chemoprevention; the prevention of disease using food supplements or drugs.
erysipelothrix
erythroxylaceous
erythroxylaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging or relating to the Erythroxylaceae.
extraepiphyseal
extraepiphyseal
adj
Outside of the epiphysis.
extrametaphysical
extrametaphysical
adj
(rare) Outside of metaphysics.
extraphysical
extraphysical
adj
Not governed by physical laws
extraphysiological
extrasyphilitic
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
heterosexuality
heterosexuality
noun
Sexual activity with a person of the opposite sex.
The state of being sexually and romantically attracted primarily or exclusively to persons of the opposite sex.
heterosexually
heterosexually
adj
In a heterosexual way.
hexastylar
hexylresorcinol
hexylresorcinol
noun
(organic chemistry) A hexyl derivative of resorcinol that has anaesthetic, antiseptic and antihelmintic properties.
hydrosalpinx
hydrosalpinx
noun
A distally blocked Fallopian tube filled with serous or clear fluid.
hydroxylase
hydroxylase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of compounds by the introduction of hydroxyl groups.
hydroxylases
hydroxylases
noun
plural of hydroxylase
hydroxylates
hydroxylates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hydroxylate
hydroxyls
hydroxyls
noun
plural of hydroxyl
hypercatalexis
hypercatalexis
noun
(poetry) The addition of one or two syllables to the last foot of a verse
hyperexcitableness
hyperexcursively
hyperflexibleness
hyperlexis
hypersexual
hypersexual
adj
Excessively interested in sex.
Of or relating to hypersexuality.
noun
A person who is hypersexual.
hypersexualities
hypersexualities
noun
plural of hypersexuality
hypersexuality
hypersexuality
noun
The desire for sexual activity at levels high enough to be considered clinically significant.
indoxylsulphuric
laparohysteropexy
laparohysteropexy
noun
(surgery) ventrofixation of the uterus
laryngemphraxis
laryngemphraxis
noun
(medicine) The closure or obstruction of the larynx.
laryngopharynxes
oxycholesterol
phylloxeras
prophylaxes
prophylaxes
noun
plural of prophylaxis
prophylaxis
prophylaxis
noun
(chess) A move or strategy that frustrates an opponent's plan or tactic.
(medicine) Prevention of, or protective treatment for, disease.
psychoprophylaxis
psychoprophylaxis
noun
(obsolete, rare) The prevention of disease by psychological means.
A method of preparing women for natural childbirth by means of special breathing, relaxation techniques and psychological conditioning, practiced without anaesthetics.
psychoreflex
radioanaphylaxis
semiorthodoxly
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seroprophylaxis
seroprophylaxis
noun
(immunology) Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
