(medicine) Examination of the abdomen to detect abdominal disease, using an endoscope.
abyssopelagic
abyssopelagic
adj
Of or pertaining to the depths of the ocean; of the open waters of the abyssal zone.
acceptability
acceptability
noun
(military) Operation plan review criterion. The determination as to whether the contemplated course of action is worth the cost in manpower, materiel, and time involved; is consistent with the law of war; and is militarily and politically supportable. (JP 1-02 Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms)
The quality of being acceptable; acceptableness.
accessaryship
accessaryship
noun
(law) The condition of being an accessary.
acroparalysis
acroparalysis
noun
Paralysis of the extremities.
actinotherapy
actinotherapy
noun
(medicine) The treatment of disease, especially skin disease, by exposure to ultraviolet light; radiotherapy.
acyanoblepsia
acyanoblepsia
noun
Inability to see the colour blue.
aerophilately
aerophilately
noun
(philately) The study or collection of airmail stamps, cancellations, etc.
aerophysicist
aglyphodontia
allopolyploid
allopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having multiple complete sets of chromosomes derived from different species
allotriophagy
allotriophagy
noun
(rare) Having food cravings that are different from the expected or the norm
allotropicity
allotropicity
noun
The property of being allotropic.
allotypically
allotypically
adv
In an allotypical manner
alloxyproteic
aluminography
aluminography
noun
The art or process of producing, and printing from, aluminium plates, after the manner of ordinary lithography.
aminodiphenyl
aminophylline
aminophylline
noun
(pharmacology) A bronchodilator comprising theophylline and ethylenediamine in a 2:1 ratio.
amitriptyline
amitriptyline
noun
(pharmacology) An antidepressant drug; a tablet containing this drug.
amphictyonian
amphictyonies
amphictyonies
noun
plural of amphictyony
amphicyonidae
amphidiploidy
amphidiploidy
noun
The property of being amphidiploid.
amphigenously
amphigenously
adv
In an amphigenous manner.
amphikaryotic
amphiphithyra
amphiprostyle
amphiprostyle
adj
(architecture, chiefly historical, of a temple or edifice) Having columns at either end but not along the sides.
noun
(architecture, historical) An amphiprostyle temple or edifice.
amplificatory
amplificatory
adj
Serving to amplify or enlarge; amplificative.
anapestically
anapestically
adv
In an anapestic manner.
anaphorically
anaphorically
adv
In an anaphoric manner.
anaphylactoid
anaphylactoid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or resembling anaphylaxis
anaphylatoxin
anaphylatoxin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several toxic substances that trigger anaphylaxis
anatripsology
anatripsology
noun
(medicine) The study or application of friction or rubbing as a remedy.
angiodiascopy
angiolymphoma
anisophyllous
anisophyllous
adj
(botany) Having unequal leaves.
ankylopoietic
ankyloproctia
anthophyllite
anthophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A dark brown amphibole mineral; a mixed silicate of iron and magnesium.
antihypophora
antiparalytic
antiparalytic
adj
(medicine) Acting against paralysis.
noun
A medicine to treat paralysis.
antiphysician
antiplurality
antipsychotic
antipsychotic
adj
(pharmacology) Preventing or counteracting psychosis.
noun
(pharmacology) Any of a group of drugs used to treat psychosis.
antisophistry
antisyphillis
antitypically
antitypically
adv
In a way that pertains to an antitype.
antrotympanic
apathetically
apathetically
adv
In an apathetic manner.
aperiodically
aperiodically
adv
In an aperiodic way.
aphilanthropy
aphilanthropy
noun
Lack of love for humankind.
aphydrotropic
aplanatically
apocalyptical
apocalyptical
adj
apocalyptic
apocentricity
apocentricity
noun
The property of being apocentric.
apocryphalist
apocryphalist
noun
(Christianity) A member of the group who supported the inclusion of the Apocrypha in the Bible
apodictically
apodictically
adv
(logic) In an apodictical manner.
apomictically
apomictically
adv
(botany) By means of apomixis
apostatically
apostatically
adv
In an apostatic manner.
apostolically
apostolically
adv
In an apostolic way.
appealability
appealability
noun
(law) The quality of being entitled to review in an appellate court.
appellability
appellability
noun
Alternative form of appealability
appellatively
appellatively
adv
(grammar) After the manner of appellative nouns; so as to express whole classes or species.
applicability
applicability
noun
The degree to which a thing is applicable; relevancy.
applicatively
applicatively
adv
In an applicative manner.
applicatorily
applicatorily
adv
In an applicatory manner.
apprehensibly
apprehensibly
adv
Such that it can be apprehended; understandably.
appropinquity
appropinquity
noun
(obsolete) nearness; propinquity
appropriately
appropriately
adv
In an appropriate manner; properly; suitably.
approvability
approximately
approximately
adv
Imprecise but close to in quantity or amount.
aptitudinally
aptitudinally
adv
In an aptitudinal manner.
araliophyllum
archhypocrisy
archhypocrite
arithmography
arithmography
noun
(linguistics) The encoding of words as numbers
A formal presentation of the properties of numbers.
arsenicophagy
arsenicophagy
noun
The eating of arsenic, formerly practiced for supposed health benefits.
arteriography
arteriography
noun
(medicine, dated) description of the arteries
radiography of an artery
arterioplasty
arterioplasty
noun
(surgery) reconstruction or repair of an artery
arthrempyesis
arthrotyphoid
artilleryship
aryepiglottic
aryepiglottic
adj
(anatomy) Referring to a group of tissues between the epiglottis and the arytenoid cartilage, or the use of these folds during vocalization.
