(anatomy) A term sometimes used for diarthrosis, and also for synarthrosis. Also called dearticulation.
(anatomy) An articulation, especially one that permits free motion in the joint; a hinge joint.
The act of dislocating a joint.
abduction
abduction
noun
(anatomy) The act of abducing or abducting; a drawing apart; the movement which separates a limb or other part from the axis, or middle line, of the body.
(law) The wrongful, and usually forcible, carrying off of a human being.
(logic) A syllogism or form of argument in which the major premise is evident, but the minor is only probable.
Leading away; a carrying away.
abductions
abductions
noun
plural of abduction
abevacuation
abevacuation
noun
(medicine) An abnormal evacuation.
(medicine) Metastases.
abjudication
abjudication
noun
(law, rare) Rejection by judicial sentence.
abjudicator
abjunction
abjunction
noun
(logic) Synonym of material nonimplication
(mycology, biology) The creation of spores by cutting off portions of the sporophore by the growth of septa; abstriction.
(military) The obligation imposed by law or regulation on an officer or other person for keeping accurate record of property, documents, or funds. The person having this obligation may or may not have actual possession of the property, documents, or funds. Accountability is concerned primarily with records, while responsibility is concerned primarily with custody, care, and safekeeping.
An open determination of one's responsibility for something and imposition of consequences.
Good-faith acceptance of one's responsibility for something and of its consequences.
The state of being accountable; liability to be called on to render an account or give an explanation; liability to be held responsible or answerable for something.
accubation
accubation
noun
The act or posture of reclining on a couch, as practiced by the ancients at meals.
acetabuliferous
acetabuliferous
adj
Furnished with fleshy cups for adhering to bodies, as cuttlefish, etc.
acetabuliform
acetabuliform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a saucer or shallow cup.
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
achluophobia
achluophobia
noun
The fear of darkness.
acinotubular
acinotubular
adj
(anatomy) Having both acini and tubules
acousticophobia
acousticophobia
noun
Fear of noise.
actinobacillus
actinobacillus
noun
Any bacterium of the genus Actinobacillus.
acutilobate
agammaglobulinemic
agammaglobulinemic
adj
Relating to or exhibiting agammaglobulinemia.
noun
An individual with agammaglobulinemia.
agrobacterium
agrobacterium
noun
A soil bacterium, of the genus Agrobacterium, which can fix nitrogen, and causes the formation of crown galls in plants.
ailurophobic
ailurophobic
adj
Having or relating to a fear or hatred of cats.
albocinereous
albuminocholia
albuminoscope
amblyacousia
ambrosiaceous
ambulacriform
ambulacriform
adj
(zoology) Having the form of ambulacra.
aminobarbituric
anopubic
anopubic
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the anus and pubis.
antibubonic
antibubonic
adj
Countering bubonic plague.
antiscabious
antiscorbutic
antiscorbutic
adj
(pharmacology) preventing or curing scurvy
noun
(pharmacology) A medicine that prevents or cures scurvy.
antiscorbutical
antiscorbutical
adj
Archaic form of antiscorbutic.
antituberculosis
antituberculosis
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis
antituberculotic
antituberculotic
adj
(pharmacology) Countering tuberculosis.
noun
A drug used to counter tuberculosis.
antituberculous
antituberculous
adj
(pharmacology) Acting to combat or counteract tuberculosis.
aquintocubital
aquintocubital
adj
Alternative form of aquincubital
aquintocubitalism
aquocarbonic
aquopentamminecobaltic
arboricolous
arboricolous
adj
(ecology) That grows on, or lives in, trees.
arboricultural
arboricultural
adj
Of or pertaining to the care, planting and maintenance of trees.
arboriculture
arboriculture
noun
The branch of horticulture concerned with the planting, growth, and maintenance of trees.
arboriculturist
arboriculturist
noun
A person who practices arboriculture; a tree surgeon.
arceuthobium
archibuteo
aristorepublicanism
arthrobacterium
audubonistic
autobasidiomycetes
autobasidiomycetous
autobiographic
autobiographic
Adjective
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographical
autobiographical
adj
Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.
autobiographically
autobiographically
adv
In an autobiographical manner.
autocoenobium
autocombustible
autocombustible
adj
Capable of spontaneous combustion.
autocombustion
autocombustion
noun
spontaneous combustion
autoinoculable
autoinoculable
adj
Capable of autoinoculation
automobilistic
automobilistic
adj
(dated) Relating to automobiles.
autosymbiontic
autosymbolic
autosymbolical
autosymbolically
autotuberculin
bacciferous
bacciferous
adj
Producing berries.
baccivorous
baccivorous
adj
(zoology) Eating, or having a diet based on, berries
bacillariaceous
bacillariaceous
adj
Belonging to the Bacillariaceae; rod-shaped.
bacilliparous
bacillogenous
bacteriaceous
bacterioagglutinin
bacterioagglutinin
noun
(medicine) An antibody which causes agglutination of bacteria.
(archaic, medicine) Of bacterial origin or causation.
