(biology) The regeneration of specific tissue due to loss or death of the existing tissue.
nasopharynx
nasopharynx
noun
(anatomy) The nasal part of the pharynx, lying behind the nose and above the level of the soft palate.
nasopharynxes
nasopharynxes
noun
plural of nasopharynx
nephrocolopexy
nephropexy
nephropexy
noun
(surgery) suspension or fixation of the kidney
nephrotoxic
nephrotoxic
adj
that is poisonous to kidney tissue
nephrotoxicity
nephrotoxicity
noun
The state or condition of being nephrotoxic; toxicity that damages kidneys.
nephrotoxin
nephrotoxin
noun
Any nephrotoxic substance.
omphalorrhexis
oophorauxe
oophoropexy
ophthalmorrhexis
orchidopexy
orchidopexy
noun
(surgery) Alternative form of orchiopexy
orchiopexy
orchiopexy
noun
(surgery) A procedure for fixation of a testis, often to move an undescended testicle into the scrotum and keep it there.
oropharynx
oropharynx
noun
(anatomy) The oral part of the pharynx, reaching from the uvula to the level of the hyoid bone.
oropharynxes
orthopraxia
orthopraxis
orthopraxis
noun
orthopraxy
orthopraxy
orthopraxy
noun
Correct practice or action
Right belief combined with right practice, with the emphasis being on the latter, a term specially used in Latin American liberation theology, often in contrast with an orthodoxy seen as insufficiently interested in the practical and political content of faith.
orthopyroxene
orthopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that forms orthorhombic crystals.
oxycamphor
oxycamphor
noun
An oxidation product of camphor, used in treating dyspnea.
oxyosphresia
paradoxographer
paradoxographer
noun
A writer of paradoxography.
paradoxographical
paradoxographical
adj
Relating to paradoxography.
pentahexahedron
pentahydroxy
pentahydroxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) Five hydroxy groups in a molecule.
phalacrocorax
pharyngomaxillary
pharyngomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the pharynx and maxilla.
pharyngoxerosis
philodoxer
philodoxer
noun
One who is interested in opinions or beliefs, rather than facts.
philorthodox
phleborrhexis
phorminx
phorminx
noun
A kind of lyre used by the Ancient Greeks.
photoxylography
photoxylography
noun
A process in which a photograph is printed on wood to use as a template for engraving
phyllopteryx
phylloxera
phylloxera
noun
An insect, Daktulosphaira vitifoliae of the family Phylloxeridae (not the genus Phylloxera), that is very destructive to grape vines; also, the diseased condition of a vine caused by this insect.
phylloxerae
phylloxerae
noun
plural of phylloxera
phylloxeran
phylloxeran
noun
Any of the plant-feeding insects of the family Phylloxeridae, closely related to aphids.
phylloxeras
phylloxeric
phylloxeric
adj
Relating to, or caused by, phylloxera.
phylloxeridae
plasmatorrhexis
pneumohemothorax
pneumohemothorax
noun
hemopneumothorax
pneumohydrothorax
pneumopyothorax
pneumothorax
pneumothorax
noun
(medicine) Presence of air inside the pleural cavity, usually caused by injury either to the lung or the chest wall.
polyhydroxy
polyhydroxy
adj
(organic chemistry) Having three or more hydroxy functional groups.
posthexaplar
posthexaplaric
preexhaustion
preexhibition
preexhibitor
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.
prophylaxy
prophylaxy
noun
Archaic form of prophylaxis.
propoxyphene
propoxyphene
noun
Dextropropoxyphene.
propylhexedrine
propylhexedrine
noun
(pharmacology) An adrenergic compound that is a sympathomimetic with varied medicinal uses.
prothorax
prothorax
noun
(entomology) The anterior segment of the insect thorax; it carries the first pair of legs
prothoraxes
proxyship
proxyship
noun
The office or agency of a proxy.
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
pterothorax
pterothorax
noun
The mesothorax and metathorax of an insect
purpuroxanthin
purpuroxanthin
Noun
1,3-dihydroxyanthraquinone
pyohemothorax
pyopneumothorax
pyopneumothorax
noun
(medicine) The accumulation of air (or other gas) and pus in the pleural cavity.
pyothorax
pyothorax
noun
pleural empyema; an accumulation of pus in the pleural cavity
pyroxanthin
pyroxanthin
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow, crystalline substance obtained from creosote etc; it seems to be a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon.
pyrrhuloxia
pyrrhuloxia
noun
Cardinalis sinuatus (desert cardinal), a North American bird with grey and red plumage
radioanaphylaxis
retroxiphoid
rheopexy
rheopexy
noun
(physics) A rheological phenomenon in which certain colloids solidify more quickly when subjected to shear
rhinopharynx
rhinopharynx
noun
(anatomy, rare) Synonym of nasopharynx
saccopharynx
seroanaphylaxis
seroanaphylaxis
noun
(medicine, uncommon) Anaphylaxis as a result of an injection of a foreign serum, usually conducted under experimental conditions.
seropneumothorax
seroprophylaxis
seroprophylaxis
noun
(immunology) Disease prophylaxis achieved via the administration of antibody-containing serum.
sixpennyworth
sixpennyworth
noun
(dated) A portion worth sixpence.
sphenomaxillary
sphenomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
spondylexarthrosis
sternoxiphoid
streptothrix
streptothrix
noun
(biology) Any of the genus Streptothrix of bacilli, occurring in the form of long, smooth and apparently branched threads, either straight or twisted.
strophotaxis
thixotropic
thixotropic
adj
(chemistry, medicine, of a gel) Becoming a fluid when agitated but solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
thixotropies
thixotropy
thixotropy
noun
(medicine) The property of certain gels whereby they become fluids when agitated and return to being solid or semi-solid when allowed to stand.
