(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the bladder.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(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.
absentmindedly
absentmindedly
adv
Alternative form of absent-mindedly
accompanyist
accompanyist
noun
Alternative spelling of accompanist
acromyotonus
acromyotonus
noun
Synonym of acromyotonia
actinochemistry
actinochemistry
noun
The science of chemistry and actinism.
actinomyces
actinomyces
noun
A bacterium (species) of the genus Actinomyces.
actinomycese
actinomycesous
actinomycestal
actinomycetales
actinomycetous
actinomycetous
adj
Of or relating to actinomycetes.
actinomycins
actinomycins
noun
plural of actinomycin
actinomycosis
actinomycosis
noun
(pathology) An infectious bacterial disease of cattle and swine, sometimes transmitted to man, characterized by the formation of painful abscesses in the mouth, lungs, or gastrointestinal tract, caused by Actinomyces israelii, Actinomyces gerencseriae, and Propionibacterium propionicum.
actinomycosistic
actomyosin
actomyosin
noun
(biochemistry) A protein complex composed of actin and myosin, found in muscle fibres.
actomyosins
actomyosins
noun
plural of actomyosin
adenocystoma
adenocystoma
noun
(pathology) An adenoma in which the neoplastic glandular epithelium forms cysts
adenocystomatous
administratively
administratively
adv
In an administrative manner, or for purposes of administration.
adventuresomely
adventuresomely
adv
In an adventuresome manner.
aepyornithiformes
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
aluminosity
ambitionlessly
ambitionlessly
adv
Without ambition.
amblygonites
amblygonites
noun
plural of amblygonite
amethystine
amethystine
adj
Like amethyst, especially in colour; violet-purple.
aminopolypeptidase
aminopolypeptidase
noun
(biochemistry) The enzyme cytosol alanyl aminopeptidase.
amnesty
amnesty
noun
An act of the sovereign power granting oblivion, or a general pardon, for a past offense, as to subjects concerned in an insurrection.
Forgetfulness; cessation of remembrance of wrong; oblivion.
verb
To grant a pardon (to a group)
amnestying
amnestying
verb
present participle of amnesty
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphictyons
amphictyons
noun
plural of amphictyon
amphithyrons
amylopectins
amylopectins
noun
plural of amylopectin
amylosynthesis
amyosthenia
amyosthenia
noun
(medicine) Myasthenia.
amyosthenic
amyosthenic
adj
Of or relating to amyosthenia.
noun
(medicine) A drug or agent that depresses muscular action.
anacatadidymus
anamnestically
anamnestically
adv
By means of anamnesis
anapterygotism
anatomicophysiologic
anatomicophysiological
anatomicophysiological
adj
Relating to anatomy and physiology.
ancylostoma
ancylostoma
noun
Any hookworm of the genus Ancylostoma.
ancylostome
ancylostome
noun
Alternative form of ancylostoma (“type of hookworm”)
ancylostomiasis
ancylostomiasis
noun
Infection by the hookworm Ancylostoma.
ancylostomum
aneurysmatic
aneurysmatic
adj
(medicine) Describing a blood vessel that has an aneurysm; aneurysmal
angiolymphitis
angiostomy
angiostomy
noun
(surgery) The formation of an opening into a blood vessel, typically by means of a cannula
animosity
animosity
noun
Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.
ankylostoma
ankylostomiasis
ankylostomiasis
noun
Alternative form of ancylostomiasis
anomalistically
anomalistically
adv
In an anomalistic manner; with irregularity.
anonymities
anonymities
noun
plural of anonymity
antechinomys
anthropomorphously
anthropomorphously
adv
In an anthropomorphous manner; in a manner resembling that of a human.
anthropopsychism
anthroposomatology
anthroposomatology
noun
(dated, rare) The sum of knowledge regarding the human body, comprehending anatomy, physiology, pathology, etc.
antiamylase
anticeremoniously
antichymosin
anticommunistically
anticynicism
antidomestically
antihemolysin
antimasonry
antimasonry
noun
Opposition to Freemasonry.
antimaterialistically
antimechanistically
antimilitaristically
antiministerially
antimissionary
antimissionary
adj
(religion) Opposing religious missionaries.
noun
One who opposes religious missionaries.
antimusically
antimystic
antimystical
antimystically
antimysticalness
antimysticism
antioptimistically
antiroyalism
antiroyalism
noun
Opposition to royals or royalism.
antislaveryism
antislaveryism
noun
Opposition to slavery.
antisymmetric
antisymmetric
adj
(of a bilinear form) For which B(w,v) = -B(v,w).
(of a matrix) Whose transpose equals its negative (i.e., Mᵀ = −M);
(of a tensor) That changes sign when any two indices are interchanged (e.g., Tᵢⱼₖ = -Tⱼᵢₖ);
(set theory, order theory, of a binary relation R on a set S) Having the property that, for any two distinct elements of S, at least one is not related to the other via R; equivalently, having the property that, for any x, y ∈ S, if both xRy and yRx then x=y.
antisymmetrical
antisymmetrical
adj
(mathematics) antisymmetric
antisymmetry
antisymmetry
noun
(linguistics) A theory of syntactic linearization, proposing that hierarchical structure in natural language maps universally onto a particular surface linearization, namely specifier-head-complement branching order.
