(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
accommodators
accommodators
noun
plural of accommodator
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
acidimeters
acidimeters
noun
plural of acidimeter
acidimetries
acidimetries
noun
plural of acidimetry
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acrodontism
acrodromous
acrodromous
adj
(botany) Alternative form of acrodrome
acromyodous
acromyodous
adj
Synonym of acromyodic
acroscleroderma
acroscleroderma
noun
Synonym of sclerodactyly
acrylamides
acrylamides
noun
plural of acrylamide
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodromous
actinodromous
adj
(botany) having palmate veins
adenocarcinomas
adenocarcinomas
noun
plural of adenocarcinoma
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenochondrosarcoma
adenomyxosarcoma
adenosarcoma
adenosarcoma
noun
An uncommon form of cancer that arises from mesenchymal tissue and has a benign glandular component.
adenosarcomas
adenosarcomata
adenosarcomata
noun
plural of adenosarcoma
administratrices
administratrices
noun
plural of administratrix
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
aerodermectasia
aerodermectasia
noun
(medicine) subcutaneous emphysema
aerodromics
aerodromics
noun
(obsolete) The science of flying airplanes
aerodynamicist
aerodynamicist
noun
A person who studies aerodynamics.
aerodynamics
aerodynamics
noun
The aerodynamic properties of a particular object (typically a car)
The science of the dynamics of bodies moving relative to gases, especially the interaction of moving objects with the atmosphere
aerothermodynamics
aerothermodynamics
noun
(physics) The scientific study of the thermodynamic properties of gases, especially when travelling at a high velocity.
africanderism
amaryllidaceous
amaryllidaceous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the family Amaryllidaceae of herbaceous, perennial and bulbous flowering plants.
ambuscader
ambuscader
noun
One who ambushes, or who is involved in an ambush.
ambuscaders
ambuscaders
noun
plural of ambuscader
americanised
americawards
amidophosphoric
amphidiscophora
amphidiscophoran
amphidiscophoran
noun
Any glass sponge of the subclass Amphidiscophora
anadicrotism
anarchosyndicalism
anarchosyndicalism
noun
Alternative form of anarcho-syndicalism
androdioecism
androdioecism
noun
The property of being androdioecious.
andromonoecious
andromonoecious
adj
(botany) Producing both bisexual and male flowers on the same plant
andromonoecism
anticonfederationism
antidemocracies
antidiscrimination
antidiscrimination
adj
(law) Opposing or disallowing discrimination
antimodernistic
antiradicalism
antiradicalism
noun
Opposition to radical ideologies.
aphrodisiomaniac
aphrodisiomaniacal
aphthartodocetism
arachnidism
arachnidism
noun
The condition of being poisoned as a result of a spider's bite.
arcadianism
arcadianism
noun
An ideal rustic or pastoral state.
archdiplomatist
archdissembler
archdogmatist
archdukedoms
archdukedoms
noun
plural of archdukedom
archichlamydeous
archichlamydeous
adj
(botany) Of or relating to the Archichlamydeae.
archidamus
archimandrites
archimandrites
noun
plural of archimandrite
archimedes
archimedes
Proper noun
An Ancient Greek mathematician, physicist and engineer.
A large lunar impact crater on the eastern edges of the Mare Imbrium.
aristodemocracies
aristodemocracy
aristodemocracy
noun
A form of government in which power is shared between the people and the aristocracy.
aristodemocratical
aristodemocratical
adj
Alternative form of aristodemocratic
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
astrodynamic
astrodynamic
adj
Pertaining to astrodynamics.
astrodynamics
astrodynamics
noun
The study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation.
aureocasidium
autodecrements
autodecrements
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of autodecrement
bachelordoms
backswordman
backswordman
noun
(historical) One who fights with a backsword or singlestick.
backswordmen
backswordmen
noun
plural of backswordman
backswordsman
ballistocardiogram
ballistocardiogram
noun
The visual output that a ballistocardiograph produces.
balmarcodes
barodynamics
barodynamics
noun
The science of the support and mechanics of bridges.
bedchambers
bedchambers
noun
plural of bedchamber
besmirched
besmirched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of besmirch
bishydroxycoumarin
bishydroxycoumarin
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of dicumarol
blackguardism
blackguardism
noun
Blackguardly behaviour or language.
