(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abhorrences
abhorrences
noun
plural of abhorrence
abranchious
abranchious
adj
Having no gills
achillobursitis
achillobursitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a bursa near the Achilles tendon
acrophobias
acrophobias
noun
plural of acrophobia
agoraphobics
agoraphobics
noun
plural of agoraphobic
ahorseback
ahorseback
adv
On the back of a horse; horseback.
anisobranchiate
approachableness
approachableness
noun
The state or quality of being approachable.
archbishop
archbishop
noun
A senior bishop who is in charge of an archdiocese, and presides over a group of dioceses called a province (in Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Anglicanism, etc.)
archbishopess
archbishopess
noun
(rare) A female archbishop.
(rare) The wife of an archbishop.
archbishopric
archbishopric
noun
(ecclesiastical) The jurisdiction of an archbishop.
(ecclesiastical) The rank or office of an archbishop.
archbishoprics
archbishoprics
noun
plural of archbishopric
archbishopry
archbishops
archbishops
noun
plural of archbishop
archebiosis
archebiosis
noun
(biology) The origination of living matter from non-living; abiogenesis.
archibenthos
archiblastoma
archisymbolical
archsnob
aspidobranchia
aspidobranchiata
aspidobranchiate
bachelordoms
bachelorhoods
bachelorhoods
noun
plural of bachelorhood
bachelorism
bachelorism
noun
A manner or peculiarity belonging to bachelors.
Bachelorhood.
bachelors
bachelors
noun
plural of bachelor
bachelorship
bachelorship
noun
The state of being a bachelor.
bachelorwise
bachelorwise
adv
In the manner of a bachelor; (as though) living alone as a single man.
bacteriohemolysin
bacteriophages
bacteriophages
noun
plural of bacteriophage
bacteriophagous
bacteriophagous
adj
Pertaining to the predation and consumption of bacterium.
bacteriorhodopsin
bacteriorhodopsin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of several related purple photosynthetic proteins, found in halobacteria, that act as proton pumps
balanophoraceous
balanophoraceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Balanophoraceae.
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.
balneotherapeutics
balneotherapeutics
noun
balneotherapy
baroswitch
baroswitch
noun
Any form of switch that is activated barometrically (by a change in pressure)
barouches
barouches
noun
plural of barouche
bartosch
basiarachnoiditis
basichromatic
basichromatin
basichromatin
noun
The basophil portion of the chromatin of a cell.
basichromatinic
basichromiole
basiparachromatin
bathochromatism
batrachophagous
batrachophagous
adj
Feeding on frogs.
batrachoplasty
batrachospermum
beachcombers
beachcombers
noun
plural of beachcomber
beachdrops
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
becoresh
beechdrops
beechdrops
noun
Epifagus virginiana or Epifagus americana, a parasitic plant which grows on the roots of beech trees.
behavioristic
behavioristic
adj
Of or pertaining to behaviorism, especially B. F. Skinner’s school of radical behaviorism.
behavioristically
behavioristically
adv
In a behavioristic manner
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
bescorch
bescorch
verb
(transitive) To scorch about, around, or all over; scorch completely.
bescorched
bescorched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bescorch
bescorches
bescorches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bescorch
bescorching
bescorching
verb
present participle of bescorch
bichlorides
bichlorides
noun
plural of bichloride
bichromates
bichromates
noun
plural of bichromate
biochemistries
biochemistries
noun
plural of biochemistry
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
biogeochemistry
biogeochemistry
noun
(biology, geology, chemistry, ecology) The scientific study of biological, geological and chemical processes in the natural environment and especially of their mutual relationships
bioresearch
bioresearch
noun
(biology) research in any of the biological sciences
biorhythmicities
bishopric
bishopric
noun
A diocese or region of a church which a bishop governs.