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriopurpurin
bacteriopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) A red pigment found in certain sulfur bacteria.
bacteriotherapeutic
bacteriotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bacteriotherapy.
bacterious
baculiferous
baculiform
baculiform
adj
Shaped like a bacillus; rod-shaped.
baculiticone
baculoid
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
balsaminaceous
balsaminaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balsaminaceae.
bangiaceous
barocius
basculation
basculation
noun
(geology) The tilting of a geological layer.
(medicine, archaic) The replacement of a retroverted uterus by swinging it into its place.
basidiomycetous
basidiomycetous
adj
Relating to the basidiomycetes.
bathukolpic
bathukolpic
adj
(rare) Deep-bosomed.
batidaceous
batocrinus
beautification
beautification
noun
Making beautiful, beautifying, improving the appearance of something.
beautifications
beautifications
noun
plural of beautification
beclouding
beclouding
noun
The process of becoming clouded or obscured.
verb
present participle of becloud
becousined
becushioned
beggiatoaceous
begoniaceous
begoniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Begoniaceae.
bennettitaceous
benzophloroglucinol
berberidaceous
berberidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Berberidaceae of barberries.
bertolucci
bescouring
bibacious
bibacious
adj
Addicted to drinking alcohol.
bibaciousness
bibliotherapeutic
bibliotherapeutic
adj
Relating to bibliotherapy.
bicalvous
bicephalous
bicephalous
adj
(zoology) Having two heads.
bicipitous
bicipitous
adj
(archaic) Having two heads; bicipital.
bicolorous
bicolorous
adj
(biology, mycology) Having two different colors.
bicolour
bicolour
adj
(British spelling) Having two colours
noun
(British spelling) A flag with such colours, consisting of two stripes that are either vertical or horizontal.
(British spelling) A flower, cat etc., that has two colours.
bicoloured
bicoloured
adj
Of two colours.
bicolourous
bicolourous
adj
Misspelling of bicolorous.
bicolours
bicolours
noun
plural of bicolour
biconjugate
biconjugate
adj
(botany) paired twice
(mathematics) conjugate in two ways
bicornous
bicornous
adj
Having two horns; bicorn.
bicornuate
bicornuate
adj
(medicine) Resembling a pair of horns, as a malformed uterus may.
bicornuous
bicornute
bicornute
adj
Synonym of bicornuate
bidactylous
bifollicular
bifunctional
bifunctional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) Having two functional groups or binding sites.
(chemistry, of a reaction) Involving two functional groups or binding sites.
Having two functions.
bifurcation
bifurcation
noun
(biology) A division into two branches.
(by extension) Any place where one thing divides into two.
(computer science) A command that executes one block or other of commands depending on the result of a condition.
(geography) A place where two roads, tributaries etc. part or meet.
(mathematics) The change in the qualitative or topological structure of a given family as described by bifurcation theory.
(nautical) The point where a channel divides when proceeding from seaward.
Either of the forks or other branches resultant from such a division.
The act of bifurcating; branching or dividing in two.
bifurcations
bifurcations
noun
plural of bifurcation
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
bignoniaceous
bignoniaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the flowering plant family Bignoniaceae.
bilocular
bilocular
adj
Having two chambers, cells or compartments
biloculate
biloculate
adj
Having two loculi.
biloculina
biloculine
biloculine
adj
(biology) Characteristic of species of foraminifers in the genus Biloculina, now principally in Pyrgo.
Having two chambers or compartments.
bimolecular
bimolecular
adj
(chemistry) Relating to bimolecules
(chemistry, of a reaction) involving two molecules
consisting of two layers of molecules
bimolecularly
bimolecularly
adv
In bimolecular terms.
bimucronate
bimucronate
adj
(biology) Having two mucros
binocular
binocular
adj
Using two eyes or viewpoints; especially, using two eyes or viewpoints to ascertain distance.
noun
(dated) Any binocular glass, such as an opera glass, telescope, or microscope.
A pair of binoculars.
attributive form of binoculars
binocularity
binocularity
noun
Binocular vision.
binocularly
binocularly
adv
In a binocular manner.
binoculars
binoculars
noun
A hand-held device consisting of a series of lenses and prisms, used to magnify objects so that they can be better seen from a distance, and looked at through both eyes.
binoculate
binoculate
adj
Having two eyes.
binomenclature
binucleolate
binucleolate
adj
(biology) Having two nucleoli.
bioaccumulation
bioaccumulation
noun
(biology) The process by which substances accumulate in the tissues of living organisms; used especially of toxic substances that accumulate via a food chain.
bioacoustics
bioacoustics
noun
A cross-disciplinary science that combines biology and acoustics, investigating for instance the mechanisms of sound production and detection.
bioastronautical
bioastronautical
adj
Of or pertaining to bioastronautics.
bioastronautics
bioastronautics
noun
The study of the biological, behavioural and medical aspects of astronautics
biolinguistics
biolinguistics
noun
(linguistics) Study of the biology and evolution of language
biologicohumanistic
bioluminescence
bioluminescence
noun
(biology, biochemistry) The emission of light by a living organism (such as a firefly).
(biochemistry) Relating to biomolecules (especially macromolecules)
biomolecule
biomolecule
noun
(biochemistry) molecules, such as amino acids, sugars, nucleic acids, proteins, polysaccharides, DNA, and RNA, that occur naturally in living organisms