(medicine) The loss of intercellular connections, resulting in loss of cohesion between keratinocytes, seen in diseases such as pemphigus vulgaris.
acephalocyst
acephalocyst
noun
(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
acetylthymol
achillodynia
achillodynia
noun
(pathology) pain due to achillobursitis
achlamydeous
achlamydeous
adj
(botany) having no perianth
achlorhydria
achlorhydria
noun
(medicine) The absence of hydrochloric acid in the stomach
achlorhydric
achlorhydric
adj
(pathology) Of or pertaining to achlorhydria
achromatopsy
achromatopsy
noun
color blindness; inability to distinguish colors; daltonism, achromatopia
achronychous
acroasphyxia
acroasphyxia
noun
(pathology) Impaired circulation to the fingers
acromiohyoid
acronichally
acronychally
actinography
actinography
noun
measurement with an actinograph
actinomorphy
actinomorphy
noun
The condition of being actinomorphic.
actinophryan
aerophysical
aerophysical
adj
Relating to aerophysics.
aeschynomene
alcoholicity
alcoholicity
noun
A measure of the alcoholic content of something
allochirally
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
anhaemolytic
antechinomys
anthocyanins
anthocyanins
noun
plural of anthocyanin
anthoecology
antichymosin
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.
antimonarchy
antimonarchy
adj
(politics) Opposing a specific monarchical system or monarchy in general.
noun
(politics) An antimonarchic movement.
(politics) Stance against monarchy.
apocryphally
apocryphally
adv
In an apocryphal manner.
Regarding apocrypha.
apocynthions
apophylactic
archaeolatry
archaeolatry
noun
Worship of an antiquity; excessive veneration of antiquity.
archbishopry
archdeaconry
archdeaconry
noun
The office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office
The residence, or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon
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.
archmonarchy
arithmocracy
arithmocracy
noun
A form of government where decisions are made based purely on the numerical majority of supporters.
arithmomancy
arithmomancy
noun
Alternative form of arithmancy
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.
asynchronies
asynchronies
noun
plural of asynchrony
asynchronism
asynchronism
noun
Synonym of asynchrony
asynchronous
asynchronous
adj
(computing, communication) Having many actions occurring at a time, in any order, without waiting for each other.
(computing, of a request or a message) Allowing the client to continue during processing.
Not synchronous; occurring at different times.
athletocracy
athletocracy
noun
(derogatory, education) The situation where students involved in sports are treated better than those who are not.
athrocytosis
athrocytosis
noun
The absorption of foreign material in the cytoplasm of some cells
autohypnotic
autohypnotic
adj
Of or pertaining to autohypnosis; self-hypnotizing.
autorhythmic
autorhythmic
adj
That generates its own rhythm
bathycolpian
berycomorphi
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
biophysicist
biophysicist
noun
A biologist or physicist whose speciality is biophysics.
biopsychical
biopsychical
adj
Alternative form of biopsychic
biosynthetic
biosynthetic
adj
(biochemistry) of or pertaining to biosynthesis
bodychecking
bodychecking
verb
present participle of bodycheck
borophenylic
bostrychidae
bothrenchyma
bothrenchyma
noun
(botany, obsolete) Dotted or pitted ducts or vessels forming the pores seen in many kinds of wood.
brachycerous
brachylogies
brachypodine
brachypodous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
bradytrophic
bradytrophic
adj
Relating to bradytrophs
bronchiloquy
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.
bronchostomy
cachinnatory
cachinnatory
adj
Pertaining to loud or immoderate laughter.
cacochymical
cacochymical
adj
cacochymic
cacorhythmic
calycophorae
calycophoran
calycophoran
noun
(zoology) Any siphonophore of the suborder Calycophorae
canthoplasty
canthoplasty
noun
(surgery) The operation of forming a new canthus.
carbohydrase
carbohydrase
noun
(biochemistry) Any enzyme that catalyses the hydrolysis of polysaccharides into simple sugars
carbohydrate
carbohydrate
noun
(colloquial, by extension, metonymically) Any food rich in starch or other carbohydrates.