(physics) The reduction of viscosity with increased shear
toxiphoric
toxophoric
toxophoric
adj
Alternative form of toxicophoric
toxophorous
trachelectomopexia
trachelopexia
trichoplax
trisulphoxid
trisulphoxide
trophallaxes
trophallaxes
noun
plural of trophallaxis
trophallaxis
trophallaxis
noun
(biology) The mutual exchange of (fluid) food between individuals, especially in social insects.
trophotaxis
trophothylax
unlexicographical
unlexicographically
ventrohysteropexy
xanthocarpous
xanthocarpous
adj
(botany) Having yellow fruits.
xantholeucophore
xantholeucophore
noun
A leucophore arising from a xanthophore.
xanthophore
xanthophore
noun
(biology) A xanthochrome-containing chromatophore, frequently a lipophore
xanthopicrin
xanthopicrin
noun
(organic chemistry) A bitter principle obtained from the bark of Zanthoxylum clava-herculis.
xanthopicrite
xanthopicrite
noun
(organic chemistry, archaic) A bitter crystalline alkaloid extracted from plants of family Xanthoxylaceae.
xanthoproteic
xanthoproteic
adj
Of or pertaining to xanthoproteic acid or xanthoproteins.
xanthoprotein
xanthoprotein
noun
A protein formed when xanthoproteic acid contacts epithelial cells, indicative of inadequate safety precautions when handling nitric acid.
xanthoproteinic
xanthoproteinic
adj
Alternative form of xanthoproteic
xanthopsydracia
xanthopsydracia
noun
(archaic, medicine) A condition characterized by the occurrence on the skin of small yellow pustules.
xanthopterin
xanthopterin
noun
A yellow crystalline solid that occurs mainly in the wings of butterflies and in the urine of mammals, converted by microorganisms into folic acid.
xanthopurpurin
xanthopurpurin
noun
purpuroxanthin
xanthospermous
xanthospermous
adj
(botany) Having yellow seeds
xenomorpha
xenomorphic
xenomorphic
adj
(petrography, of a mineral grain) That does not have its characteristic crystalline form but has a form impressed on it by surrounding grains; anhedral.
In an unusual form; having a strange form.
xenomorphically
xenomorphosis
xenomorphosis
noun
(film studies)
xenophora
xenophora
noun
(biology) Any mollusk of the genus Xenophora.
xenophoran
xenophoridae
xerographer
xerographer
noun
A xerography machine; a photocopier.
xerographic
xerographic
adj
of, relating to, or produced by xerography
xerographically
xerographically
adv
In a xerographic way; by xerography.
xerographies
xerography
xerography
noun
A photocopying process in which a negative image formed on an electrically charged plate is transferred as a positive to paper and thermally fixed.
xeromorph
xeromorph
noun
any plant, with xeromorphic leaves, that is adapted to a dry atmosphere; a xerophyte
xeromorphic
xeromorphic
adj
(biology) Of, relating to, or characteristic of the xerophytes, especially having the ability to store water in leaves and stems.
xeromorphous
xeromorphous
adj
xeromorphic
xeromorphy
xeromorphy
noun
Quality of being xeromorphic.
xerophagia
xerophagia
noun
The eating of dry food
xerophagies
xerophagies
noun
plural of xerophagy
xerophagy
xerophagy
noun
A restrictive diet (of bread and water, for example) as a punishment or religious form of discipline.
xerophil
xerophil
noun
Dated form of xerophile.
xerophile
xerophile
noun
Any xerophilic organism.
xerophilies
xerophilous
xerophilous
adj
Able to thrive in dry weather.
xerophily
xerophily
noun
Quality of being xerophilic.
xerophobous
xerophobous
adj
Synonym of xerophobic
xerophthalmia
xerophthalmia
noun
(ophthalmology) A condition due to a deficiency of vitamin A where the conjunctiva and cornea become dry. The condition starts with conjunctival xerosis and night blindness and progresses to corneal xerosis and, later, a severe condition called keratomalacia.
xerophthalmic
xerophthalmic
adj
Of or pertaining to xerophthalmia.
xerophthalmos
xerophthalmy
xerophthalmy
noun
Alternative form of xerophthalmia
xerophyllum
xerophyte
xerophyte
noun
(botany) Any plant suited for life in a habitat where water is scarce, such as in a desert or chaparral. Such plants may be succulent, have small or reduced leaves, or spines.
A desert plant
xerophytic
xerophytic
adj
(botany) Of, pertaining to, or being a xerophyte
(ecology) Having a very dry environment
noun
xerophyte
xerophytically
xerophytically
adv
As a xerophyte.
xerophytism
xerophytism
noun
(botany) The adaptation of plants to habitats where water is scarce.
xerophytisms
xiphiiform
xiphiiform
adj
(zoology) Sword-shaped.
xiphiplastron
xiphiplastron
noun
The posterior, or fourth lateral plate in the plastron of a turtle.
xiphosterna
xiphosternum
xiphosternum
noun
(rare) Alternative form of xiphisternum
xiphosura
xiphosuran
xiphosuran
adj
(zoology) Of or pertaining to the order Xiphosura.
noun
(zoology) Any member of the order Xiphosura, including horseshoe crabs.