(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abranchialism
abranchialism
noun
The condition of being without gills.
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
absinthic
absinthic
adj
(chemistry) Relating to the common wormwood or to an acid obtained from it.
absinthismic
absinthismic
adj
Afflicted with absinthism.
abyssobenthonic
academicianship
academicianship
noun
A membership in a national academy of arts or sciences
acantholysis
acantholysis
noun
(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acanthophis
acanthosis
acanthosis
noun
(pathology) A benign abnormal thickening of the stratum spinosum, or prickle cell, layer of the epidermis.
accomplishing
accomplishing
verb
present participle of accomplish
accomplishment
accomplishment
noun
(grammar, semantics) The lexical aspect (aktionsart) of verbs or predicates that change over time until a natural end point.
Something accomplished; an achievement.
That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that which constitutes excellence of mind, or elegance of manners, acquired by education or training.
The act of accomplishing; completion; fulfilment.
accomplishments
accomplishments
noun
plural of accomplishment
accountantship
accountantship
noun
The office or employment of an accountant.
acenesthesia
acenesthesia
noun
The loss of the perception of one's own body
acetylcholinesterase
acetylcholinesterase
noun
(biochemistry) An enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of the neurotransmitter acetylcholine into choline and acetic acid.
achaemenides
achaemenids
acharnians
achievements
achievements
noun
plural of achievement
achimenes
achimenes
noun
A Central American plant, of the genus Achimenes, having showy, trumpet-shaped flowers
achinese
achiness
achiness
noun
The property of being achy.
achinesses
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achondroplasia
achondroplasia
noun
(teratology) A genetic disorder, the most common form of short limb dwarfism.
achondroplastic
achondroplastic
adj
(teratology) Of, related to, or suffering from achondroplasia.
achrodextrinase
achromatisation
achromatising
achromatising
verb
present participle of achromatise
achronism
achroodextrinase
acoenaesthesia
acquaintanceship
acquaintanceship
noun
(countable) A relationship as acquaintances.
(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
acquaintanceships
acquaintanceships
noun
plural of acquaintanceship
acroanesthesia
acroanesthesia
noun
Alternative form of acroanaesthesia
acrophonies
acrophonies
noun
plural of acrophony
acrotrophoneurosis
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinomorphous
actinomorphous
adj
(botany, of a flower) Having petals arranged in a radially symmetric pattern.
actinophorous
actinophorous
adj
(biology) Having straight projecting spines
actinophrys
actinosphaerium
actinotherapeutics
actinotherapeutics
noun
actinotherapy
adiadochokinesia
adiadochokinesia
noun
A dyskinesia characterized by the inability to perform the rapid alternating movements of diadochokinesia.
adiadochokinesis
adiadochokinesis
noun
Alternative form of adiadochokinesia
aeromechanics
aeromechanics
noun
(physics) The branch of mechanics that deals with the motion of gases; it comprises aerostatics and aerodynamics
plural of aeromechanic
aerotechnics
aerotechnics
noun
aeronautics (aeronautic technology)
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aeschines
aeschynite
aeschynite
noun
(mineralogy) Any of several basic oxide minerals of mostly titanium and niobium with either cerium, neodymium or yttrium.
aesthetician
aesthetician
noun
A beautician; somebody employed to provide beauty treatments such as manicures and facials.
One who studies aesthetics; a student of art or beauty.
affenpinscher
affenpinscher
Noun
A breed of toy dog bred in Western Europe.
affranchise
affranchise
verb
(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
affranchised
affranchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of affranchise
affranchisement
affranchisement
noun
The act of freeing; enfranchisement.
affranchising
affranchising
verb
present participle of affranchise
africanthropus
agonistarch
agonistarch
noun
(Ancient Greece) One who trained persons to compete in public games and contests.
aktiengesellschaft
alchemising
alchemising
verb
present participle of alchemise
alcoholisation
alcoholisation
noun
Alternative form of alcoholization
alcoholising
alcoholising
verb
present participle of alcoholise
alnascharism
alphanumerics
alphanumerics
noun
plural of alphanumeric
altschin
aluminothermics
aluminothermics
noun
Synonym of aluminothermy
amasthenic
amasthenic
adj
(photography) Uniting the rays of light into one focus, as a certain kind of lens does.
aminosulphonic
amphicarpogenous
amphicondylous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
amphinucleus
amphipneustic
amphisbaenic
amphisbaenic
adj
(mythology) Relating to an amphisbaena.
amphiscians
amphiscians
noun
plural of amphiscian
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anacatharsis
anacatharsis
noun
(medicine) vomiting or expectoration
anacephalaeosis
anacharis
anacharis
noun
(obsolete) A freshwater weed of the frog's-bit family (Hydrocharitaceae), native to America; the waterweed or water thyme.
anachorism
anachorism
noun
Something that is incongruous with the spirit of the country.
anachromasis
anachronism
anachronism
noun
A chronological mistake; the erroneous dating of an event, circumstance, or object. [from 17th c.]
