(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland, producing and secreting several peptide hormones that regulate many physiological processes including stress, growth, and reproduction.
adenopharyngitis
aepyornithiformes
amphicondylous
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphithyrons
amphrysian
anaglyphics
anaglyphics
noun
plural of anaglyphic
anaphylaxis
anaphylaxis
noun
A severe and rapid systemic allergic reaction to an allergen, causing a constriction of the trachea, preventing breathing; anaphylactic shock.
Extreme sensitivity to a substance such as a foreign protein or drug.
anapophysial
anapophysis
anapophysis
noun
(anatomy) An accessory process in many lumbar vertebrae.
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anerythroplasia
anerythroplastic
angiolymphitis
angiostrophy
angiosymphysis
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
anisophylly
anisophylly
noun
(botany) The growing by a plant of leaves in pairs with a significant difference in size between the two.
anopisthographically
antasphyctic
antehypophysis
antehypophysis
noun
(anatomy) The anterior lobe of the pituitary gland
anthropophysiography
anthropophysite
anthropopsychic
anthropopsychism
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
antianaphylaxis
antianaphylaxis
noun
(immunology) desensitization to antigens
antihypertensive
antihypertensive
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting hypertension.
noun
(pharmacology) an agent that prevents or counteracts hypertension
antihypertensives
antihypertensives
noun
plural of antihypertensive
antiphilosophically
antiphilosophy
antiphilosophy
noun
(philosophy) An antitheoretical metaphilosophy critical of a priori justification aiming to dissolve misconceptions that traditional philosophy makes.
antiphrastically
antiphrastically
adv
(rhetoric) By means of, or in terms of, antiphrasis.
antiphysic
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
antiphysically
antiphysicalness
antiphysician
antipsychiatry
antipsychiatry
adj
Opposed to psychiatry
noun
A form of psychoanalysis based on existentialist and sociological concepts
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistry
antistaphylococcic
antistaphylococcic
adj
(medicine) Countering staphylococcic infection.
antistrophically
antistrophically
adv
With the use of antistrophe.
antisyphilitic
antisyphilitic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering syphilis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any drug that counters syphilis.
antisyphillis
aphidolysin
apocynthions
apprehensibility
apprehensibility
noun
The quality of being apprehensible.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
apprehensively
apprehensively
adv
in an apprehensive manner; with apprehension
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arsenophenylglycin
arsenophenylglycin
noun
(chemistry) An arsenic compound used to treat trypanosomiasis in animals.
asphyxiant
asphyxiant
adj
That can cause asphyxiation
noun
Any substance that can cause asphyxia
asphyxiating
asphyxiating
verb
present participle of asphyxiate
asphyxiation
asphyxiation
noun
An acute lack of oxygen.
Death due to lack of oxygen.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
attorneyship
attorneyship
noun
The office or profession of an attorney.
autoasphyxiation
autoasphyxiation
noun
The practice of choking or strangling oneself for sexual gratification.
autohypnosis
autohypnosis
noun
Hypnosis of oneself.
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autopsychoanalysis
autopsychoanalysis
noun
psychoanalysis of oneself
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
balneophysiology
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
biphenyls
biphenyls
noun
plural of biphenyl
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
blepharosynechia
bronchopleurisy
bronchoscopically
bronchoscopically
adv
In a bronchoscopic way.
cataphrygianism
chlorophylligenous
chondrodystrophia
chondrodystrophia
noun
(pathology) A disorder of cartilage formation
chondroepiphysis
chondroepiphysis
noun
epiphyseal cartilage
chondropterygious
christianography
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chronoscopically
chronoscopically
adv
In a chronoscopic manner
chryselephantine
chryselephantine
adj
Made of gold and ivory.
chrysophanic
chrysophanic
adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane.
chrysophenin
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysosplenium
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotrypsinogen
chymotrypsinogen
noun
(biochemistry) An inactive precursor to chymotrypsin
cnemapophysis
cockneyship
comprehensibility
comprehensibility
noun
The characteristic of being comprehensible; clarity.