(mathematics) The condition of being antisymmetric.
antisyndicalism
antisyndicalism
noun
(politics) Opposition to syndicalism.
antonomastically
antonomastically
adv
(rhetoric) In terms of, or by means of, antonomasia.
antonomasy
antonomasy
noun
Alternative form of antonomasia
antonymies
antonymies
noun
plural of antonymy
antonymous
antonymous
adj
Having an opposite or diametrically opposite meaning.
Of, or being an antonym; antonymic.
antonyms
antonyms
noun
plural of antonym
antrotympanitis
anythingarianism
anythingarianism
noun
(religion) Beliefs and practices of an anythingarian.
appendicocaecostomy
appendicostomy
appendicostomy
noun
(surgery) The creation of an opening into the vermiform appendix, typically via the navel
archvestryman
argyranthemous
aristomonarchy
aristomonarchy
noun
Rule by the best class of people as monarchs.
assythment
assythment
noun
(Scotland, law, historical) Compensation or reparation for a criminal offence.
astragalomancy
astragalomancy
noun
Divination by dice made from huckle-bones. They have four flat sides and two round sides which were marked.
Divination by throwing astragaloi (see etymology above) onto the pages of a picture book.
Simply divination by dice.
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
astromancy
astromancy
noun
Divination by the stars; astrology in its modern prophetic aspect.
astronomically
astronomically
adv
(comparable, degree) In the extreme, very (typically very large).
astronomy
astronomy
noun
(obsolete) Astrology.
The study of the physical universe beyond the Earth's atmosphere, including the process of mapping locations and properties of the matter and radiation in the universe.
asymmetranthous
asymmetron
asymmetron
noun
(physics) A massive scalar field proposed as a form of dark matter
atlantodidymus
attorneyism
attorneyism
noun
The practice or peculiar cleverness of attorneys.
atymnius
austromancy
austromancy
noun
Soothsaying, or prediction of events, from observation of the winds or cloud formations.
autohemolysin
autohemolysin
noun
(immunology) Any hemolysin produced by the affected person's own body
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autonomasy
autonomasy
noun
Archaic form of autonomasia.
autonomously
autonomously
adv
In an autonomous or self-governing manner.
autosymbiontic
autosymnoia
ayuntamientos
ayuntamientos
noun
plural of ayuntamiento
azinphosmethyl
azinphosmethyl
noun
Alternative form of azinphos-methyl
bacteriohemolysin
bisdimethylamino
blastomycin
blastomycin
noun
A sterile material, produced from cultures of the fungus Blastomyces, once used for intradermal testing
blennymenitis
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosyndesmitis
brachydontism
brachygnathism
brachygnathism
noun
An underbite caused by a shortening of the upper mandible (in animals)
brimstony
brimstony
adj
Containing or resembling brimstone; sulphurous.
bronchostomy
byzantinism
calycanthemous
cataphrygianism
celiosalpingectomy
celiosalpingotomy
centesimally
centesimally
adv
According to a division into 100 parts.
centrosymmetric
centrosymmetric
adj
(mathematics) Having a centre of symmetry.
centrosymmetrical
centrosymmetrical
adj
Alternative form of centrosymmetric
centrosymmetry
centrosymmetry
noun
(mathematics) The property of having a centre of symmetry.
chemosensitivity
chemosensitivity
noun
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a microbial sample to the effects of an antimicrobial drug.
(medicine) A measure of the sensitivity of a tumour to the effects of an anticancer drug.
chemosynthesis
chemosynthesis
noun
the production of carbohydrates and other compounds from simple compounds such as carbon dioxide, using the oxidation of chemical nutrients as a source of energy rather than sunlight; it is limited to certain bacteria and fungi
chemosynthetic
chemosynthetic
adj
Using or relating to chemosynthesis.
chemosynthetically
chemosynthetically
adv
By means of chemosynthesis.
chirogymnast
cholecystenterostomy
cholecystenterostomy
noun
A surgical procedure in which the gall bladder is joined to the small intestine, to allow bile to pass from the liver to the intestine when the common bile duct is obstructed.
cholecystnephrostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
cholecystoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the duodenum
cholecystojejunostomy
cholecystojejunostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the gallbladder and the jejunum
cholecystonephrostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
choledochoduodenostomy
noun
(surgery) anastomosis of the common bile duct to part of the duodenum
choledochoenterostomy
chrysanthemin
chrysanthemin
noun
(organic chemistry) An anthocyanin, the 3-glucoside of cyanidin, found in various plants and fruits including peaches and lychees.
chrysanthemum
chrysanthemum
noun
Any of many flowering perennial plants, of the genus Chrysanthemum, native to China, that have showy radiate heads.
chrysanthemums
chrysanthemums
noun
plural of chrysanthemum
chrysothamnus
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