asphyxiations
asphyxiations
noun
plural of asphyxiation
astrophyllite
astrophyllite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare, brown to golden-yellow hydrous potassium iron titanium silicate mineral, visually identical to kupletskite.
astrophysical
astrophysical
adj
Of or pertaining to astrophysics.
astylospongia
auriphrygiate
auriphrygiate
adj
Embroidered or decorated with gold
autobiography
autobiography
noun
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
(uncountable) Biographies of this kind regarded as a literary genre.
autocephality
autocephality
noun
(Christianity) The right of autonomy for a church; specifically, the right to resolve all internal problems on its own authority and to appoint its own bishops, including the head of the church, without any obligatory expression of dependence on another church.
autohypnotism
autohypnotism
noun
autohypnosis
autopolyploid
autopolyploid
adj
(genetics) Having more than two sets of chromosomes, derived from the same species, as a result of redoubling
noun
Any organism of this kind.
autopsychosis
autotriploidy
autotriploidy
noun
The condition of being autotriploid
bacteriophagy
bacteriophagy
noun
The feeding on bacteria.
bacterioscopy
bacterioscopy
noun
The use of microscopy to study bacteria.
basipterygial
basipterygial
adj
Of or pertaining to a basipterygium
basipterygium
basipterygium
noun
A cartilage at the base of the fins of some fish that develops into the metapterygium upon maturity.
basipterygoid
basipterygoid
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the base of the sphenoid bone
noun
(anatomy) The basipterygoid process
bathysophical
benzopyrylium
benzopyrylium
noun
(organic chemistry) An aromatic bicyclic ion or salt containing a benzene ring fused to a pyrylium ion
bibliotherapy
bibliotherapy
noun
A nonpharmacological therapy using reading materials to meet people’s therapeutic or developmental needs.
biomicroscopy
biomicroscopy
noun
The examination of the eye using a slit lamp biomicroscope
The microscopic examination of biological tissue
biophysically
biophysically
adv
With regard to biophysics.
biophysicists
biophysicists
noun
plural of biophysicist
biophysiology
biophysiology
noun
(biology, physiology) biological physiology
biopsychology
biopsychology
noun
biological psychology
biospeleology
biospeleology
noun
(biology) The biology of organisms that live in caves
blepharydatis
brachycephali
brachygraphic
brachygraphic
adj
Relating to brachygraphy.
brachypyramid
bradysphygmia
cacopharyngia
calciphylaxis
calciphylaxis
noun
A syndrome of vascular calcification, thrombosis and skin necrosis, seen almost exclusively in patients with chronic kidney disease.
capacitativly
captivatingly
captivatingly
adv
In a captivating manner.
cardiopyloric
cardiopyloric
adj
Relating to the cardia and pylorus of the stomach
cardiorrhaphy
cardiorrhaphy
noun
(surgery) suture to the wall of the heart
cardiotherapy
cardiotherapy
noun
The treatment of heart disease
catoptrically
catoptrically
adv
In a catoptric manner.
caulophylline
centripetally
centripetally
adv
Towards a centre or axis.
Using centripetal force.
centripetency
centripetency
noun
centripetence; tendency towards the centre
cephalomyitis
cephalotripsy
cephalotripsy
noun
(medicine) The act or operation of crushing the head of a foetus in the womb in order to effect delivery.
chamaecyparis
chirographary
chiropodistry
chiropodistry
noun
(archaic) chiropody
chlorophyllin
chlorophyllin
noun
(biochemistry) Any water-soluble derivative of chlorophyll in which the central magnesium atom is replaced (often with copper), and a number of side-chains are converted into sodium salts.
choriphyllous
chrysophenine
chrysophenine
noun
(organic chemistry) The azo dye disodium;5-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-[(E)-2-[4-[(4-ethoxyphenyl)diazenyl]-2-sulfonatophenyl]ethenyl]benzenesulfonate
chrysophilist
chrysophilist
noun
Synonym of chrysophilite
chrysophilite
chrysophilite
noun
A lover of gold.
chrysopoetics
circumpolygon
circumspectly
circumspectly
adv
In a circumspect manner. With consideration for all that is pertinent.
climatography
climatography
noun
A scientific description of climates
clinopyroxene
clinopyroxene
noun
(mineralogy) Any pyroxene that has a monoclinic crystal structure.
clypeastridea
clypeastroida
cnemapophysis
colodyspepsia
companionably
companionably
adv
In a companionable manner; agreeably, sociably.
companionways
companionways
noun
plural of companionway
comparability
comparability
noun
The quality of being comparable.
comparatively
comparatively
adv
In a comparative manner.
When compared to other entities.
compatability
compatability
noun
Misspelling of compatibility.
compatibility
compatibility
noun
(computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
(computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
(structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
(telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
compendiously
compendiously
adv
In a compendious manner.
competitively
competitively
adv
In a competitive manner.
complainingly
complainingly
adv
In a complaining manner; peevishly.
complaisantly
complaisantly
adv
In a complaisant manner; obligingly.
complexionary
complexionary
adj
Pertaining to the complexion, or to the care of it.
complicatedly
complicatedly
adv
In a complicated manner.
complimentary
complimentary
adj
Free; provided at no charge.
In the nature of a compliment.
With respect to the closing of a letter, formal and professional.