(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
albitophyre
alphabetary
alphabetary
adj
(obsolete) alphabetic; rudimentary
amphibryous
ankyloblepharon
ankyloblepharon
noun
(pathology) fusion of the margins of the eyelids
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
antihydrophobic
antihydrophobic
adj
Counteracting or preventing hydrophobia.
noun
(rare) A remedy for hydrophobia.
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
archbishopry
archipresbyter
archpresbyter
archpresbyter
noun
(ecclesiastical) An archpriest.
archpresbyterate
archpresbytery
archpresbytery
noun
(ecclesiastical) The absolute dominion of presbytery.
arteriophlebotomy
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
bacillariophyta
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacteriotherapy
bacteriotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any therapeutic use of bacteria
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
barometrography
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
baryphonia
baryphonic
baryphony
barysphere
barysphere
noun
The central core of the Earth (or similar planets)
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathyhyperesthesia
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
bathysphere
bathysphere
noun
A spherical steel deep-diving chamber with perspex windows, in which persons are lowered to the depths by a cable to study the oceans and deep-sea life; the precursor to the bathyscaphe
bathyspheres
bathyspheres
noun
plural of bathysphere
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
batrachoplasty
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
bibliographically
bibliographically
adv
Concerning bibliography.
bibliography
bibliography
noun
A list of books or documents relevant to a particular subject or author.
A section of a written work containing citations, not quotations, to all the books referred to in the work.
The study of the history of books in terms of their classification, printing and publication.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biobibliography
biobibliography
noun
A bibliography that also contains a short biography of the author
biogeographically
biogeographically
adv
In a biogeographic manner
With regard to biogeography
biogeography
biogeography
noun
(biology, geography, countable) The geographical distribution of a particular living thing.
(biology, geography, uncountable) The study of the geographical distribution of living things.
biographically
biographically
adv
In the form of a biography.
biography
biography
noun
A person's life story, especially one published.
The art of writing this kind of story.
verb
(transitive) To write a biography of.
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
biotherapy
biotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any of several unrelated therapies that use natural biological processes, especially those that use parts of the immune system.
(medicine) The use of living organisms (such as maggots or leeches) in the control of disease or the healing of wounds.
blastoporphyritic
blepharemphysema
blepharodyschroia
blepharophryplasty
blepharophyma
blepharoplasty
blepharoplasty
noun
(surgery) Plastic surgery on the eyelid to improve vision or for cosmetic reasons.
blepharopyorrhea
blepharorrhaphy
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosymphysis
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharosynechia
blepharotomy
blepharotomy
noun
(surgery) The removal of a slice of eyelid tissue for examination
blepharydatis
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
bolographically
bolography
borghalpenny
botryotherapy
brachistocephaly
brachycephal
brachycephales
brachycephali
brachycephalic
brachycephalic
adj
(of a person or animal) Having a head that is short from front to back (relative to its width from left to right).
noun
A brachycephalic person or creature.
brachycephalies
brachycephalies
noun
plural of brachycephaly
brachycephalism
brachycephalism
noun
Dated form of brachycephaly.
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brachycephalize
brachycephalize
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become brachycephalic.
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycephaly
brachycephaly
noun
(pathology) A congenital condition wherein the skull is flattened front-to-back, so that the head is short and broad.
brachygrapher
brachygrapher
noun
(obsolete) A writer who uses shorthand; a stenographer.
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachygraphical
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachyphalangia
brachyphalangia
noun
Unusual shortness of the phalanx of a finger or toe
brachyphyllum
brachypinacoid
brachypinacoid
noun
(crystallography) A plane of an orthorhombic crystal which is parallel both to the vertical axis and to the shorter lateral (brachydiagonal) axis.
brachypinacoidal
brachypinacoidal
adj
Of or relating to a brachypinacoid.
brachypleural
brachypnea
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachyprism
brachyprosopic
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachypyramid
brachystaphylic
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradyphagia
bradyphagia
noun
Unusual slowness in eating
bradyphasia
bradyphasia
noun
Synonym of bradylalia
bradyphemia
bradyphemia
noun
(medicine) abnormally slow speech
bradyphrasia
bradyphrasia
noun
(medicine) A form of aphasia characterized by abnormally slow speech
bradyphrenia
bradyphrenia
noun
(neurology) The slowness of thought common to many disorders of the brain
bradysphygmia
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchoesophagoscopy
bronchoesophagoscopy
noun
Visual exam of bronchi and esophagus with scope.
bronchography
bronchography
noun
radiography of the bronchus, involving the use of contrast
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchoplasty
bronchoplasty
noun
(surgery) repair of a bronchus
bronchopulmonary
bronchopulmonary
adj
Of or pertaining to both the bronchi and the lungs.
bronchorrhaphy
bronchoscopically
bronchoscopically
adv
In a bronchoscopic way.
bryophyta
buccopharyngeal
buccopharyngeal
adj
Relating to the buccopharynx
Relating to, or connecting the mouth and pharynx
burghalpenny
camphocarboxylic
cartobibliography
cartobibliography
noun
A bibliography of maps
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
copyrightable
copyrightable
adj
(copyright law) Able to be protected by copyright law.
noun
Anything for which one can obtain copyright.
cryptobatholithic
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
cryptobranchia
cryptobranchiata
cryptobranchiate
cryptobranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having concealed or rudimentary gills.
cryptobranchidae
cryptobranchus
crystallophobia
cytotrophoblast
cytotrophoblast
noun
(cytology) The inner layer of the trophoblast.
cytotrophoblastic
cytotrophoblastic
adj
Relating to, or containing, cytotrophoblasts
decipherability
decipherability
noun
(countable) The extent to which something can be deciphered.
(uncountable) The condition of being decipherable.
decipherably
decipherably
adv
In a decipherable manner.
dysmorphophobia
dysmorphophobia
noun
(dated, psychiatry) body dysmorphic disorder, dysmorphia
embryographer
embryographer
noun
One who scientifically describes embryos.
embryographic
embryographic
adj
Relating to embryography.
embryography
embryography
noun
The scientific description of embryos.
embryopathology
embryopathology
noun
(pathology) The pathology of embryos
embryophagous
embryophyta
erythrophobia
erythrophobia
noun
Abnormal and persistent fear of the colour red.
abnormal and persistent fear of blushing
gephyrophobia
gephyrophobia
noun
An inordinate fear of bridges, especially crossing bridges.
glossolabiopharyngeal
heresyphobia
heresyphobia
noun
A strong aversion to heresy.
hydrobiplane
hydrobiplane
noun
(aviation, dated) A hydroaeroplane having two supporting planes.
hydrophobia
hydrophobia
noun
(pathology) An aversion to water, as a symptom of rabies; the disease of rabies itself.
(psychology, colloquial) A morbid fear of water; aquaphobia.