(surgery) Extraction of peritoneal fluid from the abdomen for evaluation, using a trocar
abdominogenital
abdominogenital
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the abdomen and to the genitals.
abdominohysterectomy
abdominohysterectomy
noun
(surgery) Removal of the uterus via an incision made in the abdominal wall rather than via the vagina.
abdominohysterotomy
abdominohysterotomy
noun
(surgery) An incision of the uterus, done through a surgical hole in the abdomen.
abdominoposterior
abmodalities
abolitionised
abolitionised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionise
abolitionized
abolitionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abolitionize
abominated
abominated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of abominate
aborticide
aborticide
noun
An agent responsible for an abortion (the destruction of a fetus); abortifacient.
The act of destroying a fetus in the womb; feticide.
abovementioned
abovementioned
adj
(literary) mentioned above
absolutized
absolutized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of absolutize
academization
academization
noun
Process or action of academizing.
acanthodei
acanthodidae
acanthomeridae
acarodermatitis
acarodermatitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of the skin caused by mites
accommodatingness
accommodative
accommodative
adj
Supplying with or obliging; accommodating.
accommodatively
accommodatively
adv
In a accommodative manner; accommodatingly.
accommodativeness
accommodativeness
noun
The state or quality of being accommodative.
accreditation
accreditation
noun
(education) The granting of approval to an institution of higher learning by an official review board after the school has met certain requirements.
The act of accrediting.
The giving of credentials.
accreditations
accreditations
noun
plural of accreditation
accustomized
accustomized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of accustomize
acetamido
acetamido
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical derived from acetamide
acetazolamide
acetazolamide
noun
(pharmacology) A drug that inhibits the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, used in the treatment of glaucoma and epilepsy and as a diuretic (now especially in the prevention of acute mountain sickness).
acetbromamide
acetoacetanilide
acetoacetanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) acetoacetamide derivative of aniline.
acetoamidophenol
acetobromanilide
acetonylidene
acetonylidene
noun
(organic chemistry) The divalent radical CH₃-CO-CH= formally derived from acetone
acetophenetide
acetophenetide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a phenetidine
acetophenetidin
acetophenetidin
noun
phenacetin
acetophenetidine
acetotoluid
acetotoluide
acetotoluide
noun
(organic chemistry) The N-acetyl derivative of a toluidine
acetotoluidine
acetoxyphthalide
acettoluide
acetylfluoride
acetyliodide
acetylperoxide
achondrite
achondrite
noun
(astronomy, geology) Any stony meteorite that contains no chondrules
achondrites
achondrites
noun
plural of achondrite
achrodextrin
achrodextrin
noun
(biochemistry, cytology) A form of dextrin that is not colourable by iodine
achrodextrinase
achromatised
achromatised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatise
achromatized
achromatized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of achromatize
achroodextrin
achroodextrin
noun
Alternative form of achrodextrin
achroodextrinase
acidometer
acidometer
noun
A hydrometer, especially one that is used to measure the strength of an acid.
Any of various other devices used to measure acidity, either chemical or electronic.
acidometry
acidometry
noun
Alternative form of acidimetry
acidoproteolytic
acidoproteolytic
adj
Relating to acidoproteolytes
acidosteophyte
acidosteophyte
noun
(medicine) A sharp or needle-shaped osteophyte.
acleistocardia
acleistocardia
noun
(pathology) The inability of the foramen ovale of the heart to close properly
acroceratidae
acrodermatitis
acrodermatitis
noun
(pathology) dermatitis that affects the hands and feet
acromiodeltoid
acrotretidae
actaeonidae
actinocrinidae
actinodermatitis
actinodermatitis
noun
actinic dermatitis
actinodielectric
actinodrome
actinodrome
adj
Alternative form of actinodromous
actinogonidiate
actinoidea
actionized
actionized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of actionize
actoridae
adagietto
adagietto
adv
(music) More lighthearted than adagio.
noun
(music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played slightly faster than adagio.
adagiettos
adagiettos
noun
plural of adagietto
adelpholite
ademonist
ademption
ademption
noun
(law) In the law of wills, the determination of what happens when property left under a will is no longer in the testator's estate when the testator dies.
adenectomies
adenectomies
noun
plural of adenectomy
adenectopia
adenectopic
adenization
adenocarcinomata
adenocarcinomatous
adenocarcinomatous
adj
Of or pertaining to adenocarcinomas
adenocellulitis
adenocellulitis
noun
(pathology) inflammation of a lymph node and the surrounding connective tissue
adenodiastasis
adenodiastasis
noun
(pathology) The ectopia of a gland
adenohypersthenia
adenoidectomies
adenoidectomies
noun
plural of adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
adenoidectomy
noun
(surgery) Surgical removal of the adenoids, or of adenoid growths in the nasopharynx; commonly performed along with tonsillectomy.
adenoiditis
adenoiditis
noun
(medicine) Inflammation of the adenoid in the human throat.