A person or thing which seems to belong to a different time or period of time. [from 19th c.]
The aberrant projection of the present onto the past.
anachronismatical
anachronismatical
adj
(archaic) anachronistic
anachronisms
anachronisms
noun
plural of anachronism
anachronist
anachronist
noun
A person who has anachronistic views or habits
anachronistic
anachronistic
adj
(of a person) Having opinions from the past; preferring things or values of the past; behind the times; overly conservative.
Erroneous in date; containing an anachronism; in a wrong time; not applicable to or not appropriate for the time.
anachronistical
anachronistical
adj
anachronistic
anachronistically
anachronistically
adv
In an anachronistic manner; in the manner of an anachronism.
anaesthatic
anaesthetic
anaesthetic
adj
(British spelling) Alternative spelling of anesthetic
anaesthetically
anaesthetically
adv
Alternative form of anesthetically
anaesthetics
anaesthetics
noun
plural of anaesthetic
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaphasic
anaphasic
adj
(cytology) Relating to the anaphase.
anaphrodisiac
anaphrodisiac
adj
Antaphrodisiac (capable of reducing the sex drive).
noun
An antaphrodisiac (substance which reduces the sex drive).
anarchies
anarchies
noun
plural of anarchy
anarchism
anarchism
noun
A belief that proposes the abolition of hierarchy and authority in most forms.
A political and philosophical belief that all forms of involuntary rule or government are undesirable, unnecessary, or unethical, and as such that society would function without a state.
anarchisms
anarchisms
noun
plural of anarchism
anarchist
anarchist
adj
(somewhat rare) Relating to anarchism or to anarchists; anarchistic.
noun
(by extension) One who promotes chaos and lawlessness.
One who believes in or advocates the absence of hierarchy and authority in most forms (compare anarchism), especially one who works toward the realization of such.
One who disregards laws and social norms as a form of rebellion against authority.
One who resents outside control or influence on their life, in particular a government, and therefore desires the absence of political control.
anarchistic
anarchistic
adj
Anarchic; chaotic or free-spirited.
Of or relating to anarchism or anarchy.
anarchists
anarchists
noun
plural of anarchist
anarchoindividualist
anarchosocialist
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
anarchosyndicalist
anarchosyndicalist
noun
Alternative spelling of anarcho-syndicalist
anaschistic
anasitch
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anchesmius
anchisaurus
anchises
anchises
Proper noun
A mythical Trojan elder in the Iliad and the Aeneid, father of Aeneas.
anchistea
anchistopoda
anchoretish
anchoretism
anchoretism
noun
The practice or mode of life of an anchorite.
anchorites
anchorites
noun
plural of anchorite
anchoritess
anchoritess
noun
A female anchorite; an anchoress.
anchoritish
anchoritism
anchorwise
anchovies
anchovies
noun
plural of anchovy
anchusin
anchusin
noun
(organic chemistry) A resinoid colouring matter obtained from alkanet root.
anchusine
anchusins
anchylosing
anchylosing
verb
present participle of anchylose
anchylosis
anchylosis
noun
(anatomy, medicine) Alternative spelling of ankylosis
anerythroplastic
anesthetic
anesthetic
adj
Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
(American spelling, medicine) A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
anesthetically
anesthetically
adv
In an anesthetic manner
Regarding anesthetics
anesthetics
anesthetics
noun
plural of anesthetic
angiocardiographies
angiocholecystitis
angiocholitis
angiocholitis
noun
Synonym of cholangitis
anglocatholicism
anhistic
anhysteretic
anhysteretic
adj
Not involving or producing hysteresis.
anisalcohol
anischuria
anisobranchiate
anisochromatic
anisochromia
anisochromia
noun
anisochromasia
anisosthenic
anisostichous
anisostichus
annihilationistic
annihilationistical
anocithesia
anopisthographic
anopisthographic
adj
Not opisthographic; bearing writing on one side only.
anopisthographically
anorchism
anorchism
noun
anorchia
anorthositic
anorthositic
adj
(geology, mineralogy) Composed of anorthosite
antaphrodisiac
antaphrodisiac
adj
Capable of reducing the sex drive.
noun
A medicinal substance capable of reducing (inhibiting or eliminating) the sex drive/libido.