(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abhorrency
abhorrency
noun
(obsolete) Aberrancy.
(obsolete) Quality of being abhorrent; feeling of abhorrence.
(obsolete) something that elicits abhorrence; a detestable thing.
abhorrently
abhorrently
adv
In a manner, or to a degree, that is abhorrent; with abhorrence.
abiotrophy
abiotrophy
noun
(medicine) Premature degeneration of cells or tissues, especially with genetic causes; loss of function of organ or cell, not due to injury.
acetylmethylcarbinol
acetylmethylcarbinol
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoin
agyrophobia
agyrophobia
noun
fear of crossing the street
albitophyre
amblychromatic
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.
approachability
approachability
noun
The characteristic of being approachable; the ability to be approached.
archbishopry
archisymbolical
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.
autohybridization
azygobranchia
azygobranchiata
azygobranchiate
bachelorly
bachelorly
adj
Befitting a bachelor.
bacillariophyta
bacteriochlorophyll
bacteriochlorophyll
noun
(biology) A photosynthetic pigment occurring in various phototrophic bacteria, related to the chlorophylls.
bacteriohemolysin
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.
ballyhooer
ballyhooer
noun
One who engages in noisy shouting, uproar, or publicity.
balneography
balneography
noun
A description of therapeutic baths.
balneotherapy
balneotherapy
noun
The treatment of disease by bathing.
barleyhood
barometrography
barothermohygrogram
barothermohygrograph
barothermohygrograph
noun
A device for measuring atmospheric pressure, temperature, and humidity.
bartholemy
baryphonia
baryphonic
baryphony
barytophyllite
barytosulphate
bathochromy
bathometry
bathychrome
bathyorographical
bathyorographical
adj
Of, embodying, or pertaining to elevation heights and pelagic depths.
bathythermogram
bathythermograph
bathythermograph
noun
A small torpedo-shaped device that holds a temperature sensor and a transducer to detect changes in hydrostatic pressure.
batrachoplasty
bayshore
behaviorally
behaviorally
adv
With respect to behavior.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
behaviourally
behaviourally
adv
With respect to behaviour
behypocrite
benzalphenylhydrazone
benzhydrol
benzhydrol
noun
diphenylmethanol
benzhydroxamic
benzohydrol
benzoiodohydrin
benzothiopyran
benzothiopyran
noun
(organic chemistry) A bicyclic heterocycle consisting of a benzene ring fused to that of thiopyran
benzoxycamphor
benzoxyphenanthrene
berycomorphi
beyrouth
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.
bibliothecary
bibliothecary
noun
(now rare) A librarian.
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
bihourly
bihourly
adj
Occurring once every two hours.
adv
Once every two hours.
biobibliography
biobibliography
noun
A bibliography that also contains a short biography of the author
biochemistry
biochemistry
noun
(countable) The biochemical activity associated with a particular chemical or condition
(countable) The chemical characteristics of a particular living organism
(uncountable) The chemistry of those compounds that occur in living organisms, and the processes that occur in their metabolism and catabolism
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
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.
biorhythm
biorhythm
noun
(biology) Any cyclic biological or physiological pattern or activity.
(pseudoscience) Any of three sinusoidal graphs, normally plotted by computer, having a person's birthdate as origin, that are claimed to give meaningful information about emotional levels, physical energy levels, and mental/psychic sensitivity.
biorhythmic
biorhythmic
adj
Of or pertaining to biorhythms.
biorhythmicities
biorhythmicity
biorhythmicity
noun
The condition of being biorhythmic
biorythmic
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.
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blameworthy
blameworthy
adj
Deserving blame or censure; reprehensible.
blastoporphyritic
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
bloodthirstily
bloodthirstily
adv
In a bloodthirsty manner.
bloodthirsty
bloodthirsty
adj
(humorous) Of a mosquito, tenaciously seeking to draw blood.
Of a book, film, etc.: depicting much violence; gory, violent.
Thirsty for blood: inexorably violent or eager for bloodshed; murderous.
bloodworthy
boanthropy
boanthropy
noun
(psychiatry) The delusion that one is an ox or cow.
boarishly
boarishly
adv
in a boarish manner
bodyshirt
boldheartedly
bolographically
bolography
boorishly
boorishly
adv
In a boorish manner; uncultured.
borghalpenny
borofluohydric
borohydride
borohydride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion and very strong reducing agent BH₄⁻.
A salt of this anion.
borohydrides
borohydrides
noun
plural of borohydride
borophenylic
boroughmongery
boroughmongery
Noun
The practices of a boroughmonger.
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bostrychidae
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bostrychoidal
botcherly
botcherly
adj
bungling; awkward
botchery
botchery
noun
An act of botching.
Something botched; clumsy or careless workmanship.
bothersomely
bothersomely
adv
In a bothersome way.
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
botrychium
botryotherapy
bounderishly
bounderishly
adv
In a bounderish manner.
boweryish
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiocyllosis
brachiotomy
brachistocephaly
brachycephalization
brachycephalization
noun
Modification to a brachycephalic form
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachychronic
brachychronic
adj
Misspelling of brachycranic.
brachycome
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydiagonal
brachydiagonal
adj
Relating to the shorter diagonal, as of a rhombic prism.
noun
The shorter of the diagonals in a rhombic prism.
brachydodrome
brachydodromous
brachydomal
brachydomatic
brachydome
brachydome
noun
(crystallography) A dome parallel to the shorter lateral axis.
brachydont
brachydont
adj
Having low-crowned, short teeth.
noun
(zoology) Any organism with brachydont teeth.
brachydontism
brachyglossal
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachylogies
brachylogy
brachylogy
noun
(rhetoric) Any of several forms of omission of words, including the omission of an understood part of a phrase, as, the omission of "good" from "(good) morning!"
Concise speech; laconism.
brachymetropia
brachymetropia
noun
(pathology) myopia
brachymetropic
brachyoura
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.