| ENTEROCOELOUS | • enterocoelous adj. Alternative form of enterocoelic. • ENTEROCOELOUS adj. of or like an enterocoele. |
| ENTEROCOLITIS | • enterocolitis n. (Medicine) inflammation of the mucous membranes of the small intestine and of the colon. • ENTEROCOLITIS n. inflammation of a part of the intestines. |
| EXTEROCEPTIVE | • exteroceptive adj. (Anatomy) That responds to external stimuli. • EXTEROCEPTIVE adj. relating to, being, or activated by stimuli received by an organism from outside. |
| EXTEROCEPTORS | • exteroceptors n. Plural of exteroceptor. • EXTEROCEPTOR n. a sense organ excited by exteroceptive stimuli. |
| HETEROCARPOUS | • heterocarpous adj. (Botany) Exhibiting heterocarpy. • HETEROCARPOUS adj. bearing fruit of more than kind. |
| HETEROCERCIES | • HETEROCERCY n. the state of being heterocercal, also HETEROCERCALITY. |
| HETEROCHRONIC | • heterochronic adj. (Biology) Occurring at different times or intermittently. • HETEROCHRONIC adj. showing divergence from the normal time sequence in development. |
| HETEROCLITOUS | • heteroclitous adj. (Obsolete) heteroclitic. • HETEROCLITOUS adj. irregularly inflected, also HETEROCLITIC. |
| HETEROCYCLICS | • heterocyclics n. Plural of heterocyclic. • HETEROCYCLIC n. a ring composed of atoms of more than one kind. |
| HETEROCYSTOUS | • heterocystous adj. Having heterocysts. • HETEROCYSTOUS adj. of or like a heterocyst. |
| INTEROCEPTION | • interoception n. Any of the senses that detect conditions within the body. • INTEROCEPTION n. sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body. |
| INTEROCEPTIVE | • interoceptive adj. Of or pertaining to interoception or an interoceptor. • INTEROCEPTIVE adj. responding to stimuli arising within the body. |
| INTEROCEPTORS | • interoceptors n. Plural of interoceptor. • INTEROCEPTOR n. a sensory receptor responding to stimuli arising within the body, esp. the viscera. |