comprehensibly
comprehensibly
adv
In a comprehensible manner.
comprehensively
comprehensively
adv
In a comprehensive manner; in an all-inclusive or wide-ranging fashion.
counterhypothesis
counterhypothesis
noun
A contrasting hypothesis put forward as a response to another hypothesis.
crystallophyllian
cyanephidrosis
cyanophilous
cyanophilous
adj
(mycology) Having cell walls that readily absorb cotton blue stain.
cylindrophis
cynophilist
cynophilist
noun
A person who is fond of dogs.
cyphonism
cyphonism
noun
(formerly, by confusion) An ancient punishment in which the criminal was smeared with honey and exposed to insects.
An ancient form of punishment involving a sort of wooden pillory by which the victim's neck was bent or weighed downward.
cystonephrosis
cystopyelonephritis
cystopyelonephritis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the bladder, the pelvis of the kidney, and the kidney parenchyma
dehydrosparteine
dephysicalization
dephysicalization
noun
The act, process, or result of dephysicalizing.
desoxyephedrine
desoxyephedrine
Noun
methamphetamine
desoxymorphine
diaphanoscopy
diaphanoscopy
noun
Examination by means of a diaphanoscope.
diaphanously
diaphanously
adv
In a diaphanous manner.
dictyosiphon
dictyosiphonaceae
dictyosiphonaceous
dihydrosphingosine
dihydrosphingosine
noun
(organic chemistry) sphinganine
dihydrostreptomycin
dihydrostreptomycin
Noun
A particular antibiotic.
diphenylaminechlorarsine
diphenylaminechlorarsine
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of adamsite
diphenylchloroarsine
diphenyls
diphenyls
noun
plural of diphenyl
divinityship
divinityship
noun
The skill or knowledge of divinity.
The status of being divine.
dynamometamorphism
dysphonia
dysphonia
noun
(medicine) A difficulty in producing vocal sounds.
dysphonic
dysphonic
adj
Having or relating to dysphonia.
noun
A person who has dysphonia.
dysphrenia
enantiomorphously
enantiomorphously
adv
enantiomorphically
encephalodialysis
encephalomyelitis
encephalomyelitis
noun
(pathology) Inflammation of the brain and spinal cord.
encephalomyocarditis
encephalomyocarditis
noun
(veterinary medicine) A viral disease afflicting pigs and some non-human primates, attacking muscle tissue and the central nervous system.
encephalopsychesis
encephalopyosis
endopsychic
enemyship
enemyship
noun
The state or condition of being an enemy or enemies; enmity.
enhypostasia
enhypostasia
noun
(Christianity (Christology)) The state of the human nature of Jesus Christ being entirely dependent on, and not existing independently of, the divine nature of God as a whole (which is the hypostasis of the Holy Trinity comprising God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit), or individual persons of the Trinity such as the Father and the Holy Spirit.
enhypostasis
enhypostasis
noun
Alternative form of enhypostasia.
enhypostatic
enhypostatic
adj
Relating to enhypostasia.
enhypostatize
enhypostatize
verb
To hypostatize.
entapophysial
entapophysis
enterosyphilis
envoyship
envoyship
noun
The office or position of an envoy.
epigonichthys
epipsychidion
episynaloephe
episynthetic
episyntheton
epitheliolysin
erythropsin
erythrosinophile
esophagodynia
esophagodynia
noun
pain in the oesophagus
ethnopsychic
ethnopsychic
adj
Of or relating to the psyche of an ethnic group.
ethnopsychological
ethnopsychological
adj
Relating to ethnopsychology.
euphoniously
euphoniously
adv
in a euphonious manner
galvanopsychic
galvanopsychic
adj
(historical) Of or relating to a psychoanalysis technique using a galvanometer to measure the patient's responses to certain words.