(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
archdisturber
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
backstitched
backstitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backstitch
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
ballistocardiograph
ballistocardiograph
noun
An instrument which measures ballistic forces on the heart, producing a graphical representation of repetitive motions of the human body arising from the sudden ejection of blood into the great vessels with each heartbeat.
ballistocardiographic
ballistocardiographic
adj
Relating to ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
ballistocardiography
noun
The science of the preparation and diagnostic interpretation of ballistocardiograms.
bandersnatch
bandersnatch
Proper noun
An obscure, fictional creature mentioned in one of Lewis Carroll's poems.
basiarachnoiditis
berchtesgaden
birdwatches
birdwatches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdwatch
blackheartedness
blackheartedness
noun
The state or quality of being blackhearted; villainy.
blackshirted
bloodstanch
bostrychidae
bostrychoidal
bothriocidaris
brachiopodist
brachydactylism
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydontism
branchiostegidae
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
branchstand
breadstitch
bretschneideraceae
broadcloths
broadcloths
noun
plural of broadcloth
bronchadenitis
bronchoadenitis
buddhistical
buddhistically
buddhistically
Adverb
as a Buddhist, in a manner of a Buddhist
carbohydrates
carbohydrates
noun
plural of carbohydrate
chickenbreasted
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chondroblast
chondroblast
noun
A cell which originates from a mesenchymal stem cell and forms chondrocytes.
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondrofibromatous
dacryocystoblennorrhea
detachableness
detachableness
noun
The state or quality of being detachable.
dibothriocephalus
dorsibranchiata
dorsibranchiate
dorsibranchiate
adj
(zoology) Having branchiae along the back; belonging to the Dorsibranchiata.
noun
(zoology) Any of the Dorsibranchiata.
dorsobranchiata
fibrochondrosteal
hemibasidiomycetes
hudibrastic
hudibrastic
adj
Alternative spelling of Hudibrastic
hudibrastically
hydrocarbostyril
hydrocarbostyril
noun
(organic chemistry) A nitrogenous hydrocarbon, C₉H₉NO, obtained from certain derivatives of cinnamic acid and closely related to quinoline and carbostyril.
matchboards
matchboards
noun
plural of matchboard
merchandisability
merchandisability
noun
The quality of being merchandisable.
osteochondrofibroma
patchboards
patchboards
noun
plural of patchboard
pseudobranchiate
pseudocharitable
pseudocharitable
adj
Apparently, but not actually, charitable.
pseudocharitably
pseudolamellibranchiata
pseudolamellibranchiate
publicheartedness
scratchboard
scratchboard
noun
(art) A technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with black India ink.
starchboard
subdiaphragmatic
subdiaphragmatic
adj
Below the diaphragm
subdiaphragmatically
submitochondrial
submitochondrial
adj
(biology) Describing any subunit of a mitochondrion
subnotochordal
subnotochordal
adj
(anatomy) Situated on the ventral side of the notochord.
switchbacked
switchbacked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of switchback
switchblade
switchblade
noun
A folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed.
verb
(intransitive) To spring open or up.
(transitive) To attack or cut with a switchblade.
(transitive, intransitive) To (cause to) make a sudden move or transition.
switchblades
switchblades
noun
plural of switchblade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of switchblade
switchboard
switchboard
noun
(electrical engineering) A large piece of power-distribution equipment that directs electricity to multiple loads.
(telecommunications) The electronic panel that is used to direct telephone calls to the desired recipient.