(organic chemistry, nutrition) A sugar, starch, or cellulose that is a food source of energy for an animal or plant.
carbohydride
carbohydride
noun
(chemistry) A hydrocarbon.
carbomethoxy
carbomethoxy
noun
(organic chemistry, in combination) A methyl ester of a carboxylic acid when used as a substituent -CO₂-CH₃
cardiography
cardiography
noun
(medicine) The graphic recording of the movement, or other function of the heart as a means of diagnosis
caricography
cartoonishly
cartoonishly
adv
In a cartoonish manner; thus, in a comical or exaggerated way
caryophyllin
caryophyllin
noun
(organic chemistry) Alternative form of caryophyllene
caryophyllus
catchpollery
cathodically
cathodically
adv
At, near, or while acting as a cathode
catholically
catholically
adv
In a catholic manner.
caulophyllum
celidography
celiorrhaphy
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
chartography
chartophylax
chartophylax
noun
(historical) An ecclesiastical officer in charge of official documents and records in the Greek Orthodox Church in Byzantine times.
chatoyancies
chatoyancies
noun
plural of chatoyancy
cheiloplasty
cheiloplasty
noun
(surgery) The creation from tissue of an artificial lip or part of a lip.
cheirography
cheiromegaly
cheiromegaly
noun
Alternative form of chiromegaly
chemosurgery
chemosurgery
noun
(medicine) The selective destruction of diseased or malignant tissue by means of chemical substances; used especially in the treatment of the skin.
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.
cherrystones
cherrystones
noun
plural of cherrystone
chiastoneury
chiastoneury
noun
streptoneury
chickahominy
chirogymnast
chirotonsory
chirurgeonly
chirurgeonly
adj
(archaic) having the characteristics of a chirurgeon (doctor or surgeon)
chivalrously
chivalrously
adv
In a chivalrous manner.
chlamydozoan
chlamyphorus
chlorenchyma
chlorenchyma
noun
(botany) A mechanical, supportive ground tissue in plants containing chloroplasts.
chlorhydrate
chlorhydrate
noun
hydrochloride
chlorohydrin
chlorohydrin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine.
chlorophylls
chlorophylls
noun
plural of chlorophyll
cholecyanine
cholerically
cholerically
adv
In a choleric manner.
choletherapy
cholinolytic
cholinolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That counters the action of acetylcholine.
noun
(biochemistry) Any agent that counters the action of acetylcholine.
cholocyanine
chondrectomy
chondrectomy
noun
(surgery) excision of cartilage
chondrodynia
chondrodynia
noun
(pathology) pain in cartilage
chondromyces
chondromyoma
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.
chrestomathy
chrestomathy
noun
A collection of choice passages from an author or authors.
A collection of written passages, used to learn an unfamiliar language.
christolatry
christolatry
Noun
the worship of Christ
christophany
christophany
Noun
An appearance of Christ, as for example to his disciples after the crucifixion.
chromaticity
chromaticity
noun
An objective specification of the quality of a colour, regardless of its luminance.
chromatocyte
chromatocyte
noun
(biology) Any cell that contains a pigment
chromatology
chromatology
Noun
The scientific study of colour.
chronography
chronography
noun
A description or record of past time; history.
Measurement with a chronograph.
chrysamphora
chrysanthous
chrysarobins
chrysarobins
noun
plural of chrysarobin
chrysatropic
chrysoberyls
chrysoberyls
noun
plural of chrysoberyl
chrysochlore
chrysochlore
noun
The golden mole.
chrysochrous
chrysography
chrysography
noun
The use of gold lettering in manuscripts
chrysolophus
chrysomelids
chrysomelids
noun
plural of chrysomelid
chrysophanic
chrysophanic
adj
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling chrysophane.