(zoology) A larval entozoön in the form of a subglobular or oval vesicle, or hydatid, filled with fluid, sometimes found in the tissues of man and the lower animals; -- so called from the absence of a head or visible organs on the vesicle. These cysts are the immature stages of certain tapeworms. Also applied to similar cysts of different origin.
acetylphenol
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
alphitomancy
alphitomancy
noun
An Ancient Greek method of divination using barley meal, used for instance to reveal guilty parties; it entailed feeding a person or group barley meal, and judging those who felt no effects to be innocent, while judging those who felt indigestion to be guilty.
amphicondyla
amphictyonic
amphictyonic
adj
(Ancient Greece) Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
amphicyrtous
anaglyphical
anaglyphical
adj
Alternative form of anaglyphic
anaphylactic
anaphylactic
adj
Pertaining to anaphylaxis.
anaphylactin
antasphyctic
antihydropic
antihydropic
adj
(medicine) Countering dropsy.
noun
(medicine) A remedy for dropsy.
antihypnotic
antihypnotic
adj
(medicine) Tending to prevent sleep.
noun
Any agent that prevents sleep.
antiphysical
antiphysical
adj
contrary to nature; unnatural
apocryphally
apocryphally
adv
In an apocryphal manner.
Regarding apocrypha.
apocynthions
apophylactic
archbishopry
archeopteryx
archeopteryx
noun
A specimen of the species Archaeopteryx lithographica, being the earliest and most primitive known bird, representing a transition in the evolution of dinosaurs to birds.
archetypally
archetypally
adv
In an archetypal way.
archetypical
archetypical
adj
In the way of an archetype, in the way of an idealized model or most representative.
archphylarch
archplagiary
astrophysics
astrophysics
noun
The branch of astronomy or physics that deals with the physical properties of celestial bodies and with the interaction between matter and radiation in celestial bodies and in the space between them.
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
bathycolpian
bathygraphic
bathygraphic
adj
Relating to bathygraphy.
bathypelagic
bathypelagic
adj
(oceanography) Of or pertaining to the parts of the oceans at depths between 1000 and 4000 meters deep.
bathyscaphes
bathyscaphes
noun
plural of bathyscaphe
berycomorphi
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
borophenylic
brachycephal
brachygraphy
brachygraphy
noun
(obsolete) A system of writing using abbreviations or special characters; shorthand.
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchopathy
bronchopathy
noun
(medicine) Any disease of the bronchi.
bronchophony
bronchophony
noun
(pathology) A modification of the voice sounds observed in auscultation of the chest; used as a diagnostic test
bronchoscopy
bronchoscopy
noun
(medicine) A technique for viewing the bronchi using a flexible instrument called a bronchoscope.
calycophorae
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
cardiagraphy
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
caricography
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
caryophyllus
cataphrygian
cataphyllary
cataphyllary
noun
(botany) A simple leaf in the form of a scale
cataphysical
cataphysical
adj
unnatural; going against nature
catchpollery
caulophyllum
celidography
celiorrhaphy
cephalically
cephalically
adv
In a cephalic manner
cephalodymia
cephalodymus
cephalodynia
cephalodynia
noun
(pathology) Synonym of headache
cephalomancy
cephalomancy
noun
Divination by the study of the skull or head of a donkey or goat. Sometimes described as the roasting of an ass's head on hot coals.
cephalometry
cephalometry
noun
The measurement of the head, especially in order to study growth, development, and disease.
cephalopathy
cephalopathy
noun
(pathology) Any disease of the head
cephalophyma
cephalostyle
cephalostyle
noun
(anatomy) The anterior end of the notochord and its bony sheath in the base of cartilaginous crania.
ceramography
cerebropathy
cerebropathy
noun
A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed.
chalcography
chalcography
noun
engraving on copper or brass
chalcopyrite
chalcopyrite
noun
(mineralogy) A yellow mineral that is a mixed sulfide of copper and iron, with the chemical formula CuFeS₂.
chalkography
chamaephytes
chamaephytes
noun
plural of chamaephyte
chamecephaly
chapfallenly
chartography
chartophylax
chartophylax
noun
(historical) An ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantine times.
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
cheirography
chemotherapy
chemotherapy
noun
(medicine) Any chemical treatment intended to be therapeutic with respect to a disease state.
