(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
amphibiology
amphibiology
noun
The branch of science that deals with amphibious animals.
amphibologically
amphibologically
adv
In an amphibological manner.
amphibology
amphibology
noun
(archaic) Amphiboly.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphigony
amphigony
noun
(obsolete) sexual reproduction
amphigory
amphigory
noun
A nonsense verse; a rigmarole, with apparent meaning, which on further attention proves to be meaningless.
amphilogy
amphilogy
noun
ambiguity of speech; equivocation
amygdalothripsis
amygdophenin
amylophagia
amylophagia
noun
(pathology) the pathologic desire to eat excessive starch, starchlike or carbohydrate-rich foods
anaglyptographic
anaglyptographic
adj
Relating to anaglyptography.
anaphylactogenic
anaphylactogenic
adj
That tends to cause anaphylaxis.
anapterygotism
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
anemographically
anemographically
adv
By means of anemography.
anemometrographically
angiocardiography
angiocardiography
noun
(medicine) A technique for radiographic examination of the heart chambers and thoracic vessels wherein a liquid radiocontrast agent is injected into the bloodstream, then the tissues are examined using X-rays.
angiocarpy
angiodiascopy
angiography
angiography
noun
(medicine) A medical imaging technique in which an X-ray image is taken to visualize the inside of blood vessels and organs of the body, with particular interest in the arteries, veins and the heart chambers.
angiohypertonia
angiohypotonia
angiolymphitis
angiolymphoma
angioparalysis
angioparalysis
noun
(pathology) paralysis of blood vessels
angioparalytic
angiopathy
angiopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the blood vessels.
angioplany
angioplasty
angioplasty
noun
(surgery) The mechanical widening of a narrowed or totally obstructed blood vessel generally caused by atheroma.
angiorrhaphy
angiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture of a blood vessel
angiostrophy
angiosymphysis
angiotripsy
angiotripsy
noun
hemostasis by means of an angiotribe
anglophily
anopisthographically
anorthographically
anthropobiology
anthropobiology
noun
bioanthropology
anthropoclimatology
anthropoclimatology
noun
The scientific study of the relationship between human beings and the climate.
anthropologically
anthropologically
adv
In a manner which pertains to anthropology.
anthropomorphologically
anthropomorphologically
adv
(biology) With regard to anthropomorphology (human morphology).
anthropophysiography
anthroposociology
anthroposociology
noun
(dated, historical) The anthropological and sociological study of race as a means of establishing the superiority of certain peoples.
antianaphylactogen
antiphagocytic
antiphagocytic
adj
(immunology) impeding or preventing the action of phagocytes or the occurrence of phagocytosis
antipolygamy
antipolygamy
adj
Opposing polygamy.
antipornography
antipornography
adj
Opposed to the distribution and consumption of pornography
apagogically
apagogically
adv
In an apagogic manner.
aphasiology
aphasiology
noun
(speech therapy) The study of linguistic problems resulting from brain damage.
apiology
apiology
noun
The scientific study of bees and honey-making.
apogamically
apogamically
adv
By means of apogamy.
apogeotropically
apogeotropically
adv
(botany) In an apogeotropic manner; of leaves and other botanical structures, in a manner that bends away from the ground.
apologetically
apologetically
adv
In an apologetic manner; by way of defense, apology or excuse.
apothegmatically
apothegmatically
adv
In an apothegmatic way.
approvingly
approvingly
adv
in an approving manner
apterygiformes
archaeopterygiformes
architypographer
areographically
areographically
adv
In terms of areography.
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
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.
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arthrogryposis
arthrogryposis
noun
(countable, teratology) The permanent fixation of a joint in a contracted position.
(uncountable, teratology) A congenital disorder in which the joints are so fixed because of lack of muscle development.
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
aryepiglottidean
arytenoepiglottic
astigmatoscopy
astylospongia
atrophying
atrophying
verb
present participle of atrophy
augitophyre
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.
autographically
autographically
adv
By means of autography.
autolaryngoscopic
autolithography
autolithography
noun
autography (form of lithography)
autopsying
autopsying
verb
present participle of autopsy
autoradiography
autoradiography
noun
The process of making autoradiographs.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
bacteriopathology
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
balneophysiology
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
biblicopsychological
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.
bibliopegically
bibliopegy
bibliopegy
noun
The art of bookbinding.
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.
biophagy
biophagy
noun
The property of being a biophage, a living organism that feeds on other living organisms.
biophysiography
biophysiography
noun
The branch of biology that deals with the natural history of living organisms; descriptive biology.
biophysiological
biophysiological
adj
Relating to biophysiology
biophysiologist
biophysiologist
noun
One who studies biophysiology.
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychological
biopsychological
adj
Of or pertaining to biopsychology.
biopsychologies
biopsychologist
biopsychologist
noun
A specialist in biopsychology.
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
biostratigraphy
biostratigraphy
noun
(biology, geology) The study of the stratigraphic distribution of fossils.
biotypology
biotypology
noun
(biology) The study of biotypes
bolographically
cacopharyngia
callipygous
callipygous
adj
Having shapely, beautiful buttocks.
campanologically
campanologically
adv
By means of, or in terms of, campanology.
canopying
canopying
noun
The activity of going through the canopy of a forest on a zipline
verb
present participle of canopy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
caricography
carpologically
carpologically
adv
In terms of carpology.
cartobibliography
cartobibliography
noun
A bibliography of maps
cartographically
cartographically
adv
From a cartographic perspective; in the manner of a cartographer.
celidography
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
cerebrophysiology
cerebrophysiology
noun
The study of the brain, focussing on its structure and functions.
chartographically
cheirography
cheiropterygium
cheiropterygium
noun
(anatomy) The typical pentadactyloid limb of the higher vertebrates.
chemicophysiological
chemicophysiological
adj
physiochemical
chemophysiological
chemophysiology
chirographary
chirography
chirography
noun
Synonym of autograph, writing in one's own hand.
Synonym of handwriting or penmanship, one's personal skill at writing.
Synonym of palmistry, fortune-telling based on one's hand.