blastodermatic
blastodermic
blastodermic
adj
Of or pertaining to the blastoderm.
blepharochromidrosis
brachydactylism
brachydodromous
brachydontism
bradyseismic
bradyseismic
adj
Relating to bradyseisms
bradyseismical
braggadocianism
branchiostomid
branchiostomid
noun
(zoology) Any lancelet of the family Branchiostomidae.
branchiostomidae
brochidodromous
brochidodromous
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having veins that form a series of arches or loops
caddisworm
caddisworm
noun
The larva of the caddis fly.
caddisworms
caddisworms
noun
plural of caddisworm
cadmiferous
cadmiferous
adj
Containing or producing cadmium.
caesardom
calamanders
calamanders
noun
plural of calamander
camaraderies
camaraderies
noun
plural of camaraderie
cambridgeshire
cambridgeshire
Proper noun
An inland county of East Anglia, England. County town Cambridge, bordered by Lincolnshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Hertfordshire, Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire.
camelopardalis
camelopards
camelopards
noun
plural of camelopard
camelopardus
camisard
camisard
Noun
One of the French Protestants of the Cevennes region of south-central France, who raised an insurrection against the persecutions which followed the revocation of the in 1685.
campgrounds
campgrounds
noun
plural of campground
candelabrums
cantharidism
cantharidism
noun
(medicine) poisoning due to the excess use of cantharides
caramelised
caramelised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of caramelise
carboxydomonas
cardamoms
cardamoms
noun
plural of cardamom
cardamons
cardamons
noun
plural of cardamon
cardamums
cardamums
noun
plural of cardamum
cardiasthma
cardinalism
cardiodynamics
cardiodynamics
noun
The (study of the) action of the heart
cardiograms
cardiograms
noun
plural of cardiogram
cardiomelanosis
cardiomyoliposis
cardiomyoliposis
noun
(pathology) fatty degeneration of the myocardium
cardiospasm
cardiospasm
noun
achalasia of the cardia (part of the esophagus)
cardiospermum
cardiosphygmogram
cardiosphygmograph
cardiosphygmograph
noun
A combination of cardiograph and sphygmograph.
cardiosymphysis
cardipaludism
catadicrotism
catadicrotism
noun
The quality of being catadicrotic.
catadromous
catadromous
adj
(botany) Of a fern in which the first veins in a frond segment are produced towards the base of the frond.
(ichthyology, of a migratory fish) Living in fresh water as an adult, but breeding in the sea.
catanadromous
catanadromous
adj
(zoology) Ascending and descending freshwater streams from and to the sea, as the salmon does; anadromous.
centrodesmose
centrodesmus
chambermaids
chambermaids
noun
plural of chambermaid
charadriiformes
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chemisorbed
chemisorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemisorb
chemosorbed
chemosorbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chemosorb
chemstrand
childermas
childermas
Proper noun
A day to commemorate the killing of the Holy Innocents. Variously held on 28th December in the Western Church and 29th December in the Eastern Church. In Spanish-speaking countries this is often a prank-filled day like April Fools' Day.
chironomids
chironomids
noun
plural of chironomid
chlamydobacteriaceous
chlamydobacteriales
chlamydosaurus
chlamydospore
chlamydospore
noun
A thick-walled spore that is the resting stage of some bacteria.
chlamydosporic
choledochoenterostomy
chondriosomal
chondriosome
chondriosome
noun
Synonym of mitochondrion
chondriosomes
chondriosomes
noun
plural of chondriosome
chondroblastoma
chondroblastoma
noun
(pathology) A rare bone tumor, usually benign and slow-growing, that originates from chondroblasts
chondrofibromatous
chondromas
chondromas
noun
plural of chondroma
chondromatous
chondromatous
adj
Having or relating to chondromata.
chondromyces
chondromyxosarcoma
chondromyxosarcoma
noun
(biology, medicine) A rare type of bone tumor with chondromatous, myxomatous, and sarcomatous features demonstrable on histopathology; it has been reported in various body parts.
chondrosamine
chondrosamine
noun
(dated) galactosamine
chondrosarcoma
chondrosarcoma
noun
(oncology) A type of bone cancer, a cartilage-based tumour.