adenolipomatosis
adenolipomatosis
noun
(pathology) The formation of numerous adenolipomas in the neck, axilla and groin
adenologaditis
adenometritis
adenopharyngitis
adenophthalmia
adenotomic
adenotomic
adj
Pertaining to adenotomy (the dissection of or incision into a gland).
adenotyphoid
adeption
adeption
noun
(obsolete) An obtaining; attainment.
adequation
adequation
noun
(linguistics) A change in the meaning of a term depending upon context
(obsolete) The act of equalizing; act or result of making adequate; an equivalent.
equivalence
adiaphoretic
adiaphorite
adiaphorite
Noun
One who believes in adiaphorism; an adiaphorist.
adiathermanous
adinvention
adipocerite
adipocyte
adipocyte
noun
(cytology) a type of cell, present in adipose tissue, where fat is stored as a source of energy
adipometer
adipometer
noun
A calliper used to estimate the amount of internal fat by measuring the thickness of a fold of skin
adiponitrile
adiponitrile
noun
(organic chemistry) The nitrile derived from adipic acid
adipopectic
adiposities
adiposities
noun
plural of adiposity
adiposogenital
adiposogenital
adj
Pertaining to adipose (fatty tissue) and to the genitals
adjection
adjection
noun
Act of adjecting or adding, or the thing added.
adjectional
adjectional
adj
Pertaining to adjection; that is, or may be, annexed.
adjectitious
adjectitious
adj
(formal) Added; additional.
adlegation
adlegation
noun
A right formerly claimed by the states of the German Empire of joining their own ministers with those of the emperor in public treaties and negotiations to the common interest of the empire.
admensuration
admensuration
noun
admeasurement
admonishment
admonishment
noun
The act of admonishing; a reprimand or rebuke.
admonishments
admonishments
noun
plural of admonishment
admonitioner
admonitioner
noun
(obsolete) An admonisher; one who admonishes.
admonitive
admonitive
adj
Of or conveying admonition
admonitively
admonitively
adv
As an admonition.
adonite
adoperation
adoptabilities
adoptabilities
noun
plural of adoptability
adoptative
adoptative
adj
(rare) adoptive
adoptive
adoptive
adj
Pertaining to adoption.
Related through adoption.
adoptively
adoptively
adv
In a adoptive manner; by adoption.
adrenalcortical
adrenalectomies
adrenalectomies
noun
plural of adrenalectomy
adrenalectomize
adrenalectomize
verb
(transitive) To subject to an adrenalectomy.
adrenalectomized
adrenalectomized
adj
Having been adrenalectomized (subjected to adrenalectomy).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of adrenalectomize
adrenalectomizing
adrenalectomizing
verb
present participle of adrenalectomize
adrenocortical
adrenocortical
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the adrenal cortex.
adrenocorticosteroid
adrenocorticosteroid
noun
(biochemistry) adrenal corticosteroid
adrenocorticotrophic
adrenocorticotrophic
adj
Alternative form of adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotrophin
adrenocorticotrophin
noun
(biochemistry) adrenocorticotropic hormone
adrenocorticotropic
adrenocorticotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal cortex.
adrenolytic
adrenolytic
adj
(biochemistry) That inhibits the production or function of adrenaline
adrenotrophin
adrenotropic
adrenotropic
adj
That stimulates the adrenal glands or adrenal cortex
adroiter
adroiter
adj
comparative form of adroit: more adroit
adroitest
adroitest
adj
superlative form of adroit: most adroit
adroitness
adroitness
noun
skillfulness or ease of ability.
adroitnesses
adroitnesses
noun
plural of adroitness
adsorptive
adsorptive
adj
Pertaining to, tending toward, or characterized by adsorption.
noun
Any substance that adsorbs.
adsorptively
adsorptively
adv
In an adsorptive manner; with a tendency toward or characteristic of adsorption.
adsorptiveness
adsorptiveness
noun
The property of being adsorptive, of tending toward or being characterized by adsorption.
adulteration
adulteration
noun
The action of adulterating, being mixed with extraneous material, illicit substitution of one substance for another.
adulterations
adulterations
noun
plural of adulteration
advection
advection
noun
(earth science, chemistry) The horizontal movement of a body of atmosphere (or other fluid) along with a concurrent transport of its temperature, humidity etc.
The transport of a scalar by bulk fluid motion.
advectitious
advectitious
adj
Relating to, or transported by, advection.
adventitious
adventitious
adj
(biology) Developing in an unusual place or from an unusual source.
(genetics, medicine) Not congenital; acquired.
Accidental, additional, appearing casually.
From an external source; not innate or inherent, foreign.
adventitiously
adventitiously
adv
in an adventitious manner; sporadically.
adventitiousness
adventitiousness
noun
the degree to which a thing is adventitious
adventitiousnesses
adverbiation
adversifoliate
adversifoliate
adj
(botany) Having leaves placed opposite each other on a stem.
advertorial
advertorial
noun
An advertisement written in the form of an objective editorial, presented in a printed publication, and usually designed to look like a legitimate and independent news article.
advertorials
advertorials
noun
plural of advertorial
advocateship
advocateship
noun
(now rare) The office or function of an advocate; advocacy.