(oncology, most common usage) chemical treatment to kill or halt the replication and/or spread of cancerous cells in a patient.
chessplayers
chessplayers
noun
plural of chessplayer
chimneypiece
chimneypiece
noun
A mantelpiece.
chlamyphorus
chlorophylls
chlorophylls
noun
plural of chlorophyll
choletherapy
chondrophyte
chondrophyte
noun
An abnormal mass of cartilage that can develop on a bone
choreography
choreography
noun
(by extension) The art of creating and arranging sequences of movement for performances of any kind, such as in fight choreography.
(uncountable) The art of creating, arranging and recording the dance movements of a work, such as a ballet.
(uncountable) The dance steps, sequences or styles peculiar to a work, group, performance or institution.
The notation used to construct this record.
The representation of these movements by a series of symbols.
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chrysamphora
chrysatropic
chrysography
chrysography
noun
The use of gold lettering in manuscripts
chrysolophus
chrysophanic
chrysophanic
adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane.
chrysophanus
chrysophenin
chrysophytes
chrysophytes
noun
plural of chrysophyte
chrysopoetic
chrysoprases
chrysoprases
noun
plural of chrysoprase
chrysoprasus
chrysoprasus
noun
Obsolete form of chrysoprase.
chthonophagy
chthonophagy
noun
(pathology) Alternative form of chthonophagia
chylopoiesis
chylopoiesis
noun
The production of chyle
chylopoietic
chylopoietic
adj
Relating to chylopoiesis
chymotrypsin
chymotrypsin
noun
An endopeptidase enzyme that cleaves peptides at the carboxyl side of tyrosine, tryptophan, and phenylalanine amino acids.
chymotryptic
chymotryptic
adj
Of or pertaining to chymotrypsin
cladophyllum
clanjamphrey
clinocephaly
clinocephaly
noun
A congenital concavity of the top of the head
coccygomorph
colporrhaphy
colporrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suturing of a defect in the wall of the vagina
cometography
cometography
noun
A scientific description of comets.
comicography
comicography
noun
A comprehensive list of comic books to which a particular person has contributed.
copyrighting
copyrighting
verb
present participle of copyright
coryphaenoid
cosuretyship
craniography
craniography
noun
The analysis of the shape and proportion of the skull, especially by means of craniometrics
crenotherapy
crenotherapy
noun
(alternative medicine) The therapeutic use of mud, mineral waters and steam.
crymotherapy
cryophyllite
cryptarithms
cryptarithms
noun
plural of cryptarithm
cryptobranch
cryptobranch
noun
Any limpet of the genus Cryptobranchia
cryptographs
cryptographs
noun
plural of cryptograph
cryptography
cryptography
noun
The discipline concerned with communication security (eg, confidentiality of messages, integrity of messages, sender authentication, non-repudiation of messages, and many other related issues), regardless of the used medium such as pencil and paper or computers.
cryptoheresy
cryptophytic
cryptophytic
adj
Relating to or composed of cryptophytes
cryptorchids
cryptorchids
noun
plural of cryptorchid
cryptorchism
cryptorchism
noun
The failure of one or both testes to descend into the scrotum.
crystosphene
cumulophyric
cumulophyric
adj
(geology) Synonym of glomeroporphyritic
curietherapy
curietherapy
noun
brachytherapy
cyanophilous
cyanophilous
adj
(mycology) Having cell walls that readily absorb cotton blue stain.
cyanophyceae
cyanophycean
cyanophycean
adj
(archaic) Of or pertaining to the Cyanophyceae class of blue-green algae (now called Cyanobacteria); cyanobacterial.
cycadophytes
cycadophytes
noun
plural of cycadophyte
cyclocephaly
cyclocephaly
noun
(medicine) cyclopia
cyclographer
cycloheptane
cycloheptane
noun
(organic chemistry) An alicyclic hydrocarbon, C₇H₁₄; a volatile inflammable liquid.
cyclophrenia
cyclophrenia
noun
bipolar disorder
cyclorrhapha
cylindrophis
cymbocephaly
cynocephalic
cynocephalic
adj
(fiction, history) Of or relating to dogheads, humanoid dog-headed monsters.
dog-headed; having the head of a dog or a head that resembles a dog's head.
cynocephalus
cynocephalus
noun
A creature with the head of a dog or jackal and human body.