| PHYLON | • phylon n. (Taxonomy) A tribe. • PHYLON n. a main taxonomical division, also PHYLUM. |
| PHYLOGENY | • phylogeny n. (Systematics) The evolutionary history of groups of organisms, such as species or clades. • phylogeny n. (Systematics, informal) A phylogenetic diagram. • phylogeny n. The historical development of a human social or racial group. |
| PHYLOGENIC | • phylogenic adj. Of or pertaining to phylogeny. • phylogenic adj. Phylogenetic. • PHYLOGENIC adj. relating to phylogenesis, the evolutionary development of a species or other group of organisms through a succession of forms, also PHYLOGENETIC. |
| STAPHYLOMA | • staphyloma n. (Medicine) An abnormal protrusion of the uveal tissue through the eyeball. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |
| SYMPHYLOUS | • SYMPHYLOUS adj. of or like a symphile, an animal of another kind kept in an ants' or termites' nest. |
| PHYLOGENIES | • phylogenies n. Plural of phylogeny. • PHYLOGENY n. the evolutionary development of a species, a group of organisms, or a particular feature of an organism. |
| STAPHYLOMAS | • staphylomas n. Plural of staphyloma. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |
| PHYLOGENESES | • phylogeneses n. Plural of phylogenesis. • PHYLOGENESIS n. the evolutionary development of a species or other group of organisms through a succession of forms. |
| PHYLOGENESIS | • phylogenesis n. Evolutionary development of a species. • PHYLOGENESIS n. the evolutionary development of a species or other group of organisms through a succession of forms. |
| PHYLOGENETIC | • phylogenetic adj. (Systematics) Of, or relating to phylogeny or phylogenetics. • phylogenetic adj. Of, or relating to the evolutionary development of organisms. • PHYLOGENETIC adj. relating to phylogenesis, the evolutionary development of a species or other group of organisms through a succession of forms, also PHYLOGENIC. |
| STAPHYLOMATA | • staphylomata n. Plural of staphyloma. • STAPHYLOMA n. a protrusion of any part of the globe of the eye; as, a staphyloma of the cornea. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCI | • staphylococci n. Plural of staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCAL | • staphylococcal adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCAL adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCIC | • staphylococcic adj. Relating to staphylococcus. • STAPHYLOCOCCIC adj. relating to staphylococci. |
| STAPHYLOCOCCUS | • staphylococcus n. A spherical gram-positive parasitic bacterium of the genus Staphylococcus, causing blisters, septicemia… • Staphylococcus prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Staphylococcaceae – the staphylococcus bacteria. • STAPHYLOCOCCUS n. a bacteria causing infection in wounds etc. |
| STAPHYLOPLASTY | • staphyloplasty n. (Surgery) Plastic surgery to replace or repair the uvula and the soft palate. • STAPHYLOPLASTY n. plastic surgery involving the soft palate and the uvula. |
| STAPHYLOPLASTIC | • staphyloplastic adj. Relating to staphyloplasty. • STAPHYLOPLASTIC adj. relating to staphyloplasty, plastic surgery involving the soft palate and the uvula. |
| STAPHYLORRHAPHY | • staphylorrhaphy n. The operation of uniting a cleft palate by paring and bringing together the edges of the cleft. • STAPHYLORRHAPHY n. the operation of uniting a cleft palate. |