The office or function of a bishop.
bishoprics
bishoprics
noun
plural of bishopric
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackthorns
blackthorns
noun
plural of blackthorn
blastophoric
blastophoric
adj
Relating to the blastophore.
blastophthoric
blastoporphyritic
blastospheric
blastospheric
adj
(embryology) blastular
bleachworks
bleachworks
noun
A factory that manufactures bleach.
blepharanthracosis
blepharelcosis
blepharochalasis
blepharochalasis
noun
An inflammation of the eyelid, characterized by exacerbations and remissions of eyelid edema, which results in a stretching and subsequent atrophy of the eyelid tissue resulting in redundant folds over the lid margins.
blepharochromidrosis
blepharoclonus
blepharoclonus
noun
(medicine) An increase in the frequency or duration of blinking.
blepharoconjunctivitis
blepharoconjunctivitis
noun
(medicine) The combination of conjunctivitis and blepharitis.
blepharodyschroia
blepharoncosis
blepharoncus
blepharoplastic
blepharoplastic
adj
relating to blepharoplasty
blepharosphincterectomy
blepharosynechia
blowtorches
blowtorches
noun
plural of blowtorch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of blowtorch
borchers
borsch
borsches
borsches
noun
plural of borsch
borscht
borscht
noun
A beetroot soup that can be served hot or cold, usually with sour cream.
Any similar sour soup made of other ingredients such as sorrel, cabbage, hogweed
borschts
borschts
noun
plural of borscht
bortsch
boschneger
boschvark
bostrychid
bostrychid
noun
Misspelling of bostrichid.
bostrychidae
bostrychoid
bostrychoid
adj
(botany, of buds) arranged in a helical manner on the outside of a long, tapering, conical rachis
bostrychoidal
botcheries
botcheries
noun
plural of botchery
botchers
botchers
noun
plural of botcher
bothriocephalus
bothriocidaris
boucherism
boustrophedonic
boustrophedonic
adj
Relating to the boustrophedon mode of writing.
brachelytrous
brachelytrous
adj
(entomology, of a beetle) That has short elytrons
brachiations
brachiations
noun
plural of brachiation
brachiators
brachiators
noun
plural of brachiator
brachiferous
brachigerous
brachiocyllosis
brachiopodist
brachiopodous
brachiopods
brachiopods
noun
plural of brachiopod
brachioradialis
brachioradialis
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that flexes the forearm at the elbow.
brachiosaur
brachiosaur
noun
Any of several massive, herbivorous sauropod dinosaurs, of the genus Brachiosaurus, from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
brachiosaurus
brachiosaurus
noun
A large herbivorous sauropod dinosaur, Brachiosaurus altithorax, which lived during the Jurassic period.
brachiostrophosis
brachistocephali
brachistocephalic
brachistocephalous
brachistocephaly
brachistochrone
brachistochrone
noun
(mathematics) A cycloid; the curve of fastest descent between two points.
brachistochronic
brachistochronous
brachycephalous
brachycephalous
adj
Relating to brachycephaly; brachycephalic.
brachycerous
brachydactylous
brachydactylous
adj
(zoology) Having abnormally short digits.
brachydodromous
brachydontism
brachyglossal
brachygnathous
brachygnathous
adj
Relating to brachygnathia
brachylogies
brachypodous
brachyprosopic
brachypterous
brachypterous
adj
(zoology) Having short, possibly non-functional wings
brachystochrone
brachystochrone
noun
Alternative form of brachistochrone
brachystomata
brachystomatous
brachystomous
brachytypous
brachytypous
adj
(mineralogy) Of a short form.
brachyurous
brachyurous
adj
(zoology) brachyural
branchicolous
branchiferous
branchiferous
adj
(anatomy) Having gills; branchiate.
branchiogenous
branchiomerism
branchiomerism
noun
(zoology) The state of being formed of branchiate segments.
branchiopneustic
branchiopodous
branchiopods
branchiopods
noun
plural of branchiopod
branchiosaur
branchiosaur
noun
Any prehistoric amphibian of the genus Branchiosaurus