| AMBLYOPIA | • amblyopia n. Dimness or blurring of the eyesight due to a fault in transmission of signals to the brain from an otherwise… • amblyopia n. A disorder of visual development in which the brain partially or wholly ignores input from one or both eyes. • AMBLYOPIA n. impaired sight without any apparent damage to the eye. |
| AMBLYOPIC | • amblyopic adj. Of, relating to, or suffering from amblyopia. • AMBLYOPIC adj. of or pertaining to amblyopia, partial loss of sight not due to disease of eye. |
| BRYOPHYTE | • bryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant of the division Bryophyta, defined sensu lato to comprise the mosses, liverworts… • BRYOPHYTE n. a member of the Bryophyta, one of the main groups of the vegetable kingdom, mosses and liverworts. |
| CARYOPSES | • caryopses n. Plural of caryopsis. • CARYOPSIS n. (Greek) a dry indehiscent fruit characteristic of grasses. |
| CARYOPSIS | • caryopsis n. (Botany) A type of fruit in which the fruit skin is stuck to the seed coat; especially the grain of a cereal. • CARYOPSIS n. (Greek) a dry indehiscent fruit characteristic of grasses. |
| CRYOPHYTE | • cryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant whose buds overwinter below ground. • cryophyte n. (Botany) Any plant that grows on ice or snow. • CRYOPHYTE n. an organism esp. an alga or moss that grows on snow or ice. |
| CRYOPROBE | • cryoprobe n. (Surgery) An instrument used to apply extreme cold to a tissue as part of cryosurgery. • CRYOPROBE n. a blunt chilled probe used to freeze tissue in cryosurgery. |
| LYOPHILED | • LYOPHILED adj. obtained by freeze-drying. |
| LYOPHILIC | • lyophilic adj. (Chemistry, of a colloid) Having an affinity for the dispersion medium and thus not easily precipitated. • LYOPHILIC adj. of a colloid, readily dispersed in a suitable medium, also LYOPHIL, LYOPHILE. |
| LYOPHOBIC | • lyophobic adj. (Chemistry, of a colloid) Having no affinity for the dispersion medium and thus easily precipitated. • LYOPHOBIC adj. of a colloid, not readily dispersed, also LYOPHOBE. |
| MYOPATHIC | • myopathic adj. Pertaining to myopathy. • MYOPATHIC adj. of or pertaining to myopathy, a disorder of muscle tissue. |
| PRESBYOPE | • presbyope n. (Medicine) One who has presbyopia: a farsighted person. • PRESBYOPE n. one who has presbyopia; a farsighted person. |
| PRESBYOPY | • presbyopy n. Dated form of presbyopia. • PRESBYOPY n. long-sightedness in old age, also PRESBYOPIA. |