYNTHESIS | • chemosynthesis n. The production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using… • CHEMOSYNTHESIS n. synthesis of organic compounds (as in living cells) by energy derived from inorganic chemical reactions. |
| CHONDROGENESIS | • chondrogenesis n. (Biology) The formation and development of cartilage. • CHONDROGENESIS n. the production of cartilage. |
| ELECTROGENESIS | • electrogenesis n. (Biochemistry, physics) The production of electricity (or the transfer of electrons) (typically in the… • ELECTROGENESIS n. the production of electricity. |
| ENTEROCENTESIS | • enterocentesis n. (Surgery) puncture of the intestine (in order to take a sample of its contents). • ENTEROCENTESIS n. operative puncturing of the intestine. |
| ERYTHROPOIESIS | • erythropoiesis n. The production of red blood cells (in bone marrow). • ERYTHROPOIESIS n. the making of red blood cells. |
| GALACTOPOIESIS | • galactopoiesis n. The continued production of milk by the mammary gland. • GALACTOPOIESIS n. the process of increasing the secretion of milk. |
| HAEMATOGENESIS | • haematogenesis n. (Physiology) The origin and development of blood. • haematogenesis n. (Physiology) The transformation of venous arterial blood by respiration; haematosis. • HAEMATOGENESIS n. the production of blood, also HEMATOGENESIS. |
| HAEMATOPOIESIS | • haematopoiesis n. (British spelling) Alternative spelling of hematopoiesis. • HAEMATOPOIESIS n. the formation of blood, also HAEMOPOIESIS, HEMATOPOIESIS, HEMOPOIESIS. |
| IMMUNOPHORESIS | • IMMUNOPHORESIS n. a technique for identifying an (unknown) antigen or testing for a specific antibody in serum. |
| LEUKEMOGENESIS | • leukemogenesis n. (Pathology) The induction and development of leukemia in bone marrow. • LEUKEMOGENESIS n. the development of leukaemia, also LEUKAEMOGENESIS. |
| NARCOSYNTHESIS | • narcosynthesis n. A form of narcoanalysis in which the patient is made to recall repressed memories under hypnosis. • NARCOSYNTHESIS n. narcoanalysis directed toward unearthing repressed memories. |
| ONOMATOPOIESIS | • onomatopoiesis n. Onomatopoeia. • ONOMATOPOIESIS n. onomatopoeia, also ONOMATOPOEIA, ONOMATOPOESIS. |
| PHOTOSYNTHESIS | • photosynthesis n. (Biology) Any process by which plants and other photoautotrophs convert light energy into chemical energy… • PHOTOSYNTHESIS n. the biochemical process in which light energy is absorbed by chlorophyll, and is used to fuel the building of sugar molecules. |
| PLASMAPHERESIS | • plasmapheresis n. (Medicine) A procedure in which whole blood is removed from a donor or patient and centrifuged to isolate… • PLASMAPHERESIS n. the process of separating plasma from red blood cells in blood from donor, and returning red blood cells to donor. |
| PLEUROCENTESIS | • pleurocentesis n. Synonym of thoracentesis. • PLEUROCENTESIS n. the surgical puncture of the pleural cavity using a hollow needle, in order to withdraw fluid, drain blood, etc. |
| SPERMIOGENESIS | • spermiogenesis n. (Biology) The final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa. • SPERMIOGENESIS n. the stage in spermatogenesis in which spermatozoa are formed from spermatids. |
| VITELLOGENESIS | • vitellogenesis n. Yolk deposition; the process of yolk formation via nutrients being deposited in the oocyte, or female… • VITELLOGENESIS n. yolk formation. |